Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 5127a195-e2e0-4b48-95a0-0fedc69b05ee
Document Type: srp
Title: POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070219.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.1.3
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to ready removal, in case of necessity. 2.1.3-3 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 2. The specified low population zone is acceptable if it is determined that appropriate protective measures could be taken in behalf of the enclosed populace in the event of a serious accident. 3. The nearest boundary of the closest population center (as defined in 10 CFR Part 100) is at least one and one third times the distance from the reactor to the outer boundary of the low population zone. 4. The population center distance is acceptable if there are no likely concentrations of greater than 25,000 people over the plant lifetime closer than the distance designated by the applicant as the population center distance. The boundary of the population center shall be determined upon considerations of population distribution. Political boundaries are not controlling. 5. The population data supplied by the applicant in his the SAR is acceptable if: a. It contains population data for the latest census, projected year of plant startup 14 and projected year of end of plant life, all in the geographical format given in Section 2.1.3 of Reference 3 Regulatory Guide 1.70.15 b. it describes the methodology and sources used to obtain the population data, including the projections, c. it includes information on transient populations in the site vicinity, and d. the population data in the site vicinity, including projections, is verified by other means such as U.S. Census publications, publications from State and local governments, and other independent projections, to be reasonable. 6. If the population density at the CP, early site permit, or COL stage exceeds the 16 guidelines given in Position C.3 of Regulatory Guide 4.7, "General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations," (Ref.4) the applicant will be required to give 17 special attention to the consideration of alternative sites with lower population densities. A site that exceeds the population density guidelines of Position C.3 of