Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 3e914c02-41b3-4c0b-9c94-7e4a07215354
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Guidance on Making Changes to Emergency Plans for Nuclear Power Reactors (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1505/ML15054A370.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.219
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e must evaluate proposed changes to the emergency plan, which the above screening process did not disposition, under 10 CFR 50.54(q)(3) to determine whether the change reduces the effectiveness of the emergency plan. The licensee should submit changes determined to reduce the effectiveness of the emergency plan, prior to implementation, to the NRC for approval as described in Regulatory Position 5.3. b. When considering the effect of a change on one or more program elements, note that a change to a single program element may not always reduce the effectiveness of the associated emergency planning function. This would need to be considered on a case-by-case basis. In addition, a change to a program element under one planning standard may reduce the effectiveness of a different planning standard. For example, a change to a training module for emergency classification could reduce the effectiveness of the emergency classification process if its content is inconsistent with the plan. c. The evaluation process should address the items listed below: (1) Identify the individual proposed changes to be evaluated. Each proposed change should be evaluated separately. The treatment of changes collectively should be reserved for (1) repetitive identical changes, (2) editorial or typographical changes such as formatting, paragraph numbering, spelling, or punctuation that does not change intent, (3) conforming changes, or (4) two or more elements that are interdependent (e.g., a change to one element compensates for a change to another element). (2) For each proposed change, determine the licensing basis for each existing program element that is being changed using the guidance in Regulatory Position 1.6. The effect of a proposed change cannot be adequately assessed without knowledge of the rationale for the original structure of the affected program element. (3) Identify the emergency planning functions affected by each proposed change. Use the information in Regulatory Position