Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 9a64419a-34ff-49d2-87dd-c6f10c12014f
Document Type: srp
Title: or 7.3 of the SAR.
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0525/ML052500501.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7.2
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nstruction permits and operating licenses, preliminary and final design approvals for standardized plants, and topical reports. Additional background or detailed information relevant to the acceptance criteria and the review process of this section can be found in the references to this section. II. Acceptance Criteria The General Design Criteria (GDC) provided in the NRC regulations establish minimum requirements for the design of nuclear power plants. ANSI/IEEE Std 279 is also incorporated in 10 CFR Part 50, 50.55a(h) of the NRC's regulations. These criteria establish the necessary design, fabrication, construction, testing, and performance requirements for structures, systems, and components important to safety. The structures, systems, and components important to safety are those that provide reasonable assurance that the facility can be operated without undue risk to the health and safety of the public. Although ANSI/IEEE Std 279 contains acceptance criteria only for protection systems, the concepts of ANSI/IEEE Std 279 are applicable as guidance to other I&C safety systems and to non-safety I&C system for which high functional reliability is a goal. Regulatory guides amplify specific regulations, describe acceptable methods for meeting their requirements, and provide guidance to applicant/licensees. Industry codes and standards set forth requirements and recommended practices applicable to I&C systems for nuclear power plants. These standards are endorsed by regulatory guides, with or without modification, and provide acceptable methods for meeting the requirements of the regulations. The acceptance criteria consist of the technical requirements of 10 CFR 50 including ANSI/IEEE Std 279 and the GDC, which establish the NRC requirements for I&C systems important to safety. The regulatory guides Rev. 4 — June 1997 SRP 7.1-4 and the endorsed industry codes and standards are the guidelines used as a basis for the evaluation of conformance to the requirements of