Subpart B--Standard Design Certifications
§ 52.41 Scope of subpart.
(a) This subpart sets forth the requirements and procedures applicable to Commission issuance of rules granting standard design certifications for nuclear power facilities separate from the filing of an application for a construction permit or combined license for such a facility.
(b)(1) Any person may seek a standard
design certification for an essentially
complete nuclear power plant design
which is an evolutionary change from
light water reactor designs of plants
which have been licensed and in
commercial operation before April 18,
1989.
(2) Any person may also seek a standard design certification for a nuclear power plant design which differs significantly from the light water reactor designs described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section or uses simplified, inherent, passive, or other innovative means to accomplish its safety functions.
[72 FR 49526, Aug. 28, 2007]