Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 535a9824-62ee-4f61-87a3-494f4fdcab37
Document Type: esrp
Title: EFFLUENTS CONTAINING CHEMICALS OR BIOCIDES
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.6.1
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Federal, State, local, regional, and Native American tribal water laws and water rights. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations identified above are as follows: ` Compliance with environmental quality standards and requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), commonly known as the Clean Water Act, is not a substitute for and does not negate the requirement for NRC to weigh the environmental impacts of the proposed action, including any degradation of water quality, and to consider alternatives to the proposed action that are available for reducing the adverse impacts. If an environmental assessment of aquatic impacts is available from the permitting authority, the NRC will consider the assessment in its determination of the magnitude of the environmental impacts in striking an overall benefit-cost balance. When no such assessment of aquatic impacts is available from the permitting authority, the NRC (possibly in conjunction with the permitting authority and other agencies having relevant expertise) will establish its own impact determination. ` Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1976), contains guidance on the format and content of ERs, including hydrology, water use, and water-quality issues. The regulatory position necessary to meet this objective requires documentation of consultations with NPDES authority. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s nonradioactive waste systems containing chemicals and biocides is as follows: A detailed and thorough description of the chemical and biocide effluents is essential for evaluating potential impacts to the environment that may result from construction or operation. II. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of nonradioactive effluent systems containing chemicals or biocides should be closely linked with the impact assessment review for ESRPs 5.3.2 and 5.5 to