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 SRP or the DSRS. The SRP and DSRS are not substitutes for the NRC regulations and compliance with them is not required. However, applicants are required to identify differences from the SRP or DSRS acceptance criteria and evaluate how the proposed alternatives to the acceptance criteria provide an acceptable method for complying with the NRC regulations. The NRC staff intends to use the DSRS in the same manner that it would use the SRP absent the DSRS for the aforementioned reason. For example, the staff reviews and evaluates applications incorporating the specific SMR design against the methodology and criteria identified in the DSRS. C.2.18 Limited Work Authorization OVERVIEW DG-1325, Page-110 The LWA process allows COL applicants and applicants for and holders of ESPs to request approval to perform certain limited construction activities before the issuance of a COL. The regulations in 10 CFR 50.10, “License Required; Limited Work Authorization,” govern the issuance of LWAs and specify the information to be included in an LWA application. The regulations clarify that activities defined as “construction” are those that fall within the NRC’s regulatory authority and require an LWA because they have a reasonable nexus to radiological health and safety or common defense and security. Those activities that are not considered “construction” are referred to as “preconstruction” and may occur in the absence of an NRC licensing action. A COL applicant may submit an application for an LWA as part of its application for a COL. An ESP applicant may submit an application for an LWA as part of its application for an ESP, and a holder of an ESP may submit a request for an LWA as an amendment to the ESP. As required by 10 CFR 50.10, the LWA application should include an .SAR that describes the activities requested to be performed along with the information otherwise required for a COLA by 10 CFR 52.79 or an ESP application by 10 CFR 52.17. The LWA