Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 2d4a35b7-c091-4532-b503-bf35a5bdc380
Document Type: esrp
Title: THE SITE AND VICINITY
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: 4.1.1
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or ESRP 4.6. • The impact is adverse, cannot be successfully mitigated, and is of such magnitude that it should be avoided. When impacts of this nature are identified, the reviewer should inform the reviewers for ESRP 9.4 that an analysis and evaluation of alternative designs or procedures is required. The reviewer should participate in any such analysis and evaluation of alternatives that would avoid the impact and that could be considered practical. If no such alternatives can be identified, the reviewer should provide this information to the reviewer for ESRP 10.1. The following general criteria should be considered by the reviewer. ` If a redress plan has not been approved in advance, in the case of a CP, OL, ESP, or COL application withdraw or termination request, the applicant should provide a plan for site redress and the mitigation of adverse impacts. The reviewer should assess this plan with the objective of determining either that it is adequate as proposed or that changes will be needed. The technical feasibility and the benefit-cost of any recommended changes should also be considered. Costly actions that would yield only minor environmental benefits should not be recommended. ` If the amount of land to be committed is on the order of 500 hectares or less and does not involve land that (1) meets the statutory definition of prime or unique, (2) has a relative value rating placing it within the top half in terms of agricultural production in the local government jurisdiction, or (3) has a land capability classification of I or II, or has special resources that will be affected, then it may be concluded that the expected impacts of construction on land use are not of major significance and there are no land-use changes that would influence the decision on a construction permit. ` If the amount of land to be committed is on the order of 500 to 5000 hectares and does not involve land that (1) meets the statutory definition of prime or unique, (2) has a