Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: a43fee0d-ad03-4f3c-97d8-e21705b04eac
Document Type: esrp
Title: METEOROLOGY AND AIR QUALITY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.7
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary—Appendix B Secondary—Appendix B I. AREAS OF REVIEW This environmental standard review plan (ESRP) directs the staff’s description of the meteorology of the site and surrounding area and the characterization of atmospheric transport and diffusion processes (i.e., airflow trajectories, deposition characteristics) to a distance of 80 km (50 mi) from the station. This review should provide input to reviews dealing with evaluation of construction and operational impacts that involve meteorology. The scope of the review directed by this plan includes (1) description of the regional climatological characteristics to be considered in the assessment of the design of the plant and its heat dissipation system; (2) description of the meteorological characteristics of the site and vicinity, using data from the onsite meteorological monitoring program, to be considered in the assessment of the impacts of the heat- dissipation system; (3) identification of the regional atmospheric transport and diffusion characteristics to be considered in the assessment of the population dose commitments likely to result from plant operation; (4) identification of the local atmospheric transport and diffusion characteristics to be consid- ered in the assessment of the individual and population doses likely to result from plant operation; and (5) assessment of specific impacts on the atmospheric environment. Review Interfaces The reviewer for this ESRP should obtain input from or provide input to the reviewers for the following ESRPs, as indicated: NUREG-1555 2.7-2 October 1999 ` ESRP 2.1. Obtain a description of the plant location. ` ESRPs 3.4.1 and 3.4.2. Obtain descriptions of the cooling system and relevant components for use in determining potential impacts of heat dissipation on the atmosphere. ` ESRP 3.5. Obtain descriptions of potential release points for radioactive effluents for use in atmospheric transport and diffusion calculation. ` ESRP 3.6.3.