ML18078A265
| ML18078A265 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/07/2018 |
| From: | Joseph Holonich Research and Test Reactors Licensing Projects Branch |
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| Holonich J, NRR/DLP, 415-7297 | |
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| Download: ML18078A265 (2) | |
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Addendums Following issuance of this White Paper, it may be necessary to provide clarity or supplemental information regarding the National SAFER Response Centers. Annotations will be added to the original White Paper, where appropriate, to identify such modifications.
Substantive revisions which potentially or definitively alter the White Paper will be evaluated against the regulatory requirements at that time and submitted to the NRC for a Staff Assessment, if applicable.
2018 Addendum The guidance in NEI 12-06, Section 12 provides the expectations for Synchronization with, and the Minimum Capabilities of, Off-Site Resources. These capabilities deal with equipment that is unavailable/non-operational based on maintenance or testing.
Unavailability of Phase 3 equipment due to deployment during an actual declared emergency at one or more nuclear facilities is not addressed. In this instance, one NSRC will continue to be available for an additional deployment(s) should another emergency occur. PIM will perform its responsibility, in coordination with the utility/operating company to which the equipment was deployed, to either restore the withdrawn Phase 3 equipment to operational status or replace the equipment within a maximum of 3 years of the associated deployment, at the expense of the affected utility/operating company. During this restoration/replacement period, the expectation of a fully-redundant NSRC is set aside.
Similarly, the expectations for maintaining maintenance records on the deployed equipment during the restoration/replacement period would be set aside.
It is also possible that an emergency declaration following a non-nuclear event could result in a request for use of SAFER equipment by a Federal or State agency. In this unlikely case, Phase 3 equipment may be made available consistent with the following stipulations:
- The request for equipment use must come from an authorized representative of a Federal or State emergency management agency.
- The requested equipment must be designated to support an emergency or major disaster declared under Federal or State law (e.g., pursuant to the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or a similar act).
- Prior to the release of equipment, a commitment (e.g., a contract) will be required from the agency, which addresses issues such as cost, timely reimbursement, transfer of title, risk of loss, indemnification, liabilities, etc. 1
- The capabilities of the NSRC which did not support deployment, and any remaining equipment in the NSRC that supported deployment, will be maintained. The 3-year repair/replacement period for the deployed equipment will apply. Likewise, during the restoration/replacement period, the expectation of a fully-redundant NSRC will be set aside. Similarly, the expectations for maintaining maintenance records on the deployed equipment during the restoration/replacement period would be set aside.
This Addendum establishes a time period for replacement of deployed Phase 3 equipment and general requirements for responding to a deployment request from a Federal or State agency. Applicability of this addendum to circumstances not explicitly addressed above is neither implied nor intended.
1 The nuclear industry has expended over $57 Million in the development and procurement of the NSRC equipment.
Unique capabilities have been built into the equipment to facilitate deployment via various means of transportation.