Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: c08b7422-df76-4e73-9a5e-2496adb22ac5
Document Type: esrp
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 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: 4.4.3
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all of the alternative sites. ` any assessment (qualitative or quantitative, as appropriate) of the significance or potential significance of such environmental impacts on each minority and low-income population ` any assessment of the degree to which each minority and low-income population would disproportionately receive any benefits compared with the entire geographic area October 1999 4.4.3-3 NUREG-1555 ` any discussion of any mitigative measures for which credit is being taken to reduce environmental justice concerns ` when alternative sites are being evaluated, the same reviews should be available for each site. Supplemental data provided by other individuals and organizations may be useful in determining the completeness of the applicant’s identification of minority and low-income populations. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA The acceptance criteria for environmental justice impacts during construction are based on the following: ` 10 CFR 51.45(c) with respect to analysis of socioeconomic data ` Executive Order 12898 (59 CFR 7629) with respect to minority populations and low-income populations. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations identified above are as follows: ` the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) guidance for addressing environmental justice (CEQ 1997), which should be followed as appropriate ` the guidelines for specific information requirements for environmental justice determinations, which are described in Attachment 4 to Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Letter No. 906, Revision 1 (NRC 1996). NRR Office Letter No. 906 is revised periodically. Obtain the latest revision for current guidance. Information submitted by the applicant is adequate and meets the 10 CFR 51.45 requirements and NRR guidelines if it permits the identification of minority and low- income populations as required in that guidance. ` Regulatory Guide 4.7, Rev. 2., General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations