Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: be033a97-be2a-4a23-91fe-52b123162b3b
Document Type: srp
Title: LOW WATER CONSIDERATIONS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730439.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.11
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th physical and legal), already in effect or under discussion by responsible Federal, regional, State, or local authorities, that may affect water supply at the plant that have been considered and are substantiated by reference to reports of the appropriate agencies is needed. The staff will review these water uses and use limitations to determine the reliability of the proposed safety-related water supply to the plant. In case of disagreement between the staff’s and the applicant’s conclusions, the applicant should fully document and justify its conclusions or accept the staff’s conclusions and redesign the safety-related water supply. 5. Consideration of Other Site-Related Evaluation Criteria: To meet the requirements of GDC 2, 10 CFR 52.17, and 10 CFR Part 100, the applicant should provide an assessment of the potential effects of site-related proximity, seismic, and non-seismic information on the postulated worst-case low-flow scenario for the proposed plant site. This assessment should be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant’s design bases appropriately account for these effects. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria to the areas of review addressed by this SRP section is discussed in the following paragraphs: 1. Compliance with GDC 2 requires that nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components important to safety be designed to withstand the effects of natural phenomena such as earthquake, tornado, hurricane, flood, tsunami, and seiche without loss of capability to perform their safety functions. The GDC further specifies that the design bases for these structures, systems, and components shall reflect the following: A. Appropriate consideration of the most severe of the natural phenomena that have been historically reported for the site and surrounding area, with sufficient margin for the limited accuracy, quantity, and time period in which the historical data have been accumulated;