Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 39169f01-cad7-4157-8b41-e77433086afc
Document Type: srp
Title: SOURCE TERMS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070607.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 11
Section ID: 11.1
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Regulatory Guide 1.112 required in calculating the releases of radioactive material in liquid and gaseous effluents (the source terms). An acceptable method for satisfying the criteria given in items 1 through 6 consists of using the Gaseous and Liquid Effluent (GALE) Computer Code and the source term parameters given in NUREG-0016 or NUREG-0017 for BWRs and PWRs respectively. Complete listings of the GALE Computer Codes for BWRs and PWRs are given in NUREG-0016 and NUREG-0017 respectively. 10. If the applicant's calculational technique or any source term parameter differs from that given in NUREG-0016 and NUREG-0017, they should be described in detail and the bases for the methods and parameters used should be provided. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria to reviewing the liquid radwaste treatment system is discussed in the following paragraphs:13 1. 10 CFR Part 50. Appendix I, provides numerical guidance on offsite individual doses and air doses due to effluents. It also provides an acceptance criterion for cost-benefit analysis as it relates to population doses due to liquid and gaseous effluents (Section II.D of Appendix I). Conformance with Section II.D of Appendix I demonstrates that the plant design includes all items of established modern technology for reducing the cumulative population dose due to releases of radioactive materials from the reactor to ALARA levels of Appendix I. The calculations using the Gaseous and Liquid Effluent (GALE) Computer Code and the source term parameters given in NUREG-0016 and NUREG-0017 for BWRs and PWRs, respectively, take into account modern technology and the availability of equipment based on that technology to reduce the liquid and gaseous waste management system source terms. The assumptions used in the calculations that are based on the performance of modern equipment have a driving influence on the design parameters used for the radwaste management systems reviewed