Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: fd0b81d6-e26e-4e65-8f2d-2eb030d55d75
Document Type: esrp
Title: ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES AND SYSTEMS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.2.3
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1.71 for construction permit contents that provide alternatives, including the proposed action, need to be part of the construction permit. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations as 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 analysis of alternative energy sources. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s assessment of alternative energy sources and systems is discussed in the following paragraphs: The NRC’s environmental protection regulations (10 CFR 51) implementing the NEPA require that the NRC consider all reasonable alternatives to a proposed action before acting on a proposal. This section provides a framework for evaluating alternatives based on overall environmental impact, potential adverse impacts, and costs if an alternative is found to have fewer impacts than the proposed project. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The analysis of alternatives is a two-step process: (1) comparing environmental costs and health effects and (2) considering the economic costs. To accomplish this, the reviewer should October 1999 9.2.3-5 NUREG-1555 (1) Compare environmental costs and health effects for the proposed project and each alternative. For some costs, a range of costs may be preferable to a point value, particularly when there is some uncertainty in the data. To the extent practical, the analysis should be made with the objective of presenting the cost comparisons in tabular form. (2) When environmentally preferable alternatives have been identified, consider the economic costs of any such alternative. This analysis should be done in consultation with appropriate ESRP 10.4 reviewers. Assistance from these reviewers will be needed to establish the economic-cost data that should be used to develop a benefit-cost comparison with the baseline proposed project. (3) Compile a tabular summary of