Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: d3f58789-ffae-430c-9354-c752a32dbccf
Document Type: srp
Title: Compacted Fill.  In meeting the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, the applicant should
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1230/ML12302A005.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.5.4
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th that described in SRP Sections 2.5.1. The services of consultants may be used to aid the staff in geotechnical engineering evaluations regarding foundation engineering and slope stability analyses, particularly in the evaluation of safety-related and seismic Category I earthworks, earth and rock-fill dams, dikes, and reservoirs. To ensure that the safety implications of any new geologic information are reviewed, as described in SRP Sections 2.5.1 and 2.5.3, the staff proposes a geologic mapping license condition in the SER for each COL site where plant excavation and geologic mapping have not been completed prior to a license being granted. All natural safety-related slopes are examined during at least one of the two site visits required of the staff. Because excavated slopes or embankments are not usually constructed until after a CP or COL has been granted, detailed as-built documentation of these slopes and embankments, as well as complete stability and safety analyses are necessary. Review Procedures Specific to 10 CFR Part 52 Application Types 1. Early Site Permit Reviews Subpart A to 10 CFR Part 52 specifies the requirements and procedures applicable to the Commission’s review of an ESP application for approval of a proposed site. Information required in an ESP application includes a description of the site characteristics and design parameters of the proposed site. However, the specific locations of safety-related slopes are generally not known at the ESP stage and, therefore, SRP Chapter 2.5.5 may not be complete. The subsections within SRP Chapter 2.5.5 that are not complete in the ESP application will be reviewed in detail as part of the COL or CP review. In the absence of certain circumstances, such as a compliance or adequate protection issue, 10 CFR 52.39 precludes the staff from imposing new site characteristics, design parameters, or terms and conditions on the ESP at the COL stage. Accordingly, the reviewer should ensure that all physical