NRC staff preparing paper clarifying new reactor license application content

摘要

NRC staff is preparing a paper forrncommissioners suggesting ways to clarify thernlevel of detail needed in new reactor licensingrnapplications and potentially narrow the usernof a category of information known asrnTier 2-star which the nuclear industry isrnseeking to eliminate.rnHowever, the agency, in a June 16 letter tornthe Nuclear Energy Institute, said it has haltedrnefforts to standardize the use of inspections,rntests, analyses and acceptance criteria, orrnItaac, that are part of the Part 52 licensing process — also a top NEI priority for change.rnNRC said that issue is not a high priority atrnthis time.rnStaff issued a draft regulatory guide,rnDG-1325, June 9 for review and publicrncomment. The new draft guidance reflectsrnlessons learned from the initial review ofrnreactor designs and licenses under Part 52,rnNRC said.