Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f0baf50b-5bb7-4783-b2f9-9586e09c97e1
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-4026 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1611/ML16116A068.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2
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tion in the aesthetic quality of the viewshed visible to the general public (discussion of aesthetics impacts to recreation should be addressed as community infrastructure impacts), including: – day and night visibility of new structures or the cooling tower plumes at the proposed site in conflict with the existing viewshed (e.g., tall structures blocking views), and – nighttime light nuisances (e.g., light pollution from the security lighting, warning lights for aircraft and lights from night delivery vehicles) • Description of all mitigating actions to be taken by the applicant and any Federal, State, local, Tribal, and industrial standards, regulations, ordinances, and practices for mitigating the direct physical impacts of operational activities. 5.4.2 Demographic Impacts The ER should contain a high-level discussion of expected population changes from operation with emphasis on demographic subcategories. The discussion of population changes should cover the entire demographic region with a focus on the economic region where the majority of impacts are expected to occur. The applicant should provide the following information in the ER: • Total expected in-migrating operations workforce by county and, if appropriate, community, including: – family size and age of children disaggregated into age group as discussed in Chapter 4, – discussion and rationale for the expected residency – summary tabular presentation of expected operations and outage workforce impacts by geographic area (i.e., by county and, if useful, major urban area) • Discussion of the expected geographic location of operations workers already within the economic and demographic regions. 5.4.3 Economic Impacts to the Community Economic impacts from operation activities include the stimulation of local economies toward new employment and new businesses. By definition, the area where these impacts are expected to occur is the economic region. Information from this section will inform