NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

CHAPTER 2
No geographic or demographic characteristics of the facility site could
render the site unsuitable for operation of the proposed reactor. For
example, information presented demonstrates that the property and
political jurisdictions are sufficiently defined and sufficiently stable that
there is reasonable assurance that the applicant can exercise necessary
radiological control throughout the facility boundaries.
In addition, land use in the area of the facility is sufficiently stable or well
enough planned that likely potential radiological risks to the public can be
analyzed and evaluated with reasonable confidence. Existing and projected
land-use information includes population distribution, densities, and other
relevant characteristics, so that projected doses can be shown not to exceed
the applicable limits.
Review Procedures
The information in this section of the SAR forms the basis for evaluations
performed in other chapters. Therefore, the reviewer should ascertain that
sufficient site-related information supports the subsequent analyses of issues
related to the distribution of population around the proposed reactor.
As part of this review, the reviewer should check the exclusion area distances
against distances used in analyses presented in Chapters 11 and 13 of the SAR.
The map provided should be scaled to check distances specified in the SAR and to
determine the distance-direction relationships to area boundaries, roads, railways,
waterways, prevailing winds, and other significant features of the area.
A visit to the site under review permits a better understanding of the physical
characteristics of the site and its relationship to the surrounding area. It permits
the reviewer to gather information, in addition to that supplied in the SAR, which
is useful in confirming SAR analyses.
The site should be visited after the initial review of the complete SAR, and after
requests for additional information are developed and sent to the applicant.
Evaluation Findings
This section of the SAR should contain sufficient information to support the
following types of conclusions, which will be included in the staffs safety
evaluation report:
The information is sufficiently detailed to provide an accurate description
of the geography surrounding the reactor facility.
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