Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b3da4d67-03d8-4f52-b04b-8e76d142c857
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Guidance for a Technology-Inclusive, Risk-Informed, and Performance-Based Methodology to Inform the Licensing Basis and Content of Applications for Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Non-Light Water Reactors + HISTORY - HISTORY 05/2019 – Issued DG-1353 , Proposed Revision 0
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1831/ML18312A242.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.233
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able and to improve communication among the NRC, interested members of the public, and the nuclear power industry, thereby increasing understanding of the NRC’s review process. • “NRC Vision and Strategy: Safely Achieving Effective and Efficient Non-Light Water Reactor Mission Readiness,” issued December 2016 (Ref. 10), describes the NRC’s vision and strategy for preparing for non-LWR reviews. • NUREG-1338, “Draft Preapplication Safety Evaluation Report for the Modular High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor,” issued December 1995 (Ref. 11), provides the NRC staff’s review and insights on the MHTGR design submitted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). • NUREG-1368, “Preapplication Safety Evaluation Report for the Power Reactor Innovative Small Module (PRISM) Liquid-Metal Reactor,” issued February 1994 (Ref. 12), provides the NRC staff’s review and insights on the design for the GE-Hitachi PRISM liquid-metal reactor. DG-1353, Page 4 • SECY-93-092, “Issues Pertaining to the Advanced Reactor (PRISM, MHTGR, and PIUS) and CANDU 3 Designs and their Relationship to Current Regulatory Requirements,” dated April 8, 1993 (Ref. 13), provides staff insights on issues pertaining to advanced designs and proposes resolutions. • Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM)-SECY-93-092, dated July 30, 1993 (Ref. 14), provides the Commission’s direction on topics discussed in SECY-93-092. • SECY-03-0047, “Policy Issues Related to Licensing Non-Light-Water Reactor Designs,” dated March 28, 2003 (Ref. 15), provides, for Commission consideration, options and recommended positions for resolving the seven policy issues associated with the design and licensing of future non-LWR designs. • SRM-SECY-03-0047, dated June 26, 2003 (Ref. 16), provides the Commission’s direction on the topics discussed in SECY-03-0047. Purpose of Regulatory Guides The NRC issues RGs to describe to the public methods that the staff considers acceptable for use in implementing