Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: db0c5d18-2d27-4720-8935-40b402e52f9a
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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licy statement identifies attributes that could assist in establishing the acceptability or “licensability” of a proposed advanced reactor design, including reliable and less-complex shutdown heat removal systems; longer time constants before reaching safety system challenges; simplified safety systems that, where possible, reduce required operator actions; reduced potential for severe accidents; and considerations for safety and security requirements together in the design process. The policy statement goes on to state the following: If specific advanced reactor designs with some or all of the previously mentioned attributes are brought to the NRC for comment and/or evaluation, the Commission can develop preliminary design safety evaluation and licensing criteria for their safety-related and security-related aspects. Incorporating the above attributes may promote more efficient and effective design reviews. However, the listing of a particular attribute does not necessarily mean that specific licensing criteria will attach to that attribute. Designs with some or all of these attributes are also likely to be more readily understood by the DG-1353, Page 7 general public. Indeed, the number and nature of the regulatory requirements may depend on the extent to which an individual advanced reactor design incorporates general attributes such as those listed previously. Guidance on Contents of Applications The development of applications for NRC licenses, permits, certifications, and approvals is a major undertaking, in that the applicant has to provide sufficient information to support the agency’s safety findings. The needed information and level of detail will vary according to whether an application is for a construction permit, design approval, design certification, operating licenses, combined license, or other action. Efforts to standardize the format and content of applications for LWRs are reflected in RG 1.70, issued in the 1970s, and RG 1.206, issued in