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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ential need for submittal of documentation supplemental to the initial application. Further, the applicant should be aware that the initial steps of the acceptance review process include the staff’s actions to (1) ensure the application adheres to the agency’s guidelines for electronic submittal and (2) make the application publicly available (less withheld information). Section C.2.3 and Section C.1.9 provide guidance on the electronic submittal and withheld information, respectively, of an application. DG-1325, Page-44 Completeness and Sufficiency The applicant should understand that the acceptance review, although encompassing the entire application, focuses on the SAR and the ER and comprises both a “completeness” element and a “sufficiency” element. As prescribed in NRO-REG-100, the staff reviews and evaluates the application in terms of technical content identified in the SRP, DSRSs (if applicable), NUREG-1555, RG 4.2, and other application-related guidance. For the environmental review, the staff has developed the “Office of New Reactors Environmental Report Acceptance Review Tables” (Ref.58) as an aid in performing the acceptance review. The staff performs the completeness portion of the review to verify that the application contains all the information required by applicable regulations. It completes the technical sufficiency portion to verify that the application contains sufficient technical information in scope and level of detail to conduct the detailed technical review of the application within a predicable timeframe. During the review process, the applicant should understand that a key component of the staff’s review is the identification of any technical deficiencies. NRO-REG-100 defines a technical deficiency as missing, improper, inadequate, or incorrect technical information needed by the NRC staff to conduct the detailed technical review of the application. A minor technical deficiency is defined as missing, improper,