Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 2654196f-c25a-40d1-8edc-e828353b6377
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Standard Format and Content of Environmental Reports for Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste + HISTORY - HISTORY 04/1982 – Draft WM 013-4
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1218/ML12187A698.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.18
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al cases. q 3.3 Decision on Procedural Approach A regulatory guide should be issued for comment. 4. STATUTORY CONSIDERATIONS 4.1 NRC Authority The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, provide the NRC with licensing and related regulatory authority concerning the disposal of radioactive waste. 4.2 Need for NEPA Assessment The proposed action is not a major action, as defined in 10 CFR Part 51, and therefore the staff does not have to prepare an environmental impact statement. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER EXISTING OR PROPOSED REGULATIONS OR POLICIES The guide is intended to provide instructive guidance on the format and content of environmental reports submitted to the NRC in support of a license to receive, possess, and dispose of radioactive waste in near-surface disposal facilities. This action is supported by the regulation on Licensing and Regula- tion Policy and Procedures for Environmental Protection (10 CFR Part 51). 6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS A regulatory guide should be issued for comment in order to provide detailed guidance to applicants in preparing environmental reports, to improve the NRC staff consistency in reviewing applications as a result of uniform applications, to reduce the amount of staff time expended in licensing, and to provide guidance to the Agreement States in reviewing environmental reports. 46 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ( mEGION i INDIAN PT VHIEF A VIE RES IDENT SEC --ý A 1 '4 " r, "