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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eneration projects, chemical or paper processing facilities, bridges, roads, conservation or restoration areas, reservoirs for water storage, quarries or mines, and transmission lines. For operational projects, the applicant should DG-4026, Page 124 indicate whether any changes in the project are anticipated that would result in changes to the project’s environmental interface. Database tools such as those identified by the EPA in “NEPAssist Tool” (Ref. 91), can be used to identify environmental reviews and processes that have occurred or are occurring in a user-defined area of geographic interest. The applicant should discuss the resources used to identify and develop the listings of other projects and associated references, including any consultations with Federal, State, regional, and local regulators, and affected American Indian Tribes. The ER should contain: • a list of any EISs performed in the same geographic area as the proposed project; and • a description of anticipated regional changes not associated with an individual project (e.g., future urbanization and climate change) that could result in cumulative impacts during building, operation, and decommissioning of the unit(s). 7.2 Impact Assessment The applicant should provide an assessment of the level of cumulative impacts (adverse and/or beneficial) and the degree of the cumulative impacts. The applicant should summarize the principal contributor(s) to cumulative impacts for each resource area and describe the interaction between the cumulative outside stresses and those caused by building or operating the proposed project. A discussion of the incremental contribution of the activities related to the proposed action (e.g., building or operating the proposed plant) in relation to the cumulative impacts should also be included. The ER should also include: • any plans for mitigation of adverse cumulative impacts, or modification of alternatives to avoid, minimize, or mitigate cumulative impacts