Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 74f36b1a-89a4-45d4-ad9e-7c14d1e708bb
Document Type: esrp
Title: HYDROLOGIC ALTERATIONS AND PLANT WATER SUPPLY
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: 5.2.1
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary—Appendix B Secondary—Appendix B I. AREAS OF REVIEW This environmental standard review plan (ESRP) directs the staff’s identification, analysis, and descrip- tion of hydrologic alterations resulting from plant operation and the staff’s analysis of the adequacy of the water sources proposed to supply plant water needs. The scope of the review directed by this plan should include (1) the identification and description of pro- posed operational activities that could result in hydrologic alterations, (2) the identification, description, and analysis of the resulting hydrologic alterations and the effects of these alterations on other water users, (3) the analysis of proposed practices to minimize hydrologic alterations having adverse impacts, (4) the analysis and comparison of plant water needs and the availability of water supplies to meet those needs, and (5) conclusions with respect to the adequacy of water supplies to meet plant water needs. Review Interfaces The reviewer for this ESRP should obtain input from and provide input to the reviewers for the following ESRPs, as indicated: ` ESRP 2.3.1. Obtain descriptions of the hydrology (e.g., physical characteristics of the surface-water bodies and groundwater aquifers) of the region surrounding the proposed plant site. NUREG-1555 5.2.1-2 October 1999 ` ESRP 2.3.2. Obtain descriptions of the regional water uses (and users) for the area surrounding the proposed plant site. ` ESRP 3.3. Obtain input regarding expected water use by the proposed plant. This includes water sources, points of water return, and variations in water use by season and plant operational mode. ` ESRP 3.4. Obtain input regarding the cooling system for the proposed plant. ` ESRP 3.6. Obtain descriptions of the waste systems for nonradioactive waste discharged from the proposed plant. ` ESRP 5.2.2. Provide a list of operational activities resulting in hydrologic alterations, and the result- ing effects of these