Nuclear Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR)

Overview

Draft and validate key chapters of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report for nuclear facility licensing. Follows NUREG-0800 (Standard Review Plan) structure and IAEA GSR Part 4. Covers site characteristics, design criteria, safety analysis, and quality assurance.

Example Conversation

You: We’re preparing the PSAR for our facility. We have site data (seismology, hydrology) and need the site characteristics chapter, design criteria referencing GDC, and a summary of our QA programme per Appendix B. Can you draft and validate?

Agent: I’ll draft the site characteristics section with your data, include design criteria with 10 CFR 50 Appendix A (GDC) reference, and summarize the QA programme against the 18 Appendix B criteria. I’ll add source references for site data, then run psar_chapter_coverage_check.

Agent: Created psar-chapters-draft.md. Running psar_chapter_coverage_check…

Agent: Check PASS — the document covers site characteristics, GDC reference, DBA/consequence analysis, QA programme, and source data references. Ready for internal review.

What the Tools Validate

psar_chapter_coverage_check checks the PSAR document for:

• Site characteristics — Seismology, hydrology, meteorology, population distribution per NUREG-0800.
• GDC reference — General Design Criteria (10 CFR 50 Appendix A) or design criteria cross-reference.
• DBA / consequence analysis — Design-basis accidents or anticipated operational occurrences with consequence analysis.
• QA programme — Quality assurance programme addressing 10 CFR 50 Appendix B (18 criteria).
• Source data references — Site characterization or source data references for traceability.

Output: PASS if all are present; otherwise FAIL with a short line per missing element. Run on the draft before finalizing; fix gaps and re-run until the check passes.

Output Excerpt

Excerpt from a generated PSAR chapter draft and sample checker report.

PSAR (excerpt):

## Site Characteristics

The site is located [geography]. Seismology: [source data reference]. Hydrology: [source data reference]. Meteorology: [source data reference]. Population distribution: [reference].

## Design Criteria

The facility design is based on the General Design Criteria (GDC) of 10 CFR 50 Appendix A. Principal design criteria for this technology address [criteria].

## Safety Analysis

Design-basis accidents (DBA) and anticipated operational occurrences (AOO) have been analyzed. Consequence analysis for [scenario] indicates [result]. Dose calculations are documented in [reference].

## Quality Assurance

The QA programme complies with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B and addresses all 18 criteria: organization, quality assurance programme, design control, procurement, instructions, document control, control of purchased material, identification and control of materials, control of special processes, inspection, test control, control of measuring and test equipment, handling, storage and shipping, inspection and test status, nonconforming material, corrective action, quality assurance records, audits.

psar_chapter_coverage_check report (excerpt):

=== PSAR CHAPTER COVERAGE CHECK (NUREG-0800) ===
Result: PASS

Document: psar-chapters-draft.md
Site characteristics (seismology, hydrology, meteorology, population) addressed.
General Design Criteria (GDC / 10 CFR 50 Appendix A) referenced.
Design-basis accidents / AOO with consequence analysis present.
QA programme (10 CFR 50 Appendix B) addressed.
Site or data source references present.
PSAR meets NUREG-0800 chapter coverage expectations.

Getting Started

Add your source materials to the project workspace (site data, design basis, QA programme documentation), then activate the Nuclear Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) skill. The agent will guide you through drafting and validating with psar_chapter_coverage_check.