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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n contained in the plant-specific FSAR and the ER. The guidance herein pertains to regulatory matters specific to a COL applicant by referencing a DC or ESP, or both. In SRM SECY-90-377 (Ref. 62), the Commission endorsed a two-tiered certification scheme. 10 CFR Part 52, Appendices A through E, describes Tier 1 information as the portion of the design related information contained in the generic DCD that is approved and certified by the appropriate appendix and Tier 2 information as the portion of the design-related information contained in the generic DCD that is approved but not certified by the appropriate appendix. Additionally, 10 CFR Part 52, Appendices A through E, state that Tier 1 information includes: 1. Definitions and general provisions; DG-1325, Page-50 2. Design descriptions; 3. Inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC); 4. Significant site parameters; and 5. Significant interface requirements. Tier 2 information includes: 1. Information required by §§ 52.47(a) and 52.47(c), with the exception of generic technical specifications and conceptual design information; 2. Supporting information on the inspections, tests, and analyses that will be performed to demonstrate that the acceptance criteria in the ITAAC have been met; and 3. Combined license (COL) action items (COL license information), which identify certain matters that must be addressed in the site-specific portion of the final safety analysis report (FSAR) by an applicant who references this appendix. These items constitute information requirements but are not the only acceptable set of information in the FSAR. An applicant may depart from or omit these items, provided that the departure or omission is identified and justified in the FSAR. After issuance of a construction permit or COL, these items are not requirements for the licensee unless such items are restated in the FSAR. Final Safety Analysis Report For a COLA referencing a DC, 10 CFR 52.79(d) does not require the