NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

CHAPTER 17
Acceptance Criteria
To be found acceptable, the format of the possession-only amendment should
contain the topics addressed in the format and The acceptance criteria for the
information on the application for the possession-only license amendment include
the following-.
The technical content of the possession-only license amendment application
should be detailed and accurate to demonstrate, with reasonable assurance,
that the health and safety of the facility stiff and the public will be'
protected during the period of possession.
* The application should contain an explanation of the need for the
possession-only license amendment, a request for a specic duration, a
discussion of the activities to be performed, an outline of the schedule for
the time the amendment is in effect, and an explanation of any factors
beyond the control of the licensee that affect the schedules.
* The licensee should commit to a date to submit the applications for
authorization to decommission and for license termination.
* The application need only include (1) a proposal from the licensee to
modify or remove the paragraph in the license that authorizes the reactor to
operate and (2) a safety analysis.
* The application may contain, at the discretion of the licensee, proposed
additional license conditions; proposed technical specification, proposed
physical security, emergency, and operator requalification plans; and
additional safety analysis.
* The possession-only safety analysis should contain discussions,
descriptions, and analyses of the shutdown facility.
* The safety analysis should state or refer to eisting provisions needed to
control reactor-related radioactivity and to protect the health and safety of
the public.
* If the reactor was shut down unexpectedly because of factors beyond
licensee's control, the application should describe the circumstances.
These factors could include, for example, abrupt budgetary cobstraints or
equipment failures.
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