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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ns 100.10(c) and 100.20(c) of 10 CFR Part 100 require that the physical characteristics of a site (including seismology, meteorology, geology, and hydrology) be taken into account when determining its acceptability for a nuclear power reactor. To satisfy the hydrologic requirements of 10 CFR Part 100, the staff should confirm that the applicant’s SAR contains a description of the hydrogeologic and seismic characteristics of the region and an analysis of the potential hazard due to tsunami. This description should be sufficient to assess the acceptability of the site and the potential for tsunami waves to influence the design of those plant SSCs important to safety. Meeting the requirements of Section 100.10(c) provides a level of assurance that those plant SSCs important to safety have been designed to withstand the most severe hazards likely to occur as a result of some tsunami wave. Meeting the requirements of Section 100.20(c) provides a level of assurance that physical characteristics of the site with respect to seismology and hydrology have been considered appropriately in determining the acceptability of the site; the adequacy of the associated plant design bases will be evaluated by the staff pursuant to other SRP sections. 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 by the staff 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 procedures are used by the staff to verify that the data and analyses remain valid and that the facility’s design specifications are consistent with these data. As applicable, reviews of OLs and COLs should include a determination on whether the content of technical specifications