Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 01fb3132-b05a-41a0-ab81-466a6fb6f4d3
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Applications (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0916/ML091620409.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2S1
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ategories comprising (1) the amount of developable unused open portions of the site including fields and forest uplands, (2) the amount of nondevelopable wetlands and open water bodies (i.e., streams, ponds, and river), (3) the amount of developed portions of the plant site, including facilities, structures, parking areas, and visitor and recreation areas, and (4) the amount of onsite land that has been disturbed at some time during the construction and operation of the plant. The ER should also provide a map of the site vicinity within a 6-mile (10-kilometer) radius of the plant showing major land uses (with land use classifications consistent with the USGS categories). The ER should include information on local county comprehensive land use and development plans concerning land use and zoning that are relevant to population and housing growth and control and changes in land use patterns. Visual Resources The ER should describe the nuclear plant’s visual setting in the environment, including the identity and height of the tallest visible structures and direction and distances from which these plant structures are visible. The ER should also describe the visual impacts (if they occur) of transmission lines connecting to the nearest substation grid. 3.2 Air Quality The 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act (Title 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.) include a provision that no Federal agency may support any activity that does not conform to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) designed to achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).1 On November 30, 1993, the EPA issued a final rule, effective January 31, 1994,2 implementing the new statutory requirements for this provision (58 FR 63214). The EPA is currently revising the final rule, which is scheduled to be published in December 2008. The final rule requires that Federal agencies prepare a written conformity analysis and determination for proposed actions in NAAQS nonattainment or 1 Section 176(c) of the Clean Air