Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 29acb072-d497-44e6-ac1c-a053c0a468a0
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Meteorological Monitoring Programs for Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY DG-1164 , Third Proposed Revision 1, published 10/2006 Draft ES 926-4 , Second Proposed Revision 1, entitled "Meteorological Measurement Program for Nuclear Power Plants," published 04/1986 Draft SS 926-4 , First Proposed Revision 1, entitled "Meteorological Programs In Support of Nuclear Power Plants," published 09/1980 Revision 0, entitled "Onsite Meteorological Programs," was issued as Safety Guide 23
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0625/ML062540408.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.23
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lear Power Plants,” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, June 2003. U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, “Energy,” Part 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation.”16 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, “Energy,” Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.” U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, “Energy,” Part 50, Appendix A, “General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants.” U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, “Energy,” Part 50, Appendix E, “Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities.” U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, “Energy,” Part 50, Appendix I, “Numerical Guides for Design Objectives and Limiting Conditions for Operation to Meet the Criterion ‘As Low As Is Reasonably Achievable’ for Radioactive Material in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Effluents.” U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, “Energy,” Part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.” U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, “Energy,” Part 100, “Reactor Site Criteria.” Appendix A to DG-1164, Page A-1 APPENDIX A RECOMMENDED FORMAT FOR HOURLY METEOROLOGICAL DATA TO BE PLACED ON ELECTRONIC MEDIA Hourly meteorological data should be submitted to the NRC on mutually agreed-upon media. The file is a formatted, sequential access, ASCII text data file. Comma-delimited or binary data files should not be submitted. The data should be in files that are of a size that are convenient for use and storage. Annual data files are acceptable. At the beginning of each file, use the first five records to give a file description. Include plant name, location (latitude, longitude), dates of data, information explaining data contained in the “other” fields if they are used, heights of measurements, and any additional information pertinent to the identification of the