Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: aee3277d-bcab-4cf4-bdb2-fb607503b041
Document Type: srp
Title: PROBABLE MAXIMUM FLOOD (PMF) ON STREAMS AND RIVERS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340529.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.3
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DARD REVIEW PLAN Standard review plans are prepared for the guidance of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation staff responsible for the review of applications to construct and operate nuclear power plants. These documents are made available to the public as pan of the Commission's policy to Inform the nuclear industry and the general public of regulatory procedures and policies. Standard review plans are not substitutes for regulatory guides or the Commission's regulations and compliance with them Is not required. The standard review plan sections are keyed to the Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants. Not all sections of the Standard Format have a corresponding review plan. Published standard review plans will be revised periodically, as appropriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new informa- tion and experience. Comments and suggestions for Improvement will be considered and should be sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Washington. D.C. 20555. basis. Position 2 limits the review to specific safety-related structures, syst and components necessary for cold shutdown and maintenance thereof. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for this SRP section is based on meeting the requirements of the following regulations: 1. General Design Criterion 2 (GDC 2) as it relates to structures, systems, and components important to safety being designed to withstand the effects of floods. 2. 10 CFR Part 100 as it relates to evaluating hydrologic characteristics of the site. To meet the requirements of the hydrologic aspects of GDC 2 and 10 CFR Part 100 the following specific criteria are used: The PMF as defined in Regulatory Guide 1.59 has been adopted as one of the conditions to be evaluated in establishing the applicable stream and river flooding design basis referred to in General Design Criterion 2, Appendix A, 10 CFR Part 50. PMF estimates are required for all