NRC-2025-0080
Draft Regulatory Guide: Qualification of Safety-Related Cables and Field Splices for Production and Utilization Facilities
Summary
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft Regulatory Guide (DG), DG-1442, "Qualification of Safety-Related Cables and Field Splices for Production and Utilization Facilities." This DG is proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.211 of the same name. The proposed revision describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for the environmental qualification of safety related cables and field splices in production and utilization facilities. It endorses, subject to the conditions described in Section C of the DG, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 383-2023, "IEEE Standard for Qualifying Electric Cables and Splices for Nuclear Facilities."