Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 239cc7c1-f2cb-46cc-945d-8009db28aa6c
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 12/2023 – DG-4034 , Proposed Revision 4 12/2011 – DG-4021 , Proposed Revision 3 02/1995 – DG-4004, Second Proposed Revision 2 11/1992 – DG-4003, Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2312/ML23123A090.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-10
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Section ID: RG-4.7
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ency plan for the site, but population increases after initial plant approval should not be a factor in license renewal or, by themselves, be used to impose other license conditions or restrictions on an operating plant. 1.5 Emergency Planning Development of emergency plans is a site-specific task in which the physical characteristics of the site and its surroundings play a significant role. To ensure that adequate measures can be taken to protect members of the public in an emergency, the characteristics of the site should not preclude development of such plans. 1.5.1. Relevant Regulations • 10 CFR 50.47 “Emergency plans;” • 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E “Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities;” • 10 CFR Part 52, Subpart A “Early Site Permits”, §52.17 “Contents of applications; technical information;” • 10 CFR Part 52, Subpart A “Early Site Permits”, §52.18 “Standards for review of applications;” DG-4034, Page 20 • 10 CFR Part 52, Subpart A “Early Site Permits”, §52.39 “Finality of early site permit determinations;” • 10 CFR Part 52, Subpart C “Combined Licenses”, §52.79 “Contents of applications; technical information in the final safety analysis report;” and • 10 CFR 100.21, “Non-seismic siting criteria.” 1.5.2 Related Guidance • NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 2, “Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants,” issued December 2019 (Ref. 49); • RG 1.183, which provides information on the appropriate use of accident source terms in establishing emergency response procedures such as those for emergency dose projections, protective measures, and severe accident management; and • NUREG/CR-7002, Revision 1, “Criteria for Development of Evacuation Time Estimate Studies,” issued February 2021 (Ref. 50); 1.5.3 Considerations, Regulatory Experience, and Staff Position NRC