ML19221A746
| ML19221A746 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/28/1979 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| References | |
| NUREG-0555, NUREG-0555-02.2.1, NUREG-555, NUREG-555-2.2.1, SRP-02.02.01, SRP-2.02.01, NUDOCS 7907090025 | |
| Download: ML19221A746 (6) | |
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Section 2.2.1 February 1979 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD REVIEW PLAN FOR ES SECTION 2.2.1 LAND:
THE SITE AND VICINITY REVIEW INPUTS Environmental Report Sections 2.1.1 Site Location and Description 2.1. 3 Uses of Adjacent Lands and Waters Environmental Reviews None Standards and Guides None Other The site visit Responses to requests for additional information Consultation with local, State, and Federal Agencies REVIEW OUTPU15 Environmental Statement Sections 2.2.1 Land: The Site and Vicinity Other Environmental Reviews 2.4.1.1 Terrestrial Ecology: The Site and Vicinity 2.5.2 Socioeconomics-Community Characteristics 4.1.1 Land Use Impacts: The Site and Vicinity (Construction) 4.4 Socioeconomic Impacts 5.1.1 Land Use Impacts: The Site and Vicinity (Operation) 5.3.3.1 Heat Dissipation to the Atmosphere 5.4 Radiological Impacts of Normal Greration 5.8 Socioeconomic Impacts 107 147 7 907090095 2.2.1-1
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this environmental standard review plan (ESRP) is to direct the staff's review of land use of the site and vicinity.* The scope of the review directed by this plan will include the establishment of the nature and extent of present and planned land use within the site and vicinity that might be impacted or modified as a result of station construction and operation.
II.
REQUIRED DATA AND INFORMATION The kinds of data and information required will be af fected by site-and station-specific factors, and the degree of detail will be modified according to the anticipated magnitude of the potential impact.
The following data or information will usually be required:
A.
Maps showi', land use within the site boundary.
(These maps should be of the same scale as maps showing the plant and construction areas in Chapters 3 and 4.)
Land-use categories should be consistent with those defined in Reference 1.
Maps should show general patterns of ownership ay outlining boundaries of parcels owned by individuals, or corporations, governments, or other entities.
Special land uses such as Indian reservations, National Parks, preserves, or wilderness areas should be shown (from the ER).
A For the purpose of these environmental reviews, " site" and " vicinity" are defined as follows:
A.
" Site"-
The site is defined as that area of land owned or controlled by the applicant for the principal purpose of constructing and operating a nuclear power station.
As a general rule, the applicant's " site boundary" will be accepted as defining the site.
B.
" Vicinity"-
For small sites (on the order of 2 km2) the area encom-passed within a radius of 10 Km should Lt dequate.
For larger irregularly shaped sites, a band or belt 10 km wide surrounding the plant site should be adequate.
The intent is to investigate land use in an area in which the site makes up no more than 10%.
If a lake or pond is to be created for use by the station, the entire water-body area should be included in the vicinity.
The vicinity considered may follow natural or political boundaries.
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Land areas devoted to major uses within the site boundary (from the ER).
C.
Maps showing major land uses in the site vicinity (from the ER).
D.
Land areas that are devoted to major uses within the site vicinity (from the ER).
E.
Highways and utility rights-of-way that cress the site and vicinity (from the ER).
F.
Other than major land uses (e.g., recreation) in the site and vicinity that could be significantly affected by construction of the proposed project (from the ER and consultation with local agencies).
G.
Mineral resources (e.g.,
sand and gravel, coal, oil, gas, ores) adjacent to or within the site presently being exploited or of known commercial value (from the ER).
H.
Land-toe plans that include the site and vicinity within their scope (from resource agencies).
III.
ANALYSIS PROCEDURE The reviewer's analysis of land-use characteristics will be closely linked with the impact assessment review described by the ESRPs for ES Sec-tions 4 and 5 (e.g., 4.1.1 and 5.1.1) in order to establish the land-use characteristics that are most likely to be affected.
The reviewer will identify the present land use within the site boundary and vicinity according to categories defined in Reference 1.
The level of detail in selecting land use categories should be based on the needs of sub-sequent assessments.
The reviewer will identify total area by land use cate-gory.
The land uses of the site and vicinity to be changed as a result of 107 In a /
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station construction and operation will be compared in ES Sections 4 and 5 to the land use of the region as described in ES Section 2.2.3.
The reviewar will idertify the following characteristics:
A.
Waterways, highways, roads, railroads that cross the site.
Of par-ticular interest are those that would be closed to public tse.
B.
Natural gas and electrical transmission and other utility lines that cross the site.
C.
Golf courses, picnic, swimming, fishing, boating, and other recrea-tional areas within the site and vicinity.
D.
Visually sensitive areas or viewsheds that would be af fected by plant construction.
E.
Residential areas, airports, and industrial or commercial facilities within the site vicinity.
F.
Agricultural areas within the site and vicinity.
G.
Commercially exploitable mineral resources.
H.
Land-use plans that include the site and vicinity within their scope.
IV. EVALUATION The reviewer will ensure that the information is adequate as a basis for assessment of the effects of construction and operation of the station on land use.
The reviewer will use the site visit and consultation with appropriate Federal, Sta te -, and local agencies to assess the accuracy of the land use designations.
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February 1979 V.
INPUT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT The depth and extent of the input to the environmental statement will be governed by the land-use characteristics of the site and vicinity in which tne station is to be located and the potential land-use impacts of plant construc-tion and operation.
The information should be presented in a concise form.
Data should be given in tables showing land use of the site and vicinity.
The following information should be included:
1.
A brief description cf the land-use characteristics of the site and vicinity.
2.
A tabulation of areas dedicated to each land-use category in the site and vicinity.
The tabulations may be supplemented by land-use maps as necessary for clarity.
The tabulations required for ES Sections 2.2.1, 2.2.2, and 2.2.3 should be ccmbined into one table.
The reviewer will provide inputs or ensure that inputs will be made to the following ES Sections:
A.
Section 2.4.1.1.
The reviewer will provide the reviewer for ES Sec-tion 2.4.1.1 with land-use data as needed to describe terrestrial ecology.
B.
Section 2.5.2.
The reviewer will provide the reviewer for ES Sec-tion 2.5.2 with land-use data as needed to describe community characteristics.
C.
Sections 4.1.1 and 4.4.
The reviewer will ensure that the land-use descriptions are adequate to support the construction impact assessments for land use and socioeconomics.
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Sections 5.1.1, 5.3.3 d 5.4, and 5J.
The reviewer will ensure that the land-use descriptions are adequate to support the operational impact assessments for land use, sociceconomics, and raciological impacts of normal operations.
VI.
REFERENCES 1.
J.
R.
- Anderson, E.
E.
Hardy, J.
T. Roach, and R.
E. Witmer, A Land-Use and Land-Cover Classification System for Use with Remote Sensor Data, Geological Survey Professional Paper 964, 1976.
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