Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 9c99a4b7-8619-41f0-b716-262bfdb03941
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-1330 , Proposed Revision 0
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1630/ML16301A307.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.232
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Appendix B. Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Design Criteria .................................................................... B-1 Appendix C. Modular High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Design Criteria ..................................... C-1 DG-1330, Page 5 B. DISCUSSION Reason for Issuance This revision (Revision 0) provides guidance for developing PDC for non-LWRs. Applications for a construction permit, design certification, combined license, standard design approval, or manufacturing license are required by 10 CFR 50.34(a)(3), 10 CFR 52.47(a)(3)(i), 10 CFR 52.79(a)(4)(i), 10 CFR 52.137(a)(3)(i), and 10 CFR 52.157(a), respectively, to include the PDC for the facility in their applications. Background The NRC Regulatory Framework In accordance with its mission, the NRC protects public health and safety and the environment by regulating the design, siting, construction, and operation of commercial nuclear power facilities. The NRC conducts its reactor licensing activities through a combination of regulatory requirements and guidance. The applicable regulatory requirements are found in Chapter I of Title 10, “Energy,” of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1 through 199. Regulatory guidance is additional detailed information on specific acceptable means to meet the requirements in regulation. Guidance is provided in several forms, such as in RGs, interim staff guidance, standard review plans, NUREGs, review standards, and Commission policy statements. These regulatory requirements and guidance represent the entirety of the regulatory framework that an applicant should consider when preparing an application for review by the NRC. A key part of the regulatory requirements is in the general design criteria (GDC) in Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 50. These high-level GDC requirements support the design of the current nuclear power plants and are addressed in 10 CFR 50.34, “Contents of Applications; Technical Information.” Because the current GDC are based on LWR