Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 8dd882f4-a34f-4415-acd1-ebb441c72786
Document Type: srp
Title: PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT AND SEVERE ACCIDENT
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1213/ML12132A481.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 19
Section ID: 19.0
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tion of additional procedures for review of PRA information and severe accident assessments developed during NRC reviews of DC and COL applications completed after Revision 2 of SRP 19.0 was issued. A description of the technical changes in each SRP section are as follows: I. AREAS OF REVIEW 1. The list of the Commission’s objectives regarding the appropriate way to address severe accidents and use PRA in the design and operation of facilities under review was removed. RG 1.206 is identified as the proper source for the list. 2. Added a statement describing the scope of newly added guidance for the review of PRA- based Seismic Margin Analysis. 3. Added a statement clarifying the various types of information from COL applicants the staff may expect to see when the applicant incorporates by reference a generic risk assessment of external events in the DCD. 4. Added statements identifying the information that should be provided by applicants for staff review and the format requirements for the information. 5. Added a statement describing the scope of the staff’s review of applicant’s analysis of containment capability. 6. Added a statement clarifying the scope of the PRA staff’s review of Tier 1 information in the DCD. 19.0-40 Draft Revision 3 – September 2012 7. Added statements that identify additional organizations with whom staff with primary review responsibility may need to interface with. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 1. Added a description of 10 CFR 52.47(a)(1) to the list of requirements applicable to DC applicants. 2. In regards to the requirements in 10 CFR 52.47(a)(27), a statement was added to clarify that a PRA-based SMA is an acceptable surrogate for seismic PRA in a design certification application since a seismic PRA cannot be performed unless the site has been adequately characterized. 3. Added a statement describing requirements in 10 CFR 52.79(a)(1) for COL applicants. 4. Added statements describing Commission expectations regarding containment