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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physical characteristics such as geology and seismology used in determining the suitability of the site. c. 10 CFR Part 100, Appendix A (Seismic and Geologic Siting Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants) with respect to obtaining the geologic and seismic information necessary to determine (1) site suitability, and (2) to determine the appropriate design of the plant. In complying with this regulation the applicant also meets the staff's guidance described in Regulatory Guide 1.132 (Site Investigations for Founda- tions of Nuclear Power Plants) and Regulatory Guide 4.7 (General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations). V. IMPLEMENTATION The following is intended to provide guidance to applicants and licensees regard- ing the NRC staff's plans for using this SRP section. Except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission's regulations, the method described herein will be used by the staff in its evaluation of conformance with Commission regulations. Implementation schedules for conformance to parts of the method discussed herein are contained in the referenced regulatory guides. VI. REFERENCES 1. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 2, "Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena." 2. 10 CFR Part 100, "Reactor Site Criteria." 3. 10 CFR Part 100, Appendix A, "Seismic and Geologic Siting Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants." 4. Regulatory Guide 1.132, "Site Investigations for Foundations of Nuclear Power Plants." I 2.5.1-7 Rev. 2 - July 1981 5. Regulatory Guide 4.7, "General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations." 6. R. L. Bates and J. Jackson, eds., "Glossary of Geology," Second Edition, American Geological Institute, Falls Church, Virginia (1980). 7. G. V. Cohee (Chairman) et al., "Tectonic Map.of the United States," U.S. Geological Survey and American Association of-Petroleum Geologists (1962). 8. American Petroleum Institute