Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: aee3277d-bcab-4cf4-bdb2-fb607503b041
Document Type: srp
Title: PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD (PMF) ON STREAMS AND RIVERS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340529.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.3
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0, No. 2261, pp. 1419-1488 (1945). 9. U.S. Department of Commerce, "Snow Hydrology," PB-151660, undated. 10. Bureau of Reclamation, "Effect of Snow Compaction from Rain on Snow," Engineering Monograph No. 35, U.S. Department of the Interior (1966). 11. Bureau of Reclamation, "Design of Small Dams," Second Edition, U.S. Department of the Interior (1973). 12. Regulatory Guide 1.59, "Design Basis Floods for Nuclear Power Plants." 13. Regulatory Guide 1.70, "Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants." 2.4.3-16 Rev. 3 - April 1985 14. Regulatory Guide 1.102, "Flood Protection for Nuclear Power Plants." 15. Regulatory Guide 1.29, "Seismic Design Classification." 16. H. C. S. Thom, "New Distribution of Extreme Winds in the United States," Journal of the Structural Division, American Society of Civil Engineers, ST7, July 1968. 17. ANSI N170, "Standards for Determining Design Basis Flooding at Power Reactor Sites." 18. NUREG/CR-2639, "Historical Extreme Winds for the United States - Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Coastlines," May 1982. 19. NUREGICR-2890, "Historical Extreme Winds for the United States - Great Lakes and Adjacent Regions," August 1982. 2.4.3-17 Rev. 3 - April 1989 FIGURE 2.4.3-1 STANDARD REVIEW PLAN SECTION 2.4-3 FLOOD ON STREAMS AND RIVERS DECIDE ON TYPES Of SLOCo POTENT4L To BE EVALUATED I FLOOD POTENTALFROM SITE DRAINAGE _ ANALYZED SEPARATELY (SEE nlOUE t.4-S LOCATE SITE WITH RESPSCT To MAPOR AND MISOR STREAMS AND RIVERS. DETERMINE W"ETHER LOCA. TMo" AND ELEVATION Of r TE PRECtUIE ANY 4 OBTAIN ANY ACCEPTED CORPS Of ENORS. PU4F 55BPS Vf NFOUSED) STUDIS IN THEt REO1t0. REVIEW CORPS Of ttORS. PUF ESTIMATE FOR ACCEPTARY WTH PRESENT PRACTICES.COuPARE MS ESTIAATE Of PUF WITH CORPS Of ENORMS ISTnLTES. V CORPS Of ENIUM ESTIMATE IN OENERAL SITE AREA AND NO MAJOR INTERMEDIATE DRAINADE AREA OMS BETWEEN TE LOCATION Of THE TWO rsTIS MATLE. DETERMNlEc WmE"R APPuCANTS2 Sa i ESTIMATE IS WITHN IS Of ACCEPTAZnE CORPS or E1ORS.OR OEtNEwRAL