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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ensed contractors to existing, licensed disposal facilities operating in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local requirements. All nonradioactive liquid discharges would be discharged in compliance with the provisions of an applicable NPDES permit. Also, the amount of nonradioactive, nonhazardous municipal solid waste to be generated annually by the plant would be a relatively small percentage of the total solid waste generated within the geographic area of influence of any of the alternative sites. Cumulative Impacts The applicant should provide a description of any past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions in the general area surrounding the alternative sites that would affect the same resources impacted by the proposed units as was prepared for the preferred site (Section 7.0 of this RG). The applicant should use the same approach to establish the geographic area of interest for each resource area as described in Table 7-1. Land Use The characterization and discussion of possible land-use impacts should follow the same guidance used in Chapters 2, 4, 5, and 7 of this RG, using reconnaissance-level information. Hydrology A reconnaissance-level discussion of surface-water and groundwater features, and availability should be made using available water-management-agency information, aerial photographs, maps, and geographic information system (GIS) layers, if available. The characterization and discussion of possible effects to surface-water and groundwater should follow the same guidance used in Chapters 2, 4, 5, and 7 of this RG, using reconnaissance-level information. Terrestrial Ecology A reconnaissance-level baseline characterization of terrestrial resources on alternative sites can be expected to rely heavily on aerial photographs, maps, and GIS layers published by Federal and State natural resource management agencies. The characterization and discussion of possible impacts should follow the same guidance used in Chapters 2, 4,