Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f0baf50b-5bb7-4783-b2f9-9586e09c97e1
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-4026 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1611/ML16116A068.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2
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eers (USACE) action (if it is a cooperating agency), that cannot be avoided in the use of the site and associated offsite facilities. The applicant should provide two tables listing the resource area, impacts, mitigation measures, and the unavoidable adverse impacts left after mitigation. One table should list the unavoidable adverse impacts from building, and the other should list the unavoidable adverse impacts from operation. 10.3 Relationship between Local Short-Term Use of the Environment and Long-Term Productivity As required by 10 CFR 51.45(b)(4), an ER shall discuss “The relationship between local and short-term uses of man’s environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity.” The short-term uses of the human environment by the proposed project can be summarized in terms of the unavoidable adverse environmental impacts of building and operation and the irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources. The applicant should describe the principle short-term benefit of the project (typically, the production of electricity) against the long-term uses of the site (agriculture or other probable uses of the site). 10.4 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources As specified by 10 CFR 51.45(b)(5), an ER shall discuss “Any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.” The term “irreversible commitments of resources” refers to environmental resources that would be irreparably changed by the building or operation activities authorized by the NRC or USACE (if a cooperating agency) permit and licensing decisions, where the environmental resources could not be restored at some later time to the resource’s state before the relevant activities. The term “irretrievable commitments of resources” refers to materials that would be used for or consumed by the new units in such a way that they could not, by practical means, be recycled