Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 4e771d51-141e-46e6-8ec9-fd098a4b1db7
Document Type: srp
Title: STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPONENTS TO BE PROTECTED FROM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0704/ML070460362.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.5.2
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egulations. SRP Acceptance Criteria Specific SRP acceptance criteria acceptable to meet the relevant requirements of the NRC’s regulations identified above are as follows for the review described in this SRP section. The SRP is not a substitute for the NRC’s regulations, and compliance with it is not required. However, an applicant is required to identify differences between the design features, analytical techniques, and procedural measures proposed for its facility and the SRP acceptance criteria and evaluate how the proposed alternatives to the SRP acceptance criteria provide acceptable methods of compliance with the NRC regulations. Acceptance is based on the design meeting the guidelines of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.13 as to the capability of spent fuel pool systems and structures to withstand the effects of externally-generated missiles and to prevent missiles from contacting stored fuel assemblies; RG 1.27 as to the capability of the ultimate heat sink and connecting conduits to withstand the effects of externally-generated missiles; RG 1.115 as to the protection of important 3.5.2-4 Revision 3 - March 2007 safety-related SSCs from the effects of turbine missiles; and RG 1.117 as to the protection of important safety-related SSCs from the effects of tornado missiles. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria to the areas of review addressed by this SRP section is discussed in the following paragraphs: 1. GDC 2 establishes requirements for the capability of important safety-related SSCs to withstand natural phenomena without the loss of their safety functions. This criterion applies directly to the assessment of SSCs as to external missiles generated by natural phenomena. Application of GDC 2 determines whether the chosen design basis reflects the importance of the safety functions to be performed. RG 1.13 describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for protecting spent fuel pool systems and structures from