Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 39669ad0-0ad7-442d-8e1c-64c0e1607f1d
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Reporting of Operating Information -- Appendix A Technical Specifications (Rev. 2)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003739954.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.16
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high public interest. While some of the events may not be reportable by regulation or defined in other parts of this guide, the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office, or his designee, should be informed of such events by telephone as soon as possible after the event has been discovered. a. An event that causes damage to property or equipment when such damage affects the power pro duction capability of the facility. b. Radiation exposure to licensee personnel or members of the public in excess of applicable exposure limits set forth in 10 CFR Part 20. c. Natural or man-made conditions that may require action which need not be reported under item 2.a(7) above. d. Discovery of significant radiological event off site occurring during transport of material for which the licensee was either shipper or consignee. e. Unscheduled shutdowns expected to last for more than one week, regardless of cause. f. Unusual releases of radioactive material from the site boundary not reportable under other require ments. g. Failure of or damage to safety-related equip ment which need not be reported under item 2.a above, if the time for repair is likely to exceed the time allowed by the technical specifications. D. IMPLEMENTATION The purpose of this section is to provide informa tion to applicants and licensees regarding the NRC staff's plans for utilizing this regulatory guide. Except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative method, the reporting program described herein is being used by the NRC staff in order to standardize the reporting requirements section of Appendix A technical specifications of all operating licenses. For licensees holding operating licenses without Appendix B environmental technical specifications, it may be necessary to include those reports identified in Regulatory Guide 1.21, "Measuring, Evaluating, and Reporting Radioactivity in Solid Wastes and Releases of Radioactive Materials in Liquid and Gaseous Effluents from