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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he docket number and subject, and applicants should ensure that copies are provided to the NRC project manager. C.2.4 Application Acceptance Review OVERVIEW The regulations in 10 CFR Part 2, prescribe the requirements for applicants to file COLAs and ESP and DC applications and for NRC staff to determine whether a filed application is complete and acceptable for docketing. Applicants file COLAs and ESP applications in accordance with 10 CFR 2.101, “Filing of Application,” and DC applications in accordance with 10 CFR 2.811, “Filing of Standard Design Certification Application; Required Copies.” Under 10 CFR 2.101 for COLs and ESPs and 10 CFR 2.815, “Docketing and Acceptance Review,” for DCs, the NRC staff determines whether a tendered application is acceptable for docketing. The acceptance review process is the means by which the staff determines the acceptability of an application. Consistent with Commission direction, provided in Staff Requirements Memorandum for COMDEK 07 0001/COMJSM-07-0001, “Report of the Combined License Review Task Force,” dated June 22, 2007 (Ref. 56), the staff determines the acceptability of an application based on its completeness and technical sufficiency within a period of 60 days. The completeness review ensures that the applicant DG-1325, Page-43 has submitted the information required by applicable requirements, and the technical sufficiency review ensures that the application contains sufficient information in scope and level of detail for the staff to conduct its detailed technical review within a predictable timeframe. The goal is to determine with a high level of certainty that the staff can complete the detailed technical review within a predictable timeframe. Although not part of the acceptance review, preapplication interactions between the applicant and the NRC staff before submittal of the application and the results of the preapplication readiness assessment support a more effective and efficient acceptance