Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 844a0919-d819-4f6b-afc7-8791d8536178
Document Type: srp
Title: BASIC GEOLOGIC AND SEISMIC INFORMATION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730464.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.1
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of basic geologic and seismic information Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW Chapter 2 of the SRP discusses the site characteristics that could affect the safe design and siting of the plant. The staff reviews information presented by the applicant for a construction permit (CP), operating license (OL), design certification (DC), early site permit (ESP), or combined license (COL) concerning regional and site geology. This SRP section applies to reviews performed for each of these types of applications. The regional and site geology information is collected by the applicant during site and regional investigations. The primary purposes for conducting these investigations are to determine geologic and seismic suitability of the site, to provide the bases for plant design, and to determine whether there is significant new tectonic or ground motion information that could impact seismic design bases as determined by probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, or PSHA (References 1 through 4). The objective of this SRP section is to enable review of the results of these investigations and assessment of geologic and seismic characteristics as they affect the site. Review and acceptance of basic data-gathering processes and findings presented by an applicant to support the geologic and seismic assessments, and completeness of this information, are integral parts of the review responsibilities defined in this section. 2.5.1-2 Revision 4 - March 2007 NRC staff reviews the geologic, seismic, geophysical, and geotechnical information submitted by an applicant. This technical information results primarily from surface and subsurface geologic, seismic, geophysical, and geotechnical investigations, performed in progressively greater detail closer to the site, within each of four areas defined by circles drawn around the site using radii of 320 km (200 mi), 40 km (25 mi), 8 km (5 mi), and 1 km (0.6 mi). These four