Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: ff0641d9-a372-423d-a595-0b1ffbb956d1
Document Type: esrp
Title: ALTERNATIVE SITES
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: 9.3
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is an obviously superior site. An “environmentally preferred” alternative site is a site for which the environmental impacts are sufficiently less than for the proposed site so that environmental preference for the alternative site can be established. NUREG-1555 9.3-2 October 1999 The basis for an ROI is the State in which the proposed site is located or the relevant service area for the proposed plant. The ROI must be more extensive if environmental diversity would be substantially improved or if candidate sites do not meet initial threshold criteria, and added geographic areas likely would not increase costs substantially. The region may be smaller if sufficient environmental diversity exists, threshold criteria are satisfied, and costs would be exorbitant for considering sites outside the State or relevant service area. The review should be directed to identification of sites suitable for the size and type of nuclear power plant proposed by the applicant. Plant design modifications (e.g., cooling system design) may be considered on a site-specific basis. Review Interfaces The reviewer for this ESRP should obtain input from or provide input to the reviewers for the following ESRPs, as indicated: ` ESRP 2.1. Obtain maps, photographs, and descriptions about the proposed site and surrounding area. ` ESRPs 2.2 through 2.8. Obtain input from the reviewers for information pertinent to a review of alternative power plant siting. ` ESRPs 4.4.1 through 4.4.3 and ESRPs 5.81 through 5.83. Obtain relevant socioeconomic impact estimates from the reviewers. ` ESRP 9.2.3. Provide information gathered on alternative sites. ` ESRP 10.4.3. Provide the results of the evaluation of these data for further analysis. Data and Information Needs The type of data and information needed will be affected by site- and station-specific factors, and the degree of detail should be modified according to the anticipated magnitude of the potential impacts. The following data or information