Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 2d4a35b7-c091-4532-b503-bf35a5bdc380
Document Type: esrp
Title: THE SITE AND VICINITY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.1.1
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n a construction permit. ` If the amount of land to be committed is on the order of 500 to 5000 hectares and does not involve land that (1) meets the statutory definition of prime or unique, (2) has a relative value rating placing it within the top half in terms of agricultural production in the local government jurisdiction, or (3) has a land capability classification of I or II, it may be concluded that the expected land-use changes could be adverse, and alternative means to mitigate the impact should be considered. The reviewer should ensure that potential means to mitigate the impact have been considered, that any October 1999 4.1.1-11 NUREG-1555 recommended means have been verified by the project manager and the reviewers for ESRP 9.3, and that the verified recommendations have been provided to the reviewer for ESRP 4.6. ` If the amount of land to be committed is in excess of 5000 hectares, or if the land (1) meets the statutory definition of prime or unique, (2) has a relative value rating placing it within the top half in terms of agricultural production in the local government jurisdiction, or (3) has a land capability classification of I or II, it may be concluded that the expected land-use changes are sufficiently adverse to require mitigation or the consideration of alternatives to avoid the impact. If this con- clusion is reached, the reviewer should ensure that potential means to mitigate the impact have been considered, that any recommended means have been verified by the EPM and the reviewers for ESRP 9.3 and that the verified recommendations have been provided to the reviewer for ESRP 4.6. If mitigation is not practical, the reviewer should supply detailed supporting information to the reviewers of ESRP 9.4 and assist them in determining if appropriate alternatives to avoid the impact can be identified. When no alternatives that could be imposed as conditions to the construction permit can be identified, a detailed summary of the land-use changes and