Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 159cf729-f983-4b84-a109-82ef8efdeb60
Document Type: srp
Title: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0705/ML070550037.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.2
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, shall be established, in addition to conventional telephone service, between local law enforcement authorities and the facility and shall terminate in each continuously manned alarm station required by 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1). Non-portable communications equipment controlled by the licensee and required by 10 CFR 73.55 shall remain operable from independent power sources in the event of the loss of normal power. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer will select material from the procedures described below, as may be appropriate for a particular case. These review procedures are based on the identified SRP acceptance criteria. For deviations from these acceptance criteria, the staff should review the applicant’s evaluation of how the proposed alternatives provide an acceptable method of complying with the relevant NRC requirements identified in Subsection II. The reviewer will evaluate information provided in the safety evaluation report (SER) pertaining to the design of the communication system and related plant features to determine that intraplant communication equipment needed in vital areas during recovery actions from transient, fire, or accident conditions is provided in a manner that supports proper operation of other plant equipment. The staff will review the design basis, design criteria, and system description sections and the analyses that demonstrate the effectiveness of the system when plant noise levels are at their maximum during incident and accident conditions to verify that the communication system will function effectively. Reviewers use engineering judgment in conjunction with a comparison of the system capabilities with equipment and communication systems provided for previously approved plants. 9.5.2-7 Revision 3 - March 2007 1. For new applications, the review should involve the following activities: A. Verify that effective communication will not be impeded by transmission through barriers, high-noise areas, personnel use of protective