Regulatory Guide 1.64

Quality Assurance Requirements for the Design of Nuclear Power Plants

ML13350A355
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Issue date:	02/28/1975
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RG-1.064, Rev. 1
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US.-NUCLEAR REGULATORY. COMMISSIO.N.REG0UL"ATOR UDREGULATORY: GUIDE 1..64.QiUALITY ASS.URANCE-REQUIREMENTS.FOR THEDESIGN OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.Revision/ 1.,* .., .... , .., -....,4..

A. INTRODUCTION

A .ppendix Bi.-Qualiy .Assi mI.T C rit eria tor NuiLca......,Powi Pl hi s and IFutl R Iluijs." t I) (0,C.1'.;.- art S0' Licitsit ," I'n.,octit)n and Utiliziiti,, I:3cili-tie.. s etat lii)ies overall (qIlhiiv. assulanie et tiitlteliil.%t~of 'ihe.desipmn conitlruit ton .and operir i (it'oo rnucleatII pt. lIII sItruci tires. s -lte , anid compouLni. IThis',...-.g etitl.scribes a method acceptableI to Ihe.NRCistafTI -or complying witli Ile Conmit issior's lgulations wilth.regurd. to (Iu:iliy assutancce lequlireunits I'ml thie desipiol tiucle.' powel i guide applii%, t i l.t);pcsl.. '.vof rm,10 car, 11' vlt\ ! plants. .'. .

B. DISCUSSION

.. ..orring Group N45:.2.1 I of tie. Ancrican NationalS ." St idard Co 'llinnillee N45 Roacior Plants arid Iheir.Ni.i:tlMaifit ha'n , pre'pared a standa!d that d liit'sreqUirements and recommendations for et lablishing, andexecutling a. qua l.ty.assuryntce piograin foil. thc.:de~sign of: nui.Iea r:poer P plants, This slandard Was approved bysubcommittee: N4521. Nucilear Qua.ijly Assuranct St in.dards, o "lite Ante .rcan' Nation ml Standairds. Institutev.

• Committe- N1-i.an~d .tlie:full cimoiiitte and its Scirc-S .taial. It dwas. .substluently approvetd.nd. designated-N45.2 11,!.974 byh the Atmeri ican Naiional StandardsInstitute on.J he ,6. 1974...This revision rellelts the dqeylopment of ANSIN45.2.1 I from tlhe proposed version. referenced in theoriginalissue: of this iuide t0 tlhe final version approved.by the Anierican National Standards. lustitule.

C. REGULATORY POSITION

The requirnements and recommendatiions for eslab-lishing and c.x&cutirg a j'uali.ty assui rancel. pr.grain during-the design tihase.. W1 nucle, r power plnt..s thuIi arc :in.chrded in ,NYN45. iI I')74'.L'in.' ally ac1ep table* i. ilihe NRC slaff mld pi ttvide 111 aideia Ia si

• omnlsiinie",wilh lIfe pel tiren" quality a.ssulaiiCe lcquihe.* .l. menti. 0f AP tl~iL It.to 10 I It Pltart ;0 5{ isject Ih tile.I 1 i olt ANSI N45;2.11-I1 )4 .t:ttcsthat ut~ihu t..tuilnts Ib uit at oUquirtkd tobe itrClttdcd asa pal I of ;hii, standaird will be identified at tlite poini of.el'tntfc and described in Section 12 Ot tie slandaid.Ihi specific applicability or atccpt abilily.osf these listeddLcumtlientIiS h is ben or will be. co'erd sepai atcly inother regulatory guides oi mu CinnIissioIt teito IIossawhmre app~i~tprit ...*Seiot ( I ,1 N-b.2. 1 974 slates, in part. thatdesign verificahioii may be by the orginalor ssupCri visorI pr.ovided, thie stplersisfir did tot spe.ciy .asingular design approaich or rulc out ceirtain design con.siderations and did nots establish ihe desigih inputs used.in lhe desien or it the superviior is the onlv individua. inlhe organization competent Ilt perform the verifhication.The use of ihe tiginahto's supervisor I'tm design verilica-hirn should hi rnsirttfted Ito special situatipws whe lire ihe:suptrrmsor ls the only individual within the. design orgami-.zation.com iictient ,to pt'rlornith averiicatiton. Justifica-* *i. for sulh .ust sliotild J1sO I edocutihented aloi)n withti Ie. extnt ol tIle. supervis " s input into thli desig'naspect beingverinied...The first sentence IoI' Settion N' of N4.s.21 I1-1974sta:tes: "Doctinmented pruiedue s shall he provided for* design changes tio approved design. doumen Is. includingfield changes. wh'ich assure that the impact oftthe changeis,- carefully coinsideted, required actions documented.* and ififorination concerning tle change is tratsmitted toANSI N45.2. 11-1974, "Otmliiy Asurance Reqiiuiremenis rsilite Dcsign oh Nuclear Plower IPlant% ` may lie ohlained trili) ile* ..A m t tci k~i : t y .of Mechani d nee i, ýUtilcd ,ntmineering.Cenrlcr. 345 IFast 471h:Sicct. New tork. NY'11i17.USN C itE GUL.ATRY Gn6UItD ES n p.ol .,it0,,-si o.tti,? si, nibl.-det bys Csfpgtes in.Iwa:simtg 11f .........10~i~ 9-S IstJ S Ns llt,sIIsu9,ilt.-y ( .,g~.... ss W -h-jit ,ina. 0 C 201MAImetho,n~~ Ic,,I. jj lona it w u N L is, alIssm le .......t~ 1,mtl t Iwrd mi, W

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D. IMPLEMENTATION

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