Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 60898d18-a4f6-4ec5-b361-aac54dbccf57
Document Type: srp
Title: BASIC GEOLOGIC AND SEISMIC INFORMATION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340588.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.1
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ata or of other data published in the literature. As necessary, questions and comments transmitted to the applicant will identify issues that have not been addressed, areas where staff interpretations differ from those given in the SAR, and issues that have not been sufficiently documented to permit the staff to concur in the conclusions reached by the applicant. When possible, the staff takes positions on safety- related issues at this point. The third review phase is the staff evaluation of the applicant's responses to questions raised in the second phase. At the end of the third phase, the staff takes positions on all safety-related issues, either concurring with the applicant's positions or taking more conservative positions as may be necessary in the staff's view to assure the required degree of safety. Pertinent references, such as published geological reports, professional papers, open-file material, university theses, physiographic and geological maps, and aeromagnetic and gravity maps, are ordered from the appropriate sources and reviewed. The general references used extensively by the staff are References 6, 7, and 11. GeoRef data base (Ref. 9) and other data bases, such as References 8 and 10, are used to identify specific references. The judgments on acceptance or rejection of the SAR for review are governed by two criteria: (1) adherence to the Standard Format (Ref. 12) in identifying and describing the geologic, seismic and man-made features that affect safety of the site; and (2) provision of adequate information and documentation to allow for an independent staff review of the conclusions made therein. During the acceptance review the staff decides to what extent consultants should be involved. The necessary information is then made available to these consult- ants. Consultants are asked to handle such varied tasks as reviewing the tec- tonic setting of plants in regions of complex geology, evaluation of the poten- tial for surface displacement,