ML20032A263
| ML20032A263 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/31/1981 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
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| References | |
| REGGD-01.101, REGGD-1.101, NUDOCS 8110290092 | |
| Download: ML20032A263 (2) | |
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A. INTRODUCTION B. DISCUSSION s
On August 19,1980, the Commission published amend.
Revision I to NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, " Criteria for ments to its regulations in 10 CFR Part 50, " Dome tic Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," to Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear upgrade its emergency planningrequirements(45 FR 5502).
Power Plants," was pubhshed in November 1980 to provide specific acceptance criteria for complying with the standards Paragraph (a)(1) of 50.47, " Emergency Phns," of set forth in 50.47 of 10 CFR Part 50. These criteria 10 CFR Part 50 states that no operating license for a nuclear provide a basis for NRC licensees and State and local power reactor will be issued unless a finding is made by governments to develop acceptable radiological emergency NRC that the state of onsite and offsite emergency prepared-plans and improve emergency preparedness. NUREG-0654/
ness provides reasonable assurance that adequate protective FEhl A-REP-1 is the product of the joint FEhlA/NRC measures can and will be taken in the event of a radiological Steering Committee established to coordinate the agencies' emergency. For operating power reactors, paragraph (s)(2) work in emergency preparedness associated with nuclear of 50.4 requires that the licensee, State, and localemer-power plants.
gency response plans shall be implemented by April 1, 1981, except as provided in Section IV.D.3 of Appendix E The staff is not publishing this Revision 2 to Regulatory to Part 50. If, after April 1,1981, the NRC finds that the Guide 1.101 for public comment because of the unique state of emergency preparedness does not provide reason-developmental process used for NUREG-0654/FEh1 A REP-1.
f'3 able assurance that adequate protective measurer can and The interim version of NUREG-0654/FEhlA-REP-1 was
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will be taken in the event of a radiological emergency, the published for interim use in January 1980, and public
' sj Commission will determine whether the reactor must be comment was invited in a notice published in the Federal shut down until such deficiencies are remedied or whether Register on February 13, 1980 (44 FR 9768). Almost other enforcement action is appropriate. In both cases, the 100 comment letters were received, reviewed, and evaluated NRC will base its finding on a review of the Federal Emer-prior to the developmentof a final version of the document, gency hianagement Agency (FEht A) findings and determina-The staff's evaluation of the comments is contained in tions as to whether State and local emergency plans are NUREG-0742/FEhlA-REP-4. The interim version was also adequate and capable of being implemented, and on the reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards NRC assessment as to whether the licensee's emergency and the Commission in the course of the rulemaking that plans are adequate and espable of being implemented.
resulted in the emergency preparedness amendments cited above. Comments were also received from the Interorgani-Section 50.47 also establishes standards that must be zational Advisory Committee (made up of State and local met by the onsitt and offsite emergency response plans in representatives) and from other State officials later at a order for the staff to make a positive finding that there is September 1980 workshop sponsored by FEh1 A specifically reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures to review and discuss the interim version of NUREG-0654/
can and will be taken in the event of a radiological emer.
FEhf A-REP-1.
ge ncy.
Based on all the comments received, a final version of This regulatory guide provides guidance to licensees and NUREG-0654/FEh!A-REP-1 was published in November applicants on methods acceptable to the NRC staff for 1980 as Revision 1. Therefore, because this Revision 2 of complying with the Commission's regulations for emer-Regulatory Guide 1.101 endorses Revision 1 of NUREG-0654/
gency response plans and preparedness at nuclear power FEh1A-REP-1, the staff believes that a formal public com-ment period is not warranted.
reactors.
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The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions:
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- 5. Materials and Plant Protection 10. General license by the Commission.
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C. REGULATORY POSITION D. IMPLEMENTATION The criteria and recommendations contained in Revi-sion 1 of NUREG-0654/FEhlA-REP-1 are considered by The purpose of this section is to provide information to the NRC staff to be generally acceptable methods for com-applicants and licensees regarding the NRC staff's plans for plying with the standards in @ 50.47 of 10 CFR Pa t 50 using this regulatory guide. This guide reflects current NRC that must be met in onsite and offsite emergency response staff practice. Except in those cases in which the applicant plans. Furthermore, FEh!A, NRC, and other involved or licensee proposes acceptable alternative practices or Federal agencies intend to use t'te guidance contained in methods for complying with specified portions of the Revision I of NUREG-0654/FEh!A-REP-1 in their indi-Commission's regulations, the practices or methods described vidual and joint reviews of the radiological emergency herein will be used as a basis for evaluating the adequacy response plans and preparedness of State and local govern-of the emergency plans and preparedness of applicants for a ments and the plans and preparedness of applicants for and license to operate a nuclear power reactor as well as the holders of a license to operate a nuclear power reactor.
plans and preparedness at currently operating plants.
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