Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 3cba9156-8408-4723-86f6-043cf1a52e64
Document Type: srp
Title: COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODES AND STANDARDS RULE, 10 CFR 50.55a
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0700/ML070040003.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.2.1.1
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inspections, tests, and analyses are performed and the acceptance criteria met, the facility has been constructed and will operate in conformity with the combined license, the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act, and the NRC's regulations. 5.2.1.1-4 Revision 3 - March 2007 SRP Acceptance Criteria Specific SRP acceptance criteria acceptable to meet the relevant requirements of the NRC’s regulations identified above are as follows for the review described in this SRP section. The SRP is not a substitute for the NRC’s regulations, and compliance with it is not required. However, an applicant is required to identify differences between the design features, analytical techniques, and procedural measures proposed for its facility and the SRP acceptance criteria and evaluate how the proposed alternatives to the SRP acceptance criteria provide acceptable methods of compliance with the NRC regulations. To meet the requirements of GDC 1 and 10 CFR 50.55a, RG 1.26, "Quality Group Classification and Standards for Water-, Steam-, and Radioactive-Waste-Containing Components of Nuclear Power Plants," which describes an acceptable method for determining quality standards for Quality Group B, C, and D water- and steam-containing components important to safety of water-cooled nuclear power plants, is used. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria to the areas of review addressed by this SRP section is discussed in the following paragraphs: 1. Compliance with GDC 1 requires that components be designed, fabricated, erected, and tested to quality standards commensurate with the importance of the safety function performed. RG 1.26 provides quality group classifications for water-, steam-, and radioactive waste-containing components (pressure vessels, piping, pumps, valves, and storage tanks) commensurate with the importance of the safety functions they perform. For compliance with these quality group classifications, RCPB and other