Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 2654196f-c25a-40d1-8edc-e828353b6377
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content of Environmental Reports for Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste + HISTORY - HISTORY 04/1982 – Draft WM 013-4
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1218/ML12187A698.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.18
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eceive, possess, and dispose of radioactive waste at near-surface disposal sites. However, detailed guidance is essential to applicants for the efficient preparation of environmental reports for waste disposal facility licenses and their review by the NRC staff. Such guidance is not presently delineated in NRC regulations or regulatory guides. Based on experience gained in the review and issuance of licenses, the NRC staff has ident-ified information that should be contained in environmental reports to reflect present needs and practices. This guidance will be helpful to both applicants and NRC staff in reducing the costs and time involved in preparing environmental reports. 43 1.3 Value/Impact 1.3.1 NRC Issuance of guidance would result in a significant reduction in the number of questions and requests for clarification that would otherwise be submitted by the NRC staff to applicants, would improve the consistency in application reviews as a result of more uniform application submittals, would reduce the amount of staff review effort in license processing, and would expedite licensing actions. 1.3.2 Other Government or State Agencies With respect to Agreement States to which license applications are submitted, the value/impact of issuance of the guidance will be the same as indicated above. For the NRC, issuance of the guidance will likely result in the submittal of envi- ronmental reports that are more understandable to other Federal and State agencies reviewing them. 1.3.3 Industry The applicant will likely save funds because of expediting licensing actions and reducing the staff review effort. 1.3.4 Public Since there is no reduction or relaxation of any environmental requirements, no impact on the public is anticipated other than an improved public understanding of the information considered by NRC in the licensing process. 1.4 Decision Specific guidance on preparation of environmental reports in support of licenses to authorize receipt, possession, and