Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 2654196f-c25a-40d1-8edc-e828353b6377
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content of Environmental Reports for Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste + HISTORY - HISTORY 04/1982 – Draft WM 013-4
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1218/ML12187A698.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.18
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dioactive Waste Policy Act activities for the region or State. The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act (Public Law 96-573), enacted in December 1980, establishes a Federal policy that each State is responsible for providing for low-level waste (LLW) disposal capacity for radioactive waste generated within its borders with the exception of Federal waste from defense or research and development activities. The Act also: - Permits States to enter into compacts for establishment of regional disposal sites. - Provides that the compacts must be ratified by Congress. - After January 1, 1986, permits the use of such a site to be restricted to the disposal of LLW generated within the compact region. 1 Chapter 2. SITE CHARACTERISTICS In this chapter, briefly describe the location of the facility and the geographical, demographical, ecological, meteorological, hydrological, geological, seismological, and socioeconomic characteristics of the site and surrounding vicinity. The objectives are to describe the environmental baseline character- istics of the proposed site in order to determine the environmental impacts of facility design, operation, and closure. Where applicable, clearly reference the data provided in the license application in order to avoid unnecessary dupli- cation of information. 2.1 Geography and Demography Information concerning the site such as geography, population, and land use should be provided in support of the environmental assessment. 2.1.1 Site Location The site location should be described by specifying the latitude and longi- tude to the nearest second and the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates* to the nearest 100 meters. The State and county in which the site is located should be identified along with nearby towns and cities. The location of the site relative to prominent geographical and cultural features such as rivers and lakes should also be indicated. To facilitate presentation of this informa- tion, maps and aerial photographs