Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 74980693-f1d2-4f59-a418-b297e1cc6509
Document Type: srp
Title: SURFACE FAULTING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730597.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.3
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e to standard format for identifying and describing characteristics and features that may indicate surface deformation due to faulting and may adversely affect safety of the site; and (2) provision of adequate information and documentation as described in Regulatory Guides 1.165, 1.206, and 1.208 to enable an independent staff review of conclusions presented by the applicant. Phase 2. Review of Application In this review phase, which begins after the application is docketed, staff conducts a thorough, detailed technical review of material submitted in the application and an effort is made to identify all safety issues. The reviewer examines the application to confirm that all interpretations are based on standard geologic practices and do not exceed validity limits of either the applicant’s data or other data sets from published scientific literature. The application is also reviewed for any significant new information derived from site-specific geologic, seismic, geophysical, and geotechnical investigations that had not been used in the PSHA. Appendix C of Regulatory Guide 1.208 and Appendix E of Regulatory Guide 1.165 describe acceptable methods for addressing significant new information in the PSHA. At the beginning of this review phase, staff decides how consultants and advisors who are geoscience experts should be involved. Consultants and advisors may include geoscientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), State Geological Surveys, universities, and private industry who are able to provide first-hand knowledge of the site location, site area, and site vicinity in relation to Quaternary tectonics. Necessary information is made available to any consultants and advisors that are selected by staff, and they may be asked to perform such tasks as reviewing the tectonic setting of plants in regions of complex geology, evaluating potential for surface deformation due to faulting, verifying an applicant's geochronology for fault displacement, and providing advice