Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: c5aaad57-c87f-47de-827e-b6909bc7e3b5
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Licensee Actions to Address Nonconservative Technical Specifications + HISTORY - HISTORY 08/2020 – DG-1351 Revision 1 , Proposed Revision 0 06/2018 – DG-1351 , Proposed Revision 0 (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2014/ML20142A489.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.239
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ons (TS). This RG endorses the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) guidance in NEI 15-03, Revision 3, “Licensee Actions to Address Nonconservative Technical Specifications,” issued March 2020 (Ref. 1). Applicability This RG applies to all holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors issued under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities” (Ref. 2), and all holders of power reactor combined licenses issued under 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 3). Applicable Regulations • 10 CFR Part 50 provides regulations for licensing production and utilization facilities. o 10 CFR 50.36, “Technical specifications,” establishes, in part, requirements for power reactor TS. o 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, “Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,” establishes quality assurance program requirements.  Criterion XVI, “Corrective Action,” establishes corrective action requirements for conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformances. o 10 CFR 50.59, “Changes, tests and experiments,” contains requirements for the process by which licensees, under certain conditions, may make changes to their facilities and DG-1351, Page 2 procedures as described in the final safety analysis report (as updated) without prior NRC approval. o 10 CFR 50.72, “Immediate notification requirements for operating nuclear power reactors,” establishes requirements for the notification of the NRC related to the declaration of any of the emergency classes specified in the licensee’s approved emergency plan and the occurrence of certain non-emergency events. o 10 CFR 50.73, “Licensee event report system,” establishes requirements for the submittal to the NRC of licensee event reports regarding certain