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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Renewal.” The NRC staff, DC renewal applicant, and COL applicant need to closely coordinate their activities related to the reviews of the proposed design and COLAs. The agency expects some COLAs to reference DCRs for which an amendment to the applicable DC has been requested but not yet granted by the NRC. The COL applicant has the following three options in such cases, and its decision on which option to choose will depend on the specific circumstances related to the DCR and COLAs: a. The COLAs may be prepared based on the expected outcome of the rulemaking related to the proposed changes to the generic DCD under review by the NRC. This approach is similar to the above approach for cases involving a new DC application. b. The COLAs may be prepared independent from the petition to amend the DCR. The outcome of the rulemaking could then be addressed by a revision to the COLA or as otherwise required by the provisions of change processes related to maintaining the relationship between generic and plant-specific DCDs. c. COLAs may include, within the identified departures from the existing DCR, those changes related to the requested amendment to the DCR. The report addressing departures from the DG-1325, Page-42 certified design may refer to the request for an amendment to the certified design. In this way, the COLA may then incorporate by reference the DCD under review by the NRC. Within the FSAR and other parts of the application, the COL applicant may correlate the proposed departures, COL action items, and other information to the version of generic DCD under review by the NRC. As mentioned above, there are several ways to handle the coordination of activities related to the reviews of the DCD and COLAs. The COL applicant should submit a revision to its application, including the FSAR and other affected documents, upon issuance by the NRC of its decision on the request to amend the referenced DC. Revised or Additional Information During the application review