Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f0baf50b-5bb7-4783-b2f9-9586e09c97e1
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-4026 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1611/ML16116A068.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2
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ss at the site or vicinity caused by building activities. • Characterization of raw material resource-extraction volumes associated with building activities (e.g., reservoir timber clearing and sand and gravel mining). DG-4026, Page 62 • Impacts to legislatively designated lands (e.g., prime farmland) or activities in designated coastal zones and a discussion on the status of any agency coordination or permitting undertaken regarding such lands. • Impacts to floodplains and wetlands (can cross-reference other ER sections).8 • Maps depicting the locations of expected land-use impacts including footprints for temporary and permanent facilities. 4.1.2 Offsite Impacts The following information relating to the land-use impacts of offsite building activities should be included in the ER: • Characterization of land uses that will be altered by offsite development activities. • A summary of the proposed footprint of land disturbance (by acre) for permanent and temporary uses (e.g., transmission towers, substations, intake structures, and pipelines). • Resulting land-use classification conversions summarized by acreage. • Impacts to any affected local or regional land-use or economic-development plans. • Disruption to land- or water-resource access caused by offsite activities. • Disruption to existing land uses at the site or vicinity caused by building activities (e.g., private land access for transmission tower erection). • Maps depicting the locations of expected land-use impacts including footprints for temporary and permanent facilities. • Discussion of possible effects on floodplains, wetlands, agriculture, forestry, and mineral extraction (can cross-reference other sections of ER where possible). 4.2 Water Resources (Surface Water and Groundwater) The applicant should describe the hydrologic alterations associated with building activities and the resulting impacts on consumptive and nonconsumptive water use9 and on water quality. Water use and