Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 5810150e-ee20-4cd1-b72f-6e918a603f73
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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addition, the COL applicant should address conformance with RGs in effect 6 months before the submittal date of the COLA insofar as they pertain to operational aspects of the facility. COL applicants that include departures that require NRC approval from the referenced DC should evaluate these departures for conformance with the RGs in effect 6 months before the submittal date of the COLA. If an applicant wishes to evaluate a departure for conformance with the RG revision relevant to the DC review process, the staff recommends that the applicant inform the NRC in advance and provide a justification. ESP applicants should provide information that addresses conformance with applicable RGs that were in effect 6 months before the submittal date of the ESP application. In accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 52.39, COL applicants that reference an ESP are not required to re-address conformance with the applicable RGs included in the ESP. COL applicants that include variances from the ESP should evaluate these variances for conformance with the RGs in effect 6 months before the submittal of the COLAs. Combined License Application Timing A COLA submittal date may differ considerably from the submittal date of the referenced DC or ESP (i.e., a DC is valid for 15 years, an ESP may be issued for up to 20 years, and COLAs that reference a DC or ESP may do so at any point during the valid life of the DC or ESP). Therefore, the revision to the SRP and RGs that a COL applicant should address might also differ considerably from those considered in the referenced DC. However, the COL applicant should address those SRP and RG revisions issued after the SRP and RGs that were evaluated for the referenced DC only insofar as they may impact site-specific portions of the facility design not included in the referenced DC. In addition, the COL applicant should address operational aspects of the facility and any departures and variances consistent with the aforementioned guidance.