Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 74980693-f1d2-4f59-a418-b297e1cc6509
Document Type: srp
Title: SURFACE FAULTING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730597.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.3
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mplemented. The site visit will also include an appraisal by staff of the applicant’s engineering solutions for mitigating any potential non-tectonic geologic hazards. A typical staff finding at the conclusion of the review can be illustrated as follows: Information reviewed for the proposed nuclear power plant concerning potential for surface and near-surface tectonic deformation is summarized in SER Section 2.5.3. Staff concludes that the site is acceptable from the perspective of tectonic surface and near-surface deformation and meets requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion (GDC) 2; and 10 CFR 100.23. This conclusion is based on the applicant having met the requirements and guidelines of: 1. General Design Criterion 2 (“Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena”) of Appendix A (“General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants”) to 10 CFR Part 50 (Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities”) with respect to protection against natural phenomena such as faulting and resultant vibratory ground motion. 2. 10 CFR 100.23 ("Geologic and Seismic Siting Criteria”) with respect to obtaining geologic and seismic information necessary to determine site suitability and appropriate plant design, and ascertain that any new information derived from site-specific investigations does not impact the SSE derived by a probabilistic seismic hazard analysis. In complying with this regulation, the applicant also meets guidance in Regulatory Guides 1.132 (“Site Investigations for Foundations of Nuclear Power Plants”); 1.165 (“Identification and Characterization of Seismic Sources and Determination of Safe Shutdown Earthquake Ground Motion”); 1.208 (“A Performance-Based Approach to Define Site-Specific Earthquake Ground Motion”); 1.198 (“ Procedures and Criteria for Assessing Seismic Soil 2.5.3-20 Revision 4 - March 2007 Liquefaction at Nuclear Power Plant Sites”); 4.7 (“General Site Suitability