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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application plans and schedules, intended to inform the NRC staff, that include proprietary information (including trade secrets and privileged or confidential commercial or financial information) be withheld from public availability. Alternatively, a topical report that addresses the approach for regulatory resolution of design technical issues and that is submitted for formal staff review and preparation of a SE report by the staff would be fee billable and would likely be made publicly available. The NRC staff identifies three types of formal documents (topical reports, technical reports, and white papers) that the prospective applicant may author and submit for staff consideration. The intended purpose of these documents is to address application-related regulatory or technical issues, or both. As determined by the prospective applicant, the documents may be submitted during the preapplication timeframe in parallel with and/or subsequent to application submittal. DG-1325, Page-34 Topical Reports A prospective applicant may, at its option, submit topical reports for the NRC staff’s review. The NRC sponsors a topical report program to increase the efficiency of the licensing process and reduce the burden on applicants and licensees. Details of the program, including NRC requirements and the administrative process, are available on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about- nrc/regulatory/licensing/topical-reports.html. A topical report addresses a technical topic related to nuclear plant safety that may apply to multiple applicants or licensees. For example, a topical report may address the quality assurance program, instrument set point methodology, or severe accident evaluation for the DC. Submittal of a topical report allows for a single review by the NRC staff and, if appropriate, approval of a safety-related topic, thereby increasing the efficiency of the licensing process by minimizing the time and resources that both industry and the NRC staff could