Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 0813f466-de60-43e2-b553-09bee4be75d9
Document Type: srp
Title: LOCAL METEOROLOGY
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070229.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.3.2
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Accident Evaluation Branch (AEB) Emergency Preparedness and Radiation Protection Branch (PERB)1 Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW Information for a construction permit (CP), operating license (OL), combined license (COL), standard design certification, or early site permit is presented by the applicant and reviewed by 2 the staff concerning the local (site) meteorological parameters, an assessment of the potential influence of the plant and its facilities on local meteorological conditions, and a topographical description of the site and its environs. The review covers the following specific areas. 1. A description of the local (site) meteorology in terms of airflow, temperature, atmospheric water vapor, precipitation, fog, atmospheric stability, and air quality. 2. An assessment of the influence of the plant and its facilities on the local meteorological parameters listed in (1), including the effects of plant structures, terrain modification, and heat and moisture sources due to plant operation. 3. A topographical description of the site and its environs, as modified by the plant structures, including the site boundary, exclusion zone, and low population zone. For a standard design certification review, the information listed in (1) should be provided in the site parameter envelope that must be met by the plant design.3 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 2.3.2-2 Review Interfaces4 The reviewer provides findings on meteorological parameters to the Civil Engineering and Geosciences Branch (ECGB) and other branches, as necessary, to review whether structures, systems, and components important to safety are adequately designed. The ECGB, under SRP 5 Section 2.3.6 (proposed), reviews the adequacy of the site parameter envelope specified in standard design certification applications.6 II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA The information regarding the local meteorological and topographic descriptions of the site area applicable both before plant