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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applicable, reviews of OL, DC, and COL applications include a determination on whether the content of any technical specifications related to the meteorological monitoring program operational phase is acceptable and whether the technical specifications reflect consideration of any identified unique conditions. Note that Generic Technical Specifications typically have an Administrative Controls Section that requires establishing, implementing, and maintaining written procedures covering such programs as the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM) which includes the conduct of the radiological environmental monitoring program (REMP). NEI 07-09A, “Generic FSAR Template Guidance for Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM) Program Description” (Reference 6) provides a complete generic program description for use in developing construction and operating license applications. The operational meteorological monitoring program, including the preparation of an annual meteorological summary, is generally considered part of the REMP as outlined in RG 1.21, “Measuring, Evaluating, and Reporting Radioactive Material in Liquid and Gaseous Effluents and Solid Waste.” Therefore, Generic Technical Specifications require written procedures for the operational meteorological monitoring program. These review procedures are based on the identified SRP acceptance criteria. For deviations from these acceptance criteria, the staff should review an applicant's evaluation of how the proposed alternatives provide an acceptable method of complying with the relevant NRC requirements identified in Subsection II. 1. Meteorological Instrumentation The basic meteorological parameters measured by instrumentation should include wind direction and wind speed at two levels, ambient air temperature difference between two levels, ambient air temperature, precipitation (rainfall and liquid equivalent of frozen precipitation), and any other parameters used by the applicant to determine atmospheric