Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 29c2cf2b-7086-4ae4-85e4-b4c8fbf8b932
Document Type: srp
Title: EXCLUSION AREA AUTHORITY AND CONTROL
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070216.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.1.2
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ificant hazards to the public health and safety will result. This SRP section addresses the adequacy of the applicant's legal authority to determine activities within the exclusion area. The applicant must document such legal authority over the area as necessary to either exclude activities totally or to remove and subsequently exclude people from the area in a timely manner following an accident. This SRP section also addresses whether activities proposed to be permitted in the exclusion area will result in significant hazard to public health and safety. Compliance with part 100 provides assurance that the consequences of an accident will be mitigable to acceptable levels.28 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES Selection and emphasis of various aspects of the areas covered by this standard review plan section will be made by the reviewer on each case. The judgment on the areas to be given attention during the review is to be based on an inspection of the material presented, the similarity of the material to that recently reviewed on other plants, and whether items of special safety significance are involved. The reviewer should determine the basis on which the applicant claims authority within the exclusion area. If absolute ownership of all lands, including mineral rights, within the area is demonstrated, the acceptance criteria are satisfied. If any other method is claimed as providing the required authority, a memorandum should be prepared for OELDlegal staff containing all 29 of the appropriate information in the SAR, including copies of applicable SAR pages and figures, and requesting a written response as to whether or not the applicant's claimed authority meets the requirements of 10 CFR Part 100, 100.3(a). In any case where there are technical reasons which the reviewer believes make the applicant's proposed method unacceptable, these reasons should be described and discussed in the memorandum. If the exclusion area extends into a body of water such as a lake, reservoir,