Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 16, 2025 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) "Content of Risk Assessment and Severe Accident Information in Light-Water Power Reactor Construction Permit Applications." This draft ISG clarifies the scope and depth of the NRC staff review of the content of risk assessment and severe accident information in a construction permit (CP) application for a light-water power reactor. The purpose of this draft ISG is to clarify existing guidance in NUREG-0800, "Standard Review Plan [SRP] for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition (NUREG-0800, formerly issued as NUREG-75 087)," ("the SRP"; Ref. 1).