ML21314A280

Forwards marked-up Review of Emergency Planning & Reporting Criteria Rule & Revised Regulatory Analysis Guidelines. Cost Data Should Be Included in Analysis

ML21314A280
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Issue date:	03/11/1983
From:	Philips J Office of Administration
To:	Weiss E NRC/IE
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V ITEDSTAT E-UCLEAR REuULATORY COM ISSIO

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• D. C_ 2055 5

MA 1 ! A.,

ME OR FOR: Eric

• Weiss Office of Ins pection and Enforcement

FRO : John Philips. Chief Ru les and Procedures Bran,h Di v ision of Rules and Records 0 fice of dmini s ratio SUBJEC Revie o Emergency Planning and Repor ting Criteria,*u 1 e - Par 5 0.

Rµles and REnc1os dis a mar ed-up copy of the above subjec r ul e. The ivision o ecords has re iewed e rule and ould like to cal your a en ion to the following:

l. On p. 1, the Sulllllary paragraph as be e n re ritten o meet Federal Register ( FR) re quir eme n s. T ~ ~R re qui res the Su ry paragrap to answer (a) hat t e r ul e does, (b) hy t he action is ecessar y of lice sees is a ffe cted by he rule. (c} what is the inte~ded e feet oft is r ul e, and (d) hat class

2. £d1torial and stylistic c anges have been made throughou the rule. ote particularl y on p. 8 tha we have combined amendments tw o an d t hree. We have also updat~d the authority citation.

3. A cop of this rule as been sent to Br en da Shelton for Pap e rwor Reduction revie. You should contac her for further instructions o~ the appropriate paper-wur statement for this rule.

Enclos ed is the revise d Regul at or y Analysis Guidelines for your use in completing the regulatory ana ly sis for th is rule. Co st data shoul d be included in your analysis as yoy proceed wit h this ru l ema ing.

If you have any questions pleas. call Joh Philips one tension 2-7086.

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Rules and Procedures Branch P ilips, C ief Divi s ion of Rules and Rec ords 0 fice of Administra io 759 -01]

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• UCL EA REGU LATORY C IS*SIO 10 CF Part 50

~~mergency Planning and Reporting cr *teria

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• tuclear Regulatory CoD1Tiission.

ACT IO : Proposed u1 e ~

SU ARY: The Nuc lear Reg ulator Co i ssion is proposing to amen d its regula ions for operati ng c ommer cia l nuclear ~ower plants to re rno e the

" Unusual Event 11 category ro m the e mergenc y classes in a li censee s' emer en cy pl a ns. The " Unusual Ev e nt" u egcry r ti:;u1t s in a ic ensee declaring an emergency<{_ oo lo of a t res old. Remo al of is category would raise t he t hres hold at which a licensee declares an emergency. thus elimina ing unnecessary ac i a ions of state local an d Federal emergency plans.

DATE: The conmen period expires. Co ll1Tle ~---------s r r:ceived a. ter this da e ill be consider d if i s practical to do so but t s~u ra ce o on,:,

consid ra*ion canno be g i en e cep as to co mm e nts rec eivedAbefor e tis da e.

ADDRESSES: Mail rit en co ents to r Jhe Secretar vJ f t~e e"11'tlis,ior,. ~ U.S.

Nuc lear egulatory ColllTiissio ashing on, D_7C 20555, Atten *o: Doc e i g

and Ser vic e Branch. ----

Deli er co ments tot, Room 112 1, 171i H St. N., ashingto n, D. C., bet een 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. wee kdays.

Copies of t he regulatory ar,alysis, 0MB cleara ce supp e r ing s, ate e t, a conme ts recei ed may bee arni~ed a the RC Public Document Roo at 1717 H St. ' *, Washington, 0 C._.........

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FOR FU HE I FOR TIO CO TACT: Eric '

• eiss, Of ice o spec io ad......,

En orcerr.e, U.S. uc lear Regu a o y Co issio, 'as gto, D t 20555, elep one (301) 492-4973.

SUPPL E TARY I FOR IO

T e 'uclear Regulatory Corrrnission is respo sible f~': : :-:ensing a d regulating nuclear po er plans. L*censees are no subject to certai *&* g l ' -

cation require ents, bo *h as to he con ens oft eir applica *ons o opera ing lice ses a~d to actions aut orized y the opera ing licenses. 11 appl *ca * *o s for 1 *ce ses under sec io s 103 and 104b of e o, ic Ee gy c (Ac ) o 954 as a e ed 42 USC 2133, are no requirei y §50.5 o i elude e erge cy as at co tain the arious e e ens set for *n 10 CF Part 50 A e d' E. ese se c io 103 and 10 facili ies a et e co ercial nuclear po er ac*1; es a oroduce elec rici or public consump *on. esearch and est reac ors are o su jec o t ese i *ca io equire men s as hey are 1 *ce sed u de sec o 104a ad 104c o he Atomic Energy Ac.Section I of Appe di E requ ir es the pla s to include procedures for no

• ying local, sta ea d *2~eral of i cials.

0 ce an ope a i g license u der se ctio 103 and 104b is granted, e licensee is req uir ed by 10 CFR 50.72 o actua e imrnedia e notifica ion procedures upo the occurrencf: of any of the specific 11 significant events" described in §50. 72.

Since the enactment of sec ion 201, the RC has provided further guidance to opera ing lice sees as o si uations or e ven s, ich require o ifica io by the licensee o the RC and ta e and local response organizations ado her

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e ~rgency perso nel. On gus 19, 1980, e RC pub lished a final rule o e rge c pl a g, effecti e o ovember 3 1980 ( 45 fR 55402). T s u e es abl *shed a u ti aceted e g cy planing and preparedness progra a among ot er t ings, required procedures to be es abl 'sh ed for i diate notifica ion of the

• RC and tate, and local e r,gency response personn l in cer a i s itua ions.

These situations ere dis cus sed in Revision 1 t o URE G-0654/FE -R EP-1, entitled "Cri ria for Prep(l 1Q1.; ::,*' rf E aluatio of Rad 'o1ogic a f er e cy

Respo,se Plans a nd Preparedness i Support o uclear Plan s" (hereina t er Revision 1"), hich as issued i o e ber 19 0, shor ly a ter e Emergency Pl an. ng rule became e fective. 1 e s. on 1 specified fo ur classes o E erge cy

C io Le els i al ing notifica ion ac 0 s -- oti ica io of U usual C Aler t Site Area E erge ncy and Ge neral E ergency. ev*sion 1 also se or ea ples of i

• ia i g cod' io s or eac of ese our Emerge cy C asses.

s e plained in e ' sion, e original ra iona e or the o "ficc io o Unu sual Event was ro ide earl and prop o *t*catio o or eve s ic could lead o mor e ser ious consequences given o era o er or a* l u e or which might be indicative of ore seri ous condit*o s hich are no e ully rea ized. The ler e,ergency class was supposed to re lect events w ich involve an actual o po en ial su s an ial deg radat*on o the lee o e sa e of t e p 1 an. he s*te E erge c class as sup posed t o eflec co i io s were some significant releases are 1 i ely or are occurring but where a core me lt situa ion is no indicated ba s ed on current infonnat io n. The General E ergency

1copies of U EG docu ents ar a ai l able at t e Co issio 's Pu lie Docu en Roo m 1717 H Stree,, ashing on, D. C. 20555. Copies may be purchased fro the Governmen Printing Offi ce. Infonna *o on cur ren prices ay be obtai ed y r, 1ng the U.S. uclear egu a cry Co. issio, as ington,. C. 20555.

Attent ion : Pub lic ations Sa l es Manager.

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class. t s rious class, as supposed to in ol e actual or

• en su s a al co e degrada io or 1 ing *H t e po en *a fo *r loss o

co ai ent.

e criteria set forth in Re ision 1 and t e exa ples of evens t *ggeri g the respective Emergency Classes ( it attendant noti ication actions) pro ide add' ional guidance for every opera *ng licensee int e preparatio, appro al, and ulti tel, t e imple ntatio of their emergency preparedness plans w *c mus be sub i ed o RC for evalua *on pursuant o O CF 50. 7.

Hoe er, as a prac ical matter, the presen e rgency c1assif "cat ion sche e has resul ed i an u e pee edly la ge nu ber of e erge cy declarat ion s b lice s es and he conco it large nu e o needless ac i atio so local, /""' a...

state, ad !ederal e e gene plans. For

• a ple during Ja uary 9 3, ere w re

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163 e1ep o e notif'ca ions o e R Operations Cen er pursuan o 10 C

. 72. 0 hese o i

• ca i o sJ 19 eported 11 U11usua 1 t:ven s II a d 1 rep or e a

"Aler. "

• 1 houg the Co issio as ound io s o be use ul o r ide tif

• g gene ic issues, e U usu al Eve t class has o usua ly ee " indica iv o r.o e ser *ous co d' *o s hie a r e o ye u ly realized. 11 In o her ords, he Unusua1 E ent noti ica ons are useful to th Co1T1Tiiss *o as no emer-

ge c repor s bu o as precurso o 'fica *o s of serious acciden s. ecause

i would eli i ate needless activa ions of the l *censee 's emergency pi e Co1T1Tiissio ins tha i ould be in e in eres of public eal and sa E y to remove the Unusual E ent class fr om thee ergency classes lea ing only tree such classes: Alert, Site Area Emergency and General Emergency.

eedless ac iva ion o a lice see's e erge cy plan has several ad erse i pac s.

Besides the obvious waste of ime, effort, and expense, need ess acti atio s of an emergenc planTt,e d to reduce e credibility of the emergency pla ith he

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publ *cad wit go ern t agen: ies d~rec ly i valved. Te pu lie e*t er beco es unnecessarily a a d, or a er se eral un arranted acti ations, the ou lie dis, isses all acti a io s as no really representing at ue e ergency. Si i ar1, state, local, and ~ederal agencies ca eco dese si ized by need ess ac iva i ons.

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0 erall the effect of needless activations o the licensee's e rgency plan is to reduce safe y ya process analagous o he proverbial "er** g of olf."

In order to re o e "Un usual Even u fro he E rgency Classes, three s eps

us be u de ta e. Fi s, U EG-0654/FE.- EP-1 us be revised. e Co ss *o c:nd he Federal E rge cy a age en gency ; 1 be unde a ing is as i t e near fu ure. Seco d e ss 0 's reg at*o so u ediate 0 i ica io equ

• remen for Opera ing UC ear Po er Reac ors 11 must be revised in oder 0 co er as 11 on-E ergencies 11 t ose eve s pre *cusly repor ed as 11 Unusual E ' e S

• II is as recen ly bee acco lis~e on as descr*bed i n e r ------

Feder a 1 Regi e ( F ______ ). hird, bo 10 CF 50 poe d ' E

11 E1 ergenc Pla n

• g ;, 1d Prepared ess o Pro uc *o a d *11za *o Fac*1;

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a,d O cm 50.47, 11 E ergency Pla s 11 must e rev*sed. This third step is he subjec o this pro osed rule a ng.

r.o VI ED In lig of he pre ious discussion, e RC is particu arly

• erested in recei ing corrrnents concern~ng he following:

1ha safe y alue, and do lar bene it is assoc*a ed w* re mo i g

U usual Event fro i he Emergency Classes?

(759 0 - 0)..

2. a safe y i.pact a d dollar cos is associate *it remo i g Unusua Eve ro he E rge cy Classes?

3. hat o he c anges sold e i car ora ed in a e isio 2 o U EG-0'5 /

FE -REP-1?

4. Should any portion of U EG-0654/FEMA-REP-l, such as the e a ples for the a ious E erge c Classes be specifically incorpora e in o t e Coil1Tiiss*o ' s regu1a ions instead cf referencin,g the docu nt as i" done no ?

SU Y he Co issio s proposi g rule a *ng tha wo uld change the nu ber o a..

E rgenc Classes i lice see's e ergency plans or opera ing uclear o er plants. he u er of E erge cy C asses wo ld e reduced *o our 0 ree classes as a resu1 0 t e eli mina ion of the "U usua 1 Event " category. eac or even s p e iousl a Q i h. t e 11 Un usua E en 11 categor ouldsill be reported o be Co i ssion but as on -E merge cies pursua to 10 CF 50. 2.

he Coll1'f'lission has prepared a re9ula ory a alysis o h"s regula on. T ~

analys : s exami es the costs an d benefits of the,ule as considered by the Co ssio. co of the regula ory analysis is availab l e for inspectio an d copy *ng or a fee at he C Pu l i c Docu ent Roo, 1717 Stree,. ' as i g O,

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}Ive/ s *ng1e copies of the analysis ay be obtained fro Eri. eiss, Office o Inspectfon and Enforcement, U. S. uclear Regulatory Co ission, ashington, 0. C.

20555, Te1ep one (301) 492-4973.

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STATE\\£

• ave bee ap ro d

ed c o ct,

• 96-Sll(clearance number 3150-0011).

REGULA O FLE IBIL T CE TIFICA IO In accordance it he egu a or Fle ibility ct of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 605

{b), e Co sio hereby certi ies ta s regu at io '

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f icant econo ic i pac o a su s a ial s 1 en i ies. is regula-io affec s elec r'c u i i ies ha are do *na n e *r res ec i e se ce a reas ad ha o ad opera e nuclear u *1 *zation acili *es *ce sed under Sec o s 103 a d 10 b oft e 0 ic E ergy C of 19 as a e ded. e a d-men s clar"fy a nd modi y presen 1 existi g e rge a i g requ Accordingly, t ere s s*g ca eco omic ese ce sees.

nor do he affec ed full ice sees all. hi e sc ope o n o "s all enti ies set or e egula ory F e Sma 11 Business Size S a dards set or h in egula 0 S issued e S. a Business Adminis ra io a 13 CFR Pa, t... 21.

LIS I OF SUBJECT 10 CFR PAR 50 A i rus Classi *ed or a io, Fire pre e ~ ergo ern,, al rela o s, uclear po er plan s and reactors.) Penal y, ad*a ion Pro ect*o,

Rea c t o s i ti ng er

• eria, Re orting r e quire en ts.

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~~~life,~~ e ic Energy c of 1954, as a nded, e Ee gy S.V- * $, C.

Reorganization Act o 1974, as ame ded, ad,e c tiQR 6e 2 an & 55~.o.f r; t 1e S of

.IV, C,".f ~0P1.s : - IA..t;(r. 7 CJ:. I' P A.,,r+ So,

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~ 2. tn §5 0.47 parag a 11 ( b) (17)

• Jded and footno e 1 re ised to rea d as fol lo s:

r.,:. 4 7 E er~e cy Pl a r.

lb) The onsite and, except as ro ided in paragrap (d) of ~s sec ion o fsi e e rgen c res ons lans for nuclear po er reactors us eet e ol o *i g standard ~l

{1 7) The emergenc ) must inclv e hree Emergency Cl asses :

(i) Al~rt.

(ii) Sf e Area E erge nc

{iii) Ge'fleral Emerg r;,,

l These sta dd ds are ado, ess s °t:J s pe, fie criteria in UREG-065; HM

• f? ~l en i t led "Criteria or Preparatio ad E alua io of Radiological ;.~,.. gency Response Plans and Pt eparedness in Support o ucl ear nwer Plants-or In ~r

• Use and :1 rrrnent11 January 1980.

Hoe ~r, the categor; " otifir.ation of Unusual Event ' is no longer con$idered an e er. enr:_ cl ss.

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Fedeta1 Regoletfons, P,e.1 t 50 end e'f"t JtwblisAed as a doet:HneAt s"~jc.ci to"'""-.,_

~---- PART 50 - 00 ESTIC LICE SING 0!_::::,

CPROOUCTIO FACILITIES

1. The aut ority citation for Par 50 cont*nues to read as follc s:

AUTHOR! Y: Secs. 103, 104, 161, 182, 183. 186, 189, 68 Stat. 936, 937, 948,

953, 954, 955, 956, as amend ed sec. 2~4, 83 Stat. 1244, as amended ( 42 U.S.C.

2133, 2134, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2239, 2282)* secs. 201, 202, 206r. 88 Stat.

12 2, 124, 1246, as ame ded (42 u.s.c.1 s 1, 5842, 58 6), u less othe i e no ed.

Section 50.7 also issued under Pub. L.95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 2951 (42 U.S.C. 5851). Sec *on 50.78 also issued under sec. 122, 68 Sa. 939 (42 U.S.C. 2152). Sec *ans 50.80- 50.81 a so issued under sec. 184 68 Stat.~as 'I'S,.,,I

t) a ended ( 2 U.S.C. 2234). Sec io s 50.100-5,2.102 also issued u der sec. 186, 6 2..

Sa. 955.S.C. 2236).

For he purposes of sec 223, 68 Stat. 958, as a.e de ( 42 U. S.C. 2273 ),

§§50.lO ( e ), { ), ad (c), 50.44, 50. 6, 50.~8, 50.54, ano 50.SO(a) are iss u d under sec. 161b, 68 Sat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 220l (b)} ; §§50. 101/) and

(t) ad 50.54 are *ssued under sec. 16 li, 68 Stat. 949, as a ended (42 U.S.C.

220l (i)

• and §§50.55(e), 50.5 9(b), 50.70, 50.71, 50.72, and 50.78 are issued

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e ca egory II otification of Unusual E entu is no longer (i590 -

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• f'le e nti re spec ru gene cm,ditions tha i *ol e t e aler *ng or acti ating o progressively larger seg e nts of** e total emergency organizatio shall be described. The colffllUr.i.ca ion steps to be taken to alert or activate eme gency personnel under eac class of emergency s a 1 be desc ibed. E ergency act*on levels {ba e d not o ly on on site a nd offsite radiation~~ itoring info rma *on but also on readi ngs fro. a numb er of sensors that i ndic ate a pote n ial e erge ncy, suc h as the pressure in conta in,er. and the response of the E rgency Cor Cooi ng Sys em) for notification of off-site age c i es s all

be described. The e xi ste nce, but no t the details, of a mes sage a uthe tica on sc eme shall b no ed o sue agr.ncies. he e merge c c asses def* ed s ha d

(2) site area e ge. cy, a d *:(3) ge neral e erge cy. T ese c l asses are ur her discus s ed in LI G- 065 FE REP 1. e ca egory II otificatio o tii usual t; ve " is no lonqer considered an e ier gency class..,,,

Dated at Washington, o......... -/ " h isA day of _______ _ 83.

1c For the uc 1ea Regu atory Co mmis s*o

Samual J. Chil k Secretary of the Corrrnission I

EGULATORY A LYS S

(§50.47 and Part 50 ppendi E)

E Te objective of he proposed re is'on of §50.47 and Part 50 Appendi E is o reMo e he* "U isua E n 11 categor ro the emerge cy c a!>ses in licensees' e ergency plans. By raising the threshold a which t e lic ensee dee ares a erge cy. hese proposed ame

• s -..d 11 r duce the number of activations of s a e local and federa1 e ergenc pla s. These ~reposed allliler. ents s oul d eriha ce pub l

• c ea 1 t and sa et i creasing e cred*b*-

li y of e lice see ' s e erge cy, an a reducl'fTg t.e u. ber of needless v

dee ara io so ~. e erge cy.

Ea~ opera 9 CO, ercial nuclear po er pla icensed by the RC ms ave a a pro ed e er ge c a e prese l'lerge cy c assi ca 0 sc el""e as our classes : ( ) 'o ; ca 0 of U us a E ent (2 ) Aler ( 3 ) s* rea fmergency and (4 ) Ge eral Ernergenc The class *t1ed "Unusual E ent" results in 1

• cens e dec l aring a e erge Y a 0 10 0 a res o d. h se our e ergenc classes are described b exa ples i UREG -0654/FE EP-.

• U EG - 0654/FEMA-E -1 en itled "CRadiological Ernergenc Re e Plans and Preparedness in Su port of uclear r*ter *a for Preparation and Ea uatio of

11 ev. 9 0. Co i e s of' U ~ E., do c u,,e ' a * -

s. Co ss*o s oc:. tree, \\.as o,

5. *es ay ro n G ri e Pr.. 9 eg u ry Co iss*o, 20555. ti *ca io s o i o current ai e ng hP. ' uclear Sa es Manager.

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Hoe.er, as a practical matter, e present e ergency classi "ca io scheme

has resu1 ed 1 a une pectedly large nu ber of emergency declara io s by licensees and the concotr¢i& t large number of needless activations of local sta e, and federa emergen~y plans. For example during Janu ary 1983, there were 163 telephone notifications to the RC Operatio s Center pursuan to 10 CFR

50. 72. 0 these otifica ionsJ19 reported "U usual Evens" and 1 re m* ed an "Alert. II 1 hough the Corrmission has fou d these notif ications to be ust' ul or ide ti ing generic issues, the Unusua E *ent c ass has 0 usually ee

indica ive of more serious condi io s which are no yet fully realized." In other ords, he U usual E ent no ifica ions are useful o e Co ission as onemergency reports but no as precursor notif'cat*ons of se ious a~cide s.

The Co,, *ssio tins a it would e int e interes of pu ic eal, and safety to remove the Unusual Event class fro t e emergency classes lea ing only three uc classes: Alert, Site Area Emergenc~and General Err~rgency.

eedless activation o a *censee's emergency plan has severa l ad erse

i pac s. Besides he o v*ous was e uf ime, e r, ad e pe se ee less ac iv a i so a emergency panted o reduce he credi ili. y o e e erge cy plan with tne public and with go ernment agencies directly invo1 ed. he publ *c ei her eco es u ecessar*1 ala ed, or after severe u arranted ac a o s the pu lie dis isses all activatio s as no rea lly representing a r ue e erge c s* ilar y, s a e, local, and _ederal agencies can become dese ~itized ac i atio ns. Overall the effect of ~edless acti a *o of e licen see 's emergency plan is o reduce safe y by a process analago us to the proverbial

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COSTS he RC is in i *.g industry and public co ent on precisely hat dollar bene its and costs ar,e associa ed ith eli inating "Unusual E ent 11 from the emergency classes. T is regula ory analysis wil1 be revised to reflect the precise cost data obtained subsequent to the pub lishing of the proposed rule.

Indus ry The RC expects ere o substantial xpense associa ed with revis *o of the licensee's e erge n~y pa s. his ould ea leas par ially offse over the life of the plant byte reduced costs associated it fewer activations of he licensee's emerge cy pla

0 her go ernmen age c*es educing e erge cy pa activa io s s ould result in substan ial savi gs fo s a e, local and federal age cies w o ill no be

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respon ing to u warranted decla a io s of e ergencies. Sta e, local, and federal e ergenc pla s

• elude act

• ations or t e placing o stand y of arious

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res po se ea,s.

P l i c The chief bene i s uld accrue to the public as a result of increased safe y.

The public will no beco e u necessarily alarmed as a resu t of u ecessary declara ions o e. ergency and t ere sou d be less cop.ace cy o he part o hos e age cies respo,di g o a e ergenc dee a a o ec2use sue a dee ara ALTER A IVES The three alterna i e for difying the emergency classes are:

1. have the same nu ber of eports.

2. re duce the number of reports.

3. increas e the number of reports.

lternative 1 ould impose he same burden on the ce sees t*t would perm't fe er emergency classes and thus fe er declaratio s of emergency.

ter at* ve 2 would reduce e urden o, lice sees bu wou d *mpa i r RC's abili y t o ide ify generic issues and tre ds of p1a t per ormance re la ed o safet Al er a ive 3 is un *arra ed ecause t ere is no co,pell 'ng reaso for increasing the nu ber of re o s.

Conseque ly, al ernative 1 as selected.

The revision o 50, 47 and Part 50 ppendi E ta elimina e "Unusua Eve n 11 s a e ergency c s s u d raise et resho d a c a ce see dee ares a e.erge cy. his 1 ca ge he number of re orts r ce *11 ed b e C bu

should elimina e unnecessary acti a ions of emergency plan.

FI AL DECIS 0 T e proposed ru le should, 'f promul ated, e a ce pu lie health and sa e and here ore should e pu lis ed.

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REG A ALYSIS 50. & P SO Requestor's 10: ICHELLE

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