Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: b0a0b132-269c-48c5-ac4c-6f67298c2f61
Document Type: esrp
Title: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.4.3
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RESPONSIBILITIES Primary—Appendix B Secondary—Appendix B I. AREAS OF REVIEW This environmental standard review plan (ESRP) directs the staff’s analysis of alternatives to the appli- cant’s proposed transmission system. This includes evaluation of alternatives, in comparison with the proposed system, to identify those systems that are (1) environmentally preferable to the proposed system and (2) environmentally equivalent to the proposed system. Environmentally preferable alternatives should be compared with the proposed system on a benefit-cost basis to determine if any such system should be considered as a preferred alternative to the proposed system.(a) The scope of the review directed by this plan should include (1) alternative corridor routes and (2) alter- natives to proposed system design, construction, and maintenance practices. The review should be lim- ited to alternatives that (1) are applicable to and compatible with the proposed plant, the service area, and the regional transmission network, (2) are not prohibited by local, State, or Federal regulations, and (3) can be judged as practical from a technical standpoint with respect to the proposed dates of plant operation. This review should also include the investigation of alternatives proposed by other reviewers to mitigate impacts associated with construction and operation of the proposed transmission system. This plan is the basis for staff conclusions with respect to the environmental preference or equivalence of alternative transmission systems and for environmentally preferable systems, and conclusions regarding any such systems having an equivalent or better benefit-cost balance than the proposed system. NUREG-1555 9.4.3-2 October 1999 Review Interfaces The reviewer for this ESRP should obtain input from or provide input to the reviewers for the following ESRPs, as indicated: ` ESRP 3.7. Obtain background information on the proposed transmission system siting and design. ` ESRPs 4.1.2,