Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 0c49d5f5-63ea-428c-831c-9e32e79e6bd3
Document Type: srp
Title: GROUNDWATER
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340557.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.12
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Hydrologic and Geotechnical Engineering Branch (HGEB) Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW Data presented in the applicant's safety analysis report (SAR) on local and regional groundwater reservoirs are reviewed to establish the effects of groundwater on plant foundations. Other areas reviewed under this SRP section include identification of the aquifers and the type of onsite groundwater use, the sources of recharge, present and future withdrawals, monitoring and protection requirements, and design bases for groundwater levels and hydrodynamic effects of groundwater on safety-related structures and components; Flow rates, travel time, gradients, other properties pertaining to the movement of accidental contamination, and groundwater levels be- neath the site are reviewed, as are seasonal and climatic fluctuations, or those caused by man, that have the potential for long-term changes in the local groundwater regime. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for this SRP section relate to the following regulations: 1. 10 CFR Part 50, §50.55 requires that significant deficiencies in construction of or significant damage to a structure, system, or component which will require extensive redesign, or extensive repair to meet the criteria of the construction. permit be reported to the Commission. 2. 10 CFR Part 50, §50.55a requires-structures, systems, and components to be designed and constructed to quality standards commensurate with the importance of the safety function to be performed. 3. General Design Criterion 2 requires structures, systems, and components important to safety to be designed to withstand the effects of natural phenomena. Rev. 2 - July 1981 *USNRC STANDARD REVIEW PLAN Standard review plans are prepared for the guidance of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation staff responsible for the review of applications to construct and operate nuclear power plants. These documents are made available to the public as part