Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: fa5814c8-b91a-435c-8ee0-5cd4915f8b80
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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alth, as well as sampling and testing laboratories. The mission of the FRMAC is to coordinate and manage all Federal radiological environmental monitoring and assessment activities during a nuclear or radiological incident, within the United States in support of State, local, Tribal governments, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal response coordinating agency. The FRMAC is a Federal asset for response to a nuclear or radiological incident that is available upon request by DHS or State or Tribal agencies. The FRMAC is an interagency organization with representation from the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA), Department of Defense (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and other Federal agencies. The NNSA has the responsibility to maintain the operational readiness and to deploy the FRMAC upon request. The Advisory Team for Environment, Food and Health (Advisory Team) is a radiological emergency response group whose mission is to provide coordinated advice and recommendations for Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments in radiation emergencies. The permanent membership includes representatives from the EPA, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The permanent members may invite other agencies to participate in Advisory Team activities. The Advisory Team was incorporated into the FEMA “Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex,” October 2016 (Ref. 15), of the National Response Framework. Ingestion response is not required in the early phase of an emergency because ingestion of contaminated foods and water is a longer term concern. The Federal, Tribal, and State resources that have been developed since the 1970s are available for the intermediate and late phases of the response, whether or not actions are pre-planned in a specific area. Therefore, SMRs,