Regulatory Guide 1.129

Maintenance Testing, and Replacement of Large Lead Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants

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Issue date:	04/30/1977
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY. COMMISSIONApril 19770REGULATORY GUIDEOFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENTREGULATORY GUIDE 1.129MAINTENANCE, TESTING, AND REPLACEMENT OF LARGE LEADSTORAGE BATTERIES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTSA. INTRODUCTION27, 1975. It was subsequently approved anddesignated N41.15-1976 by the American NationalCriterion 18, "Inspection and Testing of Electric Standards Institute on January 8, 1976.Power Systems," of Appendix A, "General DesignCriteria for Nuclear Power Plants," to 10 CFR Part The. provisions of the standiard include50, "Licensing of Production and Utilization maintenance, test schedules, testin r$.,'.edures, andFacilities," requires that electric power systems im- replacement criteria for large lead storagc batteries.po~rtant to safety be designed with a capability to test The standard does not inclu i,,.survei0lajnce andperiodically the operability and functional perfor- testing of the d.c. system. evaethb gh thehbattery ismance of the components of the systems, such as on- part of that system. This stadaitd.ontums require.site power sources. Criterion XI, "test Control," of ments indicated by th' verb "hall"'and recommen-Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear dations indicated,,by'tki Verb "'should."Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10CFR Part 50 requires that a test program be es- .. REB,46LATORY POSITIONtablished to ensure that all testing required todemonstrate that structures, systems, and compo- Coiforrrancewth the requirements and recoi-nents will perform satisfactorily in service is iden- mende'ibns t'fithc maintenance. testing. and replace-tified and performed in accordance with written test .rnt&YOrge ead storage batteries for nuclear powerprocedures that incorporate the requirements and ac- are specified by IEEE .Std 450.1975,ceptance limits contained in applicable design doju-' IEEE" Recommended Practice for Maintenance.ments. Paragraph 50.34(b)(6) of 10 CFR Part 50 re- and Replacement of Large Lead Storage Bat-quires that the final safety analysis report 1for Generating Stations and Substations,'among other things, plans for conductC of norrmiI1. ': provides an adequate basis for complying with the re-operations, including maintenance, sur;illance,,-and quirements of the Commission's regulations withperiodic testing of structures, systems, respect to the maintenance, testing. and replacementnents. This regulatory guide describes a mret i'ld ac- of large lead storage batteries, subject to the follow-ceptable to the NRC staf. for performing the ing:maintenance, testing, auiid replacement of large leadstorage batteries for all ty".e6f.iiclet'r power plants. I. The battery service test discussed in Subsection--4.3, "Service," and described in Subsection 5.6, "Ser-ý B. DISCU SION vice Test Description," should be performed with the.'. ' .intervals between tests in accordance with Regulatory450:'-j 7,"IEEE Recommended Prac- Guide 1.32, "Criteria for Safety-Related Electrictice for NWitenance, Testing and Replacement of Power Systems for Nuclear Power Plants." In addi-Large Lead"Siprage Batteries for Generating Stations tion, if the system design is changed so that theand Substati~ns," dated May 29, 1975, was prepared previous service test is no longer a valid test of theby the Working Group on Batteries, Station Design capability oj the battery to meet the changed designSubcommittee, of the Power Generation Committee 'Copies ma)y be obtained from the Institute of IElectrical andand was approved by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, United Engineering Center. 345 E.'ta 47thElectronics Engineers Standards Board on February Street, New York. New York 10017.USNRC REGULATORY GUIDES Comment% osuld be sent to I h" o( I tv! C,,,vnini,,,n.U. Flt, n ,.Regulatory Guides ate issued to descrtia anti make avaiable to the public methods latury Comr.mion, i$.ishinqiuon. D.C. ?0555h. Atrll,,,m, Ot~ckethJ mntl -V',.'acceptable to the NRC sltaf of imptlemnenting specific parts of the Conmism-on's Stanch.tegulations, to delineate techniquei used by the staff in evaluating specific problems The guides a imr uet in he followviilg ten Itytt.t dtiviirmt:Or tostulateM accidents. of to Provde guidance to applicants. Regulatory Guidesate sot substltutes foe 'egulations. and compnhence with them is not required. I. Power Reaclnts G. PrrntfuciMetholds and solutions diflerent from those set out in the guides will be accet-t 2. Research and Teft Reacturs 7. able it they ptovide a basis for the finding rtequisite to the Itsuance at continuance 3. Fuel% aond M.aterials Facifites a. OccspatonalI lt,JAlof a permit or license by the Commission. 4. Envitonmenlal anti String 9. Anltitust neview'y* i , n 5,es M b ensd.a uoOwle.fineanidt cmset sl o, Plane Prtcin 1.GnaComments and suggestions for improvements In these gudes aft encouraged at of 5 Materials and Plant Protection t. Gentaltime, and gu.ides, will be revisedt, as aopDOtwilite. to accommodatle commren-ts and Reqetslel for copies t)l issued ,quid"P Iwh~rh may tie" oelO(t r flatI O plic'-.to feallect new Info~rmaclot tie experience. Havwe.vef. commentt on this guideoif menn on' an automatic distribution hls for $inqllr tall estt III(ltlftti q~uides in specific:eecelved within about tw) tvmonths ,after, it issuance, will be' ereiatcular useful In divisionts should be malle in wtifinrl !a the US. Nu(dewfl Mlal I~ng the need lot aln early revision. Washington, D.C. Attentionl: Director, of Documnent Contfet requirements of the system, the user should conductthe service test for the new system design.2. Section 8. 'Standards References." of IEEE Std450-1975 lists additional standards. The specific ap-plicability or acceptability of these referenced stan-dards has been or will be covered separately in otherregulatory guides, where appropriate.D. IMPLEMENTATIONThe purpose of this section is to provide informa-tion to applicants regarding the NRC staffs plans forusing this regulatory guide.Except in those cases in which the applicantproposes an acceptable alternative method for com-plying with specified portions of the Commission'sregulations, the method described herein will be usedin the evaluation of submittals in connection withconstruction permit applications docketed afterDecember I. 1977. unless this guide is revised as aresult of suggestions from the public or additionalstaff review.If an applicant wishes to use this regulator)y guidein developing submittals for applications docketed onor before December I. 1977, the pertinent portions ofthe application will he evaluated on the basis of thisguide.-oWC Z2 a0JILn o00.4w j 0LU011.129-2