Review of the Commission program for standardization of nuclear power plants and recommendations to improve standardization concepts
This is a report of a staff study describing the need and utility of specific changes to the Commission's standardization program. The various matters considered in the study include: (1) A discussion of industry use to date of the standardization program. (2) A discussion of the experience to date with each of the standardization concepts. (3) A review of public comments on the standardization program and the staff response to each principal comment. (4) A review of the need for standardization considering the likely number of license applications to be submitted in the coming years. (5) A discussion of the reference system concept, including review of applicable experience and recommended changes to the concept. (6) A discussion of the duplicate plant concept, including review of applicable experience and recommended changes to the concept. (7) A discussion of the manufacturing license concept, including review of applicable experience and recommended changes to the concept. (8) A discussion of the replicate plant concept, including review of applicable experience and recommended changes to the concept. (9) A discussion of the effective periods for approved designs under all four standardization concepts. (10) A description of continuing staff activities related to the standardization program.
- Research Organization:
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. (USA). Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
- OSTI ID:
- 6864642
- Report Number(s):
- NUREG-0427; TRN: 78-014315
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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