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NUREG 0933

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The objective of this task was to improve the reliability and capability of nuclear power plant systems for removing decay heat and achieving safe shutdown conditions following transients and under post-accident conditions. ITEM II.E.3.1: RELIABILITY OF …
The objective of this task was to provide instrumentation to monitor plant variables and systems during and following an accident. Indications of plant variables and status of systems important to safety are required by the plant operator (licensee) …
The objective of this task was to increase the reliability and diversification of the electrical power supplies for certain safety-related equipment. ITEM II.G.1: POWER SUPPLIES FOR PRESSURIZER RELIEF VALVES, BLOCK VALVES, AND LEVEL INDICATORS DESCRIPTION …
The objective of this task was to improve public radiation protection in the event of a nuclear power plant accident by improving (1) radioactive effluent monitoring, (2) the dose analysis for accidental releases of radioiodine, tritium, and carbon-14, …
DESCRIPTION At the time this issue was identified in NUREG-0371, [1] trends in the design of nuclear power plants showed an increase in the use of digital computer technology in safety-related instrumentation and control systems. The first application of …
DESCRIPTION CP applicants for which SERs were issued after July 1, 1974, were required by the NRC to qualify all safety- related equipment to IEEE 323. [1] From the time this standard was originated, the industry developed methods that were used to …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background The Class 1E power sources provide the electric power for the plant systems that are essential to reactor shutdown, containment isolation, reactor core cooling, containment heat removal or are otherwise essential in …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue is documented in NUREG-0371 [1] and addresses the adequacy of safety-related DC power supplies which was questioned by a nuclear consultant in a letter to the ACRS in April 1977 (NUREG-0305, [2] Attachment B). …
DESCRIPTION This NUREG-0371 [1] item was initiated in order to develop criteria and guidelines to be used by applicants, licensees, and staff reviewers to support implementation of Regulatory Guide 1.97, [2] Revision 1. Such criteria and guidelines were …
DESCRIPTION This issue was raised in NUREG-0371 [1] following a series of events at operating plants that involved the offsite power systems. These events indicated that the reliability of the preferred source of emergency power might have been less than …
DESCRIPTION The complete loss of AC electrical power to the essential and nonessential switchgear buses in a nuclear power plant is referred to as a "Station Blackout." Because many safety systems required for reactor core decay heat removal are dependent …
DESCRIPTION The design criteria and methods for the seismic qualification of mechanical and electrical equipment in nuclear power plants underwent significant changes during the course of the licensing of commercial nuclear power plants. Consequently, it …
DESCRIPTION Nuclear power plant instrumentation and control systems are composed of safety-related protection systems and non-safety-related control systems. The safety-related protection systems are designed to satisfy the General Design Criteria …
DESCRIPTION Some prototype electrical penetration failures have occurred to date. In addition, failures of low voltage penetration modules have occurred at a licensed facility. It was originally postulated that failures of the low voltage penetration …
DESCRIPTION The seismic qualification of complex electrical and mechanical components has undergone rapid changes in the past several years. Revisions in industry standards (IEEE 344) have resulted in the need to audit the qualification programs of NSSS …
DESCRIPTION NRC environmental information needs for licensing fall into the categories of: (1) detailed site-specific investigations at a preferred site, and (2) reconnaissance level information to support alternative site assessment and selection, …
DESCRIPTION The effects of entrainment on phytoplankton and zooplankton populations are often minimal and occasionally beneficial. Numerous studies of the effects of entrainment on plankton organisms, phytoplankton, and zooplankton have shown impacts to …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This NUREG-0471 [1] item arose in the course of the NRC review of the McGuire application, where the applicant proposed relying on the generator load break switch for isolating the generator from the stepup transformer …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was documented in NUREG-0471 [1] and resulted from a review of LERs which indicated that onsite emergency diesel generators (EDGs) at operating plants were demonstrating an average starting reliability of about …
DESCRIPTION This NUREG-0471 [1] task will make a determination as to whether plants should be designed to accommodate a total loss of all AC power for a limited period of time. CONCLUSION This issue is covered in USI A-44, "Station Blackout."     [1] …
DESCRIPTION Offsite power system frequency decay, depending on the rate of decay, could provide an electrical brake on the reactor coolant pump motors that could slow the pumps faster than the assumed flywheel coastdown flow rates normally used in …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background The ACRS raised a concern that there is a need to develop criteria for vibration monitoring systems which could provide early warning of excessive vibration inside the reactor vessel. This item is documented in …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This NUREG-0471 [1] item was developed because of concerns regarding the long-term capability of hermetically- sealed instruments and equipment which must function in postaccident environments. Certain classes of …
DESCRIPTION This NUREG-0471 [1] item was an ACRS generic concern that initially addressed the common mode failure of identical components exposed to identical or nearly-identical conditions or environments. This concern was later expanded to include other …
DESCRIPTION Background This issue was identified [1] after a review of LERs involving the failure or degraded performance of essential equipment that resulted from the failure of protective devices such as fuses and circuit breakers. The affected systems …

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