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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t the most current estimate of MWh of electricity generated in the United States. This value should be a percentage. For example, if the proposed 1000-MW(e) plant required 969,000 MWh of electricity a year and the United States produced 4.1 billion MWh of electricity in a year, then the proposed plant would 14 The License Renewal GEIS (NUREG-1437) was originally issued in 1996. Addendum 1 was issued in 1999. NUREG-1437, Revision 1, was issued in June 2013. The version cited, whether 1996 or 2013, is the version in which the relevant technical information is discussed. Revision 1 is cited in cases in which the relevant technical information is discussed in both documents. DG-4.2, Page 115 produce 0.024 percent of the generated MWh in the United States and therefore the chemical effluents from the fuel-cycle processes to support the proposed plant would be 0.024 percent of the national gaseous and particulate chemical effluents for a year of electricity generation. • An assessment of the liquid chemical effluents produced in the fuel-cycle processes. • An assessment of the tailings solutions and solids generated during the milling processes. 6.1.5 Radiological Effluents For the fuel cycle supporting the 1,000-MW(e) LWR-scaled model, considering the number of units, the power rating, and the capacity factor, the ER should provide the following: • The estimated total overall whole body gaseous dose commitment and the whole body liquid dose commitment (in person-rem or person-sieverts) from the fuel cycle, excluding reactor releases and dose commitments because of the exposure to radon-222 and technetium-99. • An estimate of the 100-year environmental dose commitment to the U.S. population (in person-rem or person-sieverts) for both the gaseous and liquid pathway from the fuel cycle. • The estimated releases of radon-222 (in curies or becquerels) based on the 1996 version of the License Renewal GEIS. This includes the percent that would be from mining and