Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f01d709b-086b-4bc7-9dc5-ed791695faa4
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Use of Plant Parameter Envelope In Early Site Permit Applications for Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 06/2021 – DG-4029 , Proposed Revision 0
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2104/ML21049A181.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-4.27
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uclear Power Plants.” The staff also does not intend to use the guidance to support NRC staff actions in a manner that constitutes forward fitting as that term is defined and described in Management Directive 8.4. If a licensee believes that the NRC is using this regulatory guide in a manner inconsistent with the discussion in this Implementation section, then the licensee may file a backfitting or forward fitting appeal with the NRC in accordance with the process in Management Directive 8.4. DG-4029, Page-8 REFERENCES 1 1. U.S. Code of Federal Regulation, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” Part 52, Chapter 1, Title 10, “Energy.” 2. U.S. Code of Federal Regulation, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions, “Part 51, Chapter 1, Title 10, “Energy.” 3. U.S. Code of Federal Regulation, “Reactor Site Criteria,” Part 100, Chapter 1, Title 10, “Energy.” 4. Nuclear Energy Institute, “Industry Guideline for Developing a Plant Parameter Envelope in Support of an Early Site Permit,” NEI 10-01, Revision 1, May 2012, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12144A429. 5. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), “Processing Applications for Early Site Permits,” Review Standard RS-002, ADAMS Accession No. ML040700236. 6. Lyons, James E., NRC, letter to Ronald L. Simard, Nuclear Energy Institute, “Resolution of Early Site Permit Topic 6 (ESP-6), Use of Plant Parameter Envelope (PPE) Approach,” February 5, 2003, ADAMS Accession No. ML030230071. 7. NRC, “Nuclear Regulatory Commission International Policy Statement,” Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 132, July 10, 2014, pp. 39415–39418. 8. NRC, “Regulatory Guides,” Management Directive 6.6, May 2, 2016, ADAMS Accession No. ML18073A170. 9. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), “Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations,” IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-1,