Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a094549d-8685-4dad-b90f-c28c7d279a53
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Geologic and Geotechnical Site Characterization Investigations for Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY – HISTORY 08/2021 – DG-1392 , Proposed Revision 3 07/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Reviewed with no issues identified 02/2001 – DG-1101 , Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2119/ML21194A176.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.132
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graphy and Index of Geology” to “Geo Ref” digital index (USGS 1973) 1969 to present, 12 monthly issues plus yearly cumulative index “Decade of North American Geology” series National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earthquake hazards National Geophysical Data Center in Colorado has extensive earthquake hazard information (303-497-6419) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Remote sensing data Landsat, Skylab imagery NOAA Remote sensing data Space Imaging Earth Observation Satellite (EOSAT) Remote sensing data Multiband satellite imagery with meter resolution DG-1392, Appendix B, Page B-3 APPENDIX B, Cont’d. AGENCY TYPE OF INFORMATION DESCRIPTION REMARKS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wetlands The National Wetlands Inventory maps at 1:24,000 for most of the contiguous United States Available as maps or mylar overlays USGS Flood-prone area maps 1:24,000 series maps outlining floodplain areas not included in Corps of Engineers reports or protected by levees Stage 2 of 1966 89th Congress House Document 465 U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (USAEWES) Earthquake hazard “State-of-the-Art for Assessing Earthquake Hazards in the United States,” Miscellaneous Paper S-73-1 Series of 19 reports, 1973 to present International Union of Geological Sciences Worldwide mapping Commission for the Geological Map of the World publishes periodic reports on worldwide mapping in “Geological Newsletter” Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil survey reports 1:15,840 or 1:20,000 maps of soil information on photomosaic background for each country. Recent reports include engineering test data for soils mapped, depth to water and bedrock, soil profiles grain-size distribution, engineering interpretation, and special features. Recent aerial photo coverage of many areas. Soils maps at 1:7,500,000, 1:250,000, and 1:12,000 scale are available in digital format for some areas. Reports since 1957 contain engineering uses of soils