NUREG-1567 Standard Review Plan for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities Final Report U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NUREG-1567 STANDARD REVIEW PLAN FOR SPENT FUEL DRY STORAGE FACILITIES MARCH 2000 NUREG-1567 Standard Review Plan for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities Final Report Manuscript Completed: February 2000 Date Published: March 2000 Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 ABSTRACT The Standard Review Plan for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities (FSRP) provides guidance to the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for reviewing applications for license approval or renewal for commercial independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs). An ISFSI may be co-located with a reactor or may be away from a reactor site. These installations may be designed for the storage of irradiated nuclear fuel and associated radioactive materials. The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 10, Chapter 1, Part 72, Subpart B, specifies information required to be submitted in applications for license approval and renewal for ISFSIs. Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.48, "Standard Format and Content for the Safety Analysis Report for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation" provides an outline and specific guidance regarding the information to be included in an applicant’s safety analysis report (SAR). This standard review plan is intended to ensure the quality and uniformity of the NRC staff reviews by establishing the review scope and requirements. The FSRP uses a basic outline defined by RG 3.48, modified based on staff experience with SAR reviews. The modified outline will be used for the related safety evaluation report (SER) prepared by the NRC staff in response to the applicant’s SAR. The FSRP includes regulatory requirements, staff positions, references to applicable national and other industry standards and codes, acceptance criteria, guidance on preparation of the SER, and other guidance. In conjunction with the FSRP, the Spent Fuel Project Office (SFPO) developed several SFPO Director’s Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) documents. These ISGs were developed to address emerging issues for which interim guidance was needed. Current ISGs are available on the NRC website. Although the FSRP was revised to incorporate most of these ISGs, ISG guidance will continue to be developed when required. The FSRP will be revised periodically to reflect current guidance to the staff. Comments are solicited on this document and applicable ISGs. The comments will be considered and incorporated into updates to the FSRP, as appropriate. Comments, errors or omissions, and suggestions for improvement should be sent to the Director, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Mail Stop O-13D13, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT ................................................................... iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................................................v ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .......................................... xxiii GLOSSARY .................................................................xxvii INTRODUCTION ................................................................1 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................................................... 1-1 1.1 Review Objective ..................................................... 1-1 1.2 Areas of Review ..................................................... 1-1 1.3 Regulatory Requirements .............................................. 1-1 1.4 Acceptance Criteria ................................................... 1-3 1.5 Review Procedures ................................................... 1-3 1.5.1 Introduction ................................................. 1-3 1.5.2 General Description of Installation ............................... 1-3 1.5.3 General Systems Description ................................... 1-4 1.5.4 Identification of Agents and Contractors .......................... 1-4 1.5.5 Material Incorporated by Reference .............................. 1-5 1.6 Evaluation Findings ................................................... 1-5 2 SITE CHARACTERISTICS ................................................... 2-1 2.1 Review Objective ..................................................... 2-1 2.2 Areas of Review ..................................................... 2-1 2.3 Regulatory Requirements .............................................. 2-3 2.4 Acceptance Criteria ................................................... 2-6 2.4.1 Geography and Demography ................................... 2-7 2.4.1.1 Site Location ......................................... 2-7 2.4.1.2 Site Description ...................................... 2-7 2.4.1.3 Population Distribution and Trends ...................... 2-7 2.4.1.4 Land and Water Use ................................... 2-8 2.4.2 Nearby Industrial, Transportation, and Military Facilities ............. 2-8 2.4.3 Meteorology ................................................. 2-8 2.4.3.1 Regional Climatology .................................. 2-8 2.4.3.2 Local Meteorology .................................... 2-8 2.4.3.3 Onsite Meteorological Measurement Program .............. 2-9 2.4.4 Surface Hydrology ............................................ 2-9 v TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 2.4.4.1 Hydrologic Description ................................ 2-9 2.4.4.2 Floods ............................................. 2-10 2.4.4.3 Probable Maximum Flood on Streams and Rivers ......... 2-10 2.4.4.4 Potential Dam Failures (Seismically Induced) ............. 2-10 2.4.4.5 Probable Maximum Surge and Seiche Flooding ........... 2-11 2.4.4.6 Probable Maximum Tsunami Flooding .................. 2-11 2.4.4.7 Ice Flooding ........................................ 2-11 2.4.4.8 Flood Protection Requirements ......................... 2-11 2.4.4.9 Environmental Acceptance of Effluents .................. 2-11 2.4.5 Subsurface Hydrology ........................................ 2-12 2.4.6 Geology and Seismology ..................................... 2-12 2.4.6.1 Basic Geologic and Seismic Information ................. 2-12 2.4.6.2 Ground Vibration .................................... 2-13 2.4.6.3 Surface Faulting ..................................... 2-13 2.4.6.4 Stability of Subsurface Materials ........................ 2-13 2.4.6.5 Slope Stability ....................................... 2-14 2.5 Review Procedures .................................................. 2-14 2.5.1 Geography and Demography .................................. 2-14 2.5.1.1 Site Location ........................................ 2-14 2.5.1.2 Site Description ..................................... 2-14 2.5.1.3 Population Distribution and Trends ..................... 2-14 2.5.1.4 Land and Water Use .................................. 2-15 2.5.2 Nearby Industrial, Transportation, and Military Facilities ............ 2-15 2.5.3 Meteorology ................................................ 2-15 2.5.3.1 Regional Climatology ................................. 2-15 2.5.3.2 Local Meteorology ................................... 2-16 2.5.3.3 Onsite Meteorological Measurement Program ............. 2-16 2.5.4 Surface Hydrology ........................................... 2-16 2.5.4.1 Hydrologic Description ............................... 2-16 2.5.4.2 Floods ............................................. 2-17 2.5.4.3 Probable Maximum Flood on Streams and Rivers ......... 2-17 2.5.4.4 Potential Dam Failures (Seismically Induced) ............. 2-18 2.5.4.5 Probable Maximum Surge and Seiche Flooding ........... 2-18 2.5.4.6 Probable Maximum Tsunami Flooding .................. 2-19 2.5.4.7 Ice Flooding ........................................ 2-20 2.5.4.8 Flood Protection Requirements ......................... 2-20 2.5.4.9 Environmental Acceptance of Effluents .................. 2-20 2.5.5 Subsurface Hydrology ........................................ 2-20 2.5.6 Geology and Seismology ..................................... 2-21 2.5.6.1 Basic Geologic and Seismic Information ................. 2-21 vi TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 2.5.6.2 Ground Vibration .................................... 2-22 2.5.6.3 Surface Faulting ..................................... 2-24 2.5.6.4 Stability of Subsurface Materials ........................ 2-24 2.5.6.5 Slope Stability ....................................... 2-25 2.6 Evaluation Findings .................................................. 2-25 2.7 References ......................................................... 2-26 3 OPERATION SYSTEMS ...................................................... 3-1 3.1 Review Objective ..................................................... 3-1 3.2 Areas of Review ..................................................... 3-1 3.3 Regulatory Requirements .............................................. 3-1 3.4 Acceptance Criteria ................................................... 3-4 3.4.1 Operation Description ......................................... 3-4 3.4.2 Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Handling Systems ................ 3-4 3.4.3 Other Operating Systems ...................................... 3-4 3.4.4 Operation Support Systems .................................... 3-6 3.4.5 Control Room and Control Area ................................ 3-6 3.4.6 Analytical Sampling ..........................................