Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: d2f8b8ab-1272-4d17-99b7-fc17b03f4992
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Periodic Testing of Electric Power and Protection Systems
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003739468.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.118
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d to dem onstrate that systems and components will perform sat isfactorily in service, is identified and performed in ac cordance with written test procedures. This regulatory guide describes a method accept able to the NRC staff for complying with the Commis sion's regulations with respect to the periodic testing of the electric power and protection systems. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been consulted concerning this guide and has con curred in the regulatory position. Any information collection activities mentioned in this regulatory guide are contained as requirements in 10 CFR Part 50, which provides the regulatory basis The guides are Issued in the following ten broad divisions: 1. Power Reactors 2. Research and Test Reactors 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities 4. Environmental and Siting 5. Materials and Plant Protection 6. Products 7. Transportation 8. Occupational Health 9. Antitrust and Financial Review 10. General Copies of issued guides may be purchased from the Government Printing Office at the current GPO price. Information on current GPO prices may be obtained by contacting the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328, telephone (202)512-2249. Issued guides may also be purchased from the National Technical Infor mation Service on a standing order basis. Details on this service may be obtained by writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Revision 3 April 1995 DE for this guide. The information collection requirements in 10 CFR Part 50 have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget, Approval No. 3150-0011. B. DISCUSSION IEEE Std. 338-1987,1 "Criteria for the Periodic Surveillance Testing of Nuclear Power Generating Sta tion Safety Systems," was prepared by Working Group 3.0 of Subcommittee 3, "Operations, Surveillance and Testing," of the IEEE Nuclear Power Engineering Committee and was approved by the IEEE Standards Board on September 10, 1987