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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f License.” The radiological criteria for termination of the NRC license are in 10 CFR Part 20, Subpart E. Minimization of contamination and generation of radioactive waste requirements for facility design and procedures for operation are addressed in 10 CFR 20.1406, “Minimization of Contamination.” Requirements for applicants for a COL to provide reasonable assurance that funds will be available for the decommissioning process are given in 10 CFR 50.75(b). The NRC has developed NUREG-0586, “Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: Supplement 1, Regarding the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors,” (Decommissioning GEIS) (Ref. 88). At the time of decommissioning, if the predicted environmental impacts from decommissioning activities fall within the bounds of the GEIS or of another EIS related to the facility then no site-specific analysis will be required. For any decommissioning activity that does not meet these conditions, the regulations prohibit the licensee from undertaking the activity until it performs a site-specific analysis of the activity. Total Shipments = Initial Core Shipments + 39 x Average Annual Reload DG-4.2, Page 120 In the ER, an applicant should address the following: • Whether the proposed reactor designs fall within the bounds of the current Decommissioning GEIS. If the proposed design is outside the design envelope evaluated in the current version of the Decommissioning GEIS, then the applicant should address how the design could affect the impact conclusions presented in the Decommissioning GEIS. • Air-quality impacts from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with plant decommissioning (COL/ESP-ISG-26, Attachment 1).16 • The description should include the following: – Estimates of GHG emissions (expressed in units of CO2 equivalents) over the decommissioning period, including GHG emissions associated with decommissioning equipment and workforce commuting. The applicant