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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site, including the extent (if any) to which the plant is co-located and/or interfaces with an existing power plant. The applicant should provide coordinates for and the total acreage of the proposed site. In addition, this section can be used to provide other descriptive information about the setting of the proposed project. 2.1 Land Use The applicant should provide data and information about the site, local vicinity, and the wider region. For the purposes of this section, the site is defined as the immediate property effectively controlled by the applicant (e.g., within the site boundary), upon which the station would be situated. The vicinity is the surrounding landscape encompassing the site, local access routes, nearby cities and towns, and other local resources with the potential to be affected by the station. The region includes the vicinity and the wider surrounding area. Definition of vicinity and region is left to the discretion of the applicant; however, as a general suggestion, a typical distance limit of a 6-mi radius from the site perimeter can be used for vicinity and a 50-mi radius from the site perimeter can be used for region. The vicinity should be large enough to encompass surrounding areas whose land uses could substantially be influenced by the station and associated facilities. The region should be large enough to encompass any areas encompassed by applicable regional land-use or local economic-development plans. The vicinity should include any offsite areas upon which related plant structures would be sited or routed. Examples include transmission facilities (e.g., switchyards, substations, and transmission-line towers), and access roads needed to connect the plant to the grid. Other examples include reservoirs, barge slips, water-intake facilities, blowdown or other discharge lines, and related infrastructure. The applicant should identify and describe the land-use characteristics of the site, vicinity, and region. These descriptions should