Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 904b56ce-40c5-4058-b0ad-837d98f63c2a
Document Type: srp
Title: PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD (PMF) ON STREAMS AND RIVERS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730405.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.3
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design inputs (a subset of which is included as Tier 1 information), but agrees that they are representative of a reasonable number of sites that have been or may be considered for a COL application. Probable maximum flood on streams and rivers and flooding of site drainage are site- specific and will be addressed by the COL applicant. This should include the provision of information sufficient to demonstrate that the design of the plant falls within the site parameters specified by the siting review. V. IMPLEMENTATION The staff will use this SRP section in performing safety evaluations of DC applications and license applications submitted by applicants pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 or 10 CFR Part 52. Except when the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission’s regulations, the staff will use the method described herein to evaluate conformance with Commission regulations. The provisions of this SRP section apply to reviews of applications submitted six months or more after the date of issuance of this SRP section, unless superseded by a later revision. VI. REFERENCES 1. 10 CFR Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.” 2. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 2, “Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena.” 3. 10 CFR Part 52, “Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.” 4. 10 CFR Part 100, “Reactor Site Criteria.” 5. ANSI/ANS-2.8-1992, “Determining Design Basis Flooding at Power Reactor Sites.” Historical Technical Reference. 6. “Application of Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates, United States East of the 105th Meridian,” Hydrometeorological Report No. 52, U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Department of Army Corps of Engineers, August 1982. 2.4.3-11 Revision 4 - March 2007 7. CHETN-III-70, "Estimating Irregular