Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b143ccef-ed08-482d-bc4b-b4e012328090
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 an application for a COL, DC, or ESP under 10 CFR Part 52 contains the information considered by the applicant to be “sensitive unclassified2 non-Safeguards3 information,” or other unclassified information that is required to be withheld from public disclosure. As provided in 10 CFR 2.390, information may be made available to the public at the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov or at the NRC Public Document Room in the absence of an NRC determination for withholding the information. Accordingly, the applicant should redact from other parts of the application all information requested to be withheld from public disclosure and include such information in Part 9. 2 National security information and restricted data are addressed in 10 CFR Part 25, “Access Authorization”. Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.33(j), the application shall be prepared in such manner that all restricted data and other defense information are separated from the unclassified information. 3 Safeguards Information, as defined in 10 CFR 73.2, is addressed in 10 CFR 73.21 and 10 CFR 73.22, “Protection of Safeguards Information: Specific Requirements.” DG-1325, Page-28 The information may include commercial trade secrets, financial data, proprietary information, State and local governmental agency sensitive information (e.g., emergency plans), and security-related information not designated as Safeguards Information or classified information. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.390 at the time of application submittal for the information requested to be withheld, including specific identification and marking of documentation and any applicable affidavit requirements. For example, consistent with NRC guidance in Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2005-26, “Control of Sensitive Unclassified Nonsafeguards Information Related to Nuclear Power Reactors,” dated November 7, 2005 (Ref. 48), applicants are not required to make an affidavit for sensitive information withheld under 10