NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

16 OTHER LICENSE CONSIDERATIONS
This chapter contains guidance'for evaluating license considerations that do not
belong elsewhere in the SAR. One of these considerations is prior use of reactor
components. A recent consideration disaussed in this chapter is 'medical use of
non-power reactors. There may be other topics that should appear in this chapter,
but the applicant should determine these on a case -case basis.
16.1 Prior Use of Reactor Components
Areas ofReview -
Prior use needs to be considered in'the case'of license renewal or in the case of the
previous use of facility components and systems. Prior use need not have occurred
at the reactor for which the applicant is seeking a license. At new facilities,
components previously used at other reactor facilities may be used, or the
Department of Energy may provide fuel that was used in another non-power
reactor that was shut down. The applicant should consider how the component or
system was used in the past.
Areas of review should include the following:
* ' selection of components and systems for consideration of prioruse
* discussion of deterioration mechanisms for the items considered
* analyses, tests, and measurements used to gauge deterioration
* discussion of the preventive and corrective maintenance-program aind
success of the program -
* disaussion-and analysis of why components and systems for which prior use
was considered are acceptable for continued operation during the requested
license period
Acceptance Criteria
The acceptance criteria for the information on the prior use of reactor components
should include the following:
* -. The applicant should considerfacility 'components and systems for the
effects of prior use.' Components and systems that have been used before
and are significant to safety, such as fuel cladding, reactivity control
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