Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 37fa463f-944a-4b93-9582-6b7f4878d50c
Document Type: esrp
Title: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.4.2
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ion period. Where necessary, requirements by major construction craft may be reported (from the ER). II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for including socioeconomic impacts during construction are based on meeting the relevant requirements of the following: ` 10 CFR 51.45(c) with respect to the analysis of socioeconomic data ` 10 CFR 51.45(d) and 51.71(d) with respect to the analyses required in the development of the ER and EIS ` 10 CFR 52.18 with respect to reviewing applications for early site permits ` 10 CFR 52.81 with respect to reviewing applications for combined licenses ` 10 CFR 51 and 52 with respect to describing the significance or potential significance of socioeconomic impacts of plant construction activities. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations identified above are as follows: October 1999 4.4.2-5 NUREG-1555 ` Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1976), addresses benefits and costs to nearby populations from construction activities. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s potential social and economic impacts during construction is discussed in the following paragraph: In accordance with 10 CFR 51.45(d), the applicant is required to submit in the ER information needed for evaluating potential socioeconomic impacts on communities in the vicinity of the plant. Similar information is required to be present in the environmental impact statement (EIS) pursuant to 10 CFR 51.71. Detailed information about the potential for social and economic impacts of plant construction on the surrounding region and individual communities is needed in the ER so that the staff may evaluate the significance of these impacts. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of the social and economic impacts of construction should be linked to the environmental descriptions provided by the reviewer for ESRP 2.5.2 (Community