Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: fd0b81d6-e26e-4e65-8f2d-2eb030d55d75
Document Type: esrp
Title: ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES AND SYSTEMS
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: 9.2.3
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basis of data established in the fuel cycle effects review. The reviewer should use NUREG-0116, Environmental Survey of the Reprocessing and Waste Management Portions of the LWR Fuel Cycle (NRC 1976) to determine nuclear waste disposal land requirements. ` Determine electrical and natural gas transmission corridor and access road land-use requirements for new construction only. (b) Water Use ` Determine water use on the basis of the likely maximum plant capacity factor. ` Water use should include cooling water, plant system water, sanitary waste water, fuel pretreatment water, and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) water. ` Consumption should include water lost by evaporation and drift, consumption with fuel, in the FGD process, or returned to other than the water body from which it was withdrawn. ` Physical impacts should include changes in stream flows, impacts to navigation, impacts to surface-water body users, or similar type impacts. (c) Releases to the Atmosphere ` Determine atmospheric releases on the basis of a likely maximum plant capacity factor. ` For thermal plants, use either staff verified data as supplied by the applicant, or staff calculated values that will meet applicable Federal, State, regional, local, or affected Native American tribal regulations. (d) Releases to Water ` Determine releases to water on the basis of a likely maximum plant capacity factor. ` Assume that releases are to surface-water bodies unless otherwise proposed. (e) Fuel Cycle Consequences ` Base fuel consumption on a likely maximum plant capacity factor. ` Base nuclear fuel consumption on U3O8. ` Report nuclear wastes (both high level and low level) in the “ash” category. October 1999 9.2.3-7 NUREG-1555 ` Determine fuel and waste transportation in terms of rail cars/year for solid fuels and truckloads/year for nuclear. Gaseous and liquid fuels should be assumed to be supplied by pipeline. (f) Social and Economic Effects ` Both construction and plant operation should consider