August11,1972SAFETYGUIDE30QUALITYASSURANCEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEINSTALLATION,INSPECTION,ANDTESTINGOFINSTRUMENTATIONANDELECTRICEQUIPMENTA.IntroductionAppendixBto10CFRPart50,QualityAssurancecriteriaforNuclearPowerPlantsandFuelReprocessingPlants,establishesqualityassiuIranicerqpuirements.'forthedesign,-c6nstrution,andoperationofnuclearpowerpla~ntstructures,ytfiiad:-si:fety:g-ae--de~crilsanacceptablemethodofcomplyipng,withthi`eCommissionsregulationsWithardto.thpequalityassurance.requ.iirementsfortheýistallation,inspection,andtestingonuclearpoweriplantinstrumentation-and-electricequipmenht.B..Discussion.Working-Group.N45-4.4(formerlyadhocco--mitteeNalso-designated.adhoccommitteeJCNPS/A.by'theIEEE)oftheAmericanNationalSta'n'dards'InstituteStandardsCommitteeN45,ReactorPlants'and--TheirMWintenance,has-d!vlpoasfhdrforhinluequality.,assuran~ce.requirementstheinstallation,inspection,andtesting-ofnucleapowerpantinstrumentationand'elecricqupent.Thisstandardwasapprovedbysucm~iitN5,NclaQualityAsur-anceStanards,ofthe'AmerictaxationaStandardsComnitteetN45,andthefularcommitteeandits'Secretaiat,ianditwascsubsequipmentlapanddesiignated1n45.24-1072bytheAmericanInsatioonal,StdarInstituteonMarch1,1972.ThistandardwasAlsoapprovedbytheIEEEStandardsCommitteeonSeptember16,1971,andwasdesignated-IEEEStd336-1971.C.RegulatoryPositionTherequirementsfortheinstallation,inspection,and-testingof'nuclearpowerplantinstrumentationandelectricequipmentwhichareincludedinANSIN45.2.4-1972,Installation,Inspe'ction,andTestingRequirementsforInstrumentationandElectricEquipmentDuringtheConstructionofNuclearPowerGeneratingStations(alsodesignatedasIEEEStd336-1971)1aregenerallyacceptableandprovideanadequatebasisforcomplyingwiththepertinentqualityassurancerequirementsofAppendixBto10CFRPart50,subjecttothefollowing:1.ANSIN45.2.4-1972shouldbeusedinconjunctionwithANSIN45.2-197:1,QualityAssuranceProgramRequirementsforNuclearPowerPlants.(ItisexpectedthatfuturerevisionsofANSIN45.2.4-1972willincludethisprovision.)2.Section9ofANSIN45.2.4-1972listsadditionalguidesandstandardsmadeapplicablebyANSIN45.2,4.Thespecificapplicabilityoracceptabilityoftheselistedguidesandstandardshasbeenorwillbecoveredseparately,inothersafetyguidesorinappropriateCommissionregulations.3.Althoughsubdivision1.1ofANSIN45.2.4-1972statesthattherequirementspromulgatedapplyduringtheconstructionphaseofanuclearpowerplant,theserequirementsarealsotobeconsideredapplicablefortheinstallation,inspection,andtestingofinstrumentationandelectricequipmentduringtheoperationphaseofanuclearpowerplant.'Copiesmay'beobtainedfromeithertheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineersortheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers,UnitedEngineeringCenter,345E.47thStreet,NewYork,N.Y.1001730.1