ML25059A244
| ML25059A244 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/17/2025 |
| From: | Chaudhry N Policy and Oversight Branch |
| To: | |
| References | |
| EPFAQ 2024-01 | |
| Download: ML25059A244 (2) | |
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Emergency Preparedness Frequently Asked Queson (EPFAQ)
Page 1 of 2 11/6/24 EPFAQ Number:
2024-01 Date Accepted for Review:
2/17/2025 Originator:
David Young / Jay Bodnar Organizaon:
NEI / South Texas Project Relevant Guidance and Applicable Secons:
- 1. NEI 99-01, Development of Emergency Acon Levels for Non-Passive Reactors, Revision 6, Secons 5.9 and 5.10
- 2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-02, Clari"caon of NRC Guidance for Emergency No"caons During Quickly Changing Events, dated February 2, 2007
- 3. NUREG-1022, Event Reporng Guidelines 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73: Final Report, Revision 3, Secon 3.1.1
- 4. Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Frequently Asked Queson (FAQ) 21-02, Counng DEP Opportunies from an Emergency Following Retracon of the NRC Emergency No"caon, Revision 0 (refer to ML21117A104)
Status:
UNDER REVIEW QUESTION OR COMMENT:
Background
The above guidance was reviewed to idenfy changes that could bene"t licensees emergency plan and emergency plan implemenng procedures (EPIPs) by incorporang instrucons on the handling of emergency no"caons during an event where an emergency was declared but then quickly recognized to be unwarranted, before the no"caons to osite agencies were iniated. Having guidance for this conngency would help prevent a licensee from making emergency no"caons when an emergency declaraon was made in error and, in fact, no emergency acon level (EAL) was actually met. Prevenng unwarranted emergency no"caons will preclude impacts to osite agencies since they will not be iniang acons in response to an erroneous emergency declaraon.
The relevant guidance and applicable secons cited above address the handling of an aer-the-fact discovery of an emergency condion, the retracon of an emergency no"caon made to the NRC, and the performance of emergency no"caons during situaons where emergency condions have led to rapid changes in the emergency classi"caon level. Since these documents do not address the topic at hand, this EPFAQ was iniated to help licensees determine what emergency plan and EPIP changes could be acceptable. A licensee choosing to adopt the informaon in this EPFAQ would need to evaluate potenal emergency plan and EPIP changes in accordance with their "eet or site change process.
Queson If an emergency declaraon is made and then determined to be incorrect prior to the iniaon of an emergency no"caon to osite response organizaons (OROs), should licensee personnel disconnue the emergency no"caon process? If so, what subsequent acons should the licensee consider?
Emergency Preparedness Frequently Asked Queson (EPFAQ)
Page 2 of 2 11/6/24 PROPOSED SOLUTION:
If an emergency declaraon is made and then determined to be incorrect prior to the iniaon of an emergency no"caon to OROs, licensee personnel should disconnue (stop) the emergency no"caon process. Licensee personnel should then:
- 1) Evaluate whether a non-emergency no"caon to the NRC is required in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72.
- 2) Evaluate whether a courtesy/good neighbor no"caon to State or local agencies is required in accordance with "eet or site procedures.
- 3) Document the incorrect emergency declaraon in the correcve acon program.
- 4) Report the incorrect emergency declaraon as a missed opportunity for the Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP) indicator in accordance with the guidance in NEI 99-02 (i.e., because the emergency classi"caon was not accurate). There is no associated no"caon opportunity to report.
NRC RESPONSE:
TBD RECOMMENDED FUTURE ACTIONS(S):
INFORMATION ONLY, MAINTAIN EPFAQ INFORMATION ONLY, REMOVE EPFAQ as an acve EPFAQ on or aer XX/XX/XX UPDATE GUIDANCE DURING NEXT REVISION