Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: c7b1689b-ff17-4083-9fb1-f91b6965ea1a
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Design Basis Floods for Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2022 – DG-1290 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise 07/1980 – Errata to Revision 2 07/2024 – DG-1290 Revision 1 (Rev. 2)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003740388.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.59
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NORTH CAROLINA 0E OFTAN-5 ION PARAMETER DESIGNATIONS !SLW OMODERATF HIGH IfNtR PRESSURE INDEX P, INCHES 26.89 26.89 26.89 LERIPHEAL PRESSURE Pn INCHES 31.00 31.00 31.00 RtADI1US TO MAXIMUM WIND LARGE RADIUS NlUT. MI. 35 35 35 IRANS•ATION SPEED Fv (FOWVARD SPEED) KNOTS 5 17 38 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED Vx M.P.H. 130 137 119 INfiTAL DISTANCE-NAUT.I.i -" FROM 2O MP IND 385 346 280 #T SHORE TO MAX WIND i._.1..1 P111 aCHPUTATIONAL OOE"ICrIIr AnD WATER MMYE (SURGE) ESTIMATES COEjFFICXXNT-S BT FR)ICTION FACTOR 0.0025 WIND STRESS CORRECTION FACTOR 1.10 WATER LSVEL DATA (AT OPEN OCAST S)ORELINE) OCEAN BED PROFILE TRAVERSE WATER DISTANCE DEPTH FROM BELOW SHORE MWI I. 0 0 - 0.2 16 0.5 28 1.0 1.0 1.5 4.6 2.0 514 3.0 614 5.0 72 10.0 92 S15.0 U2 20.0 124 30-0 264 35.2 600 40.0 900 LATITUDE % 3,4o4,fl DEGREE AT TRAVIMSE MID-POINT FO1 SHORE TABLE C.15 SUHIAMY-PERTINENT PROBABLE MAXIMUt! hURRICANE (FMH), STORM SURGE COMPUTATIONAL DATA AND RESULTANT WATER LLVEL LOCATION OCEAN CITY, LkT. 38e 20' LONG. 75 04.9'; TRAVERSE-AZIMUTH 110 I=REEM LENGTH 59 NAUTICAL MILES MARYLAND PROBABLE MAXIMUM HURRICANE INDEX CHARACTUISTICS ZONE 4 AT LOCATION 380 20' DWEE NORITH "SPEE OF TRANSLATION PARAMETER DESIGNATIONS SLOW ,ODERATF HIGH CENTRAL PRESSURE INDEX P0 INCHES 27.05 27.05 27.05 PERIPHERAL PRESSURE P INCHES 30.?7 30.77 30.77 RADIUS TO MAXIMUM WIND LRGE 1ADIUS IAUT. MI. 38 38 38 1IWSIATION SPEED ? (y o AMUD SPEE) [NOTS 1 10 26 48 IXIElUM WIND SPEED vS m.P.H. 124 1133 1146 INITIAL DISTAKCE--NUT.MI.•Y RM 20 MPH WIND 350 293 251 kT SHORE TO MAX. WIND I_ I Note: Maximum wind speed is assumed to be on the traverse that is to right of storm track a distance equal to the radius to maximum wind. 1 Initial distance is distance along traverse from shoreline to maximum wind when leading 20 mph isovel intersects shoreline. Storm diameter between 20 mph isovels is approxi matelv double the Initial distance. TRAVERSE WATER DISTANCE DEPTH FROM BELOW SHORX MLW NA& T.MI (FEET 0.2 17 0.5 32 . 1.0 29 - 1.5 35 2. 0