Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: edf4b0e7-a6b1-4168-a057-45a70ca5524d
Document Type: srp
Title: ADEQUACY OF DESIGN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1227/ML12276A112.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 19
Section ID: 19.5
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f reviewer shall examine the applicant’s description of design features or functional capabilities for maintaining spent fuel integrity and confirm that either: (1) the applicant has stated that the walls, liner and the support structure for the fuel pool are designed such that there will be no leakage through the spent fuel pool liner below the required minimum water level of the pool following impact of a large commercial aircraft, or (2) the applicant has identified sufficient intervening structures to protect the pool walls and support structure which meet review procedure III.6 of this SRP. The adequacy of the design features for maintaining spent fuel pool integrity should not be evaluated by the Staff reviewer. The adequacy of the design features to fulfill these protective functions is subject to Staff inspection. Review of Design Features for Spent Fuel Pool Cooling If the applicant has not identified design features or functional capabilities to maintain spent fuel pool integrity, the Staff reviewer shall consider design features credited by the applicant for the purpose of maintaining adequate spent fuel pool cooling and confirm that they have been specifically designed to provide pool water make-up capability and the capability to spray water on fuel that is not submerged. The adequacy of the design features for providing adequate spent fuel pool cooling should not be evaluated by the Staff reviewer. The adequacy of the design features to fulfill these protective functions is subject to Staff inspection. The Staff reviewer shall consider design features credited by the applicant for protecting the design features needed to provide adequate spent fuel pool cooling from structural damage caused by the impact of a large commercial aircraft. Based on the applicant’s description of the location of equipment credited for spent fuel pool cooling, including necessary support systems, the Staff reviewer shall confirm that design features or functional