Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 9c2e51dc-3cee-46a8-8d56-738b8eca7e2e
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content for Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2134/ML21347A138.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.185
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r vessel. Although the NRC will assess the PSDAR to determine whether the information is consistent with the requirements in the decommissioning regulations, NRC approval of the PSDAR is not required. However, should the NRC determine that the PSDAR does not satisfy the information requirements of 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i) or 10 CFR 52.110(d)(1), the agency would inform the licensee in writing, in a request for additional information (RAI), of such deficiencies. The NRC reviews the response to the RAIs to ensure that the updated information meets the regulatory requirements for PSDAR content. As necessary, the NRC will raise any further deficiencies with the licensee in subsequent interactions, including additional letters, public meetings, or onsite inspections. Section C.6 of this guide lists factors that could cause the NRC to find the PSDAR deficient. In addition, the 1996 rulemaking’s Statement of Considerations states that the PSDAR submittal and public information process must be completed before a licensee may use the 10 CFR 50.59, “Changes, tests, and experiments,” process to perform major decommissioning activities (61 FR 39283). After the PSDAR is submitted, licensees must remain in compliance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(6) or 10 CFR 52.110(f), which prohibit the licensee from performing any decommissioning activities that could foreclose release of the site for possible unrestricted use, result in there no longer being reasonable assurance that adequate funds will be available for decommissioning or result in significant environmental impacts not bounded by appropriate federally issued environmental review documents. The NRC will monitor such compliance through routine oversight and inspection activities. If a licensee wants to pursue a decommissioning activity that would be inconsistent with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(6)(ii) or 10 CFR 52.110(f)(2) because a potential significant environmental impact is not bounded by an appropriate federally issued environmental review