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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t are of inadequate scope and extent to reasonably assess the effect of the proposed change on the effectiveness of the emergency plan. (7) Arrange a preapplication call with NRC headquarters staff to discuss the proposed change when the licensee is unsure whether the proposed changes constitute a reduction in effectiveness. Ask the staff to clarify the regulatory positions in this guide. Note that this preapplication conference call does not relieve the licensee of its authority and responsibility under 10 CFR 50.54(q)(3) to determine whether the change constitutes a reduction in effectiveness. (8) In a departure from previous EP guidance, the NRC is no longer separately treating alternative methods for complying with EP regulations. The agency expects the licensee to evaluate all such alternative approaches under 10 CFR 50.54(q)(3), as it would any proposed change, to determine whether the proposed approach reduces the effectiveness of the emergency plan. The licensee must submit proposed changes that it determines to cause a reduction in effectiveness for prior NRC approval under 10 CFR 50.54(q)(4) and Regulatory Position 5.3. 5.3 Approval for Changes That Reduce Effectiveness a. The regulation at 10 CFR 50.54(q)(4) requires the licensee to submit a license amendment application in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 for prior NRC approval of a change that it believes will reduce the effectiveness of its emergency plan. In addition to the filing requirements in 10 CFR 50.90, the application must include all emergency plan pages affected by the change and a forwarding letter identifying the change(s), the reason for the change(s), and the licensee’s basis for concluding that its emergency plan, as modified, continues to meet the planning standards in 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements in Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50. The NRC may approve, deny, or return, as appropriate, the license amendment application in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91, “Notice for Public Comment;