Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 9f32c7ca-b34a-47f8-84a9-03a458df516c
Document Type: esrp
Title: IMPACTS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.6.3
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meters and maintenance activities affecting visual impacts at major road crossings, areas of significant ridges, and concentrated human settlement). For transmission lines energized at 765 kV or less, experience has shown that there are no known adverse impacts resulting from ozone formation. (3) Check for conformance with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC 1997), which provides design criteria that limit hazards from steady-state currents. Adherence to the NESC design criteria limits the short-circuit current to ground, produced by the largest anticipated vehicle or object, to less than 5 mA. The chronic effects of exposure to electric and magnetic fields have been under investigation for some time. Although some of the recent studies suggest that the effects, if they exist, are below measurable levels, conclusions regarding this potential hazard are premature. If a scientific consensus is reached about these fields, the NRC may request that the applicant address this issue and the staff review the potential impacts on the public. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS Provide an assessment of the impacts on members of the public resulting from transmission system operation and maintenance procedures, including the degree of noise impacts, if any. This assessment should include grounding procedures, applicable design features proposed for the reduction of shock potential, and corridor maintenance procedures to mitigate visual impacts. The presentation of this assessment should be based on (1) the extent by which the predicted impacts exceed criteria for acceptable levels and (2) potential electric and electromagnetic field effects. October 1999 5.6.3-5 NUREG-1555 Evaluation of each identified impact should result in one of the following conclusions: ` The impact is minor, and mitigation is not required. When impacts are of this nature, the reviewer should provide the following types of input to the EIS: The staff reviewed the available information relative to the impacts of