Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 3bd14847-40b5-4903-a0ae-9c2d5da42974
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Quality Assurance Requirements for the Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Instrumentation and Electric Equipment (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2322/ML23222A182.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-12
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Section ID: RG-1.30
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d construction in RG 1.28, Revision 6, “Quality Assurance Program Criteria (Design and Construction),” (Ref. 10) and for operation in RG 1.33, Revision 3, “Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operation),” (Ref. 11). Background Several decades of experience in the nuclear industry have prompted many updates to standard quality programs, such as the elimination of prescriptive requirements and of duplicate criteria. This revision to RG 1.30 removes all QA requirements from Safety Guide 30 (RG 1.30, Rev. 0) and addresses the requirements of a QA program for design and construction in RG 1.28, and for operation in RG 1.33. RG 1.28 finds the requirements included in NQA-1b-2011 Addenda to ASME NQA-1-2008, ASME NQA-1-2012, and ASME NQA-1-2015 acceptable for use given stated exceptions identified in the staff regulatory guidance section. RG 1.33 finds the requirements included in ANSI/ANS 3.2-2012 acceptable for use given stated exceptions identified in the staff regulatory guidance section. The Nuclear Power Engineering Committee prepared IEEE Std 336-2020, and the IEEE Standards Board approved it September 24, 2020. The revised IEEE Std 336-2010 incorporates new technologies and industry best practices and provides more detailed guidance on specific topics. The purpose of the recommended practice in IEEE Std. 336-2020 is to identify the activities, instructions, and attributes that should be considered in the process of installing, inspecting, and testing during new construction, modification, and maintenance for Class 1E power, instrumentation, and control equipment at production and utilization facilities. Topics covered include equipment specifications, installation requirements, inspection and testing procedures, and documentation requirements. The recommended practice also emphasizes the importance of maintaining proper documentation throughout the installation, inspection, and testing process and provides guidance on the types of documentation that