Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: cdc706d5-60ed-40a4-b55a-9771904107a7
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Seismic Qualification of Electric and Mechanical Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1809/ML18093A675.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.100
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nce in this regulatory guide or provide an equivalent alternative process that demonstrates compliance with the underlying NRC regulatory requirements. This is not considered backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1) or a violation of any of the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR Part 52. Additionally, an existing applicant may be required to comply to new rules, orders, or guidance if 10 CFR 50.109(a)(3) applies. If a licensee believes that the NRC is either using this regulatory guide or requesting or requiring the licensee to implement the methods or processes in this regulatory guide in a manner inconsistent with the discussion in this Implementation section, then the licensee may file a backfit appeal with the NRC in accordance with the guidance in the NRC Management Directive 8.4, “Management of Facility-Specific Backfitting and Information Collection” (Ref. 39) and NUREG-1409, “Backfitting Guidelines,” (Ref. 40). DG-1328, Page 22 REFERENCES3 1. U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,” Part 50, Chapter 1, Title 10, “Energy.” 2. CFR, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” Part 52, Chapter 1, Title 10, “Energy.” 3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), NUREG-0800, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,” Washington, DC. 4. NRC, Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.29, “Seismic Design Classification,” Washington, DC. 5. NRC, RG 1.100, “Seismic Qualification of Electric and Mechanical Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants,” Revision 3, Washington, DC, September 2009. 6. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std) 344-2013, “IEEE Standard for Seismic Qualification of Equipment for Nuclear Power Generating Stations,” Piscataway, NJ, November 2013.4 7. IEEE Std C37.98-2013, “IEEE Standard for Seismic Qualification Testing of Protective Relays and Auxiliaries for