Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: c7b1689b-ff17-4083-9fb1-f91b6965ea1a
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Design Basis Floods for Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2022 – DG-1290 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise 07/1980 – Errata to Revision 2 07/2024 – DG-1290 Revision 1 (Rev. 2)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003740388.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.59
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3 INITIAL DISTArCE-NMAT.M.I.-/ FROM 20 MPH WIND 534 184 412 AT SHORE To MAX. WID-1) PMH OCHPUTATIONAL COEFFICIENT AND WATER LEVM (SURGE) ESTINATES ICTJIM 'iFICTION FACTOR 0.0030 WIND STRESS CORRECTION FACTOR 1.10 WAT E Lh VEL DATA (AT OPEN OCAST SHORELINE) PMH SPEED OF TRANSLATION COMPONENTS ST M ST HiT F E, T WIND SETIUP -29.74 PRESSURE SETUP 3.29 INITIAL WLATER LEV. 2.00 ATRONOMICAL 2.30 hIDE LEVEL SUAL-RGE STILL L kA . 37.34 SET =L : TABLE C.5 SUMMY-PERTINENT PROALE MAXI M1,. HU•RIlCANE (PMH) ' STORM SMGE 00MFUTTIONAL WA AND RESULTANT WATER LEVEL LOIATION ISLE L&T. 29002.91 LONG. 90"42.5'; "TAVERSE-AzIMUTH 165 DiEEaLe LG 58.5 NAuTICAL muILs DERNIERES, IOUISIAM Note: Maximum wind speed is assumed to be on the traverse that is to right of storm track a distance equal to the radius to maxlmum wind. -!/Initial distance is distance along traverse from shoreline to maximum wind when leading 20 mph isovel intersects shoreline. Storm diameter between 20 mph isovels is approxi mately double the initial distance. C ( 0o PROBLE MAXIDUH HURRICANE INDEX CHARAMTUISTICS ZONE B AT LOC&TION 290 3 D0G'EENOTNO SPEED•OF TMNSL§T:0I. PARAMETER DESIGNATIONS SLOW 14OD91ATF HIGH MH PRESSURE INDEM P0 INCHES 26.88 26.88 26.88 PERIPHERAL PRESSURE P INCHES 31.25 31.25 31.25 RADIUS TO MAXIMUM WIND IARGZ RADIUS NALT. HI. 29 29 29 MANSIATION SPEED ? (FORWARD SPME) KNOTS 4 I 11 \2 IAXIMUM WIND SPEED !V M.P.H. 140 144 153 INITIAL D =h-N .MI.1/ PROM 20 MPH WIND 528 48? 394 KT SHORE TO MAX. WIND I I PMW OCKWPUATION&L COiUVICIERT AND AMAE LEVEL (SUlGE) ESTIMATES, COEFFICI-ENTS "BMiOT FRICTION FACTOR 0.0030 WIND SRESS, C0HHEION FACTOR 1.10 WATER LEVEL DATA (AT OPEN CCAST sFMlEJNS) P1W SPEED OF TRANSLI'TIO COMPONENTS ST I -14 ! 9 F E E" T WIND SETUP 8b RESSURE SETUP 3 INITIAL MATES LEW. 2.00 ATRNOMICAL 2.40 TIDE LEME TOTAL-SURGE SILL jATa7 LEV. 26.30 = MHW K TABLE C.6 SURY-PFERTINENT PR"OBBLE MAX IMU. hURRICANE (Pml'. STORM SURGE COMPUTATIONAL DATA AND RESULTANT WATER LEVEL LOTION BIIOXI LAT.