ML20006D997

NEI Slide Presentation of NEI White Paper, Implementing a 24-Month Frequency for Emergency Preparedness Program Reviews Rev. 0, in Support of the 10 CFR 50.54(t) January 14, 2020 Public Meeting

ML20006D997
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Site:	Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date:	01/06/2020
From:	Barr S, Walker D, Young D Nuclear Energy Institute
To:	Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
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NEI White Paper, Implementing a 24-Month Frequency for Emergency Preparedness Program Reviews Steve Barr, Doug Walker & David Young NRC Public Meeting January 14, 2020

White Paper Purpose Provides guidance for adopting the voluntary option of conducting periodic emergency preparedness (EP) program reviews at a 24-month frequency as allowed by 10 CFR 50.54(t)(1)(ii)

• Addresses the criteria and monitoring necessary to meet the regulatory requirements permitting a 24-month review period; not intended to provide methods or instructions for conducting an EP program review Use would be voluntary, and other approaches to meeting the 24-month review requirements may also be acceptable

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NEI White Paper, Draft Revision D Submitted on 9/9/19

• Requested NRC review followed by a discussion of staff comments in a public meeting Staff comments were discussed during a public meeting on 10/29/19 White paper revised to address staff comments and submitted on 11/22/19, as Revision 0

• Requesting NRC endorsement

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Changes to Address NRC Comments Removed the option for assessing the adequacy of State and local interfaces through assessment of drill or exercise performance For definition of a change adversely affecting EP, replaced the criterion of a precluded (lost) EP function with identification of a reduction in effectiveness without prior NRC approval For Emergency Response Facility and Equipment Readiness (ERFER) indicator, replaced threshold based on 10 CFR 50.72 reports with one based on loss of an RSPS function (>24 hours with no comp measure)

Editorial changes to improve readability

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