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{{#Wiki_filter: | {{#Wiki_filter:NRC CLARIFIES ACCEPTANCE PROCESS FOR NEW REACTOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) clarifying the agencys procedures for accepting applications for a Combined License (COL) to build and operate a new nuclear power plant. | ||
In particular, the RIS describes an expanded 60-day acceptance review every COL application will go through, ensuring it is complete and technically sufficient for a full review, before the staff decides whether to docket, or formally accept the application. This expansion, from the general 30-day acceptance review, is one of several recommendations from an agency task force that sought to identify possible efficiencies in the new reactor licensing process. The Commission voted in June to adopt several of those recommendations (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2007/07-080.html ). In its decision, the Commission also stated the staffs overall review schedule for a COL application should start at the point of docketing, not during the 60-day acceptance review. | In particular, the RIS describes an expanded 60-day acceptance review every COL application will go through, ensuring it is complete and technically sufficient for a full review, before the staff decides whether to docket, or formally accept the application. This expansion, from the general 30-day acceptance review, is one of several recommendations from an agency task force that sought to identify possible efficiencies in the new reactor licensing process. The Commission voted in June to adopt several of those recommendations (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2007/07-080.html ). In its decision, the Commission also stated the staffs overall review schedule for a COL application should start at the point of docketing, not during the 60-day acceptance review. | ||
The RIS also informs potential applicants that the Office of New Reactors has issued formal staff guidance for conducting an acceptance review. This guidance includes information on how the NRC will consider issues, such as departures from a certified design or alternative methods for meeting regulatory requirements, when developing an application-specific review schedule. | The RIS also informs potential applicants that the Office of New Reactors has issued formal staff guidance for conducting an acceptance review. This guidance includes information on how the NRC will consider issues, such as departures from a certified design or alternative methods for meeting regulatory requirements, when developing an application-specific review schedule. | ||
The RIS is available on the NRCs Web site here: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/reg-issues/2007/ . More information on the NRCs new reactor licensing process is available here: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactor-licensing.html . | The RIS is available on the NRCs Web site here: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/reg-issues/2007/. More information on the NRCs new reactor licensing process is available here: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactor-licensing.html. | ||
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. 07-169 December 20, 2007}} | |||
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NRC CLARIFIES ACCEPTANCE PROCESS FOR NEW REACTOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) clarifying the agencys procedures for accepting applications for a Combined License (COL) to build and operate a new nuclear power plant.
In particular, the RIS describes an expanded 60-day acceptance review every COL application will go through, ensuring it is complete and technically sufficient for a full review, before the staff decides whether to docket, or formally accept the application. This expansion, from the general 30-day acceptance review, is one of several recommendations from an agency task force that sought to identify possible efficiencies in the new reactor licensing process. The Commission voted in June to adopt several of those recommendations (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2007/07-080.html ). In its decision, the Commission also stated the staffs overall review schedule for a COL application should start at the point of docketing, not during the 60-day acceptance review.
The RIS also informs potential applicants that the Office of New Reactors has issued formal staff guidance for conducting an acceptance review. This guidance includes information on how the NRC will consider issues, such as departures from a certified design or alternative methods for meeting regulatory requirements, when developing an application-specific review schedule.
The RIS is available on the NRCs Web site here: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/reg-issues/2007/. More information on the NRCs new reactor licensing process is available here: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactor-licensing.html.
News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address:
http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.
NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.07-169 December 20, 2007