Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 6524eea0-4e14-443b-9533-59e5ba85e0cb
Document Type: srp
Title: ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF RADIOACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENTS IN GROUND AND
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730449.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.13
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SURFACE WATERS REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of issues related to hydrology Secondary - Organization responsible for review of solid waste and liquid and gaseous effluents Organization responsible for review of radiation protection I. AREAS OF REVIEW Chapter 2 of the Standard Review Plan (SRP) discusses the site characteristics that could affect the safe design and siting of a plant. The staff reviews information presented by the applicant for a construction permit (CP), operating license (OL), design certification (DC), early site permit (ESP), or combined license (COL) concerning hydrological setting of the site as they relate to safety-related structures, systems, and components (SSC). This SRP section applies to reviews performed for each of these types of applications. The staff’s review and findings are described in the appropriate section of the safety evaluation report (SER). The hydrogeological characteristics of the site are evaluated in this section of the applicant’s safety analysis report (SAR) to describe the effects of accidental releases of radioactive liquid effluents in ground and surface waters on existing uses and known and likely future uses of ground and surface water resources. The source term from a postulated accidental release isare reviewed under SRP 11.2 following the guidance provided in Branch Technical Position (BTP) 11-6, “Postulated Radioactive Releases Due to Liquid-containing Tank Failures.” The 2.4.13-2 Revision 3 - March 2007 source term is determined from a postulated release from a single tank outside of containment. Normal and accidental releases are also considered in the applicant’s environmental report. The specific areas of review are as follows: 1. Alternate Conceptual Models: The staff reviews alternate conceptual models of the hydrology at the site that reasonably bound hydrogeological conditions at the site inasmuch as these conditions affect transport of