Appendix C to Part 52 - Design Certification Rule for the AP600 Design
10:2.0.1.1.2.8.62.3.5 : Appendix C
Appendix C to Part 52 - Design Certification Rule for the AP600
Design I. Introduction
Appendix C constitutes the standard design certification for the
AP600 1 design, in accordance with 10 CFR part 52, subpart B. The
applicant for certification of the AP600 design is Westinghouse
Electric Company LLC.
1 AP600 is a trademark of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC.
II. Definitions
A. Generic design control document (generic DCD) means the
document containing the Tier 1 and Tier 2 information and generic
technical specifications that is incorporated by reference into
this appendix.
B. Generic technical specifications means the information,
required by 10 CFR 50.36 and 50.36a, for the portion of the plant
that is within the scope of this appendix.
C. Plant-specific DCD means the document, maintained by an
applicant or licensee who references this appendix, consisting of
the information in the generic DCD, as modified and supplemented by
the plant-specific departures and exemptions made under Section
VIII of this appendix.
D. Tier 1 means the portion of the design-related
information contained in the generic DCD that is approved and
certified by this appendix (hereinafter Tier 1 information). The
design descriptions, interface requirements, and site parameters
are derived from Tier 2 information. Tier 1 information
includes:
1. Definitions and general provisions;
2. Design descriptions;
3. Inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria
(ITAAC);
4. Significant site parameters; and
5. Significant interface requirements.
E. Tier 2 means the portion of the design-related
information contained in the generic DCD that is approved but not
certified by this appendix (Tier 2 information). Compliance with
Tier 2 is required, but generic changes to and plant-specific
departures from Tier 2 are governed by Section VIII of this
appendix. Compliance with Tier 2 provides a sufficient, but not the
only acceptable, method for complying with Tier 1. Compliance
methods differing from Tier 2 must satisfy the change process in
Section VIII of this appendix. Regardless of these differences, an
applicant or licensee must meet the requirement in Section III.B of
this appendix to reference Tier 2 when referencing Tier 1. Tier 2
information includes:
1. Information required by §§ 52.47(a) and 52.47(c), with the
exception of generic technical specifications and conceptual design
information;
2. Supporting information on the inspections, tests, and
analyses that will be performed to demonstrate that the acceptance
criteria in the ITAAC have been met; and
3. Combined license (COL) action items (COL license
information), which identify certain matters that must be addressed
in the site-specific portion of the final safety analysis report
(FSAR) by an applicant who references this appendix. These items
constitute information requirements but are not the only acceptable
set of information in the FSAR. An applicant may depart from or
omit these items, provided that the departure or omission is
identified and justified in the FSAR. After issuance of a
construction permit or COL, these items are not requirements for
the licensee unless such items are restated in the FSAR.
4. The investment protection short-term availability controls in
Section 16.3 of the DCD.
F. Tier 2* means the portion of the Tier 2 information,
designated as such in the generic DCD, which is subject to the
change process in Section VIII.B.6 of this appendix. This
designation expires for some Tier 2* information under Section
VIII.B.6.
G. Departure from a method of evaluation described in the
plant-specific DCD used in establishing the design bases or in the
safety analyses means:
(1) Changing any of the elements of the method described in the
plant-specific DCD unless the results of the analysis are
conservative or essentially the same; or
(2) Changing from a method described in the plant-specific DCD
to another method unless that method has been approved by NRC for
the intended application.
H. All other terms in this appendix have the meaning set out in
10 CFR 50.2 or 52.1, or Section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended, as applicable.
III. Scope and Contents
A. Tier 1, Tier 2 (including the investment protection
short-term availability controls in Section 16.3), and the generic
technical specifications in the AP600 DCD (12/99 revision) are
approved for incorporation by reference by the Director of the
Office of the Federal Register on January 24, 2000, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of the generic DCD
may be obtained from Ronald P. Vijuk, Manager, Passive Plant
Engineering, Westinghouse Electric Company, P.O. Box 355,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-0355. A copy of the generic DCD is
available for examination and copying at the NRC Public Document
Room located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. Copies are also available for
examination at the NRC Library located at Two White Flint North,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852; and the Office of
the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700,
Washington, DC.
B. An applicant or licensee referencing this appendix, in
accordance with Section IV of this appendix, shall incorporate by
reference and comply with the requirements of this appendix,
including Tier 1, Tier 2 (including the investment protection
short-term availability controls in Section 16.3), and the generic
technical specifications except as otherwise provided in this
appendix. Conceptual design information in the generic DCD and the
evaluation of severe accident mitigation design alternatives in
Appendix 1B of the generic DCD are not part of this appendix.
C. If there is a conflict between Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the DCD,
then Tier 1 controls.
D. If there is a conflict between the generic DCD and either the
application for design certification of the AP600 design or
NUREG-1512, “Final Safety Evaluation Report Related to
Certification of the AP600 Standard Design,” (FSER), then the
generic DCD controls.
E. Design activities for structures, systems, and components
that are wholly outside the scope of this appendix may be performed
using site characteristics, provided the design activities do not
affect the DCD or conflict with the interface requirements.
IV. Additional Requirements and Restrictions
A. An applicant for a combined license that wishes to reference
this appendix shall, in addition to complying with the requirements
of 10 CFR 52.77, 52.79, and 52.80, comply with the following
requirements:
1. Incorporate by reference, as part of its application, this
appendix;
2. Include, as part of its application:
a. A plant-specific DCD containing the same type of information
and utilizing the same organization and numbering as the generic
DCD for the AP600 design, as modified and supplemented by the
applicant's exemptions and departures;
b. The reports on departures from and updates to the
plant-specific DCD required by paragraph X.B of this appendix;
c. Plant-specific technical specifications, consisting of the
generic and site-specific technical specifications, that are
required by 10 CFR 50.36 and 50.36a;
d. Information demonstrating compliance with the site parameters
and interface requirements;
e. Information that addresses the COL action items; and
f. Information required by 10 CFR 52.47 that is not within the
scope of this appendix.
3. Include, in the plant-specific DCD, the proprietary
information and safeguards information referenced in the AP600
DCD.
B. The Commission reserves the right to determine in what manner
this appendix may be referenced by an applicant for a construction
permit or operating license under 10 CFR part 50.
V. Applicable Regulations
A. Except as indicated in paragraph B of this section, the
regulations that apply to the AP600 design are in 10 CFR parts 20,
50, 73, and 100, codified as of December 16, 1999, that are
applicable and technically relevant, as described in the FSER
(NUREG-1512) and the supplementary information for this
section.
B. The AP600 design is exempt from portions of the following
regulations:
1. Paragraph (a)(1) of 10 CFR 50.34 - whole body dose
criterion;
2. Paragraph (f)(2)(iv) of 10 CFR 50.34 - Plant Safety Parameter
Display Console;
3. Paragraphs (f)(2)(vii), (viii), (xxvi), and (xxviii) of 10
CFR 50.34 - Accident Source Term in TID 14844;
4. Paragraph (a)(2) of 10 CFR 50.55a - ASME Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code;
5. Paragraph (c)(1) of 10 CFR 50.62 - Auxiliary (or emergency)
feedwater system;
6. Appendix A to 10 CFR part 50, GDC 17 - Offsite Power Sources;
and
7. Appendix A to 10 CFR part 50, GDC 19 - whole body dose
criterion.
VI. Issue Resolution
A. The Commission has determined that the structures, systems,
components, and design features of the AP600 design comply with the
provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the
applicable regulations identified in Section V of this appendix;
and therefore, provide adequate protection to the health and safety
of the public. A conclusion that a matter is resolved includes the
finding that additional or alternative structures, systems,
components, design features, design criteria, testing, analyses,
acceptance criteria, or justifications are not necessary for the
AP600 design.
B. The Commission considers the following matters resolved
within the meaning of 10 CFR 52.63(a)(5) in subsequent proceedings
for issuance of a combined license, amendment of a combined
license, or renewal of a combined license, proceedings held under
10 CFR 52.103, and enforcement proceedings involving plants
referencing this appendix:
1. All nuclear safety issues, except for the generic technical
specifications and other operational requirements, associated with
the information in the FSER and Supplement No. 1, Tier 1, Tier 2
(including referenced information which the context indicates is
intended as requirements and the investment protection short-term
availability controls in Section 16.3), and the rulemaking record
for certification of the AP600 design;
2. All nuclear safety and safeguards issues associated with the
information in proprietary and safeguards documents, referenced and
in context, are intended as requirements in the generic DCD for the
AP600 design;
3. All generic changes to the DCD under and in compliance with
the change processes in Sections VIII.A.1 and VIII.B.1 of this
appendix;
4. All exemptions from the DCD under and in compliance with the
change processes in Sections VIII.A.4 and VIII.B.4 of this
appendix, but only for that plant;
5. All departures from the DCD that are approved by license
amendment, but only for that plant;
6. Except as provided in paragraph VIII.B.5.f of this appendix,
all departures from Tier 2 under and in compliance with the change
processes in paragraph VIII.B.5 of this appendix that do not
require prior NRC approval, but only for that plant;
7. All environmental issues concerning severe accident
mitigation design alternatives associated with the information in
the NRC's environmental assessment for the AP600 design and
appendix 1B of the generic DCD, for plants referencing this
appendix whose site parameters are within those specified in the
severe accident mitigation design alternatives evaluation.
C. The Commission does not consider operational requirements for
an applicant or licensee who references this appendix to be matters
resolved within the meaning of 10 CFR 52.63(a)(5). The Commission
reserves the right to require operational requirements for an
applicant or licensee who references this appendix by rule,
regulation, order, or license condition.
D. Except in accordance with the change processes in Section
VIII of this appendix, the Commission may not require an applicant
or licensee who references this appendix to:
1. Modify structures, systems, components, or design features as
described in the generic DCD;
2. Provide additional or alternative structures, systems,
components, or design features not discussed in the generic DCD;
or
3. Provide additional or alternative design criteria, testing,
analyses, acceptance criteria, or justification for structures,
systems, components, or design features discussed in the generic
DCD.
E.1. Persons who wish to review proprietary and safeguards
information or other secondary references in the AP600 DCD, in
order to request or participate in the hearing required by 10 CFR
52.85 or the hearing provided under 10 CFR 52.103, or to request or
participate in any other hearing relating to this appendix in which
interested persons have adjudicatory hearing rights, shall first
request access to such information from Westinghouse. The request
must state with particularity:
a. The nature of the proprietary or other information
sought;
b. The reason why the information currently available to the
public at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, and/or at
the NRC Public Document Room, is insufficient;
c. The relevance of the requested information to the hearing
issue(s) which the person proposes to raise; and
d. A showing that the requesting person has the capability to
understand and utilize the requested information.
2. If a person claims that the information is necessary to
prepare a request for hearing, the request must be filed no later
than 15 days after publication in the Federal Register of the
notice required either by 10 CFR 52.85 or 10 CFR 52.103. If
Westinghouse declines to provide the information sought,
Westinghouse shall send a written response within 10 days of
receiving the request to the requesting person setting forth with
particularity the reasons for its refusal. The person may then
request the Commission (or presiding officer, if a proceeding has
been established) to order disclosure. The person shall include
copies of the original request (and any subsequent clarifying
information provided by the requesting party to the applicant) and
the applicant's response. The Commission and presiding officer
shall base their decisions solely on the person's original request
(including any clarifying information provided by the requesting
person to Westinghouse), and Westinghouse's response. The
Commission and presiding officer may order Westinghouse to provide
access to some or all of the requested information, subject to an
appropriate non-disclosure agreement.
VII. Duration of This Appendix
This appendix may be referenced for a period of 15 years from
January 24, 2000, except as provided for in 10 CFR 52.55(b) and
52.57(b). This appendix remains valid for an applicant or licensee
who references this appendix until the application is withdrawn or
the license expires, including any period of extended operation
under a renewed license.
VIII. Processes for Changes and Departures
A. Tier 1 information.
1. Generic changes to Tier 1 information are governed by the
requirements in 10 CFR 52.63(a)(1).
2. Generic changes to Tier 1 information are applicable to all
applicants or licensees who reference this appendix, except those
for which the change has been rendered technically irrelevant by
action taken under paragraphs A.3 or A.4 of this section.
3. Departures from Tier 1 information that are required by the
Commission through plant-specific orders are governed by the
requirements in 10 CFR 52.63(a)(4).
4. Exemptions from Tier 1 information are governed by the
requirements in 10 CFR 52.63(b)(1) and 52.98(f). The Commission
will deny a request for an exemption from Tier 1, if it finds that
the design change will result in a significant decrease in the
level of safety otherwise provided by the design.
B. Tier 2 information.
1. Generic changes to Tier 2 information are governed by the
requirements in 10 CFR 52.63(a)(1).
2. Generic changes to Tier 2 information are applicable to all
applicants or licensees who reference this appendix, except those
for which the change has been rendered technically irrelevant by
action taken under paragraphs B.3, B.4, B.5, or B.6 of this
section.
3. The Commission may not require new requirements on Tier 2
information by plant-specific order while this appendix is in
effect under §§ 52.55 or 52.61, unless:
a. A modification is necessary to secure compliance with the
Commission's regulations applicable and in effect at the time this
appendix was approved, as set forth in Section V of this appendix,
or to assure adequate protection of the public health and safety or
the common defense and security; and
b. Special circumstances as defined in 10 CFR 52.7 are
present.
4. An applicant or licensee who references this appendix may
request an exemption from Tier 2 information. The Commission may
grant such a request only if it determines that the exemption will
comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 52.7. The Commission will
deny a request for an exemption from Tier 2, if it finds that the
design change will result in a significant decrease in the level of
safety otherwise provided by the design. The grant of an exemption
to an applicant must be subject to litigation in the same manner as
other issues material to the license hearing. The grant of an
exemption to a licensee must be subject to an opportunity for a
hearing in the same manner as license amendments.
5.a. An applicant or licensee who references this appendix may
depart from Tier 2 information, without prior NRC approval, unless
the proposed departure involves a change to or departure from Tier
1 information, Tier 2* information, or the technical
specifications, or requires a license amendment under paragraphs
B.5.b or B.5.c of this section. When evaluating the proposed
departure, an applicant or licensee shall consider all matters
described in the plant-specific DCD.
b. A proposed departure from Tier 2, other than one affecting
resolution of a severe accident issue identified in the
plant-specific DCD, requires a license amendment if it would:
(1) Result in more than a minimal increase in the frequency of
occurrence of an accident previously evaluated in the
plant-specific DCD;
(2) Result in more than a minimal increase in the likelihood of
occurrence of a malfunction of a structure, system, or component
(SSC) important to safety previously evaluated in the
plant-specific DCD;
(3) Result in more than a minimal increase in the consequences
of an accident previously evaluated in the plant-specific DCD;
(4) Result in more than a minimal increase in the consequences
of a malfunction of an SSC important to safety previously evaluated
in the plant-specific DCD;
(5) Create a possibility for an accident of a different type
than any evaluated previously in the plant-specific DCD;
(6) Create a possibility for a malfunction of an SSC important
to safety with a different result than any evaluated previously in
the plant-specific DCD;
(7) Result in a design basis limit for a fission product barrier
as described in the plant-specific DCD being exceeded or altered;
or
(8) Result in a departure from a method of evaluation described
in the plant-specific DCD used in establishing the design bases or
in the safety analyses.
c. A proposed departure from Tier 2 affecting resolution of an
ex-vessel severe accident design feature identified in the
plant-specific DCD, requires a license amendment if:
(1) There is a substantial increase in the probability of an
ex-vessel severe accident such that a particular ex-vessel severe
accident previously reviewed and determined to be not credible
could become credible; or
(2) There is a substantial increase in the consequences to the
public of a particular ex-vessel severe accident previously
reviewed.
d. If a departure requires a license amendment under paragraphs
B.5.b or B.5.c of this section, it is governed by 10 CFR 50.90.
e. A departure from Tier 2 information that is made under
paragraph B.5 of this section does not require an exemption from
this appendix.
f. A party to an adjudicatory proceeding for either the
issuance, amendment, or renewal of a license or for operation under
10 CFR 52.103(a), who believes that an applicant or licensee who
references this appendix has not complied with paragraph VIII.B.5
of this appendix when departing from Tier 2 information, may
petition the NRC to admit into the proceeding such a contention. In
addition to compliance with the general requirements of 10 CFR
2.309, the petition must demonstrate that the departure does not
comply with paragraph VIII.B.5 of this appendix. Further, the
petition must demonstrate that the change bears on an asserted
noncompliance with an ITAAC acceptance criterion in the case of a
10 CFR 52.103 preoperational hearing, or that the change bears
directly on the amendment request in the case of a hearing on a
license amendment. Any other party may file a response. If, on the
basis of the petition and any response, the presiding officer
determines that a sufficient showing has been made, the presiding
officer shall certify the matter directly to the Commission for
determination of the admissibility of the contention. The
Commission may admit such a contention if it determines the
petition raises a genuine issue of material fact regarding
compliance with paragraph VIII.B.5 of this appendix.
6a. An applicant who references this appendix may not depart
from Tier 2* information, which is designated with italicized text
or brackets and an asterisk in the generic DCD, without NRC
approval. The departure will not be considered a resolved issue,
within the meaning of Section VI of this appendix and 10 CFR
52.63(a)(5).
b. A licensee who references this appendix may not depart from
the following Tier 2* matters without prior NRC approval. A request
for a departure will be treated as a request for a license
amendment under 10 CFR 50.90.
(1) Maximum fuel rod average burn-up.
(2) Fuel principal design requirements.
(3) Fuel criteria evaluation process.
(4) Fire areas.
(5) Human factors engineering.
c. A licensee who references this appendix may not, before the
plant first achieves full power following the finding required by
10 CFR 52.103(g), depart from the following Tier 2* matters except
in accordance with paragraph B.6.b of this section. After the plant
first achieves full power, the following Tier 2* matters revert to
Tier 2 status and are thereafter subject to the departure
provisions in paragraph B.5 of this section.
(1) Nuclear Island structural dimensions.
(2) ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, and Code
Case - 284.
(3) Design Summary of Critical Sections.
(4) ACI 318, ACI 349, and ANSI/AISC N - 690.
(5) Definition of critical locations and thicknesses.
(6) Seismic qualification methods and standards.
(7) Nuclear design of fuel and reactivity control system, except
burn-up limit.
(8) Motor-operated and power-operated valves.
(9) Instrumentation and control system design processes,
methods, and standards.
(10) PRHR natural circulation test (first plant only).
(11) ADS and CMT verification tests (first three plants
only).
d. Departures from Tier 2* information that are made under
paragraph B.6 of this section do not require an exemption from this
appendix.
C. Operational requirements.
1. Generic changes to generic technical specifications and other
operational requirements that were completely reviewed and approved
in the design certification rulemaking and do not require a change
to a design feature in the generic DCD are governed by the
requirements in 10 CFR 50.109. Generic changes that do require a
change to a design feature in the generic DCD are governed by the
requirements in paragraphs A or B of this section.
2. Generic changes to generic TS and other operational
requirements are applicable to all applicants who reference this
appendix, except those for which the change has been rendered
technically irrelevant by action taken under paragraphs C.3 or C.4
of this section.
3. The Commission may require plant-specific departures on
generic technical specifications and other operational requirements
that were completely reviewed and approved, provided a change to a
design feature in the generic DCD is not required and special
circumstances as defined in 10 CFR 2.335 are present. The
Commission may modify or supplement generic technical
specifications and other operational requirements that were not
completely reviewed and approved or require additional technical
specifications and other operational requirements on a
plant-specific basis, provided a change to a design feature in the
generic DCD is not required.
4. An applicant who references this appendix may request an
exemption from the generic technical specifications or other
operational requirements. The Commission may grant such a request
only if it determines that the exemption will comply with the
requirements of 10 CFR 52.7. The grant of an exemption must be
subject to litigation in the same manner as other issues material
to the license hearing.
5. A party to an adjudicatory proceeding for either the
issuance, amendment, or renewal of a license or for operation under
10 CFR 52.103(a), who believes that an operational requirement
approved in the DCD or a technical specification derived from the
generic technical specifications must be changed may petition to
admit into the proceeding such a contention. Such petition must
comply with the general requirements of 10 CFR 2.309 and must
demonstrate why special circumstances as defined in 10 CFR 2.335
are present, or for compliance with the Commission's regulations in
effect at the time this appendix was approved, as set forth in
Section V of this appendix. Any other party may file a response
thereto. If, on the basis of the petition and any response, the
presiding officer determines that a sufficient showing has been
made, the presiding officer shall certify the matter directly to
the Commission for determination of the admissibility of the
contention. All other issues with respect to the plant-specific
technical specifications or other operational requirements are
subject to a hearing as part of the license proceeding.
6. After issuance of a license, the generic technical
specifications have no further effect on the plant-specific
technical specifications and changes to the plant-specific
technical specifications will be treated as license amendments
under 10 CFR 50.90.
IX. Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC)
A.1 An applicant or licensee who references this appendix shall
perform and demonstrate conformance with the ITAAC before fuel
load. With respect to activities subject to an ITAAC, an applicant
for a license may proceed at its own risk with design and
procurement activities, and a licensee may proceed at its own risk
with design, procurement, construction, and preoperational
activities, even though the NRC may not have found that any
particular ITAAC has been met.
2. The licensee who references this appendix shall notify the
NRC that the required inspections, tests, and analyses in the ITAAC
have been successfully completed and that the corresponding
acceptance criteria have been met.
3. In the event that an activity is subject to an ITAAC, and the
applicant or licensee who references this appendix has not
demonstrated that the ITAAC has been met, the applicant or licensee
may either take corrective actions to successfully complete that
ITAAC, request an exemption from the ITAAC in accordance with
Section VIII of this appendix and 10 CFR 52.97(b), or petition for
rulemaking to amend this appendix by changing the requirements of
the ITAAC, under 10 CFR 2.802 and 52.97(b). Such rulemaking changes
to the ITAAC must meet the requirements of paragraph VIII.A.1 of
this appendix.
B.1. The NRC shall ensure that the required inspections, tests,
and analyses in the ITAAC are performed. The NRC shall verify that
the inspections, tests, and analyses referenced by the licensee
have been successfully completed and, based solely thereon, find
the prescribed acceptance criteria have been met. At appropriate
intervals during construction, the NRC shall publish notices of the
successful completion of ITAAC in the Federal Register.
2. In accordance with 10 CFR 52.103(g), the Commission shall
find that the acceptance criteria in the ITAAC for the license are
met before fuel load.
3. After the Commission has made the finding required by 10 CFR
52.103(g), the ITAAC do not, by virtue of their inclusion within
the DCD, constitute regulatory requirements either for licensees or
for renewal of the license; except for specific ITAAC, which are
the subject of a § 52.103(a) hearing, their expiration will occur
upon final Commission action in such proceeding. However,
subsequent modifications must comply with the Tier 1 and Tier 2
design descriptions in the plant-specific DCD unless the licensee
has complied with the applicable requirements of 10 CFR 52.98 and
Section VIII of this appendix.
X. Records and Reporting
A. Records.
1. The applicant for this appendix shall maintain a copy of the
generic DCD that includes all generic changes to Tier 1, Tier 2,
and the generic TS and other operational requirements. The
applicant shall maintain the proprietary and safeguards information
referenced in the generic DCD for the period that this appendix may
be referenced, as specified in Section VII of this appendix.
2. An applicant or licensee who references this appendix shall
maintain the plant-specific DCD to accurately reflect both generic
changes to the generic DCD and plant-specific departures made under
Section VIII of this appendix throughout the period of application
and for the term of the license (including any period of
renewal).
3. An applicant or licensee who references this appendix shall
prepare and maintain written evaluations which provide the bases
for the determinations required by Section VIII of this appendix.
These evaluations must be retained throughout the period of
application and for the term of the license (including any period
of renewal).
B. Reporting.
1. An applicant or licensee who references this appendix shall
submit a report to the NRC containing a brief description of any
plant-specific departures from the DCD, including a summary of the
evaluation of each. This report must be filed in accordance with
the filing requirements applicable to reports in 10 CFR 52.3.
2. An applicant or licensee who references this appendix shall
submit updates to its DCD, which reflect the generic changes to and
plant-specific departures from the generic DCD made under Section
VIII of this appendix. These updates must be filed under the filing
requirements applicable to final safety analysis report updates in
10 CFR 52.3 and 50.71(e).
3. The reports and updates required by paragraphs X.B.1 and
X.B.2 must be submitted as follows:
a. On the date that an application for a license referencing
this appendix is submitted, the application must include the report
and any updates to the generic DCD.
b. During the interval from the date of application for a
license to the date the Commission makes the finding required by 10
CFR 52.103(g), the report must be submitted semi-annually. Updates
to the plant-specific DCD must be submitted annually and may be
submitted along with amendments to the application.
c. After the Commission makes the finding required by 10 CFR
52.103(g), the reports and updates to the plant-specific DCD must
be submitted, along with updates to the site-specific portion of
the final safety analysis report for the facility, at the intervals
required by 10 CFR 50.59(d)(2) and 50.71(e), respectively, or at
shorter intervals as specified in the license.
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