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| ML21081A323 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/08/2021 |
| From: | Jon Lilliendahl Plant Support Branch 1 |
| To: | |
| Crutchley M | |
| References | |
| Download: ML21081A323 (8) | |
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USNRC INCIDENT RESPONSE PROGRAM Jon Lilliendahl Senior Emergency Response Coordinator Division of Reactor Safety, NRC Region I
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
- Mission o Licensee Oversight and Assessment o Response Coordination o Public Information
- When we activate o Licensee events o Non-licensee events 2
RESPONSE PROCESS
- Licensee notifies NRC as soon as possible but within 60 minutes of emergency
- Internal Management Decision to Activate program
- If activated, NRC:
o Remains in direct communication with the licensee o Uses Emergency Response Data System (ERDS) o Establishes coordination/communication with:
- State Response Programs
- Federal Response Agencies
- International Partners
- News Media 3
RECENT PROGRAM CHANGES
- Improvements implemented in 2020 o Alignment of functions to mission o Incorporation of Incident Command System (ICS) concepts o Management by objective o Chain on command o Unity of command o Improved internal communications processes o Clearer external coordination 4
RECENT PROGRAM CHANGES
- No changes to licensee event reporting to Operations Officers
- Terminology updates o NRC Response Mode title changes o Organization and function name changes
- More flexibility of NRC staffing & deployment
- Future exercise participation o NRC will still participate in licensee exercises o NRC looking to participate in broader variety of exercises 5
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Interim Response Program Changes Due To COVID-19
- Virtual Response Capabilities
- Communications tools for virtual team coordination
- Proceduralized processes to account for virtual response
- Staff is evaluating Lessons learned from Tabletop Exercises, Functional Exercises, real world events, etc.
- Developing recommendations 7
8 Contact Information:
Jon Lilliendahl Sr. Emergency Response Coordinator NRC, Region I Jon.Lilliendahl@nrc.gov 610-337-5129