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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are finished ... the EIS must acknowledge and describe the extent of those conflicts. If there are any possibilities of resolving the conflicts, these should be explained as well. The EIS should also evaluate the serious- ness of the impact of the proposal on the land-use plans and policies, and whether, or how much, the proposal will impair the effectiveness of land-use control mechanisms for the area. Comments from officials of the affected area should be solicited early and should be carefully acknowledged and answered in the EIS. NRC’s Regulatory Guide 4.2, Rev. 2, identifies the information needed by the staff in its assessment of the potential environmental effects of a proposed nuclear facility and establishes a format acceptable to the staff for its presentation. NRC’s Regulatory Guide 4.7, Rev. 2, discusses land-use considerations that may render a proposed site unsuitable for a nuclear power station and procedures for evaluating land-use impacts. October 1999 2.2.1-5 NUREG-1555 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of land-use characteristics should be closely linked with the impact assessment review described in ESRP Chapters 4.0 and 5.0 (e.g., 4.1.1 and 5.1.1) to establish the land-use charac- teristics most likely to be affected. With this in mind, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Identify the present land use within the site boundary and vicinity according to categories defined by the USGS (1997). ` Base the level of detail in selecting land-use categories on the needs of subsequent assessments. ` Identify total area by land-use category. ` Compare the land uses of the site and vicinity to be changed as a result of station construction and operation (ESRP Chapters 4.0 and 5.0) with the land use of the region as described in ESRP 2.2.3. (2) Identify the following characteristics: ` waterways, highways, roads, and railroads that cross the site. Of particular interest are those that would be closed to public use. ` docking