Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: e6522906-ea8a-4279-a417-3ba3eec01014
Document Type: esrp
Title: URANIUM FUEL CYCLE IMPACTS
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: 5.7
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t all conclusions given in Appendix A are appropriate for the proposed project. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the evaluation of the impacts of the uranium fuel cycle are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` Paragraph (a) of 10 CFR 51.51, “Uranium fuel cycle environmental data—Table S-3" (Federal Register Notices 49 FR 9381, March 1984, and 49 FR 10922, March 23, 1984) with respect to the impacts to the environment from the hazards associated with the fuel cycle. Technical Rationale Appendix A provides a summary of the technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s potential uranium fuel cycle impacts. NUREG-1437, “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants” (NRC 1996) provides a more detailed analysis of the environmental impacts from the uranium fuel cycle. Although NUREG-1437 is specific to the impacts as they relate to license renewal, most of the information can also be applied to this ESRP review. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES No analysis of these data is required. October 1999 5.7-3 NUREG-1555 IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS Appendix A to this plan provides the input from this ESRP to be used in the environmental impact statement (EIS). In addition, the reviewer should ensure that, if appropriate, a statement similar to the following is included as input to ESRP 10.4.2: The staff evaluated the environmental impacts of the uranium fuel cycle as given in Table 5.7-A-1. The staff found these impacts to be sufficiently small so that when they are added to the other environmental impacts predicted for the proposed project, the fuel cycle impacts would not alter the overall benefit-cost balance. V. IMPLEMENTATION The method described herein will be used by the staff in evaluating conformance with the Commission’s regulations, except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative for comply- ing with specified portions of the regulations. VI. REFERENCES 10 CFR 51,