Power Reactors (Division 1): Regulatory Guides 1.161 - 1.180

This page lists the number, title, publication date, and revisions for each regulatory guide in Division 1, "Power Reactors," with references to draft guides and related documents (where applicable).

See also Draft Regulatory Guides for Public Comment.

See NRC Regulatory Guides for more general information.

Regulatory Guides are reviewed about every 10 years, although a guide may be reviewed more frequently if the staff believes an emerging issue affects the guide. The NRC began these reviews in 2010, and began posting the results of its reviews on this site in 2013. The review dates are hyperlinked to the review memorandum, which provide useful information about the status and any known issues with the associated regulatory guide.

Guide
Number
Title Revision Date Issue
Date
Additional Information
1.161 Evaluation of Reactor Pressure Vessels with Charpy Upper-Shelf Energy Less Than 50 Ft-Lb 0 06/1995 Reviewed in 2014 – No issues identified
1.162 Format and Content of Report for Thermal Annealing of Reactor Pressure Vessels 0 02/1996 Reviewed in 2014 – No issues identified
1.163 Performance-Based Containment Leak-Test Program 1 07/2023  
0 09/1995 Periodic Review
June 2019 – Revise

Periodic Review of Revision 0 
December 2014
- Considerations
1.164 Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants 1 04/2024  
0 06/2017  
1.165 Identification and Characterization of Seismic Sources and Determination of Safe Shutdown Earthquake Ground Motion
(Withdrawn — See 75 FR 22868, 04/30/2010)
W 04/2010  
0 03/1997  
1.166 Pre-Earthquake Planning, Shutdown, and Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Following an Earthquake 1 02/2020  
0 03/1997  
1.167 Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event
(Withdrawn – See 85 FR 10198, 02/21/2020)
W 02/21/2020  
0 03/1997  
1.168 Verification, Validation, Reviews, and Audits for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants 2 07/2013 Periodic Review - December 2023 - Revise
1 02/2004  
0 09/1997  
1.169 Configuration Management Plans for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants 1 07/2013 Periodic Review – December 2023 - Considerations 
0 09/1997  
1.170 Test Documentation for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants 1 07/2013 Periodic Review – December 2023 - Considerations 
0 09/1997  
1.171 Software Unit Testing for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants 1 07/2013 Periodic Review – December 2023 - Considerations 
0 09/1997  
1.172 Software Requirement Specifications for Digital Computer Software and Complex Electronics Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants 1 07/2013 Periodic Review – December 2023 - Considerations 
0 09/1997  
1.173 Developing Software Life Cycle Processes for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants 1 07/2013 Periodic Review – December 2023 - Considerations 
0 09/1997  
1.174 An Approach for Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-Informed Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis
3 01/2018  
2 05/2011  
1 11/2002  
0 07/1998  
1.175 Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Inservice Testing 1 06/2021  
0 08/1998  
1.176 An Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Graded Quality Assurance
(Withdrawn — See 73 FR 7766, 02/11/2008)
W 02/2008  
0 08/1998  
1.177 Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking:  Technical Specifications 2 01/2021  
1 05/2011  
0 08/1998  
1.178 An Approach for Plant-Specific Risk-Informed Decisionmaking for Inservice Inspection of Piping 2 04/2021  
1 09/2003  
0 09/1998  
1.179 Standard Format and Content of License Termination Plans for Nuclear Power Reactors 2 07/2019  
1 06/2011  
0 01/1999  
1.180 Guidelines for Evaluating Electromagnetic and Radio-Frequency Interference in Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control Systems 2 12/2019  
1 10/2003  
0 01/2000  

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