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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NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NCRP National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements NEI Nuclear Energy Institute NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended NHPA National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRHP National Register of Historic Places NUREG U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission technical document NWS National Weather Service OL operating license OMB Office of Management and Budget PPE plant parameter envelope rem roentgen equivalent man REMP radiological environmental monitoring program RG regulatory guide ROI region of interest RTO regional transmission organization SAMA severe accident mitigation alternative SAMDA severe accident mitigation design alternative SAR safety analysis report SHPO State Historic Preservation Office (or Officer) SMR small modular reactor DG-4026, Page 16 U.S. United States USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S.C. United States Code χ/Q atmospheric dispersion factor(s) DG-4026, Page 17 C. STAFF REGULATORY GUIDANCE General Guidance to Applicants I. Summary This section summarizes general guidance for developing environmental reports (ERs) under 10 CFR Part 51 for applications for licenses, permits, authorizations for new reactors pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 and 52. The information provided in Part C is applicable to ERs for large light-water reactor combined license (COL) applications not referencing an early site permit (ESP). Appendix A provides supplemental guidance for the development of ERs for other authorizations and licenses that can be granted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under 10 CFR Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,” and 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” including ESPs,