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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of sufficient depth commensurate with the level of screening to support the decisions that were made. ` The reviewer should determine if the applicant’s candidate sites represent the best that could reasonably have been found within the ROI, and if they do not, should request further information from the applicant. If the sites are the best that could be found, the reviewer should determine if any such site is environmentally preferable to the applicant’s proposed site. When such a determination is made, the reviewer should conduct a benefit-cost balance and comparison of the estimated costs (environmental, economic, and time) of completing construction of the proposed plant at the proposed site and at the environmentally preferable site or sites. The reviewer should use the results of this benefit-cost balance to determine if any environmentally preferable site can be shown to be obviously superior to the applicant’s proposed site. NUREG-1555 9.3-12 October 1999 IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS The following information should be provided for the EIS in a summary format: (1) Applicant’s Site-Selection Process ` a description of the applicant’s documented site-selection process methodology, including a summary of the process objectives ` a description of the selected region of interest ` a list and general description of the candidate sites ` a description of the alternative sites. (2) Staff Analysis ` a description of the process used by the staff to review the applicant’s methodology ` the selected ROI ` candidate sites and alternative sites ` the selection criteria used by the applicant. (3) Staff Conclusions ` conclusions with respect to the applicant’s methodology ` conclusions with respect to the reconnaissance level information ` conclusions with respect to the applicant’s selection criteria ` conclusions with respect to the applicant’s selection process on - region of interest - candidate sites - alternative sites. ` conclusions with respect to the