Criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory actions requiring environmental impact statements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) Licensing and regulatory actions requiring an environmental impact statement shall meet at least one of the following criteria: (1) The proposed action is a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. (2) The proposed action involves a matter which the Commission, in the exercise of its discretion, has determined should be covered by an environmental impact statement. (b) The following types of actions require an environmental impact statement or a supplement to an environmental impact statement: (1) Issuance of a limited work authorization or a permit to construct a nuclear power reactor, testing facility, or fuel reprocessing plant under part 50 of this chapter, or issuance of an early site permit under part 52 of this chapter. (2) Issuance or renewal of a full power or design capacity license to operate a nuclear power reactor, testing facility, or fuel reprocessing plant under part 50 of this chapter, or a combined license under part 52 of this chapter. (3) Issuance of a permit to construct or a design capacity license to operate or renewal of a design capacity license to operate an isotopic enrichment plant pursuant to part 50 of this chapter. (4) Conversion of a provisional operating license for a nuclear power reactor, testing facility or fuel reprocessing plant to a full term or design capacity license pursuant to part 50 of this chapter if a final environmental impact statement covering full term or design capacity operation

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 51.20