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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§ 61.51 of 10 CFR Part 61 should form the primary basis for evaluating site designs. Discussion of alternative site designs should consider the following, as appropriate: Receiving, classifying, and processing waste Planned location and configuration of waste disposal units on the site * Construction of disposal units * Onsite transport of waste and placement in disposal units * Monitoring during and following operation of site Environmental effects of alternative designs should be documented and sup- ported by available information. To the extent practicable, the magnitude of each effect should be quantified. Where quantification is not possible, qualita- tive evaluations should be used. In some specific cases, accurate estimation of an effect that is believed to be very small may require a data collection effort that would not be commen- surate with the value of the information to be obtained. Such circumstances should be considered in the presentation. Chapter 9. SUMMARY BENEFIT-COST BALANCE In this chapter, the benefit-cost statement should be presented. The presentation should be made in the form of a narrative with accompanying tables and charts. It should make clear what the applicant considers to be the impor- tant benefits and costs of the proposed facility and why, in the judgment of the applicant, the benefits outweigh the costs. Develop criteria for assessing and comparing benefits and costs where these are expressed in nonmonetary or qualitative terms. The rationales for the selec- tion among land disposal alternatives, as well as among design alternatives, should be presented. In any case, carefully describe any aggregation of effects, and discuss the tradeoffs that were made in order to justify the proposed opera- tion. If any of the benefits or costs are deleted from the analysis, the rationale for doing so should be explained. Key all the terms used in the benefit-cost analysis to the relevant sections of the environmental report. 40 Chapter 10.