Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: ff0641d9-a372-423d-a595-0b1ffbb956d1
Document Type: esrp
Title: ALTERNATIVE SITES
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.3
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d will be affected by site- and station-specific factors, and the degree of detail should be modified according to the anticipated magnitude of the potential impacts. The following data or information should be obtained. (1) A description of the site-selection process, including ` objectives of the site-selection process (from the environmental report [ER]) ` basic constraints and limitations (e.g., rules, regulations, and laws), giving the basis and rationale for their choice and applicability (from ER and consultations with relevant state public utility and power plant siting agencies) (a) See Appendix A to this ESRP for a checklist of selection process factors. October 1999 9.3-3 NUREG-1555 ` selection procedures for the region of interest, candidate areas, potential sites, candidate sites, and proposed site (from the ER) ` basis for establishing the geographical scope of the region of interest (from the ER) ` factors considered at each level of the selection process, parameters by which these factors were measured, and criteria used to define levels of quality (e.g., numerical limits or decision standards) (from the ER)(a) ` criteria used to screen potential sites (from the ER) ` methodologies used in the candidate site comparison process, including (when used) factors such as (1) importance factors, (2) preference functions, (3) utility functions, (4) weighing factors, (5) ranking scales, (6) scoring schemes, (7) rating systems, and (8) sensitivity analyses (from the ER). (2) A description of the geographic area considered by the applicant, including (from the ER): ` major centers of population ` areas predicted to be deficient in power ` economic, demographic, and community characteristics (ESRPs 2.5.1 through 2.5.3) ` minority and low-income populations (ESRP 2.5.4) ` water bodies available for cooling ` railroads, highways, and waterways (existing and planned) ` topographic features ` major land-use classifications (e.g., residential, agricultural) and areas