Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 1808ec18-5d56-4c9e-ba63-6b0952e38f74
Document Type: esrp
Title: THE SITE AND VICINITY
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: 2.2.1
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the ER and consultation with local agencies) ` mineral resources (e.g., sand and gravel, coal, oil, natural gas, and ores) adjacent to or within the site boundary presently being exploited or of known commercial value (from the ER) ` ownership of mineral resources (i.e., whether the mineral resources are owned by the surface landowner or by another owner) ` land-use plans that include the site and vicinity within their scope (from applicable Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal planning agencies). II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the review of land use at the site and vicinity of the site are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 10 CFR 51.71(d) with respect to analysis requirements to be included in environmental impact statements (EISs) prepared by NRC ` 10 CFR 51, Appendix A(7), with respect to discussion in EISs prepared by NRC of possible conflicts between alternatives and the objectives of applicable land-use plans. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations as identified above are provided in ` Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1976), Chapter 2.1, which sets out the land-use information requirements for inclusion in an applicant’s ER ` Regulatory Guide 4.7, Rev. 2, General Site Suitability for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1998), which sets out the land use and aesthetic considerations related to site suitability. NUREG-1555 2.2.1-4 October 1999 Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s description of planned land use within the site and vicinity is discussed in the following paragraph: NRC’s regulations implementing NEPA provide that NRC EISs are to include a section discussing the environmental consequences of alternatives (10 CFR 51, Appendix A[7]). The section is to include a discussion of “possible conflicts between the alternatives and the objectives of