Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: acab976c-e936-49be-8c59-865767973599
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Guidance for a Technology-Inclusive Content of Application Methodology to Inform the Licensing Basis and Content of Applications for Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Non-Light-Water Reactors (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2319/ML23194A194.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-09
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Section ID: RG-1.253
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ddress the different plant lifetime phases (i.e., design, construction, testing, and operations), as applicable. C.9 Staff Position: NEI 21-07, Revision 1, Chapter 8, provides an acceptable method for developing information related to plant programs relied upon to support the LMP-based safety analyses, including programs used to implement special treatments for SR and NSRST SSCs and to meet reliability and capability targets. 13 “Design Review Guide (DRG): Instrumentation and Controls for Non-Light Water Reactor (Non LWR) Reviews,” dated February 26, 2021, provides guidance to the NRC staff for review of this topic. The DRG is intended to make information about regulatory matters widely available and to improve communication among the NRC, interested members of the public, and the nuclear power industry, thereby increasing understanding of the NRC’s review process. DG-1404, Revision 1, Page 28 D. IMPLEMENTATION The NRC staff may use this regulatory guide as a reference in its regulatory processes, such as licensing, inspection, or enforcement. However, the NRC staff does not intend to use the guidance in this regulatory guide to support NRC staff actions in a manner that would constitute backfitting as that term is defined in 10 CFR 50.109, “Backfitting,” and as described in NRC Management Directive 8.4, “Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests” (Ref. 46), nor does the NRC staff intend to use the guidance to affect the issue finality of an approval under 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.” The staff also does not intend to use the guidance to support NRC staff actions in a manner that constitutes forward fitting as that term is defined and described in Management Directive 8.4. If a licensee believes that the NRC is using this RG in a manner inconsistent with the discussion in this Implementation section, then the licensee may file a backfitting or forward