Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: ccbea725-7fae-4453-bfec-b565c95a8e44
Document Type: esrp
Title: IMPACTS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
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: 5.3.4
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ficantly increase the presence and numbers of thermophilic organisms. Additional information regarding these organisms can be found in the Appendix to this ESRP. The following review procedures should be used. (1) If the plant does not use a cooling pond, lake, or canal or discharge to a small river, then conclude that there will not be a detrimental impact from the thermal discharges on the concentration levels of deleterious thermophilic microorganisms, and, therefore, further analysis is not necessary. (2) If the plant uses a cooling pond, lake, or canal or discharges to a small river as described above, then further analysis of any available data would be appropriate, especially if the plant is located in the southern regions of the United States. At the minimum, ` Consult with the State Public Health Department. ` Review any records associated with waterborne disease outbreaks in the region. (3) If it appears to be likely that thermal discharges from the plant would increase the number of deleterious thermophilic microorganisms to levels that could cause a public health problem, then request that the applicant consider mitigative measures to minimize the potential impacts. ` Mitigative measures may include - setting up and executing a monitoring program for deleterious thermophilic microorganisms October 1999 5.3.4-5 NUREG-1555 - limiting public access to areas affected by the plant’s thermal discharges (such as prohibiting public swimming in the mixing zone of the river) - the use of respirators by plant workers to protect against mists from cooling towers or dusts inhaled during cleaning processes. ` Analyze any mitigative measures and forward them to the reviewer for ESRP 5.10. Noise The authority for environmental noise control was given to the States in the 1972 Noise Control Act. When noise levels are below the levels that result in hearing loss, impacts have been judged primarily in terms of adverse public reactions to the noise. The principal sources