The application of NRC regulations to the SIS Project: A case study for DOE Pu/U facilities
DOE order 5480.5, Safety of Nuclear Facilities,'' is based on the premise that DOE nuclear facility safety programs will assure that all matters concerning DOE nuclear facilities are-in accordance with generally uniform standards, guides, and codes which are consistent with those applied to comparable licensed nuclear facilities. During the 1970's, the commercial nuclear industry experienced a vast increase in regulatory scrutiny in the form of new and more detailed regulations and more rigorous reviews and inspections. This situation parallels the current environment surrounding DOE facilities. Realizing this and to assure compliance with the DOE Order, the SIS Project is undertaking a critical review of NRC Regulations and Guidelines related to safety to assure that the Project criteria acceptably envelope the intent of the NRC guidance. If they do not, supplemental requirements are identified. The results of this review will be formally documented in the PSAR and be reflected, as necessary, in supplemental Project requirements. The effort has shown that for matters unique to Pu processing plants, DOE criteria are generally specific and defensible. For matters not unique, DOE criteria are currently less specific than NRC Guidelines. The differences are in the definition of means and details of compliance required by guidance and not general coverage. Good examples of this involve such areas as fire protection hazards evaluations, environmental qualification, and electrical separation criteria.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-84ID12435
- OSTI ID:
- 7309732
- Report Number(s):
- WINCO-11570; CONF-8910260-9; ON: DE92017484
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Plutonium/uranium recovery operations conference, Oak Ridge, TN (United States), 24-26 Oct 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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