Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 35d16973-484d-41cb-9b6c-d66cae8072ca
Document Type: srp
Title: EMERGENCY PLANNING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0634/ML063410307.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.3
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mergency preparedness activities and interactions discussed in Regulatory Guide 1.101, Rev. 5. For all reactor license applications (excluding standard design certifications), submitted pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 or 10 CFR Part 52, the NRC consults with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding offsite emergency planning and preparedness. Certified designs are design-specific (i.e., pertain to a licensee’s facilities and equipment), and do not address site- specific emergency planning, which is programmatic in nature. FEMA is the Federal agency with the lead responsibility for oversight of offsite emergency planning and preparedness. These responsibilities are now executed by the Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program. While the responsibility for evaluating the emergency plans and procedures is shared between the FEMA and the NRC under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the final decision-making authority on the overall adequacy of emergency planning and preparedness rests with the NRC. In general, the NRC reviews include consideration of the FEMA findings and determinations on the level of preparedness of State, tribal, and local governments with responsibility for taking protective measures in the plume exposure pathway EPZ and the ingestion control pathway EPZ. The level of review by FEMA will vary, as will its findings, depending upon the specific application. For example, FEMA’s review and findings for a CP or ESP application may be less than that for an OL or COL application. The specific FEMA reviews are detailed below under the respective applications. 13.3-4 Revision 3 - March 2007 COL Action Items and Certification Requirements and Restrictions. For a DC application, the review will also address COL action items and requirements and restrictions (e.g., interface requirements and site parameters). For a COL application referencing a DC, a COL applicant must address COL action items (referred to as COL license information in