Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 60898d18-a4f6-4ec5-b361-aac54dbccf57
Document Type: srp
Title: BASIC GEOLOGIC AND SEISMIC INFORMATION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340588.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.1
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1.2, "Site Geology." In meeting the requirements of References 1, 2, and 3 and the regulatory positions of References 4 and 5, the subsection will be judged acceptable if it contains a description and evaluation of site- related geologic features, seismic conditions, and man-made conditions which may represent a potential hazard to the site. This subsection should also contain the following general site information: 1. The site stratigraphy, including relationship to and correlation with the regional stratigraphy. 2. The structural geology of the site and the relationship of site structure to regional tectonics. 3. The geologic history of the site as it relates to the regional geologic history. 4. The engineering significance of geologic features underlying the site as they relate to: a. Dynamic behavior during prior earthquakes. b. Zones of alteration, irregular weathering, or zones of structural weakness. c. Unrelieved residual stresses in bedrock. d. Materials that could be unstable because of their mineralogy or unstable physical properties. e. Effects of man's activities in the area. 5. The site groundwater conditions. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The staff review is conducted in'three phases. The first phase is the accept- ance review, a brief review of the SAR to evaluate its completeness and to identify obvious safety issues that could result in delays at subsequent stages of the review. After an SAR is docketed, the staff conducts a thorough review of the material. In this second phase of the review an effort is made to identify 2.5.1-4 Rev. 2 - July 1981 all safety issues. The reviewer carefully examines the SAR to see that all interpretations are founded on sound geological and seismological practice and do not exceed the limits of validity of the applicant's data or of other data published in the literature. As necessary, questions and comments transmitted to the applicant will identify issues that have not been addressed, areas where staff interpretations