Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 5127a195-e2e0-4b48-95a0-0fedc69b05ee
Document Type: srp
Title: POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070219.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.1.3
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licant will be required to give 17 special attention to the consideration of alternative sites with lower population densities. A site that exceeds the population density guidelines of Position C.3 of Regulatory Guide 4.7 can nevertheless be selected and approved if, on balance, it offers advantages compared with available alternative sites when all of the environmental, safety, and economic aspects of the proposed and alternative sites are considered. Technical Rationale18 The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria is discussed in the following paragraphs:19 1. Compliance with 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1) requires, in part, that the applicant provide a site description and safety assessment in the SAR, with special attention given to site evaluation factors identified in 10 CFR Part 100. DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 2.1.3-4 The requirements of 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1) apply to this SRP section because the site description and safety assessment in the applicant's SAR must contain information on the exclusion area, low population zone, and population center distance invoked by 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1) (i.e., by requiring that special attention be given to site evaluation factors identified in 10 CFR Part 100). This information is an integral aspect of determining the suitability of the site in terms of population distribution. Regulatory Guide 4.7, Position C.3, and Regulatory Guide 1.70, Section 2.1.3, provide guidance acceptable to the staff for meeting these requirements. Meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1) provides assurance that, in the event of an accident, public safety will be protected as follows: (a) the populace in the exclusion area will be subject to ready removal; (b) appropriate protective measures can be taken on behalf of the populace enclosed in the LPZ; and (c) the population distribution in the LPZ and the population center are within acceptable limits.20 2. Compliance with 10 CFR 100.10 requires, in part, that the acceptability of the