Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b143ccef-ed08-482d-bc4b-b4e012328090
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1523/ML15233A056.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.206
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formation sufficient to resolve any significant environmental issue that was not resolved in the ESP proceeding. The information in the COLA should be sufficient to aid the NRC staff in developing its independent analysis (see 10 CFR 51.45, “Environmental Report”). In addition, 10 CFR 51.50(c)(1)(i) requires the COL applicant DG-1325, Page-99 to provide information “to demonstrate that the design of the facility falls within the site characteristics and design parameters specified in the early site permit.” This demonstration is part of the information that the COL applicant should provide in its ER to enable the NRC staff to perform the analyses that isis included in the COL EIS under 10 CFR 51.92(e). This demonstration involves providing actual design or site characteristics and showing that the actual values are bounded by the values set forth in the ESP. For example, if the ESP specified a system flow rate of less than or equal to 5,000 gallons per minute (gpm), it would not be sufficient for the COL ER to include a statement that the actual flow rate is less than or equal to 5,000 gpm; instead, the ER should provide the actual system flow and show that it is bounded in a conservative direction by the flow value assumed in the ESP. In addition, the COL ER should demonstrate that all environmental terms and conditions of the ESP will be satisfied by the date of issuance of the COL. In some instances, however, terms or conditions of the ESP that cannot be satisfied before issuance of the COL may be addressed by including terms or conditions in the COL. The regulations in10 CFR 51.50(c)(1)(iii) require the COL applicant to identify whether “new and significant” information has become available for environmental issues. The COL applicant should have a reasonable process for identifying “new and significant” information with respect to an NRC conclusion documented in the ESP EIS and should document the results of this process in an auditable form for