Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 6d95bc89-e14a-4d87-bf91-1d1760c2aff8
Document Type: srp
Title: FOUNDATIONS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1235/ML12353A388.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.8.5
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II.2 of this SRP section. The reviewer verifies that the appropriate code or guide is used and that the applicable edition and stated effective addenda are acceptable. 3. Loads and Load Combinations. The reviewer verifies that the loads and load combinations are as conservative as those referenced and specified in Subsection II.3 of this SRP section. Any deviations from the acceptance criteria for loads and load combinations that have not been adequately justified are identified as unacceptable and transmitted to the applicant. 4. Design and Analysis Procedures. The reviewer verifies that, for the design and analysis procedures, the applicant has used the procedures in the applicable code as delineated in Subsection II.4 of this SRP section. Any computer programs that are used in the design and analysis of the foundation are reviewed to verify their validity in accordance with the acceptance criteria delineated in Subsection II.4.E of SRP Section 3.8.1. The reviewer verifies that the provisions of Subsection II.4 of this SRP section are met. 5. Structural Acceptance Criteria. The limits on allowable stresses and strains in the concrete, reinforcement, and structural steel and on factors of safety for overturning, sliding, and flotation are compared with the corresponding allowable values specified in Subsection II.5 of this SRP section. If the applicant proposes to deviate from these limits, it should be supported with adequate justification and evaluation. 6. Materials, Quality Control, and Special Construction Techniques. The materials, quality control procedures, and any special construction techniques are compared with those referenced in Subsection II.6 of this SRP section. If a new material not used in previously licensed cases is employed, the applicant is requested to provide sufficient test and user data to establish the acceptability of such a material. Similarly, any new quality control procedures or construction techniques are evaluated in detail to