Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 66a6df20-5813-4b74-8e1c-13efbaa786fa
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Housekeeping Requirements for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003740067.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.39
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SU.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION September 1St7 I-9 0*! REGULATORY GUIDE OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY GUIDE 1.31 HOUSEKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER-COOLED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS A. INTRODUCTION Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10 CFR Part 50, "Licensing of Produc tion and Utilization Facilities," establishes overall quality assurance requirements for the design, con struction, and operation of safety-related structures, systems, and components of nuclear power plants. This guide describes an acceptable method of com plying with the Commission's regulations with regard to housekeeping' requirements for the control of work activities, conditions, and environments at water-cooled nuclear power plant sites. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been con sulted concerning this guide and has concurred in the regulatory position. B. DISCUSSION Working Group N45-2.3 of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards Committee N45, Reactor Plants and Their Maintenance, has prepared a standard that defines the housekeeping re quirements for the control of work activities, condi tions, and environments that could affect the quality of a nuclear power plant during the construction phase. This standard was approved by Subcommittee N45-2, Nuclear Quality Assurance Standards, of the ANSI Standc"is Committee N45 and the full com mittee and its Secretariat. It was subsequently ap e Lines indicate substantive changes from previous issue. I Housekeeping encompasses all activities related to control of cleanliness of facilities, cleanliness of material and equipment, fire prevention and fire protection including disposal of combustible materials and debris, control of access, and protection of materials. proved and designated. N45.2.3-1973 by the American National Standards Institute on March 15, 1973. The original issuance of this regulatory guide en dorsed as acceptable the