Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: fc6c35e0-daaf-41c3-b331-fa79a8f2dc94
Document Type: cfr
Title: Postconstruction environmental reports.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.53
Revision Date: 
Chapter: 
Section ID: 51.53
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

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tal impact statement prepared by the Commission in connection with the construction permit. No discussion of need for power, or of alternative energy sources, or of alternative sites for the facility, is required in this report. As stated in § 51.23 , no discussion of the environmental impacts of the continued storage of spent fuel is required in this report. ( c ) Operating license renewal stage. ( 1 ) Each applicant for renewal of a license to operate a nuclear power plant under part 54 of this chapter shall submit with its application a separate document entitled “Applicant's Environmental Report—Operating License Renewal Stage.” ( 2 ) The report must contain a description of the proposed action, including the applicant's plans to modify the facility or its administrative control procedures as described in accordance with § 54.21 of this chapter . This report must describe in detail the affected environment around the plant, the modifications directly affecting the environment or any plant effluents, and any planned refurbishment activities. In addition, the applicant shall discuss in this report the environmental impacts of alternatives and any other matters described in § 51.45 . The report is not required to include discussion of need for power or the economic costs and economic benefits of the proposed action or of alternatives to the proposed action except insofar as such costs and benefits are either essential for a determination regarding the inclusion of an alternative in the range of alternatives considered or relevant to mitigation. The environmental report need not discuss other issues not related to the environmental effects of the proposed action and the alternatives. As stated in § 51.23 , no discussion of the environmental impacts of the continued storage of spent fuel is required in this report. ( 3 ) For those applicants seeking an initial renewed license and holding an operating license, construction permit, or combined license as of