Part 51 - Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions  


§ 51.1 - Scope.
§ 51.2 - Subparts.
§ 51.3 - Resolution of conflict.
§ 51.4 - Definitions.
§ 51.5 - Interpretations.
§ 51.6 - Specific exemptions.
Subpart A - National Environmental Policy Act—Regulations Implementing Section 102(2)
§ 51.10 - Purpose and scope of subpart; application of regulations of Council on Environmental Quality.
§ 51.11 - Relationship to other subparts.
§ 51.12 - Application of subpart to ongoing environmental work.
§ 51.13 - Emergencies.
§ 51.14 - Definitions.
§ 51.15 - Time schedules.
§ 51.16 - Proprietary information.
§ 51.17 - Information collection requirements; OMB approval.
draft environmental impact statements—materials licenses
Environmental Reports - Rulemaking
§ 51.68 - Environmental report - rulemaking.
legislative environmental impact statements—proposals for legislation
Determinations to Prepare Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments or Findings of No Significant Impact, and Related Procedures
§ 51.25 - Determination to prepare environmental impact statement or environmental assessment; eligibility for categorical exclusion.
§ 51.26 - Requirement to publish notice of intent and conduct scoping process.
§ 51.27 - Notice of intent.
final environmental impact statements—rulemaking
Environmental Reports and Information - Requirements Applicable to Applicants and Petitioners for Rulemaking
Final Environmental Impact Statements - Materials Licenses
§ 51.97 - Final environmental impact statement - materials license.
Draft Environmental Impact Statements - Production and Utilization Facilities
§ 51.75 - Draft environmental impact statement - construction permit, early site permit, or combined license.
§ 51.76 - Draft environmental impact statement - limited work authorization.
determinations to prepare impact statements, environmental assessments or findings of no significant impact, and related procedures
Final Environmental Impact Statements - Rulemaking
§ 51.99 - [Reserved]
Preliminary Procedures
final environmental impact statements—materials licenses
Materials Licenses
§ 51.109 - Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of materials license with respect to a geologic repository.
environmental reports—production and utilization facilities
Draft Environmental Impact Statements - Rulemaking
§ 51.85 - Draft environmental impact statement - rulemaking.
§ 51.86 - Distribution of draft environmental impact statement.
Public Notice of and Access to Environmental Documents
§ 51.116 - Notice of intent.
§ 51.117 - Draft environmental impact statement - notice of availability.
§ 51.118 - Final environmental impact statement - notice of availability.
§ 51.119 - Publication of finding of no significant impact; distribution.
§ 51.120 - Availability of environmental documents for public inspection.
§ 51.121 - Status of NEPA actions.
§ 51.122 - List of interested organizations and groups.
§ 51.123 - Charges for environmental documents; distribution to public; distribution to governmental agencies.
environmental reports—rulemaking
§ 51.69 - Environmental report—number of copies.
Environmental Reports - Production and Utilization Facilities
§ 51.49 - Environmental report - limited work authorization.
§ 51.50 - Environmental report - construction permit, early site permit, or combined license stage.
§ 51.51 - Uranium fuel cycle environmental data - Table S-3.
§ 51.52 - Environmental effects of transportation of fuel and waste - Table S-4.
§ 51.53 - Postconstruction environmental reports.
§ 51.54 - Environmental report - manufacturing license.
§ 51.55 - Environmental report - standard design certification.
§ 51.58 - Environmental report - number of copies; distribution.
Environmental Reports - General Requirements
§ 51.45 - Environmental report.
Scoping
§ 51.28 - Scoping - participants.
§ 51.29 - Scoping-environmental impact statement and supplement to environmental impact statement.
Rulemaking
§ 51.110 - [Reserved]
draft environmental impact statements—production and utilization facilities
§ 51.77 - Distribution of draft environmental impact statement.
General
§ 51.102 - Requirement to provide a record of decision; preparation.
Final Environmental Impact Statements - General Requirements
§ 51.90 - Final environmental impact statement - general.
§ 51.91 - Final environmental impact statement - contents.
§ 51.92 - Supplement to the final environmental impact statement.
§ 51.93 - Distribution of final environmental impact statement and supplement to final environmental impact statement; news releases.
§ 51.94 - Requirement to consider final environmental impact statement.
Final Environmental Impact Statements - Production and Utilization Facilities
§ 51.95 - Postconstruction environmental impact statements.
Environmental Impact Statements
eneral
§ 51.40 - Consultation with NRC staff.
§ 51.41 - Requirement to submit environmental information.
§ 51.100 - Timing of Commission action.
§ 51.101 - Limitations on actions.
§ 51.103 - Record of decision - general.
§ 51.104 - NRC proceeding using public hearings; consideration of environmental impact statement.
Legislative Environmental Impact Statements - Proposals for Legislation
§ 51.88 - Proposals for legislation.
Responsible Official
§ 51.125 - Responsible official.
Finding of No Significant Impact
§ 51.32 - Finding of no significant impact.
§ 51.33 - Draft finding of no significant impact; distribution.
§ 51.34 - Preparation of finding of no significant impact.
§ 51.35 - Requirement to publish finding of no significant impact; limitation on Commission action.
final environmental impact statements—general requirements
Draft Environmental Impact Statements - Materials Licenses
§ 51.80 - Draft environmental impact statement - materials license.
§ 51.81 - Distribution of draft environmental impact statement.
Draft Environmental Impact Statements - General Requirements
§ 51.70 - Draft environmental impact statement - general.
§ 51.71 - Draft environmental impact statement - contents.
§ 51.72 - Supplement to draft environmental impact statement.
§ 51.73 - Request for comments on draft environmental impact statement.
§ 51.74 - Distribution of draft environmental impact statement and supplement to draft environmental impact statement; news releases.
Environmental Assessment
§ 51.30 - Environmental assessment.
§ 51.31 - Determinations based on environmental assessment.
Commenting
§ 51.124 - Commission duty to comment.
Classification of Licensing and Regulatory Actions
§ 51.20 - Criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory actions requiring environmental impact statements.
§ 51.21 - Criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory actions requiring environmental assessments.
§ 51.22 - Criterion for categorical exclusion; identification of licensing and regulatory actions eligible for categorical exclusion or otherwise not requiring environmental review.
§ 51.23 - Environmental impacts of continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond the licensed life for operation of a reactor.
draft environmental impact statements—general requirements
draft environmental impact statements—rulemaking
environmental reports—general requirements
Environmental Reports - Materials Licenses
§ 51.60 - Environmental report - materials licenses.
§ 51.61 - Environmental report - independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) or monitored retrievable storage installation (MRS) license.
§ 51.62 - Environmental report - land disposal of radioactive waste licensed under 10 CFR part 61.
§ 51.66 - Environmental report - number of copies; distribution.
§ 51.67 - Environmental information concerning geologic repositories.
environmental reports—materials licenses
NEPA Procedure and Administrative Action
Production and Utilization Facilities
§ 51.105 - Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of construction permits or early site permits; limited work authorizations.
§ 51.106 - Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of operating licenses.
§ 51.107 - Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of combined licenses; limited work authorizations.
§ 51.108 - Public hearings on Commission findings that inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria of combined licenses are met.
§ 51.105a - Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of manufacturing licenses.
final environmental impact statements—production and utilization facilities
Appendix A to Subpart A - Format for Presentation of Material in Environmental Impact Statements
Appendix B to Subpart A - Environmental Effect of Renewing the Operating License of a Nuclear Power Plant
Appendix A to Subpart A of Part 51 - Format for Presentation of Material in Environmental Impact Statements
Appendix B to Subpart A of Part 51 - Environmental Effect of Renewing the Operating License of a Nuclear Power Plant
Subpart B - [Reserved]