Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a094549d-8685-4dad-b90f-c28c7d279a53
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Geologic and Geotechnical Site Characterization Investigations for Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY – HISTORY 08/2021 – DG-1392 , Proposed Revision 3 07/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Reviewed with no issues identified 02/2001 – DG-1101 , Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2119/ML21194A176.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.132
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g analysis and design of nuclear power plants. Applicability This RG applies to applicants and reactor subject to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities” (Ref. 1), 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 2), and 10 CFR Part 100, “Reactor Site Criteria” (Ref. 3). Applicable Regulations • 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, “General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” establishes minimum requirements for the principal design criteria for water-cooled nuclear power plants. o General Design Criterion 2, “Design Bases for Protection against Natural Phenomena,” requires that structures important to safety be designed to withstand the effects of expected natural phenomena when combined with the effects of normal accident conditions without loss of capability to perform their safety function. • 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” governs the issuance of early site permits, standard design certifications, combined licenses, standard design approvals, and manufacturing licenses for nuclear power plants. DG-1392, Page 2 • 10 CFR Part 100, “Reactor Site Criteria,” requires the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to consider population density; use of the site environs, including proximity to manmade hazards; and the physical characteristics of the site, including seismology, meteorology, geology, and hydrology, in determining the acceptability of a site for a nuclear power reactor. o 10 CFR 100.20, “Factors to Be considered when evaluating sites,” provides factors to be considered. o 10 CFR 100.21, Non-seismic site criteria,” provides nonseismic criteria. o 10 CFR 100.23, “Geologic and seismic siting criteria,” provides geologic and seismic criteria. Related Guidance • NUREG-0800, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for