Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 559a23f1-8bbf-427c-898a-b389648c996a
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Guidance for Changes During Construction for New Nuclear Power Plants Being Constructed Under a Combined License Referencing a Certified Design Under 10 CFR Part 52 + HISTORY - HISTORY 04/2020 – DG-1321 , Proposed Revision 0
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1934/ML19340B290.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.237
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tion III.B of each appendix requires that each licensee referencing the appendix comply with the requirements of Tier 1 and Tier 2, except as otherwise provided in the appendix. o Section VIII of each appendix includes requirements for changes to and departures from the information in the generic design certification document (DCD) for the certified design, or for a facility for which a COL has been issued, the plant-specific DCD portion of the FSAR, as updated, for that facility. • 10 CFR 52.99, “Inspection during construction; ITAAC schedules and notifications; NRC notices,” requires, in part, that a combined license holder notify the NRC that prescribed inspections, tests, and analyses have been completed and the prescribed acceptance criteria are met. A change to a facility during construction pursuant to a COL may affect a licensee’s reporting obligations. DG-1321, Page 3 Related Guidance • RG 1.181, “Content of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)” (Ref. 3), provides guidance on updates to FSARs. • RG 1.187, “Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 50.59, Changes, Tests, and Experiments” (Ref. 4), provides guidance that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use when licensees evaluate proposed changes to the facility as described in the FSAR, as updated. • RG 1.206, “Applications for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 5), provides guidance on the format and content of applications for light water reactors submitted under 10 CFR Part 52. • NUREG-0800, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition” (Ref. 6), provides guidance to the NRC staff for performing safety reviews of applications to construct or operate nuclear power plants under 10 CFR Part 50 and 10 CFR Part 52. • Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) COL-ISG-025, “Interim Staff Guidance on Changes during Construction under 10 CFR Part 52” (Ref. 7), provides guidance to the NRC staff on