Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 71b0a52a-ac0c-4c26-b0eb-708a6f5600fb
Document Type: srp
Title: FOUNDATIONS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070333.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.8.5
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Construction Techniques For the containment foundation, the acceptance criteria for materials, quality control, and any special construction techniques are referenced in subsection II.6 of SRP Section 3.8.1. For all other seismic Category I foundations, the acceptance criteria are similar to those referenced in subsection II.6 of SRP Section 3.8.43.44 7. Testing and Inservice Surveillance Requirements At present there are no special testing or inservice surveillance requirements for seismic Category I foundations other than those required for the containment foundation, which. Testing and surveillance requirements for the containment foundation are covered in 45 subsection II.7 of SRP Section 3.8.1. However, should some requirements become necessary for special foundations, they will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Technical Rationale46 The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria is discussed in the following paragraphs:47 1. Compliance with Section 50.55a of 10 CFR requires that structures, systems, and components be designed, fabricated, erected, constructed, tested, and inspected to quality standards commensurate with the importance of the safety function to be performed and that suitable optional Code Cases be applied to such structures, systems, and components. SRP Section 3.8.5 refers to lists of documents in SRP Sections 3.8.1 and 3.8.3 to provide additional guidance regarding construction, quality control, test, and inspection techniques that are acceptable to the staff. ACI 349 and AISC N690 are to be used as basic documents for concrete and steel structures, respectively. These guides and specifications impose specific restrictions to ensure that the foundations of structures will perform their intended safety function. Meeting these requirements provides assurance that the structures described in this section will be designed to contain radioactive materials and will perform their intended safety function.48 2. Compliance