Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: eb459717-f66d-4f9a-894b-c0715ad66f1f
Document Type: esrp
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.4
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e on specific water supplies) that could result in disproportionate impacts from plant construction and site operations. ` Descriptions of the nature and extent of activities conducted at the site and in its vicinity, including the products and materials likely to be processed, stored, used, or transported, are adequate to permit identification of possible disproportionate hazards to minority and low-income populations under either routine operations or accident scenarios. V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in evaluating conformance with the Commission’s regulations, except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative for complying with specified portions of the regulations. VI. REFERENCES 10 CFR 51.45, “Environmental report.” 10 CFR 51.71, “Draft environmental impact statement—contents.” NUREG-1555 2.5.4-6 October 1999 10 CFR 52.18, “Standards for review of applications.” 10 CFR 52.81, “Standards for review of applications.” 10 CFR 100.10, “Factors to be considered when evaluating sites.” Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). 1997. Environmental Justice: Guidance Under the National Environmental Policy Act. CEQ Guidance, December 10, 1997, Washington, D.C. Executive Order 12898, “Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations.” 59 Federal Register, 7629-7633. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 1998. General Site Suitability for Nuclear Power Stations. Regulatory Guide 4.7, Rev. 2, Washington, D.C. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRC/NRR). 1996. “Procedural Guidance for Preparing Environmental Assessments and Considering Environmental Issues.” NRR Office Letter No. 906, Revision 1, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. NUREG-1555 NUREG-1555 NUREG-1555 NUREG-1555 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION