Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 9c2e51dc-3cee-46a8-8d56-738b8eca7e2e
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content for Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2134/ML21347A138.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.185
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loped under the ESA. If other appropriate federally DG-1349 Revision 1, Page 14 issued environmental review documents have not bounded the impacts to these federally protected species or habitats, the licensee should follow the guidance discussed below on what to do if unable to comply with the requirement in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(6)(ii) or 10 CFR 51.110(f)(2). The NRC was also unable to reach a generic conclusion for the environmental justice issue in the Decommissioning GEIS. For environmental justice considerations, the PSDAR should describe the current general demographic composition of minority and low-income populations and communities (by race and ethnicity) residing in the immediate vicinity of the plant site that could be affected by the planned decommissioning activities. The geographic scale should be commensurate with the potential impact area and include a sample of the surrounding population to facilitate the evaluation of the communities, neighborhoods, and areas that may be disproportionately affected. This discussion should cover areas with actual, or any reasonably foreseeable physical, social, cultural, and health impacts as a result of decommissioning activities. To the extent that information is available, licensees should also describe any observed subsistence consumption behavior patterns, specifically fish and wildlife consumption, by minority and low-income populations in the vicinity of the plant. Any planned decommissioning activity using a method not considered in the Decommissioning GEIS could cause an environmental impact that has not previously been considered and should, therefore, be specifically examined. For example, the explosive destruction of buildings could result in environmental impacts not considered in the Decommissioning GEIS or in the site-specific FES. If significant environmental impacts are identified that are not bounded by appropriate federally issued environmental review documents, before undertaking the associated