Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 9d426804-85a1-4210-92b7-684e376e8fe0
Document Type: esrp
Title: COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.5.2
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. (2) Conduct an initial screening of the community structure and characteristics within an approximate 80-km (50-mi) radius of the site to make a preliminary determination of the potentially affected subregions and communities. ` Address the following factors in the screening process to identify population influx: - settlement patterns - labor force - transportation - housing availability - public services - economics. ` Discuss the results of the initial screening with the reviewers of ESRP Chapters 4.0 and 5.0 to establish any other predicted construction or operating impacts that might affect results of the screening process. (3) Describe potentially impacted areas of the region and their associated communities in the following terms (the extent and detail of the descriptions should be in proportion to the magnitude of the impacts anticipated and only those terms necessary for subsequent impact evaluation should be used): ` political structure NUREG-1555 2.5.2-6 October 1999 ` social structure ` demography ` housing ` economic base ` social services and public facilities ` highways and transportation ` water and sewer facilities ` education ` public safety ` health ` recreation ` taxation ` land-use planning and zoning. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS The reviewer should verify that sufficient information has been provided in accordance with the requirements of this ESRP to serve as a basis for assessment of the impacts on the local communities resulting from plant construction or operation. The depth and extent of the input to the environmental statement should be governed by the charac- teristics of the region in which the station is to be located and the potential socioeconomic impacts of plant construction, maintenance, and operation. The following information should be included in the EIS: ` the procedures used to identify the selected regional and community characteristics ` a description of regional and community characteristics ` other factors listed in the