Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 20a9c307-3608-40b1-8fc6-e018c259a30c
Document Type: srp
Title: ANALYSIS PROCEDURES
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340636.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.4.2
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ase- ment walls and foundation slab of the building. Another consideration in such a situation is to prevent any uplift or floating of the structure. The total buoyancy force may be based on the flood or highest groundwater head excluding wave action, if applicable. However, the lateral, over- turning and upward hydrostatic pressures acting on the side walls and on the foundation slab, respectively, which should be considered in the structural design of these elements, should be based on the total head including wave action, if any. Where the flood level is above the proposed plant grade, the dynamic loads of wave action should be considered. Procedures for determining such dynamic loads are acceptable if they are in accordance with or similar to those delineated in the U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, Technical Report No. 4 (Ref. 2), as applicable. Other methods are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer selects and emphasizes material from the review procedures described below as may be appropriate for a particular case. 1. The site-related and hydrodynamic parameters described in subsection II.1 of this SRP section are reviewed by the Hydrologic & Geotechnical Engineer- ing Branch (HGEB) and are covered in Standard Review Plan Section 2.4.2. The structural reviewer examines the approved values of these parameters to assure that they are consistent with those contained in SRP Section 2.4.2. 2. After the acceptability of the site-related and hydrodynamic parameters is established, the reviewer proceeds with his review of the structural aspects of the design for flood or groundwater. The procedures used by the applicant to determine effective flood loads are reviewed and compared with those procedures delineated in subsection II.2 of this SRP section. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS The reviewer verifies that sufficient information has been provided to satisfy the requirements of this Standard Review Plan section, and concludes