30 CFR §250.229
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Your New or Unusual Technology Barrier Equipment Conceptual Plan must include the following information:
- (a)A description how the New or Unusual Technology Barrier Equipment Conceptual Plan fits within your overall site-specific project, if applicable. You must include an overview of the project development concepts and a proposed schedule for submittal of associated Conceptual Plans;
- (b)Detailed schematics depicting the primary and secondary barriers that include all components, assemblies, or sub-assemblies, each labeled and categorized as a Category 1 barrier or Category 2 barrier;
- (c)A list of the primary and secondary barriers that includes all components, assemblies, or sub-assemblies specifying each assigned barrier as either a Category 1 barrier or Category 2 barrier;
- (d)A list of the engineering standards that will be used in the equipment's material selection and qualification, design verification analysis, and design validation testing;
- (e)A list of requested alternate procedures or equipment in accordance with § 250.141 and requested departures in accordance with § 250.142 needed for the new or unusual technology barrier equipment proposed in your New or Unusual Technology Barrier Equipment Conceptual Plan;
- (f)A list of the functional requirements (e.g., environmental and physical loads (magnitude and frequency)) for which the barrier equipment is being designed;
- (g)A description of the equipment's safety critical functions, (e.g., function(s) performed by or inherent to the equipment enabling it to achieve or maintain a safe state);
- (h)An I3P nomination, in accordance with § 250.231(a);
- (i)An I3P verification plan that includes the following:
- (1)A discussion of the equipment's material selection and qualification;
- (2)A discussion of the equipment's design verification analyses;
- (3)A discussion of the equipment's design validation testing;
- (4)An explanation of why the analyses, processes, and procedures ensure that the equipment is fit for service in the applicable environment; and
- (5)Details regarding how the I3P will address the additional items listed in § 250.232.
- (j)Documentation demonstrating payment of the service fee listed in § 250.125.