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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ddendum 1 (Ref. 83), and License Renewal GEIS 2013.14 6.1.1 Land Use 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: • total annual land requirement; • approximate number of acres that are permanently committed land; and • approximate number of acres that are temporarily committed and the number of those acres undisturbed and disturbed. 6.1.2 Water Use 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 total annual water use (in gal or m3) required to remove waste heat from the power stations supplying electrical energy to the enrichment step of this cycle; and • other water uses that involve the discharge to air (e.g., evaporation losses in process cooling) in gal/yr or m3/yr and water discharged to the ground (e.g., mine drainage, deep well injection) in gal/yr or m3/yr. 6.1.3 Fossil Fuel Impacts 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: • a comparison of direct and indirect consumption of electric energy for fuel-cycle operations; and • a discussion of the largest use of electricity in the fuel cycle. 6.1.4 Chemical 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: • A comparison of the principal effluents (i.e., sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and particulates) for the estimated MWh of electricity for the proposed plant against 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