Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: d105bc43-ad0e-49c5-9f3e-90571c7bb102
Document Type: srp
Title: - 2.2.2 IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN SITE VICINITY
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340558.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.2.1
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GS) maps and aerial photos, published documents, contacts' with State and Federal agencies, and from other nuclear plant applications (especially if they are located in the same general area or on the same waterway.) Information should also be obtained during the site visit and subsequent discussions- with local officials. (See Standard Review Plan Section 2.1.1 for further guidance with regard to site visits.) To the extent that definitive information is available, future potential hazards over the proposed life of the plant should be reviewed. 3. The specific information relating to types of potentially hazardous material, including distance, quantity, and frequency of shipment, is reviewed to eliminate as many of the potential accident situations as 2.2.1-2 Rev. 2 - July 1981 possible by inspection, based on past review experience. At the operating license stage, nearby industrial, military and transportation facilities and transportation routes will be reviewed for any changes or additions which may affect the safe operation of the plant. If these changes alter the data or assumptions used in previous hazards evaluations or demonstrate the need for new ones, appropriate evaluations will be performed. For pipeline hazards, Reference 7 may be used as an example of an acceptable risk assessment. For cryogenic fuels, Reference 9 may be used, and for tank barge risks, Reference 8. For military aviation, Reference 10 may be used. Safe separation distances for explosives are identified in References 1 and 2, and for toxic chemicals, References 3 and 4 should be consulted. The distance from nearby railroad lines is checked to determine if the plant is within the range of a "rocketing" tank car which, from Reference 5, is taken to be 350 meters with the range for smaller pieces extending to 500 meters. 4. Potential accidents which cannot be eliminated from consideration as design basis events because the consequences of the accidents, if they should occur, could be