Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: cf5af21e-7865-41fe-bc4c-b83bfde7ea75
Document Type: srp
Title: SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070205.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.1.1
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on at the boundary of the restricted area of the plant. The second addresses the consequences in the unlikely event that a serious release of radioactive material should occur. The third addresses the effect that accidents 2.1.1-3 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 on, or routine use of, transportation routes on or near the site will have on the operation of the plant.10 The acceptance criteria for site location and description are based on meeting the relevant requirements of the following sections of Title 10 CFR: Part 20, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation," Subpart D, "Radiation Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public;" Part 100, "Reactor Site Criteria;" and, Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," §50.34, "Contents of Applications, Technical Information." The 11 relevant requirements of these regulations are: 1. 10 CFR 20.1301 effectively places limits on the annual average releases in gaseous and liquid effluents at the boundary of the restricted area by placing limits on the exposure an individual would receive if continually present at the boundary of the restricted area.12 10 CFR 20.1003 defines restricted area.13 12 . 10 CFR Part 100, §100.10 as it relates to site acceptance being based on the consideration 14 of factors relating to the proposed reactor design and the characteristics peculiar to the site., "Factors to be Considered when Evaluating Sites," requires that the site location and the engineered features included as safeguards against the hazardous consequences of an accident, should one occur, should ensure a low risk of public exposure. In particular, in determining the acceptability of a site for a power reactor, the Commission will take into consideration population density and use characteristics of the site environs, including the exclusion area, low population zone, and population center distance.15 10 CFR Part 100.11(a)(1) requires that the applicant determine an exclusion area such that certain