Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f0baf50b-5bb7-4783-b2f9-9586e09c97e1
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-4026 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1611/ML16116A068.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2
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sures for identification, consultation, and preservation following discovery Air Resources Controls to minimize dust, emissions Nonradiological Health Measures and controls for worker safety Radiation Exposure to Construction Workers Controls and monitoring for minimization of dose to construction workers Nonradioactive Waste Disposal plan for solid, liquid, gaseous wastes, sanitary waste DG-4026, Page 81 Chapter 5 5.0 Environmental Impacts from Operation of the Proposed Plant The environmental report (ER) should adequately describe the impacts of operating the proposed plant as required in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 51.45(c). For each impact category in Chapter 5, the ER should identify the measures and controls that would be used to mitigate and limit adverse operational environmental impacts. Specific information to include in the ER, as part of, or in addition to, the description of impacts, is covered in the following sections. 5.1 Land Use The greatest land-use impacts are typically associated with building activities. Land-use impacts associated with operations are expected to be minimal, because activities are generally restricted to previously disturbed areas of the site or offsite areas (e.g., outage worker parking, temporary access routes, periodic vegetation clearing, landscaping, and sporadic access closures). The scope of the review is guided by the magnitude and nature of the expected impacts associated with proposed plant operations and site-specific characteristics. Impacts should be quantified to the extent possible using acreage, volumetric, or chronological measures. 5.1.1 Onsite Impacts The following information relating to the land-use impacts associated with operations should be included in the ER: • characterization of any land-disturbance activities expected during operations (e.g., maintenance and operations activities and construction of additional waste storage facilities, including an independent spent fuel