Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 500d6b1d-6d0c-45db-abba-a953c0faa92a
Document Type: srp
Title: STABILITY OF SUBSURFACE MATERIALS AND FOUNDATIONS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1006/ML100610449.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.4
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ismic conditions at the proposed site be considered during the siting and design of a nuclear power plant. It describes the investigations required to the obtain geologic and seismic data necessary to determine site suitability and to provide reasonable assurance that a nuclear power plant can be constructed and operated at a proposed site without undue risk to the health and safety of the public. 10 CFR 100.23 (d)(4) requires a determination of static and dynamic engineering properties of materials that underlie the site, thereby affecting (a) behavior during earthquakes and (b) transmission of earthquake-induced motions to the foundations of the plant. Guidance on geologic investigations that provide data on subsurface characteristics and materials properties is provided in RG 1.132. Guidance on laboratory testing of soil and rock properties is provided in RG 1.138. Guidance on procedures and criteria for assessing seismic soil liquefaction is provided in RG 1.198. Meeting these requirements provides assurance that plant SSCs will withstand the effects of seismic events, thereby minimizing the probability that a failure would initiate an accident or exacerbate the consequences of an accident. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer will select material from the procedures described below, as may be appropriate for a particular case. The procedures outlined below are used to review CP applications, ESP applications, and COL applications that do not reference an ESP to determine whether data and analyses for the proposed site meet the acceptance criteria given in Subsection II of this SRP section. For reviews of OL applications, these procedures are used to verify that the data and analyses remain valid and that the facility’s design specifications are consistent with these data. As applicable, reviews of OLs and COLs include a determination on whether the content of technical specifications related to the stability of subsurface materials and foundations is