Information Notice 1998-08, Information Likely to Be Requested If an Emergency Is Declared
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555
March 2, 1998 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 98-08: INFORMATION LIKELY TO BE REQUESTED IF AN
EMERGENCY IS DECLARED
Addressees
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All Parts 30, 40, 70, 72, and 76 licensees and certificate holders required to have a Nuclear
Regulatory Commission-approved Emergency Plan.
Purpose
NRC is issuing this information notice to provide the addressees with the information expected by
NRC when an Alert or Site Area Emergency is declared, in accordance with an NRC-approved
Emergency Plan. It is expected that the recipients will review the information for applicability to
their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate. However, suggestions contained in this
information notice are not NRC regulations; therefore, no specific action nor written response is
required.
Description of Circumstances
NRC participated in a gaseous diffusion plant emergency exercise in September 1997. During
the lessons-leamed session, the NRC identified the need to promptly obtain certain essential
time-sensitive information from the affected facility to independently assess potential health and
safety consequences, to evaluate the facility's condition, and to determine the adequacy of the
facility's protective measures.
Discussion:
When the NRC Operations Center is activated, the NRC emergency response teams will be
called in to staff the Operations Center. The NRC emergency response teams monitor the
licensee's/certificate holders' response to ensure timely communication and coordination of
safety or safeguards significant information; evaluate the licensee's/certificate holders' current
and longer-term response to the event; and ensure the protection of the worker, the public, and
the environment.
Information Notice 93-60 and its Supplement were issued to alert the addressees of issues
associated with the initial reporting of safety-related events to the NRC Operations Center. After
the initial reporting, if the NRC Operations Center is activated, NRC will request additional
information from the regulatee. The regulatee's personnel communicating with NRC should be
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about the evolving incident. The level of communication between NRC and the regulatee will
depend on the development and the significance of the event. The following is a list of sample
questions, which are not exhaustive, that may be asked during an emergency:
1. Is there any change to the classification of the event? If so, what is the reason?
2. What is the ongoing/imminent damage to the facility, including affected equipment and
safety features?
3. Have toxic or radiological releases occurred or been projected, including changes in the
release rate? If so, what is the projected onsite and offsite releases, and what is the basis
of assessment?
4. What are the health effect/consequences to onsite/offsite people? How many onsite/offsite
people are/will be affected and to what extent?
5. Is the event under control? When was control established, or what is the planned action to
bring the event under control? What is the mitigative action underway or planned?
6. What onsite protective measures have been taken or planned?
7. What offsite protective actions have been recommended to State/local officials?
8. What is the status of State/local/other Federal agencies' responses, if known?
9. If applicable, what is the status of public information activities, such as alarm, broadcast, or
press releases (regulatee/State/locaVother Federal agencies)? Has a Joint Information
Center been activated?
Related Generic Communications:
The following related communications and correspondence are noted:
- NRC Information Notice 93-60, Reporting Fuel Cycle and Materials Event to the NRC
Operations Center," August 4, 1993.
- NRC Information Notice 93-60, Supplement 1, " Reporting Fuel Cycle and Materials Event to
the NRC Operations Center," October 20, 1994.
IN 98-08 March 2, 1998 This information notice requires no specific action nor written response. If you have any question
about the information in this notice, please contact one of the technical contacts listed below or
the appropriate regional office.
Eliza
Ten Eyck, Direct
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety
and Safeguards
Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards
Technical contacts: Yen-Ju Chen, NMSS
(301) 415-5615 e-mail: yjcenrc.gov
Kevin M. Ramsey, NMSS
(301) 415-7887 e-mail: kmrenrc.gov
Attachments:
1. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information Notices
2. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
A- Attachment 1 IN 98-08
March 2, 1998 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED
NMSS INFORMATION NOTICES
Information
Date of
Notice No.
Subject
Issuance
Issued to
98-06 Unauthorized use of License
2/19198
All NRC Licensees authorized
to Obtain Radioactive Materials, and its Implications Under The
Expanded Title 18 of the U.S. Code
to Possess Licensed Materials
98-04
98-01
97-91
97-89
97-87
97-86
97-75
97-72
97-65
1997 Enforcement Sanctions for
Deliberate Violations of NRC
Employee Protection
Requirements
Thefts of Portable Gauges
Recent Failures of Control
Cables Used on Amersham
Model 660 Posilock Radiography
Systems
Distribution of Sources and
Devices Without Authorization
Second Retrofit to Industrial
Nuclear Company IR100
Radiography Camera, to
Correct Inconsistency in
10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility
Additional Controls for Transport
of the Amersham Model No. 660
Series Radiographic Exposure
Devices
Enforcement Sanctions Issued
as a Result of Deliberate
Violations of NRC Requirements
Potential for Failure
of the Omega Series
Sprinkler Heads
Failures of High-Dose-
Rate Remote Afterloading
Device Source Guide Tubes,
Catheters, and Applicators
2/9/98
1/15/98
12/31/97
12/29/97
12/12/97
12/12/97
09/24/97
09/22/97
08/15/97
All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission licensees.
All portable gauge licensees
All industrial radiography
licensees
All sealed source and device
manufacturers and distributors
All industrial radiography
licensees
Registered users of the Model
No. 660 series packages, and
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
industrial radiography licensees
All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission licensees
All holders of OLs or CPs
for nuclear power reactors
and fuel cycle facilities
All high-dose-rate remote
afterloader licensees
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Attachment 1
March 2, 1998 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED
NRC INFORMATION NOTICES
Information
Date of
Notice No.
Subject
Issuance
Issued to
98-07 Offsite Power Reliability
2/27/98 All holders of operating licensee.,
Challenges from Industry
Deregulation
for nuclear power reactors
98-06
97-45, Supp. 1
Unauthorized Use of License to
Obtain Radioactive Materials,
And Its Implications Under The
Expanded Title 18 of the
U.S. Code
Environmental Qualification
Deficiency for Cables and
Containment Penetration
Pigtails
2/19/98
2/17/98
All NRC licensees authorized to
possess licensed material
All holders of operating
licenses for nuclear power
reactors except those licensees
who have permanently ceased
operations and have certified that
the fuel has been permanently
removed from the reactor vessel
98-05
98-04
98-03
98-02
98-01
97-91
Criminal History Record
Information
1997 Enforcement Sanctions for
deliberate Violations of NRC
Employee Protection requirements
Inadequate Verification of
Overcurrent Trip Setpoints in
Metal-Clad, Low-Voltage
Circuit Breakers
Nuclear Power Plant Cold
Weather Problems and
Protective Measures
Thefts of Portable Gauges
Recent Failures of Control
Cables Used on Amersham
Model 660 Posilock Radiography
Systems
2/11/98
2/9/98
1/21/98
1/21/98
1/15/98
12/31/97
All holders of operating
licenses for power reactors
All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission licensees
. All holders of operating licenses
for nuclear power reactors
All holders of operating licenses
for nuclear power reactors
All portable gauge licensees
All industrial radiography
licensees
OL = Operating License
CP = Construction Permit
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Elizabeth Ten Eyck, Director
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and Safeguards
Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards
Technical contacts: Yen-Ju Chen, NMSS
(301) 415-5615 e-mail: yjcenrc.gov
Kevin M. Ramsey, NMSS
(301) 415-7887 e-mail: kmr@nrc.gov
Attachments:
1. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information Notices
2. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
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Kevin M. Ramsey, NMSS
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