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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of the innovative features of the design, (2) an approach for risk-informing plant systems/components, (3) an approach for using a PRA to enhance the design, (4) a methodology for a design-specific EP zone, or (5) the prospective applicant’s perspective on the industry’s position on a generic regulatory issue (e.g., the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI’s) template). The NRC staff will typically review white papers for familiarization and enhanced understanding. Further, the staff may informally request clarification or supplemental information, or both. However, the staff will not issue formal RAIs and will not perform a formal review and evaluation of white papers. Safety and Environmental Issues The NRC’s application acceptance review and detailed technical review focus on the regulatory issues pertaining to safety and the environment. The prospective applicant should ensure that preapplication activities encompass the identification and proposed resolution of issues necessary to support an effective and efficient safety review and environmental review. As development of the application progresses, the prospective applicant should take steps to address application-specific safety and environmental issues. For example, the prospective applicant may discuss the potential resolution of issues in meetings with the NRC staff and, subsequently, document the proposed resolution in a technical report. The NRC staff will seek information at a level of detail commensurate with significance, to support its anticipated reviews on issues such as the following: a. proposed exemptions from the regulations; b. innovative and/or advanced reactor design features; c. a COLA referencing a DC (1) potential departures from the certified design and (2) plans to address COL action/information items; d. a COLA referencing an ESP: (1) potential variances from the ESP and (2) plans for addressing COL action items and conditions in the permit; e. a quality assurance program;