Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 31337ac3-66c6-42b1-b9e0-1655cad200d1
Document Type: srp
Title: ONSITE METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS PROGRAMS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070232.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.3.3
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y Guide 1.23. A listing of each hour of the hourly-averaged parameters should be provided on magnetic tape in the format described in Appendix A to this Standard Review PlanSRP 17 18 section. Evidence of how well these data represent long-term conditions at the site should be presented. Technical Rationale19 The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria is discussed in the following paragraphs:20 1. 10 CFR 100.10(c)(2) specifies that meteorological conditions at or near the site should be considered when evaluating the acceptability of proposed sites for nuclear power plants. The requirement to consider meteorological conditions at or near the site of a proposed nuclear power plant is imposed (a) to ensure that these conditions will not compromise the plant's safety, (b) to provide descriptions of meteorological characteristics at or near the site to facilitate making atmospheric dispersion estimates for both postulated accidental and expected routine airborne releases of effluents, and (c) to compare offsite DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 2.3.3-4 data sources for determining the appropriateness of climatological data considered during the plant phase. Meeting these requirements provides assurance that severe weather conditions will not compromise the safety of the proposed nuclear power plant and that sufficient meteorological data are available to make representative estimates of atmospheric dispersion.21 2. 10 CFR 100.11(a) specifies the manner in which the exclusion area, low population zone, and population center distance are determined given a fission product release from the reactor core, an expected leak rate from containment, and pertinent meteorological conditions. Identification of an exclusion area, low population zone, and population center distance is an integral aspect of the siting criteria for a nuclear power plant. Specified radiation dose guidelines are associated with the exclusion area and the low population zone. Verification