Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: a87fec7f-26c7-4172-9f11-b94dbd6f3c4e
Document Type: cfr
Title: Aircraft impact assessment.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.150
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Section ID: 50.150
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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§ 50.150 Aircraft impact assessment. ( a ) Assessment requirements — ( 1 ) Assessment. Each applicant listed in paragraph (a)(3) shall perform a design-specific assessment of the effects on the facility of the impact of a large, commercial aircraft. Using realistic analyses, the applicant shall identify and incorporate into the design those design features and functional capabilities to show that, with reduced use of operator actions: ( i ) The reactor core remains cooled, or the containment remains intact; and ( ii ) spent fuel cooling or spent fuel pool integrity is maintained. ( 2 ) Aircraft impact characteristics. [ 1 ] The assessment must be based on the beyond-design-basis impact of a large, commercial aircraft used for long distance flights in the United States, with aviation fuel loading typically used in such flights, and an impact speed and angle of impact considering the ability of both experienced and inexperienced pilots to control large, commercial aircraft at the low altitude representative of a nuclear power plant's low profile. ( 3 ) Applicability. The requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section apply to applicants for: ( i ) Construction permits for nuclear power reactors issued under this part after July 13, 2009; ( ii ) Operating licenses for nuclear power reactors issued under this part for which a construction permit was issued after July 13, 2009; ( iii ) ( A ) Standard design certifications issued under part 52 of this chapter after July 13, 2009; ( B ) Renewal of standard design certifications in effect on July 13, 2009 which have not been amended to comply with the requirements of this section by the time of application for renewal; ( iv ) Standard design approvals issued under part 52 of this chapter after July 13, 2009; ( v ) Combined licenses issued under part 52 of this chapter that: ( A ) Do not reference a standard design certification, standard design approval, or manufactured reactor; or ( B ) Reference a