Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 239cc7c1-f2cb-46cc-945d-8009db28aa6c
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 12/2023 – DG-4034 , Proposed Revision 4 12/2011 – DG-4021 , Proposed Revision 3 02/1995 – DG-4004, Second Proposed Revision 2 11/1992 – DG-4003, Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2312/ML23123A090.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-10
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Section ID: RG-4.7
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“Geologic and seismic siting criteria;” 1.1.2 Related Guidance • RG 1.29, “Seismic Design Classification for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 29); • RG 1.132, “Geologic and Geotechnical Site Characterization Investigations for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 30); • RG 1.138, “Laboratory Investigations of Soils and Rocks for Engineering Analysis and Design of Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 31); • RG 1.198, “Procedures and Criteria for Assessing Seismic Soil Liquefaction at Nuclear Power Plant Sites” (Ref. 32); • RG 1.206, “Applications for Nuclear Power Plants;” • RG 1.208, “A Performance-Based Approach to Define the Site-Specific Earthquake Ground Motion” (Ref. 33); DG-4034, Page 12 • RG 4.26, “Volcanic Hazards Assessment for Proposed Nuclear Reactor Sites;” (Ref. 34) • NUREG-0800; “Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition;” • NUREG-2213, “Updated Implementation Guidelines for SSHAC Hazard Studies;” (Ref. 35) • NUREG-2115, “Central and Eastern United States Seismic Source Characterization for Nuclear Facilities;” (Ref. 36) • ANSI/ANS-2.27-2020, “Criteria for Investigations of Nuclear Facility Sites for Seismic Hazard Assessment;” (Ref. 37) • ANSI/ANS 2.29-2020, “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (Ref. 38).” 1.1.3 Considerations, Regulatory Experience, and Staff Position Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 50, 10 CFR 52.17(a)(1)(vi), and 10 CFR 100.23 present the principal geologic and seismic considerations that guide the NRC in its evaluation of the suitability of a proposed site. RG 1.206 provides guidance on the format and content of applications for nuclear power plant submitted to the NRC under 10 CFR 52. RG 1.208, RG 1.132, and RG 1.198 contain guidance for addressing these characteristics. NUREG 2213 provides guidance on a suitable approach for capturing the uncertainties associated with determining the safe shutdown earthquake ground motion,