Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: d23cdfcc-8cf8-477d-9834-3b64addbd93f
Document Type: esrp
Title: PHYSICAL IMPACTS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.4.1
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tial physical impacts is discussed in the following paragraphs: NUREG-1555 4.4.1-4 October 1999 In accordance with 10 CFR 51.45(d), the applicant is required to submit in the ER information needed for evaluating socioeconomic impacts of construction. Similar information is required to be present in the EIS pursuant to 10 CFR 51.71. Reasonably detailed information about the potential for physical socioeconomic impacts such as noise or dust at the site in question is required to assess any potential social or economic impacts that might occur as a result of plant construction or operation. Data in the ER must be adequate to make these determinations. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of construction impacts on the community should be linked to the environmental reviews directed by ESRPs 2.1, 2.2, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 3.1 and 3.7 to ensure that the environmental factors most likely to be impacted by the proposed construction are adequately described. The reviewer should ensure that information presented in the applicant’s ER is complete and accurate. The reviewer should recognize that physical impacts to a community from construction of a nuclear plant are not markedly different from any other large heavy construction project. With this in mind, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) For any particular construction related activity, first consider the distribution of residents and transients who could be affected, including determination of sensitive use patterns (e.g., hospitals, residences, recreational areas) and the allowable limits of impacts. (2) Identify the potential impacts on the community and predict their extent and magnitude, including impacts from dust, noise, shock from blasting, and polluting gases and particles. ` Consider impacts in qualitative terms where the effect on the community is expected to be minor. ` Where adverse impacts (i.e., impacts that should be mitigated or avoided) can be predicted, conduct a more detailed