N290.0-11 - General requirements for safety systems of nuclear power plants
Preface
This is the first edition of CSA N290.0, General requirements for safety systems of nuclear power plants. This Standard is one of a series of standards on reactor control systems, safety systems, and instrumentation for nuclear power plants.
Scope
1.1
This Standard covers the design, qualification, installation, operation, maintenance, inspection, and documentation of the safety systems for a water-cooled nuclear power plant.
1.2
This Standard provides the general requirements for the safety systems. This Standard is a companion document of CSA N290.2 and N290.3, which outline specific requirements.
1.3
In CSA standards, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard.
Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.
Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.
Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (nonmandatory) to define their application.
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N290.3-11 Requirements for the containment system of nuclear power plants
Preface
This is the first edition of CSA N290.3, Requirements for the containment system of nuclear power plants.
This Standard has been written as a general standard for the containment system of nuclear power plants, and establishes the nuclear safety design, procurement, installation, and testing requirements to control and minimize radioactive releases.
Scope
1.1
This Standard applies to the containment system of existing and new water-cooled nuclear power plants.
Notes:
(1) Existing nuclear power plants refers to those licensed for operation prior to 2011.
(2) The requirements for new builds and existing plants might differ. Where requirements differ for new builds and existing plants, the difference is explicitly stated.
1.2
This Standard was written as a companion document to CSA N290.0, which outlines general requirements for safety systems.
This Standard, with its companion document, provides requirements for the design, qualification, installation, operation, maintenance, inspection, and documentation of a containment system.
1.3
In CSA Standards, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard; and can is used to express possibility or capability. Notes accompanying Clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a Clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and f igures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.
