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Reactor License Renewal Inspections
The NRC inspectors verify the information in the renewal application and the applicant's implementation of license renewal activities.
On this page:
- Support a finding regarding reasonable
assurance of the acceptability of an applicant’s license renewal program
and activities to manage the effects of aging consistent with the current
licensing basis (CLB) during the period of
extended operation.
- Verify that the applicant for license renewal has
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- properly included the systems, structures, and components (SSCs) within the scope of
license renewal
- properly designated those portions of the structures and
components in scope that are subject to aging management
review
- identified all passive and long-lived SSCs that require aging management review
- Verify scoping of non-safety-related
structures and components whose failure could affect safety-related
structures and components from performing their intended functions.
- Determine which AMPs are credited to prevent applicable aging effects.
- Verify that AMPs will reasonably manage aging
effects:
- existing program
- modified existing program
- new program
- Review supporting documentation for validity.
- Verify that the applicant
implemented its methodology for AMPs.
- Verify that the applicant evaluated site-specific
and industry information for applicability in determining aging effects:
- surveillance tests
- maintenance records
- history files
- inservice test and inspection results
- work orders and corrective actions
- Perform walkdowns of selected in-scope SSCs.
- IMC
2516 ,
"Policy and Guidance for the License
Renewal Inspection Programs," documents the NRC's policy and guidance for review and inspection activities
associated with the License Renewal Inspection Program (LRIP). The
LRIP is the process used by the NRC's headquarters and regional staff, as well as consultant personnel to verify
the programs and activities associated with an applicant’s request
to renew its license for a commercial nuclear power plant beyond
the
initial licensing period under
10
CFR Part 54.
- Table of Contents
- IP-71002 , "License Renewal Inspections,"
provides the procedures for inspecting and verifying the documentation, implementation, and effectiveness of the programs
and activities associated with an applicant's license renewal program.
- IP-71002 has the following objectives:
- Verify the applicant’s license renewal
program, including supporting activities, is implemented consistent with
the requirements of 10 CFR Part 54.
- Verify the material condition of the structures, systems,
and components (SSCs) that require an aging management
review.
- Verify that the information and documentation
required by, or necessary to document compliance with, the provisions
of the rule are retrievable, auditable, and consistent with the rule
and site-approved programs and procedures.
- Verify that the implementation of license renewal plant assessment and aging management programs is consistent with NRC guidance for license
renewal.
- Table of Contents
- Frequently Asked Questions on License Renewal of Nuclear Power Reactors
(NUREG-1850)
- IP-71003 , "Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal," provides the procedures for inspecting and verifying the completion of license renewal commitments and license conditions that have been added as part of the renewed license, and ensuring that selected aging management programs (AMPs) are implemented in accordance with the license renewal regulations.
- IP-71003 has the following objectives:
- Verify that license conditions added as part of the renewed license, license
renewal commitments, selected AMPs, and license renewal
commitments revised after the renewed license was granted, are implemented in
accordance with 10 CFR Part 54.
- Verify that “newly identified” structures, systems,
and components (SSCs), pursuant to 10 CFR 54.37(b), and Regulatory Issue Summary RIS-2007-16, are
implemented in accordance with 10 CFR Part 54.
- Verify, on a sample basis, that the description of the AMPs and related activities are, or will be, contained in the
updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR), and that the description of the programs is
consistent with those implemented by the licensee.
- Table of Contents
- Frequently Asked Questions About License Renewal Inspection Procedure (IP) 71003
License renewal inspections verify fulfillment of the following general inspection requirements:
- The applicant implements the scoping and
screening methodology in
conformance with descriptions contained in the license renewal application and staff's safety
evaluation report (SER).
- The applicant correctly and completely identifies the systems, structures,
and components (SSCs) satisfying the conditions of
10
CFR 54.4(a).
- The passive, long-lived structures and
components (SCs) are subject to an
aging management review (AMR) and have aging management programs (AMPs)
that are in conformance with descriptions contained in the license
renewal
application and SER.
- The engineering analysis documentation used to
support the application exists, and is credible and auditable.
- Inspections are performed before the approval
of a renewed license.
- Inspections should be performed by the NRC's regional
offices (including visits to the applicant’s site).
- Inspections cover
the following aspects:
- scoping and screening
- aging management
- annual LRA update process
- any open items resulting from inspections or staff review
of the LRA
- Verify that plant modifications and CLB changes were
included in the annual application update.
- Verify that newly installed plant equipment, in the scope of the
rule, is included in appropriate aging management programs.
- Examine resolution of issues identified in earlier
inspections.
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