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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he safety project manager and the environmental project manager with lead responsibility for the review is its primary interface with the NRC staff. The applicant should expect the project manager (or designated alternate) to initiate and coordinate the review-related communications and interactions, including issuance and follow-up of RAIs, on behalf of the staff. Accordingly, the applicant should coordinate review-related telephone, electronic, and correspondence communications; meeting arrangements; and other staff interactions with the project manager. Questions related to an RAI (e.g., schedule, clarification information, or regulatory basis) should be directed to the project manager (or designated alternate) who will arrange for a public meeting if appropriate. The applicant should confirm with the project manager the applicant’s primary/alternate points of contact and contact information, and should reach an agreement on protocols related to RAIs. The applicant should verify the acceptability of its planned method for receipt of issued RAIs and the submittal of RAI responses and other review-related material. Conference Calls The applicant should understand that public conference calls are an element of the RAI process that is mutually beneficial and efficient for the staff and the applicant. For example, the staff may initiate public conference calls early in the application review to discuss review issues before generating RAIs; such public teleconferences provide the applicant with a general idea of what informational areas the staff considers deficient and with an opportunity for the applicant to address and potentially resolve the staff’s issues. The applicant also may initiate public conference calls through the NRC project manager to proactively discuss a potential review issue. Public conference calls may include a portion the calls that is closed to the public to allow discussions of proprietary material or other sensitive material withheld from