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Fuels and Materials Facilities (Division 3): Regulatory Guides 3.21 - 3.40
This page lists the number, title, publication date, and revisions for each regulatory guide in Division 3, "Fuels and Materials Facilities," 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.
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| Guide Number | Title | Revision Number | Issue Date | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.21 | Quality Assurance Requirements for Protective Coatings Applied to Fuel Reprocessing and to Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants HISTORY
| 0 | 03/1974 | Periodic Review - August 2024 - Considerations Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified |
| 3.22 | Periodic Testing of Fuel Reprocessing Plant Protection System Actuation Functions HISTORY
| 0 | 06/1974 | Periodic Review – June 2023 Considerations Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified |
| 3.23 | Stabilization of Uranium-Thorium Milling Waste Retention Systems (Withdrawn -- See 45 FR 71876, 10/30/1980) | W | 10/1980 | |
| 0 | 11/1974 | |||
| 3.24 | Guidance on the License Application, Siting, Design and Plant Protection for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Withdrawn -- See 46 FR 14507, 02/27/1981) | W | 02/1981 | |
| 0 | 12/1974 | |||
| 3.25 | Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Uranium Enrichment Facilities Withdrawn – See 89 FR 19499 | W | 03/2024 | |
| 1 | 12/2008 | Periodic Review - March 2013 – No Action | ||
| 0 | 12/1974 | |||
| 3.26 | Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Fuel Reprocessing Plants HISTORY
| 0 | 02/1975 | Periodic Review – June 2023 Considerations Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified |
| 3.27 | Nondestructive Examination of Welds in the Liners of Concrete Barriers in Fuel Reprocessing Plants HISTORY
| 1 | 05/1977 | Periodic Review – June 2023 Considerations Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 05/1975 | |||
| 3.28 | Welder Qualification for Welding in Areas of Limited Accessibility in Fuel Reprocessing Plants and in Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants (Withdrawn -- See 79 FR 19662, 04/09/2014) | W | 04/2014 | |
| 0 | 05/1975 | |||
| 3.29 | Preheat and Interpass Temperature Control for the Welding of Low-Alloy Steel for Use in Fuel Reprocessing Plants and in Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants (Withdrawn -- See 79 FR 19663, 04/09/2014) | W | 04/2014 | |
| 0 | 05/1975 | |||
| 3.30 | Selection, Application, and Inspection of Protective Coatings (Paints) for Fuel Reprocessing Plants HISTORY
| O-R | 05/1977 | Periodic Review – June 2023 Considerations Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 06/1975 | |||
| 3.31 | Emergency Water Supply Systems for Fuel Reprocessing Plants HISTORY
| O-R | 05/1977 | Periodic Review – June 2023 Considerations Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 09/1975 | |||
| 3.32 | General Design Guide for Ventilation Systems for Fuel Reprocessing Plants (for Comment) HISTORY
| 0 | 09/1975 | Periodic Review – June 2023 Considerations Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified |
| 3.33 | Assumptions Used for Evaluating the Potential Radiological Consequences of Accidental Nuclear Criticality in a Fuel Reprocessing Plant HISTORY
| W | 01/1998 | |
| 0 | 04/1977 | |||
| 3.34 | Assumptions Used for Evaluating the Potential Radiological Consequences of Accidental Nuclear Criticality in a Uranium Fuel Fabrication Plant HISTORY
| W | 01/1998 | |
| 1 | 07/1979 | |||
| 3.35 | Assumptions Used for Evaluating the Potential Radiological Consequences of Accidental Nuclear Criticality in a Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plant HISTORY
| W | 01/1998 | |
| 1 | 07/1979 | |||
| 3.36 | Nondestructive Examination of Tubular Products for Use in Fuel Reprocessing Plants and in Plutonium Plants (Withdrawn -- See 44 FR 6535, 02/01/1979) | W | 02/1979 | |
| 1 | 08/1975 | |||
| 3.37 | Guidance for Avoiding Intergranular Corrosion and Stress Corrosion in Austenitic Stainless Steel Components of Fuel Reprocessing Plants (for Comment) HISTORY
| 0 | 09/1975 | Periodic Review September 2022 Considerations Periodic Review June 2012 No Action |
| 3.38 | General Fire Protection Guide for Fuel Reprocessing Plants (for Comment) (Withdrawn -- See 73 FR 76420, 12/16/2008) | W | 12/2008 | |
| 0 | 06/1976 | |||
| 3.39 | Standard Format and Content of License Applications for Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants HISTORY
| 1 | 10/2011 | Reviewed in 2017 – Reviewed with issues identified for future consideration |
| 0 | 01/1976 | |||
| 3.40 | Design Basis Floods for Fuel Reprocessing Plants and for Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants HISTORY
| 1 | 12/1977 | Periodic Review – June 2023 Considerations Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified |
| 0 | 11/1976 |
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