Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 5da93dc4-caee-45c8-a0e0-6f7b803c23cd
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2318/ML23187A531.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-11
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Section ID: RG-1.164
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ce with 10 CFR 50.109 (a)(4)(i). In SECY-11-0135, “Staff Plans to Develop the Regulatory Basis for Clarifying the Requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 21, ‘Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance’,” dated September 29, 2011 (Ref. 10), the staff indicated to the Commission that the development of RGs for dedication activities would be an important milestone. In September 2014, EPRI issued EPRI 3002002982, Revision 1 to EPRI NP-5652 and TR-102260. The NRC determined that this latest DG-1415, Page 5 EPRI (3002002982) dedication guidance is consistent with the existing 10 CFR Part 21, which is subject to this RG. In Appendix I, “Qualification versus Dedication,” EPRI 3002002982, Revision 1 to EPRI NP-5652 and TR-102260, describes the difference between the process for qualification of a component and the commercial-grade dedication process. Appendix I states that attempting to use one process to accomplish the objectives of both qualification and commercial-grade dedication is inappropriate because it could result in inadequately qualified equipment or the specification of unnecessary acceptance requirements. As noted by EPRI, equipment qualification is a part of the design process covered under 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, which demonstrates that an item exhibits design characteristics that allow it to function or survive a set of environmental conditions and seismic spectra. The purpose of commercial-grade dedication acceptance is to provide reasonable assurance that the commercial item intended to be used as a basic component will perform its intended safety function. Therefore, equipment qualification requirements become an important input to the commercial-grade acceptance process when critical characteristics are selected. In addition, Step 5.2.2, “Is the Item Required to Comply with Codes and/or Standards?” of EPRI 3002002982 indicates that dedication is a process used to accept an item by establishing