Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: 5f42139a-722d-4063-936c-5dde9bd953e7
Document Type: cfr
Title: Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of construction permits or early site permits; limited work authorizations.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.105
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Section ID: 51.105
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

Content:
issuance of a construction permit for a nuclear power plant or an early site permit under part 52 of this chapter , where the applicant requests a limited work authorization under § 50.10(d) of this chapter , the presiding officer shall— ( i ) Determine whether the requirements of Section 102(2)(A), (C), and (E) of NEPA and the regulations in the subpart have been met, with respect to the activities to be conducted under the limited work authorization; ( ii ) Independently consider the balance among conflicting factors with respect to the limited work authorization which is contained in the record of the proceeding, with a view to determining the appropriate action to be taken; ( iii ) Determine whether the redress plan will adequately redress the activities performed under the limited work authorization, should limited work activities be terminated by the holder or the limited work authorization be revoked by the NRC, or upon effectiveness of the Commission's final decision denying the associated construction permit or early site permit, as applicable; ( iv ) In an uncontested proceeding, determine whether the NEPA review conducted by the NRC staff for the limited work authorization has been adequate; and ( v ) In a contested proceeding, determine whether, in accordance with the regulations in this subpart, the limited work authorization should be issued as proposed. ( 2 ) If the limited work authorization is for activities to be conducted at a site for which the Commission has previously prepared an environmental impact statement for the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant, and a construction permit was issued but construction of the plant was never completed, then in making the determinations in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the presiding officer shall be limited to a consideration whether there is, with respect to construction activities encompassed by the environmental impact statement which are analogous to the activities to be