Grading Based on Facility Type and Technical Characteristics

DOE-STD-1073-2003

Configuration Management

DOE STD 3009, Preparation Guide for U.S. Department of Energy Nonreactor

Nuclear Facility Documented Safety Analysis

Other DOE documents that may be used to facilitate SSC grading define the relative

importance of SSCs based upon more specific criteria. For example, DOE STD 1021,

Natural Phenomena Hazards Performance Categorization Guidelines for Structures,

Systems, and Components, defines performance goals for maintaining the integrity of

SSCs against natural phenomena as necessary to confine nuclear and other hazardous

materials and to protect personnel.

Many quality assurance programs also have a system for grading (quality levels) that

indicate the importance of the SSCs to safety, mission, operation, or other considerations.

Contractors may grade their configuration management activities consistent with the

quality assurance levels.

3.10.3 Grading Based on Facility Type and Technical Characteristics

"Facility" types include the variety of traditional facilities (i.e., buildings), as well as

different types of activities and operations. Examples of facility types are:

reactors

hot cells

waste tank farms

remediation activities

laboratory facilities

glove box operations

storage vaults

transportation of radioactive materials

buried waste sites

Each facility type has typical technical and design characteristics. For example, a reactor

would be required to meet design codes for high-pressure primary reactor piping systems,

while such codes would typically not apply to a nuclear hot cell facility.

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