Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 239cc7c1-f2cb-46cc-945d-8009db28aa6c
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 12/2023 – DG-4034 , Proposed Revision 4 12/2011 – DG-4021 , Proposed Revision 3 02/1995 – DG-4004, Second Proposed Revision 2 11/1992 – DG-4003, Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2312/ML23123A090.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-10
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Section ID: RG-4.7
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r Power Plants: LWR Edition,” Washington, DC. 16. NRC, NUREG-1555, “Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for Nuclear Power Plants: Environmental Standard Review Plan,” Washington, DC. 17. NRC, NUREG-0625, “Report of the Siting Policy Task Force,” Washington, DC, August 2, 1979. 18. NRC, RG 4.2, “Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations,” Washington, DC. 19. Electric Power Research Institute, No. 3002005435, “Site Selection and Evaluation Criteria for New Nuclear Power Generation Facilities (Siting Guide),” Palo Alto, CA, June 2015.11 20. Clean Air Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 21. Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 22. NRC, “Nuclear Regulatory Commission International Policy Statement,” Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 132, July 10, 2014, pp. 39415–39418. 23. NRC, Management Directive 6.6, “Regulatory Guides,” Washington, DC. 24. IAEA, Safety Standards Series, Safety Guide No. NS-G-1.5, “External Events Excluding Earthquakes in the Design of Nuclear Power Plants,” Vienna, Austria, 2003.12 25. IAEA, Safety Standards, Specific Safety Requirements No. SSR-1, “Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations,” Vienna, Austria, 2019. 26. IAEA, Safety Standards, Specific Safety Requirements No. SSR-2/1, “Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Design” (Rev. 1), Vienna, Austria, 2016. 27. IAEA, Safety Standards, Specific Safety Guide No. SSG18, “Meteorological and Hydrological Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations,” Vienna, Austria, 2011. 28. IAEA, Safety Standards, Specific Safety Guide No. SSG21, “Volcanic Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations,” Vienna, Austria, 2012. 29. NRC, RG 1.29, “Seismic Design Classification for Nuclear Power Plants,” Washington, DC. 11 Copies of Electric Power Research Institute documents may be obtained by contacting the Electric Power Research Institute, 3420 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304; telephone: 650-855-2000;