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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tive form. In addition, 10 CFR 51.53(c)(2) states the following: [T]he applicant shall discuss in this report the environmental impacts of alternatives and any other matters described in § 51.45. The report is not required to include discussion of need for power or economic costs and economic benefits of the proposed action or of alternatives to the proposed action except insofar as such costs and benefits are either essential for a determination regarding the inclusion of an alternative in the range of alternatives considered or relevant to mitigation. The environmental report need not discuss other issues not related to the environmental effects of the proposed action and the alternatives. Furthermore, 10 CFR 51.53(c)(3)(iii) states the following: The report must contain a consideration of alternatives for reducing adverse impacts, as required by § 51.45(c), for all Category 2 license renewal issues in Appendix B to subpart A of this part. No such consideration is required for Category 1 issues in Appendix B to subpart A of this part. Section 5 of Appendix A, “Format for Presentation of Material in Environmental Impact Statements,” to Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 51 includes requirements for the treatment of alternatives in an environmental impact statement. These requirements are consistent with the CEQ regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1502.14, “Alternatives Including the Proposed Action”). Chapter 3 Affected Environment This chapter identifies information necessary for the NRC staff reviewers to describe the plant’s environmental setting. This chapter of the ER should include the following information about the affected environment to assist the staff in its review of potential environmental impacts during the license renewal period: • Describe the plant site location including State, county, latitude and longitude, and Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates, township, range, and sections. • Include a map of the site showing site boundaries;