Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: b1efbdb2-0b29-4746-99a8-ff19e19917fb
Document Type: cfr
Title: Acceptance criteria for fracture prevention measures for lightwater nuclear power reactors for normal operation.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.60
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Section ID: 50.60
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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§ 50.60 Acceptance criteria for fracture prevention measures for lightwater nuclear power reactors for normal operation. ( a ) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, all light-water nuclear power reactors, other than reactor facilities for which the certifications required under § 50.82(a)(1) have been submitted, must meet the fracture toughness and material surveillance program requirements for the reactor coolant pressure boundary set forth in appendices G and H to this part. ( b ) Proposed alternatives to the described requirements in Appendices G and H of this part or portions thereof may be used when an exemption is granted by the Commission under § 50.12 . [ 48 FR 24009 , May 27, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 50777 , Dec. 12, 1985; 61 FR 39300 , July 29, 1996]