Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: a53c6f1b-71a3-4770-beff-d85d4c0cab3f
Document Type: srp
Title: EMERGENCY PLANNING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070620.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.3
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Emergency Preparedness Licensing Branch (EPLB), OIEEmergency Preparedness and Radiation Protection Branch (PERB)1 Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW The applicant's emergency planning, as described in histhe safety analysis report (SAR), is 2 reviewed by EPLB of the Division of Emergency Preparedness of the Office of Inspection and Enforcementthe Emergency Preparedness and Radiation Protection Branch (PERB). This 3 primary review responsibility involves evaluation of evidence of preliminary planning (in the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report, PSAR) or substantive evidence of planning (in the Final Safety Analysis Report, FSAR) for emergency preparedness directed at situations involving real or potential radiological hazards. Review of an application for a design certification will only address those design features, facilities, functions, and equipment that may affect some aspect of emergency planning or the capability of a licensee to cope with plant emergencies. The review 4 is made against requirements in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, and the planning standards described in 10 CFR Part 50, 50.47(b) and the specific criteria given in the guidance document "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants" (NUREG-0654 Revision 1) and "Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities" (NUREG-0696).5 In addition, the review at the OL stage includes a review of the FEMA findings on the state of preparedness of offsite authorities with responsibility for taking protective measures in the plume exposure pathway EPZ and the ingestion exposure pathway EPZ.6 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 13.3-2 Although EPLB has the overall review responsibility for emergency preparedness, certain aspects of technical reviews will be performed by or through the Emergency Preparedness Development Branch (EPDB). Examples of these areas are meteorological information,The