Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 3cb66d4f-d9e6-4d2c-848a-a0a6595ac915
Document Type: esrp
Title: THE SITE AND VICINITY
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: 5.1.1
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cknowledge and describe the extent of those conflicts. If there are any possibilities of resolving the conflicts, these should be explained as well. The EIS should also evaluate the seriousness of the impact of the proposal on the land-use plans and policies, and whether, or how much, the proposal will impair the effectiveness of land-use control mechanisms for the area. Comments from officials of the affected area should be solicited early and should be carefully acknowledged and answered in the EIS. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES Land-use impacts to the site and vicinity because of construction are covered in ESRP 4.1.1 and limited portions of land-use impacts on the vicinity are covered in ESRPs 4.1.3, 4.3.1, 4.4, 5.3.3.1, and 5.3.3.2. As a general rule, the land-use changes considered in the staff’s environmental reviews of construction impacts (ESRP 4.0) are sufficient to cover most land-use impacts on the site and vicinity due to the phys- ical presence of the plant. Such land-use changes on the site will not be altered during subsequent plant operation, and thus the above referenced analyses of these changes should suffice for plant operation. For example, where plant construction preempts the exploitation of mineral resources, the analysis of this impact as prepared by the reviewer for ESRP 4.1.1 should be used because the operational impact is only an extension in time of the construction impact. This ESRP should be limited to those direct restrictions on land use in the site vicinity resulting from plant operation. (a) The term “floodplain” is defined in 10 CFR 72.3. October 1999 5.1.1-5 NUREG-1555 When assessing the impacts of plant operation on land use in the vicinity, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Using the results of the related reviews, assess the probable impacts of plant operation on crops or other vegetation or on transportation systems to establish if any would be severe enough to result in a change in land-use patterns in the