10 CFR § 53.425 Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Plants

§ 53.425 Design features and functional design criteria for normal operations.

Current through Oct 5, 2026 · Read all of Part 53

⚠ 7 pending changes to Part 53

(a) Design features must be provided for each commercial nuclear plant to support the Radiation Protection Program required in § 53.850.

(b) Functional design criteria must be defined for each design feature relied upon to demonstrate compliance with § 53.850.

(c) Functional design criteria, including design objectives for dose to the maximally exposed member of the public, must be defined for design features to show that plant design features and corresponding programmatic controls, including monitoring programs, control liquid, gaseous, and solid wastes, as required under part 20 of this chapter.

← § 53.420 Functional design criteria for licensing-basis events other than design-basis accidents.§ 53.430 Design features and functional design criteria for protection of plant workers. →