Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: e5306f4f-dc8c-4f60-a71c-af7ad4080384
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Aquatic Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 12/2014 – DG-4023 -Proposed New Guide
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1318/ML13186A085.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.24
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ce documents designed to aid applicants in preparing multidisciplinary environmental information for various applications, including RG 4.1, “Programs for Monitoring Radioactivity in the Environs of Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 15), RG 4.2, “Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations” (Ref. 16), and RG 4.7, “General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations” (Ref. 17), RG 4.15, “Quality Assurance for Radiological Monitoring Programs (Inception through Normal Operations to License Termination) – Effluent Streams and the Environment” (Ref. 18) and RG 4.11, “Terrestrial Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Stations.” The latter provides focused guidance on aquatic environmental studies and analyses supporting the broader environmental objectives in some of these other regulatory guides. It does not necessarily cover all of the aquatic environmental information required to comply with other federal, state, or local laws and regulations. DG-4023, Page 3 Purpose of Regulatory Guides The NRC issues regulatory guides to describe to the public methods that the staff considers acceptable for use in implementing specific parts of the agency’s regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated impacts or accidents, and to provide guidance to applicants. Regulatory guides are not substitutes for regulations and compliance with them is not required. Methods and solutions that differ from those set forth in regulatory guides will be acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings required for the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission. Paperwork Reduction Act This regulatory guide contains information collection requirements covered by 10 CFR Part 50, 10 CFR Part 51, 10 CFR Part 52, and 10 CFR Part 54 that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved under OMB control number 3150-0011, 3150-0021, 3150-0151, and 3150-0155, respectively. The