Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: c8ab765a-d7cc-47c7-86a2-0406e48bca9e
Document Type: esrp
Title: IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS OF RESOURCES
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 10
Section ID: 10.2
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ental impacts. ` ESRP 10.1. Obtain the list of unavoidable adverse environmental impacts. Data and Information Needs The kinds of data and information needed include descriptions of those irreversible commitments of environmental resources identified by the reviewers for ESRP Chapters 4.0 and 5.0 and those irretrievable commitments of material resources identified by the applicant. The following data or information should be obtained: ` unavoidable adverse environmental impacts (from the reviewer for ESRP 10.1) ` irreversible and irretrievable commitments of materials used in project construction and operation (from the environmental report [ER] and ESRPs 4.6 and 5.10). II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the evaluation of irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 10 CFR 51.45(b)(5) and 10 CFR 51, Appendix A to Subpart A, with respect to consideration of irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources. Regulatory positions and specific criteria to meet the regulations identified above are as follows: ` Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1976), with respect to the content and presentation of material in an applicant’s ER. October 1999 10.2-3 NUREG-1555 Technical Rationale The technical rationale for the evaluation of the applicant’s predicted irreversible and irretrievable commitments is discussed in the following paragraph: The NRC’s environmental impact statement (EIS) represents the staff’s findings related to the environmental consequences of the proposed action. It includes a description of the action, identification, and evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of the action, and evaluation of the alternatives. ESRP 10.1 summarizes the unavoidable adverse impacts of the proposed action. The review conducted for ESRP 10.2 leads to preparation of a summary of the staff’s findings related to