Other Related Documents for New Reactors

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In February 2001, the Commission issued a staff requirements memorandum (SRM), directing the staff to assess its technical, licensing, and inspection capabilities and identify any enhancements needed to ensure that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) would be prepared to review applications for early site permits or the construction of new nuclear power plants. On May 1, 2001, the staff provided its SRM response, describing its planned activities, and providing a schedule for fulfilling the Commission's directive. Then, on October 12, 2001, the staff provided the Commission with its final response in SECY-01-0188, "Future Licensing and Inspection Readiness Assessment." The attachment to that Commission (SECY) paper contains the Future Licensing and Inspection Readiness Assessment (FLIRA) Report, which the staff has since updated in subsequent SECY papers. For detail, see the following topics on this page:

• Commission Papers and Staff Requirements Memoranda

For more history related to the New Reactor Licensing Program, see the Advanced Reactor Policy Statement. In addition, the NRC has assembled a package of 100 documents that comprise the Regulatory History of Design Certifications for the Advanced Boiling-Water Reactor (ABWR), System 80+, and Advanced Passive 600 (AP600) standard plant designs. This history, spanning a 15-year period, is unique because the NRC simultaneously developed (1) the regulatory standards for reviewing these next-generation reactor designs and (2) the form and content of the rules that would certify the designs.

Commission Papers and Staff Requirements Memoranda

The following table presents a chronological listing of SECY papers and SRMs related to New Reactor Licensing, with the most recent first.

SECY	Title	SRM
SECY-19-0066	Staff Review of NuScale Power's Mitigation Strategy for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events	6/26/19
SECY-19-0064	Staff's Statement in Support of the Uncontested Hearing for Issuance of an Early Site Permit for Clinch River Nuclear Site	6/21/19
SECY-19-0047	Containment Performance Goals for the NuScale Small Modular Reactor Design	5/8/19
SECY-19-0039	Construction Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment for Calendar Year 2018	4/21/19
SECY-19-0036	Application of the Single Failure Criterion to NuScale Power LLC's Inadvertent Actuation Block Valves	4/11/19
SECY-19-0020	Direct Final Rule – Advanced Power Reactor 1400 Design Certification	2/19/19
SECY-19-0009	Advanced Reactor Program Status	1/17/19
SECY-18-0103	Proposed Rule: Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and other New Technologies (RIN 3150-AJ68; NRC-2015-0225)	10/12/18
SECY-18-0099	Nuscale Power Exemption Request from 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 27, "Combined Reactivity Control Systems Capability"	10/24/18
SECY-18-0091	Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process for New Large Light Water Reactors with Passive Safety Systems such as the AP1000 (Generation III+ Reactor Designs)
SECY-18-0053	Construction Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment for Calendar Year 2017	4/27/18
SECY-18-0026	Proposed Rule: Financial Qualifications Requirements for Reactor Licensing (RIN 3150-AJ43)	3/15/18
SECY-17-0048	Construction Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment for Calendar Year 2016	4/11/17
SECY-17-0007	Petitions to Modify a Combined License and Petitions to Modify, Suspend, or Revoke an Early Site Permit	1/17/17
SECY-16-0136	Staff Statement in Support of the Uncontested Hearing for Issuance of Combined Licenses for Turkey Point Plant Units 6 and 7 (Docket Nos. 52 040 and 52-041)	12/2/16
SECY-16-0094	Staff Statement in Support of  the Uncontested Hearing for Issuance of Combined Licenses for the William States Lee III Nuclear Station Units 1 And 2 (Docket Nos. 52-018 And 52-019)	08/08/201
SECY-16-0076	Staff Statement in Support of Uncontested Hearing for Issuance of Combined Licenses for the Levy Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 (Docket Nos. 52-029 and 52-030)	6/10/16
SECY-16-0069	Rulemaking Plan on Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and Other New Technologies	5/31/16
SECY-16-0055	Construction Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment for Calendar Year 2015	4/22/16
SECY-16-0012	Accident Source Terms and Siting for Small Modular Reactors and Non-Light Water Reactors	2/7/16
SECY-15-0077	Options for Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and other New Technologies	5/29/15
SECY-15-0066	Construction Reactor Oversight Self-Assessment for Calendar Year 2014	5/1/15
SECY-14-0132	Staff Statement in Support of the Uncontested Hearing for Issuance of Combined License for the Fermi Nuclear Plant Unit 3	11/20/14
SECY-14-0081	Final Rule:  Economic Simplified Boiling-Water Reactor Design Certification	7/31/14
SECY-14-0049	Construction Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment for Calendar Year 2013	4/24/14
SECY-12-0059	Construction Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment for Calendar Year 2011	4/16/12
SECY-12-0030	Final Rule:  Requirements for Maintenance of Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (RIN 3150-AI77)	2/23/12
SECY-12-0081	Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for New Reactors	10/22/12
SECY-12-0069	Process for Addressing Late-Breaking Issues During a Combined License Application Review	06/25/12
SECY-12-0059	Construction Reactor Oversight Process Self-Assessment for Calendar Year 2011
SECY-12-0030	Final Rule:  Requirements for Maintenance of Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (RIN 3150-AI77)	05/11/12
SECY-12-0020	Fifth Report on the Status of Reactivation of Construction and Licensing for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2
SECY-11-0184	Security Regulatory Framework for Certifying, Approving, and Licensing Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (M110329)
SECY-11-0181	Decommissioning Funding Assurance for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
SECY-11-0178	Insurance and Liability Regulatory Requirements for Small Modular Reactor Facilities
SECY-11-0156	Feasibility of Including Risk Information in Categorizing Structures, Systems, and Components as Safety-Related or Nonsafety-Related
SECY-11-0152	Development of an Emergency Planning and Preparedness Framework for Small Modular Reactors
SECY-11-0115	Staff Statement in Support of the Uncontested Hearing for Issuance of Combined Licenses for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3 (Docket Nos. 52-027 and 52-028)
SECY-11-0112	Staff Assessment of Selected Small Modular Reactor Issues Identified in 10-0034
SECY-11-0111	Staff Progress in Resolving Issues Associated with Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
SECY-11-0110	Staff Statement in Support of the Uncontested Hearing for Issuance of Combined Licenses and Limited Work Authorizations for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 (Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026)
SECY-11-0106	Final Rule: U.S. Advanced Boiling-Water Reactor Aircraft Impact Design Certification Amendment (RIN 3150-AI84)	11/1/11
SECY-11-0102	Fourth Report on the Status of Reactivation of Construction and Licensing for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2
SECY-11-0098	Operator Staffing for Small or Multi-Module Nuclear Power Plant Facilities
SECY-11-0079	License Structure for Multi-Module Facilities Related to Small Modular Nuclear Power Reactors
SECY-11-0024	Use of Risk Insights to Enhance the Safety Focus of Small Modular Reactor Reviews	05/11/11
SECY-11-0006	Proposed Rule—Economic Simplified Boiling-Water Reactor Design Certification	03/8/11
SECY-10-0166	Third Report on Status of Licensing for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2
SECY-10-0142	Proposed Rule:  U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Aircraft Impact Design Certification Amendment (RIN 3150‑AI84)	12/5/10
SECY-10-0140	Options for Revising the Construction Reactor Oversight Process Assessment Program	03/21/11
SECY-10-0137	Proposed Rule: Requirements for Access Authorization and Physical Protection During Nuclear Power Plant Construction (RIN 3150-AI65)	03/30/11
SECY-10-0100	Staff Progress in Resolving Issues Associated with Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
SECY-10-0038	Update Status on the Development of Construction Reactor Oversight Process Options
SECY-10-0034	Potential Policy, Licensing, and Key Technical Issues for Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Designs
SECY-10-0015	Second Annual Status of Reactivation of Construction and Licensing for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2
SECY-09-0182	Legal Constraints of Relying on Vendor Inspection Results of Foreign Regulators and the Need for Additional Resources to Achieve the Appropriate Number of NRC Vendor Inspections
SECY-09-0119	Staff Progress in Resolving Issues Associated with Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
SECY-09-0113	Update on the Development of Construction Assessment Process Policy Options and the Construction Inspection Program Information Management System
SECY-09-0056	Staff Approach Regarding a Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Revision to Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulationsand Developing a Policy Statement on Defense-in-Depth for Future Reactors
SECY-09-0018	Streamlining Design Certification Rulemakings
SECY-09-0012	Status of Reactivation of Construction and Licensing Activities for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2
SECY-08-0142	Change in Staff Position Concerning Information in Plant-specific Technical Specifications That Combined License Applicants must Provide to Support Issuance of Combined Licenses
SECY-08-0117	Staff Approach to Verify Closure of Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria and to Implement Title 10 CFR 52.99, "Inspection During Construction," and Related Portion of 10 CFR 52.103(g) on the Commission Finding	01/14/09
SECY-08-0096	Training and Infrastructure Needs to Accomplish New Reactor Inspections and Operator Licensing
SECY-07-0207	Multinational Design Evaluation Program - Stage 2 Pilot Project	01/3/08
SECY-07-0152	Semiannual Update of the Status of New Reactor Licensing Activities and Future Planning for New Reactors
SECY-07-0105	Enhancement to the Vendor Inspection Program Within the Office of New Reactors
SECY-07-0101	Staff Recommendations Regarding a Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Revision to 10 CFR Part 50 (RIN 3150-AH81)	09/10/07
SECY-07-0096	Possible Reactivation of Construction and Licensing Activities for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2	07/25/07
SECY-07-0082	Rulemaking to Make Risk-Informed Changes to Loss-of-Coolant Accident Technical Requirements; 10 CFR 50.46a, "Alternative Acceptance Criteria for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Light-Water Nuclear Power Reactors"	08/10/07
SECY-07-0081	Regulatory Options for Licensing Facilities Associated with the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership	06/27/07
SECY-07-0049	Construction Inspection Roles and Responsibilities
SECY-07-0047	Staff Approach To Verifying the Closure of Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) Through a Sample-Based Inspection Program	05/16/07
SECY-06-0220	Final Rule To Update 10 CFR Part 52	04/11/07 11/13/06
SECY-06-0114	Description of the Construction Inspection Program for Plants Licensed Under 10 CFR Part 52
SECY-06-0041	Proposed Strategy To Support Implementation of New Reactor Construction Inspection Program	04/21/06
SECY-06-0019	Semiannual Update of the Status of New Reactor Licensing Activities and Future Planning for New Reactors, dated January 31, 2006
SECY-05-0197	Review Of Operational Programs in a Combined License Application and Generic Emergency Planning Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria	02/22/06
SECY-05-0139	Semiannual Update of the Status of New Reactor Licensing Activities and Future Planning for New Reactors dated August 4, 2005
SECY-05-0130	Policy Issues Related to New Plant Licensing and Status of the Technology-Neutral Framework for New Plant Licensing	09/14/05
SECY-05-0120	Security Design Expectations for New Reactor Licensing Activities	09/9/05
SECY-05-0013	Semiannual Update of the Status of New Reactor Licensing Activities and Future Planning for New Reactors dated January 12, 2005
SECY-04-0117	Semiannual Update of the Status of New Reactor Licensing Activities, dated July 9, 2004
SECY-04-0103	Status of Response to the June 26, 2003, Staff Requirements Memorandum on Policy Issues Related to Licensing Non-light Water Reactor Designs
SECY-04-0032	Programmatic Information Needed for Approval of a Combined License Without Inspection, Tests, Analysis, and Acceptance Criteria, dated February 26, 2004	05/14/04
SECY-04-0001	Semiannual Update of the Status of New Reactor Licensing Activities, dated January 2, 2004
SECY-03-0227	Review Standard RS-002, "Processing Applications for Early Site Permits"	03/15/04
SECY-03-0113	Semiannual Update of the Status of New Reactor Licensing Activities, dated July 7, 2003
SECY-03-0105	Early Site Permit (ESP) Application Readiness, dated June 24, 2003
SECY-03-0059	NRC's Advanced Reactor Research Program," April 18, 2003
SECY-03-0047 *	Policy Issues Related to Licensing Non-Light Water Reactor Designs	06/26/03
SECY-03-0005	Semiannual Update of the Status of New Reactor Licensing Activities
SECY-02-0180	Legal and Financial Policy Issues Associated with Licensing New Nuclear Power Plants, dated October 7, 2002	03/31/03
SECY-02-0139 *	Plan for Resolving Policy Issues Related to Licensing Non-Light Water Reactor Designs
SECY-02-0077	Proposed Rule of Update 10 CFR Part 52, "Early Site Permits, Standard Design Certifications, and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants"	05/6/03
SECY-02-0076	Semi-Annual Update of the Future Licensing and Inspection Readiness Assessment (FLIRA)
SECY-02-0067	Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) for Operational Programs (Programmatic ITAAC)	09/11/02
SECY-02-0059	Use of Design Acceptance Criteria for the AP1000 Standard Plant Design
SECY-01-0207	Legal and Financial Issues Related to Exelon's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor
SECY-01-0188	Future Licensing and Inspection Readiness Assessment

* Documents related to SECY-03-0047 and SECY-02-0139 can be found under Policy Issues Associated with Licensing Advanced Reactor Designs.