Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 8de57862-0561-4775-b612-6308ccb64051
Document Type: esrp
Title: MEASURES AND CONTROLS TO LIMIT ADVERSE IMPACTS DURING OPERATION
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.10
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ducting this portion of the evaluation. Benefit-cost reviews cannot be used as a basis for noncompliance with NRC regulations. ` When mitigation techniques do not lead to an improvement in the overall benefit-cost ratio, and if mitigation is not required by law, the impact may be accepted without mitigation and considered in the overall project benefit-cost balancing. October 1999 5.10-5 NUREG-1555 IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS This review should summarize (1) adverse impacts of operation for which measures and controls to limit the impacts can be applied, (2) the applicant’s commitments to limit these impacts, and (3) the staff’s evaluation of the potentially adverse impacts and the applicant’s measures and controls to limit adverse impacts. The results of this review will also be used by the reviewer for ESRP 10.1 to describe the unavoidable adverse impacts of operation. The input to the EIS should include the following: ` a summary of the potentially adverse impacts of operation for which measures and controls to limit the impacts can be applied ` a description of the applicant’s commitments for measures and controls to limit adverse impacts ` the staff’s evaluation of applicant’s commitment related to each impact. 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.” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1976. Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations. Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Washington, D.C. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1989. Project Manager’s Handbook, NUREG/BR-0073, Rev. 1, Washington, D.C. NUREG-1555 5.10-6 October 1999 Table 5.10-1. Summary of Potentially Adverse Impacts of