Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: cfc61809-5745-460f-8a26-13c168659924
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Identification and Characterization of Seismic Sources and Determination of Safe Shutdown Earthquake Ground Motion
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003740084.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.165
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ectrum or spectra or use a standard broad band shape that envelopes the spectra of Step 2 or Step 3. Additional discussion of this step is provided in Appendix F. D. IMPLEMENTATION The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to applicants and licensees regarding the NRC staff's plans for using this regulatory guide. Except in those cases in which the applicant pro poses an acceptable alternative method for comply ing with the specified portions of the Commission's regulations, this guide will be used in the evaluation of applications for construction permits, operating li censes, early site permits, or combined licenses sub mitted after January 10, 1997. This guide will not be used in the evaluation of an application for an operat ing license submitted after January 10, 1997, if the construction permit was issued prior to that date. 1.165-8 REFERENCES S1. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, "Final Report of the Diablo Canyon Long Term Seismic Program; Diablo Canyon Power Plant18 Doc8.t Nos. 50-275 and 50-323, 198PD1 2. R- Rood et aL, "Safety Evaluation Report Related to the Operation of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and V" NUREG-0675, Supplement No. 34, USNRC, June 1991.2 3. Letter from G. Sorensen, Washington Public Power Supply System, to Document Control Branch, USNRC. Subject: Nuclear Project No. 3, Resolution of Key Licensing Issues, Response; February 29, 1988.1 4. D.L. Bernreuter et al., "Seismic Hazard Charac terization of 69 Nuclear Plant Sites East of the Rocky Mountains," NUREG/CR-5250, Vol umes 1-8, January 1989.2 5. P. Sobel, "Revised Livermore Seismic Hazard Estimates for Sixty-Nine Nuclear Power Plant Sites East of the Rocky Mountains," NUREG-1488, USNRC, April 1994.2 2 6. J.B. Savy et al., "Eastern Seismic Hazard Character ization Update," UCRL-ID-115111, Lawrence Liv ermore National Laboratory, June 1993.1 (Accession number 9310190318 in NRC's Public Document Room) 7. Electric Power Research Institute, "Probabilistic Seismic Hazard