Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 74c49394-8dbf-46e7-b62a-b85de93b47d8
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Initial Test Programs for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 11/2012 – DG-1259 , Proposed Revision 4 11/2006 – DG-1166 , Proposed Revision 3 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1229/ML12298A071.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.68
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ew the results and confirm whether the testing can proceed to the next power level. As part of this review, the test team should consider plant conditions, such as transients, core anomalies, or plant stability issues, and plant conditions that would impact radiation safety under 10 CFR Part 20 (doses to workers and pubic), effluent concentration limits under Appendix B to Part 20, design objectives and as low as (is) reasonably achievable (ALARA) provisions in 10 CFR Part 50.36a and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix I in controlling and monitoring liquid and gaseous effluents. 8. Milestones and Power Hold Points Licensees should establish appropriate hold points at selected milestones throughout the power ascension test phase to ensure that designated personnel or groups evaluate and approve relevant test DG-1259, Page 10 results before proceeding with the power-ascension test phase. At a minimum, licensees should establish hold points at approximately 25-percent, 50-percent, and 75-percent power-level test conditions for pressurized-water reactors, and at appropriate power to flow test conditions for boiling-water reactors. 9. Test Reports The preoperational and startup testing procedures and test results should be retained as part of the plant’s historical record in accordance with 10 CFR 50.36, “Technical Specification,” 10 CFR 50.71, “Maintenance of Records, Making of Reports,” and 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVII, “Quality Assurance Records.” The test reports should also include test results associated with license conditions in the plant specific ITP. In addition, a summary of the startup testing should be included in a startup report. This summary should include the following information: 1. a description of the method and objectives for each test; 2. a comparison of applicable test data with the related acceptance criteria, including the systems’ responses to major plant transients (such as reactor scram and turbine trip); 3. design- and