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GUIDE 1.88 COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND MAINTENANCE  
OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT QUALITY ASSURANCE  
RECORDS  


==A. INTRODUCTION==
==A. INTRODUCTION==
Criterion XVII, "Quality Assurance Records," of Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10 CFR Part 50, "Licensing of Production and Utiliza-tion Facilities," requires, in part, that, consistent with applicable regulatory requirements, the applicant es-tablish requirements concerning record retention, such as duration, location, and assigned respon-sibility.
As a result of discussions with applicants for con- Criterion XVII, "Quality Assurance Records," of                               struction permits and operating licenses following the Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear                               issuance of this guide in August 1974, the NRC staff Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10                                 has recognized the existence of an acceptable alter- CFR Part 50, "Licensing of Production and Utiliza-                                native to the methods described in ANSI N45.2.9- tion Facilities," requires, in part, that, consistent with                         1974 for protecting quality assurance records from applicable regulatory requirements, the applicant es-                             the hazards of fire. In December 1975, the NRC staff tablish requirements concerning record retention,                                 published Revision I to this guide, which identified such as duration, location, and assigned respon-                                  and incorporated this alternative. Comments were in- sibility. This guide describes a method acceptable to                              vited within 60 days of publication of Revision 1 for the NRC staff for complying with the Commission's                                  use in conjunction with early revision of the guide.


This guide describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the Commission's regulations with regard to collection, storage, and maintenance of quality assurance records for all types of nuclear power plants. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been consulted concerning this guide and has concurred in the regulatory posi-tion.*-
regulations with regard to collection, storage, and                               After consideration of all comments, no substantive maintenance of quality assurance records for all types                           changes have been made in the regulatory position.
 
of nuclear power plants. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been consulted concerning                                       It should be noted that NFPA No. 232-1970,
                                                                                    "Standard for the Protection of Records," which was
*-this guide and has concurred in the regulatory posi- tion.                                                                             referenced in regulatory position C.2 of Revision 1, was reconfirmed by the National Fire Protection As-  


==B. DISCUSSION==
==B. DISCUSSION==
Working Group N45-2.9 of the American National Standards Committee N45, Reactor Plants and Their Maintenance, has prepared a standard that provides general requirements and guidelines for the collec-tion, storage, and maintenance of quality assurance records for nuclear power plants. This standard was approved by Subcommittee N45-2, Nuclear Quality Assurance Standards, of the American National Standards Committee N45 and the full committee and its Secretariat.
sociation at its 1975 fall meeting and is now Working Group N45-2.9 of the American National                                 designated NFPA No. 232-1975. No substantive Standards Committee N45, Reactor Plants and Their                                 changes exist between these documents. Regulatory Maintenance, has prepared a standard that provides                               position C.2 has been revised to reference NFPA No.


It was subsequently approved and designated N45.2.9-1974'
general requirements and guidelines for the collec-                               232-1975.
by the American National Standards Institute on June 6. 1974.*Lines indicate substantive changes from previous issue.'ANSI N45.2.9-1974, "Requirements for Collection, Storage, and Maintenance of Quality Assurance Records for Nuclear Power Plants," may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017.As a result of discussions with applicants for con-struction permits and operating licenses following the issuance of this guide in August 1974, the NRC staff has recognized the existence of an acceptable alter-native to the methods described in ANSI N45.2.9-1974 for protecting quality assurance records from the hazards of fire. In December 1975, the NRC staff published Revision I to this guide, which identified and incorporated this alternative.


Comments were in-vited within 60 days of publication of Revision 1 for use in conjunction with early revision of the guide.After consideration of all comments, no substantive changes have been made in the regulatory position.It should be noted that NFPA No. 232-1970,"Standard for the Protection of Records," which was referenced in regulatory position C.2 of Revision 1, was reconfirmed by the National Fire Protection As-sociation at its 1975 fall meeting and is now designated NFPA No. 232-1975.
tion, storage, and maintenance of quality assurance records for nuclear power plants. This standard was                                              


No substantive changes exist between these documents.
==C. REGULATORY POSITION==
approved by Subcommittee N45-2, Nuclear Quality Assurance Standards, of the American National                                          The requirements and guidelines for collection, Standards Committee N45 and the full committee                                    storage, and maintenance of nuclear power plant and its Secretariat. It was subsequently approved and                            quality assurance records that are included in ANSI
  designated N45.2.9-1974' by the American National                                N45.2.9-1974 are acceptable to the NRC staff and Standards Institute on June 6. 1974.                                              provide an adequate basis for complying with the pertinent quality assurance requirements of Appen-
  *Lines indicate substantive changes from previous issue.                          dix B to 10 CFR Part 50, subject to the following:
  'ANSI N45.2.9-1974, "Requirements for Collection, Storage, and                          1. Subdivision 1.5 of ANSI N45.2.9-1974 states, Maintenance of Quality Assurance Records for Nuclear Power Plants," may be obtained from the American Society of                            "Other documents that are required to be included as Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New                        part of this standard are either identified at the point York 10017.                                                                      of reference or described in Section 8 of this stan- USNRC REGULATORY GUIDES                                      Comments should be sent to the Secretary of the Commission. U.S. Nuclear Reglatry Guides Regulatory    uids:re    issued to describe and make available to the public        Regulatory  Commission, Washington, DC.- 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Section.


Regulatory position C.2 has been revised to reference NFPA No.232-1975.C. REGULATORY
methods acceptable to the NRC staff of implementing specific parts of the Commission's regulations, to delineate techniques used by the staff in evalu-        The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions:
POSITION The requirements and guidelines for collection, storage, and maintenance of nuclear power plant quality assurance records that are included in ANSI N45.2.9-1974 are acceptable to the NRC staff and provide an adequate basis for complying with the pertinent quality assurance requirements of Appen-dix B to 10 CFR Part 50, subject to the following:
ating specific problems or postulated accidents, or to provide guidance to appli- cants. Regulatory Guides are not substitutes for regulations, and compliance        1. Power Reactors                      6. Products with them is not required. Methods and solutions different from those set out in    2. Research and Test Reactors          7. Transportation the guides will be acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings requisite to  3.  Fuels and Materials Facilities      8. Occupational Health the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission.               4. Environmental and Siting            9. Antitrust Review Comments and suggestions for improvements in these guides are encouraged            5. Materials and Plant Protection      .10. General at all times, and guides will be revised, as appropriate, to accommodate com- ments and to reflect new information or experience. This guide was revised as a      Copies of published guides may be obtained by written request indicating the result of substantive comments received from the public and additional staff          divisions desired to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.


===1. Subdivision ===
review.                                                                             ý 20555, Attention: Director, Office of Standards Development.
1.5 of ANSI N45.2.9-1974 states,"Other documents that are required to be included as part of this standard are either identified at the point of reference or described in Section 8 of this stan-USNRC REGULATORY
GUIDES Comments should be sent to the Secretary of the Commission.


U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Guides Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC.- 20555, Attention:
dard." The specific applicability or acceptability of                  fire protection provisions listed in Subdivision 5.6 of these listed documents has been or will be covered                    N45.2,9-1974. When NFPA No. 232-1975 is used, separately in other regulatory guides or in Commis-                    quality assurance records should be classified as sion regulations where appropriate.                                    NFPA Class I records (NFPA No. 232-1975, Chapter 5, Section 5222).
Docketing and Reglatry uids:re issued to describe and make available to the public Service Section.methods acceptable to the NRC staff of implementing specific parts of the Commission's regulations, to delineate techniques used by the staff in evalu- The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions:
  2. Two methods for protection of quality as- surance records from the hazards of fire are described                               
ating specific problems or postulated accidents, or to provide guidance to appli-cants. Regulatory Guides are not substitutes for regulations, and compliance
1. Power Reactors 6. Products with them is not required.


Methods and solutions different from those set out in 2. Research and Test Reactors 7. Transportation the guides will be acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings requisite to 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities
==D. IMPLEMENTATION==
8. Occupational Health the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission.
in Subdivision 5.6 of ANSI N45.2.9-1974. NFPA No.


4. Environmental and Siting 9. Antitrust Review Comments and suggestions for improvements in these guides are encouraged
232-1975, "Standard for the Protection of Records,"2                      The purpose of this section is to provide guidance also contains provisions for records protection equip-                to applicants and licensees regarding an implementa- ment and records handling techniques that provide                      tion schedule for utilizing this regulatory guide.
5. Materials and Plant Protection  
.10. General at all times, and guides will be revised, as appropriate, to accommodate com-ments and to reflect new information or experience.


This guide was revised as a Copies of published guides may be obtained by written request indicating the result of substantive comments received from the public and additional staff divisions desired to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.review. ý 20555, Attention:
protection from the hazards of fire. This standard, Except in those cases in which the applicant within its scope of coverage, is considered by the                     proposes an acceptable alternative method for com- NRC staff to provide an acceptable alternative to the plying with the specified portions of the Commis-
Director, Office of Standards Development.
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==D. IMPLEMENTATION==
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Revision 2 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IA' ~' K October 1976 REGULATORY GUIDE

OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

REGULATORY GUIDE 1.88 COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND MAINTENANCE OF NUCLEAR

POWER PLANT QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS

A. INTRODUCTION

As a result of discussions with applicants for con- Criterion XVII, "Quality Assurance Records," of struction permits and operating licenses following the Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear issuance of this guide in August 1974, the NRC staff Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10 has recognized the existence of an acceptable alter- CFR Part 50, "Licensing of Production and Utiliza- native to the methods described in ANSI N45.2.9- tion Facilities," requires, in part, that, consistent with 1974 for protecting quality assurance records from applicable regulatory requirements, the applicant es- the hazards of fire. In December 1975, the NRC staff tablish requirements concerning record retention, published Revision I to this guide, which identified such as duration, location, and assigned respon- and incorporated this alternative. Comments were in- sibility. This guide describes a method acceptable to vited within 60 days of publication of Revision 1 for the NRC staff for complying with the Commission's use in conjunction with early revision of the guide.

regulations with regard to collection, storage, and After consideration of all comments, no substantive maintenance of quality assurance records for all types changes have been made in the regulatory position.

of nuclear power plants. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been consulted concerning It should be noted that NFPA No. 232-1970,

"Standard for the Protection of Records," which was

  • -this guide and has concurred in the regulatory posi- tion. referenced in regulatory position C.2 of Revision 1, was reconfirmed by the National Fire Protection As-

B. DISCUSSION

sociation at its 1975 fall meeting and is now Working Group N45-2.9 of the American National designated NFPA No. 232-1975. No substantive Standards Committee N45, Reactor Plants and Their changes exist between these documents. Regulatory Maintenance, has prepared a standard that provides position C.2 has been revised to reference NFPA No.

general requirements and guidelines for the collec- 232-1975.

tion, storage, and maintenance of quality assurance records for nuclear power plants. This standard was

C. REGULATORY POSITION

approved by Subcommittee N45-2, Nuclear Quality Assurance Standards, of the American National The requirements and guidelines for collection, Standards Committee N45 and the full committee storage, and maintenance of nuclear power plant and its Secretariat. It was subsequently approved and quality assurance records that are included in ANSI

designated N45.2.9-1974' by the American National N45.2.9-1974 are acceptable to the NRC staff and Standards Institute on June 6. 1974. provide an adequate basis for complying with the pertinent quality assurance requirements of Appen-

  • Lines indicate substantive changes from previous issue. dix B to 10 CFR Part 50, subject to the following:

'ANSI N45.2.9-1974, "Requirements for Collection, Storage, and 1. Subdivision 1.5 of ANSI N45.2.9-1974 states, Maintenance of Quality Assurance Records for Nuclear Power Plants," may be obtained from the American Society of "Other documents that are required to be included as Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New part of this standard are either identified at the point York 10017. of reference or described in Section 8 of this stan- USNRC REGULATORY GUIDES Comments should be sent to the Secretary of the Commission. U.S. Nuclear Reglatry Guides Regulatory uids:re issued to describe and make available to the public Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC.- 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Section.

methods acceptable to the NRC staff of implementing specific parts of the Commission's regulations, to delineate techniques used by the staff in evalu- The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions:

ating specific problems or postulated accidents, or to provide guidance to appli- cants. Regulatory Guides are not substitutes for regulations, and compliance 1. Power Reactors 6. Products with them is not required. Methods and solutions different from those set out in 2. Research and Test Reactors 7. Transportation the guides will be acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings requisite to 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities 8. Occupational Health the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission. 4. Environmental and Siting 9. Antitrust Review Comments and suggestions for improvements in these guides are encouraged 5. Materials and Plant Protection .10. General at all times, and guides will be revised, as appropriate, to accommodate com- ments and to reflect new information or experience. This guide was revised as a Copies of published guides may be obtained by written request indicating the result of substantive comments received from the public and additional staff divisions desired to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.

review. ý 20555, Attention: Director, Office of Standards Development.

dard." The specific applicability or acceptability of fire protection provisions listed in Subdivision 5.6 of these listed documents has been or will be covered N45.2,9-1974. When NFPA No. 232-1975 is used, separately in other regulatory guides or in Commis- quality assurance records should be classified as sion regulations where appropriate. NFPA Class I records (NFPA No. 232-1975, Chapter 5, Section 5222).

2. Two methods for protection of quality as- surance records from the hazards of fire are described

D. IMPLEMENTATION

in Subdivision 5.6 of ANSI N45.2.9-1974. NFPA No.

232-1975, "Standard for the Protection of Records,"2 The purpose of this section is to provide guidance also contains provisions for records protection equip- to applicants and licensees regarding an implementa- ment and records handling techniques that provide tion schedule for utilizing this regulatory guide.

protection from the hazards of fire. This standard, Except in those cases in which the applicant within its scope of coverage, is considered by the proposes an acceptable alternative method for com- NRC staff to provide an acceptable alternative to the plying with the specified portions of the Commis-

'NFPA No. 232-1975 is contained in Volume 10of the National sion.s regulations, the methods described herein will Fire Codes published annually by the National Fire Protection be used in the evaluation of construction permit sub- Association, 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. mittals after issuance of this guide.

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