Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 352cca3a-8b72-4ad0-be8a-f7d4da401a70
Document Type: srp
Title: GEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION INFORMATION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1331/ML13316C067.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.1
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary- Organization responsible for review of information related to geologic characteristics of the site and environs Secondary- None I. AREAS OF REVIEW Chapter 2 of the Standard Review Plan (SRP) addresses the review of the site characteristics that could affect the siting and safe design of the plant. The staff reviews information presented by the applicant for an early site permit (ESP), combined license (COL), a construction permit (CP) or an operating license (OL) concerning regional and site geology in their Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) or Site Safety Analysis Report for an ESP. The SRP Section 2.5.1 applies to reviews of each of these types of applications. The applicant investigates geologic characteristics of the site and its environs in sufficient scope and detail to evaluate the suitability of the site for the proposed facility. The 2.5.1-2 Revision 5 – July 2014 geologic information collected by the applicant for this evaluation must consider all natural phenomena that have been historically reported for the site and surrounding area, with sufficient margin for the limited accuracy, quantity, and period of time in which the historical data have been accumulated. Results of these investigations are used to determine geologic factors that affect site suitability, design and operation of the proposed facility, and to estimate, in Section 2.5.2, the site-specific ground motion response spectrum (GMRS) and to support the probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA). The objective of this SRP section is to enable the staff’s review of the results of the investigations and assessments of geologic characteristics that affect the site. Review and acceptance of basic data-gathering processes, investigation results, and completeness of this information as presented by an applicant are integral parts of the review responsibilities defined in this section. The staff’s review, described in this SRP section, focuses on