Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 275ce6e2-545d-4f18-b489-b1863bf651e4
Document Type: esrp
Title: NO-ACTION ALTERNATIVE
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.1
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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 review and summarization of the no- action alternative. The scope of the review directed by this plan includes a determination of the forecast energy consequences if the project is not completed. The depth and extent of the input to the environ- mental impact statement (EIS) should include a description of the alternative and the expected results from taking no action. In performing this review, the reviewer may rely on the analysis in the applicant’s ER and/or State or regional authorities’ analyses concerning the need for power and energy supply alternatives. The reviewer should ensure that the analysis of the need for power and alternatives is reasonable and meets high quality standards. Review Interfaces The reviewer for this ESRP should obtain input from or provide input to the reviewers for the following ESRPs, as indicated: ` ESRPs 8.1 through 8.4. Obtain a description of the power system, factors associated with the power demand and supply, and an assessment of the need for power. ` ESRP 9.2.3. Provide an estimate of the energy consequences that would result from no action. NUREG-1555 9.1-2 October 1999 ` ESRP 10.4.2. Provide an estimate of energy consequences that would result from no action. Data and Information Needs As part of their analyses of the need for power, States and/or regional authorities ordinarily describe and assess the regional power system. The reviewer should receive the analyses from ESRP 8.1 through 8.4 and understand these analyses. No additional data collection by the reviewer will usually be needed. These data may be supplemented by such information sources as the Energy Information Administration, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the North American Electric Reliability Council. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the review of the no-action