Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: c6f1872f-6590-4af8-b290-f6ec212570a9
Document Type: srp
Title: GROUNDWATER
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730443.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.12
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reviewer should state what was done to evaluate the applicant’s safety analysis report. The staff’s evaluation may include verification that the applicant followed applicable regulatory guidance, performance of independent calculations, and/or validation of appropriate assumptions. The reviewer may state that certain information provided by the applicant was not considered essential to the staff’s review and was not reviewed by the staff. While the reviewer may summarize or quote the information offered by the applicant in support of its application, the reviewer should clearly articulate the bases for the staff’s conclusions. The reviewer verifies that the applicant has provided sufficient information and that the review and calculations (if applicable) support conclusions of the following type to be included in the staff's SER. 1. Construction Permit, Operating License, and Combined License Reviews The following statements should be preceded by a summary of the site characteristics and parameters used for the plant: As set forth above, the applicant has presented and substantiated information relative to the groundwater effects important to the design and siting of this plant. The staff has reviewed the available information provided and, for the reasons given above, concludes that the identification and consideration of the potential effects of groundwater in the vicinity of the site are acceptable and meet the 2.4.12-11 Revision 3 - March 2007 requirements of 10 CFR 50.55, 10 CFR 50.55a, 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criteria 2, 4, and 5, 10 CFR 100.20(c)(3), 10 CFR 100.23(d), and 10 CFR Part 100 [10 CFR 100.10(c) or 10 CFR 100.20(c), as applicable], with respect to determining the acceptability of the site. The staff finds that the applicant has considered the appropriate site phenomena in establishing the groundwater effects in the vicinity of the site. The staff has generally accepted the methodologies used to determine the potential