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Forwards marked-up Review of Emergency Planning & Reporting Criteria Rule & Revised Regulatory Analysis Guidelines. Cost Data Should Be Included in Analysis
ML21314A280
Person / Time
Issue date: 03/11/1983
From: Philips J
Office of Administration
To: Weiss E
NRC/IE
Shared Package
ML20209B956 List:
References
FOIA-86-729 NUDOCS 8612170084
Download: ML21314A280 (16)


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V ITEDSTATE-UCLEAR REuULATORY COM ISSIO

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  • D . C_ 20555 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 vision of Rules and Records 0 fice of dmini s ratio SUBJEC Revie o Emergency Planning and Repor ting Criteria

,*u 1e - Par 50.

Enc1os dis a mar ed-up copy of the above subjec r ul e . The ivision o Rµles and Records 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 been re ritten o meet Federal Register (FR) requireme 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 ecessary (c} what is the inte~ded e feet oft is r ul e , and (d) hat class of lice sees is affe cted by he rule.
2. £d1torial and stylistic c anges have been made throughou the rule.

ote particularl y on p. 8 tha we have combined amendments two an d t hree. We have also updat~d the authority citation.

3. A cop of this rule as been sent to Brenda Shelton for Paperwor Reduction revie . You should contac her for further instructions o~ the appropriate paper-wur statement for this rule.

Enclosed is the revised Regul atory 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 with this ru l ema ing.

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

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

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  • UCL EA REGULATORY C IS*SIO 10 CF Part 50

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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 commercia l nuclear ~ower plants to rerno e the "Unusual Event category rom the emergency classes in a li censees' 11 emer en cy pl ans. The "Unusual Ev ent" u egcry r ti:;u1ts in a icensee 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 and Federal emergency plans .

DATE: The conmen period expires


. Coll1Tle ~-s rr: 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 gi en e cep as to comments rec eivedAbefore tis da e.

ADDRESSES: Mail rit en co ents tor Jhe SecretarvJ. f t~e e"11'tlis,ior, U.S.

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

Copies of t he regulatory ar,alysis, 0MB cleara ce supper 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.

(7590-01 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 *&*

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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 sec 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 equiremen 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 ires 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 required 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 even s , ich require o ifica io by the licensee o the RC and ta e and local response organizations ado her

[7590-01) 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 ue 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 'shed 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 discus sed in Revision 1 t o UREG-0654/FE -REP-1, entitled "Cri ria for Prep(l 1Q1.; ::,*' rf E aluatio of Rad 'o1ogica f er e cy Respo ,se Plans and 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 ergency and General 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 more 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 p1an . he s*te E erge c class as supposed t o eflec co i io s were some significant releases are 1i ely or are occurring but where a core me lt situa ion is no indicated ba sed on current infonnat ion. The Genera l E ergency 1copies of U EG docu ents ar a ai l able at t e Co issio 's Pu lie Docu en Room 1717 H Stree , , ashing on, D. C. 20555. Copies may be purchased fro the Governmen Printing Offi ce . Infonna *o on curren prices ay be obtai ed y r, 1ng the U.S. uclear egu a cry Co . issio , as ington, . C. 20555.

Attent ion : Pub lications Sa l es Manager.

. (7 9 -0 J 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 ions b

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lice s es and he conco it large nu e o needless ac i atio so local, 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 repor e a "Aler . "
  • 1 houg the Co issio as ound io s o be use ul or ide tif
  • g gene ic issues, e U usual Eve t class has o usua ly ee "indica-iv o r.o e ser *ou s co d' *o s hie are 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 from 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

[7590-01]

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 ions.

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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 u

near fu ure . Seco d e ss 0 's reg at*o so ediate 0 i ica io equ

  • remen for Opera ing UC ear Po er Reac ors must be revised in oder 11 0

co er as 11 on-E ergencies t ose eve s pre *cusly repor ed as Unusual E 'e 11 11 S

  • II is as recen ly bee acco lis~e on r ------ as descr*bed in e Feder a1 Regi e ( F ______) . hird, bo 10 CF 50 poe d ' E 11 E1ergenc Pla n
  • g ;, 1d Prepared ess o Pro uc *o a d *11za *o Fac* 1;
  • s 11 a ,d O cm 50.47, 11 E ergency Pla s must e rev*sed.

11 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* remo i g U usual Event froi he Emergency Classes?

(7590-0)

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 a..

he Co issio s proposi g rule a *ng tha would change the nu ber o 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 Unusua 11 E en 11 categor ouldsill be reported o be Co i ssion but as on -Emerge 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

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C Pu l i c Docu ent Roo , 1717 Stree , .' as i g O ,

}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 '*1 o ave a s i g -

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 areas 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 and 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 scope o no "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 ct o si ti ng er

  • eria , Re orting require 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 ,ectiQR 6e 2 an& 55~ .o.f r; t 1e S of

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  • 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 rgenc 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 ergenc

{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 :1rrrnent 11 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 amended 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.1s 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

'I'S ,.,,I U.S.C. 2152) . Sec *ans 50.80-50.81 a so issued under sec. 184 68 Stat.~as 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 issu 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 .59(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

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  • f'le enti re spec ru gene cm,ditions tha i *ol e t e aler *ng or acti ating o progressively larger seg ents of*
  • e total emergency organizatio shall be described. The colffllU r.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 ed not o ly on on site and offsite radiation~~ itoring info rma *on but also on readi ngs fro. a number of sensors that i ndicate a poten ial e ergency , 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 ci es s all be described. The exi stence , but no t the details, of a mes sage authe tica on sc eme shall b no ed o sue agr.ncies . he emerge c c asses def* ed sha d (2) site area e ge . cy , a d *:( 3) ge neral e erge cy . T ese cl asses are ur her discus sed in LI G-065 FE REP 1. e ca egory II otificatio o tii usual t;ve " is no lonqer considered an e iergency class.

Dated at Washington, o c/

1 "hisAday of _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 83 .

For the uc 1ea Regu atory Commis 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 licensee 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 publ
  • c ea 1t and sa et i creasing e cred*b*-

li y of e lice see ' s e erge cy ,an a v

reducl'fTg t .e u .ber of needless 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 erge 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 "Cr*ter *a for Preparation and Ea uatio of Radiological Ernergenc Re e Plans and Preparedness in Su port of uclear
s. 11 ev. 9 0 . Co i es of' U~ E., doc u ,,e 'a * -

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

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

Hoe .e r, 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 January 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 notifications 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 *cen see'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 iva 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 ations . Overall the effect of ~edless acti a *o of e licen see 's emergency plan is o reduce safe y by a process analagous to the proverbial "c ry
  • g o o f. 11

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 ergen~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 lic 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 hose 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. reduce the number of reports.
3. increase 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

  • ed b 11 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.

Oocume t a e:

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

ICHELLE Author's Name:

eiss Docume t Corrrnen s: