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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are not expected because of the design features of the proposed plant. C.7.6 Chapter 6: Fuel Cycle, Transportation, and Decommissioning The applicant should follow the guidance in Chapter 6 of this RG for preparing a discussion of the fuel cycle, transportation, and decommissioning. C.7.7 Chapter 7: Cumulative Impacts In general, the applicant should follow the guidance in Chapter 7 of this RG for preparing a discussion of the cumulative impacts. The applicant should consider impacts from the total number of modules being proposed in the licensing action, in addition to impacts from other reasonably foreseeable past, present, and future actions. DG-4026, Appendix C, Page C-5 Under licensing Scenarios 1 and 3 described in Section C.1, the impacts of all the modules for which licenses have been requested would be direct impacts and cumulative impacts for all modules should be addressed in the ER. Under Scenario 2, the ER should address cumulative impacts for those modules for which licenses have been requested plus future modules that the applicant considers reasonably foreseeable. Under Scenario 4, the additional modules considered in the ER and EIS for the ESP should be considered reasonably foreseeable future actions for the evaluation of cumulative impacts of the modules considered in the initial COL applications. C.7.8 Chapter 8: Need for Power In general, the applicant should follow the guidance in Chapter 8 of this RG for preparing a discussion of the need for power. For all licensing scenarios described in Section C.2, the analysis of the need for power and the cost-benefit analysis in Chapter 10 of this RG/the ER should only consider the modules for which licenses are being requested. C.7.9 Chapter 9: Environmental Impacts of Alternatives In general, the applicant should follow the guidance in Chapter 9 of this RG for the development of a discussion of the project alternatives. With LLWRs, reasonable alternatives to the proposed action may be limited because