Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: ccbea725-7fae-4453-bfec-b565c95a8e44
Document Type: esrp
Title: IMPACTS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
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: 5.3.4
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary—Appendix B Secondary—Appendix B I. AREAS OF REVIEW This environmental standard review plan (ESRP) directs the staff’s evaluation of the human health impacts associated with the plant’s cooling system. This includes impacts from thermophilic micro- organisms and from noise resulting from the operation of the cooling system. The scope of this ESRP section includes (1) background information on thermophilic microorganisms that could negatively affect human health, (2) methods for evaluating the potential for an increase in the numbers of thermophilic microorganisms as a result of thermal discharges, and (3) the potential for noise resulting from the plant’s cooling system. Noises that are generated by the plant’s paging system or from transmission wires and associated substations are addressed in ESRP 5.6.3 and are not discussed further in this section. Review Interfaces The reviewer for this ESRP should obtain input from and provide input to the reviewers for the following ESRPs, as indicated: ` ESRPs 3.4.1 and 3.4.2. Obtain a description of the cooling system and its operational modes, a description of the location of thermal discharges for the plant, and estimated noise levels. NUREG-1555 5.3.4-2 October 1999 ` ESRP 5.3.2.1. Obtain an indication of the temperature increases expected for the aquatic environments that are subject to the plant’s thermal discharges. ` ESRP 5.10. Provide any mitigation measures that should be employed to (1) minimize potential impacts caused by increased numbers of deleterious thermophilic microorganisms as a result of thermal discharges and (2) minimize potentially unacceptable noise levels resulting from operation of the cooling system. Data and Informational Needs The type of data and information needed will be affected by site- and station-specific factors, and the degree of detail should be modified according to the anticipated magnitude of the potential impacts. The following data or