Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 683c2eb1-8dd8-484a-a45d-437c101b525f
Document Type: srp
Title: NEW AND SPENT FUEL STORAGE
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0705/ML070550057.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.1.2
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in those SRP sections, as appropriate, to validate the analyses presented. The reviewer accepts a statement to the effect that the storage facility is located in a seismic Category I structure that is missile-and flood-protected. 4. The safe handling of spent fuel assemblies necessitates the underwater transfer of spent fuel between plant areas including the spent fuel cask loading area. The SAR is reviewed for a statement in the design basis and facility description section that a separate spent fuel shipping cask loading area is adjacent to the spent fuel pool. The reviewer verifies whether the loading area is designed to maintain the safety function of the spent fuel pool during accident conditions and natural phenomena. In addition, the reviewer verifies whether the design includes the following: A. The fuel transfer canal and cask loading area should be capable of isolation from the fuel pool by gates and weirs. An SAR statement that the design includes these features is acceptable. The reviewer uses engineering judgment to verify whether the means provided meet the stated intent. B. As to the handling of heavy loads (e.g., the spent fuel shipping cask) in the vicinity of the spent fuel storage pool, the reviewer must establish and verify in SRP Section 9.1.5 that one of the alternative approaches described in Section 5 of NUREG-0612 has been satisfied. If Sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.6 of NUREG-0612 have not been met, the SAR safety evaluations, results of design calculations, and the general arrangement and layout drawings should show that the spent fuel cask loading area is designed to withstand the loads from falling heavy objects, including the shipping cask, is not part of the storage pool floor, and, if breached by a falling object, would not cause loss of fuel pool water to an unacceptable level. 5. For reviews under 10 CFR Part 50, the procedures for CP application review for whether the design criteria and bases and the preliminary design meet the