Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 74980693-f1d2-4f59-a418-b297e1cc6509
Document Type: srp
Title: SURFACE FAULTING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730597.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.3
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of basic geologic and seismic information Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW Chapter 2 of the SRP discusses the site characteristics that could affect the safe design and siting of the plant. The staff reviews information presented by the applicant for a construction permit (CP), operating license (OL), design certification (DC), early site permit (ESP), or combined license (COL) concerning the potential for surface deformation due to faulting. This SRP section applies to reviews performed for each of these types of applications. The information related to surface deformation due to faulting is collected by the applicant during site characterization investigations. The primary purposes for conducting these investigations are to determine site suitability in regard to whether there is a possibility of significant ground motion that could impact seismic design bases as determined by probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, or PSHA (References 1 through 4), and to provide the bases for plant design. The objective of this SRP section is to enable review of results of the investigations and assessment of surface deformation due to faulting as it may affect the site. Review and acceptance of basic data-gathering processes and findings presented by the applicant to support the assessment of surface faulting, and completeness of this information, are integral parts of the review responsibilities defined in this section. 2.5.3-2 Revision 4 - March 2007 NRC staff reviews the geologic, seismic, geophysical, and geotechnical information submitted by an applicant. This technical information results primarily from detailed surface and subsurface geologic, seismic, geophysical, and geotechnical investigations, performed in progressively greater detail closer to the site, within each of three areas defined by circles drawn around the site using radii of 40 km (25 mi), 8 km (5 mi), and 1 km (0.6 mi). These