Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 55e187c7-8e17-41ed-a88e-0205d1317fb6
Document Type: srp
Title: - 12.4
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1315/ML13151A475.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 12
Section ID: 12.3
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g a reasonable assurance finding that a DC or COL applicant has complied with the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1406, which applies to all DC and COL applications submitted after August 20, 1997. The rule requires that applicants describe how they intend to minimize, to the extent practicable, the contamination of the facility, the contamination of the environment, and the generation of radioactive waste. Applicants are also required to describe how they will facilitate decommissioning of the facility. The intent of Section 20.1406 is to emphasize to a license applicant the importance, in an early stage of planning, for facilities to be designed and operated in a way that would minimize the amount of radioactive contamination generated at the site during its operating lifetime and would minimize the generation of radioactive waste during decommissioning of the facility. Specific minimization requirements are directed towards those making an application for a new license because it is more likely that consideration of design and operational aspects that would reduce dose and minimize waste can be cost-effective at that time. RG 4.21 describes a basis acceptable to the staff for implementing the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1406. This includes a discussion of high level objectives as well as specific actions that can be taken during design, construction, operation, and decommissioning to ensure that, to the extent practicable, contamination of the facility and the environment is minimized, radioactive waste generation is minimized, and decommissioning is facilitated. Evaluation Criteria If a COL application references a standard DC that meets the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1406 for design features, then the COL applicant needs to only consider those RG 4.21 criteria affecting operation and site-specific design features. At a minimum, as part of the description of design and operational features for all applicable SSCs, the applicant should also describe plans for: limiting