Environmental Qualification

DOE-HDBK-1188-2006

200.

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION. Used to ensure that safety-class structures,

systems, and components can perform all safety functions, as determined by the safety analysis,

with no failure mechanism that could lead to common cause failures under postulated service

conditions. The requirements from American National Standards Institute/Institute of Electrical

and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE) Standard 323 for mild environments shall be used

unless the environment in which the structure, system, or component is located changes

significantly as a result of the design basis accidents. In general, qualification for mild

environments should consist of two elements:

Ensuring that all equipment is selected for application to the specific service conditions

based on sound engineering practices and manufacturers' recommendations.

Ensuring that the system documentation includes controls that will preserve the

relationship between equipment application and service conditions.

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201.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACTIVITIES. The process(es) by which

contaminated sites and facilities are identified and characterized and by which contamination is

contained, treated, or removed and disposed. [10 CFR 830.3][DOE G 420.1-1]

202.

EQUIPMENT. The systems and devices used throughout DOE and commonly referred to as

equipment are divided into three categories for the purpose of this Order. It is the intent of this

definition to separately identify the installed equipment that can logically be considered as an

integral part of a real property improvement from other types of equipment. The purpose of

such a determination is to provide a uniform basis for analysis of various maintenance and repair

costs.

A. INSTALLED EQUIPMENT. This category includes the mechanical and electrical systems

that are installed as part of basic building construction and are essential to the normal

functioning of the facility and its intended use. Examples are heating, ventilating, and air

conditioning (HVAC) systems; elevators; and communications systems.

B. PROGRAMMATIC EQUIPMENT. Equipment (both real and personal) dedicated for a

specific programmatic use. Examples are accelerators, microscopes, radiation detection

equipment, glove boxes, and hotcells.