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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vities. 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 or restored for other uses. The applicant should discuss the irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources for each resource area in Chapters 4, 5 and 6. The applicant should indicate if there is no irreversible or irretrievable commitment of resources for a particular resource area. 10.5 Alternatives to the Proposed Action As specified by 10 CFR 51.45(b)(3), an ER shall discuss “Alternatives to the proposed action.” The applicant should summarize and reference the Chapter 9 analysis of the alternatives to the proposed action. DG-4026, Page 146 10.6 Benefits and Costs As required in 10 CFR 51.45(c), the ER should include information on the estimated benefits and costs associated with the applicant’s proposed project. The NRC staff will review this information and use it, as deemed appropriate, in the NRC staff’s balancing of the costs (including environmental costs) against the anticipated benefits of the proposed action. To the extent possible, the estimated benefits and costs should be quantified. For all qualified and quantified benefit and cost categories, the applicant should provide a discussion commensurate with the importance of the category to the application process. The applicant should provide separate tabular summarization of the benefits and the costs of the proposed action. This information will be gleaned from building and operations impacts (i.e., Chapters 4, 5, and 7), the analysis of need for power (i.e., Chapter 8), and the alternatives analysis (i.e., Chapter 9). Benefits and costs should be quantified to the extent practicable and presented using standard units for the domain of the resource being quantified (e.g., dollars, acres, and kWh). 10.6.1 Benefits The ER should include information on the estimated benefits of the proposed