§ 53.1443 Finality of combined licenses.

(a) After issuance of a COL, the Commission may not modify, add, or delete any term or condition of the COL, the design of the facility, the ITAAC contained in the license that are not derived from a referenced standard design certification or ML, except under the provisions of § 53.1452 or § 53.1590. (b) If the COL does not reference a standard design certification, then a licensee may make changes in the facility as described in the FSAR (as updated) and make changes in the procedures as described in the FSAR (as updated) under the applicable change processes in § 53.1550. (c) If the COL references a certified design, then— (1) Changes to or departures from information within the scope of the referenced standard design certification rule are subject to the applicable change processes in that rule; and (2) Changes that are not within the scope of the referenced standard design certification rule are subject to the applicable change processes in subpart I of this part, unless they also involve changes to or noncompliance with information within the scope of the referenced standard design certification rule. In these cases, the applicable provisions of this section and the standard design certification rule apply. (d) [Reserved] (e) The Commission may issue and make immediately effective any amendment to a COL upon a determination by the Commission that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. The amendment may be issued and made immediately effective in advance of the holding and completion of any required hearing. The amendment will be processed under the procedures specified in § 53.1515. (f) Any modification to, addition to, or deletion from the terms and conditions of a COL, including any modification to, addition to, or deletion from the inspections, tests, and analyses, or related acceptance criteria contained in the license is a proposed amendment to the license. There must be an opportunity for a hearing on the amendment.