Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 5e2766ae-dd3b-4b1a-a6bb-48bde2dcbf97
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Performance-Based Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors, Non-Light-Water Reactors, and Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1808/ML18082A044.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.242
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e emergency plan, including consideration of the following positions or responsibilities: emergency response team leader, authorization for termination and transition to recovery, recovery operations, authorization for emergency radiation worker exposure, authorization for media and news releases. (2) the process used to complete training prior to assigning roles and responsibilities on the emergency response team. (a) Drills are a vehicle to use to train and retrain facility personnel in emergency responsibilities. The drills should be described within the emergency plan including references to a complete list of drill objectives and periodicities for various drill types: • Integrated drills – drills using multiple facilities or with any offsite organization, which may be used for training and instruction. DG-1350, Page 15 • Evaluated exercises – activities that test major portions of the emergency response functions, which may not be used for training and instruction. • Communication drills – activities that drill the use of communication equipment and procedures to communicate facility status and emergency conditions. Communication drills may be used to verify contact information, protocols, and reliability. • Fire drills – activities that drill the use of fire suppression technology. (If the facility has a separate program to address fires, the emergency plan only needs to reference that program. Its evaluation will be done externally to the EP program.) • Medical emergency drills – activities that drill the use of first aid, emergency medical response, contaminated individuals, or other industrial accidents. • Radiological monitoring drills – activities that drill the use of equipment and procedures to determine the adequacy of equipment, training, and procedures for radiological monitoring of processes, effluents, releases, samples, contamination, and dose assessments. Drills should allow sufficient free play to determine the adequacy