Facility changes and change process.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) The licensee shall establish a configuration management system to evaluate, implement, and track each change to the site, structures, processes, systems, equipment, components, computer programs, and activities of personnel. This system must be documented in written procedures and must assure that the following are addressed prior to implementing any change: (1) The technical basis for the change; (2) Impact of the change on safety and health or control of licensed material; (3) Modifications to existing operating procedures including any necessary training or retraining before operation; (4) Authorization requirements for the change; (5) For temporary changes, the approved duration (e.g., expiration date) of the change; and (6) The impacts or modifications to the integrated safety analysis, integrated safety analysis summary, or other safety program information, developed in accordance with § 70.62. (b) Any change to site, structures, processes, systems, equipment, components, computer programs, and activities of personnel must be evaluated by (c) The licensee may make changes to the site, structures, processes, systems, equipment, components, computer programs, and activities of personnel, without prior Commission approval, if the change: (1) Does not: (i) Create new types of accident sequences that, unless mitigated or prevented, would exceed the performance requirements of § 70.61 and that have not previously been described in the integrated safety analysis summary; o

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 70.72