Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 63521156-eb6b-472c-9560-1e85462dc1be
Document Type: srp
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070288.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.11
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surance that equipment important to safety will be environmentally qualified and will be capable of performing its intended safety function.121 9. Compliance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVII, "Quality Assurance Records," requires that sufficient records be maintained to furnish evidence of activities affecting quality. The records must include inspections, tests, audits, monitoring of work performance, and materials analysis. Records must be identifiable and retrievable. SRP Section 3.11 cites staff positions for documenting environmental qualification of mechanical and electrical equipment important to safety under appropriate conditions. Appendix E to NUREG-0588 and IEEE Std 323, Section 8, provide environmental qualification procedures for such equipment and contain specific documentation criteria for meeting the requirements of Criterion XVII. Appendix E to Regulatory Guide 1.89 provides guidance on meeting the documentation requirements of Criterion XVII, including the test methods and results used to establish environmental qualification for electrical equipment covered under 10 CFR 50.49. Section II.D of this SRP section describes acceptance criteria for documentation of the methods and results for environmental qualification of equipment located in a mild environment. Meeting the requirements of Criterion XVII of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 provides assurance that equipment important to safety will be environmentally qualified and will be capable of performing its intended safety function.122 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer will select and emphasize material from the procedures described below as may be appropriate for a particular case. The reviewer obtains and uses information from SAR Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, and 17 and consults with other branches as necessary to be assured that the proper environmental parameters are being used for the equipment qualification. 3.11-15 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 For each area of review,