Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 559a23f1-8bbf-427c-898a-b389648c996a
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Guidance for Changes During Construction for New Nuclear Power Plants Being Constructed Under a Combined License Referencing a Certified Design Under 10 CFR Part 52 + HISTORY - HISTORY 04/2020 – DG-1321 , Proposed Revision 0
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1934/ML19340B290.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.237
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, “Application for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit,” requires that a COL holder under 10 CFR Part 52 who desires to amend the license must file an application for a license amendment with the Commission fully describing the changes desired and following, as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. • 10 CFR 52.98, governs changes to and departures from the design of a facility, as described in the FSAR, as updated, for a facility licensed under 10 CFR Part 52. o 10 CFR 52.98(b), in part, states that changes to a facility licensed under 10 CFR Part 52, as described in the FSAR, as updated, that does not reference a certified design, are governed by the applicable change processes in 10 CFR Part 50. o 10 CFR 52.98(c)(1) states that, for a COL for a facility that references a certified design, changes to and departures from information within the scope of a certified design are governed by the requirements of the applicable design certification rule. o 10 CFR 52.98(c)(2) states that, for a COL for a facility that references a certified design, changes that are outside the scope of the design certification are governed by the applicable change processes in 10 CFR Part 50 unless they also involve changes to or noncompliance with information within the scope of the referenced design certification rule, in which case the changes are governed by 10 CFR 52.98(c)(1). • 10 CFR Part 52, Appendices A, B, C, D, E, and F, certify standard designs o Section II.E of each appendix defines Tier 2 of the generic design certification document (DCD) for the certified design, states that compliance with Tier 2 is required, and states that Section VIII governs generic changes to and plant-specific departures from Tier 2. o Section III.B of each appendix requires that each licensee referencing the appendix comply with the requirements of Tier 1 and Tier 2, except as otherwise provided in the appendix. o Section VIII of each