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<strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Impact</strong>s of Alternatives<br />

an alternate site to bring in equipment during construction. Depending particularly on<br />

transmission line routing,siting a new nuclear plant at an alternate greenfield site would result<br />

in MODERATE to LARGE land-use impacts.<br />

Ecology<br />

Locating a replacement nuclear power plant at the Monticello site would alter ecological<br />

resources because of the need to convert roughly 500 to 1000 ac of land to industrial use.<br />

Some of this land, however, would have been previously disturbed.<br />

Table 8-5.<br />

Summary of <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Impact</strong>s of New Nuclear Power<br />

Generation at the Monticello Site and an Alternate Site Using<br />

Closed-Cycle Cooling<br />

<strong>Impact</strong> Monticello Site Alternate Greenfield Site<br />

Category <strong>Impact</strong> Comment <strong>Impact</strong> Comment<br />

Land Use MODERATE Requires approximately MODERATE Same as Monticello site plus<br />

500 to 1000 ac for the<br />

plant and 1000 ac for<br />

to LARGE land for transmission line<br />

(2500 ac assuming a 60-mi line).<br />

uranium mining.<br />

Ecology MODERATE Uses undeveloped areas MODERATE <strong>Impact</strong> depends on location and<br />

at current Monticello site. to LARGE ecology of the site, surface<br />

water body used for intake and<br />

discharge, and transmission line<br />

route; potential habitat loss and<br />

fragmentation; reduced<br />

productivity and biological<br />

diversity.<br />

Water Use SMALL Uses existing cooling canal SMALL to <strong>Impact</strong> will depend on the<br />

and Quality- system. MODERATE volume of water withdrawn and<br />

Surface<br />

discharged and the<br />

Water<br />

characteristics of the surface<br />

water body.<br />

Water Use SMALL Uses existing cooling canal SMALL to <strong>Impact</strong> will depend on the<br />

and Quality- system. MODERATE volume of water withdrawn and<br />

Groundwater<br />

discharged and the<br />

characteristics of the<br />

groundwater source.<br />

Air Quality SMALL Fugitive emissions and SMALL Same impacts as Monticello site.<br />

emissions from vehicles<br />

and equipment during<br />

construction. Small<br />

amount of emissions from<br />

diesel generators and<br />

possibly other sources<br />

during operation.<br />

NUREG-1437, Supplement 26 8-36 August 2006 1

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