Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b143ccef-ed08-482d-bc4b-b4e012328090
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1523/ML15233A056.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.206
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he site and surrounding area, cultural/historic resources, hydrology and geohydrology, aquatic and terrestrial threatened and endangered species, meteorology, and other resource areas. For prospective COL and ESP applicants, the NRC typically will request that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS for the application. For construction activities detailed in COL and ESP applications, USACE develops an EIS for the issuance of licenses that cover those construction activities in U.S. jurisdictional waters. To be cost effective, the NRC and USACE work together on the NRC’s EIS, and USACE adopts the EIS for its action. The prospective applicant should brief USACE on its planned activities so that USACE can begin its work planning and funding activities. Additionally, the NRC staff will brief other Federal, State, and local government agencies, as well as appropriate tribal authorities (if applicable) on the agency’s scope and schedule for the license application no later than 1 year before submission of the application. It is recommended that the prospective applicant brief these Federal, State, and local agencies and tribal authorities (if applicable) before the NRC does because the prospective applicant is more knowledgeable about the site and the surrounding environs, the reactor design, and the application schedule. NEI 10-7 “Industry Guidelines for Effective Pre-Application Interactions with Agencies Other Than the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission during the Early Site Permit Process” (Ref. 50) provides guidance for applicants to engage other Federal and State agencies early in the DG-1325, Page-37 process which was endorsed by NRC. The NRC staff may request a tour of the proposed site and proposed alternative sites and the opportunity to review nearly completed sections of the ER. The tours and meetings may begin as early as 2 years before submission of the application. Other Federal, State, and