Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: e6522906-ea8a-4279-a417-3ba3eec01014
Document Type: esrp
Title: URANIUM FUEL CYCLE IMPACTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.7
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le operations is small and acceptable relative to the net power production of the proposed project. D. Chemical Effluents The quantities of chemical, gaseous, and particulate effluents with fuel cycle processes are given in Table S-3. The principal species are SOx, NOx, and particulates. Based on data in a Council on Environmental Quality Report (seventh annual report), these emissions constitute an extremely small additional atmospheric loading in comparison with these emissions from the stationary fuel combustion and transportation sectors in the United States, i.e., about 0.02% of the annual national releases for each of these species. The staff believes such small increases in releases of these pollutants are acceptable. Liquid chemical effluents produced in fuel cycle processes are related to fuel enrichment, fabrication, and reprocessing operations and may be released to receiving waters. These effluents are usually present in dilute concentrations such that only small amounts of dilution water are required to reach levels of concentration that are within established standards. Table S-3 specifies the flow of dilution water required for specific constituents. Additionally, all liquid discharges into the navigable waters of the United States from plants associated with the fuel cycle operations will be subject to requirements and limitations set forth in an NPDES permit issued by an appropriate Federal, State, regional, local, or affected Native American tribal regulatory agency. Tailings solutions and solids are generated during the milling process. These solutions and solids are not released in quantities sufficient to have a significant impact on the environment. NUREG-1555 5.7-8 October 1999 Additional details relating to the environmental impacts from chemical effluents can be found in Section 6.2.2.9 of NUREG-1437. E. Radioactive Effluents Radioactive effluents estimated to be released to the environment from reprocessing and waste manage- ment activities