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Issue date: 12/02/1986
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IN-86-098, NUDOCS 8611260006
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SSINS No.: 6835 IN 86-98

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.

20555

December 2, 1986

IE INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 86-98:

OFFSITE MEDICAL SERVICES

Addressees

All nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or a con- struction permit.

Purpose

This information notice is provided to bring to the attention of licensees a

new Commission policy on offsite medical services around nuclear power plants

and a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidance memorandum addressing

that policy. It is suggested that recipients review the information for appli- cability to their facilities.

No written response is required.

Description of Circumstances

Attached is FEMA Guidance Memorandum MS-1, "Medical Services," that addresses

implementation of the Commission policy on offsite medical services published

on September 17, 1986 in the Federal Register (51 FR 32904).. This Guidance

Memorandum was prepared in coordinatio with the NO staff.

As noted in the

referenced policy statement, the Commission has determined that these modifi- cations fall under the backfit rule's exception as necessary to bring facili- ties into compliance with a rule of the Commission.

No written response is required by this information notice. If you have any

questions about this matter, please contact the Regional Administrator of the

appropriate regional office or this office.

IarL.

[ordan, Director

Division

Emergency Preparedness

and Engineering Response

Office of Inspection and Enforcement

Attachments:

1. FEMA Guidance Memorandum MS-1

2. List of Recently Issued IE Information Notices

Technical Contact:

Edward M. Podolak, IE

(301) 492-7290

8611260006

Attachment 1

IN 86-98

December 2, 1986 Federal Emergency Management Agency

Washington, D.C. 20472 MEMORMNDM FOR:

Regional Directors

Acting Pegional Directors

t

FI4:

(

W Coghlin

f'pute Associate Director

State and Local Programs and SUPport

SUBJECT:

Guidance Memorandum (@1) MS-I, Medical Services

The attached GM MS-1, Medical Services, is forwarded for your use in

providing guidance to State and local officials in developing their

radiological emergency response plans and in evaluating the medical

services capabilities of State and local governments.

The origins of this GM and its development and approval have been somewhat

different from other GM's. This GM was developed as a result of a series

of legal decisions involving NRC which determined that the existing

interpretation of the required pre-accident medical arrangements for

contaminated injured individuals was not sufficient.

Those decisions led

NRC to issue a policy statement (Attachment B) on September 17, 1986, indicating that the NRC staff (in cotsultation with FEMA) would develop

detailed guidance on the necessary pre-accident arrangements for medical

services by November 17, 1986.

We have worked closely with NRC in recent weeks in the preparation of

this guidance.

Unfortunately, the short deadline did not permit our

usual procedure of obtaining Regional and other oamrents before issuing

this final guidance.

If you have any questions about MS-1, you may contact James Thoaws at

646-2808.

A list of all current operative Q4's (Attachment C) is also

provided for your information.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. GM MS-I, Medical Services

B. Emergency Planning - Medical Services,

September 17, 1986, 51 FR 32904

C. List of Operative GM's

Attachment 1

IN 86-98

December 2, 1986 Federal Emergency Management Agency

Washington, D.C. 20472 NOV 13 1986 GUIDANCE MEMORANDUM MS-1

MEDICAL SERVICES

Purpose

This Guidance Memorandum (GM) provides interpretation and clarification of

requirements contained in the Nuclear Regulatory Cormnission rule, 10 CFR 50.47 (b)(12) and the associated guidance in NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, re- lated to the provision of medical services for members of the general public.

Background

The background is contained in a policy statement from the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) titled 'Emergency Planning - Medical Serviceso (51 FR 32904).

In this policy statement, NRC states its belief that 10 CFR 50.47(b)T12)

("arrangements are made for medical services for contaminated injured

individuals") requires pre-accident arrangements for medical services (beyond

the maintenance of a list of treatment facilities) for individuals who might be

severely exposed to dangerous levels of offsite radiation following an accident

at a nuclear power plant. As used in 10 CFR 50.47(b)(12) and planning Standard

"L" of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-I, Revision 1, the temm contaminated injured' means

1) contaminated and otherwise physically injured; 2) contaminated and exposed to

dangerous levels of radiation; or 3) exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.

Guidance

10 CFR 50.47 (b)(12) requires that "Arrangements are made for contaminated

injured individuals." In its policy statement the NRC determined that this

standard requires pre-accident arrangements for medical services for offsite

individuals who might be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation following an

accident at a nuclear power plant. The following guidance applies to the eval- uation of the medical services aspects of State and local emergency plans under

the criteria in NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-I.

Standards, Evaluations Criteria, Areas of Reviews and Acceptance Criteria

A. Assignment of Responsibility (Organization Control)

Planning Standard

Primary responsibilities for emergency response by the nuclear facility

licensee, and by State and local organizations within the Emergency Planning

Zones have been assigned, the emergency responsibilities of the various sup- porting organizations have been specifically established, and each principal

response organization has staff to respond and to augment its Initial response

on a continuous basis.

Attachment 1

IN 86-98_

December 2, 1986 -2-

A.3. Evaluation Criterion

Each plan shall include written agreements referring to the concept of

operations developed between Federal, State, and local agencies and other

support organizations having an emergency response role within the Emergency

Planning Zones.

The agreements shall identify the emergency measures to be

provided and the mutually acceptable criteria for their implementation, and

specify the arrangements for exchange of information. These agreements may be

provided in an appendix to the plan or the plan itself may contain descriptions

of these matters and a signature page in the plan may serve to verify the

agreements. The signature page format is appropriate for organizations where

response functions are covered by laws, regulations or executive orders where

separate written agreements are not necessary.

Areas for Review and Acceptance Criteria

State or local governments should obtain written agreements with the listed

medical facilities (Planning Standard L. Evaluation Criteria 1 and 3) and trans- portation providers (Planning Standard L. Evaluation Criterion 4).

The written

agreements should contain simple assurances that the providers have adequate

technical information (e.g. treatment protocols) and treatment capabilities for

handling "contaminated injured" individuals. An indication of Joint Commission

on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) accreditation will suffice for such assurance.

(Note:

Veterans Administration (VA), military and other government hospitals

are not usually accredited by JCAH but usually have the desired capabilities.)

If state or local governments do not obtain written agreements, the licensee

should obtain written agreements with the listed medical facilities and trans- portation providers.

If good faith efforts are not successful in a particular

case, the licensee shall provide or arrange for adequate compensatory measures, e.g., obtain written agreements with other providers or provide temporary field

medical care.

L. Medical and Public Health Support

Planning Standard

Arrangements are made for medical services for contaminated injured

Individuals.

L.I. Evaluation Criterion

Each organization shall arrange for local and backup hospital and medical

services having the capability for evaluation of radiation exposure and uptake, including assurance that persons providing these services are adequately

prepared to handle contaminated individuals.

Attachment 1

IN 86-98 December 2, 1986 -3-

Areas for Review and Acceptance Criteria

There should be one primary local hospital and one backup hospital for each

site for the evaluation and emergency treatment of *contamination injured'

members of the general public. Hospitals are generally distributed proportional

to the population. Thus, at sites with low population and few hospitals, the

primary local and backup hospitals for members of the general public could be

the same as those for the utility employees and emergency workers.

L.3. Evaluation Criterion

Each State shall develop lists indicating the location of public, private

and military hospitals and other emergency medical services facilities within

the State or contiguous States considered capable of providing medical support

for any contaminated injured individual.

The listing shall include the name, location, type of facility and capacity and any special radiological capabili- ties. These emergency medical services should be able to radiologically

monitor contaminated personnel, and have facilities and trained personnel able

to care for contaminated injured persons.

Areas for Review and Acceptance Criteria

The lists should be annotated to indicate the ambulatory/non-ambulatory capaci- ties for providing medical support for 'contaminated injured" members of the

general public and any special radiological capabilities. This will enable state

and local officials to direct members of the general public to those Institutions

capable of handling "contaminated injured" patients. In the event that local

and regional medical resources need to be supplemented, additional medical re- sources would be available through the Federal Radiological Emergency Response

Plan. These resources would include the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/

Training Site at Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the National Disaster Medical System

with headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.

L.4. Evaluation Criterion

Each organization shall arrange for transporting victims of radiological acci- dents to medical support facilities.

Areas for Review and Acceptance Criteria

Because the early symptoms of persons exposed to dangerous levels of radiation

are usually limited to nausea and vomiting, ambulances may not be required to

transport such persons to medical facilities. Rather, non-specialized public

and private vehicles can be used; supported, if necessary, with agreements In

accordance with A.3. above.

For other types of contaminated injured individ- uals, specialized transportation resources (e.g., ambulances) would be necessary

and should be assured by agreements, if necessary, in accordance with A.3. above.

Provisions should be made for the use of contamination control in transporting

contaminated persons to medical facilities.

Attachment 1

IN 86-98 December 2, 1986 -4-

Planning Standard

0. Radiological Emergency Response Training

Radiological emergency response training is provided to those who may be

called on to assist in an emergency.

0.4. Evaluation Criterion

Each organization shall establish a training program for instructing and quali- fying personnel who will implement radiological emergency response plans. The

specialized initial training and periodic retraining programs (including the

scope, nature and frequency) shall be provided in the following categories:

h. Medical support personnel

Areas for Review and Acceptance Criteria

Each hospital listed under Evaluation Criteria L.1 and L.3. shall have at least

one physician and one nurse on call within about 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> who can supervise the

evaluation and treatment of radiologically 'contaminated injured' members of

the general public. There are several sources for this training including NRC

licensee sponsored training. Transportation providers should have basic training

in contamination control. Examples include but are not limited to:

1. FEMA handbook, videotape, slides and instruction manual titled 'Hospital

Emergency Department Management of Radiation Accidents," SM 80/1984.

2. Courses from The Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site

(REAC/TS) at Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

3. Audiocassette and text course, 'Radiation Accident Preparedness: Medical

and Managerial Aspects" by Science-Thru-Media Inc.,'303 Fifth Avenue, Suite

803, New York, NY 10016.

N. Exercises and Drills

Planning Standard

Periodic exercises are (will be) conducted to evaluate major portions of emer- gency response capabilities, periodic drills are (will be) conducted to develop

and maintain key skills, and deficiencies identified as a result of exercises

or drills are (will be) corrected.

Attachment 1

In 86-98 December 2, 1986 -5-

N.2. Evaluation Criterion

A drill is a supervised instruction period aimed at testing, developing and

maintaining skills in a particular operation. A drill is often a component of

an exercise. A drill shall be supervised and evaluated by a qualified drill

instructor. Each organization shall conduct drills, in addition to the biennial

asvad* exercise at the frequencies indicated below:

c. Medical emergency drills

A medical emergency drill involving a simulated contaminated Individual which

contains provisions for participation by the local support services agencies

(i.e., ambulance and offsite medical treatment facility) shall be conducted

annually.

The offsite portions of the medical drill may be performed as part

of the required biennial aRnua4'* exercise.

Areas for Review and Acceptance Criteria

State or local governments should provide for the conduct of appropriate drills

and exercises which include 'contaminated injured" individuals.

These medical

emergency drills involving the primary local (L.1.) hospital for state and local

governments should be conducted annually. These drills should also test the

capability of relocation centers to direct contaminated injured' members of the

general public to the appropriate hospital.

If State or local governments cannot

provide for the conduct of the drills, the licensee shall provide for the con- duct of such drills.

If good faith efforts are not successful in a particular

case, the licensee shall provide or arrange for adequate compensatory measures.

Implementation

State and local emergency response plans should reflect the provisions of this

GM at the next annual update following 9 months from the effective date of this

GM.

Plans for plants that do not have a full power operating license should reflect

the provisions of this GM within 9 months of the effective date of this GM.

The

first medical drill reflecting the provisions of this GM should be conducted by

the end of the next biennial exercise following 1 year from the effective date

of this GM.

  • Changes reflect language incorporated into GM PR-i.

Attachment 1

IN 86-98 December 2, 1986 -6-

NRC Coordination

This Guidance Memorandum has been prepared'in coordination with the

As noted in the referenced NRC Policy Statement, the Cotmmission has

that these modifications fall under the backfit rule's exception as

to bring facilities into compliance with a rule of the Commission.

NRC staff.

determined

necessary

.;

Attachment 1

1N4 b0-Y

Decemaer 2, 1986 Attachment B

No. SO I Wednesday. September 17. 19B8 I Rules and Regulations

K 42905 Federal Rezister I Vol. 51.

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such additional arrangements, tbo

Commission leaves to the Informed

fudmnent of the NRC staff. subject to

genital guidance from the Commission.

the exact parameters of the minimally

necessary arrangements for medical

services. To fulfill this mandate the staff

(and FEMA) will isue appropriate

gidance to licensees. applicants, snd

state and local gOVErnmsntsa

The United States Court of A ppeal

for the District of Columbia Court)

vacated and remanded a preious

Commission Interpretation of planning

standard (1b(121 which required only th

development and maIntenance of a Ust

of treatment facilities on which post.

event, adkhoc arrangements for medical

treatment could be based GUARD v.

AMC 753 F2d 1144 (D.C Cir. 1985).

Pending final Commission action Xi

response to the GUARD remand the

Commilsion Issued a statement of

interim guidance which permitted.

pursuant to 10 COR S0.47(CcXI the

isuance of full power licenses when

the applicant satisfied the requirements

of planning standard (b)(12) as

Interpreted by the Commission prior to

GUARM and where the applicant

committed to full compliance With the

Comnission's final response to th

GUARD remand. The Commission's

prior interim guidance will continue to

Bovern the Issuance of lull power

ficenses until issuance and

Implementation of the NRC staff s

specific guidance on this matter, at

which point the new policy Wil applyt

£flcTWI DAtJ September17 1966

FOR FURMR WFORMATSON COWTACU

C. Sebastian Aoot. Office of the

General Counsel. U.S Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washnton.

DC 2=5. Telephone (202) 634-224.

SU"UNIMTARY IORAOC

L Introducion

I the wake of the Tree Mie Island

accident In 1979. the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission ("NRC" or -Commission")

promulgated regulations requiring Its

licensees and applicants for licenses to

operate commercial nuclear power

reactors to develop plans for emergency

responses to acciTents at their facilities.

Among those requirements was 10 CFR

50.47(b)(12) ("'pannln standard

(bX12R which proves:

(b1 The onsits end effaite meqlcy

nsponse plan bor auctear power mtorr

must meet the lowing stndArd:-

1:21 Arrangements ame made for medical

erucses bor contaminated Iniured indidualus.L

In SouLhtern Colifornio Wison

Compony, o ol (San Onofre Nuclear

Generating Station. Units 2 and 3). CIJ-

53-10.17 NRC 528 (lu3) (-SONGS)

decislonal t

Commission Itself faced

for the &St time the question whether

planning standard (b)(12) applied to

members of the public who were

exposed to offeite radiation foilowing an

accident at a nuclear power facility but

were not otherwise Injured, and if so to

what extenL In considering this

question. the Commission sought the

views of the parties in the SONGS

proceeding, reviewed the principal

puposes of the planning standard.

analyzed the likelihood of serious

exposures to the public requirin

emergency medical restmaent. and

evaluated the type of emergency

treatment likely to be required. Based on

this review, the Commission concluded

as a neric matter that (1) PlannIng

tsnd rd (b)t12) applied to Individuals

both onsIts and oaita. (2)

  • contaminated Injured individuals was

Intended to Include seriously irradiated

members of the public as well us

members of the public who an not

seriously Irradiated but also are

traumatically injured from other causes

and radiologically contaminated. and (3P

Atdeq'uatn. post-acc Ident arrngements

for necessary medical tretment of

exposed sembers of te public could be

made ona n od~c

basisb if aemeenc

plans contained a list ofcal "atmam

On appeal. the United States Cort of

Appeals for the p.C. Circuit concluded

that the Commission had not reasonably

interpreted planning standard (bl2U2)

when It generically found that a p- accident list of treatment facilities

constituted "arrangements" for post.

accident medical treatment CUUARD v.

MRC 753 F.2d 1144 (D.C. Cir 19851W

For

this reason. the Court vacated and

remanded that part of the Commission's

SONGS decision that had interpr ted

planning standard (b)ll) to require only

the preparation of a list of loca

treatment facilities. Hower, In doing

so. the Court made clear that the

Commission had on remand. In its sound

dlscretlon. flexibility in fashioning a

reasonable interpretation of plann

standard (b)(12)

IL Anangemants Beyond A kUst Of

Tnatment Fadlities Requird

Whe originally aeed with the

question whether the phrase

"contaminated injard individuals" was

Intended to encompass, Inter alic.

members of the public who, as a result

of an accident. were exposed to

dangerous levels of radiation. the

Commission found no explicit and

conclusive definition of the phrase In the

regulation Itself or its underlyint

documents. Nonetheless, the

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

tO CFR Par s0

Emergency PlabnInn-Medical

Services

aocmr. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

imfnow. Statement of Policy on

Emergency Planning Standard 10 CR

50.47(b)(12)

S1UMAR rThe Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

CNR'

or "Commission)

believes that 10 CR S47(b)(12)

rplanning standard (bl(12)') requires

rtea ccident arrangements for medical

.. *ervices

(beyond the maintenance of a

list of treatment facilities) for

individuals who might be severely

exposed to dangerous levels of offilte

radiation following an accident at a

nuclear power plant. While concluding

that planning standard (b)(12) requires

IN 86-98 Federal Register I Vol. St. No. 160 l Wednesday. September 17, i988 / Rules and Regulations 32905

Commission concluded that the prudent

risk reduction purpose of the

Commissions regulations required

interpreting planning standard (b)(12) to

apply to such offllie exposed

Individuals. given the underlying

assumption of the NRCS emergency

planning regulations that a serious

accident could ovur and the

Commission presumption that sudc an

accident could result In offadte

individuals being expsed lo dangerous

levels of radiation (a presumption

concurred In by the Federal Emergency

Mfana;emenl Agency). After

reconsideration of this matter following

the GUARD decision, the Commission

has decided to neaffirm this por

interpretation of planning standard

(b)12).

However, the Commission has come

to a different result with rpect to the

minimum arrangements necessary for

Individuals who might be seriously

txposed. but not othervbse injured. in a

radiologic emergency. hIn otiginally

resolving the scope of arsnnemercita

IssUe, the Commission focused on the

particular needs of offjite exposed

Individuals for emerency medical

treatment of their radiation injury. In

this fashion, the Commission made a

distinction between the need for

'

Immediate or nearterm medical care.

which was in Its view the goal of

planning standard (b)121. and Ohe need

for long -term medical care. As to

exposed individuals. the Commission

found that.

the special hazard Is posed by the radistion

expOSURe to te Patient The natuef d

radition Injurytr that. wile medical

eatment ay e eventually reqirdIn

uses O~e~bf

ft exposure, the pate

are

unliliely to aued emewrgncy m cat cOrS

(footnoe omitted) The sonoa

aCy of lb

tratment requind for uudiatioomxpwd

Indivd&als provides ensita ad oU its

authiiiu with an add tional "ar

oft de

to aivangi for the required medica Ivic.

(17 NRC LU-.)

From thfs the Cominiuton reasoned

that the long-term treatment needs of

exposed Individuals could be

adequately met on odhoc basis.

After reconsideration In light of the

GUARD dedslon. the Commlislon bu

concluded that snme additional planned

rrangements beyond the development

of a list of treatment facilities are

Necessary to provide additional

assurance of effective management of

emergency medical services In the bow-s

or days following a severe accident.

However, the Commisalon continues to

believe that the long-term treatment

needs of exposed individuals can be

adequately met on adhoc basis.

Tbe minimaly necessary

arrangements for the person that may be

exposed need not be elaborate. As

previously stated by the Commissio

"it was never the intent of the

reulsltions to require directly or

Indirectly that state and local

governments adopt extraordinary

measures. Such as construction of

additional hospitals or reruitment of

substantial additional medical

personnel. just to deal with nudesr

plant accidents.' 17 NRC at 133. Rather.

the Commission believts that

satisfactoty arrangements shoudd

include (13 a list of local orneglonal

medical treatment facilities and

transportation providers appropriately

annotated to show their capacities, special capabilities or other uiue

characteristics. (23 a good faith

reasonable effort by licensees or local cr

state governments to facilitate or obtain

written agreements with the listed

medical facilities and transportatin

providers. (33 provision for naking

available necessary training for

emergency response personnel to

identity. transport and provide

emergency frst aid to severely exposed

Individuals, and (4) a good fith

reasonable effort by licensees or state or

local governments to see that

appropriait drills and exercises am

conducted which Include simulated

severely-exposed individuals. If good

faith efforts are not successful In a

particular case. the licensee shall

provide or arrange for adequate

compensatory measures. consistent with

the Commissiona intent to limit t e

need for extraordinary measures noted

above. The compensatory measures

must be approved by NRC. This levelof

planning would help (2) provide

additional assurance of the cooperation

of medical facilities. (23 ensure proper

training. (3) ensure the availability of

transportation, and (4) demonstrate a

capability to provide necessary services

through drills and exercis

.

TAe Commission has directed the staff

to develop, consistent with this

Interpretation of the planning standU d

detailed and specific guidance on the

aslure of the medical services to be

available to exposed Individuals and on

the application of plaruning standud

rb)(21) to NRC licensees and applicants

or licenses to operate commercial

nuclear power reactors The

Commission has also directed the staff

to consider whether and under what

criteria it is necessary or approprIate for

the stat to verity the approprilatenss of

training, and drills or exercises

associatet with the handling of severely

exposed persons.

The Commission has determined that

the arrangements contemplated under

this Statement of Policy are the

minimum required by a reasonable

reading of planning standard (bflt.2)

ccordingly. although Implementtlion of

tbisrewading of the standard w ill entail

some addibions to. and some

modifications of. the emergency

procedures and organizations for which

lcens ees ar ultimately responsible. the

requirements of the backlit rule. 0 CFR

0.109 1986). for a cost-benefil analysis

and a finding that the costs of the

modifications are justified by a

substantial Ineresse in safety are not

applicable, since these modification. fall

under the backfil rule's exception for

modifications necessary to bring

facilities into compliance with a rule of

the Commission. See 10 CiR 50109 (al2) and (*X4) (1986). The analysis

which the backht rule requires be done

to justify the application of any of Its

exception provisions constitutes the

core or tis Statement of Policy. Sem

m. inerim Guiam

In Its prior stalement of policy the

Comm-ssion ldentified thee factors

which Justified an Interim policy of

gr nting applicants for ull-power

ctnse an equitable exception to the

requi reent of planning standard

(b)(12) unter 10 Clh 5047(c)(l) where

the applicant satisfied the requiremnats

of planning standard (b)(12) as

Interpreted by the Commission prior to

the GUARD decision and committed

Itself to ful compliance With any

additional requirements Imposed by the

Commission in response to the GUARD

remand. Statement of Policy on

Emergency Planning Standard 10 CFR

50.471b(1l2). So TR 2CaM (May ZL 2DM)

The three factors wara: (13 the

possibility that the scope of planning

standard (b)(12) would be limited. (2)

the possibility that delay in complia

with the post-GUARD requirements

could be found to be Insignificant due to

the low probability of accidents during

the interim period and (3) the possibility

of 'other compeling reasons JuStifyin

a briefexception whe

applicants had

relied In good faith upon prnor

Commiss~ion Interpretation ofplaning

standard

](b12).

In this Stateent ofPolicy Interpretint

planning standard (b)112) the

Commission directs the NRC stall to

develop tin Consultation with JEhA)

and issue by 12/17/68 appropriate

detailed guidance on the exact contours

of the necessary arrangements

consistent with the CocrmissIon'r

determination that planning standard

(b)(22) require arrangements for medical

Attacnment

i.

IN 86-98 December 2, 1986 32908 Federal Regstuer I Vol. 51. No. 10 / Wednesday, September 17, 1986 J Rules end Regulation

s

services (beyond the maintenance ot

list of pre-ixlsting tnatment facilties)

for oWfite exposed individual. The

Commission believes that the last two

factors. discussed In detail iA its May 21

1gs5 Statement of Policy. continue to

justify reliance on the Interim guidance

for the period necessary for the NRC

staff to issue and licensees. applicant, and state and local governments to

Implement the detailed uldance.

Therrr^Ore. until appropnoatc det ited

guldance consistent with thi policy

statement Is issued and implemented.

the Ucensin g Boards may continua to

reasonably tund that any hearing

regarding compliance with 10 CFR

So.47(b)(121 shall be limited to Issues

which could have been heard before the

Court's decision in CUAAD v. NBC.

Dated at Washlnon. DC. tis Uth day of

Septembet. 1916.

For the Nudest Reguator Commission.

Samuel 1. COiL.

Sectarfry Ofhe Commiueion

rFi DoMe 56258 Filed 6-2166 1:43 aml

SW. cm

n1 411

Attachment 1

IN 86-98

December 2, 1986 Federal Emergency Management Agency

Washington, D.C. 20472

Attachment C

November 13, 1986

OPERATIVE GUIDANCE MEMORANDA

Number

Date

Title

4

5

8

16

17

18

20

4/1/80

4/1/80

(Revised-

10/19/83)

4/2/80

(Revised-

10/19/83)

8/7/80

1/8/81

5/21/81 (Revised-

10/19/83)

10/19/83

2/27/84

10/19/83

4/5/84

7/15/85

7/15/85

10/1./85

Radio Transmission Frequencies and Coverage

Agreements Among Governmental Agencies and Private

Parties

Regional Advisory Cammittee Coordination with Utilities

Standard Regional Reviewing and Reporting Procedures for

State and Local Radiological Emergency Response Plans

Joint Exercise Procedures

FEMA Action to Qualify Alert and Notification Systems

Against NURE3-0654/F!MA-REP-1, Rev. 1 Foreiqn Language Translation of Public Education Brochures

and Safety Messages

Acceptance Criteria for Evacuation Plans

Recordkeeping Requirements for Public Meetings

Radiological Emergency Preparedness for Handicapped Persons

Remedial Exercises

Staff Support in Evaluating REP Exercises

Policy on NUREM-0654/FEMA-REP-1 and 44 CFR 350 Periodic

Requirements

21

22

24 EX-1 EX-2 PR-1

Attachment 1

IN 86-98

December 2, 1986 2

IT-i

PI1-

1041/85

10/2/85

12/3/85

11/13/86

11,43/86

A Guide to Dcurments Related to the REP Program

FEMA Action to Pilot Test Guidance on Public Information

Materials and Provide Technical Assistance on Its Use

Federal Response Center

Medical Services

Protective Actions for School Children

FR-1 MS-1 EV-2 *

  • GM-21 will be retitled as GM EY-1 when it

is revised.

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Attachment 2

IN 86-98

December 2, 1986

LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED

IE INFORMATION NOTICES

Information

Date of

Notice No.

Subject

Issue

Issued to

86-97

86-96

86-95

86-94

86-93

Emergency Communications

System

Heat Exchanger Fouling Can

Cause Inadequate Operability

Of Service Water Systems

Leak Testing Iodine-125 Sealed Sources In Lixi, Inc.

Imaging Devices and Bone

Mineral Analyzers

Hilti Contrete Expansion

Anchor Bolts

IEB 85-03 Evaluation Of

Motor-Operators Identifies

Improper Torque Switch

Settings

Failures Of Scram Discharge

Volume Vent And Drain Valves

Pressurizer Safety Valve

Reliability

Limiting Access

Authorizations

Requests To Dispose Of Very

Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.302

11/28/86

11/20/86

11/14/86

11/6/86

11/3/86

11/4/86

11/4/86

11/3/86

11/3/86

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP and fuel

facilities

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All NRC licensees

authorized to use

Lixi, Inc. imaging

devices

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All PWR facilities

holding an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP; fuel

fabrication and

processing facilities

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

86-82 Rev. 1

86-92

86-91

86-90

OL = Operating License

CP = Construction Permit