NRC Issues Final Guidance for Flooding Hazard Assessments

NRC Issues Final Guidance for Flooding Hazard Assessments

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The NRC has issued its final interim staff guidance describing one acceptable method for conducting integrated assessments of external flooding hazards at nuclear energy facilities. The guidance is intended for use in cases where a re-evaluation of the flooding hazard exceeds levels defined by the utilities’ flooding design basis.
The new guidance, JLD-ISG-2012-05, is the latest in a large volume of work the NRC staff is developing to address lessons learned from the 2011 reactor accident in Japan. Interim staff guidance clarifies issues that are not addressed in the standard review plan for nuclear energy facilities.http://safetyfirst.nei.org/safety-and-security/nrc-issues-final-guidance-for-flooding-hazard-assessments/