Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: cf5af21e-7865-41fe-bc4c-b83bfde7ea75
Document Type: srp
Title: SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070205.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.1.1
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n (Ref. 1) . 21 Information included in this SAR section should allow two types of safety analyses to be conducted. The first addresses the consequences in the unlikely event that a serious release of radioactive material should occur. The second addresses the effect that accidents on, or routine use of, routes on or near the site will have on the operation of the plant.22 Technical Rationale The technical rationale for application of the above acceptance criteria to the review of the site location and description is discussed in the following paragraphs.23 1. Compliance with 10 CFR 20 Subpart D requires that each licensee conduct operations such that the potential radiation dose to the general public at the boundary of the restricted area be within specified limits. The review performed under SRP Section 2.1.1 ensures that the application contains sufficient information to allow potential exposure at the boundary of the restricted area to be determined. Meeting this requirement provides a level of assurance that exposure of the public to radiation during normal operation of the plant will be maintained within acceptable limits.24 2. Compliance with 10 CFR 100.10 requires that use characteristics of the plant environs be reflected in siting and in plant design. In 10 CFR 100.11(a)(1) it is required that the applicant determine an exclusion area of such size that an individual located at any point on its boundary for two hours immediately following onset of the postulated fission product release would not receive a radiation dose exceeding prescribed limits. The exclusion area is further defined in 10 CFR 100.3(a). The licensee must have authority to determine all activities including exclusion or removal of personnel and property from the exclusion area. The exclusion area may be traversed by a highway, railroad, or waterway, provided these are not so close to the facility as to interfere with normal operations of the facility. Residence within the exclusion area