Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 332f67ca-c2d9-4259-bbfb-485a47724ddc
Document Type: srp
Title: REGIONAL CLIMATOLOGY
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0636/ML063600393.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.3.1
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s. Current literature on possible changes in the weather in the site region should also be reviewed to be confident that the methods used to predict weather extremes are reasonable. 3. Air Quality The site’s air quality should be described in detail, including identification of the site’s AQCR and its attainment designation with respect to state and national ambient air quality standards. The designation of AQCRs can be found in Subpart B, “Designation of Air Quality Control Regions,” to 40 CFR Part 81, “Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes,” and AQCR attainment status with regard to national ambient air quality standards can be found in Subpart C, “Section 107 Attainment Status Designations,” of 10 CFR Part 81. 4. Review Procedures Specific to 10 CFR Part 52 Application Type a. Early Site Permit Reviews Subpart A to 10 CFR Part 52 specifies the requirements and procedures applicable to the Commission’s review of an ESP application for approval of a proposed site. Information required in an ESP application includes a description of the site characteristics and design parameters of the proposed site. The scope and level of detail of review of data parallel that used for a CP review. In the absence of certain circumstances, such as a compliance or adequate protection issue, 10 CFR 52.39 precludes the staff from imposing new site characteristics, design parameters, or terms and conditions on the early site permit at the COL stage. Accordingly, the reviewer should ensure that all physical attributes of the site that could affect the design basis of SSCs important to safety are reflected in the site characteristics, design parameters, or terms and conditions of the early site permit. b. Standard Design Certification Reviews DC applications do not contain general descriptions of site characteristics because this information is site-specific and will be addressed by the COL applicant. However, pursuant to 10 CFR 52.47(a)(1), a DC