Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: a08d9554-4808-4bfa-a7ae-35542b0fea1f
Document Type: srp
Title: VIBRATORY GROUND MOTION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340591.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.2
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regulatory guides (Refs. 4, 5, and 6) and basic acceptance criteria pertinent to the areas of this section of the Standard Review Plan are: 1. 10 CFR Part 100, Appendix A, "Seismic and Geologic Siting Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants." These criteria describe the kinds of geologic and seismic information needed to determine site suitability and identify geologic and seismic factors required to be taken into account in the siting and design of nuclear power plants (Ref. 1). 2. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, "General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants"; General Design Criterion 2, "Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena." This criterion requires that safety-related portions of the structures, systems, and components important to safety shall be designed to withstand the effects of earthquakes, tsunami, and seiches without loss of capability to perform their safety functions (Ref. 2). 3. 10 CFR Part 100, "Reactor Site Criteria." This part describes criteria that guide the evaluation of the suitability of proposed sites for nuclear power and testing reactors (Ref. 3). 4. Regulatory Guide 1.132, "Site Investigations for Foundations of Nuclear Power Plants." This guide describes programs of site investigations related to geotechnical aspects that would normally meet the needs for evaluating the safety of the site from the standpoint of the perform- ance of foundations under anticipated loading conditions including earth- quake. It provides general guidance and recommendations for developing site-specific investigation programs as well as specific guidance for conducting subsurface investigations, including the spacing and depth of borings as well as sampling intervals (Ref. 4). 5. Regulatory Guide 4.7, "General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations." This guide discusses the major site characteristics related to public health and safety which the NRC staff considers in determining the suitability of sites for nuclear power stations (Ref.