The NRC issues regulatory guides to describe and make available to the public methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable 

for use in implementing specific parts of the agency=s regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or 

postulated accidents, and data that the staff needs in reviewing applications for permits and licenses. Regulatory guides are not 

substitutes for regulations, and compliance with them is not required. Methods and solutions that differ from those set forth in 

regulatory guides will be deemed acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings required for the issuance or continuance of a 

permit or license by the Commission. 

This guide was issued after consideration of comments received from the public. 

Regulatory guides are issued in 10 broad divisionsC1, Power Reactors; 2, Research and Test Reactors; 3, Fuels and Materials 

Facilities; 4, Environmental and Siting; 5, Materials and Plant Protection; 6, Products; 7, Transportation; 8, Occupational Health; 

9, Antitrust and Financial Review; and 10, General. 

Electronic copies of this guide and other recently issued guides are available through the NRC=s public Web site under the 

Regulatory Guides document collection of the NRC=s Electronic Reading Room at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ and through the NRC=s Agencywide Documents Access and Management 

System (ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, under Accession No. ML103360487. The regulatory analysis 

may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML103370659. 

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION April 2011

Revision 1

REGULATORY GUIDE

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH

REGULATORY GUIDE 3.67 

(Draft was issued as DG-3039, dated May 2010) 

STANDARD FORMAT AND CONTENT FOR EMERGENCY 

PLANS FOR FUEL CYCLE AND MATERIALS FACILITIES 

A. INTRODUCTION 

This regulatory guide provides guidance acceptable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) staff on the information to be included in emergency plans and establishes a format for presenting 

the information. Use of a standard format will help ensure uniformity and completeness in the 

preparation of emergency plans. 

The NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR Part 30, “Rules of General Applicability to Domestic 

Licensing of Byproduct Material” (Ref.1); Part 40, “Domestic Licensing of Source Material” (Ref. 2); 

Part 63, "Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, 

Nevada" (Ref. 3); Part 70, “Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material” (Ref. 4); Part 72, 

"Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive 

Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste" (Ref. 5); and Part 76, "Certification of Gaseous 

Diffusion Plants," (Ref. 6) require some fuel cycle and materials licensees to prepare emergency plans. 

The information specified in this guide should be included in the licensee’s emergency plan to comply 

with the requirements of 10 CFR 30.32(i)(3), 40.31(j)(3), 63.161, 70.22(i)(3), 72.32, and 76.91. 

An acceptable emergency plan should describe the licensed activities, the facility, and the types 

of accidents that might occur. It should provide information on classifying postulated accidents and the 

licensee’s procedures for notifying and coordinating with offsite authorities. The plan should provide
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measures that might be necessary, the equipment and facilities available to respond to an emergency, and 

how the licensee will maintain emergency preparedness capability. It should describe the records and 

reports that will be maintained. There should also be a section on recovery after an accident, including 

plans for restoring the facility to a safe condition. 

Detailed descriptive information on processes, materials storage areas and containers, ventilation, 

process controls, activity locations, vessels, and confinement of radioactive or other hazardous materials 

may be necessary for NRC to evaluate the adequacy of the emergency plan. Detailed information that 

would help response organizations assess accident consequences and estimate releases should be included 

in the plan. Other detailed information that is needed primarily for the licensing review may be submitted 

separately as a supplement to the plan or incorporated by reference to other licensing submittals. 

Regulatory Guide 3.67, Revision 0 superseded the guidance in Revision 1 of NUREG-0762, 

“Standard Format and Content for Emergency Plans for Fuel-Cycle and Materials Facilities” (Ref. 7). 

Preparing plans in accordance with this revision of Regulatory Guide 3.67 will facilitate NRC review and 

approval of applications made pursuant to 10 CFR 30.32, 40.31, 63.21, 70.22, 72.24, and 76.35. 

An effective response to an emergency comprises WHAT is to be done (procedures), BY WHOM 

(response personnel), and WITH WHAT (equipment in designated locations). The emergency plan 

reflects, in general terms, the preplanning done in preparing to cope with an emergency, but the details of 

the actual response are typically contained in the emergency plan’s implementing procedures. 

The implementing procedures are the heart of the emergency response. They must be clear, 

precise, and easily understood. Each procedure should pertain to a narrow, specific response action. 

Throughout this guide, the licensee or applicant will be asked to describe procedures instead of 

submitting them to NRC for approval. NRC uses this practice to eliminate the need for a license 

amendment every time the procedures need to be changed. Details contained in the procedures will need 

to be changed from time to time. If each change in a procedure required NRC approval, frequent and 

time-consuming license amendments would be required. Therefore, the license is issued on the basis of 

the descriptions of procedures in the emergency plan. The procedures may be changed within the scope 

of these descriptions. However, this practice makes it necessary for the licensee or applicant to give close 

attention to the way the implementing procedures are described. In preparing the implementing 

procedures, the applicant should be aware that NRC may review them during the licensing process and 

during inspections, to ensure that the procedures are current and workable and that they conform with the 

descriptions in the emergency plan. 

Any changes to the emergency plan that decrease the effectiveness of the plan must have NRC 

approval before implementation, pursuant to 10 CFR 30.34(f), 40.35(f), 63.44(b), 70.32(i), 72.44(f) and 

76.91(o). The licensee may change the emergency plan without prior NRC approval if the changes do not 

decrease the effectiveness of the plan. These changes should be submitted to the appropriate NRC 

licensing office and to affected offsite response organizations within 6 months after the changes are made. 

The submittals should include the date the changes became effective. Guidance on the process for 

making emergency plan changes is provided in Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2005-02 (Ref. 8). A 

copy of the RIS is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/. 

The licensee is encouraged to have a single emergency plan to meet the requirements of State 

agencies or the Community Right-To-Know Act, as well as to comply with the regulations of NRC. 

Additional material to meet these other regulations should either be included in the plan or referenced in 
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the licensee’s emergency plan submitted to NRC. This additional material will be reviewed by NRC only 

to ensure that it does not diminish compliance with NRC’s requirements. 

Finally, the licensee should certify that it is in compliance with Title III of the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-499, entitled “Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986,” with respect to any hazardous materials possessed at the plant 

site. 

Any information collection activities mentioned in this regulatory guide are contained as 

requirements in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 63, 70, 72, and 76, which provide the regulatory basis for this guide. 

The information collection requirements in these regulations have been cleared under Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Clearance Nos. 3150-0017, 3150-0020, 3150-0199, 3150-0009, and 

3150-0132 respectively except for Part 76. Part 76 does not have an OMB clearance number since less 

than 10 facilities would be subject to it. The NRC has determined that this Regulatory Guide is not a 

major rule as designated by the Congressional Review Act and has verified this determination with the 

OMB. 

B. FORMAT 

 Emergency plans may be submitted to NRC in paper form, or electronically, pursuant to 10 CFR 

30.6, 40.5, 63.4, 70.5, 72.4, and 76.5. Guidance for making electronic submittals is available at 

http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. 

Marking and Control of Sensitive Information 

After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, NRC found it necessary to be more judicious in 

releasing information that could be useful to an adversary planning an attack. Guidance on the marking 

and control of such information is provided in RIS 2005-31, "Control of Security-Related Sensitive 

Unclassified of Non-Safeguards Information Handled by Individuals Firms, and Entities Subject to NRC 

Regulation of the Use of Source, Byproduct, and Special Nuclear Material " (Ref. 9). A copy of the RIS 

is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/. 

 Detailed information concerning the detection and response to an emergency could be useful to 

an adversary. Therefore, emergency plans should be marked as security-related information to be 

withheld under 10 CFR 2.390. Each applicant should note that a general description of the emergency 

preparedness program which can be released to the public may be required to establish a public record of 

how the applicant complies with the regulations discussed in this guide. 

Graphical Presentations 

Graphical presentations such as drawings, maps, diagrams, sketches, and tables should be 

employed if the information may be presented more accurately or conveniently by such means. Due 

concern should be taken to ensure that all information presented is legible, that symbols are defined, and 

that scales are not reduced to the extent that visual aids are necessary to interpret pertinent items of 

information. These graphical presentations should be located in the section where they are primarily 

discussed. 

References used may appear as footnotes to the page where discussed, or at the end of each 

chapter. 
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Physical Specifications 

Paper size 

(1) Text pages: 8-1/2 × 11 inches. 

(2) Drawings and graphics: 8-1/2 × 11 inches; however, a larger size is acceptable provided the 

finished copy, when folded, does not exceed (8-1/2 × 11 inches). 

Paper stock and ink. Suitable quality in substance, paper color, and ink density for handling and 

reproduction by scanning or copying equipment. 

Page margins. A margin of no less than (1 inch) should be maintained on the top, bottom, and 

binding side of all pages submitted. 

Printing 

(1) Composition: text pages should be single-spaced. 

(2) Typeface and style: should be suitable for scanning or copying equipment. 

(3) Reproduction: may be mechanically or photographically reproduced. All pages of text should be 

printed on both sides and the image printed head to head. 

Binding. Pages should be punched for standard 3-hole loose-leaf binders. 

Page numbering. Pages should be numbered with the digits corresponding to the chapter 

followed by a hyphen and a sequential number (e.g., the third page of Chapter 4 should be numbered 4-3). 

The chapter numbers should correspond to the chapters in this guide. Do not number the entire plan 

sequentially. 

List of Effective Pages. A list of every page in the plan and the effective revision number or 

revision date of each page should be provided as a means of verifying that the plan is complete and 

current. The list should include the pages of any enclosures or attachments that are part of the plan. 

Table of contents. A table of contents and an index of key items should be included. 

Procedures for Updating or Revising Pages 

Data and text should be updated or revised by replacing pages. The changed or revised portion 

on each page should be highlighted by a “change-indicator” mark consisting of a bold vertical line drawn 

in the margin opposite the binding margin. The line should be of the same length as the portion actually 

changed. 

All pages submitted to update, revise, or add pages to the plan should show the revision number 

or revision date. Each revision should include a new list of effective pages and an instruction sheet listing 

the pages to be inserted and the pages to be removed. Readers should be instructed to check the plan 

against the list of effective pages to verify that the revised plan is complete. 
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C. EMERGENCY PLANS 

1. FACILITY DESCRIPTION 

The information in this section is to provide perspective about the facility and the licensed 

activity such that the adequacy and appropriateness of the licensee’s emergency planning, emergency 

organization, and emergency equipment can be evaluated. 

1.1 Description of Licensed Activity 

Present briefly the principal aspects of the overall licensed activity. A general description of 

licensed and other activities conducted at the facility, the location of the facility, and the type, form, and 

quantities of radioactive and other hazardous materials normally present should be included. Any 

radioactive materials authorized under a State license should also be described. 

1.2 Description of Facility and Site 

Provide a detailed drawing of the site for the emergency plan. The detailed drawing should be 

drawn to scale and show or indicate the following: 

1. Onsite and near-site structures with building numbers (if applicable) and descriptive labels. 

2. A bar scale in both meters and feet. 

3. A compass indicating north. 

4. Roads and parking lots onsite and main roads and highways near the site. 

5. Site boundaries, showing fences and gates. 

6. Exhaust stacks, storage areas, retention ponds, and other major site features. 

7. Rivers, lakes, streams, or other ground-water sources onsite and within approximately (1 mile). 

Provide a concise description of all site features affecting emergency response, including 

communication and assessment centers, assembly and relocation areas, and process and storage areas. 

Identify any additional site features likely to be of interest because they are related to the safety of site 

operations. The emergency plan should include a list of hazardous chemicals used at the site, typical 

quantities possessed, locations of use and storage, and the hazardous characteristics (radioactivity, pH, 

other) of material in sediment and retention ponds. The list may be limited to larger quantities likely to 

impact emergency response efforts (i.e., bulk storage containers, etc.). The stack heights, typical stack 

flow rates, and the efficiencies of any emission control devices should be summarized in the emergency 

plan to help response organizations assess releases. 

1.3 Description of Area Near the Site 

Include a description of the principal characteristics of the area near the site at which licensed 

activities are conducted. Indicate the site on a general-area map [approximately (10-mile) radius] and on 

a United States Geological Survey (7.5 minute) topographic map1

 [approximately (1-mile) radius]. 

Provide a map or aerial photograph indicating onsite structures and near-site structures [about (1-mile) 

radius]. On this photograph or map, include the following: 

1. Locations of population centers (towns, cities, office buildings, factories, schools, arenas, 

stadiums, etc.); 

 

1

 Topographic maps can be obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey, Map Distribution, Denver Federal Center, P.O. 

Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225. The telephone number is (303) 236-7477. 
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2. Locations of facilities that could present potential protective action problems (schools, arenas, 

stadiums, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals); 

3. Identification of primary routes for access of emergency equipment or for evacuation, as well as 

potential impediments to traffic flow (rivers, drawbridges, railroad grade crossings, etc.); 

4. Locations of fire stations, police stations, hospitals, and other offsite emergency support 

organizations (specify whether qualified to handle exposure to radioactive contamination or toxic 

chemicals); 

5. The sites of potential emergency significance [e.g., liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminals, 

chemical plants, pipelines, electrical transformers, and underground cables]; 

6. Identification of the types of terrain and the land-use patterns around the site. 

2. TYPES OF ACCIDENTS 

Emergency planning is concerned with individual and organizational responses to a range of 

potential accidents, including those accidents that have been hypothesized but that have a very low 

probability of occurrence. 

2.1 Description of Postulated Accidents 

Identify and describe each type of radioactive materials accident for which actions may be needed 

to prevent or minimize exposure of persons offsite to radiation or radioactive materials. Exposure levels 

at the site boundary should be treated as the levels potentially affecting persons offsite. 

Describe the accidents in terms of the process and physical location where they could occur. 

Describe how the accidents could happen (equipment malfunction, instrument failure, human error, etc.), 

possible complicating factors, and possible onsite and offsite consequences. Accident descriptions should 

include nonradioactive hazardous material releases that could impact emergency response efforts. 

Facilities that can have criticality accidents should evaluate the direct radiation exposure from postulated 

criticality accidents in addition to the dose from released radioactive materials. 

For licensees required to perform an Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA), the description should be 

consistent with the ISA. Guidance for conducting an ISA is provided in NUREG-1513, "Integrated 

Safety Analysis Guidance Document" (Ref. 10). The guidance is available at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/nuregs/. 

2.2 Detection of Accidents 

Describe the means provided to detect and to alert the licensee’s operating staff to any abnormal 

operating condition or to any other danger to safe operations (e.g., a severe weather warning). For each 

type of accident identified in the emergency plan, describe the means of detecting the accident, the means 

of detecting any release of radioactive or other hazardous material, the means of alerting the operating 

staff, and the anticipated response of the operating staff. Examples are visual observation, radiation 

monitors, smoke detectors, process alarms, and criticality alarms. Indicate at what stage of the accident it 

would be detected. Also indicate if the area of the postulated accidents or remote readouts of alarms or 

detectors located in such areas are under continuous visual observation. 
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3. CLASSIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS 

Accidents should be classified as an alert or a site area emergency, according to the definitions in 

10 CFR 30.4, 40.4, 70.4, and 76.4. (Part 63 refers to the content requirements in Part 72. Definitions for 

alert and site area emergency do not exist in Part 72. An acceptable approach would be the use of 

definitions in Part 70.) In its emergency plan and in coordination meetings with offsite authorities, the 

licensee should convey the concept that fuel cycle and materials facilities do not present the same degree 

of hazard (by orders of magnitude) as are presented by nuclear power plants. Thus, the classification 

scheme for these facilities is different. The licensee should explain to offsite authorities the definitions of 

accident severity and the expected response actions associated with alert and site area emergency 

conditions. NUREG-1140, “A Regulatory Analysis on Emergency Preparedness for Fuel Cycle and 

Other Radioactive Material Licensees” (Ref. 11), contains a description of past incidents involving 

radioactive materials. 

3.1 Classification System 

An alert is defined as an incident that has led or could lead to a release to the environment of 

radioactive or other hazardous material, but the release is not expected to require a response by an offsite 

response organization to protect persons offsite. An alert reflects mobilization of the licensee’s 

emergency response organization, either in a standby mode that will activate some portions of the 

licensee’s organization or full mobilization, but does not indicate an expectation of offsite consequences. 

However, an alert may require offsite response organizations to respond to an onsite condition such as a 

fire. 

A site area emergency is defined as an incident that has led or could lead to a significant release 

to the environment of radioactive or other hazardous material and that could require a response by an 

offsite organization to protect persons offsite. A site area emergency reflects full mobilization of the 

licensee’s emergency response organization and may result in requests for offsite organizations to 

respond to the site. Please note that emergency plans submitted under 10 CFR 72.32(a) classify accidents 

as alerts only. However, plans submitted under 10 CFR 72.32(b) must include a site area emergency 

classification. 

In the emergency plan, identify the classification (alert or site area emergency) that is expected 

for each of the accidents postulated in Section 2.1 of this guide. Relate the classification to the accident 

description and detection means described in Section 2.2. Identify the emergency action levels (EALs) at 

which an alert or site area emergency will be declared. EALs are specific conditions that require 

emergency response measures to be performed. Licensees should establish specific initiating conditions 

relative to particular events or changes in instrument sensors. Appendix A provides a list of examples of 

initiating conditions for declaring an alert or site area emergency. 

Although it is unlikely that a site area emergency requiring offsite actions will occur at a fuel 

cycle or materials facility, the licensee must be able to recognize potential offsite hazards and make the 

required notifications in such a manner that offsite response organizations can take appropriate actions, 

such as sheltering or evacuating persons in the affected area. 

NRC intends that licensees be allowed to have a single emergency plan that can apply to all 

licensee needs and regulatory requirements. To this end, it should be understood that a licensee may wish 

to include in the emergency plan some incidents that do not fall within NRC’s jurisdiction. For example, 

the licensee may wish to include industrial accidents or fires unrelated to the licensee’s work with nuclear 

materials. The licensee may include such incidents in the emergency plan and define special emergency 

classifications to avoid confusion with alerts and site area emergencies. In addition, licensees should 
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note that alert and site area emergency classifications are intended for onsite emergencies only. If 

licensees ship radioactive material and intend to use the emergency plan to respond to offsite 

transportation accidents, the licensees should establish a separate transportation emergency classification. 

This issue was addressed in NRC Information Notice 93-07, "Classification of Transportation 

Emergencies" (Ref. 12). The notice is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gencomm/. 

The classification of emergencies involving potential or actual releases of nonradioactive 

hazardous materials should be coordinated with the local emergency planning committee established 

under the provisions of Section 301(c) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act 

of 1986 (Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-499). The 

licensee should clearly identify any part of the emergency plan that does not apply to activities licensed 

by NRC. 

3.2 Notification and Coordination 

3.2.1 Alert 

The purpose of declaring an alert is to ensure that (1) emergency personnel are alerted and at their 

emergency duty stations to mitigate the consequences of the accident, (2) the emergency is properly 

assessed, (3) offsite officials are notified, and (4) steps can be taken to escalate the response quickly if 

necessary. The licensee should describe how and by whom the following actions will be taken: 

• Decision to declare an alert. 

• Activation of onsite emergency response organization. 

• Prompt notification of offsite response authorities to inform them that an alert has been declared 

(normally within 15 minutes of declaring an alert). 

• Notification to the NRC Operations Center at 301-816-5100 immediately after notification of 

offsite authorities, and in any case within 1 hour of the declaration of an alert. (See 10 CFR Part 

20 (Ref. 13) for additional notification requirements.) 

• Decision to initiate any onsite protective actions. 

• Decision to escalate to a site area emergency, if appropriate. 

• Decision to request support from offsite organizations. 

• Decision to terminate the emergency or enter recovery mode. 

3.2.2 Site Area Emergency 

The purpose of declaring a site area emergency is to ensure that offsite officials are informed of 

potential or actual offsite consequences, that offsite officials are provided with recommended actions to 

protect persons offsite, and that the licensee’s response organization is augmented by additional personnel 

and equipment. The licensee should describe how and by whom the following actions will be taken: 

• Decision to declare a site area emergency. 
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• Activation of onsite emergency response organization. 

• Prompt notification of offsite response authorities that a site area emergency has been declared, 

including the licensee’s initial recommendation for offsite protective actions (normally within 15 

minutes of declaring a site area emergency). 

• Notification to the NRC Operations Center at 301-816-5100 immediately after notification of the 

appropriate offsite response organizations and not later than 1 hour after the licensee has declared 

a site area emergency. (See 10 CFR Part 20 for additional notification requirements.) 

• Decision on what onsite protective actions to initiate. 

• Decision on what offsite protective actions to recommend. 

• Decision to request support from offsite organizations. 

• Decision to terminate the emergency or enter recovery mode. 

3.3 Information To Be Communicated 

The licensee should be prepared to provide clear, concise information to offsite response 

organizations. The communication should avoid technical terms and jargon and should be stated to 

prevent an under- or over-evaluation of the seriousness of the incident. Describe the types of information 

that will be communicated with respect to facility status, releases of radioactive or other hazardous 

materials, and recommendations for protective actions to be implemented by offsite response 

organizations. The emergency plan should contain the preplanned protective action recommendations the 

licensee will make to each appropriate offsite organization (including NRC) for each postulated accident. 

The licensee should try to make protective action recommendations directly to State or local officials 

responsible for implementing the specific protective actions. The recommendations should specify the 

size of the area where the actions are to be taken. The licensee should obtain the input of offsite 

organizations to ensure that they recommend the most practical and efficient protective actions for each 

postulated accident. A standard reporting checklist should be developed to facilitate timely notification. 

Provide assurance to NRC that the information has been received by offsite response organizations and 

that it is periodically reaffirmed and updated with these agencies. 

The standard reporting checklist should be developed in cooperation with offsite officials, to 

ensure that it meets their information needs and that their personnel are trained to receive and relay such 

information. The licensee should provide initial protective action recommendations at the same time it 

initially notifies offsite authorities of a site area emergency declaration. 

4. RESPONSIBILITIES 

In this section, describe the emergency organization to be activated onsite for possible events, as 

well as its augmentation and support offsite. Delineate the authorities and responsibilities of key 

individuals and groups, and identify the communication chain for notifying and mobilizing the necessary 

personnel during normal and nonworking hours. 

4.1 Normal Facility Organization 

Provide a brief description of the normal (day-to-day) facility organization and identify by 

position those individuals who have the responsibility and authority to declare an emergency and to 
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initiate the appropriate response. In addition, identify by position those individuals responsible for 

developing, maintaining, and updating the emergency plan. 

4.2 Onsite Emergency Response Organization 

Describe the onsite emergency response organization for the facility, and include the organization 

for periods such as offshift, holidays, weekends, and extended outages when normal operations are not 

being conducted. Use organization charts and tables when appropriate. If the organization is activated in 

phases, describe the basic organization and each additional component that may be activated to augment 

the organization. 

4.2.1 Direction and Coordination 

Designate the position of the person (and alternates) who has (have) the overall responsibility for 

implementing and directing the emergency response. Discuss this person’s duties and authority, 

including control of the situation, termination of the emergency condition, coordination of the staff and 

offsite personnel who augment the staff, communication with parties requesting information about the 

event, authority to request support from offsite agencies, and authority to delegate responsibilities. 

Indicate the individuals who may be delegated certain emergency responsibilities. 

4.2.2 Onsite Staff Emergency Assignments 

Specify the organizational group or groups assigned to the functional areas of emergency activity 

listed below. Indicate the basis for personnel assignment for both working and nonworking time periods. 

For each group, describe duties, authority, and interface with other groups and outside assistance. 

The organizational groups should provide capability in the following areas: 

• Facility system operations 

• Fire control 

• Personnel evacuation and accountability 

• Search and rescue operations 

• First aid 

• Communications 

• Radiological survey and assessment (onsite and offsite) 

• Personnel decontamination 

• Facility decontamination 

• Facility security and access control 

• Facility repair and damage control 

• Post-event assessment 
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• Recordkeeping 

• Media contact 

• Criticality safety assessment 

4.3 Local Offsite Assistance to Facility 

Describe provisions and arrangements for assistance to onsite personnel during and after an 

emergency. Indicate the location of local assistance with respect to the facility if not previously stated. 

Ensure that exposure guidelines are clearly communicated to offsite emergency response personnel. 

Identify the services to be performed, means of communication and notification, and type of agreements 

that are in place for the following: 

• Medical treatment facilities 

• First aid personnel 

• Fire fighters 

• Law enforcement assistance 

• Ambulance service 

Describe the measures that will be taken to ensure that offsite agencies maintain an awareness of 

their respective roles in an emergency and have the necessary periodic training, equipment, and supplies 

to carry out their emergency response functions. Discuss any provisions to suspend security or safeguards 

measures for site access during an emergency. 

4.4 Coordination with Participating Government Agencies 

Identify the principal State agency and other government (local, county, State, and Federal) 

agencies or organizations having responsibilities for radiological or other hazardous material emergencies 

at the facility. For each agency or organization, describe: 

• Its authority and responsibility in a radiological or hazardous material emergency and its interface 

with others, if any; 

• Its specific response capabilities in terms of personnel and resources available; 

• Its location with respect to the facility; 

• The rumor control arrangements that have been made with the agency or organization. (The 

emergency plan should describe where the public and media can obtain information during an 

emergency.) 

Typical agencies to be included are the local emergency planning committee established under 

the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986; State departments of health, 

environmental protection, and emergency or disaster control; and local fire and police departments. 

Ensure that the licensee will meet at least annually with each offsite response organization to review items 

of mutual interest, including relevant changes in the licensee’s emergency preparedness program. The 
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licensee should discuss the emergency action level scheme, notification procedures, and overall response 

coordination process during these meetings. 

5. EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEASURES 

Specific emergency response measures should be identified for each class of emergency and 

related to action levels or criteria that specify when the measures are to be affected. Response measures 

include assessment actions, mitigating actions, onsite and offsite protective actions, exposure control, 

authorization of emergency exposures in excess of Part 20 limits, and aid to injured persons. 

5.1 Activation of Emergency Response Organization 

Describe the means used to activate the emergency response organization for each class of 

emergency during both regular and nonregular hours. Include a description of the method used to 

authenticate messages. Identify the activation levels for each class and relate them to the responsibilities 

identified in Chapter 4 of this Regulatory Guide. In this and subsequent sections, describe the specific 

written procedures to be used. 

In this and subsequent sections, describe how the response changes when the emergency involves 

a hostile action. A hostile action is an act towards a facility or its personnel that includes the use of 

violent force to destroy equipment, take hostages, and/or intimidate the licensee to achieve an end. The 

description should be general and should reference other documents for details that must be protected as 

Safeguards Information (10 CFR Part 73 (Ref. 14)) or classified information (10 CFR Parts 25 (Ref. 15) 

and 95 (Ref. 16)). Guidance on hostile action-based drills is provided in Information Notice 2009-19 

(Ref. 18). This notice discusses lessons learned during hostile action-based drills at reactor sites. A nonreactor site can expect similar problems and should address these issues in its plan. 

5.2 Assessment Actions 

For each class of emergency, discuss the actions to be taken to determine the extent of the 

problem and to decide what corrective actions may be required. Describe the types and methods of onsite 

and offsite sampling and monitoring that will be done in case of a release of radioactive or other 

hazardous material. Describe provisions for projection of offsite radiation exposures. 

5.3 Mitigating Actions 

For the events identified in Section 2, briefly describe the means and equipment provided for 

mitigating the consequences of each type of accident. Include the mitigation of consequences to workers 

onsite as well as to the public offsite. In the event of a warning of impending danger, describe the criteria 

that will be used to decide whether a single process or the entire facility will be shut down, the steps that 

will be taken to ensure a safe orderly shutdown of equipment, and approximate times required to 

accomplish a safe shutdown of processes. Mitigating actions could include steps to reduce or stop any 

releases and steps to protect personnel and environment (e.g., evacuation, shelter, decontamination). 

Means for limiting releases could include: 

• Sprinkler systems and other fire-suppression systems 

• Fire detection systems 

• Firefighting capabilities 
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• Filtration or holdup systems 

• Use of water sprays on airborne releases of radioactive material 

• Automatic shutoff of process or ventilation flows 

• Storage in fire-resistant containers 

• Use of fire-resistant building materials 

• Criticality controls 

5.4 Protective Actions

The nature of onsite and offsite protective actions, the criteria for implementing those actions, the 

areas involved, and the procedures for notification to affected persons should be described in the plan. To 

prevent or minimize exposure to radiation, radioactive materials, and other hazardous materials, the plan 

should provide for timely relocation of onsite persons, timely recommendation of offsite actions, effective 

use of protective equipment and supplies, and use of appropriate contamination control measures. 

5.4.1 Onsite Protective Actions 

5.4.1.1 Personnel Evacuation and Accountability

This segment of the emergency plan should include: 

• Criteria for ordering an evacuation 

• The means and time required to notify persons involved 

• Evacuation routes, transportation of personnel 

• Locations of onsite and offsite assembly areas 

• Search and rescue 

• Monitoring of evacuees for contamination and control measures if contamination is found 

• Criteria for command center and assembly area evacuation and reestablishment at alternate 

location 

• Procedures for evacuating and treating injured personnel, including contaminated personnel 

• Provisions for determining and maintaining the accountability of assembled and evacuated 

personnel. 

5.4.1.2 Use of Protective Equipment and Supplies

Effective use of protective equipment and supplies, including the proper onsite distribution or 

availability of special equipment, is an important measure for minimizing the effects of exposure to, or 

contamination by, radioactive materials. Measures that should be considered are: 
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• Individual respiratory protection 

• Use of protective clothing 

• Communications equipment associated with any self-contained breathing apparatus 

• Use of potassium iodide to block uptake of radioactive iodine (if appropriate) 

For each measure that might be used, describe: 

• Criteria for issuance of emergency equipment, if appropriate 

• Locations of emergency equipment and supplies 

• Inventory lists indicating the emergency equipment and supplies at each specified location 

• Means for distribution of these items. 

5.4.1.3 Contamination Control Measures

Describe provisions for preventing further spread of radioactive materials and for minimizing 

radiation exposures from radioactive materials that are unshielded or released by abnormal conditions. 

Onsite protective actions should be described and should include isolation, area access control, 

and application of criteria for permitting return to normal use. Action criteria for implementing the 

planned measures should be described. 

5.4.2 Offsite Protective Actions 

Describe the conditions that would require protective actions offsite and list postulated accidents 

that could meet any of the conditions. Discuss what protective action recommendations would be made 

to offsite authorities, when each recommendation would be made, and what area offsite would be 

affected. Protective action recommendations should be consistent with the analysis results in NUREG1140 (Ref. 11) and the guidance in the EPA Manual of Protective Action Guides (Ref. 17). 

5.5 Exposure Control in Radiological Emergencies 

In this section, describe the means for controlling radiological exposures for emergency workers. 

5.5.1 Emergency Radiation Exposure Control Program 

5.5.1.1 Radiation Protection Program

Describe the onsite radiation protection program to be implemented during emergencies, 

including methods to comply with exposure guidelines. Identify individuals, by position or title, who can 

authorize workers to receive emergency doses. Procedures should be provided in advance for permitting 

onsite volunteers to receive radiation doses in the course of carrying out lifesaving and other emergency 

activities. Procedures should provide for expeditious decision-making and a reasonable consideration of 

relative risks. 
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5.5.1.2 Exposure Guidelines

Specify onsite exposure guidelines consistent with the EPA Manual of Protective Actions Guides 

(Ref. 17) to be used in actions to control fires, stop releases, or protect facilities. Guidelines for exposure 

to uranium, plutonium, or other toxic materials should be based on the chemical toxicity when the toxicity 

hazard is greater than the radiation hazard. Exposure guidelines should be provided for: 

• Removing injured persons 

• Undertaking mitigating actions 

• Performing assessment actions 

• Providing onsite first aid 

• Performing personnel decontamination 

• Providing ambulance service 

• Providing offsite medical treatment. 

5.5.1.3 Monitoring

Describe provisions for determining the doses and dose-commitments from external radiation 

exposure and any internally deposited radioisotopes received by emergency personnel involved in any 

accidents, including volunteers and emergency workers from offsite support organizations who may 

receive radiation exposure while performing their duties at the licensee’s facility. Include provisions for 

distribution of dosimeters, both self-reading and permanent record devices, and means for assessing 

inhalation exposures. 

Describe provisions for ensuring that dose and dose commitment records are maintained for 

licensee and offsite support organization’s emergency workers involved in any nuclear accident. 

5.5.2 Decontamination of Personnel 

Specify action levels for decontaminating personnel. Describe the means for decontaminating 

emergency personnel, supplies, instruments, and equipment; and describe the means for collecting and 

handling radioactive wastes. Describe provisions for surveying and decontaminating relocated onsite 

personnel, including providing extra clothing and decontaminates suitable for the type of contamination 

expected. 

5.6 Medical Transportation 

Specify how injured personnel, who may also be radiologically contaminated, will be transported 

to medical treatment facilities. Describe how chemicals or hazardous materials used in conjunction with 

radioactive materials may impact medical transportation. 

5.7 Medical Treatment 

Describe arrangements made for hospital and medical services, both local and backup, and their 

capabilities to evaluate and treat injuries from radiation, radioactive materials, and other hazardous 
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materials used in conjunction with radioactive materials. The description should include the capabilities 

to control any contamination that may be associated with physical injuries. The licensee should be 

prepared to provide ambulance and hospital personnel with health physics support if needed. If needed 

during an emergency, NRC can obtain physicians for consultation and other medical assistance through 

the U.S. Department of Energy. 

6. EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 

In this chapter, describe the onsite equipment and facilities designated for use during 

emergencies. Provide sufficient detail to allow the NRC staff to determine the adequacy of the equipment 

to perform its function during an emergency. 

6.1 Command Center 

Describe the principal and alternative locations from which control and assessment for the 

emergency will be managed. Identify the criteria used to predetermine the number and location of 

command centers, to ensure that at least one will be habitable during any emergency. Indicate the means 

for identifying which command center will be used in a given emergency. Specify the criteria for 

evacuating a command center and re-establishing control from an alternative location. Provide a 

description of the primary and alternative locations from which licensee emergency workers would be 

dispatched for radiation survey, damage assessment, emergency repair, or other mitigating tasks if these 

persons would not be dispatched from the command centers. 

6.2 Communications Equipment 

6.2.1 Onsite Communications 

Describe the primary and any alternative onsite communication systems that would be used to 

transmit and receive information throughout the course of an emergency and the subsequent recovery. 

Discuss the frequency of operational tests. 

6.2.2 Offsite Communications 

A backup means of offsite communication, other than commercial telephone, should be provided 

for notification of emergencies and requests for assistance. Operational tests of backup communications 

systems should be conducted periodically. 

6.3 Onsite Medical Facilities 

Describe the facilities and medical supplies at the site designated for emergency first aid 

treatment and contamination control of injured individuals. 

6.4 Emergency Monitoring Equipment 

List and describe the dedicated emergency equipment that will be available for personnel and area 

monitoring, as well as that for assessing the release of radioactive materials to the environment. The 

description should include the purpose of the equipment. The location of all monitoring equipment 

should be described. The emergency plan should discuss how the storage locations will ensure that 

sufficient emergency monitoring equipment will be accessible in a nonhazardous location for each type of 

postulated accident. Include similar descriptions of routine effluent monitors and meteorological 

measurement systems, if present. Describe how these are to be used to assess the magnitude and 
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dispersion of releases. In addition to the radiological monitoring equipment, indicate, if applicable, the 

instrumentation to be used for monitoring chemically toxic materials. Describe available meteorological 

monitoring equipment, including locations of monitors, elevations of sensors, and location of readout. 

7. MAINTAINING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CAPABILITY 

7.1 Written Emergency Plan Procedures 

Identify the means for ensuring that written emergency plan procedures will be prepared, kept up 

to date, and distributed to all affected parties. Describe the review process that will ensure these 

procedures clearly state the duties, responsibilities, action levels, and actions to be taken by each group or 

individual in response to an emergency condition. Describe provisions for approval of the procedures, 

making and distributing changes to the procedures, and ensuring that each person responsible for an 

emergency response function has easy access to a current copy of each procedure that pertains to his or 

her functions. 

7.2 Training 

Describe the topics and general content of training programs used for training the onsite 

emergency response staff. Specify the training afforded to those personnel who prepare, maintain, and 

implement the emergency plan. Ensure that the procedures include schedules and lesson plans for the 

training, frequency of retraining, and the estimated number of hours of initial training and retraining that 

will be provided. Include the training requirements for each position in the emergency organization. 

Describe training to be provided on the use of protective equipment such as respirators. Describe the 

training program for onsite personnel who are not members of the emergency response staff so that they 

are aware of what actions they may have to take after the declaration of an emergency. Discuss what 

special instructions and orientation tours the licensee will offer periodically to fire, police, medical, and 

other offsite emergency response personnel. Topics to be addressed during training for offsite emergency 

response personnel should include exposure guidelines, personnel monitoring devices, and basic 

contamination-control principles. 

7.3 Drills and Exercises 

Describe provisions for periodic drills and exercises to test the adequacy of implementing 

procedures, to test emergency equipment and instrumentation, and to ensure that the emergency personnel 

are familiar with their duties. Applicants should note that 10 CFR 72.32 contains a unique requirement 

that Radiological/Health Physics, Medical, and Fire Drills shall be conducted annually by Part 72 

licensees. Typically, drills are internal tests of specific licensee emergency response functions, related 

functions are often simulated, and offsite organizations are not invited to participate. Exercises are 

typically full-scale tests of the licensee’s entire emergency response organization, and offsite 

organizations are invited to participate. It is expected that internal drills will be conducted more often (at 

least annually) than full-scale exercises. Each applicant should establish a drill frequency that will 

maintain proficiency in its emergency response organization. Preplanned descriptions of accidents should 

be used to prepare scenarios appropriate to the objective of each drill and exercise. Scenarios should be 

developed for the accidents postulated in the plan including hostile-action based events. The procedures 

should include a requirement for one or more nonparticipating observers to evaluate the effectiveness of 

the personnel, the procedures, the readiness of equipment and instrumentation, and to recommend needed 

changes. For those drills and exercises that involve simultaneous activities at more than one location, 

observers should be provided at each location. Describe how criteria for acceptable performance will be 

prepared and provided to observers for evaluating the performance of participants. 
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7.3.1 Biennial Exercises 

Ensure that an exercise will be held biennially and that offsite response organizations will be 

invited to participate in the biennial exercise, to exercise coordination with offsite assistance 

organizations, including testing procedures and equipment for notifying and communicating with local 

and State agencies. Ensure that NRC will be invited to participate or observe if it wishes. Ensure that 

exercise scenarios are not known by exercise participants and are plausible for the specific site. Discuss 

any provisions to suspend security or safeguards measures for site access during an exercise. These 

exercises should be planned so that all emergency response activities are adequately demonstrated. The 

exercise objectives and scenario should be provided to NRC at least 60 days before the exercise, to obtain 

NRC comments on how well the exercise will test the licensee’s emergency response capabilities. 

7.3.2 Quarterly Communications Checks 

Ensure that checks are conducted with offsite response organizations each quarter to verify and 

update all necessary telephone numbers. 

7.4 Critiques 

Ensure that a critique will be prepared for each drill and exercise by one or more of the 

nonparticipating observers and that it will evaluate the appropriateness of the emergency plan, 

procedures, facilities, equipment, personnel training, and overall effectiveness. The emergency plan and 

implementing procedures should be reviewed after each exercise, based on the evaluation of the exercise. 

The emergency plan should be reviewed and revised, if necessary, whenever changes occur in processes, 

kinds of material at risk, or plant organization. Describe how deficiencies identified by the critique will 

be corrected in a timely manner. (See Chapter 8 for records of exercises and exercise critiques.) 

7.5 Independent Audit 

Discuss the program to be used annually to review and audit the licensee’s emergency 

preparedness program, including the emergency plan and its procedures; training activities; emergency 

facilities, equipment, and supplies; and records associated with offsite support agency interface, to ensure 

that the overall emergency preparedness program is being adequately maintained. Describe the minimum 

qualifications of the persons who will perform the annual audit and ensure that the audits will be made by 

persons not having direct responsibilities for implementing the emergency response program. Describe 

the provisions for initiating corrective actions based on audit findings and for ensuring completion of 

these actions. 

7.6 Maintenance and Inventory of Emergency Equipment, Instrumentation, and Supplies 

Describe the plans for ensuring that the equipment and instrumentation are in good working 

condition and that an adequate stock of supplies is maintained. A quarterly inventory should be made to 

ensure all emergency equipment and supplies are intact and in good operating condition, including 

instrumentation for operation and calibration, demand respirators, self-contained breathing apparatus, 

firefighting equipment and gear, supplemental lighting, and communications equipment. The procedures 

should include timely corrective actions to be taken when deficiencies are found during these checks. 

7.7 Letters of Agreement 

Changes to the emergency plan should be communicated to the appropriate offsite response 

organizations; ensure that letters of agreement with offsite agencies are reviewed annually and renewed at 
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least every 4 years or more frequently, if needed. Letters of agreement may be included in the emergency 

plan or maintained separately. 

8. RECORDS AND REPORTS 

8.1 Records of Incidents 

Describe the assignment of responsibility for reporting and recording incidents of abnormal 

operation, equipment failure, and accidents that led to a plant emergency, including permanent retention 

with the licensee’s decommissioning records. Provide a detailed description of the records that will be 

kept. The records should include the cause of the incident, personnel and equipment involved, extent of 

injury and damage (onsite and offsite) resulting from the incident, all locations of contamination with the 

final decontamination survey results, corrective actions taken to terminate the emergency, and the action 

taken or planned to prevent a recurrence of the incident. The records should also include the onsite and 

offsite support assistance requested and received, as well as any program changes resulting from the 

lessons learned from a critique of emergency response activities. The titles of the personnel responsible 

for maintaining the records should be specified. Those records unique to a radiological emergency, not 

covered by existing NRC regulations or license conditions, should be retained until the license is 

terminated. 

8.2 Records of Preparedness Assurance 

Provide a description of the records that will be kept. These should include records of: 

• Training and retraining (including lesson plans and test questions) 

• Drills, exercises, and related critiques 

• Inventory and locations of emergency equipment and supplies 

• Maintenance, surveillance, calibration, and testing of emergency equipment and supplies 

• Agreements with offsite support organizations 

• Reviews and updates of the emergency plan 

• Notification of all personnel and offsite agencies affected by an update of the plan or its 

implementing procedures. 

9. RECOVERY AND PLANT RESTORATION 

Describe plans for restoring the facility to a safe status. Although it is not possible to detail 

specific plans for every type of incident, the plans should include the general requirements for: (1) 

assessing the damage to, and the status of the facility’s capabilities to, control radioactive materials; (2) 

determining the actions necessary to reduce any ongoing releases of radioactive or other hazardous 

material and to prevent further incidents; (3) accomplishing the tasks to meet any required restoration 

action, and; (4) describing in general the key positions in the recovery organization. 

Specifically, recovery plans should include requirements for checking and restoring to normal 

operations all safety-related equipment involved in the incident (e.g., criticality alarms, radiationmonitoring instruments, respiratory protection equipment, fire-suppression and fire-fighting equipment, 
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containments, and air filters) and assignment of responsibility for compiling, evaluating, and ensuring 

retention of all records associated with the incident. 

During any planned restoration operations, personnel exposures to radiation must be maintained 

within Part 20 limits and maintained as low as reasonably achievable. 

10. COMPLIANCE WITH COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT 

Certify compliance with Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 

Pub. L. 99-499, entitled “Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986,” with 

respect to any hazardous materials possessed at the plant site. 

D. IMPLEMENTATION 

The purpose of this section is to provide information to applicants and licensees regarding the 

NRC’s plans for using this regulatory guide. The NRC does not intend or approve any imposition or 

backfit in connection with its issuance. 

In some cases, applicants or licensees may propose an alternative or use a previously established 

acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the NRC’s regulations. 

Otherwise, the methods described in this guide will be used in evaluating compliance with the applicable 

regulations for license applications, license amendment applications, design certifications, and 

amendment requests. 
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. 

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Washington, DC. 

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4. 10 CFR Part 70, “Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material,” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC. 

5. 10 CFR Part 72, “Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and 

High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste,”

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. 

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Changes," Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-02, February 14, 2005. 

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the Use of Source, Byproduct, and Special Nuclear Material," Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-31, 

December 22, 2005. 

10. R. I. Milstein, "Integrated Safety Analysis Guidance Document," NUREG-1513, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, May 2001. 

11. S. A. McGuire, “A Regulatory Analysis on Emergency Preparedness for Fuel Cycle and Other 

Radioactive Material Licensees,” NUREG-1140, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, January 

1988. 

12. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Classification of Transportation Emergencies," Information 

Notice 93-07, February 1, 1993.

13. 10 CFR Part 20, “Standards for Protection Against Radiation,” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC. 

 

1

 Publicly available NRC published documents are available electronically through the Electronic Reading Room on the 

NRC’s public Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. The documents can also be viewed on-line 

or printed for a fee in the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD; the mailing 

address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555; telephone 301-415-4737 or (800) 397-4209; fax (301) 415-3548; and 

e-mail pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 
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14. 10 CFR Part 73, “Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC. 

15. 10 CFR Part 25, “Access Authorization,” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. 

16. 10 CFR Part 95, “Facility Security Clearance and Safeguarding of National Security Information and 

Restricted Data,” U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC. 

17. Environmental Protection Agency, “Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for 

Nuclear Incidents,” EPA 400-R-92-001, May 1992.2

 

18. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "Hostile Action-Based Emergency Preparedness Drills,” 

Information Notice 2009-19, November 24, 2009. 

 

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 Available electronically from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at http://www.epa.gov/nscep/. 
Appendix A to RG 3.67, Page A-1 

APPENDIX A 

EXAMPLES OF INITIATING CONDITIONS 

Conditions That Initiate an Alert Conditions That Initiate a Site Area Emergency 

1. Fire onsite that might affect radioactive 

material or safety systems. 

 1. Fire onsite that involves radioactive material or 

compromises safety systems. 

2. Severe natural phenomenon that might affect 

radioactive material or safety systems (e.g., 

earthquake, flood, tsunami, hurricane, tidal 

surge, hurricane-force winds, tornado 

striking facility). 

 2. Severe natural phenomenon that actually 

compromises safety systems or the integrity of 

radioactive material (e.g., earthquake, flood, 

tsunami, hurricane-force winds, tornado striking 

facility). 

3. Other severe incidents that might affect 

radioactive material or safety systems (e.g., 

aircraft crash into the facility, damage to the 

facility from explosives, uncontrolled release 

of toxic or flammable gas in the facility). 

 3. Other severe incidents that actually compromise 

safety systems or the integrity of radioactive 

material (e.g., aircraft crash into the facility, 

damage to the facility from explosives, 

uncontrolled release of toxic or flammable gas in 

the facility). 

4. Elevated radiation levels or airborne 

contamination levels within the facility that 

indicate severe loss of control (factor of 100 

over normal levels). 

 4. Elevated radiation levels or airborne 

contamination levels outside the facility that 

indicate a significant release to the environment 

(factor of 100 over normal levels). 

5. Ongoing security event that constitutes a 

threat/compromise to site security, threat/risk 

to site personnel, or potential degredation to 

the level of safety of the facility. This 

includes the threat of an imminent hostile 

action to the facility. 

 5. Hostile action at the facility, or imminent/actual 

loss of physical control of the facility. 

6. Spent reactor fuel accident with release of 

radioactive material to containment or fuelhandling building. 

 6. Major damage to spent reactor fuel with release 

of radioactive material outside of containment or 

fuel-handling building. 

7. Discovery of a critical-mass quantity of 

special nuclear material in an unsafe 

geometry container or other condition that 

creates a criticality hazard. 

 7. Imminent or actual occurrence of an 

uncontrolled criticality. 

8. Other conditions that warrant precautionary 

activation of the licensee’s emergency 

response organization. 

 8. Other conditions that warrant activation of 

offsite emergency response organizations or 

precautionary notification of the public near the 

site.