Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 5810150e-ee20-4cd1-b72f-6e918a603f73
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1523/ML15233A056.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.206
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ommittee on Reactor Safeguards, and the Commission. The initial plan to focus on a single R-COL application selected by a DCWG while other S-COL applicants delayed submittal was considered logical and beneficial at the time (See the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear Power 2010 Program, Combined Construction and Operating License & Design Certification Demonstration Projects Lessons Learned Report, dated August 30, 2012 (Ref. 68). The tradeoffs associated with this approach became apparent later as projections for new COLAs changed and some COLAs were suspended or withdrawn, thus compromising construction schedules of some S-COL applications. In addition to describing the DCRA, RIS 2006-006 indicated that, because of the projected applications, the NRC planned to prioritize COLAs based on the level of standardization. Although the DCRA has proven to be a robust model, RIS 2006-06’s planned prioritization based on level of standardization is less relevant now given the level of evolution and current projections for new COLAs and DC renewal applications. The “integrated FSAR” concept presented by NEI at a public meeting in June 2015 represents to a great degree the practices that have evolved through the DCRA. An “integrated FSAR” that represents further enhancements to the DCRA is associated with an actual COLA, and the COLA fully complies with all requirements before issuance of a COL. Based on the experiences with COLA reviews to date, an integrated FSAR may not be a “final product” because of additional changes made to later COLAs and COLs that represent desirable shared content. Similarly, future COLAs would still need to rely on additional referencing related to site-specific issues that need to be included in the plant-specific FSAR for their application. Any COLA, including the FSAR, should be complete and sufficient to support the required NRC’s safety, security, and environmental findings. If an applicant wishes to take advantage