Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 71e35073-327e-4683-aa43-b361ce1d32b0
Document Type: esrp
Title: HEAT DISSIPATION 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: 9.4.1
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dissipation systems considered and results of the staff’s analysis of these alternatives, (2) presentation of the basis for the staff’s analysis, and (3) presentation of the staff’s conclusions relative to alternative heat dissipation systems. The input to the EIS should describe (1) those alternatives considered by the staff, (2) those alternatives rejected by the staff as being inappropriate for the proposed site, (3) the staff’s analysis and comparison of potentially appropriate alternatives seeking environmentally preferable alternatives to the proposed heat dissipation system, and (4) the staff’s conclusions related to consideration of alternative heat dissipation systems. Staff contacts with the EPA or with agencies responsible for NPDES determinations should be referenced. The reviewer should discuss briefly those alternatives rejected because of specific deficiencies and state why each alternative was rejected. The reviewer should also identify those alternatives judged environ- mentally equivalent or inferior to the proposed system. The use of a table similar to Table 9.4.1-1 to present the staff’s comparison of these potentially acceptable alternative heat dissipation systems is recommended. When the reviewer has concluded that an alternative is environmentally preferable and should be considered as the preferred heat dissipation system, sufficient additional detail should be presented to justify the alternative both environmentally and on a benefit-cost basis. V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in evaluating conformance with the Commission’s regulations, except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative for complying with specified portions of the regulations. VI. REFERENCES 10 CFR 51, Appendix A, “Format for Presentation of Material in Environmental Impact Statements.” 10 CFR 51.45, “Environmental report.” 10 CFR 51.71, “Draft environmental impact