Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 5810150e-ee20-4cd1-b72f-6e918a603f73
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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el of detail (e.g., test data) beyond that considered appropriate for inclusion in the application and may be incorporated by reference into the application to support its completeness. For example, a technical report may include design-specific features to address a regulatory issue, the safety/security interface, or may address the design-specific vibration assessment program. A technical report may be used for sections of the application that contain proprietary information. The NRC staff will typically review technical reports submitted by a prospective applicant as part of the preapplication process. The staff may issue RAIs, but it will not publish issue-specific SE reports; instead, the staff will incorporate the technical reports and its associated evaluation into the overall review/evaluation of the application. Similarly, the NRC staff will review technical reports DG-1325, Page-35 submitted in parallel with or subsequent to the application as part of the overall review/evaluation of the application. Section C.2.6 discusses the incorporation by reference of reports in applications. White Papers A prospective applicant may, at its option, submit white papers in advance of the application submittal. White papers can be, for example, publicly available information reports that address application-specific regulatory and/or technical issues and may document a prospective applicant’s proposed position on a regulatory issue. The intent of white papers is to provide explanatory information to enhance the understanding of the NRC staff; for this reason, they are not formally incorporated into the 10 CFR Part 52 application. For example, a white paper may address (1) a proposed alternative for compliance with a requirement that is not considered applicable because of the innovative features of the design, (2) an approach for risk-informing plant systems/components, (3) an approach for using a PRA to enhance the design, (4) a methodology for a design-specific EP