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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SP application with the following exceptions: • the ER need not include an assessment of the economic, technical, or other benefits (e.g., need for power) and costs of the proposed action • the ER need not include an evaluation of alternative energy sources • the ER need not include an evaluation of severe accident mitigation design alternatives (SAMDAs) DG-4026, Appendix A, Page A-2 However, the applicant can provide, in the ESP ER, the economic, technical, or other benefits (e.g., need for power), costs of the proposed action, an evaluation of SAMDAs and an analysis of alternative energy. Any issues resolved by the NRC in the ESP need not be addressed in a COL application referencing the ESP unless new and significant information concerning those topics is discovered. A.2 Combined License Referencing an Early Site Permit A COL referencing an ESP is a combined construction permit (CP) and operating license (OL) with conditions for a nuclear power plant issued under 10 CFR Part 52, Subpart C at the site that was found suitable in the ESP and referencing either a 10 CFR Part 52 certified design or providing all the required design information for a non-certified design. ER information requirements for a COL referencing an ESP application are set forth in 10 CFR 51.45 and 51.50(c)(1). As stated in 10 CFR 51.50(c)(1), if the COL application references an ESP, then the “Applicant’s Environmental Report—Combined License Stage” need not contain information or analyses submitted to the Commission in “Applicant’s Environmental Report—Early Site Permit Stage,” or resolved in the Commission’s ESP environmental impact statement (EIS), but must contain, in addition to the environmental information and analyses otherwise required: • Information to demonstrate that the design of the facility falls within the site characteristics and design parameters specified in the ESP; • Information to resolve any significant environmental issue that was not