Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: e5306f4f-dc8c-4f60-a71c-af7ad4080384
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Aquatic Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 12/2014 – DG-4023 -Proposed New Guide
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1318/ML13186A085.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.24
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION December 2014 OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Division 4 DRAFT REGULATORY GUIDE Technical Lead Ryan Whited 301-415-1154 This regulatory guide is being issued in draft form to involve the public in the early stages of the development of a regulatory position in this area. It has not received final staff review or approval and does not represent an official NRC final staff position. Public comments are being solicited on this draft guide and its associated regulatory analysis. Comments should be accompanied by appropriate supporting data. Written comments may be submitted through the federal government rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov, by searching for Docket ID INSERT: NRC-20YY-XXX. Alternatively, written comments may be submitted to the Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments must be submitted by the date indicated in the Federal Register notice. Electronic copies of this draft regulatory guide, and other recently issued guides are available through the NRC’s public Web site under the Regulatory Guides document collection of the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/reg-guides/. The draft regulatory guide is also available through the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, under Accession No. ML13186A085. The regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13186A086. DRAFT REGULATORY GUIDE DG-4023 AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS A. INTRODUCTION Purpose This regulatory guide (RG) provides technical guidance for aquatic environmental studies and analyses supporting decisions related to nuclear power stations by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The RG focuses on compliance with federal laws and actions, notably the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as