Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: c5da9adb-ab27-4695-99d7-12432175e5c4
Document Type: srp
Title: and Reference 3).
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730464.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.2
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require the applicant to adopt the more conservative interpretations. This review phase will commonly involve public meetings with the applicant to clarify questions and allow the applicant to present 2.5.1-11 Revision 4 - March 2007 new data to justify conclusions presented. The applicant's responses to questions are reviewed and any remaining issues settled, either by a second round of questions or by staff positions. A staff position is usually in the form of a requirement for the applicant to provide confirmatory information or to design for a specific condition in a manner deemed to be sufficiently conservative and consistent with requisites of 10 CFR 100.23. Phase 3. Review of Supplemental Information The Phase 3 review is the final phase for resolving all open safety-related issues, an activity commonly associated with the staff review of the applicant’s responses to RAIs. The staff may either concur with decisions of the applicant on safety-related issues, or take a more conservative position if deemed necessary to assure the required degree of safety is imposed for the plant. When safety-related issues have been resolved, the staff then provides input for its SER. Because plant construction excavations will not be completed until after the staff has prepared the SER in cases where an applicant is granted a COL under Subpart C of 10 CFR Part 52, subsequent reviews of geologic data and examination of excavations for Seismic Category I structures will be necessary to confirm that site parameters lie within the certified design envelope specified in the COL application. Review Procedures Specific to 10 CFR Part 52 Application Type a. Early Site Permit Reviews Subpart A to 10 CFR Part 52 specifies the requirements and procedures applicable to the Commission’s review of an ESP application for approval of a proposed site. Information required in an ESP application includes number, type, and thermal power level of the facilities for which the site may be used;