Introduction - DOE-STD-1104-96

DOE-STD-1104-96

INTRODUCTION

Safety and health assurance may be increased by standardizing the process of reviewing

and approving DSAs and TSRs. Although complete standardization of the process (e.g.,

standardized review plan) requires substantial commitments and is complicated by the

diversity of facility operations throughout the DOE complex, certain benefits are gained

by standardizing fundamental elements of the review and approval process. To that end,

the Standard establishes DOE guidelines for the review and approval of these

documents, including preparation of SERs, for nuclear facilities.

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

Guidance provided in this Standard is applicable to the review and approval of DSAs and

TSRs and revisions thereto, including required annual updates (i.e., 10 CFR 830 annual

updates), for existing nuclear facilities. Therefore, this Standard is appropriate for Hazard

Category 1, 2, or 3 facilities (classified in accordance with DOE-STD-1027 Change

Notice No. 1, "Hazard Categorization and Accident Analysis Techniques for Compliance

with DOE Order 5480.23, Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports") that document their safety

basis in accordance with 10 CFR 830. For new facilities in which conceptual design or

construction activities are in progress, the review and approval process for the

Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) is much more focused on the adequacy

of the proposed design for safety and on confirming that construction is within approved

design in accordance with 10 CFR 830.206, "Preliminary documented safety analysis".

Provisions of this Standard may be applied to the process of reviewing and approving

PDSAs documenting conceptual and/or preliminary designs to the extent judged to be

beneficial.

The body of this Standard focuses on management of the review and approval process,

provides guidelines for establishing the basis of approval, and recommends a format and

content of SERs. Specific review guidelines that are technical in nature are more

appropriately addressed individually by subject matter and require more detailed

guidance and discussion. Therefore, the body provides general guidelines as opposed to

a comprehensive list of technical safety criteria [e.g., standardized review plan (SRP)].

Thus, this Standard does not constitute a SRP in the same context as the SRP employed

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

This Standard is applicable to government -owned, government -operated (GOGO)

facilities in which DOE performs the function of the facility contractor.