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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ure COL applicant from including other notations DG-1325, Page-62 in the departure report in order to reference previously reviewed departures and exemptions from an S-COL. Referencing should be clear and should correlate with any revised LMA used in the FSAR to facilitate efficient review. Post-licensing departures should not appear as modifications to Part 7 of the application. During the interval from the date of application for a license to the date on which the Commission makes its findings required by 10 CFR 52.103(g), COL applicants and licensees submit a report to the NRC semiannually, as required by Section X.B.3.b of the relevant appendix to 10 CFR Part 52. The semiannual report contains a brief description of any plant-specific departures from the DCD with a summary of the evaluation for each departure, as required under Section X.B.1 of the relevant appendix to 10 CFR Part 52. These semiannual reports from previous COLs may be of value to S-COL applicants that want to reference a post-licensing departure. As discussed in Section C.2.16, a number of departures and license amendments may be deferred by a COL applicant that chooses to finalize licensing-basis information at a point during the licensing review through a “freeze point.” This may result in additional post-licensing departures that a later S-COL application may want to reference. There are no regulatory requirements that would restrict such a practice although an efficient review would depend on clear and properly qualified referencing. Combined License Applications Referencing Post-licensing Information Consistent with the guidance in Section C.2.16, COL applicants may choose to define a “freeze point” during the application review process at which the licensing-basis information is considered final. If a COL applicant then defers making changes until after issuance of the COL, the NRC may need to review a number of departures and LARs to support the eventual construction of the