Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 5283dfb7-caf8-4f93-8676-40a01932c369
Document Type: esrp
Title: HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.1.3
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and Section 106 of NHPA, the NRC’s actions are required to fall under 36 CFR 800, which provides regulatory guidance for evaluating and protecting historic properties from potential adverse impacts resulting from Federal agency undertakings. The construction of a nuclear power facility could impact historic properties through direct impacts (e.g., destruction or alteration of the integrity of a property) or through indirect impacts (e.g., prohibiting access or increasing the potential for vandalism). Elements of Section 110 of NHPA require Federal agencies to manage and protect identified, eligible historic properties located on lands under their jurisdiction. The potential for human remains to occur in the project areas should be evaluated. An inadvertent discovery of such items during construction may necessitate a work stoppage of up to 30 days and consultation under NAGPRA procedures. NUREG-1555 4.1.3-4 October 1999 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of construction impacts on historic and cultural resources should be linked to the environmental review directed by ESRP 2.5.3 to ensure that the environmental factors most likely to be impacted by proposed construction activities are described in that section. An additional source of expertise in the area of historic and cultural preservation is the Archaeology and Ethnography Program (AEP) of the National Park Service, Department of Interior. With this in mind, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) With the assistance of the AEP and in consultation with the SHPO, consider the historic properties that are listed in or are eligible for inclusion in the National Register and that may be affected by construction of the proposed project. (2) Use the output of appropriate environmental reviews describing proposed construction activity to identify the construction activities that could result in potential impacts. (3) When assessing the potential impacts on these resources, refer to 36 CFR