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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. • Plans for managing and storing spent fuel during licensed life of the plant.. DG-4.2, Page 116 6.1.7 Occupational Dose For the fuel cycle supporting the 1,000-MW(e) LWR-scaled model, considering the number of units, the power rating, and the capacity factor, the ER should provide the annual occupational dose attributable to all phases of the fuel cycle for the 1,000-MW(e) LWR-scaled model. This is based on a 600-person-rem occupational dose estimate attributable to all phases of the fuel cycle for the model 1,000-MW(e) LWR (see License Renewal GEIS 1996). 6.1.8 Transportation Dose The transportation dose to workers and the public totals approximately 2.5 person-rem annually for the reference 1,000-MW(e) LWR per Table S–3. For the fuel cycle supporting the 1,000-MW(e) LWR-scaled model, considering the number of units, the power rating and the capacity factor, the ER should provide the following: • The corresponding dose for the proposed reactor(s) (in rem or sieverts). • The collective dose for the population within 50 mi of the site for the year operation is expected to start. Using 311 mrem/yr as the average dose to a U.S. resident from natural background radiation (NCRP Report No. 160), determine the collective dose to the same and compare the two collective doses (in person-rem or person-sieverts). 6.2 Transportation The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) performed a generic analysis of the environmental effects of the transportation of fuel and waste to and from LWRs in the “Environmental Survey of Transportation of Radioactive Materials To and From Nuclear Power Plants,” WASH-1238 (Ref. 84), and in Supplement 1 to WASH-1238, NUREG-75/038 (Ref. 85), and found the impact to be small. These documents provided the basis for Table S-4 in 10 CFR 51.52, “Environmental Effects of Transportation of Fuel and Waste,” which summarizes the environmental impacts of transportation of fuel and waste to and from one 3,000 to 5,000 MW(t) [1,000 to 1,500