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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ensing and license amendments. The resulting board decision may have been based, in part, on the licensee’s (applicant’s) statements about its emergency plan made in testimony presented before the board. This testimony and that of the NRC staff witnesses and witnesses for the interveners and resulting board rulings may be useful in informing a 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluation on a program element addressed in those hearings. (b) NRC Inspection Findings. Inspection findings, inspection reports, commitments made in licensee response letters, root cause analyses, and supplemental DG-1324, Page 12 inspection results may be useful in informing a 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluation of a program element addressed in those findings. (c) FEMA-Approved Alert and Notification System (ANS) Design Report. If the licensee has committed to install or maintain the ANS on behalf of State or local governments, changes to the licensee’s commitments on the design, testing, and maintenance of the ANS identified within the site’s FEMA-approved final ANS design report are evaluated against the criteria of 44 CFR 350.14, “Amendments to State Plans.” If warranted, the licensee must submit the proposed changes to FEMA via the responsible State official for review and approval. 1.7 Role of Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone Performance Indicators Representatives of the nuclear power industry developed the emergency preparedness cornerstone performance indicators, and the NRC endorsed them. The nuclear power industry developed these performance indicators and the supporting guidance to monitor licensee performance; however, compliance with a performance indicator does not necessarily demonstrate compliance with regulations. For example, opportunities for demonstrating the capability to notify offsite response organizations (OROs) are considered successful upon notification of the first ORO. However, the NRC expects the licensee to have the capability to notify all OROs within 15 minutes to be in