Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 239cc7c1-f2cb-46cc-945d-8009db28aa6c
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 12/2023 – DG-4034 , Proposed Revision 4 12/2011 – DG-4021 , Proposed Revision 3 02/1995 – DG-4004, Second Proposed Revision 2 11/1992 – DG-4003, Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2312/ML23123A090.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-10
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Section ID: RG-4.7
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DRAFT REGULATORY GUIDE DG-4034 Proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 4.7 Issue Date: October 2023 Technical Leads: Joseph Kanney, Belkys Sosa This RG is being issued in draft form to involve the public in the development of regulatory guidance in this area. It has not received final staff review or approval and does not represent an NRC final staff position. Public comments are being solicited on this DG and its associated regulatory analysis. Comments should be accompanied by appropriate supporting data. Comments may be submitted through the Federal rulemaking website, http://www.regulations.gov, by searching for draft regulatory guide DG-4034. Alternatively, comments may be submitted to Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Comments must be submitted by the date indicated in the Federal Register notice. Electronic copies of this DG, previous versions of DGs, and other recently issued guides are available through the NRC’s public website under the Regulatory Guides document collection of the NRC Library at https://nrcweb.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/reg-guides/. The DG is also available through the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, under Accession No. ML23123A090. The regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML23123A095. GENERAL SITE SUITABILITY CRITERIA FOR NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS A. INTRODUCTION Purpose This regulatory guide (RG) describes the major site characteristics related to public health and safety and environmental issues that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers in determining the suitability of sites for commercial nuclear power stations1. Applicability This RG applies to applicants for commercial nuclear power reactor licenses and approvals under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations