Regulatory Guide 5.29

Nuclear Material Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants. Label as Withdrawn 01/15/98

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION June 1975 REGULATORY GUIDE

OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

REGULATORY GUIDE 5.29 NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

A. INTRODUCTION

NI5 on Methods of Nuclear Material Control has developed a standard. ANSI N15.8, which provides Paragraph 70.51(c) of 10 CFR Part 70 requires each guidelines on nuclear material control systems for licensee who is authorized to possess at any one time nuclear power plants.

special nuclear material in a quantity exceeding one effective kilogram to establish, maintain, and follow

C. REGULATORY POSITION

written material control and accounting procedures that are sufficient to enable.the licensee to account for The guidelines set forth in ANSI N]5.8-1974,l the special nuclear material in his possession under "Nuclear Material Control Systems for Nuclear Power license. While other paragraphs and sections of Part 70 Plants,"' are generally acceptable to the NRC staff andi provide specific requirements for nuclear material con provide an adequate basis for systems for the control trol systems for fuel cycle plants, such detailed require and accounting for special nuclear material at a nuclear ments are not included for nuclear power reactors. This power plant.

guide identifies elements acceptable to the NRC staff for a nuclear material control system for nuclear power

D. IMPLEMENTATION

reactors.

The purpose of this section is to provide information

B. DISCUSSION

to licensees regarding the NRC staffs plans for utilizing this regulatory guide.

Control and accounting for special nuclear material at This guide reflects current regulatory practice.

a nuclear power reactor is considerably less complex Therefore, except in those cases in which the licensee than at other fuel cycle facilities because the material is proposes an altefnative method for complying with in the form of identifiable fuel assemblies that can be specified portions of the Commission's regulations, the controlled on an item basis. Nevertheless, control is method described herein will be used in the evaluation necessary to ensure that 'the material is properly of a licensee's performance in connection with nuclear accounted for and to provide continuity of control for material control systems for nuclear power plants after the total fuel cycle. Subcommittee INMM-l on Material this guide is issued.

Control Systems of the Nuclear Standards Committee Copies may be obtained from the American National Standards

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