Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 352cca3a-8b72-4ad0-be8a-f7d4da401a70
Document Type: srp
Title: GEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION INFORMATION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1331/ML13316C067.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.1
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8 Revision 5 – July 2014 c. Stratigraphy and lithology of rock units and discussion of their relationships to the regional lithostratigraphic framework. d. Geomorphologic features as tectonic strain markers or indicators of other potentially hazardous natural phenomena (e.g., landslides, karst development and dissolution collapse, growth faults). e. Geologic and tectonic history, particularly for the Quaternary Period, and discussion of the relationship to regional geologic and tectonic history. f. Tectonic framework description, including identification of historical and instrumentally-recorded earthquakes; identification and characterization of any local tectonic features as they might be related to seismicity; discussion of the relationships between local and regional tectonic structures and any relationship to seismicity; and the nature of the crust beneath the site. g. Evidence for paleoseismic features, including a description of investigations performed by the applicant to verify the presence or absence of the features. h. Geologic features that have significance for geotechnical engineering: (1) Zones of mineralization, alteration, irregular or deep weathering, or structural weakness in surface or subsurface materials. (2) Surface and subsurface dissolution features in soluble rock such as limestone, gypsum, or salt. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria to the area of review addressed by this SRP section is as follows: Application of GDC 2, 10 CFR 52.17(a)(1)(vi) for ESP applications, 10 CFR 52.79 (a)(1)(iii) for COLs and 10 CFR 100.23 provides assurance that the most severe geologic and seismic conditions at the chosen plant site have been identified, and that all geologic and seismic factors that might affect the design and operation of the proposed facility have been adequately investigated and characterized. Application of 10 CFR 100.23(c) requires that the geologic and seismic characteristics of the