Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: e957a666-60d9-4eb2-86e5-0f19965803d6
Document Type: srp
Title: MISSILES GENERATED BY EXTREME WINDS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1419/ML14190A180.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.5.1.4
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gencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML070380174. This section has been updated primarily to reflect new guidance for hurricane winds and associated missiles, from RG 1.221, “Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles for Nuclear Power Plants,” (ADAMS Accession No. ML110940300). Technical changes incorporated in this revision include: 1. Changed the title to simply “Extreme Winds” in order to keep broad and incorporate both tornadoes and hurricanes (this change is incorporated throughout this SRP Section). 2. Added meteorology as secondary organization. I. AREAS OF REVIEW 1. Added general wording about applicable General Design Criteria. 2. Hurricanes were added as part of the plant design basis along with tornadoes based on the issuance of RG 1.221. 3. Added reference to SRP Section 19.3 as an SRP interface. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 1. RG 1.221, for hurricanes and hurricane missiles, was added under SRP acceptance criteria. 2. Additional wording was added to ensure that hurricanes are included in the review along with tornadoes. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES 1. Generic wording was added to discuss important aspects of contents of application regulation. 2. Additional clarifications were added to due new RG 1.221. 3. Additional procedures were added to ensure that hurricanes are included in the review along with tornadoes. 3.5.1.4-10 Revision 4 - March 2015 IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS 1, Reworded to more clearly set forth the logic behind the staff review. IV. REFERENCES 1. One reference was added due to new guidance for design-basis hurricanes and hurricane missiles.