Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: c08b7422-df76-4e73-9a5e-2496adb22ac5
Document Type: esrp
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACTS
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: 4.4.3
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consider the unique lifestyle and practices of minority and low-income communities (for example, subsistence activities or dependence on specific water supplies) that could result in disproportionate impacts from plant construction and site operations. NUREG-1555 4.4.3-6 October 1999 The following information should be included in the EIS: ` a statement (qualitative or quantitative, as appropriate) about the degree to which each minority or low-income population is disproportionately receiving adverse human health or environmental impacts during construction as compared with the entire geographic area, together with the significance of these impacts ` a discussion of the reasoning (e.g., based on locations of minority and low-income populations and the environmental pathways described in ESRP 2.5.4) behind the estimated degree of impact ` a discussion of any mitigative measures for which credit is being taken to reduce environmental justice concerns. The reviewer should verify that sufficient information is available to meet the relevant requirements and that the evaluation supports statements of the following type to be included in the staff’s EIS: Based on review of the information provided by the applicant, the staff finds that no minority or low-income group will experience disproportionately high and adverse environmental impacts as a result of activities during construction. If the reviewer determines that there will be a disproportionately high and adverse environmental impact on some minority or low-income population as a result of activities during construction, an input to the EIS should be prepared that describes the impact(s) and the staff evaluation of alternatives that would mitigate or avoid the impact(s). V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in evaluating conformance with the Commission’s regulations, except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative for complying with specified