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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that include departures from the referenced DC should evaluate these departures against the SRP revision in effect 6 months before the submittal date of the COLA. If an applicant wishes to evaluate a part of the COLA that is subject to 10 CFR 52.79(a)(41) against a revision of the SRP other than the one in effect 6 months before the docket date of the COLA (e.g., an SRP revision in effect at the time of the earlier application for the referenced design certification), the applicant should inform the NRC in advance, request an exemption from 10 CFR 52.79(a)(41), and provide a justification. Similarly, the regulation in 10 CFR 52.17(a)(1)(xii) requires ESP applicants to evaluate the site against applicable sections of the SRP in effect 6 months before the docket date of the ESP application. In accordance with 10 CFR 52.39, COL applicants that reference an ESP are not required to re-address conformance with the applicable SRP sections included in the referenced ESP. COL applicants that include variances from the ESP should evaluate those variances for conformance with the SRP revision in effect 6 months before the submittal of the COLA. Regulatory Guides DC, SP and COL applicants should provide information on which RGs were used to develop the applications and which RGs were not used and an explanation as to why they were not used. In accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 52.63, COL applicants that reference a DC are not required to re-address conformance with RGs for the portions of the facility design included in the referenced DC. DG-1325, Page-57 However, for the site-specific portions of the facility design that are not included in the referenced DC, a COL applicant should address conformance with RGs in effect 6 months before the submittal date of the COLA. In addition, the COL applicant should address conformance with RGs in effect 6 months before the submittal date of the COLA insofar as they pertain to operational aspects of the facility. COL applicants