Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: c5012ace-4e02-4365-8e19-adad51f2d654
Document Type: esrp
Title: TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
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: 4.3.1
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and discuss the following impacts: ` the number of hectares of plant community types preempted and the number of hectares modified by construction activities. Describe how construction activities will disturb the existing terrain and wildlife habitats. ` Estimate the magnitude of the impact for important species that have commercial or recreational value. This may be expressed in terms of dollars, lost opportunity for recreational pursuits, percent reduction in harvest, percent loss of habitat, or other appropriate quantifiers. ` Consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or National Marine Fisheries Service under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, if threatened or endangered species or critical habitat are known to occur in the project area and the proposed project is predicted to add to their further endangerment. October 1999 4.3.1-7 NUREG-1555 ` the impact of habitat modification (e.g., tree removal) on associated animal populations ` an evaluation of the impacts of construction on “important” species relative to effects on the local population and the total population of the species ` the effects of noise on “important” species ` construction activities that create obstacles to the movements of vertebrates or result in increased dispersal of invertebrate species known to be important as disease vectors or pests ` the potential for bird collisions with cooling towers, other elevated plant structures and construction equipment, transmission towers, and transmission lines ` changes in terrestrial habitat resulting from establishment of cooling ponds or lakes including the following: - construction activities that will dewater any wetlands, ponds, or seepages or alter surface drainage patterns supporting terrestrial biota - the adequacy of proposed plans for preventing soil erosion runoff to surface waters and revegetating disturbed soil - disposal of construction wastes that will need landfill or special disposal ` impacts to floodplains and