Accession Number:

ADA621451

Title:

Technical Basis for Flood Protection at Nuclear Power Plants

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. May 2013-Jul 2015

Corporate Author:

ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Leech, James R.
• Wehmeyer, Loren L.
• Margo, David A.
• Lee, Landris T.
• Byrd, Aaron R.
• Ward, Donald L.

Report Date:

2015-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

84.0

Abstract:

Current regulatory guidance on flood protection at nuclear power plants is contained in the Regulatory Guide 1.102, Flood Protection for Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1976. Regulatory Guide 1.102 requires that structures, systems, and components important to safety be designed to withstand the effects of natural phenomena such as floods, tsunami, and seiches without loss of capability to perform their safety functions. These requirements remain the same in 2013 as they did in 1976, however, the current technology, understanding and practice has changed. This report describes current 2013 flood protection feature types and applications for protecting safety-related structures, systems, and components. This document compiles and ties together information from multiple U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manuals in order to provide a resource of scientific and technical background concerning various flood protection structures and their associated risk and reliability. Several chapters and sections in this report summarize foundational U.S. Army Corps of Engineers documents.

Descriptors:

• *FLOOD CONTROL
• *NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
• ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
• BARRIERS
• BREAKWATERS
• COASTAL ENGINEERING
• DRAINAGE
• EMBANKMENTS
• MANUALS
• PRECIPITATION
• PROTECTION
• REVETMENTS
• RIVERS
• SUMPS

Subject Categories:

• Civil Engineering
• Nuclear Power Plants and Fission Reactor Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE