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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isproportionately high and adverse environmental and human health effects to minority or low-income populations of interest (“EJ populations of interest”) because of building the proposed project. Impacts to minority or low-income populations may arise from building activities at or near the site, in the local communities affected by the proposed project, including in offsite areas such as transmission-line corridors, and in the wider economic and demographic regions. 4.5.1 Environmental Impacts The applicant should consider each area previously considered for socioeconomics, even if the area had a minor impact, and discuss those areas where a potential pathway could result in a disproportionately high and adverse effect on EJ populations of interest. The discussion should conclude with a determination of whether or not impacts of building would result in disproportionately high and adverse impacts on EJ populations of interest. The ER should also address potential mitigation actions or other mitigating factors that would reduce negative impacts. 4.5.2 Human-Health Effects The applicant should include a qualitative (or quantitative, if more appropriate) discussion in the ER of the human-health pathways by which any environmental impact during building could result in disproportionate impacts on any EJ population of interest, including cultural and economic factors. The discussion should conclude with a determination of whether or not human health impacts of building may result in disproportionately high and adverse human-health effects on any EJ population of interest. The ER should also address potential mitigation actions or other mitigating factors that would reduce negative impacts. 4.5.3 Subsistence, Special Conditions, and Unique Characteristics The applicant should describe the effects of building activities on any established resource dependencies, cultural practices, or subsistence behaviors at or in the vicinity of the site, or at offsite areas. The