Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 6524eea0-4e14-443b-9533-59e5ba85e0cb
Document Type: srp
Title: ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENTS IN GROUND AND
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730449.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.13
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power plant site. The geological and hydrological characteristics of the site may have a bearing on the potential consequences of radioactive effluents accidentally released from the facility. Special precautions should be planned if a reactor will be located at a site where a significant quantity of radioactive effluent could accidentally flow into nearby streams or rivers or find ready access to aquifers. These criteria apply to SRP Section 2.4.13 because the reviewer evaluates site hydrologic characteristics with respect to the potential consequences of radioactive materials escaping from the facility. Radionuclide transport characteristics of ground and surface water environments are reviewed with respect to accidental releases in order to ensure that current and known and likely future users of ground and surface water are not adversely affected. Regulatory Guide 1.113 provides guidance in selecting and using surface water models for analyzing the flow field and dispersion of contaminants in surface waters. Meeting this requirement provides assurance that when accidental releases of radioactive liquid effluents to ground and surface waters occur, their adverse impact on public health and safety will be minimized. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer will select material from the procedures described below, as may be appropriate for a particular case. The procedures outlined below are used to review CP applications, ESP applications, and COL applications that do not reference an ESP to determine whether data and analyses for the proposed site meet the acceptance criteria given in Subsection II of this SRP section. For reviews of OL applications, these procedures are used to verify that the data and analyses remain valid and that the facility’s design specifications are consistent with these data. As applicable, reviews of OLs and COLs include a determination on whether the content of technical specifications related to hydrology-related site characteristics are