Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: acab976c-e936-49be-8c59-865767973599
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Guidance for a Technology-Inclusive Content of Application Methodology to Inform the Licensing Basis and Content of Applications for Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Non-Light-Water Reactors (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2319/ML23194A194.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-09
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Section ID: RG-1.253
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Contents of applications; technical information,” describes the information required to be included in FSARs supporting applications for SDAs. o 10 CFR 52.157, “Contents of applications; technical information in final safety analysis report,” describes the information required to be included in FSARs supporting applications for MLs. Related Guidance • “Policy Statement on the Regulation of Advanced Reactors” (Volume 73 of the Federal Register (FR), page 60612 (73 FR 60612); October 14, 2008) (Ref. 4), establishes the Commission’s policy for advanced reactor designs to protect the environment and public health and safety and promote the common defense and security. • RG 1.70, “Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition” (Ref. 5), provides detailed guidance to the writers of SARs to allow for the standardization of information the NRC needs for reviewing CPs and OL applications. • RG 1.181, “Content of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)” (Ref. 6), provides methods the NRC staff finds acceptable for complying with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.71(e), which requires periodic development of updates to FSARs. 1 The staff notes that for advanced reactors, the NRC will determine the applicability of specific technical requirements in the regulations, or the need to define additional technical requirements based on the safety assessments for a particular design, on a case-by-case basis. DG-1404, Revision 1, Page 3 • RG 1.206, “Applications for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 7), provides guidance on the format and content of applications for licenses, certifications, and approvals for nuclear power plants submitted to the NRC under 10 CFR Part 52. RG 1.206 specifies the information to be included in an application for a light-water reactor (LWR), although the guidance may also be generally useful for non-LWR applications. • RG 1.232, “Guidance for