Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 15b07a3e-3a95-46db-9b8c-a862a8e4b7bc
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: "Guidance for ITAAC Closure Under 10 CFR Part 52." (Rev. 2)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1425/ML14258B182.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.215
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he public methods that the staff considers acceptable for use in implementing specific parts of the agency’s regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and to provide guidance to applicants. Regulatory guides are not substitutes for regulations and compliance with them is not required. Methods and solutions that differ from those set forth in RGs are acceptable if they provide a basis for licensing or other regulatory findings by the Commission. Paperwork Reduction Act This RG contains information collection requirements covered by 10 CFR Part 52 (“Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants”) that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved under OMB control number 3150-0151. The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection request or requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number. B. DISCUSSION Reason for Revision This revision (Revision 2) of RG 1.215 approves for use Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 08-01, “Industry Guideline for the ITAAC Closure Process under 10 CFR Part 52,” Revision 5 – Corrected (Ref. 2), subject to certain exceptions and additional guidance described in this regulatory guide under Section C, Staff Regulatory Guidance. NEI 08-01, Revision 5 – Corrected, was updated to include additional guidance related to ITAAC maintenance, lessons learned from simulated ITAAC closure implementation, changes to the information and formatting guidance for uncompleted ITAAC notifications, and other enhancements. The revised industry guidelines also contain additional examples of ITAAC closure notifications (ICNs) that were discussed during numerous public meetings between the NRC and industry. The original version of this RG issued October 2009 (Ref. 3), approved for use NEI 08-01, Revision 3, issued January 2009 (Ref. 4). NEI 08-01 provided generic