Document: 10 CFR Part 72
Document ID: dd8f184e-feb9-463f-9136-78a6998fa668
Document Type: cfr
Title: Reporting requirements for specific events and conditions.
Source: 10 CFR Part 72
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-72/section-72.75
Revision Date: 
Chapter: 
Section ID: 72.75
CFR Part: 72
CFR Title: 10

Content:
in any spent fuel, HLW, or reactor-related GTCC waste storage structure, system, or component that is important to safety. ( 2 ) A significant reduction in the effectiveness of any spent fuel, HLW, or reactor-related GTCC waste storage confinement system during use. ( 3 ) Any event requiring the transport of a radioactively contaminated person to an offsite medical facility for treatment. ( d ) Non-emergency notifications: 24-hour reports. Each licensee shall notify the NRC within 24 hours after the discovery of any of the following events involving spent fuel, HLW, or reactor-related GTCC waste: ( 1 ) An event in which important to safety equipment is disabled or fails to function as designed when: ( i ) The equipment is required by regulation, license condition, or certificate of compliance to be available and operable to prevent releases that could exceed regulatory limits, to prevent exposures to radiation or radioactive materials that could exceed regulatory limits, or to mitigate the consequences of an accident; and ( ii ) No redundant equipment was available and operable to perform the required safety function. ( 2 ) For notifications made under this paragraph, the licensee may delay the notification to the NRC if the end of the 24-hour period occurs outside of the NRC's normal working day ( i.e., 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time), on a weekend, or a Federal holiday. In these cases, the licensee shall notify the NRC before 8:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next working day. ( e ) Initial notification: Reports made by licensees in response to the requirements of this section must be made as follows: ( 1 ) Licensees shall make reports required by paragraphs (a) , (b) , (c) , or (d) of this section by telephone to the NRC Headquarters Operations Center at the numbers specified in appendix A to part 73 of this chapter . 1 1 Those licensees with an available Emergency Notification System (ENS) shall use the ENS to notify the NRC Headquarters Operations Center. ( 2