Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 01fb3132-b05a-41a0-ab81-466a6fb6f4d3
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Applications (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0916/ML091620409.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2S1
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of the current permanent work force. 2.6 Alternatives to the Proposed Action In deciding whether to approve the renewal of a license, the NRC will consider the environmental impacts of alternatives as well as those of the proposed action. The NRC considers environmental effects of license renewal according to 10 CFR 51.103(a)(5), which states the following: In making a final decision on a license renewal action pursuant to Part 54 of this chapter, the Commission shall determine whether or not the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal are so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. This section should briefly describe the process the applicant used to identify and select alternatives to the proposed action, which are evaluated in greater detail in Section 7.1 of this regulatory guide. Applicants should describe all of the alternatives considered and indicate which alternatives it evaluated in detail in Section 7.1. While all applications should describe alternatives to license renewal, some applications will include a brief synopsis of any alternatives considered that would reduce or avoid adverse effects, as described in Section 7.2 of this regulatory guide. Regarding alternatives, 10 CFR 51.45(b)(3) states, in part, the following: The discussion of alternatives shall be sufficiently complete to aid the Commission in developing and exploring, pursuant to section 102(2)(E) of NEPA, “appropriate DG-4015, Page 13 alternatives to the recommended courses of action in any proposal which involves unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of available resources.” To the extent practicable, the environmental impacts of the proposal and the alternatives should be presented in comparative form. In addition, 10 CFR 51.53(c)(2) states the following: [T]he applicant shall discuss in this report the environmental impacts of alternatives and any other matters described in § 51.45. The