Environmental Reviews. William Reckley Advanced Reactor Program Office of New Reactors

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1 Reviews William Reckley Advanced Reactor Program Office of New Reactors

2 General Information NEPA and the NRC National Policy Act (NEPA) Applies to all Federal agencies, including the NRC, but not to NRC applicants Open process allowing for meaningful stakeholder and public participation NEPA is part of the myriad of statutes, Presidential executive orders, and regulations aimed at making informed decisions and protecting the environment NRC framework for implementing NEPA practices is 10 CFR Part 51 Additional Guidance Regulatory Guides Regulatory Guide 4.2, Regulatory Guide 4.7 NUREG-1555 (ESRP) NRC considers environmental values in its safety decisions Protection of the environment under other statutes (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, etc.) is generally left to other agencies (USACE, USEPA, etc.) or the States 2

3 Pre- Application Information Meeting Combined License Process ( Review) Combined License Application submitted to NRC Certified Design and Early Site Permit Commission/ Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Hearing NRC Decision On Application Pre-Application Interactions with Applicant and Stakeholders Analyses and Site Audit Review Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Government Officials Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Government Officials Review Interactions Scoping Process and Resolved Issues Meeting on Scoping Draft Impact Statement Issued Meeting on Draft EIS Final Impact Statement Issued 3

4 Siting Activities Include Reviews LOOKING INWARD - NRC considers site safety factors as part of its Atomic Energy Act responsibilities by evaluating the design of the facility to protect against natural phenomena (i.e., environmental factors that affect the design such as earthquakes, floods, tornado-generated missiles, etc.), consequences of postulated accidents and other hazards, and emergency and security planning LOOKING OUTWARD - NRC considers environmental values as part of its National Policy Act responsibilities by evaluating the facility impacts on the human environment (i.e., construction and operational demands and releases such as water use and quality, socioeconomics, terrestrial and aquatic species, routine and accidental releases, etc.) SITING includes Site Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Protection Issues. 4

5 Siting Issues (Site Safety and ) (Addressed by Staff, Contractor, and Sister Agencies under MOUs) Atmospheric Sciences Air Quality/Meteorology Climate & Climate Change Demographics/ Socioeconomics/ Justice Radiation Protection/ Emergency and Security Planning Nuclear Safety/ Fuel Cycle/RadWaste/ Accident and Hazards Analysis Non-Rad Human Health and Waste Archaeology/ Cultural Resources Seismology/Geology/ Geophysics Terrestrial Ecology Transportation/ Land Use Economics (Benefits Assessment/ Need for Power) Power Marketing (Alternative Energy Sources) Aquatic Ecology Hydrologic Sciences Water (Surface and Groundwater)/ Quality Flooding/Tsunami/ Water Use and Competition 5

6 Impact Statement Development COL Application Staff s Site Audits Tiering from Referenced ESP Comments EIS Tiering SAMDA Analysis from DC State, Local and Tribal Agencies Federal Agencies Community Organizations and Services 6

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