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Nuclear Industry Expectations
	Question Criteria
	EPFAQs Under Review
	EPFAQs Out for Public Comment
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	Submit Your QuestionNuclear Industry Expectations

While any member of the public may submit an EPFAQ for NRC consideration, the staff expects the nuclear industry to work with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) to coordinate, discuss, and submit EPFAQs through NEI. This will ensure consistency and allows other nuclear industry representatives to assist in the development of the applicable EPFAQ.

Question Criteria

**A potential EPFAQ should be a question addressing issues where the regulatory guidance may not be sufficiently clear, or where consistency in application would benefit both the NRC and licensees. To be considered as an EPFAQ, the initiator shall apply the following criteria:**

The question must be sufficiently generic (e.g., Does it affect more than one licensee or plant without consideration or evaluation of site-specific information?).
	The question does not involve unresolved inspection issues, enforcement actions, allegations, or other situations covered by existing regulatory processes.
	The question does not involve classified, safeguards, or official use only information.
	The question does not request interpretation of NRC regulations, clarification of guidance not yet published as final, or NEI/Industry documents submitted but not endorsed by the NRC.
	The question relates to guidance applicable to licensees.  Questions related to the development, implementation or evaluation of offsite emergency plans and preparedness are the responsibility of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), per the FEMA/NRC Memorandum of Understanding contained in Appendix A to 44 CFR 353, and will not be accepted under this EPFAQ process.
	The question does not request clarification of on-going licensing activities or issues processed by the licensee in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q) or Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50.
	The question does not pertain to the EP Performance Indicators, Baseline EP Inspection Procedures, or Appendix Manual Chapter 0609 (EP Significance Determination Process).If all of the above criteria are met, then an EPFAQ is appropriate.

**Disclaimer:**The information in any response to an email sent to this address is provided as a public service and solely for informational purposes and is not, nor should be deemed as, an official NRC position, opinion or guidance, or "a written interpretation by the General Counsel" under 10 CFR 50.3, on any matter to which the information may relate. The opinions, representations, positions, interpretations, guidance or recommendations which may be expressed by the NRC technical staff responding to an inquiry are solely the NRC technical staff's and do not necessarily represent the same for the NRC. Accordingly, the fact that the information was obtained through the NRC technical staff will not have a precedential effect in any legal or regulatory proceeding.

**Final FAQ Resolution may be considered as part of the revision process for applicable EP guidance.**

**If you are reporting a safety or security concern**, please see our Report a Safety or Security Concern page.

EPFAQs Under Review

These EPFAQs are under review and yet to be finalized.

EPFAQ
				Title
				ADAMS Accession NumberThere are currently no EPFAQs under review.EPFAQs Out for Public Comment

The following report provides a list of EPFAQs out for public comment.

EPFAQ
				Title
				ADAMS Accession NumberThere are currently no EPFAQs Out for Public Comment.EPFAQs Completed

The following report provides a list of completed EPFAQs that have not been adopted into regulatory guidance.

EPFAQs Completed 2012-2015
	EPFAQ
				Title
				ADAMS Accession Number2015-009
				Acceptability of Noble Gas Only Source Term for the Threshold Calculation of Effluent Monitor Readings for AS1 and AG1
				ML16166A4312015-010
				Usage of NUREG/BR-0150 Volume 1, Rev. 4 "RTM-96 Response Figures A.5 - A.12 to Determine Core Damage
				ML16166A4192015-011
				Usage of NEI 10-05 to support augmentation time changes EPFAQ was REJECTED as guidance is provided by NSIR/DPR ISG-001 and NUREG-0654/FEMA REP-1
				N/A2015-012
				Usage of plant parameter information not available in the Control Room as an information and data source in an EAL
				ML16166A4042015-013
				Hostile Action resulting in a loss of control of the facility declarations when fuel damage is likely within 4-hours or results in a loss of physical control of spent fuel
				ML16166A3662015-014
				Consideration to allow for specifying relevant operating modes identified for the inability to control a key safety function cannot be maintained following a transfer of plant control to an alternate location
				ML16166A2402015-015
				Consideration of listing site-specific power sources applicable for consideration for loss of power EALs
				ML16166A1912016-001
				Definition of Hostile Action and/or Projectile EPFAQ was withdrawn by the industry via letter
				ML17083A7952016-002
				Clarification of Equipment Damage as a Result of a Hazardous Event
				ML17195A2992017-001
				Clarification of Implementation of the revised EPA Protective Action Guide regarding revisions to EAL
				ML17199F7362018-001
				Reactor Coolant System Fission Product Barrier Loss Clarification
				ML18338A2902018-002
				Clarification of Boiling Water Reactor Classification of a Reator Coolant System Leak Leak that may be Isolated Locally
				ML18338A3082018-003
				Clarification of Site-Specific List of Plant Rooms or Areas that should be regarding Single Containment Fire Alarms
				ML18338A3972018-004
				Hazardous Events Effects On Safety Systems Clarification
				ML18340A0512019-001
				Clarification of Initiating Conditions CU1 (15 minutes) and CA1 (significance)
				ML19275E8172019-002
				A question regarding the inclusion of a revision of 10CFR21 in purchase orders was REJECTED as purchase orders are outside the scope of EPFAQs.
				N/A2019-003
				A question regarding a clarification of EPFAQ 2013-004 was REJECTED because NUREG-0654, Revision 1, Supplement 3 (ADAMS Accession No. ML113010596).  Further clarification is provided in the NRC response to EPFAQ 2019-003.
				ML19354A8352019-004
				Clarification Based On Implementation Of The Impact Of BWROG EPG/SAG Revision 4 On Various Emergency Action Levels.
				ML20238C0502020-001
				Relief from Annual Evacuation Time Estimate (ETE) Update When Performing A Census Baseline ETE Study.
				ML20206L1272020-002
				Clarification of emergency preparedness communication equipment relative to extended loss of all power communication equipment.
				ML20206K9852021-001
				Clarification of Section 4.3 of NUREG-7002, "Criteria for Development of Evacuation Time Estimate Studies," regarding acceptable error and/or confidence interval
				ML22203A0712021-002
				Clarification of NUREG-7002, "Criteria for Development of Evacuation Time Estimate Studies," regarding availability date for 2021 Census data
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