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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e importance of the impacted wetlands and water bodies to the ecosystem. ` Coordinate this review with the District Office of the Corps of Engineers. (o) Ensure that aquatic species expected to become established in cooling ponds are identified. ` Ensure that the applicant has described in the ER the aquatic species that are expected to become established in cooling ponds. ` Consider how these colonizations may impact aquatic species in adjacent water bodies and wetlands in the site and vicinity. (p) In addition to the above analyses (items a-p), consider any other site-specific construction impacts to aquatic ecosystems that can be predicted on the basis of construction and the local aquatic ecosystem, consulting with the reviewers for ESRPs 2.3, 2.4.2, 3.6, and 4.2 to identify such additional impacts. (q) Ensure that initial evaluation of environmental impacts has been submitted by the applicant if the applicant wishes to accelerate the start of construction. ` Ensure that an applicant wishing to accelerate the start of construction by early submittal of the ER has submitted in the ER an initial evaluation of environmental impacts based on an analysis of at least 6 months of field data related to the proposed facility and suitable projections of the remaining seasonal periods if information has already been provided on the critical life stages and biologically significant activities (e.g., spawning, migration) that increase the vulnerability of the potentially affected biota at the proposed site. ` If this has been done, the reviewer should ensure that the applicant makes a commitment to furnish, within 6 months of the time of filing, a final evaluation based on a full year of field data. (r) Become familiar with the provisions of standards, guides, and agreements pertinent to the construction of nuclear power stations: NUREG-1555 4.3.2-10 October 1999 ` Refer to the “Acceptance Criteria” section of this ESRP for a list of the standards that are applicable to