Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: a9b45fbe-5646-4dc2-b916-d5972d90cbb7
Document Type: esrp
Title: NONRADIOACTIVE-WASTE-SYSTEM IMPACTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.5.1
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of by licensed waste disposal contractors, but will not assess the impacts of such disposals. The reviewer should prepare a list of all nonradioactive effluents (liquid, solid, and gaseous) and should assess the impacts of those discharges not considered by other ESRP Chapter 5.0 reviewers. The reviewer may use the assessments prepared by other reviewers or by other Federal or State agencies when these are available. With these guidelines in mind, the reviewer should complete the following steps: (1) Ensure that all potential impacts resulting from operation of nonradioactive waste systems have been addressed in this review or by other ESRP Chapter 5.0 reviewers. (2) Ensure that the extent of compliance with Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal effluent and receiving water standards (e.g., the CWA) has been assessed. (3) Follow the evaluation procedures of ESRPs 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.2, and 5.3.2.2 to evaluate the identified potential impacts not addressed by other Chapter 5.0 reviewers. For terrestrial ecosystems, potential impacts that could require mitigation or avoidance include the following: ` disposal sites that preempt habitat critical to the survival of threatened or endangered species or preempt more than a few percent of “important” species’ habitat on a regional basis ` disposal sites or discharge practices that permit toxic materials to contaminate ground or surface water or to be suspended and dispersed through the air. (4) Evaluate the impact to determine whether waste minimization and/or pollution prevention have been considered and how their implementation could change the effect of the impact. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS Input to the environmental impact statement (EIS) should describe in general terms the chemical and physical properties of wastes discharged from the nonradiological waste systems. Only significant discharges (in terms of quantity or toxicity) need to be described. Adverse impacts to ecosystems or to