Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 9c2e51dc-3cee-46a8-8d56-738b8eca7e2e
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content for Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2134/ML21347A138.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.185
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mmission’s International Policy Statement (Ref. 22) and Management Directive and Handbook 6.6, “Regulatory Guides” (Ref. 23). The following IAEA Safety Requirements and Guides were considered in the update of this RG: • IAEA General Safety Requirements Part 6, “Decommissioning of Facilities,” issued July 2014 (Ref. 24) • IAEA Safety Guide WG-G-2.1, “Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants and Research Reactors,” issued December 1999 (Ref. 25) • IAEA Safety Guide WG-G-2.2, “Decommissioning of Medical, Industrial and Research Facilities,” issued December 1999 (Ref. 26) • IAEA Safety Guide WG-G-2.4, “Decommissioning of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities,” issued June 2001 (Ref. 27) • IAEA Safety Guide WG-G-5.2, “Safety Assessment for the Decommissioning of Facilities Using Radioactive Material,” issued February 2009 (Ref. 28) DG-1349 Revision 1, Page 8 C. STAFF REGULATORY GUIDANCE 1. Description of Planned Decommissioning Activities The PSDAR should describe the licensee’s planned activities for decommissioning. The purpose of the description is to inform the NRC and the public of the planned decommissioning scope and timeframe by providing a general overview of the proposed decommissioning activities and by identifying specific activities to be accomplished or performed. The licensee should describe, in general terms, the method or combination of methods selected for decommissioning. The available methods include (1) long-term storage (SAFSTOR) followed by decontamination and dismantlement, (2) prompt decontamination and dismantlement (DECON), and (3) partial decontamination and dismantlement followed by long-term storage and then final decontamination and dismantlement. In addition, the licensee should list and describe the major activities and tasks related to decommissioning and radiological site remediation and should identify and discuss them briefly in the order in which they will occur. This guide provides the activities listed