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| title = Environmental Qualification of Connection Assemblies for Nuclear Power Plants | | title = (Task Ee 404-4) Environmental Qualification of Connection Assemblies for Nuclear Power Plants | ||
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COMMISSION | COMMISSION | ||
November 1987 REGULATORY | November 1987 REGULATORY | ||
GUIDE | GUIDE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY | ||
RESEARCH REGULATORY | RESEARCH REGULATORY | ||
GUIDE 1.156 (Task EE | GUIDE 1.156 (Task EE 404-4) ENVIRONMENTAL | ||
QUALIFICATION | QUALIFICATION | ||
OF CONNECTION | OF CONNECTION | ||
ASSEMBLIES | ASSEMBLIES | ||
FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS | FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS | ||
==A. INTRODUCTION== | ==A. INTRODUCTION== | ||
Criterion | Criterion III, "Design Control," of Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," requires, among other things, that, where a test program is used to verify the adequacy of specific design features, it include suitable qualification testing of a prototype unit under the most adverse design conditions. | ||
Section 50.49, "Environmental Qualification of Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants," of 10 CFR Part 50 requires that certain electric equipment important to safety be qualified for its application and specified performance. | Section 50.49, "Environmental Qualification of Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants," of 10 CFR Part 50 requires that certain electric equipment important to safety be qualified for its application and specified performance. | ||
Section 50.49 also states require | Section 50.49 also states require ments for establishing environmental qualification methods and qualification parameters. | ||
This regulatory guide describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the Commission's regula tions with regard to the environmental qualification of quick-disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables or wires as assemblies for service in nuclear power plants. The environmental qualifica tion is to ensure that connection assemblies can perform their safety functions during and after a design basis event. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been consulted concerning this guide and has concurred in the regulatory position. | |||
Any information collection activities mentioned in this regulatory guide are contained as requirements in 10 CFR Part 50, which provides the regulatory basis for this guide. The information collection requirements in 10 CFR Part 50 have been cleared under OMB Clearance No. 3150-0011. | |||
==B. DISCUSSION== | ==B. DISCUSSION== | ||
IEEE Std 572-1985, "Qualification of Class | IEEE Std 572-1985, "Qualification of Class 1E Connec tion Assemblies for Nuclear Power Generating Stations,"* | ||
published in September | published in September | ||
1985, was prepared by Subcom | 1985, was prepared by Subcom mittee 2, "Qualification," of the Nuclear Power Engineering Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and was approved by the IEEE Standards Board on December 13, 1984 (and amended on September | ||
Guidance on seismic qualification for this equipment is suggested in Regulatory Guide 1.100, "Seismic | 25, 1987). This standard describes basic procedures for qualifying connection assemblies (for example, quick disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables as assemblies). | ||
Guidance on seismic qualification for this equipment is suggested in Regulatory Guide 1.100, "Seismic Qualca tion of Electric and Mechanical Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants" (Proposed Revision 2, Task EE 108-5). Section 50.49 of 10 CFR Part 50 defines three categories of electric equipment that are required to be environmentally qualified: | |||
(1) safety-related equipment, (2) nonsafety-related equipment whose failure could adversely affect safety-related equipment, and (3) certain post-accident monitoring equipment. | (1) safety-related equipment, (2) nonsafety-related equipment whose failure could adversely affect safety-related equipment, and (3) certain post-accident monitoring equipment. | ||
This regulatory guide provides an acceptable method of qualifying quick-disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables or wires as assemblies for all three categories of equipment. | This regulatory guide provides an acceptable method of qualifying quick-disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables or wires as assemblies for all three categories.of equipment. | ||
IEEE Std 572-1985 contains references to other national standards. | IEEE Std 572-1985 contains references to other national standards. | ||
Those standards that are referenced but not endorsed by NRC are expected to be used in a manner consistent with regulatory practice.*Copies may be purchased from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Service Center,445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 0885 | Those standards that are referenced but not endorsed by NRC are expected to be used in a manner consistent with regulatory practice. | ||
*Copies may be purchased from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 0885 | |||
===5. USNRC REGULATORY === | ===5. USNRC REGULATORY === | ||
GUIDES The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions: | GUIDES The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions: | ||
Regulatory Guides are | Regulatory Guides are Issued to describe and make available to the public methods acceptable to the NRC staff of implementing | ||
1. Power Reactors 6. Products specific parts of the Commission's regulations, to delineate tech- 2. Research and Test Reactors 7. Transportation | 1. Power Reactors 6. Products specific parts of the Commission's regulations, to delineate tech- 2. Research and Test Reactors 7. Transportation nlques used by the staff In evaluating specific problems or postu- 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities | ||
8. Occupational Health lated accidents, or to provide guidance to applicants. | 8. Occupational Health lated accidents, or to provide guidance to applicants. | ||
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10. General them is not required. | 10. General them is not required. | ||
Methods and solutions different from those set out in the guides will be acceptable | Methods and solutions different from those set out in the guides will be acceptable If they provide a basis for the findings requisite to the issuance or continuance of a permit or Copies of issued guides may be purchased from the Government license by the Commission. | ||
Printing Office at the current GPO price. Information on current GPO prices may be obtained by contacting the Superintendent of This guide was issued | Printing Office at the current GPO price. Information on current GPO prices may be obtained by contacting the Superintendent of This guide was issued afterconsideratlon of comments received from Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Post Office Box the public. Comments and suggestions for improvements in these 37082, Washington, DC 20013-7082, telephone | ||
(202)275-2060 | (202)275-2060 | ||
or guides are encouraged at all times, and guides will be revised, as (202)275-2171. | or guides are encouraged at all times, and guides will be revised, as (202)275-2171. | ||
appropriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new informa | appropriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new informa tion or experience. | ||
Issued guides may also be purchased from the National Technical Written comments may be submitted to the Rules and Procedures Information Service on a standing order basis. Details on this Branch, DRR, ADM, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, service may be obtained by writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Washington, DC 20555. Springfield, VA 22161.U | |||
C. REGULATORY | C. REGULATORY | ||
POSITION When used in conjunction with Regulatory Guide 1.89,"Environmental Qualification of Certain Electric Equip | POSITION When used in conjunction with Regulatory Guide 1.89, "Environmental Qualification of Certain Electric Equip ment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants," the procedures described by IEEE Std 572-1985 are acceptable to the NRC staff for satisfying the Commission's regula tions pertaining to the environmental qualification of quick-disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables or wires as assemblies for service in nuclear power plants to ensure that the connec tion assemblies can perform their safety functions. | ||
==D. IMPLEMENTATION== | ==D. IMPLEMENTATION== | ||
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ASSESSMENT | ASSESSMENT | ||
Heretofore, no guidance specific to the qualification of connection assemblies has been published by NRC.* In September | Heretofore, no guidance specific to the qualification of connection assemblies has been published by NRC.* In September | ||
1985, IEEE issued IEEE Std 572-1985,"Qualification of Class | 1985, IEEE issued IEEE Std 572-1985, "Qualification of Class IE Connection Assemblies for Nuclear Power Generating Stations," which provides specific guidance for the qualification of connection assemblies for use in nuclear power plants. This regulatory guide endorses IEEE Std 572-1985 without exceptions. | ||
This regulatory guide was issued for public comment in May 1987 as Task EE 404-4. No comments were received from the public, therefore, the guide is being issued with no changes as Regulatory Guide 1.156.*Regulatory Guide 1.131, "Qualification Tests of Electric Cables, Field Splices, and Connections for Light-Water | This regulatory guide was issued for public comment in May 1987 as Task EE 404-4. No comments were received from the public, therefore, the guide is being issued with no changes as Regulatory Guide 1.156. *Regulatory Guide 1.131, "Qualification Tests of Electric Cables, Field Splices, and Connections for Light-Water.Cooled Nuclear Power Plants," was issued for public comment in August 1977 but not published following public comment.Value The standard endorsed by this regulatory guide represents a national consensus on qualification methods to ensure the reliability and function of connection assemblies used in nuclear power plants. It provides a standardized approach so that industry and the NRC staff may have common under standing on connection assembly qualification and testing procedures, thus minimizing related engineering costs by the applicant and review costs for the staff. Impact This regulatory guide does not impose any new costs or obligations on licensees or applicants. | ||
Thus, no adverse impact will result from the issuance of this guide. The guidance was developed through the national consensus standards process and reflects current NRC and industry practice..U.S. G. | Thus, no adverse impact will result from the issuance of this guide. The guidance was developed through the national consensus standards process and reflects current NRC and industry practice..U.S. G.P.O. 1987-202-292:60278 | ||
1.156-3 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY | 1.156-3 F | ||
COMMISSION | UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY | ||
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300 FIRST CLASS MAIL POSTAGE | COMMISSION | ||
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300 FIRST CLASS MAIL POSTAGE & FEES PAID USNRC PERMIT No. 0-67}} | |||
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
November 1987 REGULATORY
GUIDE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY
RESEARCH REGULATORY
GUIDE 1.156 (Task EE 404-4) ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALIFICATION
OF CONNECTION
ASSEMBLIES
FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
A. INTRODUCTION
Criterion III, "Design Control," of Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," requires, among other things, that, where a test program is used to verify the adequacy of specific design features, it include suitable qualification testing of a prototype unit under the most adverse design conditions.
Section 50.49, "Environmental Qualification of Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants," of 10 CFR Part 50 requires that certain electric equipment important to safety be qualified for its application and specified performance.
Section 50.49 also states require ments for establishing environmental qualification methods and qualification parameters.
This regulatory guide describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the Commission's regula tions with regard to the environmental qualification of quick-disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables or wires as assemblies for service in nuclear power plants. The environmental qualifica tion is to ensure that connection assemblies can perform their safety functions during and after a design basis event. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been consulted concerning this guide and has concurred in the regulatory position.
Any information collection activities mentioned in this regulatory guide are contained as requirements in 10 CFR Part 50, which provides the regulatory basis for this guide. The information collection requirements in 10 CFR Part 50 have been cleared under OMB Clearance No. 3150-0011.
B. DISCUSSION
IEEE Std 572-1985, "Qualification of Class 1E Connec tion Assemblies for Nuclear Power Generating Stations,"*
published in September
1985, was prepared by Subcom mittee 2, "Qualification," of the Nuclear Power Engineering Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and was approved by the IEEE Standards Board on December 13, 1984 (and amended on September
25, 1987). This standard describes basic procedures for qualifying connection assemblies (for example, quick disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables as assemblies).
Guidance on seismic qualification for this equipment is suggested in Regulatory Guide 1.100, "Seismic Qualca tion of Electric and Mechanical Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants" (Proposed Revision 2, Task EE 108-5). Section 50.49 of 10 CFR Part 50 defines three categories of electric equipment that are required to be environmentally qualified:
(1) safety-related equipment, (2) nonsafety-related equipment whose failure could adversely affect safety-related equipment, and (3) certain post-accident monitoring equipment.
This regulatory guide provides an acceptable method of qualifying quick-disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables or wires as assemblies for all three categories.of equipment.
IEEE Std 572-1985 contains references to other national standards.
Those standards that are referenced but not endorsed by NRC are expected to be used in a manner consistent with regulatory practice.
- Copies may be purchased from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 0885
5. USNRC REGULATORY
GUIDES The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions:
Regulatory Guides are Issued to describe and make available to the public methods acceptable to the NRC staff of implementing
1. Power Reactors 6. Products specific parts of the Commission's regulations, to delineate tech- 2. Research and Test Reactors 7. Transportation nlques used by the staff In evaluating specific problems or postu- 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities
8. Occupational Health lated accidents, or to provide guidance to applicants.
Regulatory
4. Environmental and Siting 9. Antitrust and Financial Review Guides are not substitutes for regulations, and compliance with 5. Materials and Plant Protection
10. General them is not required.
Methods and solutions different from those set out in the guides will be acceptable If they provide a basis for the findings requisite to the issuance or continuance of a permit or Copies of issued guides may be purchased from the Government license by the Commission.
Printing Office at the current GPO price. Information on current GPO prices may be obtained by contacting the Superintendent of This guide was issued afterconsideratlon of comments received from Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Post Office Box the public. Comments and suggestions for improvements in these 37082, Washington, DC 20013-7082, telephone
(202)275-2060
or guides are encouraged at all times, and guides will be revised, as (202)275-2171.
appropriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new informa tion or experience.
Issued guides may also be purchased from the National Technical Written comments may be submitted to the Rules and Procedures Information Service on a standing order basis. Details on this Branch, DRR, ADM, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, service may be obtained by writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Washington, DC 20555. Springfield, VA 22161.U
C. REGULATORY
POSITION When used in conjunction with Regulatory Guide 1.89, "Environmental Qualification of Certain Electric Equip ment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants," the procedures described by IEEE Std 572-1985 are acceptable to the NRC staff for satisfying the Commission's regula tions pertaining to the environmental qualification of quick-disconnect connection assemblies and environmental seals in combination with cables or wires as assemblies for service in nuclear power plants to ensure that the connec tion assemblies can perform their safety functions.
D. IMPLEMENTATION
The purpose of this section is to provide information to applicants and licensees regarding the NRC staff's plans for using this regulatory guide.Except in those cases in which the applicant or licensee proposes an acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission's regulations, the methods described herein will be used in the evaluation of the qualification of connection assemblies, within the scope of this guide, for nuclear power plants as follows: 1. Plants for which the construction permit is issued after November 30, 1987, 2. Plants for which the operating license application is docketed 6 months or more after November 30, 1987, 3. Plants for which the applicant or licensee voluntarily commits to the provisions of this guide.1.156-2 VALUE/IMPACT
STATEMEN
T. BACKGROUND
VALUE/IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
Heretofore, no guidance specific to the qualification of connection assemblies has been published by NRC.* In September
1985, IEEE issued IEEE Std 572-1985, "Qualification of Class IE Connection Assemblies for Nuclear Power Generating Stations," which provides specific guidance for the qualification of connection assemblies for use in nuclear power plants. This regulatory guide endorses IEEE Std 572-1985 without exceptions.
This regulatory guide was issued for public comment in May 1987 as Task EE 404-4. No comments were received from the public, therefore, the guide is being issued with no changes as Regulatory Guide 1.156. *Regulatory Guide 1.131, "Qualification Tests of Electric Cables, Field Splices, and Connections for Light-Water.Cooled Nuclear Power Plants," was issued for public comment in August 1977 but not published following public comment.Value The standard endorsed by this regulatory guide represents a national consensus on qualification methods to ensure the reliability and function of connection assemblies used in nuclear power plants. It provides a standardized approach so that industry and the NRC staff may have common under standing on connection assembly qualification and testing procedures, thus minimizing related engineering costs by the applicant and review costs for the staff. Impact This regulatory guide does not impose any new costs or obligations on licensees or applicants.
Thus, no adverse impact will result from the issuance of this guide. The guidance was developed through the national consensus standards process and reflects current NRC and industry practice..U.S. G.P.O. 1987-202-292:60278
1.156-3 F
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300 FIRST CLASS MAIL POSTAGE & FEES PAID USNRC PERMIT No. 0-67