Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 3cdcec35-dda1-49ce-a003-60e7a1c58ced
Document Type: srp
Title: LOCAL METEOROLOGY
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0707/ML070730395.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.3.2
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of meteorology Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW Chapter 2 of the SRP discusses the site characteristics that could affect the safe design and siting of the 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 the local (site) meteorological parameters, the assessment of the potential influence of the proposed plant and its facilities on local meteorological conditions, and a topographical description of the site and its environs. This SRP section applies to reviews performed for each of these types of applications. The review covers the following specific areas: 1. Summaries of the local (site) meteorology in terms of airflow, temperature, atmospheric water vapor (e.g., wet-bulb temperature, dew point temperature, or relative humidity), precipitation, fog, atmospheric stability, and air quality. 2. An assessment of the construction and operation impacts of the plant and its facilities on the local meteorological parameters listed in (1). These impacts should include the effects of plant structures, terrain modification, and heat and moisture sources due to plant operation. 1Additional supporting information of prior DC rules may be found in DCD Tier 2 Section 14.3. 2.3.2-2 Revision 3 - March 2007 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. 4. Additional Information for 10 CFR Part 52 Applications: Additional information will be presented dependent on the type of application. For a COL application, the additional information is dependent on whether the application references an ESP, a DC, both or neither. Information requirements are prescribed within the “Contents of Application” sections of the applicable