ML26040A208
| ML26040A208 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902028, Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Issue date: | 01/30/2026 |
| From: | Facemire J Nuclear Energy Institute |
| To: | Jon Greives Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk |
| Shared Package | |
| ML26040A207 | List: |
| References | |
| NEI 24-05, Rev 1 | |
| Download: ML26040A208 (0) | |
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Jon Facemire Senior Project Manager Phone: 202.256.0190 Email: jwf@nei.org January 30, 2026 Mr. Jonathan Greives Acting Director, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
Subject:
Request for NRC Review and Endorsement of NEI 24-05, An Approach for Risk-Informed Performance-Based Emergency Planning, Revision 1 Project Number: 689
Dear Mr. Greives,
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)1 hereby submits technical report NEI 24-05, An Approach for Risk-Informed Performance-Based Emergency Planning, Revision 1, for review and endorsement by the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff. NEI 24-05 is part of the overall industry, Department of Energy, and NRC Licensing Modernization Project (LMP) program, and extends the work from NEI 18-04, Risk-Informed Performance-Based Technology Inclusive Guidance for Non-Light Water Reactor Licensing Basis Development, by providing a systematic and technology-neutral methodology for the development of emergency plans in accordance with 10 CFR 50.33, Contents of applications; general information and § 50.160, Emergency preparedness for small modular reactors, non-light-water reactors, and non-power production or utilization facilities. The document was jointly developed by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and NEI.
1 The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is responsible for establishing unified policy on behalf of its members relating to matters affecting the nuclear energy industry, including the regulatory aspects of generic operational and technical issues. NEIs members include entities licensed to operate commercial nuclear power plants in the United States, nuclear plant designers, major architect and engineering firms, fuel cycle facilities, nuclear materials licensees, and other organizations involved in the nuclear energy industry.
Mr. Jonathan Greives January 30, 2026 Page 2 Nuclear Energy Institute The attached Revision 1 of the document, dated January 2026, addresses the NRC staff comments provided to representatives of NEI and ANL during a public meeting on June 23, 2025,2 as well as discussions during susequent comment clarification meetings.
If you require additional information concerning this request, please contact me or David Young at dly@nei.org or (202) 739-8127.
Sincerely, Jon Facemire Senior Project Manager c:
Mr. Michael Orenak, NRR/DANU/UAL1, NRC Mr. Michael Waters, NSIR/DPR, NRC Mr. Eric Schrader, NSIR/DPR/POB, NRC NRC Document Control Desk : NEI 24-05 An Approach for Risk-Informed Performance-Based Emergency Planning, Rev. 1 2 For a meeting summary, refer to ML25206A280.