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
Chapter: 
Section ID: RG-4.2
CFR Part: 
CFR Title: 

Content:
t described in the IAEA Technical Reports Series and Safety Guides on health and environmental impacts and site evaluation. Documents Discussed in Staff Regulatory Guidance This RG addresses, in part, the use of one or more codes or standards developed by external organizations, and other third-party guidance documents. These codes, standards and third-party guidance DG-4026, Page 12 documents may contain references to other codes, standards or third-party guidance documents (“secondary references”). If a secondary reference has itself been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations as a requirement, then applicants must comply with that standard as set forth in the regulation. If the secondary reference has been endorsed in an RG as an acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement, then the standard constitutes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for meeting that regulatory requirement as described in the specific RG. If the secondary reference has neither been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations nor endorsed in an RG, then the secondary reference is neither a legally binding requirement nor a “generic” NRC-approved acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement. However, licensees and applicants may consider and use the information in the secondary reference, if appropriately justified, consistent with current regulatory practice, and consistent with applicable NRC requirements. DG-4026, Page 13 Abbreviations/Acronyms ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ACS American Community Survey ADAMS Agencywide Documents Access and Management System APE area of potential effect CBG Census block group CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CFR Code of Federal Regulations COL combined license CP construction permit CWA Clean Water Act (aka Federal Water Pollution Control Act) dBA decibel(s) on the A-weighted scale DBA design-basis accident DC design certification DCD design control document D/Q atmospheric deposition factor(s) DSM