U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONRevisionO-R19Rune1976REGULATORYGUIDEOFFICEOFSTANDARDSDEVELOPMENTREGULATORYGUIDE1.116(ThispagerevisedMay1977)QUALITYASSURANCEREQUIREMENTSFORINSTALLATION,INSPECTION,ANDTESTINGOFMECHANICALEQUIPMENTANDSYSTEMSA.INTRODUCTIONAppendixB,QualityAssuranceCriteriaforNuclearPowerPlantsandFuelReprocessingPlants,to10CFRPartSO,LicensingofProductionandUtilizationFacilities,establishesoverallqualityassurancerequirementsforthedesign,construction,andoperationofsa7.ty-reiatedstructures,systems,andcomponentsofnuclearpowerplants.ThisguidedescribesamethodacceptabletotheNRCstaffforcomplyingwiththeCommission'sregulationswithregardtoqualityassurancerequirementsforinstallation,inspection,andtestingofmechanicalequipmentandsystemsforwatercooledandhigh-temperaturegas-coolednuclearpowerplants.*B.DISCUSSIONWorkingGroupN45-2.8oftheAmericanNationalStandardsCommitteeN45,ReactorPlantsandTheirMaintenance,haspreparedastandardthatincludesqualityassurancerequirementsforinstallation,inspection,andtestingofmechanicalequipmentandsystemsforwater-cooledandhigh-temperaturegas-coolednuclearpowerplants.ThisstandardwasapprovedbySubcommitteeN45-2,NuclearQualityAssuranceStandards,oftheAmericanNationalStandardsCommitteeN45andthefullcommittee.ItwassubsequentlyapprovedanddesignatedN45.2.8-19751bytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituteonMay20.1975.NRCdocumentsWASH1309,GuidanceonQualityAssuranceRequirementsDuringtheConstructionPhaseofNuclearPowerPlants,datedMay10,1974(Green'ANSIN45.2.8-1975,SupplementaryQualityAssuranceRequirementsforInstallation,Inspection,andTestingtofMechanicalEquipmentandSystemsfortheConstructionPhaseofNuclearPowerPlants.CopiesmaybeobtainedfromtheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers,345East47thStreet,NewYork,NewYork10017.Book,Revision0)andWASH1284,GuidanceonQualityAssuranceRequirementsDuringtheuperationsPhaseofNuclearPowerPlants,datedOctober26,1973(OrangeBook,Revision0)containguidanceonacceptablemethodsofimplementingportionsofthequalityassuranceprogram.ThesedocumentsareusedbytheNRCstaffintheevaluationofapplicationsforconstructionpermitsandoperatinglicenses.WASH1284containsextractsofproposedstandardN45.2.8(Draft3,Rev.2)andWASH1309containsproposedstandardN45.2.8(Draft3.Rev.3).ANSIN45.2.8-1975reflectsdevelopmentfromtheproposedversionsreferencedintheaboveWASHdocumentstothefinalversionapprovedbytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.NosubstantivechangeshavebeenmadetoNRCguidanceonqualityassurancerequirementsforinstallation,inspection,andtestingofwater-cooledandhightemperaturegas-coolednuclearpowerplantmechanicalequipmentfromthatpreviouslyprovided.ItisimportanttoconsidertherelationshipofthequalityassurancerequirementsincludedinSectionsIIIandX!oftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodewiththoseincludedinANSIN45.2.8-1975.Code-coveredactivitiesareprimarilyintendedtoassuretheintegrityofthepressureboundaryofanitem.NotallactivitiesofsafetyimportancearecoveredbytheCode.TheCodedoesnotcoverrequirementstoassureoperabilityofcomponents.Accordingly,activitiesofN45.2.8-1975applytoCodecomponentsexceptforthoseactivitiesaddressedintheCode.TheapplicabilityofN45.2.8-1975andSectionsIIIandXIoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeisaddressedinSection1.2ofANSIN45.2,8-1975./C.REGULATORYPOISITIONTherequirementsforinstallation,inspection,andtestingofmechanicalequipmentandsystemsofwatercooledandhigh-temperaturegas-coolednuclearpowerUSNRCREGULATORYGUIDESCommentsshouldbesenttotheSecretaryoftheCommission,US-NuclearRegolatoryCommissionWashingtonD.C.20555,Attention:DocketingandServiceRegulatoryGuidesareissuedtodescribeandmakeavailabletothepublicmethodsBranch.acceptabletotheNRCstaffofimplementingspecificpartsoftheCommission'sregulations,todelineatetechniquesusedbythestaffinevaluatingspecificproblemsTheguidesareissuedinthefollowingtenbroaddivisionsorpostulatedaccidents,ortoprovideguidancetoapplicants.RegulatoryGuidesatenotsubstitutesforregulations,andcompliancewiththemisnotrequired.1.PowerReactors6ProductsMethodsandsolutionsdifferentfromthosesetoutintheguideswillbeaccept.2.ResearchandiTestReactors7.Transportationableiftheyprovideabasisforthefindingsrequisitetotheissuanceorcontinuance3.FuelsandMaterialsFacilities6.OccupationalHealthofapermitorlicensebytheCommission.4.EnvironmentalandSiting9.AntitrustReview5.MaterialsandPlantProtection10.GeneralCommentsandsuggestionsforimprovementsintheseguidesareencouragedatalltimes,andguideswillberevised,asappropriate,toaccommodatecommentsandtoRequestsforsinglecopiesofissuedguides(whichmaybereproduced)orforplacereflectnewinformationorexperience,Howeverthestaff'sconsiderationofcommentonanautomaticdistributionlistforsinglecopiesoffutureguidesinspecificresotsrece,,edduringtheinitialpubliccommentperiodforthisguidehasresulteddivisionsshouldbemadeinwritingtotheUS.NuclearRegulatoryCommission.inthedeterminationthatthereisnoneedforarevisionatthistime.WashrngtonD.C20555,AttentionDirector.DivisionofDocumentControi*TheAdvisorCommitteeonReactorSaf'eguardshasheetnconsultedconcerningthisuldeandhasconcurredintheregulatoryposition.ýpantsthatarein