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Reactor License Renewal Decision
The NRC decides whether to grant a renewed license after completing
its review.
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An agency decision on the License Renewal Application will be made
upon completion of the review. This includes
- Safety Review completion including
issuance of the following documents:
- Safety Evaluation Report
- Regional Inspection Report
- ACRS Recommendation Letter
- Regional Administator's Letter
- Environmental Review
completion including issuance of the Supplement to the
Generic Environmental Impact Statement, and
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) Hearing completion,
if required
- A renewed license will be of the same class
as the operating license currently in effect.
- A renewed license will be issued for a fixed period,
which is the sum of the additional amount of time beyond the expiration
of the operating license (not to exceed 20 years) that is requested
in a renewal application plus the remaining years on the
operating license currently in effect. The term of any renewed
license may not exceed 40 years.
- A renewed license will become effective immediately upon its issuance,
thereby superseding the operating license previously in effect.
If a renewed license is subsequently set aside upon further administrative
or judicial appeal, the operating license previously in effect will be
reinstated unless its term has expired and the renewal application
was not filed in a timely manner.
- A renewed license may be subsequently renewed in accordance
with all applicable requirements.
For additional information, see Continuation
of CLB and Conditions of Renewed License.
- Implemented through
Inspection
Procedure 71003
before or shortly after
the beginning of the period of extended operation
- Objectives:
- To verify that license renewal programs and
activities have been implemented in accordance with the requirements of
10
CFR 54
- To verify, on a sample basis, that outstanding commitments
identified at the time a renewal license was granted have been met.
- To verify, on a sample basis, whether the licensee has made any
amendment to the original license renewal application (LRA) describing
any changes that materially affect the contents of the original LRA
- To verify, as appropriate, that the summary description of the aging management
programs and activities are contained in the FSAR supplement
- To verify, as appropriate, that the description of the programs are consistent with
the programs implemented by the licensee
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