Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: d0dc4b96-4c89-45ee-909a-04dace284668
Document Type: srp
Title: FOUNDATIONS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1006/ML100621093.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.8.5
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After the type of foundation and its structural characteristics are identified, information on similar and previously licensed plants is obtained for reference. Such information, which is available in SARs and amendments 3.8.5-14 Revision 3 - May 2010 to previous license applications, enables the identification of differences for the case under review. These differences require additional scrutiny and evaluation. New and unique features that have not been used in the past are examined in greater detail. The reviewer evaluates the information furnished in the SAR for completeness in accordance with RG 1.70 for a CP or an OL (for applications submitted in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50) or RG 1.206 for a DC or a COL (for application submitted in accordance with 10 CFR Part 52). 2. Applicable Codes, Standards, and Specifications. The list of codes, standards, guides, and specifications is compared with the list referenced in Subsection II.2 of this SRP section. The reviewer verifies that the appropriate code or guide is used and that the applicable edition and stated effective addenda are acceptable. 3. Loads and Load Combinations. The reviewer verifies that the loads and load combinations are as conservative as those referenced and specified in Subsection II.3 of this SRP section. Any deviations from the acceptance criteria for loads and load combinations that have not been adequately justified are identified as unacceptable and transmitted to the applicant. 4. Design and Analysis Procedures. The reviewer verifies that, for the design and analysis procedures, the applicant has used the procedures in the applicable code as delineated in Subsection II.4 of this SRP section. Any computer programs that are used in the design and analysis of the foundation are reviewed to verify their validity in accordance with the acceptance criteria delineated in Subsection II.4.E of SRP Section 3.8.1. The reviewer verifies that the provisions of Subsection II.4 of this SRP section are