Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 16e4170c-5e48-458a-8460-e22ce0296238
Document Type: srp
Title: EXCLUSION AREA AUTHORITY AND CONTROL
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0705/ML070550024.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.1.2
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(b)2 C. Determining an exclusion area such that certain dose limits would not be exceeded in the event of a postulated fission product release as identified in 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1) as it relates to site evaluation factors identified in 10 CFR 100. SRP Acceptance Criteria Specific SRP acceptance criteria acceptable to meet the relevant requirements of the NRC's regulations identified above are as follows for the review described in this SRP section. The SRP is not a substitute for the NRC's regulations, and compliance with it is not required. However, an applicant is required to identify differences between the design features, analytical techniques, and procedural measures proposed for its facility and the SRP acceptance criteria and evaluate how the proposed alternatives to the SRP acceptance criteria provide acceptable methods of compliance with the NRC regulations. 1. Establishment of Authority The information submitted by the applicant is adequate and meets the requirements of 10 CFR 50.33, 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1), 10 CFR 52.17, 10 CFR 52.79, and 10 CFR Part 100 if it provides sufficient detail to enable the staff to evaluate the applicant’s legal authority within the designated exclusion area. The definition in 10 CFR 100.3 states as follows: Exclusion area means that area surrounding the reactor, in which the reactor licensee has the authority to determine all activities including exclusion or removal of personnel and property from the area. To meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 100, the applicant must demonstrate, before issuance of a CP or limited work authorization, that it has the authority within the exclusion area as defined in 10 CFR 100.3, or must provide reasonable assurance that it will have such authority before either the start of construction or commencing activities allowed by 10 CFR 52.25. Absolute ownership of all lands within the exclusion area, including mineral rights, is considered to carry with it the required authority to determine all