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Energia i regulacje · 19.06.2003

Control Room Habitability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Generic Letter (GL) 2003-01 to all holders of operating licenses for pressurized-water reactors and boiling-water reactors, except those who have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel and more than 1 year has elapsed since fuel was irradiated in the reactor vessel. The generic letter was issued to (1) alert licensees to findings at U.S. power reactor facilities suggesting that the control room licensing and design bases, and applicable regulatory requirements may not be met, and that existing technical specification surveillance requirements (SRs) may not be adequate, (2) emphasize the importance of reliable, comprehensive surveillance testing to verify control room habitability, (3) request licensees to submit information that demonstrates that the control room at each of their respective facilities complies with the current licensing and design bases, and applicable regulatory requirements, and that suitable design, maintenance and testing control measures are in place for maintaining this compliance, and (4) determine, based on the information received, if

Source: Federal Register — Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOpen original release →