Guidance Regarding Radiation Protection for New Reactors

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issues regulatory guides to describe (to licensees, applicants, and the public) methods that the staff considers acceptable for use in implementing specific parts of the agency's regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and to provide data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits or licenses. Regulatory guides are not substitutes for regulations, and compliance with regulatory guides is not required.

In addition, the NRC provides guidance to licensees and applicants by issuing NUREG-series publications regarding regulatory decisions, research results, results of incident investigations, and other technical and administrative information. NUREG-series publications disseminate scientific, technical, and administrative information dealing with licensing and regulation of civilian nuclear facilities and materials. Publications in the NUREG series may neither state nor imply any regulatory requirements, since such requirements are stated only in laws, regulations, licenses (including technical specifications), or orders. In other words, the NRC staff may suggest a course of action in a NUREG-series publication, but the regulated community may use other approaches to satisfy the agency's regulatory requirements.

For NRC guidance regarding radiation protection for new reactors, see the following topics on this page:

• Regulatory Guides
• NUREG-Series Publications

For guidance not listed on this page, refer to the SRPs provided on the Regulations and Standard Review Plan Concerning Radiation Protection for New Reactors.

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Regulatory Guides

See NRC Regulatory Guides for more general information.

NUREG-Series Publications

See NUREG-Series Publications for more general information.