Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 62bf53b4-c75d-48ce-825c-84c032fa32be
Document Type: esrp
Title: AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
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: 4.3.2
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary—Appendix B Secondary—Appendix B I. AREAS OF REVIEW This environmental standard review plan (ESRP) directs the staff’s description, quantification, and assessment of the impacts of construction of the proposed facilities on the aquatic ecosystem. The scope of the review directed by this plan will include an assessment of both onsite and offsite construction activities, including transmission line and access corridor construction. The assessment should be in sufficient detail to (1) predict and evaluate the significance of potential impacts to “important” species and their habitats and (2) evaluate how these impacts should be considered in the licensing decision. If necessary, the reviewer should consider alternative designs or construction practices to mitigate the intensity of environmental impacts. Review Interfaces The reviewer for this ESRP should obtain input from or provide input to reviewers for the following ESRPs, as indicated: ` ESRP 2.3.1. Obtain information regarding the hydrology of the site. ` ESRP 2.3.2. Obtain a description of surface-water and groundwater uses so that the description of impacts to the aquatic ecosystem from construction or refurbishment can be completed. NUREG-1555 4.3.2-2 October 1999 ` ESRP 2.3.3. Obtain information about the water-quality conditions at the site in enough detail to determine impacts to the aquatic environment from construction. ` ESRP 2.4.2. Obtain descriptions of the aquatic ecology of the site and vicinity. Provide input on the significant impacts of construction on the aquatic environment to guide the reviewer of ESRP 2.4.2 in preparing a more detailed description of the part(s) of the environment that will be significantly affected. ` ESRP 3.1. Obtain information about the power plant’s external appearance and layout in enough detail to support the analyses made in ESRP 4.3.2. ` ESRP 3.4.2. Obtain a description of the intake, discharge, and heat dissipation system