Draft Regulatory Guide (DG)-1077, "Guidelines for Environmental Qualification of Microprocessor-based Equipment Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants"

July 25, 2001

MEMORANDUM TO:	William D. Travers Executive Director for Operations                   /RA/
FROM:	John T. Larkins, Executive Director Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

SUBJECT:

DRAFT REGULATORY GUIDE (DG)-1077, "GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF MICROPROCESSOR-BASED EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT TO SAFETY IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS"

During the 484^th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, July 11-13, 2001, the Committee considered the draft Regulatory Guide DG-1077, "Guidelines for Environmental Qualification of Microprocessor-Based Equipment Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants," and decided to review it after reconciliation of public comments. The Committee has no objection to issuing the draft Regulatory Guide for public comment.

Reference:

Memorandum dated June 8, 2001, from Sher Bahadur, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, to John Larkins, Executive Director, ACRS, Subject: Draft I&C Qualification Regulatory Guide Package DG-1077, Version 1.7

cc:	A. Vietti-Cook SECY J. Craig, EDO I. Schoenfeld, EDO A. Thadani, RES M. Mayfield, RES S. Arndt, RES