Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f07feb9e-0113-4ab4-b79b-ecfb1f8b791a
Document Type: srp
Title: RELIABILITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1329/ML13296A435.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.4
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nd quantify risk, (2) the RAP SSCs do not degrade to an unacceptable level of reliability, availability, or condition during plant operations, (3) the frequency of transients that challenge these SSCs is minimized, and (4) these SSCs will function reliably when challenged. 17.4-14 Revision 1 –May 2014 SECY-95-132 describes the details of RAP, such as the scope and purposes of RAP, the different stages of RAP, and the RAP information to be included in an application for a new reactor and provides guidance for developing an effective RAP. The acceptance criteria and review process presented in this SRP section are developed primarily from the guidance contained in SECY-95-132. The acceptance criteria for the methodology that is used to identify the RAP SSCs is developed from guidance in SECY-95-132 and SRP Section 19.0. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES For review of a DC or COL application, the staff should use the following procedures, as appropriate, to verify the acceptability of the applicant’s RAP description. For review of a COL application, the scope of the review is dependent on whether the COL applicant references a DC. 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 meeting the relevant acceptance criteria identified in Subsection II of this SRP section. The staff should also consider the appropriateness of the identified COL action items. The staff may identify additional COL action items; however, to ensure these COL action items are addressed during a COL application, they should be added to the DCD. The staff should document any NRC audits performed in audit reports so that they may be referenced in the staff's Safety Evaluation Report (SER). For additional information, the staff should consider the information provided in SRP Section 17.4 of previous SERs for advanced