Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: b1b52ced-943e-41ab-9791-c848fdc6909c
Document Type: esrp
Title: TRANSMISSION CORRIDORS AND OFFSITE AREAS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.2.2
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nowledge and describe the extent of those conflicts. If there are any possibilities of resolving the conflicts, these should be explained as well. The EIS should also evaluate the serious- ness of the impact of the proposal on the land-use plans and policies, and whether, or how much, the proposal will impair the effectiveness of land-use control mechanisms for the area. Comments from officials of the affected area should be solicited early and should be carefully acknowledged and answered in the EIS. NRC’s Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1976), identifies the information needed by the staff in its assessment of the potential environmen- tal effects of a proposed nuclear facility and establishes a format acceptable to the staff for its presenta- tion. Regulatory Guide 4.7, Rev. 2, General Site Suitability for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1998), discusses land-use considerations that may render a proposed site unsuitable for a nuclear power station and procedures for evaluating land-use impacts. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of land-use characteristics should be closely linked with the impact assessment review described in ESRP Chapters 4.0 and 5.0 (e.g., 4.1.2 and 5.1.2) to establish the land-use charac- teristics most likely to be affected. With this in mind, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Identify the present land use within the transmission corridors, access corridors, and offsite areas according to categories defined in USGS (1997). ` Base the level of detail in selecting land-use categories on the needs of subsequent assessments. ` Identify total area by land-use categories. October 1999 2.2.2-5 NUREG-1555 ` Compare the land use of the corridors that would be changed in ESRP Chapters 4.0 and 5.0 with land use within the region as described in ESRP 2.2.3. (2) Identify the following characteristics of the transmission corridors, access corridors, and offsite