Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: cf3d485c-5f57-4af9-976e-e6ddc52ab569
Document Type: cfr
Title: Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of combined licenses; limited work authorizations.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.107
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Section ID: 51.107
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

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§ 51.107 Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of combined licenses; limited work authorizations. ( a ) In addition to complying with the applicable requirements of § 51.104 , in a proceeding for the issuance of a combined license for a nuclear power reactor under part 52 of this chapter , the presiding officer will: ( 1 ) Determine whether the requirements of Sections 102(2) (A), (C), and (E) of NEPA and the regulations in this subpart have been met; ( 2 ) Independently consider the final balance among conflicting factors contained in the record of the proceeding with a view to determining the appropriate action to be taken; ( 3 ) Determine, after weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits against environmental and other costs, and considering reasonable alternatives, whether the combined license should be issued, denied, or appropriately conditioned to protect environmental values; ( 4 ) Determine, in an uncontested proceeding, whether the NEPA review conducted by the NRC staff has been adequate; and ( 5 ) Determine, in a contested proceeding, whether in accordance with the regulations in this subpart, the combined license should be issued as proposed by the NRC's Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. ( b ) If a combined license application references an early site permit, then the presiding officer in the combined license hearing shall not admit any contention proffered by any party on environmental issues which have been accorded finality under § 52.39 of this chapter , unless the contention: ( 1 ) Demonstrates that the nuclear power reactor proposed to be built does not fit within one or more of the site characteristics or design parameters included in the early site permit; ( 2 ) Raises any significant environmental issue that was not resolved in the early site permit proceeding; or ( 3 ) Raises any issue involving the impacts of construction and operation of the facility that was resolved in the early site permit