Regulatory Guide: Performance-Based Containment Leak-Test Program
other · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Published 2023-07-12 · 88 FR 44193
Document
Document number
2023-14603
Federal Register citation
88 FR 44193
CFR reference
10 CFR 50
Type
Rule
Action
Final guide; issuance.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2023-07-12
Energy docket
NRC-2022-0063
Abstract
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG), 1.163, "Performance-Based Containment Leak-Test Program." This RG provides guidance on an acceptable performance-based leak-test program and leakage rate test methods, procedures, and analyses that may be used to comply with "Option B--Performance-Based Requirements" in NRC regulations for primary reactor containment leakage testing for water-cooled power reactors.