Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b647b09e-9948-474b-8b4a-d2e08837ffa5
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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................................................................... 38 5.3 Approval for Changes That Reduce Effectiveness .............................................. 39 5.4 Documentation of Changes .................................................................................. 40 D. IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................................... 40 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 42 APPENDIX A: 10 CFR 50.54(q) PROCESS ........................................................................................... A-1 DG-1324, Page 5 B. DISCUSSION Reason for Revision This guide is being updated to clarify how the staff regulatory guidance applies to emergency plan changes at facilities that have certified permanent cessation of operation under 10 CFR 50.82, “Termination of License,” or 10 CFR 52.110, “Termination of License,” as applicable. The need for this clarification was identified because of the inappropriate application of the 10 CFR 50.54(q) change process at three sites that had permanently ceased operations in 2013. In addition, the NRC made some format changes to this guide. Background In 1980, the NRC adopted requirements for how power reactor licensees could change their emergency plans (45 Fed. Reg. 55409; August 19, 1980). (Ref. 3) The NRC amended the requirements in a final rule dated November 23, 2011 (76 FR 72560) (Ref. 4). The final rule, in part, revised the regulatory process for NRC approval of emergency plan changes. The regulations of 10 CFR 50.54(q) are a condition of all production and utilization facility licenses issued under Part 50, and to combined licenses issued under 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” after the Commission makes the finding under 10 CFR 52.103(g) until termination of