⚛️Revised Guidance for Nuclear Subsequent License Renewal Issued
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing revised Subsequent License Renewal (SLR) Guidance Documents; which consists of NUREG-2191, "Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent License Renewal (GALL-SLR) Report, Final Report," Revision 1, Volumes 1 and 2; NUREG-2192, "Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (SRP-SLR), Final Report," Revision 1; and NUREG-2221, "Technical Bases for Changes in the Subsequent License Renewal Guidance Documents, NUREG-2191, Revision 1, and NUREG-2192, Revision 1 (Technical Bases Document)," Supplement 1. The GALL-SLR Report, Revision 1, and the SRP-SLR, Revision 1, provide revised guidance for nuclear power reactor licensees to the methods acceptable for the NRC staff to grant a subsequent license renewal in accordance with the license renewal regulations. The Technical Bases Document, Supplement 1, provides the associated technical bases of changes for the revisions.
Learn More⚛️NRC Issues Regulatory Guide 3.78 for Inservice Inspection Compliance
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.78 (Revision 0), "Acceptable ASME Section XI Inservice Inspection Code Cases." This new RG provides applicants and licensees with methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for specific or general independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) licensees and certificate of compliance (CoC) holders to comply with NRC regulations for inservice inspection of confinement boundary components and aging management activities associated with the renewals of ISFSIs, general licensees, and CoC holders for spent fuel storage systems.
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