Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 012102de-40de-45a0-a3dc-8159ee34baa5
Document Type: srp
Title: EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0704/ML070460336.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.2.3
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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 safety evaluation report. The reviewer also states the bases for those conclusions. 1. Construction Permit 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 identified potential accidents related to the presence of hazardous materials or activities in the site vicinity that could affect a nuclear power plant or plants of the specified type that might be constructed on the proposed site, has appropriately determined those that should be considered as design-basis events, and has demonstrated that the plant is adequately protected and can be operated with an acceptable degree of safety with regard to the design-basis accidents. The staff has reviewed the information provided and, for the reasons given above, concludes that the applicant has established that the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or plants of the specified type on the proposed site location is acceptable to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 100.20(b) and 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1)(i) for CPs, and 10 CFR 52.79(a)(1)(iv) and 10 CFR 2.79(a)(1)(vi) for COLs for compliance with respect to determining the acceptability of the site. 2. Early Site Permit Reviews The following statements should be preceded by a summary of the site characteristics to be included in any ESP that might be issued for the ESP site: As set forth above, the applicant has identified and evaluated potential accidents related to the presence of hazardous materials or activities in the site vicinity that could affect a nuclear power plant or plants that might be