Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f3251671-6d64-4f5a-9289-d8994782cbe1
Document Type: srp
Title: LOCAL METEOROLOGY
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340573.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.3.2
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a, in accordance with Regulatory Guide 1.70, Section 2.3.2, and in accordance with standard practice as promulgated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and (2) The applicant has met the regulatory positions in Regulatory Guide 1.23 with respect to reporting the onsite meteorological data. These statements will be preceded by a summary of local meteorological and air quality parameters appropriate for the site. V. IMPLEMENTATION The following is intended to provide guidance to applicants and licensees regarding the NRC staff's plans for using this SRP section. Except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission's regulations, the method described herein will be used by the staff in its evaluation of conformance with Commission regulations. Implementation schedules for conformance to parts of the method discussed herein are contained in the referenced regulatory guides. VI. REFERENCES 1. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 2, "Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena." 2. 10 CFR Part 100, Section 100.10, "Factors to be Considered When Evaluating Sites." 3. Regulatory Guide 1.23, "Onsite Meteorological Programs." 4. U.S. Department of Commerce, "State Climatological Summary," Environmental Data Service, NOAA, published annually by state. 5. U.S. Department of Commerce, "Local Climatological Data - Annual Summary with Comparative Data," Environmental Data Service, NOAA, published annually for all first-order NWS stations. 6. Regulatory Guide 1.70, "Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants." 2.3.2-4 Rev. 2 - July 1981 7. D. H. Slade (ed.), "Meteorology and Atomic Energy - 1968," TID-24190, Division of Technical Information, USAEC (1968). 2.3.2-5 Rev. 2 - July 1981