Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: fa1cb1d8-f580-4315-95fd-eb250b448112
Document Type: cfr
Title: Supplement to the final environmental impact statement.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.92
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Section ID: 51.92
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

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§ 51.92 Supplement to the final environmental impact statement. ( a ) If the proposed action has not been taken, the NRC staff will prepare a supplement to a final environmental impact statement for which a notice of availability has been published in the Federal Register as provided in § 51.118 , if: ( 1 ) There are substantial changes in the proposed action that are relevant to environmental concerns; or ( 2 ) There are new and significant circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns and bearing on the proposed action or its impacts. ( b ) In a proceeding for a combined license application under 10 CFR part 52 referencing an early site permit under part 52, the NRC staff shall prepare a supplement to the final environmental impact statement for the referenced early site permit in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section. ( c ) The NRC staff may prepare a supplement to a final environmental impact statement when, in its opinion, preparation of a supplement will further the purposes of NEPA. ( d ) The supplement to a final environmental impact statement will be prepared in the same manner as the final environmental impact statement except that a scoping process need not be used. ( e ) The supplement to an early site permit final environmental impact statement which is prepared for a combined license application in accordance with § 51.75(c)(1) and paragraph (b) of this section must: ( 1 ) Identify the proposed action as the issuance of a combined license for the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant as described in the combined license application at the site described in the early site permit referenced in the combined license application; ( 2 ) Incorporate by reference the final environmental impact statement prepared for the early site permit; ( 3 ) Contain no separate discussion of alternative sites; ( 4 ) Include an analysis of the economic, technical, and other benefits and costs of the proposed action, to the extent