Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 01fb3132-b05a-41a0-ab81-466a6fb6f4d3
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Applications (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0916/ML091620409.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2S1
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g other parties to raise environmental issues that they believe are significant and yet are not addressed or not adequately addressed in the ER. Parties may raise issues at the public scoping meeting, which the NRC staff routinely holds in the vicinity of the plant, and in written comments. The scoping process also routinely includes a staff site visit to the plant and communication with local, regional, and State officials and representatives of interested or knowledgeable organizations. As a result of scoping, the staff may request additional information from the applicant. ● Prepare a draft SEIS (see 10 CFR 51.70, “Draft Environmental Impact Statement— General,” and 10 CFR 51.95(c)). In developing the draft SEIS, the NRC staff will independently evaluate the information provided by the applicant and others, as well as information identified by the staff. ● Distribute the draft SEIS for comment (see 10 CFR 51.73, “Request for Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement”). The NRC will publish a notice of the availability of the SEIS in the Federal Register and will distribute copies of the draft SEIS to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); other appropriate Federal agencies; affected American Indian tribes; appropriate State, regional, and local agencies; organizations and individuals who have expressed interest in the review; and any other parties requesting a copy. ● Prepare a final SEIS (see 10 CFR 51.95(c)). In developing the final SEIS, the NRC staff will consider comments received on the draft, prepare responses, and modify the SEIS as warranted. The staff will determine whether such comments identify new and significant DG-4015, Page 6 information that was neither considered in the GEIS nor addressed in the applicant’s ER. After considering the environmental impacts associated with license renewal and with the alternatives to license renewal, the staff will determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of