Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b143ccef-ed08-482d-bc4b-b4e012328090
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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the applicant’s options concerning the application. If the application is accepted with contingencies, the applicant should address the contingencies and submit supplemental information necessary to resolve the identified deficiencies. If the application is not accepted for docketing, the applicant may withdraw the application and resubmit it at a later date after it addresses the identified deficiencies. C.2.5 Application Review and Requests for Additional Information OVERVIEW The NRC staff conducts detailed technical reviews of COLAs and ESP and DC applications subsequent to completion of the acceptance review process and docketing of the applications. Under 10 CFR 2.102, “Administrative Review of Application,” the staff may require an applicant to supply additional information to support its review. Under 10 CFR 2.108, “Denial of Application for Failure To Supply Information,” the NRC may deny an application if the applicant fails to respond to an RAI within 30 days of the date of the request or within such other time as may be specified by the NRC staff. Consistent with the regulations, the NRC staff issues RAIs to acquire additional information from an applicant to determine the safety of the application design, operation, and siting and to address environmental issues. RAIs are issued to verify, supplement, or clarify information that is not available in the initial application submittal or other docketed correspondence or is not reasonably inferred from the information available to the staff. RAIs are intended to enable the NRC staff to obtain all relevant information needed to make a regulatory decision on an application. The RAI process allows for safety and environmental evaluations that are fully informed, technically correct, and legally defensible. RAIs may address varied regulatory and technical subject matter. The NRC staff employs a computer-based system and internal Web site to prepare, issue, process, and track RAIs. The computer-based