ML19221B129
| ML19221B129 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/31/1979 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUREG-75-087, NUREG-75-087-14.1, NUREG-75-87, NUREG-75-87 14.1, SRP-14.01, SRP-SRP-14.01, NUDOCS 7907120468 | |
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SECTICN 14.1 INITIAL TEST PROGRAM - PRELIMINARY SAFFTY ANALYSIS REPORT REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Quality Assurance Branch (QAB)
Secondary - Reactor Systems Branch (RSB)
Instrumentation & Control Systems Branch (ICSB) 1.
AREAS OF REVIEW The QAB reviews the following areas relating to the initial plant test programs described in Chapter 14 of the preliminary safety analysis report (PSAR) submitted by the applicant as part of its construction permit (CP) application. Due to tinCertaint ed in fin 3l design and ldCk of control by the designer oker the initial test program of customers who reference the design, no review is made in this area at the preliminary design review stage for standard plant designs.
1.
Scopa af Test _ Program The initial slant test program is normally divided into tour major phases:
preoperational tests; initial fuel loading and precritical tests; low pc.er trits; and power ascension tests The following descriptive information provided for each 9
phase is reviewed: (1) the definition of each phase; (2) the general testing objectives for each phase and the general prerequisites to be completed efore each ph3se is begun; (3) the extent to which the test program will be used to verify the adequ3cy of construction and design of both the nuclear portion of the f3cility and the b 31ance-of plant; (4) advance plans for org3niz3tions, including thos applicant, nuclear steam supply system (NSS5) vendor, architect engineer that wil, participate in the development and execution of the tes' prcy the general responsibilities of these organizations; ard the interfaces between the organizations; (5) the applicant's planned involvement in the devel,;pment and approval of test precedures, conduct of the tests, and review and approval of test results; (6) the extent that the applicant will use its NSSS vendor, architect-engineer, its c=n engineoring units, or other qualified design personnel, to provide scoping docume..t-containing testing objectives and acceptance criteria for use in dev loping detailed test procedures, (7) the minimum qualifications established for personnel involved in the approval of test prccedures, conduct of tests and approval of test results; and (8) the plans for augmenting the plant staff during the initial test program.
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USNRC STANDARD REVIEW PL AN Standard rev,ee piens are propered for the gu dseic e of the OHete of Nuctose Reet toe R ec.uiet.on te8f responS>b4e f ue the review of sophr ee.ons to construct and 9
operete ttutteetpowes plants These documents ese made eveetable to the publet es pe*1 of the Cornrmenion 4 pobr y to neform the nua fee m d ust y and the geaeret p,bbt of regulatorV preteduret end poisc es Erendard rowe= piens are not subsortutes for teguiet ae, gu.oes oe the Commiss.on o eegWee ons and Cosephence esse them es not requered The standeed r %ew pian sectione are h eyed to Rev snon 2 of the Standard F ormat and Convent of Saf ety Aneive's Reporte for %uC'est Power P, ante Not ces sections of the Stendeed Format have a torresponding rev'en plan Pubhshed standeed review p6ene wise be revised period +ceHy se approposte to ac commodste commente end to oher e new mf ormation and empenente 1 [t /O ') $ 9 c.
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Plant Design Features that are Soecial, Unique, or First-of-a-Kind The applicant's description of the preoperational and startup tests planned for principal plant design features that are special, unique, or first-of-a-kind is reviewed. The applicant's plans relative to special prototype in plant functional testing requirements for such features are reviewed to establish the extent that such test requirements will verify design performarce objectives.
3.
Regulatory Guides ar.d Industry Codes and Standards The applicant's plans for utilizing applicable regulatory guides and inoustry codes and standards in the oevelopment of its test program are reviewed.
4.
Utilizaticn_of Plant Operating and Testing Experience at Other Reactor Facilities The applicant's methods for normal review and evaluation of plant operating experiences at other reactor facilities are reviewed.
The scope of the applicant' program, the applicant's schedule for conducting such studies, t*e organizational units responsible for conducting the study, their ger.eral qualifications, and the method by which the results of this study will be factored into the test program are reviewed.
5.
Test Program Schedule The applicant's schedule for developing and conducting the different phases of the test program is reviewed and is compared with the expected fuel loading date; to determine if adequate t.me h?s been allotted to develop and conduct a comprehensive preoperational test pri ram: to establis'i that preoperational and startup test procedures will i available in adequitt time; and to establish that plant operating and e+ergency procedurS will be available in sufficient time to permit their trial use dur ng the test program. The schedules are also reviewed i
to assure the availability of sufficient numbers of qualified plant and support (augmenting) personnel for the test progrrn.
6.
Trial Use of Plant Ooerating and Emergency Precedures The applicant's plans for trial use of plant operating and emergency precedures during the test program are reviewed to determine the extent to which sucn procedures will be trial tested.
The Reactor Systems Branch reviews the application to establish ii a'y of the systems within their area of review responsibility differ significantly from previously reviewed designs. If the designs differ significantly, RSB evaluates the impact of the changes on the initial test program with particular emphasis cn the need for any special design features required to perform an acceptable initial test program The ICSB reviews the applicatiun to establish if digital based core protection calculators proposer' for the facility dif fer significar-ly f rcm previously I
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approved designs. If the desig, differs significantly, ICSB evaluates the impact 9
of the changes on the initial test program with particular emphasis on the need for any specia', design features required to perform an acceptable initial test program.
II.
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA The acceptance criteria for the areas of review described above are as follows:
1.
Scope of Test Program The primary objective of the review of information on the scope of the test program in the PSAR is to assure that the applicant recognizes the need to develop and conduct a comprehensive test program and that the applicant has performed the net'ssary early planning for successful achievement of this goal.
Particular criteria that should be oatisfied ve as follows:
a.
The description of the test program should identify and define the major phases of preoperational testing, fuoi loading, precritical testino, low Dower testing, and power ascension testing. The definitions provided should be consistent with those included in Regulatory Guide 1.68 or justification should be provided for exceptions.
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The applicant's stated test pro, u objectives should provide assurance that the adequacy of construction, as well as design, will be verified for structures, systems, and cumponents irrportant to safety.
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The applicant should designate the responsible organizations that will partici-pate in the test program and there should be reasonabl assurance that such designated organizations can collectively provide the necessary level of staffing with suitable skills and experience to develop and conduct the test program.
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The applicant should plan to utilize the plant operating and technical staff in the development and conduct of the test program and in the review of test results.
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The applicant should establish plans for the designers of structures, systems, and components, which may include the NSSS vendor, architect-engineer, or other design groups, to provide test objectives and acceptance cr teria to be used in the development of detailed test procedures.
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The applicant's program should provide assurance that construction of structures, systems, and components will be essentially complete prior to beginning preoperational testing.
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The applicant's pregram should provide assurance trat construction tests and inspections will be essentially completed before preoperational testing of the item or system is begun. Such testing or inspectico may include system flush-ing and cleaning, wiring checks, leak tightness tes's, initial calibration of instrumentation, and subsystem and component functional tests.
h.
The applicant should describe the administrative control that will assure that preoperational test prerequisites will be satisfied.
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The applicant should describe the plans for establishing minimum qualification requirements to assure that appropriately qualified personnel will be assigned to conduct precperational and startup tests and review and approve test procedures and results.
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Plant Design Features that are $pecial, uniq ie, or First-of-a-Kind a.
The applicant should identify all principal plant design features or systems that are special, unique, or first-of-a-kind.
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The applicant's dascription of planned tests should establish that such design features and systems will be functionally tested to demonstrate performance requirements.
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Regulatory Guides and Industry Codes and Standards i
The applica t should commit to provide, in the FSAR, detailed plans relat ve to conforming to regulatory positions in regJlatory guides applicable to testing.
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Utilization cf Plant Ocerating and Test Experiences at Other Rcactor Facilities The applicant should describe plans for rautine eviluation of reactor operating experiences and describe how the results will be factored into the test program.
The organizations or designated management positions responsible for this review should be qu31ified to conduct this activity. The schedule for conductina the r? view should be consistent with the schedule for development of the det led test procedures. The types of reactor facilities that will be included in the review should include plants similar in design to tre applicant's plant. The time frame included in tN applicant's study shculd be sufficient to achieve a recent survey of plant oper3 ting problems. In general, this would involve tt ? previous two year period. The scurces of information to be utilized should be adequate to conduct a me,ningful ard conprehensive review.
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Test Piogram Schedule The applicant should provide a schedule, relative to the expected fuel loading a.
date, for the beginning and end o# each major pnase of the test program. The schedule for conducting precperational testing shculd provide for at least nine months of actual tessing.
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The preoperational testing phase shculd be scheduled such that most of the plant operating and technical staff can participate in the development, conduct, and review of test results. The hiring and training schedules for these personnel, as presented in Chapter 13 of the FSAR, should be compatible with the preoperational testing schedule. In general, the hiring and training of such personnel should be planned for completion at least one year prior to the time of expected fuel loading.
c.
The schedule for development of plant operating and emergency procedures should establish that they will be available for trial use during the test program.
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Trial Use of Plant Operating and Emergency Procedures The applicant's plans and commitments in this area should establish that plant operating and emergency procedures will be use-tested to the extent practicable, during the preoperational test phase.
For those areas of review identified in Subsection I of this SRP section as being the responsibility of other branches, the ucceptance criteria and the r methods of i
application 3re containeJ in the SRP sections corresponding to those branches.
III. REVIEW PROCEDURES Preparations for the review of Chapter 14 of the PSAR should include familiarization S
with tne applicant's commitments in Chapter 13 pertaining to organization and staf fing, plant procedures, and training. It should also include familiariz3 tion with the commit-ments in the SAR pertaining to transfer of plant structures, systems, and components from the vendor or constructors to the applicant when construction or installation is completed. The reviewer should also be familiar with the contents of Regulatory Guides 1.68 and 1.33.
The review consists of an analysis of the information submitted in Chapter 14 of the PSAR and a detailed comparison with each of tne acceptance criteria contained in subsection II above. Coordination of the review with the assigned reviewers and/or project manager may be necessary for items 2, 5, and 6 listed in subsection I above.
Plant test programs are not rigidly fixed: however, experience has shown that certain elements are common to and recessary for all plants.
Each elei,, cat of the SAR information is to be reviewed against this SRP section. The reviewer's judgment during the review is to be based on an inspection of the material oresented, whether items of special safety significance are involved, and the magnitude and uniqueness of the project. Any exceptions or alternatives are to be carefully reviewed to assure that they are clearly defined and that an adequate basis ex;sts for acceptancc.
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When the QAB reviewer has cimpleted his review and has prepared round 1 and round 2 questions and SER, a copy of each should be formally transmitted to the secondary revie< branches (RSB and ICSB) for their review and input prior to issuance. The second3ry revie< branches should normally be given 2 weeks to formally respona; however, shorter or longer schedules may be appropria;e for a particular facility depending on the overall licensing review schedule. All requests for information or staff positions issued to the applicant on information in Chapter 14 are either to be issued by QAB or issuance coordinated with QAB to assur( consistency in application of review criteria and th3t questions, staff positions, and the applicant's 4 esponses will appear in the appropriate section of the PSAR (423 series cuestions and responses ca Chapter 14).
IV.
EVALUAI!ON FINDINGS The reviewer verifies that sufficient information has been presented in the PSAR to support conclusions of the following type; to be included in the staff's safety evalua-tion report.
"The staff has completed its re"iew of the information provided on the initial test program in sup;nrt of the construction permit application for (f acility name).
The revie. was conducted in accorcance with SRP Section 14.1 and included:
1.
Evaluatico of the scope of the applicant's test program including the responsibilities and qualifications of test personnei in participating organizations; the general testing objectives, the major phases of the test program, and the applicant's plans to augment the station staff, as necessary, during the test program; 2.
Evaluation of the testing proposed for unir;ue or first-of-a kind design features for the facility; 3.
Ev31uatier if 'he applicant's plans for review and utilization,.here apelicable, of operati
+=periences from other rPactors in the developront of the teit program; 4
Evaluation of the applicant's test orogram schedule to establish that t
l sufficient time for testing is planned and that the schedule is cc npatible l.
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Evaluation of the applicant's plans to utilize plant oLer iting and emergency procedures to the e n tent pract ic 3ble dJr i ng ' he preoper=.t ico. testing phase.
On the basis of this raview, the staff h.is concluded thit :nsv ince has been provided tnat the aDpiicant his estab,isned 4ccept._ible plans for the initial test prograrn The s t a f f conc l u@s
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REFERENCES 1.
Regulatory Guide 1.8, " Personnel Selection and Training."
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