Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: b0a0b132-269c-48c5-ac4c-6f67298c2f61
Document Type: esrp
Title: TRANSMISSION 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: 9.4.3
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al laws or regulations that affect right-of-way acquisition, transmission line con- struction and operation, or corridor siting (from consultation with appropriate Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal agencies) Note: The following items should not be needed when the alternative route is an existing corridor con- taining towers and lines that will not be widened or require new towers for use as an alternative: ` maps or aerial photographs showing the approximate locations of national, State, or private wild- life refuges or other areas dedicated to ecological preservation, management, or study that are within 1 km of alternative corridors (from the ER and through consultation with Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal agencies) ` location and extent of agricultural areas that are on or within 2 km of alternative corridors that are routinely serviced by aircraft (e.g., crop dusting) (through consultation with local representa- tives of the State and Federal departments of agriculture) ` corridor proximity to airports, roads, railroads, or other transportation facilities (from the ER) NUREG-1555 9.4.3-4 October 1999 ` general land-use characteristics along the alternative corridors, expressed as percentages of total corridor length and in terms of the intensity of use (e.g., residential density) for the following classifications (from the ER and through consultation with State and Federal agencies): - agricultural - forest, woodland - rangeland - recreational or ecologically sensitive areas such as parks, wildlife preserves/refuges or management areas, wetlands, wild and scenic rivers - urban or residential areas - commercial or industrial areas - other potentially significant classifications (e.g., Federally owned lands, Native American tribal lands, ethnic enclaves, or areas of high minority population) - potential geologic hazards (e.g., active faults) that could affect transmission system reliability.