Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 2e78f488-27cd-498c-b605-b7f3c3f5e350
Document Type: srp
Title: GEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION INFORMATION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1230/ML12300A231.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.1
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cation referencing an ESP need not include a re-investigation of the site characteristics that have previously been accepted in the referenced ESP. However, long-term environmental changes and changes to the region resulting from human activities or natural causes might introduce changes to the site characteristics that are relevant to the design basis. Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR 52.6, “Completeness and Accuracy of Information,” applicant or licensee is responsible for identifying changes of which it is aware, that would satisfy the criteria specified in 10 CFR 52.39 Information provided by the applicant in accordance with 10 CFR 52.6(b) will be addressed by the staff during the review of a COL application referencing an ESP or a DC. For a COL application referencing either an ESP or DC or both, the staff should review the corresponding sections of the ESP and DC Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER) to 2.5.1-13 Draft Revision 5 – August 2013 ensure that any early site permit conditions, restrictions to the DC, or COL action items identified in the FSERs are appropriately handled in the COL application. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS The review should document the staff’s evaluation of geologic site characteristics concerning the relevant regulatory criteria. The evaluation should support the staff’s conclusions regarding whether the regulations are met. The reviewer should state what was done to evaluate the applicant’s SAR. Depending on the content of the application, the staff’s evaluation might include verification that the applicant followed applicable regulatory guidance, performance of independent calculations, and confirmation of appropriate assumptions. The reviewer may state that certain information provided by the applicant was not considered significant to staff’s understanding of safety and, consequently, was not reviewed in detail. Although the reviewer may summarize or quote the information offered by the applicant in support of the