Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 1ff1e9f9-6081-422a-b088-bc699514103c
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Control of Heavy Loads at Nuclear Facilities
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2100/ML21006A335.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.244
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ms or development of new heavy load handling programs based on the provisions of NUREG-0612 and NUREG-0554 remains acceptable. Similarly, the licenses for ISFSIs (Specific or General) have invoked the guidelines of NUREG- 0612 for the handling of loaded canisters. These license requirements typically specify the use of handling systems including cranes that satisfy the criteria of NUREG-0554 unless the loaded canister and any surrounding overpack has been designed to withstand postulated drops that encompass proposed handling DG - 1381, Page 8 of 16 operations. As stated above, the continued use of existing heavy load handling programs or development of new heavy load handling programs based on the provisions of NUREG-0612 and NUREG-0554 remains acceptable. The staff has issued modifications and clarifications to regulatory guidance related to control of heavy load handling activities in Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 05-25, “Clarification of NRC Guidelines for Control of Heavy Loads” (Ref. 10); RIS-05-025, Supplement 1, “Clarification of NRC Guidelines for Control of Heavy Loads” (Ref. 11); and RIS-08-28, “Endorsement of Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance for Reactor Vessel Head Heavy Load Lifts” (Ref. 12). In RIS-05-025, the staff discusses the relationship between heavy load handling guidelines and nuclear power plant operating experience. The NRC issued Supplement 1 to RIS-05-025 to notify stakeholders of modifications to heavy load handling regulatory guidance for NRC staff that were derived from the operating experience. Separately, the NRC issued RIS-08-028 to endorse initiative guidelines developed by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), which were intended for voluntary implementation by licensees to ensure that heavy loads lifts continue to be conducted safely and that the plant licensing bases accurately reflect facility heavy load handling practices. These guidance documents continue to be relevant to those facilities that have incorporated the