Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: c6f1872f-6590-4af8-b290-f6ec212570a9
Document Type: srp
Title: GROUNDWATER
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730443.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.12
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rements of 10 CFR Part 100, the NRC staff review of the applicant's SAR should verify the description of groundwater conditions at the proposed site and of how those conditions will be affected by the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant. In particular, this description should include the details of any site dewatering system. Meeting this requirement provides a level of assurance that groundwater at or near the site of a nuclear power plant will not be significantly affected by the release of radioactive effluents from the plant. 2.4.12-7 Revision 3 - March 2007 7. 10 CFR 100.23 requires that geologic and seismic factors be considered when determining the suitability of the site and the acceptability of the design for each nuclear power plant. 10 CFR 100.23 is applicable to SRP Section 2.4.12 because it addresses requirements for investigating vibratory ground motion, including the hydrologic conditions at and near the site. Static and dynamic engineering properties of the materials underlying the site should be determined, including the properties (e.g., density, water content, porosity, and strength) needed to determine the behavior of those materials in transmitting earthquake-induced motions to the foundations of the plant. Additionally, it addresses the requirements for considering cooling water supply, soil and rock stability and liquification potential. Meeting this requirement provides a level of assurance that the plant foundations are designed to withstand the effects of a safe shutdown earthquake. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer will select material from the procedures described below, as may be appropriate for a particular case. The procedures outlined below are used to review CP applications, ESP applications, and COL applications that do not reference an ESP to determine whether data and analyses for the proposed site meet the acceptance criteria given in Subsection II of this SRP section. For reviews of OL applications, these