Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 2654196f-c25a-40d1-8edc-e828353b6377
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content of Environmental Reports for Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste + HISTORY - HISTORY 04/1982 – Draft WM 013-4
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1218/ML12187A698.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.18
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nformation should be presented in two separate subsections: "Terres- trial Ecology" and "Aquatic Ecology." The sources of information should be identified, and contacts with regional, State, and local officials should be identified and documented. As part of this identification, present a list of pertinent published material dealing with the ecology of the region. Locate and describe any ecological or biological studies of the site or its environs currently in progress. In writing and reviewing environmental reports, specific consideration should be given to possible impact on any species (or its habitat) that has been determined to be endangered or threatened with endangerment by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce. New terminology defining "endangered or threatened with endangerment" has been set forth in Public Law 93-205, 87 Stat. 884. However, State laws and regulations and unregulated rare species and ecologically important habitat areas should also be considered. 5 2.2.1 Description Describe the flora and fauna in the vicinity of the site, their habitats, and their distribution. Identify any species considered important (as defined in Section 2.2). 2.2.2 Important Species Discuss in detail the quantitative abundances of the important species. The discussion should include species that migrate through the area or use it for breeding grounds. Special attention should be given to the relative impor- tance of the site area to the total regional area of the living resources (poten- tial or exploited). 2.2.3 Domestic Flora and Fauna The applicant should provide data on the count and distribution of impor- tant domestic fauna, in particular, cattle, sheep, and other meat animals that may be involved in the exposure of man to radionuclides. Important game, dairy, recreational, and work animals should receive similar treatment. A map that shows the distribution of the principal plant communities should be provided. 2.2.4 Species-Environment