Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 5dfd9baa-1db9-4ea5-b908-aecd5e0be326
Document Type: esrp
Title: WATER-USE 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: 5.2.2
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and allocations, and the impacts associated with any transfer of water rights for plant water use ` adverse impacts to surface-oriented water users resulting from plant operation ` identification and evaluation of plant design and operating procedures to mitigate potential adverse water-use impacts, or of alternative designs or procedures that could be used to avoid these impacts. NUREG-1555 5.2.2-10 October 1999 Evaluation of each identified impact will result in one of the following determinations: ` The impact is minor, and mitigation is not required. ` The impact is adverse, but can be mitigated by specific design or procedure modifications that the reviewer has identified and determined to be practical. For these cases, the reviewer should consult with the Environmental Project Manager and the appropriate ESRP 9.4 reviewer for verification that any proposed modifications are practical and will lead to an improvement in the benefit-cost balance. The reviewer should prepare a list of verified modifications and measures and controls to limit the corresponding impact. These lists should be provided to the reviewer for ESRP 5.10. ` The impact is adverse, cannot be successfully mitigated, and is of such magnitude that it should be avoided. When impacts of this nature are identified, the reviewer should inform the appropriate ESRP 9.4 reviewers that an analysis and evaluation of alternative designs or procedures is required. The reviewer should participate in any such analysis and evaluation of alternatives that would avoid the impact and that could be considered practical. If no such alternatives can be identified, the reviewer should give this information to the reviewer for ESRP 10.1. 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 portions of the regulations. VI.