Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 15b07a3e-3a95-46db-9b8c-a862a8e4b7bc
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: "Guidance for ITAAC Closure Under 10 CFR Part 52." (Rev. 2)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1425/ML14258B182.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.215
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the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and did not identify any standards that provide useful guidance to NRC staff, applicants, or licensees on ITAAC notifications, which is a regulatory concept unique to the U.S., and therefore is not within the scope of IAEA activities, the ISO or the IES. Documents Discussed in Staff Regulatory Guidance This RG approves for use, in part, a third-party guidance document. This third-party guidance document may contain references to other codes, standards or third party guidance documents (“secondary references”). If a secondary reference has itself been incorporated by reference into NRC DG-1316, Page 5 regulations as a requirement, then licensees and applicants must comply with that standard as set forth in the regulation. If the secondary reference has been endorsed in an RG as an acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement, then the standard constitutes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for meeting that regulatory requirement as described in the specific RG. If the secondary reference has neither been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations nor endorsed in an RG, then the secondary reference is neither a legally-binding requirement nor a “generic” NRC approved acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement. However, licensees and applicants may consider and use the information in the secondary reference, if appropriately justified, consistent with current regulatory practice, and consistent with applicable NRC requirements. C. STAFF REGULATORY GUIDANCE 1. NEI 08-01 The NRC staff considers the methods discussed in NEI 08-01, Revision 5 - Corrected, to be acceptable for complying with the provisions of 10 CFR 52.99, with the exceptions and additional guidance discussed below. The NEI 08-01 guidance for ITAAC closure notification development is considered to be applicable to all ITAAC,