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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ombined 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 that license. The regulations of 10 CFR 50.54(q) require licensees to follow and maintain the effectiveness of an emergency plan that meets the standards in 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, “Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities.” Section 50.54(q) also contains requirements for the process by which the licensee may make changes to its emergency plan without prior application to, and approval by, the NRC. The licensee may make changes to its emergency plan only if the licensee performs and retains an analysis demonstrating that the change does not reduce the effectiveness of the plan and the plan, as changed, continues to meet the requirements in Appendix E and 10 CFR 50.47(b). Changes that do not meet this condition must be submitted to the NRC, as a license amendment request under 10 CFR 50.90, “Application for Amendment of License, Construction Permit, or Early Site Permit,” for prior NRC approval. Under 10 CFR 50.90, a licensee that seeks to amend its license must file a request fully describing the changes desired, following, as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. The objectives of the change process established in 10 CFR 50.54(q) are to ensure that a licensee: (1) evaluates proposed changes to its emergency plan for their effects on the effectiveness of the plan, (2) obtains prior NRC approval for changes that are deemed to reduce the effectiveness of the plan, and (3) documents and reports such changes and the evaluations of these changes. The 10 CFR 50.54(q)(3) process offers three possible outcomes: (1) The change is such that the emergency plan, as modified, would no longer comply with one or more applicable regulations. The licensee would need to request