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
Chapter: 
Section ID: RG-1.59
CFR Part: 
CFR Title: 

Content:
Revision 2 - U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION August 1077 C, REGULATORYGUIDE OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY GUIDE 1.59 DESIGN BASIS FLOODS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS USNRC REGULATORY GUIDES Regulatory Guides or* ihsed to describe and make available to the public methods acceptable to the NRC staff of Implementing specific parts of the Commission's regulations, to delineate techniques used by the staff in evaluating specific problems at postulated accidents. or to provide guidance to applicants. Regulatory Guides are not sub•titute& for regulations, and compliance with them ia not required. Methods and solutions different from those mt out in the guides will be accept able if they provide a basis for the findings requisite to the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission. Comments and suggestions for Improvements In these guides erai ncounrged at ll timnes. end guides will be revised, as appropriale. to accommnodate comments and to reflect new information or experience. This guide was revised as a result of substantive comments received from the public and additional staff review. Comments Ohould be sent to the Secretary of the Commission, US. Nuclear Regu latory Commision. Washington, D.C. 2055, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch. The gluides e issued in the following ten broad divisions: 1. Power Reactors 6. Products 2. Research and Test Reactors 7. Transportation 3. Fuels end Materials Facilities S. Occupational Health 4. Environmental end Siting 9. Antitrust Review S. Materials nd Plant Protection 10. General Requests for single copies of issued guides (which may be reproduced) or for place ment on an automatic distribution list for single copies of future guides in specific divisions should be made in writing to the US. Nuclear Regulatory Commision. Washington. D.C. 20555. Attention: Director. Division of Document Control. I UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 July 30, 1980 ERRATA