Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 49aefb86-1adb-4b3c-826f-480e32947595
Document Type: srp
Title: Radiological Consequence Analyses Using Alternative Source Terms
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003734190.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 15
Section ID: 15.0.1
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licensee can propose either a full or a selective implementation of an AST. The scope and extent of the review and the language of the staff SER will depend on this classification. The reviewer should ensure that the submittal clearly specifies the scope desired by the licensee. 15.0.1-8 Rev. 0 -- July 2000 b. A preliminary review of the application for completeness and potential acceptability is performed to ensure that the application includes sufficient information to enable the reviewer to make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposal in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety. If the reviewer determines that the application is incomplete, or if the proposed changes cannot be accepted, the project manager should be consulted before continuing with the review. c. The reviewer should determine whether a precedent for the proposed change has been previously considered by the staff. These precedents may be identified by the licensee it its submittal or may be identified by the staff. Applicable precedents should be considered by the reviewer in structuring the review in the interest of maximizing staff efficiency and ensuring consistency of licensing actions. d. The reviewer should identify whether the application should be considered as being risk informed. A risk-informed licensing action is defined as any licensing action that uses quantitative or qualitative risk assessment insights or techniques to provide a key component of the basis for the acceptability or the unacceptability of the proposed action. If the application is risk informed, a review by risk analysts in SPSB should be performed using the SRP Section 19.0. e. The differences between the previous source term and an AST cannot, in and of themselves, affect the previously analyzed core damage frequency (CDF) and large early release frequency (LERF). However, the reviewer should ensure that any associated plant modification that may