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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RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Accident Evaluation Branch (AEB)Emergency Preparedness and Radiation Protection Branch (PERB)1 Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW Information for a construction permit (CP), operating license (OL), combined license (COL), or early site permit is presented by the applicant and reviewed by the staff concerning the onsite 2 meteorological measurements programs, including instrumentation and measured data. The review covers the following specific areas: 1. Meteorological instrumentation, including siting of sensors, sensor performance specifications, methods and equipment for recording sensor output, the quality assurance program for sensors and recorders, and data acquisition and reduction procedures. 2. Meteorological data, including consideration of the period of record and amenability of the data for use in characterizing atmospheric dispersion conditions. 3. Additional meteorological measurement and information availability requirements for emergency preparedness planning pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50, § 50.47 and Appendix E 3 to 10 CFR Part 50 are reviewed by AEB as a secondary review responsibility for SRP under Standard Review Plan (SRP) Sections 7.5 and 13.3 as described in the Review Interfaces below.4 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 2.3.3-2 Review Interfaces5 PERB also performs the following related reviews under the SRP sections indicated: Evaluates the adequacy of emergency planning and the provisions for emergency preparedness, including the capability for dose projections during radiological emergencies using real-time meteorological information, as part of its primary review responsibility for SRP Section 13.3.6 In addition, the PERB will coordinate other branches' evaluations that interface with the overall review of the onsite meteorological program as follows: The Instrumentation and Controls Branch (HICB) assists the PERB by providing review of the adequacy of instrumentation to assess plant and environs conditions during and