Nuclear Regulatory Commission October 9, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The NRC is issuing its Final Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/ COL-ISG-06 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML092470100). The purpose of this ISG is to clarify NRC position on what is an acceptable level of detail and content for demonstrating compliance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 20.1406 (10 CFR 20.1406). Regulatory Guide 4.21, ``Minimization of Contamination and Waste Generation: Life Cycle Planning,'' provides an acceptable method of demonstrating compliance. This ISG provides further clarification on the evaluation and acceptance criteria that will be used by NRC staff in reaching a reasonable assurance finding that a design certification (DC) or combined license (COL) applicant has complied with the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1406. The NRC staff issues DC/COL-ISGs to facilitate timely implementation of current staff guidance and to facilitate activities associated with review of applications for DCs and COLs by the Office of New Reactors. The NRC staff will also incorporate the approved DC/ COL-ISG-06 into the next revision of the SRP and related guidance documents.