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§ 51.30 Environmental assessment.
Environmental Assessment
§ 51.30 Environmental assessment.
(a) An environmental assessment for
proposed actions, other than those for a
standard design certification under 10
CFR part 52 or a manufacturing license
under part 52, shall identify the
proposed action and include:
(1) A brief discussion of:
(i) The need for the proposed action;
(ii) Alternatives as required by section 102(2)(E) of NEPA;
(iii) The environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives as appropriate; and
(2) A list of agencies and persons consulted, and identification of sources used.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Commission, an environmental assessment
will not include discussion of any aspect of the storage of spent fuel
within the scope of the generic determination in § 51.23(a) and in accordance
with the provisions of § 51.23(b).
(c) An environmental assessment for a proposed action regarding a monitored retrievable storage installation (MRS) will
not address the need for the MRS or any alternative to the design criteria for an MRS set forth in section 141(b)(1) of the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2242, 42 U.S.C. 10161(b)(1)).
(d) An environmental assessment for
a standard design certification under subpart B of part 52 of this chapter must
identify the proposed action, and will
be limited to the consideration of the
costs and benefits of severe accident
mitigation design alternatives and the
bases for not incorporating severe
accident mitigation design alternatives
in the design certification. An
environmental assessment for an
amendment to a design certification will
be limited to the consideration of
whether the design change which is the
subject of the proposed amendment
renders a severe accident mitigation
design alternative previously rejected in
the earlier environmental assessment to
become cost beneficial, or results in the
identification of new severe accident
mitigation design alternatives, in which
case the costs and benefits of new severe
accident mitigation design alternatives
and the bases for not incorporating new
severe accident mitigation design
alternatives in the design certification
must be addressed.
(e) An environmental assessment for a
manufacturing license under subpart F
of part 52 of this chapter must identify
the proposed action, and will be limited
to the consideration of the costs and
benefits of severe accident mitigation
design alternatives and the bases for not
incorporating severe accident mitigation
design alternatives in the manufacturing
license. An environmental assessment
for an amendment to a manufacturing
license will be limited to consideration
of whether the design change which is
the subject of the proposed amendment
either renders a severe accident
mitigation design alternative previously
rejected in an environmental assessment
to become cost beneficial, or results in
the identification of new severe accident
mitigation design alternatives, in which
case the costs and benefits of new severe
accident mitigation design alternatives
and the bases for not incorporating new
severe accident mitigation design
alternatives in the manufacturing
license must be addressed. In either
case, the environmental assessment will
not address the environmental impacts
associated with manufacturing the
reactor under the manufacturing license.
[49 FR 9381, Mar. 12, 1984, as amended at 49 FR 34694, Aug. 31, 1984; 53 FR 31681, Aug. 19, 1988; 72 FR 49510, Aug. 28, 2007]
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