Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: ee5fead7-5118-4299-bc5f-8c6add25258c
Document Type: cfr
Title: Backfitting.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.109
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Section ID: 50.109
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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aph (a)(3) of this section shall not apply to backfits imposed prior to October 21, 1985. ( c ) In reaching the determination required by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, the Commission will consider how the backfit should be scheduled in light of other ongoing regulatory activities at the facility and, in addition, will consider information available concerning any of the following factors as may be appropriate and any other information relevant and material to the proposed backfit: ( 1 ) Statement of the specific objectives that the proposed backfit is designed to achieve; ( 2 ) General description of the activity that would be required by the licensee or applicant in order to complete the backfit; ( 3 ) Potential change in the risk to the public from the accidental off-site release of radioactive material; ( 4 ) Potential impact on radiological exposure of facility employees; ( 5 ) Installation and continuing costs associated with the backfit, including the cost of facility downtime or the cost of construction delay; ( 6 ) The potential safety impact of changes in plant or operational complexity, including the relationship to proposed and existing regulatory requirements; ( 7 ) The estimated resource burden on the NRC associated with the proposed backfit and the availability of such resources; ( 8 ) The potential impact of differences in facility type, design or age on the relevancy and practicality of the proposed backfit; ( 9 ) Whether the proposed backfit is interim or final and, if interim, the justification for imposing the proposed backfit on an interim basis. ( d ) No licensing action will be withheld during the pendency of backfit analyses required by the Commission's rules. ( e ) The Executive Director for Operations shall be responsible for implementation of this section, and all analyses required by this section shall be approved by the Executive Director for Operations or his designee. [ 53 FR 20610 , June 6, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 15398 , Apr.