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The MAP-X Portal is part of the NRC’s transformation to becoming a modern risk-informed regulator. The licensee portal is just one piece of a comprehensive strategy to expand the reactor safety program’s information technology (IT) capabilities and transparency for internal and external stakeholders. Additional applications in the Mission Analytics Portal project will ultimately link to internal NRC applications, further enhancing processing efficiency and transparency.
Licensees who wish to use the portal can enroll for NRC credentials here. After completing identity verification, enrollees can log in to WRR using their established username, password, and one-time password code.
Link to the Enrollment Guide that provides detailed instructions for users:
https://pki.nrc.gov/ecs/docs/EnrollmentGuideLevelGold.pdf
For assistance with accessing the portal or submitting a request for alternative through the portal, please send an email to map-x.resource@nrc.gov.
• Proposed alternatives under 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) and (z)(2).
• Event Notification forms: 361, 361A, and 361N.
• General Submissions.
• Licensee Event Reports.
No. The MAP-X Portal works on all desktop and mobile browsers.
All NRC applications are subject to federal authentication requirements based on information types, technology, and other considerations. EIE's authentication requirements will likely be modernized to be identical to the identity proofing steps used for the MAP-X Portal.
Please refer to the MAP-X Portal User Guide (ADAMS Accession No. ML21078A153) for detailed information about roles and permissions.
At this time, commercial U.S. nuclear power plant licensees may choose to use this online submission form to request relief, in the form of alternatives, under 10 CFR 50.55a(z).
No. This online submission form does not reduce or relax any of the regulatory requirements for the licensee to submit certain information to the NRC. The MAP-X Portal provides an alternative way for licensees to submit requests for alternatives.
Yes, the portal can support plant-specific, and multiple or fleet-wide requests. The online submission form has a question where the user can select multiple units and plants.
No. The MAP-X Portal is an additional way to submit a proposed alternative under 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) and (z)(2). Licensees have the option to submit proposed alternatives via the traditional methods (i.e., mail or EIE) in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4.
Yes, any submission made through the MAP-X Portal will be considered a formal submittal, just like submitting via EIE or mail. The submittal will be uploaded to ADAMS as an official agency record and assigned an ADAMS accession number.
Forms do not need to be submitted under oath or affirmation unless explicitly requested by the Commission. Please refer to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2001-18, “Requirements for Oath or Affirmation,” dated August 22, 2001, (ADAMS Accession No. ML010990211), for additional information.
Licensees can submit proprietary information via Attachments in the MAP-X Portal and request that the document(s), or portions thereof, be withheld from public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390, “Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding”. At this time, licensees cannot include sensitive or proprietary information in the online submission form itself.
Please ensure the Attachments are appropriately marked per 10 CFR 2.390 and an Affidavit is attached. Please note that it is common practice for licensees to submit a proprietary and non-proprietary versions of the same Attachments.
Yes, OMB clearance information can be found both on the submission pages of a form and the submitted record where applicable.
Yes, there is a PDF preview option. Licensees can use the PDF preview option to send a copy to their email for review before submitting. At this time, the PDF preview will only include the online submission form and not the Attachments.
At this time, the MAP-X Portal does not support internal comments and/or approvals being documented on the proposed alternative prior to submission.
Licensees will follow the existing process for correcting errors in their submittals by submitting a supplement via the Document Control Desk (DCD). Please refer to the guidelines contained in NRC's electronic submission final rule (and its associated guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC, Revision 8) which can be accessed at the following:
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1303/ML13031A056.pdf
After licensees submit a request, it will be processed by the NRC Document Processing Center. Submission forms will be profiled and submitted documents added to ADAMS directly.
Attachments must be in PDF format and in compliance with Section 2, “Parameters for Electronic Files Submitted to the NRC,” of NRC’s Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC (ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056).
If the Attachments contain proprietary information, and the submitter intends to request that the Commission withhold the information, please ensure the Attachments are appropriately marked per 10 CFR 2.390 and a supporting Affidavit is attached.
Any Attachment that fails to meet the NRC’s submission criteria will not be processed in ADAMS. Licensees will be notified of any rejections and asked to correct and re-submit in accordance with NRC’s Guidance for Electronic Submissions. In this case, licensees will need to include, in the comment field, that this is a re-submittal and identify their forms unique ID from the submission confirmation email.
Licensees will receive confirmation via email when your proposed alternative has been submitted and when it’s been approved. Status of submitted or in-development alternatives will also be available on the portal dashboard.
The process for acceptance reviews has not changed. Once submitted and entered into ADAMS, the NRC Operating Reactor Licensing Project Manager for your plant will conduct the normal acceptance review. You’ll continue to receive separate correspondence from the Project Manager, as your normally do when submitting via the traditional methods (i.e., mail or EIE).
No. Once submitted, you can only view a Proposed Alternative that has been submitted in the MAP-X Portal. Once submitted, please contact your assigned Operating Reactor Licensing Project Manager to discuss options for editing or supplementing the existing proposed alternative.
At this time, licensees can only use the MAP-X Portal to submit the application itself and not supplements.
The MAP-X Portal is set up for licensee staff only. The NRC staff will not be able to view applications in progress.
At this time, if a licensee wants to delete a proposed alternative that has not been submitted, please send a request to map-x.resource@nrc.gov
Yes, licensees can submit Attachments as part of the online submission form. For more information, please refer to the MAP-X Portal User Guide.
Majority of the online form questions have a size limit of 4,000 characters for the plain text questions and 100,000 characters for the rich text editor questions. In total all attachments for a submission cannot exceed 900MB.
Licensees may use the MAP-X Portal for short-notice requests requiring expedited review. Licensees also have the option to submit these requests using the traditional methods (i.e., mail or EIE).
Yes. At the bottom of the submissions page, licensees can click on the “Save and Preview” button. The draft will be saved, and licensees can return to it via the “my _____ page” associated to the form. At this time, submission drafts are saved indefinitely.
Multiple licensee personnel can access and collaboratively work on draft submittals.
At this time, the option to duplicate an existing submission as template for a new submission is not available.
Users do not have direct access to modify profile information. Users will need to contact their Administrator for any changes to their permissions or plants assigned to them in the MAP-X Portal.
Licensees can find their Parent Company and/or Licensee Administrators on their profile page. Additional information can be found in the MAP-X Portal User Guide.
Please contact your Parent Company Administrator and/or your Licensee Administrator if you believe your profile has an error.
Please submit an email to map-x.resource@nrc.gov.