Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 65325e1a-3033-4f91-a5fa-fcd1286b72ec
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Dedication of Commercial-Grade Digital I&C Items for Use in Nuclear power Plants
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2200/ML22003A180.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.250
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ied, including a discussion of how the QA program will be implemented. Related Guidance • Regulatory Guide 1.164, “Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 5), describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable in meeting regulatory requirements for the dedication of commercial-grade items and services used in nuclear power plants. • Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) TR-106439, “Guidance on Evaluation and Acceptance of Commercial Grade Digital Equipment for Nuclear Safety Application,” issued October 1996 (Ref. 6). As indicated in the NRC staff’s safety evaluation report (Ref. 7), EPRI TR-106439 contains a method acceptable to the NRC staff for dedicating commercial-grade digital equipment for use in nuclear power plant safety applications and meets the requirements of 10 CFR Part 21. Purpose of Regulatory Guides The NRC issues RGs to describe methods that are acceptable to the staff for implementing specific parts of the agency’s regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and to describe information that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. Regulatory guides are not NRC regulations and compliance with them is not required. Methods and solutions that differ from those set forth in RGs are acceptable if supported by a basis for the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission. DG-1402, Page 3 Paperwork Reduction Act This RG provides voluntary guidance for implementing the mandatory information collections in 10 CFR Parts 21, 50, and 52 that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under control numbers 3150-0035, 3150-0011, and 3150-0151, respectively. Send comments regarding this information collection to the FOIA, Library, and Information Collections Branch