Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: aac96014-0cf1-4116-83f5-f791b43a8be8
Document Type: srp
Title: COOLING WATER CANALS AND RESERVOIRS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340550.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.8
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s to construct and operate nuclear power plants. These documents are made available to the public as part of the Commission's policy to inform the nuclear Industry and the general public of regulatory procedures and policies. Standard review plans are not substitutes for regulatory guides or the Commission's regulations and compliance with them Is not required. The standard review plan sections are keyed to the Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants. Not all sections of the Standard Format have a corresponding review plan. Published standard review plans will be revised periodically, as appropriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new inf orma- tion and experience. Comments and suggestions for improvement will be considered and should be sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Washington. D.C. To meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, §50.55a, GDC 2, GDC 44, and 10 CFR Part 100 as they relate to cooling water canals and reservoirs, the following specific criteria are used: 1. The acceptance criteria for the protection of cooling water canals from wind waves, PMF, surges, etc., are the same as those outlined in SRP Sec- tions 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, and 2.4.7. The criterion for canal capacity is that the canal must be capable of transmitting to the plant sufficient water to meet all safety requirements during postulated extreme hydrologic events (i.e., both floods and droughts). Where canals comprise a part of the ultimate heat sink, Regulatory Guide 1.27 is used as a basis for the adequacy of design criteria and provisions. The design basis for canal capacity is analyzed to assure that safety-related water require- ments can be supplied under all postulated extreme hydrologic events, or that alternative conveyance systems are designed to be available during the postulated conditions. 2. The acceptance criteria for the hydraulic design of dams and reservoirs are as