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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or major tasks in accordance with the emergency plan. The installation of digital display screens that eliminate the need for status board keepers, the collocation of offsite personnel at the EOF that eliminates the need for liaison positions, and the installation of messaging systems that reduce the needed number of communicators are examples of this type of change. 4.3 10 CFR 50.47(b)(3)—Emergency Response Support and Resources a. The regulation at 10 CFR 50.47(b)(3) states the following: Arrangements for requesting and effectively using assistance resources have been made, arrangements to accommodate State and local staff at the licensee’s Emergency Operations Facility have been made, and other organizations capable of augmenting the planned response have been identified. b. Two emergency planning functions have been defined for this planning standard: DG-1324, Page 22 (1) Arrangements for requesting and using offsite assistance have been made. (2) State and local staff can be accommodated at the EOF in accordance with the emergency plan. c. Sections IV.A.6 and IV.A.7 of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 provide supporting requirements. Informing criteria appear in Section II.C of NUREG - 0654 and the licensee’s emergency plan. The following are examples of changes to the licensee’s emergency plan that could require prior NRC approval: (1) A change could require prior NRC approval if it reduces the availability or scope of the onsite services supplied by local agencies (e.g., local law enforcement and fire fighting). (2) A change could require prior NRC approval if it would delay the in-processing of offsite assistance relied on in the emergency plan. For example, health physics personnel are not available to provide radiological coverage to ambulance crews because of staffing changes. (3) A change could require prior NRC approval if it replaces an offsite radiological laboratory relied on in the emergency plan with a laboratory that does not have the