Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 7f8cf0eb-f334-4095-b58a-1bd6f802259c
Document Type: esrp
Title: EXTERNAL APPEARANCE AND PLANT LAYOUT
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.1
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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 of the planning, layout, and appearance of the proposed plant and existing station structures and any related offsite structures. The scope of the review directed by this plan should include (1) the layout, landscaping, and architectural features of the proposed project and any other existing station structures and (2) the aesthetic concepts and visual concerns that have been considered in the planning and design of the proposed project. This should include related facilities such as station access roads and railroads. This review should provide input to other reviews dealing with evaluation of construction and operational impacts on land use and to other sections dealing with aesthetic considerations for plant alternatives. Sufficient detail should be included to permit reviewers to understand the significance of potential aesthetic and visual impacts and the aesthetic concepts used in the design to integrate the project into the surrounding environmental settings. The plant layout and other figures should be referenced in the environmental impact statement (EIS) sections when referring to the location of the plant or station structures. Review Interfaces The reviewer for this ESRP should obtain input from or provide input to the reviewers for the following ESRPs, as indicated: ` ESRPs 2.2.1 through 2.2.3. Provide the station description and its relation to the site and vicinity. NUREG-1555 3.1-2 October 1999 ` ESRPs 2.5.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, and 6.5.1. Provide the plant description, the site layout, and planned transmission corridors. ` ESRP 3.4.1. Provide descriptive information to support the cooling tower site descriptions, if any. ` ESRP 4.1.1 through 4.1.3. Provide descriptive information to support the land-use assessments. ` ESRP 4.4.1. Provide descriptive information to support the