Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: a43fee0d-ad03-4f3c-97d8-e21705b04eac
Document Type: esrp
Title: METEOROLOGY AND AIR QUALITY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.7
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sed site. The scope and level of detail needed for meteorological review of an ESP application are the same as for review of a CP application under 10 CFR 51, except that the focus of the review is on the effects of construction and operation of a reactor, or reactors, which have characteristics that fall within the postulated site parameters. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS The depth and extent of the input to the environmental impact statement (EIS) will be governed by the environmental characteristics of meteorology that could be affected by plant construction and operation, and by the nature and magnitude of expected impacts to the atmospheric environment. The following information should be included in the EIS: ` a description of the general climate of the region, including types of air masses, synoptic features, general airflow patterns, and climatological normals of parameters, such as temperature and precipitation ` a discussion of the severe weather phenomena (e.g., tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, atmospheric stagnation episodes) experienced in the region with expected frequencies of occurrence and measured extremes of parameters, such as temperature and precipitation ` a description of the local airflow patterns and characteristics, using data collected from the onsite meteorological measurements program NUREG-1555 2.7-14 October 1999 ` a description of the atmospheric transport and diffusion characteristics in the region (out to a distance of 80 km [50 mi] from the site) and at the site and vicinity, which should include references to the diffusion models used and identification of the input data considered. For reviews related for CP, operating license (OL), COL, and ESP applications, the reviewer should verify that sufficient information has been provided and that NRC staff evaluation supports concluding statements of the following type to be included in the EIS: ` The staff reviewed the onsite meteorological data presented by the applicant. Based on this