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 LMA of the FSAR, identification of an R-COL application that would be a carrier of “standard content” that would be shared by S-COL applications, and use of endorsement letters related to R-COL applicant’s responses to RAIs on standard content. This referencing system has functioned well as demonstrated by the ability of the DCRA to adapt to significant market-driven changes that have impacted schedules for COLAs. Both the industry and the NRC staff have effectively taken advantage of the efficiency associated with the standardization through the referencing practices. This process also lends itself positively to interested members of the public who can focus their scarce resources on important issues during the one issue, one review, and one position process of the DCRA. The DCRA, in practice, has evolved and is expected to continue to evolve. Future COL applicants should clearly identify previous safety reviews that they want to reference regardless of whether an active DCWG chooses to support specific additional refinements of standard content or refinements in referencing procedures to take better advantage of S-COL applications and post-licensing actions of COLs. C.2.8 Design Acceptance Criteria OVERVIEW The NRC expects DC applications to represent an “essentially complete” design, as described in 10 CFR 52.47. In the Statements of Consideration accompanying the original promulgation of 10 CFR Part 52 (Ref. 85), an “essentially complete nuclear power plant” is defined as a design that includes all SSCs that can affect safe operation of the plant except for site-specific features such as the service water intake structure and the ultimate heat sink. In addition, the Statements of Consideration specify that an essentially complete design is a design that has been finalized to the point that procurement specifications and construction and installation specifications can be completed and made available for audit if such information is necessary for