Regulatory Guide 3.3
| ML13350A258 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/31/1973 |
| From: | US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) |
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1/8/73U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSIONREGULATORYDIRECTORATE OF REGULATORY STANDARDSREGULATORY GUIDE 3.3QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTSFOR FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS3UIDE
A. INTRODUCTION
Ap1l.ndix It il 10 (iFR Part 50. "Qualiiv Assturance(riteria ti' Nuclear Plants and F'tcl RIeprocessineItlants." eslablishes qualiiy assmuance tequireinntl11 mrtheI designl. constiuctiOn.and operaitioolI fnuclear powerplant and Ibudl reprocessing plant structtures. systetms andconilionents. Thk regLulatory guide describes anacceptable iethod otf 'coplyintg with the Comnmnission'sregulations with regard it )verall quality assuranceprogram requirenents t'tr fuel reprocessing plants.
B. DISCUSSION
Stilahnimit lte N45-3. Nuclear Oiullily AssutranceStandards" ( Iornmerly ad liot Committee N45-3.7) of theAnerican National Standards Inslisute. StandardsConitmitlce 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 assuranceprograms during tlie design. construction; and ofpetationphases. of nuclear power plants. This standard wasapprooved by the American National StandardsCommittee 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 assuratnceprgtgra ins.
C. REGULATORY POSITION
Thle general and Muidelines forestablishing and executing quality assurance programsfor nuclear power plants which are included in ANSIN45.2 -197 I. "Quality Assurance Program Requirementsfor 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).Co'pies mal. ie otrai. cd front tihe, A et ic: S ciet,0 ti,Medharlic'd E..ngirneers, Unitfled FI-nincerhig C,,.nler. 345 F~ast 471IhStreet. New Yo~rk. N.Y. 1~0017.USAEC REGULATORY GUIDES Corsei of Puhhrhhed gultd' may .te ohtnaine by 'eculpPt indicating the dii)iilesited ito the US. Atomic Energy Commission. Wathinigton. D.C. 20545,Regulitory Guidet ate issued to dctribe tnd mottle av.l-thle to tlh. pubhlc Atltntion: Director of Rigutlaioiy Standards. and suggestion% formethotld acctislali to thih AEC Ail.glltlvry Sllf il milemrrontinq stoctfic P.1tt4 of imrpoverr, nts in the" guildes ae fnlcruif.ged And thould be sent to the Secretarythe Conmmiiion's iitut.hnin l tn lnetie 'theilititm tuMused hoy the otlft ill of the Commision, U.S. Atomic Enrtgy Commission. D.C. 20545.ev.tluaitng iftctili* iuinb ism (it PoM luIlt d ncit-it enint., a.t to proviefe qititdane' to Attelntion- Chief. Puhic P ,oce" dings Stall,apltic.imts RegutIt.IOv Guitdf. life not slithtllut i trot C In wi ultOini ,tnir comtltinflciewith them is not ! otluuilid. M Ihndi Fintl sotutions ififerent trOm those otel out in The guldos ate is$lied in the following ten llrOat.d d vio"ns "the tjlitýtu l wil he I thy jtio rovile a lot the flndri-os tenu#itp tothe. issuance ior co timn u.inrit of pei'muri ni I.censr liv thr Corrmmlrr l. I. Poirp, Reactor, 6 P6iodu li2. Rpepimch andl Test Itelactor 7. transooIItatmOn.J .iiP wl .li -xlsi~l F.lroil.,-,' 8 Occupationatlril HiloallhPutili lheit qulte, w -il Ii ' ii' tii f 1 iiit iii ..i **gipl qii .i ' i.. .I. .Fi iintliiIit'i' -avvlIl 1t rr 'i n ti Sint S is P A wr uti i R eviepftflutflri it.t .i-i t t ta li : I t ll liiit rtiii III Il il'ri i hL. antt.'rdi n Pi.i.,t P l n ftctoion 1
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