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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d RAI process. Further information about these can be found in NRO-REG-101. The applicant should understand that, although the review and RAI process encompasses the entire application (e.g. ITAAC and quality assurance program description), it focuses on the SAR and the ER. The staff conducts a detailed review and evaluation against the acceptance criteria in the SRP, DSRSs (if applicable), the guidance in NUREG-1555, and other application-related guidance. The staff generates RAIs to acquire the information necessary to fill data gaps and/or clarify misleading, unclear, or erroneous information; and to complete the evaluation and determine whether reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety exists. Often, the requested information is contained in reports that are cited in the application but not publically available (e.g., contractor reports). To enhance both the efficiency of the NRC staff’s review and the transparency of the technical basis in the application, the applicant should consider providing NRC with electronic copies of all cited but non-publically available reports when the application is submitted. The applicant should anticipate communications and interactions with the staff pertaining to RAIs throughout the application review to include both oral and written communications, participation in public meetings, and the potential need for revision of the application and submittal of documentation supplemental to the application. The applicant should be aware that RAIs and any substantive correspondence between the staff and applicant related to the RAIs are made publicly available unless they contain withheld information or Safeguards information. The applicant should understand that the RAI process is a structured, formal, and regulation-based process. Each RAI undergoes a multilevel review and approval sequence, and the applicant should expect to receive RAIs that are succinct and clearly identify the requested information