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  1. Licensing guidance documents
    1. NUREG-1537, Part 1, "Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors, Format and Content"
    2. NUREG-1537, Part 2, "Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors, Standard Review Plan and Acceptance Criteria"
    3. Interim Staff Guidance Augmenting NUREG-1537, Part 1, For Application to Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Non-Power Reactors and Radioisotope Production Facilities
    4. Interim Staff Guidance Augmenting NUREG-1537, Part 2, For Application to Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Non-Power Reactors and Radioisotope Production Facilities
    5. Interim Staff Guidance on Non-Power Reactor License Renewal
    6. Letter Endorsing Guidance for Preparing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Liquid Fueled Molten Salt Reactors
  2. Decommissioning guidance documents
    1. For RTR Decommissioning Plan content see chapter 17 of NUREG-1537.
    2. More extensive decommissioning guidance is in NUREG-1757.

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