Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 2ab6f47e-1578-451d-b6ad-29434e31a72b
Document Type: srp
Title: SYSTEM QUALITY GROUP CLASSIFICATION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340619.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.2.2
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afety Quality Group A, B, C, or 0 in accordance with the positions of Regulatory Guide 1.26, "Quality Group Classifications and Standards," and by our conclusion that the identified pressure-retaining components are those necessary (1) to prevent or mitigate the consequences of accidents and malfunctions originating within the reactor coolant pressure boundary, (2) to permit shutdown of the reactor and maintain it in a safe shutdown condition, and (3) to contain radioactive materials. V. IMPLEMENTATION The following is intended to provide guidance to applicants and licensees regarding the NRC staff's plan for using this SRP section. Except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission's regulations, the method described herein will be used by the staff in its evaluation of conformance with Commission regulations. Implementation schedules for conformance to parts of the method discussed herein are contained in the referenced Regulatory Guide. V. REFERENCES 1. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 1, "Quality Standards and Records." 2. Regulatory Guide 1.26, "Quality Group Classifications and Standards." 3. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 1980 Edition, Section III, "Nuclear Power Plant Components," American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1980). 4. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 1980 Edition, Section VIII, Division 1, "Pressure Vessels," American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1980). 5. ANSI/ASME 831.1-1980, "Power Piping," American National Standards Institute (1980). 6. API Standard 620, Sixth Edition, "Recommended Rules for Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks," American Petroleum Institute (1977). 7. API Standard 650, Sixth Edition, Revision 1, "Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage," American Petroleum Institute (1978). 8. AWWA D100-79, "AWWA Standard for Steel Tanks-Standpipes, Reservoirs, and Elevated Tanks for