Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 20a5c78a-3464-470b-a914-715f93dc9f31
Document Type: srp
Title: .3-8'
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0423/ML042390212.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5
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Rev. 3 - March 1997 considered. It is not expected that nuclear power plants could be successfully designed for.displacement in its foundation at the present time. However, in the future, if it becomes feasible to design a commercial nuclear power plant to accommodate displacements, substantial information would be required to support the design basis for surface deformation. While fulfilling the tasks of Subsections 2.5.3.1 through 2.5.3.8, it is important for the staff SAR or ESR reviewer to identify all significant new information, such as a seismic source or a new tectonic model that was not included in the site PSHA, and coordinate that information with the staff PSHA reviewer. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS If the evaluation by the staff, on completion of the review of the geological and seismological aspects of the plant site, confirms that the applicant has met the requirements of applicable portions of General Design Criterion 2, "Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena," of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 50; and 10.CFR 100.23, "Geologic and Seismic Siting Factors," the conclusion in the SER would state that the investigations performed, and the information and analyses provided, support the applicant's conclusions regarding the geologic and seismic suitability of the subject nuclear power plant site with respect to surface deformation potential. Staff reservations about any significant deficiency, either presented in the applicant's ESR or SAR, and identified by the staff, should be stated in sufficient detail to make clear the precise nature of the concern. The above determinations are made by the staff during the early site, construction permit, operating license, or combined license reviews. The ESR or SAR is also reviewed for-any significant new information derived by the site-specific geological, seismological, and geophysical investigations that had not been applied to the tectonic and ground motion models used in the PSHA. Appendix E of Regulatory