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Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition — Instrumentation and Controls (NUREG-0800,Chapter 7)

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Section Title Rev. Date Updated
7.0 Instrumentation and Controls - Overview of Review Process Rev. 7 08/2016
Draft Rev. 7 08/2015
Rev. 6 05/2010
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Appendix 7.0-A Review Process for Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
7.1 Instrumentation and Controls - Introduction Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 3 02/1984
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
7.1-T Table 7-1 Regulatory Requirements, Acceptance Criteria, and Guidelines for Instrumentation and Control Systems Important to Safety Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Second Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 3 02/1984
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
Appendix 7.1-A Acceptance Criteria and Guidelines for Instrumentation and Controls Systems Important to Safety Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Second Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 1 02/1984
Rev. 0 07/1981
Appendix 7.1-B Guidance for Evaluation of Conformance to IEEE Std 279 Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 0 07/1981
Appendix 7.1-C Guidance for Evaluation of Conformance to IEEE Std 603 Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Appendix 7.1-D Guidance for Evaluation of the Application of IEEE Std 7-4.3.2 Rev. 1 08/2016
Draft Rev. 1 08/2015
Initial Issuance 03/2007
7.2 Reactor Trip System Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
7.3 Engineered Safety Features Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
7.4 Safe Shutdown Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
7.5 Information Systems Important to Safety Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 3 02/1984
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
7.6 Interlock Systems Important to Safety Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
7.7 Control Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 3 02/1984
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
7.8 Diverse Instrumentation and Control Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
7.9 Data Communication Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Appendix 7-A General Agenda, Station Site Visits
(formerly Appendix 7-B)
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 1 07/1981
Rev. 0 11/1975
Appendix 7-B Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary
(formerly Appendix 7-C)
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
  Branch Technical Positions (BTPs)    
  Branch Technical Positions (BTPs) - Index

"Former Appendix 7-A,
Branch Technical Positions (BTPs) has been separated into individual sections."

Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-1 Guidance on Isolation of Low-Pressure Systems from the High-Pressure Reactor Coolant System Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-2 Guidance on Requirements of Motor-Operated Valves in the Emergency Core Cooling System Accumulator Lines Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-3 Guidance on Protection System Trip Point Changes for Operation with Reactor Coolant Pumps Out of Service Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-4 Guidance on Design Criteria for Auxiliary Feedwater Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-5 Guidance on Spurious Withdrawals of Single Control Rods in Pressurized Water Reactors Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-6 Guidance on Design of Instrumentation and Controls Provided to Accomplish Changeover from Injection to Recirculation Mode Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
  HICB-7, Not Used Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-8 Guidance for Application of Regulatory Guide 1.22 Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-9 Guidance on Requirements for Reactor Protection System Anticipatory Trips Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-10 Guidance on Application of Regulatory Guide 1.97 Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-11 Guidance on Application and Qualification of Isolation Devices Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-12 Guidance on Establishing and Maintaining Instrument Setpoints Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-13 Guidance on Cross-Calibration of Protection System Resistance Temperature Detectors Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-14 Guidance on Software Reviews for Digital Computer-Based Instrumentation and Control Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
  HICB-15, Not Used Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
  HICB-16, Guidance on the Level of Detail Required for Design Certification Applications Under 10 CFR Part 52 (Information included in Regulatory Guide 1.206, “Combined License Applications for Nuclear Power Plants”) *Withdrawn Rev. 4 02/2007
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-17 Guidance on Self-Test and Surveillance Test Provisions Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-18 Guidance on the Use of Programmable Logic Controllers in Digital Computer-Based Instrumentation and Control Systems Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-19 Guidance for Evaluation of Defense in Depth and Diversity to Address Common-Cause-Failure Due to Latent Design Defects in Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Rev. 9 05/2024
Rev. 8 01/2021
Rev. 7 08/2016
Draft Rev. 7 08/2015
Rev. 6 07/2012
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
  HICB-20, Not Used Rev. 4 06/1997
Rev. 2 07/1981
Rev. 1 07/1978
Rev. 0 11/1975
BTP 7-21 Guidance on Digital Computer Real-Time Performance Rev. 6 08/2016
Draft Rev. 6 08/2015
Rev. 5 03/2007
Rev. 4 06/1997

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