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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ommunity characteristics. 5.4.1 Physical Impacts This section should address the physical impacts to the community, including people, buildings, roads, and the aesthetic quality of the local viewsheds directly attributable to operations. Physical impacts include the effects of noise, odors, exhausts, thermal emissions, and visual intrusion. The geographic scope for this discussion may be smaller than the economic region, because physical impacts typically attenuate rapidly with distance. The applicant should provide the following information in the ER: • Potential noise impacts directly attributable to operational activities to nearby residents and nearby users of recreational facilities. The applicant should base its analysis on the impacts to the closest residents to the proposed plant. • Potential impacts of odors from operational activities on nearby residents and nearby users of recreational facilities. The analysis should be based on the expected exposure of the closest residents and facilities to the proposed plant. DG-4026, Page 87 • Potential impacts of changes in air quality from operational activities (e.g., auxiliary generator exhaust) on nearby residents and nearby users of recreational facilities. • Potential impacts to structures from operational activities (e.g. damage to structures from cooling tower drift (salt deposition)). • The extent of expected deterioration in the transportation infrastructure (roads, rails, waterways) caused by heavy-haul activities, normal deliveries, and worker commuting, including any anticipated increases in necessary road repair and maintenance. Discussion of traffic-related impacts (e.g., additional congestion) should be deferred to the discussion of community infrastructure impacts. • Description of degradation in the aesthetic quality of the viewshed visible to the general public (discussion of aesthetics impacts to recreation should be addressed as community infrastructure impacts), including: – day