Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f689fb6d-4711-4972-b900-1b2001877b19
Document Type: srp
Title: TSUNAMI HAZARDS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1819/ML18190A200.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.6
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ami wave at the site with respect to the source mechanisms, the characteristics of these source mechanisms, and the simulation of the wave propagating towards the proposed plant site. The staff should confirm that a regional assessment of tsunamigenic sources has been submitted by an applicant to determine which geologic sources and mechanisms may generate the tsunami hazard, in terms of the maximum and/or minimum flood levels at the proposed site. The staff should confirm that the application’s assessment of the geologic source mechanisms includes earthquakes, submarine and subaerial 11 Available online at https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/tsu_db.shtml. 12 Certain natural but rare geologic event such as asteroid or meteor impacts have not been considered in reviewing nuclear power plant designs. Consequently, any tsunami generated from a similar impact event is considered beyond the scope of the review envisioned in this section of the SRP. 2.4.6-12 Revision 4 - September 2018 landslides, and volcanoes, as applicable. The staff should confirm that the application uses characteristics of the geologic sources that are used for the specification of the tsunami at the site that are conservative, e.g., supplemented by a larger regional or global earthquake size distribution to account for the limited period of historical records. The staff should confirm that the application’s assessment of landslide sources along the continental slope/shelf transition are characterized using the maximum volume parameter determined from seafloor mappings or geologic age dating of identified historical submarine landslides near large bodies of waters. The staff should confirm that a slope-stability analysis has been performed to assess the relative maximum tsunami potential of candidate landslide sites near large bodies of water. The staff should confirm that the possible tsunamigenic sources due to volcanic activity have been considered in the application’s tsunami assessment,