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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support this timeframe. The staff coordinates both the schedule and scope of the assessment with the prospective applicant. Ideally, the scope of the assessment should include the overall application. Alternatively, the assessment scope may be limited to selected parts of the application such as those topics identified as challenging areas in prior application reviews (e.g., instrumentation and controls (I&Cs), seismic analysis, long-term cooling, and human factors engineering (HFE)). The prospective applicant should support the staff’s assessment preparations (e.g., availability of appropriate documentation) and the conduct of the assessment (e.g., availability of appropriate personnel and subject matter experts). Further, the prospective applicant should support, as requested, the staff’s preparation of the assessment report to ensure the report’s accuracy and clarity. The prospective applicant should consider the results of the readiness assessment while finalizing the application and should reevaluate, as appropriate, the application submittal date based on the time required to address the readiness assessment observations. Prospective applicants should be aware that the readiness assessment neither conforms to nor is part of the NRC’s acceptance review process. The readiness assessment does not predetermine whether the application will be accepted and docketed. NRO-REG-104 “Pre-application Readiness Assessment” NRO Office Instruction NRO-REG-104, “Pre-Application Readiness Assessment,” Revision 0, dated October 8, 2014 (Ref. 54), provides detailed guidance to the staff in preparing and conducting pre- application readiness assessments for ESP and DC applications and COLAs. Although it was developed for use by the staff, this publicly available document is a resource that gives (1) all stakeholders a general understanding of the pre-application readniness assessment process and (2) applicants a detailed DG-1325, Page-39 understanding of the