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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mation to allow the NRC to determine whether the additional modules are reasonably foreseeable for the purposes of evaluating cumulative impacts. For the additional modules to be treated as reasonably foreseeable, the siting study submitted with the original application should include consideration of all the modules. The information requested in Chapters 4 (construction) and 5 (operations) of this RG would apply to the modules for which licenses have been requested. This would also include the construction of any infrastructure meeting the NRC’s definition of “construction” in 10 CFR 51.4 that is proposed to be built with the initial units. The information requested in Chapter 7 (cumulative impacts) of this RG should include the impacts of the additional modules deemed to be reasonably foreseeable. The information requested in Chapter 9 (alternatives) of this RG for the alternative sites should also include consideration of the additional future modules that are considered reasonably foreseeable. The information requested for the need-for-power analysis in Chapter 8, alternative energy analysis in Chapter 9, and benefit-cost analysis in Chapter 10 of this RG would be based on only the modules for which licenses were being requested. If an applicant subsequently requests licenses for additional modules, the ER for the additional modules should address all the issues except alternatives sites. The ER should use the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the original group of modules as a starting point and evaluate any new and significant information relevant to environmental concerns similar to an ER for a COL referencing an ESP. The NRC staff would develop a supplemental EIS based on the information provided in the new ER. C.4 Scenario 3: Two or More Separate License Applications (Subsequent applications not considered an expansion of the existing site) An applicant may request a license for a certain number of modules without the siting analysis and ER