Contents of applications; technical information.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

The application must contain a level of design information sufficient to enable the Commission to judge the applicant's proposed means of assuring that construction conforms to the design and to reach a final conclusion on all safety questions associated with the design before the certification is granted. The information submitted for a design certification must include performance requirements and design information sufficiently detailed to permit the preparation of acceptance and inspection requirements by the NRC, and procurement specifications and construction and installation specifications by an applicant. The Commission will require, before design certification, that information normally contained in certain procurement specifications and construction and installation specifications be completed and available for audit if the information is necessary for the Commission to make its safety determination. (a) The application must contain a final safety analysis report (FSAR) that describes the facility, presents the design bases and the limits on its operation, and presents a safety analysis of the structures, systems, and components and of the facility as a whole, and must include the following information: (1) The site parameters postulated for the design, and an analysis and evaluation of the design in terms of those site parameters; (2) A description and analysis of the structures, systems, and components (SSCs) of the facility, with emphasis upon performance require

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 52.47