Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: f24d8f7b-0da3-4131-b35a-91895b335918
Document Type: esrp
Title: TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.1
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populations of important species or on ecological systems with which they are associated from the construction or operation of a nuclear power station at the site. The reviewer should ensure that the applicant’s description of the site and transmission corridors identifies important species or ecological systems that could potentially be impacted by station and transmission corridor construction or operation. ` Regulatory Guide 4.11, Rev. 1, Terrestrial Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1977), contains technical information for the design and execution of terrestrial environmental studies, the results of which may be appropriate for inclusion in the applicant’s ER. The reviewer should ensure that the appropriate results are included in the ER. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s description of the area’s terrestrial ecology is discussed in the following paragraph: A detailed and thorough description of the terrestrial ecology in the vicinity of the power station site and associated transmission corridors is essential for the evaluation of potential impacts to the terrestrial environment that may result from plant construction or operation. Use of these acceptance criteria should help ensure inclusion of the terrestrial ecological attributes most needed to predict impacts. NUREG-1555 2.4.1-6 October 1999 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer should ensure that the ecological information is adequate to serve as a basis for assessment of the impacts of design and siting of the plant, and plant construction and operation. In evaluating the adequacy of the description of terrestrial resources of the site and offsite areas, the reviewer should consult the applicable acceptance criteria of this ESRP. Within these criteria, the reviewer will find a framework of those descriptive features of terrestrial resources judged adequate for most situations of nuclear power station siting. The reviewer should also