Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f0baf50b-5bb7-4783-b2f9-9586e09c97e1
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-4026 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1611/ML16116A068.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2
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ity oversight organization (e.g., a state utility commission) for the projected growth in capacity. DG-4026, Page 129 Table 8-2 provides a representative format for displaying the supply of power in a service area or power market over the temporal scope of the analysis, noting that the analysis is not necessarily bound or limited to only these data points. Table 8-2. Supply Resources Summary (MW(e)) 20WW(a) … 20WW 20XX(b) 20YY(c) … 20YY 20ZZ(d) Baseload Resources MINUS: Retirements PLUS: Additions Total Baseload Capacity Installed System Capacity MINUS: Retirements PLUS: Additions Total Installed Capacity Net Transactions (exported and imported power) Total System Supply (a) 20WW indicates data years before the submittal of the application (b) 20XX denotes the year of submittal of the application (c) 20YY represents the intervening years in some useful increment (d) 20ZZ indicates the year three years after commencement of full commercial operations 8.4 Summary of the Need for Power Analysis and Conclusions This section of the ER should provide a summary of the need for power analysis for the proposed project and disclose the applicant’s conclusions in accordance with the purpose and need definition in Chapter 1 of the ER. The findings summarized in this section should be fully substantiated by data and discussion presented in the preceding sections. This section should result in a final determination of whether or not there is a need for the power from the proposed project in the relevant service area in the analytical year. To provide further insight into the preparation of the need for power assessment in the ER, the following descriptions delineate the types of acceptable analyses that applicants may use to make a positive determination of need. Any one of the approaches listed below is sufficient to demonstrate need for power but the applicant will need to show the basis for a positive determination of need as well as the results of the analyses outlined