Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: e6522906-ea8a-4279-a417-3ba3eec01014
Document Type: esrp
Title: URANIUM FUEL CYCLE IMPACTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.7
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Fuel Cycle Rulemaking Hearing Board’s Conclusions and Recommendations of the Hearing Board Regarding the Environmental Effects of the Uranium Fuel Cycle, Docket No. RM 50-3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1996. Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants. NUREG-1437, Vol. 1, Washington, D.C. October 1999 5.7-5 NUREG-1555 APPENDIX A INPUT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT On March 14, 1977, the Commission presented in the Federal Register (42 FR 13803) an interim rule regarding the environmental considerations of the uranium fuel cycle. It was effective through September 13, 1978, and revised Table S-3 of Paragraph (e) of 10 CFR 51.20. In a subsequent announcement on April 14, 1978 (43 FR 15613), the Commission further amended Table S-3 to delete the numerical entry for the estimate of radon releases and to clarify that the table does not cover health effects. Further revision to 10 CFR 51 was made in 1984. The current requirement for Table S-3 is in 10 CFR 51.51 (49 FR 9381, March 12, 1984, and 49 FR 10922, March 23, 1984). The revised table is shown here as Table 5.7-A-1. The current rule reflects new and updated information on reprocessing spent fuel and radioactive-waste management as discussed in NUREG-0116, Environmental Survey of the Reprocessing and Waste Management Portions of the LWR Fuel Cycle (NRC 1976) and NUREG-0216, Public Comments and Task Force Responses Regarding the Environmental Survey of the Reprocessing and Waste Management Portions of the LWR Fuel Cycle (NRC 1977) which presents staff responses to comments on NUREG-0116. The rule also considers other environmental factors of the uranium fuel cycle, including aspects of mining and milling, isotopic enrichment, fuel fabrication, and management of low- and high-level wastes. These are described in the AEC report WASH-1248 (AEC 1974). Specific categories of natural resource use are included in Table S-3 of the rule. These categories relate to land