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ATTACHMENT 82002.04

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISES

82002.04-01 INSPECTION OBJECTIVES

To verify, during plant construction (and prior to fuel load of the plant), the operational 

readiness of the licensee’s Emergency Preparedness (EP) exercise program; and to 

ensure the licensee’s ability to transition to monitoring under the reactor oversight 

process.

82002.04-02 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

General Requirements 

02.01 Prepare for the qualifying/prior to fuel loading exercise inspection. This exercise 

is required for each licensee site, including each licensee at a co-located site. 

02.02 Perform independent observations of licensee performance in classification, 

notification, protective action recommendation (PAR) development, dose assessment 

activities and as many other aspects of performance as resources allow. In the case of 

co-located licensees, verify licensee compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 

50, Appendix E, Paragraph IV.F.2.c concerning the continuance of certain activities in 

the period between biennial exercises.

02.03 Evaluate whether a weakness(es) observed by the inspection team was 

appropriately identified by the licensee’s formal critique and entered into the corrective 

action program.

02.04 Identify any weaknesses that may reveal a failure to meet a planning standard 

or other regulatory requirement.

02.05 Represent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) public meeting. 

02.06 Review the proposed offsite exercise deficiencies provided by FEMA and inform 

the licensee of those deficiencies. 

02.07 Determine whether the licensee demonstrated reasonable assurance that it is 

capable of effectively implementing its Emergency Plan to adequately protect public 

health and safety in the event of a radiological emergency.

Specific Facility/Area Requirements

02.08 Control Room. Observe and evaluate the performance of licensee emergency 

response personnel in the control room, as they perform the following activities during a 

drill or exercise: 

a. Facility management and control

b. Analysis of plant conditions and corrective actions
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c. Detection and classification of emergency events

d. Protective action decision-making and recommendations

e. Notifications and communications

f. Implementation of onsite protective actions

g. Dose assessment

h. Evaluation of post-accident sampling (or licensee’s equivalent capacity) results

i. Dispatch and coordination of monitoring teams

02.09 Technical Support Center (TSC). Observe and evaluate the performance of 

licensee emergency response personnel in the TSC as they perform the following 

activities during a drill or exercise:

a. Staffing and activation of the TSC

b. Facility management and control

c. Accident assessment and classification

d. Dose assessment

e. Protective action decision making and recommendations

f. Notifications and communications

g. Implementation of protective actions

h. Assistance and support to control room

i. Evaluation of post-accident sampling (or licensee’s equivalent capacity) results

j. Dispatch and coordination of monitoring teams

02.10 Emergency Operations Facility (EOF). Observe and evaluate the performance 

of licensee emergency response personnel in the EOF as they perform the following 

activities during a drill or exercise:

a. Staffing and activation of the EOF

b. Facility management and control

c. Accident assessment and classification
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d. Offsite dose assessment

e. Protective action decision making

f. Notifications and communications

g. Implementation of protective actions

h. Interaction with offsite officials, NRC, and other organizations

02.11 Operational Support Center (OSC). Observe and evaluate the performance of 

licensee emergency response personnel in the OSC as they perform the following 

activities during a drill or exercise:

a. Staffing and activation of the OSC

b. Facility management and control

c. Performance of support functions

d. Provide personal protection for workers

02.12 Offsite Monitoring. Observe and evaluate the performance of licensee offsite 

monitoring teams as they perform the following activities during a drill or exercise:

a. Activation and deployment of the monitoring teams

b. Surveys, sampling and analysis

02.13 Corrective Action or Rescue Teams. Observe and evaluate the performance of 

licensee corrective action and rescue teams as they perform the following activities 

during a drill or exercise:

a. In-plant repair actions

b. Rescue operations

c. Ensuring personal safety

02.14 Security and Accountability. Observe and evaluate the licensee's security 

practices during a drill or exercise:

a. Security

1. Radiological release scenario response

2. Hostile action-based scenario response

b. Accountability
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02.15 Emergency News Center (Joint Public Information Center). Observe and 

evaluate the performance of licensee emergency response personnel in the Emergency 

News Center (Joint Public Information Center or JPIC) as they perform the following 

activities during a drill or exercise:

a. Staffing, activation, and facility control as applicable

b. Processing and dissemination of information to the media

c. Coordinating information and messages with offsite public information personnel

02.16 Onsite Emergency Medical Services. Observe and evaluate the performance of 

the licensee's onsite medical response team during a drill or exercise.

02.17 Post-Accident Sampling (PASS) (or the licensee’s equivalent capacity) Team. 

Observe and assess the performance of the PASS (or the licensee’s equivalent 

capacity) team during a drill or exercise.

02.18 Provide inspection information on the results of drill evaluation to support the 

determination of whether the licensee’s EP program is operationally ready.

82002.04-03 INSPECTION GUIDANCE

General Guidance

This attachment must be used to inspect exercises being presented by the licensee or 

for the purpose of establishing confidence that the inspection objectives are met. The 

guidance of this procedure must be used to structure the inspection. 

Interference with the players or the controllers by NRC evaluators should not occur, nor 

should the controllers prompt, coach, or otherwise interfere with the performance of the 

players. NRC evaluators must seek information from the controllers regarding the drill, 

but should not interact with the players directly. 

The inspectors shall become familiar with the scenario prior to arrival on site to 

understand how to evaluate the licensee’s exercise. Review any changes made to the 

scenario and tour the facilities to become familiar with equipment, displays, procedures 

and supplies to be used to perform the evaluated tasks. 

It is appropriate to review the scenario and the scenario objectives with the licensee to 

ensure licensee efforts will support the inspection procedure objectives. The guidance 

of Attachment(s) 82002_03 and 82002_5 of this procedure may be helpful in describing 

appropriate elements of a challenging scenario. 

The licensee shall keep the scenario confidential. If confidentiality is not maintained, 

the inspection may be postponed until a later date when a confidential scenario is 

available for use. 
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The use of a simulator is desirable during these drills, but is not mandatory. The 

decision to use the simulator should be left to the licensee. However, it may be pointed 

out that the realism of the simulator would aid shift personnel in recognizing emergency 

conditions. 

Evaluations conducted in accordance with this procedure are limited to the staff, 

activities, records, and facilities of the licensee. Where necessary to verify licensee 

performance, concerning interactions with organizations and persons involved in offsite

emergency preparedness, inspectors are to limit their activities to reviews of pertinent 

records available through the licensee. If additional information is needed about offsite

emergency preparedness, it can be obtained from FEMA.

The general practices for a team inspection are to be used for the planning and conduct 

of this inspection and for the preparation of the inspection report. During an exercise or 

drill, observation and evaluation of licensee performance in the control room, TSC, 

OSC, EOF and JPIC, as appropriate, is required. 

There are three aspects of the drill to consider. The first is the development of a 

technically accurate and challenging scenario to test the plans, procedures, equipment, 

and implementation of the licensee's emergency response capabilities. The second 

part is the implementation of the plans and procedures. The last aspect is the critique 

following the exercise or drill in which the licensee makes a candid self-evaluation in 

terms of (1) the scenario, (2) the adequacy of the emergency equipment, facilities, and 

procedures, (3) the players' responses, and (4) the effective use of evaluators and 

controllers. 

Specific Guidance

03.01 This attachment should be performed in conjunction with the performance of IP

65001, “Inspections of Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) 

Related Work, “Attachment 65001.18, “Inspection of Emergency Planning ITAAC, 

section 02.14, “Exercise and Drills.” As noted in IMC 2504, “Construction Inspection 

Program- Inspection of Construction and Operational Programs,” section 2504-03, 

“Applicability,” IMC 2504 inspections are to be performed in parallel with, but 

independent of, IMC 2503, “AConstruction Inspection Program: Inspections of 

Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) Related Work.@ The 

concurrent performance of these two emergency preparedness inspection procedures is 

relevant, as they share a common inspectable area. Hence, the results of each 

inspection (i.e., those inspection procedures mandated under the requirements of IMC 

2503 and IMC 2504) may be documented in the same inspection report, if acceptable to 

the inspector. 

03.02 The requirements for exercises are found in 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14) and 10 CFR 

Part 50, Appendix E, Part IV.F. During the exercise, develop independent observations 

of licensee performance in classification, notification, PAR development, dose 

assessment activities and other areas selected. Identify any apparent performance 

weakness(es). Gather copies of completed forms and checklists that support or 

document classification, notification and PAR development activities and other areas 

selected for inspection. Inspector-identified weaknesses must be held confidential until 

after the formal licensee critique. The inspector must ensure that the licensee critique 
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conclusions are complete, including management review, before discussing inspector 

observations and conclusions.

Evaluation of exercises at sites with co-located licensees introduces additional 

inspection requirements. These requirements are found in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, 

Paragraph IV.F.2.c and generally involve drills, training, and activities/interactions with 

offsite authorities (Regulatory Guide 1.101, “Emergency Response Planning and 

Preparedness for Nuclear Power Reactors,” Revision 5, June, 2005, provides additional 

guidance). The inspection plan should provide for the verification that these activities 

are conducted, properly observed, and where appropriate, critiqued by licensee 

personnel. It should be noted that NRC inspectors do not evaluate offsite agency 

performance, but will rather focus on the interface of licensee personnel with offsite 

agencies. However, any observed offsite performance weaknesses that impact the 

licensee’s ability to implement the onsite Emergency Plan should be shared with the 

FEMA evaluation team for further assessment.

03.03 The inspectors should familiarize themselves with the licensee’s critique process 

and discuss expectations with the licensee. This discussion should include the critique 

scheduling, content, and participation, as well as the inspector’s need to know when the 

critique process is complete. The NRC considers the critique process complete when 

all draft conclusions related to the RSPS performance deficiencies have been presented 

to licensee senior management, and any management questions or comments have 

been resolved. The licensee should understand that the critique should not be delayed 

in order to address every minor problem identified.

The inspectors should conduct a pre-critique briefing with the EP staff/management 

prior to the formal critique to discuss any non-exercise-related inspection 

observations/findings, and to obtain the licensee's preliminary critique of the exercise 

results. This meeting will aid the inspector in preparation for the formal exit meeting 

with licensee senior management (typically conducted following the formal critique), and 

allow the licensee to focus the formal critique on the RSPS. The inspectors cannot 

share the NRC exercise observations at this meeting, even if they are consistent with 

the licensee's preliminary critique. The inspectors should stress at this meeting that for 

inspection purposes, the formal critique need only address performance deficiencies 

related to the RSPS, and any change in evaluation since the pre-critique discussion. 

The balance of the critique presentation is determined by the licensee's process.

Determine if the licensee critique identified the weaknesses observed by the inspection 

team. If the inspectors identified weaknesses that the licensee did not, it may represent 

a critique failure (i.e., an exercise critique problem) or the inspectors may have 

misinterpreted exercise participants’ activities, or did not observe a portion of those 

activities. It may be appropriate to discuss such problems with cognizant licensee staff 

and management rather than with the full audience of the formal critique. Licensee 

critique failures shall be documented and assessed for significance. The NRC should 

discuss its findings that the licensee did not identify in its critique during the NRC exit 

meeting. Verify that licensee-identified exercise weaknesses are entered into the 

licensee corrective action system in a manner that will allow NRC review of the 

resolution in the future (i.e., during subsequent biennial exercises).

03.04 During the exercise or drill a failure to implement a planning standard does not 

necessarily indicate a failure to meet the planning standard. However, serious failures 

may indicate a programmatic problem worthy of additional review. 

The Emergency Plan contains the licensee’s means to comply with NRC regulations. 

The Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs) are the licensee’s methods of 

implementing those means and may be used to judge effective, timely, and accurate 
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implementation. If either the Plan or the procedures are inadequate, it is not a 

drill/exercise critique issue. Rather, it is a failure to comply with a planning standard, 

and the applicable planning standard should be used to assess significance. Licensee 

mistakes and mis-steps that only detract from implementation should not initially be 

considered weaknesses. Mistakes are likely to happen in the course of an exercise, 

and when such mistakes are corrected by the ERO, it reveals an organizational strength 

rather than a weakness. The concern and the results of the additional review should be 

communicated to the licensee, documented and assessed for significance. 

03.05 The lead inspector, or alternate, should represent NRC at the FEMA public 

meeting. A statement should be made as to the adequacy of exercise conduct from the 

NRC perspective. A statement such as “the preliminary observation of the inspection 

team is that conduct of the exercise was adequate and supports licensee compliance 

with the requirements of the applicable emergency planning standards: Demonstration 

that reasonable assurance exists that the licensee can effectively implement its 

emergency plan to adequately protect the public health and safety in the event of a 

radiological emergency” is the preferred statement to be used at the FEMA public 

meeting. Potential findings against the licensee’s program (i.e., against the exercise 

critique) as a result of the inspection should not be announced at the public meeting.

For the case where exercise conduct did not demonstrate support of the Performance 

Expectation, a statement such as the following should be made at the public meeting: 

“The NRC inspection team was not able to conclude its review of the exercise. NRC will 

continue to review the available information before issuing an inspection report.” NRC 

inspection reports are public information and will be released as soon as they are 

approved by management.

03.06 Request NRC Headquarters to promptly inform the regional office of any 

potential deficiencies and remedial actions when notified by FEMA Headquarters per 

the “NRC/FEMA Memorandum of Understanding.”

Upon receipt of the letter providing official notification of offsite exercise deficiencies, 

review the proposed deficiencies and their bases for understanding. FEMA review and 

findings are entitled to a presumption of adequacy and are to be taken at face value. If 

the basis for any deficiency is not clear or if the reviewer is aware of information to the 

contrary, obtain clarification from NRC Headquarters staff, Regional State Liaison 

Officers (RSLOs), or regional FEMA staff.

Inform the licensee of offsite deficiencies via formal letter. 

03.07 The programmatic EP inspection program is predicated on the licensee’s 

compliance with the applicable emergency preparedness planning standards, primarily 

in this case 10CFR50.47(b)(14); and its ability to transition (and meet) the reactor 

oversight process (ROP) EP Cornerstone Performance Expectation. The inspectors 

should determine that the conduct of the exercise supports the finding that the EP 

program meets the Performance Expectation: “Demonstration that reasonable 

assurance exists that the licensee can effectively implement its Emergency Plan to 

adequately protect the public health and safety in the event of a radiological 

emergency.”

03.08 Control Room

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a. Facility Management and Control. Does the shift supervisor coordinate and 

oversee control room response, redirecting the response as necessary? Are 

actions performed in accordance with applicable procedures and instructions?

b. Analysis of Plant Conditions and Corrective Actions. Are control room operators 

able to correctly interpret control room instrument displays? From the control 

room instrument displays and other sources of available information, are 

operators able to recognize that events are progressing abnormally, determine 

plant status and develop appropriate strategies to bring the plant to a safe 

shutdown condition if necessary?

c. Detection and Classification of Emergency Events. Are control room operators 

able to classify an emergency using emergency action levels (EALs) on the 

basis of plant conditions and confirm (where possible) the emergency 

classification by dose calculations or monitoring? After recognizing and 

classifying the emergency, do control room operators correctly implement the 

immediate actions of the emergency plan implementing procedures (EPIPs)?

d. Protective Action Decision-Making and Recommendations. After classifying an 

event, are control room operators able to determine protective actions for onsite 

and offsite licensee personnel without waiting for a dose assessment? Do they 

recommend onsite and offsite protective actions, on a timely basis, that are 

consistent with those in the approved onsite emergency plan and the EPIPs? 

(Guidance on protective actions is provided in Appendix 1 and Supplement 3 of 

NUREG-0654.) To the extent that time permits, the licensee must consider the 

following in promptly recommending appropriate offsite protective actions: 

1. Current plant status

2. Status of hostile actions or security threats

3. Current dose assessment and dose projection

4. Expected duration of release

5. Evacuation time estimates

6. Local sheltering efficiencies

7. Current meteorological parameters (wind speed, wind directions, and 

stability class) and projected weather conditions

8. Local geography

9. Time of day

e. Notifications and Communications

1. Are onsite personnel promptly notified of the following:
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(1) Emergency conditions

(2) Emergency classifications

(3) Activation of the emergency organization and facilities

(4) Protective actions

(5) Radioactivity release status

(6) Any changes in these conditions

2. Are offsite officials, including NRC, promptly notified of the following:

(1) Emergency conditions

(2) Emergency classifications

(3) Activation of the emergency organization and facility

(4) Radioactivity release status

(5) Potentially affected population

(6) Projected population doses

(7) Recommended protective actions

(8) Any changes in these conditions

3. Are communications links established and maintained between the control 

room, the TSC, the OSC, and the NRC, if requested? Are knowledgeable 

staff members available to notify licensee personnel and State and local 

authorities of an emergency and to maintain communications within 15 

minutes after the emergency is declared? Are Federal authorities notified 

within 1 hour of emergency declaration? Is the Emergency Response 

Data System (ERDS) activated within 1 hour of event declaration for Alert 

and above?

f. Implementation of Onsite Protective Actions. The control room initiates onsite 

protective actions until the TSC or the EOF is activated. 

1. For a Site Area Emergency or a General Emergency, does the Control 

Room evacuate nonessential personnel (may be simulated) from the site 

to the offsite locations(s) specified in the emergency plan? Are 

appropriate protective measures initiated for those personnel remaining on 

site (e.g., accountability, protective clothing, potassium iodide (KI))?
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2. For a General Emergency with imminent major releases projected, is 

evacuation of nonessential onsite staff directed without monitoring or 

decontaminating them? For General Emergencies in which major 

releases are not imminent, is evacuation initiated following monitoring and 

decontamination? Is the licensee able to accomplish the initial 

accountability within 30 minutes of the order for the assembly of all 

nonessential personnel and able to account for all remaining personnel 

continuously thereafter? Does the licensee periodically assess the 

habitability of the control room and assembly areas?

g. Dose Assessment. Are approved procedures for dose assessment available 

and do personnel know how to use them? If a release is anticipated or in 

progress, are control room personnel able to correctly and rapidly assess and 

integrate information from the reactor system's status and trends, source-term 

assumptions, post-accident sampling system (PASS) (or the licensee’s 

equivalent capacity) samples, and meteorological information to define the 

magnitude and location of the onsite and offsite impact? These assessments 

need not be as sophisticated or as accurate as dose projections made by the 

TSC or the EOF but are to be sufficiently accurate to determine onsite protective 

actions and offsite protective action recommendations as necessary. If a 

release is under way, do personnel promptly initiate onsite sampling and 

monitoring to confirm the composition of the releases (i.e., iodine fraction), to 

better define the source term and to confirm projected doses? Is dose 

assessment performed in the TSC or the EOF once these facilities are 

activated?

h. Evaluation of Post-Accident Sampling Results (or the licensee’s equivalent 

capacity). If appropriate, does the control room request that a post-accident 

containment air or primary water sample be obtained to confirm the composition 

of any release (i.e., iodine fraction)? The results of the samples would be used 

to redefine or confirm the condition of the reactor, the emergency classification, 

the source term, and projected doses. Post-accident sampling may be directed 

from the TSC after this facility has been activated.

i. Dispatch and Coordination of Monitoring Teams. If a release is anticipated or in 

progress, does the Emergency Director deploy teams to perform environmental 

sampling at appropriate locations to characterize the size, location, and intensity 

of the plume? (The teams could be asked to take measurements of radiation 

levels, radioiodine or gross beta levels in the air, or to collect samples of water, 

vegetation and milk to determine the concentrations of radionuclides in these 

samples. Onsite and offsite monitoring may be directed from the TSC or the 

EOF after these facilities have been activated.)

03.09 Technical Support Center (TSC). Are approved plant procedures current, 

readily available and used in the TSC? Does the TSC keep the EOF informed of the 

status of the emergency? Are proper functions transferred from the TSC to the EOF 

when that facility becomes operational? Are all concerned parties notified of such a 

transfer? Is the TSC equipped to perform intended functions? Are job aids, such as 

status boards, accurate and kept current?
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a. Staffing and Activation of the TSC. Does the licensee staff the TSC in 

accordance with applicable guidance and in accordance with applicable plans 

and procedures? (Guidance on the staffing of the TSC can be found in Table 2 

of Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737, “Clarification of TMI Action Plan 

Requirements - Requirements for Emergency Response Capability.” The 

licensee’s staffing of the TSC can be found in site emergency plans or 

implementing procedures.) Are the personnel performing key functions 

knowledgeable in their duties and responsibilities? Are relief personnel properly 

and adequately briefed?

b. Facility Management and Control. Are congestion and noise levels kept to a 

minimum? Are bound or other permanent-type logs kept and all important data, 

calculations, notifications, and decisions recorded as they occur? For Alerts, 

Site Area Emergencies and General Emergencies, is the TSC activated and 

prepared to perform the following functions within about 1 hour after an 

emergency is declared:

1. Manage site activities

2. Provide technical support to reactor operations

3. Manage corporate emergency resources (These functions are normally 

transferred to the EOF after it is activated)

4. Manage radiological effluent and environs monitoring and dose projections 

(Monitoring and dose projections are normally transferred to the 

emergency operations facility (EOF) after it is activated)

c. Accident Assessment and Classification. Does the TSC staff perform the 

following tasks normally performed by the staff in the TSC:

1. Use EALs, as appropriate, to classify the emergency

2. Initially assess and continuously reassess reactor conditions

3. Confirm the emergency classification or reclassify the emergency

4. Maintain an overview of the reactor and plant conditions using the 

expertise of technical staff and the information provided by them or from 

other sources

5. Use the results of post-accident sampling or monitoring, as appropriate, to 

redefine reactor conditions and the emergency classification

6. Provide this information to proper personnel (control room, EOF, NRC, 

offsite authorities, corporate management, etc.)
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d. Dose Assessment. If a release is in progress, do TSC personnel promptly 

initiate onsite and offsite sampling and monitoring to confirm the composition of 

the release (i.e., iodine fraction), and to define the source term and projected 

doses? If a release is anticipated or in progress, do TSC personnel correctly 

assess and integrate information from the reactor system's status and trends, 

radiological monitoring, source-term assumptions, and meteorological 

information to define the magnitude and location of the onsite and offsite

impact? Do TSC personnel use the results of post-accident sampling and 

radiological monitoring to redefine projected doses, as appropriate? Are 

approved procedures for dose assessment available and do personnel know 

how to use the procedures?

e. Protective Action Decision Making. As appropriate, do TSC personnel use plant 

conditions to decide on protective actions for onsite and offsite personnel 

without waiting for a dose assessment? Do TSC personnel promptly 

recommend protective actions onsite and offsite consistent with the criteria in 

the approved onsite emergency plan? It is expected that within 15 minutes of 

the classification of General Emergency conditions, TSC personnel (or control 

room personnel if the TSC is not staffed and functional) recommend appropriate 

protective actions to offsite officials. (Guidance on protective actions is provided 

in Appendix 1 and Supplement 3 of NUREG-0654.) To the extent that time 

permits, the licensee must use the following parameters for determining 

appropriate protective actions:

1. Current plant status

2. Current dose assessment and dose projection

3. Expected duration of release

4. Evacuation time estimates

5. Local sheltering efficiencies

6. Current meteorological conditions (wind speed, wind direction, and 

stability classification) and projected weather conditions

7. Local geography

8. Time of day

f. Notifications and Communications 

1. Are all communications systems functioning properly?

(1) Does the TSC establish and maintain a primary communications link 

with the control room?
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(2) Do TSC personnel communicate frequently with each other and with 

other centers, especially with the control room?

2. Does the TSC promptly notify onsite personnel of the following:

(1) Emergency conditions

(2) Emergency classification

(3) Activation of the emergency organization and facility

(4) Protective actions

(5) Radioactivity release status

(6) Any changes in these conditions

3. Are follow-up notifications of the emergency to Federal, State, and local 

emergency response organizations and recommendations for public 

protective actions made as required? (This function is normally 

transferred to the EOF after it is activated).

g. Implementation of Protective Actions. Does the responsible TSC staff perform 

the following expected tasks:

1. Confirm that the onsite protective actions above have been implemented

2. Direct that accountability of onsite personnel is performed. 

3. Confirm that all personnel are accounted for and, if not accounted for, 

begin search and rescue for missing personnel (initial accountability is 

normally completed within about 30 minutes of the declaration of the 

emergency). The licensee is to be able to account for onsite personnel 

continuously thereafter.

4. Confirm and periodically assess the habitability of the TSC, the OSC, and 

assembly areas. Functions of the TSC are to be transferred to habitable 

areas if necessary.

5. Confirm that offsite authorities are aware of the licensee's 

recommendations for protective actions.

6. Determine from the offsite authorities what, if any, protective decisions are 

being made.

7. Inform management and NRC of these actions

h. Assistance and Support to the Control Room. Does the TSC coordinator (the 

person in charge) oversee the analysis and corrective action response? Are 
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actions performed in accordance with approved procedures? Performance of 

other functions should not interfere with direction or determination of corrective 

action. Are corrective actions implemented in an effective and timely manner? 

Are potential offsite consequences of corrective actions considered and 

discussed with offsite officials? Are the resources necessary to perform the 

required analyses available? Are those performing the analyses and making 

decisions aware of important trends or changes of status. Are job aids, such as 

status boards, used effectively and in a manner not to interfere with the 

performance of corrective actions? Do those in charge of operations, 

maintenance, and radiation protection consult frequently and as necessary with 

each other and with offsite members of licensee's emergency response support 

organizations (e.g., consultants, corporate personnel, and contractor personnel) 

about corrective actions?

i. Evaluation of Post-Accident Sampling (or the licensee’s equivalent capacity)

Results. If appropriate, does the TSC request that post-accident containment air 

or primary water samples be obtained to confirm the composition of any release 

(i.e., iodine fraction) and use the results of the post-accident sampling to 

redefine or confirm the condition of the reactor, the emergency classification, the 

source term, and projected doses, as appropriate?

j. Dispatch and Coordination of Environmental Monitoring Teams. If a release is 

anticipated or is in progress, does the TSC deploy an initial environmental 

sampling team(s) to appropriate locations to (1) intercept the plume, (2) direct 

the team(s) regarding geographical movement (e.g., remain at pre-designated 

locations, go to the approximate center, begin a traverse from location to 

location), (3) direct the teams regarding measurements or samples to be taken 

(e.g., gross beta (β

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), air, water, vegetation, milk, thermoluminescence 

dosimeters (TLDs)), and (4) use results of monitoring to redefine the source 

term and projected doses, as appropriate?

03.10 Emergency Operations Facility (EOF). Are the correct functions transferred to 

the EOF in a timely manner when the EOF becomes operational? Are all concerned 

parties notified of such a transfer? Are plant procedures used in the EOF current, 

readily available and reviewed and approved as required? Is the EOF properly 

equipped to perform intended functions? Are job aids, such as status boards, accurate 

and kept current? For Site Area Emergencies and General Emergencies, is the EOF 

activated and prepared to perform the following functions within about 1 hour after an 

emergency is declared:

a. Staffing and Activation of the EOF. Does the licensee staff the TSC in 

accordance with applicable guidance and in accordance with applicable plans 

and procedures? (Guidance for staffing of the EOF is specified in Table 2 of 

Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737 and the licensee's staffing is listed in the site 

emergency plans or implementing procedures. Personnel should not be 

prepositioned before commencement of the exercise.) Are the personnel 

performing key functions knowledgeable in their duties and responsibilities? Are 

relief personnel properly and adequately briefed?
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b. Facility Management and Control 

1. Are congestion and noise levels kept to minimum?

2. Are bound or other permanent-type logs kept and all important data, 

calculations, notifications, and decisions recorded chronologically?

3. At the request of personnel in the TSC, the control room, or other 

locations, are outside resources obtained in a timely manner and 

managed from the EOF? (Before activation of the EOF, this function may 

have been initiated at the TSC.)

4. Does the EOF manage dose projections and overall monitoring of 

radiological effluent and the environs? (Before activation of the EOF, this 

function may have been performed at the TSC.)

c. Accident Assessment and Classification. Are personnel activating the EOF able 

to adequately and accurately perform the following tasks:

1. Use EALs, as appropriate, to classify an emergency.

2. Initially assess and continuously reassess reactor conditions.

3. Confirm the emergency classification or reclassify the emergency.

4. Maintain an overview of the reactor and plant conditions using the 

expertise of the staff and the information provided by them or other 

sources.

5. Use the results of post-accident sampling (or the licensee’s equivalent 

capacity) or monitoring, as appropriate, to redefine reactor conditions and 

the emergency classification.

d. Offsite Dose Assessment. If a release is anticipated or is in progress, does the 

EOF correctly assess and integrate information from the reactor system's status 

and trends, radiological monitoring, source-term assumptions, and meteorological information to define the magnitude and location of the offsite impact? If 

a release is anticipated or in progress, does the EOF deploy an initial 

environmental sampling team(s) to appropriate locations to (1) intercept the 

plume, (2) direct the team(s) regarding geographical movement (e.g., remain at 

a predesignated location, go to the approximate center, begin a traverse from 

location to location), and (3) direct the team(s) regarding measurements or 

samples to be taken (e.g., gross beta, air, water, vegetation, milk, TLDs? Are 

the results of monitoring used to redefine the source term and projected doses 

as appropriate? Is the EOF able to promptly and correctly project the direction 

and maximum dose within the plume emergency planning zone (EPZ) and the 

distance to which the EPA's protective action guidelines (PAGs) are projected to 

be exceeded? Does EOF staff, responsible for protective action 

recommendations, communicate with the reactor systems' status personnel to 
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comprehend plant status and trends and anticipate radiological consequences 

as events progress? Does the EOF obtain necessary current and forecasted 

meteorological information from onsite systems and appropriate offsite sources 

(e.g., supplemental systems, the National Weather Service)? Does the EOF

assure that assessments are updated as tangible changes in plant status, 

release, or meteorological conditions become evident, are forecasted, or are 

refined from confirmatory measurements? Are current approved procedures 

used for dose assessment and do personnel know how to use them? Is a 

backup dose assessment system available if the primary system fails? Is the 

staff trained in using the alternate system?

e. Protective Action Decision Making. As appropriate, does the EOF assess the 

status of the reactor core, reactor systems and containment to recommend 

offsite protective actions without waiting for a dose assessment? (Before 

activation of the EOF, this function may have been initiated at the TSC.) Does 

the EOF promptly recommend offsite protective actions that are consistent with 

those in the approved offsite emergency plan? (Guidance on protective 

measures are found in Appendix 1 and Supplement 3 of NUREG-0654.) To the 

extent that time permits, the EOF must consider the following in determining 

what protective actions are appropriate:

1. Current reactor and plant status

2. Prognosis of accident

3. Expected duration of release

4. Evacuation time estimates

5. Local sheltering efficiencies

6. Current and projected weather conditions

7. Local geography

8. Time of day

f. Notifications and Communications 

1. Do EOF personnel communicate frequently with each other and with other 

centers (especially with offsite authorities)? Is a primary communications 

link with the TSC established and maintained? Do personnel in the EOF 

also communicate with the NRC Site Team? Do all primary communications systems function properly and, if they do not, are backup systems 

available? Does the EOF establish and maintain a communications 

channel to offsite authorities, including the NRC?

2. If not already accomplished by TSC or control room personnel, are offsite 

officials, including NRC, promptly informed of the following:
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(1) Emergency conditions

(2) Emergency classification

(3) Radioactivity release status

(4) Potentially affected population

(5) Projected population doses

(6) Recommended protective actions

(7) Any changes in these conditions

3. Do responsible personnel in the EOF notify Federal, State and local 

emergency response organizations of the emergency, and make 

recommendations for public protective action 

g. Implementation of Protective Actions. Does the EOF confirm and periodically 

assess the habitability of the EOF? If the EOF has to be evacuated, its 

functions are to be transferred to alternate facilities without disruption of offsite 

interaction, command and control, dose projections, or protective action 

decision-making. Does the EOF confirm that offsite authorities are aware of the 

EOF’s recommendations for protective actions decisions? Does the EOF 

determine from the offsite authorities what, if any, offsite protective actions

decisions are being made/implemented? Does the EOF keep licensee 

management and NRC informed of offsite protective actions? Is the EOF aware 

or informed of the status of offsite protective actions decisions?

h. Interaction with Offsite Officials. Are the offsite representatives at the EOF and 

the site briefed upon arrival and kept informed of changing conditions without 

interfering with the onsite response? Are offsite monitoring and sampling results 

coordinated with offsite officials?

03.11 Operational Support Center (OSC). Is the OSC properly equipped to perform 

intended functions? Is reliable voice communication established and maintained with 

the control room, the TSC, and the EOF? Is habitability of the OSC confirmed and 

periodically assessed? If need be, are the functions of the OSC transferred to a more 

habitable area? Do all primary communications systems to the TSC, the EOF and the 

repair teams function properly and if they do not, are backup systems available?

a. Staffing and Activation of the OSC. Is the OSC adequately staffed, activated, 

and fully functional? Are OSC personnel assigned to the OSC identified in the 

Emergency Plan and/or the implementing procedures? Guidance on staffing is 

presented in Table 2 of Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737. Are relief personnel 

properly and adequately briefed?
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b. Facility Management and Control. Are operations at the OSC supervised by 

licensee officials pre-designated in the emergency plan and procedures? Is the 

manager-in-charge knowledgeable of his or her duties and responsibilities? Are 

congestion and noise levels kept to a minimum? Is the OSC staff periodically 

briefed on plant and radiological conditions? Are personnel who will perform 

specific tasks as requested by management, the TSC, or the control room 

assigned in a timely manner and given clear instructions? Are teams dispatched 

from the OSC briefed, tracked, and debriefed upon return to the OSC? Is a 

pre-implementation planning meeting involving operations, maintenance, and 

health physics held to reduce exposure by means of appropriate tool selections, 

routes of travel, development of temporary procedures, etc.? (These actions 

may be performed in the TSC or the control room.) Are exposure and exposure 

limits of personnel considered in planning activities. (These actions may be 

performed in the TSC or the control room.)

c. Performance of Support Functions. Is communication maintained with the 

teams dispatched from the OSC? For conditions requiring iodine protection, do 

personnel promptly implement appropriate iodine-protective measures (use 

appropriate respiratory protection or take KI)? Normal plant configuration and 

activity controls should be in effect whenever practicable. Are in-plant teams 

fully aware of procedural provisions for performing activities? (Procedure 

adherence is required unless authorization to deviate is specifically provided. If 

normal use of procedures is impracticable, or if assigned activities cannot be 

accomplished using existing/available procedures, the extent of authorized and 

implemented deviation from procedures is to be clearly identified to and clearly 

reported by the activity performers.) Also, to the maximum practicable extent, 

are deviations from prescribed system/component line-ups or alignments 

documented, and identified to the responsible control room, TSC, and EOF 

staffs?

03.12 Offsite Monitoring

a. Activation and Deployment of Monitoring Teams. Is the licensee staff capable of 

performing offsite surveys and prepared to implement their expected functions in 

a timely manner. Are vehicles available and readily accessible to transport the 

teams and capable of functioning under adverse weather conditions? Are 

instruments calibrated instrumentation and equipment available for monitoring 

and obtaining samples? Is instrumentation to detect radioiodine at levels as low 

as 10-7μCi/cc under field conditions available? Are teams equipped with an 

adequate communications system (e.g., a radio that permits unimpeded 

transmission and reception of data and instructions over the entire plume 

emergency planning zone (EPZ))? Are teams adequately briefed on radiological 

conditions, their mission and plant conditions before they are dispatched? Are 

monitoring teams dispatched in a timely manner? (Personnel should not be 

prepositioned before commencement of the exercise.)

b. Surveys, Sampling and Analysis. Are team members able to demonstrate 

proficient use of protective equipment such as protective clothing and 

respirators? Are teams able to quickly locate sampling and monitoring locations 
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(for example, predetermined sample sites)? Do team members exhibit 

proficiency in collecting, bagging and marking samples, and in reading 

monitoring results in accordance with procedures (e.g., open and closed G.M. 

window readings, where appropriate)? Are teams kept informed of changing 

conditions in the field? Do team members keep track of their individual 

radiological exposures? Are monitoring results promptly and correctly reported 

to the TSC and/or the EOF?

03.13 Corrective Action or Rescue Teams. Are team actions initiated and performed 

promptly following the decision to conduct an operation? Before entry, does the team 

consult and coordinate with the control room and receive a briefing on potential 

hazards. Is the team provided with adequate protective equipment such as 

self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) with sufficient stay times, and monitoring 

equipment with sufficient ranges (e.g., up to 1000 R/hour)? Are team exposures

monitored constantly to ensure accepted guidelines or pre-established values are not 

exceeded. Is communication with the team maintained by the control room, the TSC, or 

the OSC? Are team personnel qualified by training and/or experience to perform the job 

specified, in a high radiation environment, and are they trained in the use of the 

appropriate protective equipment? Are team personnel able to demonstrate proficiency 

in the use of protective equipment?

03.14 Security and Accountability

a. Is access control maintained at the site in a manner not to interfere with the 

response to an emergency (e.g., response of offsite assistance is not hindered)? 

Are security practices or procedures such that they do not impede movement 

and access of site operating and response personnel to plant areas during an 

emergency situation (e.g., computer-controlled doors to vital areas fail in the 

open position upon loss of electrical power, essential personnel have keys to 

locked doors or can easily obtain keys, anti-passback features do not hinder 

reentry)? Are practices or procedure to allow easy access during emergencies 

compatible with the licensee's Security Plan developed in accordance with 10 

CFR Part 73 and 10 CFR 73 Appendix C? Is access control maintained at the 

control room, the OSC, the TSC, and the EOF? Are security personnel 

monitored for exposure and appropriate protective actions taken as appropriate?

b. Are all onsite personnel accounted for and the names of missing individuals 

identified within about 30 minutes of the declaration of a Site Area Emergency or 

a General Emergency? Is a search-and-rescue operation initiated promptly for 

missing people? Are all onsite personnel continuously accounted for during the 

emergency response?

03.15 Emergency News Center (Joint Public Information Center)

a. Is information disseminated to the media/press by the licensee accurate and 

timely? Are news releases properly coordinated with the NRC and other offsite 

officials? Do the licensee spokesperson(s) coordinate message for media 

briefings with other spokespersons to ensure messages are consistent? Are 

media personnel prohibited from interfering with the emergency response? Is 
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corrected or supplemental information promptly released in the event of error or 

misinformation in news stories (e.g., rumor control)? Is information given to the 

public by the licensee prepared to a level that the public can understand? Is 

news updated periodically whether or not the status has changed?

b. Are adequate numbers of telephones available for press use? Are licensee 

personnel providing the briefings technically qualified and able to answer media 

questions accurately and quickly?

03.16 Onsite Emergency Medical Services

a. Is appropriate consideration given to first aid treatment of the victim(s) and 

associated radiological hazards? Are first aid treatment and decontamination 

efforts commensurate with the extent of the injuries? To the extent possible, are 

radiological control efforts used onsite and during transport to offsite medical 

facilities?

b. Are offsite medical facilities informed, in advance of a victim's arrival, of both 

medical and radiological conditions? Is pertinent medical and radiological 

information provided to offsite responders and/or medical facility staff?

c. Does a qualified radiological control technician accompany the injured person to 

the hospital? Are hospital personnel adequately briefed by the radiological 

control technician on the extent of the injury and on any contamination levels?

03.17 Post-Accident Sampling (or the licensee’s equivalent capacity) Team When 

the licensee analyzes the post-accident primary coolant and containment atmosphere 

samples, required exposure limits for the in-plant team operations are to be maintained. 

The team is to be qualified and capable to take and analyze coolant and containment 

atmosphere samples under emergency conditions. The team is to be able to 

proficiently implement the post-accident sampling procedure, wear, or simulate the 

wearing of, the appropriate protective clothing and equipment (e.g., SCBA), and follow 

the appropriate radiation protection procedures. Are appropriate tools used, and 

samples properly transported? Are samples analyzed using the appropriate 

precautions to prevent personnel exposure and contamination of the lab? Are samples 

analyzed for noble gases, radioiodine, cesium, nonvolatile isotopes, hydrogen, 

chlorides, and boron? Are the results of these analyses available in the TSC within a 

time frame consistent with the commitments in the emergency plan (This is generally 

three hours after the samples are requested, but individual licensee commitments 

should be verified)?

03.18 No inspection guidance.

82002.04-04 RESOURCE ESTIMATE

It is estimated that conduct of this attachment will take 120 hours.

END
Issue Date: 11/08/11 E1-1 82002.04

Exhibit 1

Revision History for IP 82002.04

Commitment 

Tracking Number

Issue Date Description of 

Change

Training Needed Training 

Completion Date

Comment 

Resolution 

Accession Number

N/A 11/08/2011

CN 11-030

ML111040305

Initial issue to 

support inspections 

of construction 

programs described 

in IMC 2504, 

Construction 

Inspection 

Program: 

Inspection of 

Construction and 

Operational 

Programs.

Completed 4 year 

search of historical 

CNs and found no 

commitments 

related to this 

Inspection 

Procedure.

None N/A N/A