Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 41723229-6e99-476f-9bae-0cad73a92dca
Document Type: srp
Title: HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0236/ML023650383.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 18
Section ID: 18.0
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enses for Nuclear Power" Plants," (see Part 52 Subpart B, "Standard Design Certification"). To obtain a standard design certification under Part 52, applicants submit a standard safety analysis report (SSAR), which should include information on the HFE program.- However, since technology is continually advancing, details of the applicant's HFE design might not be complete before the NRC issues a design certification. In such cases, reviews under 10 CFR Part 52 would primarily focus on the HFE design process. An applicant may obtain a COL to operate a standardized NPP that has already received a design certification under 10 CFR Part 52. Aspects of the design not complete at the time of design certification are reviewed at the COL stage. Thus, for advanced NPPs, HFE reviews can occur at different points within the 10 CFR Part 52 application and licensing process. These reviews can include the following: "• Design documentation, such as design-specific HFE guidance documents and specifications "* Prototype designs "* Completed designs "* HFE related inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) (to ensure that an as-built plant conforms to the standard design certification) * HFE related design acceptance'criteria (DAC) (to ensure that the applicant properly executes the design process after certification) For advanced NPPs (under 10 CFR Part 52), some HFE program elements may be deferred to the COL applicant. However, all HFE review criteria are addressed before plant startup. DRAFT Rev. 1 - December 2002 18.0-2 2. Review of the HFE Aspects of Control Room Modifications - The NRC staff conducts reviews to ensure that voluntary modifications of existing NPPs are acceptable. This chapter can be used to review changes or modifications to the control room and other significant HSls.- Modifications may be extensive, such as a large-scale modernization of control room HSIs, using computer-based technology as part of a digital I&C upgrade program. Such a