Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: bb1a5a83-5b12-456c-b141-1e450c066cff
Document Type: srp
Title: ONSITE METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1818/ML18183A446.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.3.3
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of meteorology Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW Chapter 2 of the SRP discusses the site characteristics and postulated site parameters that could affect the safe design and siting of the plant. The staff reviews information presented by an applicant for a construction permit (CP), operating license (OL), design certification (DC), early site permit (ESP), or combined license (COL) concerning the onsite meteorological monitoring program along with the resulting data. This SRP section applies to reviews performed for each of these types of applications. The review covers the following specific areas: 1. Meteorological instrumentation, including the siting of meteorological towers and sensors, sensor type and performance specifications, methods and equipment for recording sensor output, the quality assurance program for sensors and recorders, data acquisition and reduction procedures, and special considerations for complex terrain sites and sites located in remote harsh environmental regions. 2.3.3-2 Draft Revision 4 – September 2018 2. The resulting onsite meteorological database, including consideration of the period of record (POR), data recovery, and the amenability and representativeness of the data for use in characterizing atmospheric dispersion conditions within the general site area (typically to include the exclusion area boundary (EAB), outer boundary of the low population zone (LPZ), the hypothetically maximum exposed member of the public, and the plume exposure emergency planning zone). 3. Additional Information for 10 CFR Part 52 Applications: Additional information will be presented dependent on the type of application. For a COL application, the additional information is dependent on whether the application references an ESP, a DC, both, or neither. Information requirements are prescribed within the “Contents of Application” sections of the applicable Subparts to Title 10