Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 8e036f97-f4bf-4b39-ae98-abf0525972c1
Document Type: esrp
Title: ALTERNATIVES REQUIRING NEW GENERATING CAPACITY
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: 9.2.2
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d be occupied, and amount of the fuel available. For these alternatives, the reviewer should obtain the extent of the resource, environmental restrictions and impacts, licensing constraints, status of commercialization, and engineering problems associated with each source (from the ER and consultation with local resource agencies). II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the review of alternatives requiring new generating capacity are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 10 CFR 51.71(a) and 10 CFR 51.45(b)(3) with respect to the need to discuss alternatives to the proposed action ` 10 CFR 51, Appendix A to Subpart A, discussing alternatives to the proposed action ` 10 CFR 51.75 with respect to construction-permit contents that provide alternatives, including the proposed action, need to be part of the construction permit. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations as identified above are as follows: ` Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1976), with respect to the analysis of alternatives requiring new generating capacity. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s alternatives requiring new generating capacity is discussed in the following paragraph: The consideration of alternatives is the essence of the NEPA process. The review conducted under this ESRP section contributes to the consideration of alternatives by addressing alternatives that involve the addition of power generation capacity. The results of this review are considered in the assessment of alternative energy sources and systems conducted under ESRP 9.2.3. (a) Current reports on specific technologies may be identified from the DOE’s program offices’ internet sites (http://www.doe.gov). NUREG-1555 9.2.2-4 October 1999 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer should review the alternative energy sources and combinations of sources available to the