Regulatory Guide 3.3
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| Issue date: | 01/31/1973 |
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1/8/73U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
REGULATORY
DIRECTORATE
OF REGULATORY
STANDARDS
REGULATORY
GUIDE 3.3QUALITY ASSURANCE
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
FOR FUEL REPROCESSING
PLANTS3UIDE
A. INTRODUCTION
Ap1l.ndix It il 10 (iFR Part 50. "Qualiiv Assturance (riteria ti' Nuclear Plants and F'tcl RIeprocessine Itlants." eslablishes qualiiy assmuance tequireinntl11 mrtheI designl.
constiuctiO
n. and operaitioolI
fnuclear powerplant and Ibudl reprocessing plant structtures.
systetms andconilionents.
Thk regLulatory guide describes anacceptable iethod otf 'coplyintg with the Comnmnission's regulations with regard it )verall quality assurance program requirenents t'tr fuel reprocessing plants.
B. DISCUSSION
Stilahnimit lte N45-3. Nuclear Oiullily Assutrance Standards"
( Iornmerly ad liot Committee N45-3.7)
of theAnerican National Standards Inslisute.
Standards Conitmitlce N45. React or Plants and Their Mtaintenance.
under the spoinsorship of the American Sociely ofMechanical Itnoineers.
has develoled a standard whichincludes general requirenienis and guidance for theestablishlnent and cxeculion of qualiiy assurance programs during tlie design. construction;
and ofpetation phases. of nuclear power plants. This standard wasapprooved by the American National Standards Committee N45 and its Secretariat.
and it wassubsequently approved and designated N45.2-19171 bythe Aluerican National Standards Institute on October20, 1972.This standard is adapltable to fuel reprocessing plailisas it .as prepared to satisfy the intent .tid atIiplif"y dIerequLirCIletIts of AI[(' quality assurance i-CtIlatiOns andprnvides gcneral requirements and guidance forestablislhmient and execution of quality assuratnce prgtgra ins.C. REGULATORY
POSITIONThle general and Muidelines forestablishing and executing quality assurance programsfor nuclear power plants which are included in ANSIN45.2 -197 I. "Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Ntclear Power Plants' may be adapted to fuelreprocessing plants and a:'e generally acceptable andprovide ati adequate basis for complying with theprogram requirements of Appendix B it) 10 CFR Part50. applicable to fuel reprocessing plants. When adaptingANSI N45.2-1971 to fuel reprocessing plants the termfuel reprocessing plants should be substituted asapplicable wherever specific reference is made to theterm nuclear power planils).
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