design considerations of nuclear power plants promulgated in Title 10 Code of Fe deral Regulations (CFR) Part 100, Reactor Siting

g Criteria, and Part 50, Domestic Lic g of Production and Utilization Facilities. Two concepts that are discussed through out this paper are defined in 10 CFR 100.3 and 10 CFR 50.2 as follows: Exclusion area means that area surrounding the reactor, in which the reactor lic ensee has the authority to determine all activities including exclusion or remov al of personnel and property from the area. This area may be traversed by a high way, railroad, or waterway, provided these are not so close to the facility as to interfere with normal operations of the facility and provided app ropriate and effective arrangements are made to control traffic on the highway, railroad, or waterway, in case of emergency, to protect the publichealth and saf ety. Residence within the exclusion area shall normally be prohibited. In any ev ent, residents shall be subject to ready removal in case of necessity. Activitie s unrelated to operation of the reactor may be permitted in an exclusion area un der appropriate limitations, provided that no significant hazards to the public health and safety will result. Low population zone means the area immediately surrounding the exclusion area wh ich contains residents, the total number and density of which are such that ther e is a reasonable probability that appropriate protective measures could be take n in their behalf in the event of a serious accident. These guides do not specif y a permissible population density or total population within this zone because the situation may vary from case to case. Whether a specific number of people ca n, for example, be evacuated from a specific area, or instructed to take shelter , on a timely basis will depend on many factors such as location, number and siz e of highways, scope and extent of advance planning, and actual distribution of residents within the area. 10 CFR 100.21(a) provides the requirement that every reactor site must have an e xclusion area as defined in 10 CFR 100.3. 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1) includes requirements with respect t o radiological doses to individuals in the exclusion area and low population zone for reactor license ap plicants. 10 CFR 50.34(a)(1)(ii)(D) specifically requires that: The applicant shall perform an evaluation and analysis of the postulated fission product release The evaluation must determine that: (1) An individual located at any point on the boundary of the exclusion area for any 2 hour period following the onset of the postulated fission produc release, would not receive a radiation dose in excess of 25 rem total effective dose equivalent (TEDE). (2) An individual located at any point on the outer boundary of the low populati on zone, who is exposed to the radioactive cloud resulting from the postulated f ission product release (during the entire period of its passage) would not recei ve a radiation dose in excess of 25 rem total effective dose equivalent