Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f92b5e1e-0bb1-4850-acb7-d4534cc77577
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Wide-Range Spent Fuel Pool Level Instrumentation + HISTORY - HISTORY 11/2015 – DG-1317 , Proposed Revision 0
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1424/ML14245A454.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.227
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fy that the proposed alternative demonstrates compliance with the appropriate NRC regulations. Current licensees may continue to use guidance the NRC found acceptable for complying with the identified requirements as long as their current licensing basis remains unchanged. Licensees may use the information in this RG for actions that do not require NRC review and approval. Licensees may use the information in this RG or applicable parts to resolve regulatory or inspection issues. 1 In this section, “licensees” refers to holders of, and “applicants” refers to applicants for, the following: (1) licenses for nuclear power plants under 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52; and (2) construction permits for nuclear power plants under 10 CFR Part 50. 2 In this section, “voluntary” and “voluntarily” means that the licensee is seeking the action of its own accord, without the force of a legally binding requirement or an NRC representation of further licensing or enforcement action. DG-1317, Page 8 Use by NRC Staff The NRC staff does not intend or approve any imposition or backfitting of the guidance in this RG. The NRC staff does not expect any existing licensee to use or commit to using the guidance in this RG, unless the licensee makes a change to its licensing basis. The NRC staff does not expect or plan to request licensees to voluntarily adopt this RG to resolve a generic regulatory issue. The NRC staff does not expect or plan to initiate NRC regulatory action that would require the use of this RG. Examples of such unplanned NRC regulatory actions include issuance of an order requiring the use of the RG, generic communication, or promulgation of a rule requiring the use of this RG without further backfit consideration. During regulatory discussions on plant specific operational issues, the staff may discuss with licensees various actions consistent with staff positions in this RG, as one acceptable means of meeting the underlying NRC regulatory requirement. Such