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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om the licensing process for COLs. A COL review does not consider the issues resolved by the DC rulemaking process and during the ESP hearing process, with limited exceptions (see, for example, 10 CFR 51.50(c)(1)(iii)). A COL applicant, as stated in 10 CFR Part 52, has the option to reference an ESP, a DC, both an ESP and DC, or neither (10 CFR 52.73, “Relationship to Other Subparts”). Thus, the COL applicant has the option to (1) identify a “custom” nuclear plant design (i.e., a COL that does not reference a DC and contains all of the required information directly in the application) for a site identified in the application, DG-1325, Page-10 (2) reference a DC for placement at the site identified in the application, (3) identify a custom nuclear plant design in the application and reference an ESP, or (4) reference both a DC and an ESP. For a COL applicant, the application process is the same for each option; however, the application content depends on the option selected at the time the application is tendered because information can be incorporated by reference from either a referenced DC or ESP and would thereby not be repeated. In addition, an applicant may ask that an LWA under 10 CFR 50.10, “License Required; Limited Work Authorization,” be issued in conjunction with an ESP in accordance with 10 CFR 52.17(c) or before issuance of a COL in accordance with 10 CFR 52.80(c). Section C.2.18 provides detailed guidance related to LWAs. Section C.2.6 and several other portions of Section C.2 (e.g., Sections C.2 7, C.2.8, C.2.11, C.2.14, C.2.15, and C.2.16) provide detailed guidance on requirements for a COL that reference a DC, ESP, or both. A holder of a COL issued under 10 CFR 52 obtains materials licenses issued under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 in order to support facility construction and operation. In addition, when the license for a nuclear power plant is issued under 10 CFR 52, a general license for an independent spent fuel storage installation