NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

This standard review plan covers a variety of site conditions and plant designs.
Each section contains the necessary procedures and acceptance criteria for all
areas of review pertinent to that section. However, not all of the guidance in this
standard review plan may be applicable to every non-power reactor type licensed
by NRC. There may be instances in which the applicant has not addressed a topic
in the format and content guide because the applicant has made a determination
that the guidance is not applicable to the particular reactor. The reviewer should
be aware of the general non-power reactor types and the differences between the
types. If it is not clear to the reviewer that specific guidance is not applicable to
the reactor under review, the applicant may be asked why a particular issue is not
addressed in the SAR. The reviewer may select and emphasize particular aspects
of each standard review plan section, as is appropriate for the application. In some
cases, the major portion of the review of a facility feature may be done generically
with the designer of that feature rather than during reviews of each particular
application. In other cases, a facility feature may be sufficiently similar to that of a
previously reviewed facility so that an additional review of the feature is not
needed. For these and other similar reasons, the reviewer may choose not to carry.
out in detail all of the review steps listed in each standard review plan section for
every application. Rationale for each decision should be documented in the
appropriate section of the SARI
Document Structure
Parts 1 and 2 of this document are complementary, titles and numbers of sections
correspond to the SAR sections This document consists of subsections for areas
of review, acceptance criteria, review procedures, and evaluation findings for each
section of the SAR to be reviewed and evaluated. The subsections are defined as
follows:
* Areas of Review. This subsection describes the scope of the review,
including a description of the systems, components, analyses, data, or other
information that is part of the particular safety analysis section under
review.
* Acceptance Cnteria. This subsection states the purpose of the review, the
applicable NRC requirements, and the technical bases for determining the
acceptability of the design or the programs within the scope of the review.
The technical bases comprise such specific criteria as NRC regulatory
guides, codes and standards, branch technical positions, and other criteria
that apply to non-power reactors.
NRR technical positions or practices describe the technical bases for
sections of this standard review plan. These positions typically explain the
solutions and approaches determined to be acceptable in the past by
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