Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 274c9153-7a73-42bb-846f-1ee87cbc87bf
Document Type: esrp
Title: TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY AND LAND USE
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 6
Section ID: 6.5.1
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based on the results of previous monitoring to ensure that the current monitoring effort is sufficient and justified when compared to a current assessment of the effects that plant construction and/or operation are having on the environment. NUREG-1555 6.5.1-8 October 1999 ` The intensity of sampling required for each anticipated impact should be commensurate with the degree of impact expected. The reviewer should balance the potential impacts of any sampling program against the potential benefits when making this evaluation. ` Measurement and sampling methods, e.g., sampling locations and equipment, the pattern, frequency, and duration of sampling and sample size should be described. ` Statistical validity, including the mean, standard deviation, confidence limits, and sample size should be clearly indicated. ` If population-dynamics models were used in the impact analyses, determine if sampling data are available to support the model. If not, suggest such sampling if verification of the model is necessary. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS The EIS should present the objectives of each monitoring program and provide a brief outline of the methods, frequency, and duration of sampling used in each case. If the monitoring programs have been found to be inadequate, the reviewer’s evaluation of the potential modifications to the programs should be included. If the reviewer verifies that sufficient information has been provided following the guidance of this ESRP, then the evaluation supports the following type of concluding statement, to be included in the staff’s EIS: The staff reviewed the available information relative to the terrestrial ecological monitoring program and the data collected by the program. The staff concludes that the program provides adequate data to characterize and track impacts to the terrestrial ecological environment in support of the acceptance criteria outlined above. V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in