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Guidance DevelopmentNRC develops several types of documents that contain guidance for applicants and licensees and for the staff. Two types discussed on this page are regulatory guides and standard review plans (SRPs). SRPs are issued as formal publications in NRC's NUREG series. Guidance documents do not contain regulatory requirements although licensees may commit to following regulatory guides as conditions of their licenses. On this page: Developing Regulatory GuidesRegulatory guides, issued in 10 divisions, provide guidance to licensees, applicants, and stakeholders on (1) implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, (2) techniques used by the NRC staff for evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, (3) data needed by the NRC staff for review of applications for permits or licenses, and (4) the preferred standard format and content for information submitted for NRC's approval of a specific program, license, permit, or certificate. During development, regulatory guides undergo extensive reviews by NRC staff, stakeholders, the public, and as appropriate, advisory committees to the NRC.
Stakeholder Participation. Although most guides are issued as drafts to obtain public comment, comments are welcome on all guides. Comments on draft guides are actively solicited from stakeholders and the public. Comments on guides may be submitted electronically at NRC's Rulemaking Forum Web page. Select News, Information, and Contacts for Current Rulemakings, then Draft NUREGS and Draft Regulatory Guides, and Rulemaking Text and Other Documents. At this page, scroll to the guide of interest. Developing Standard Review PlansThe staff usually follows specific guidance when it reviews a license application for a facility or operation that uses nuclear materials. Some of this guidance is of interest to licensees and other stakeholders. Development. The guidance for license application review is called a standard review plan (SRP). These plans differ because they correspond to the type of license the applicant wants to obtain. After the staff drafts an SRP and has it reviewed by peers and managers, the plan is often issued for comment before they are finalized and published in the NUREG series, which is NRC's formal publication series. Stakeholder Participation. A notice that a draft is available
for comment is sometimes published in the National Archives
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