Standard Operating Procedure and Guidelines for New Reactor Combined License Application
This document is written to guide activities for personnel assigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Radiological Emergency
Preparedness Headquarters, and Regions,
Quality reviews included members from the following agencies: Federal Emergency Management Agency,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Revisions will be made as conditions warrant.
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CONTENTS
A. FOREWORD.................................................................................................................................................1 B. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................2 C. PURPOSE.....................................................................................................................................................4 D. RULES...........................................................................................................................................................4 E. PLANT SITE SITUATIONS ........................................................................................................................5 F. RESPONSIBILITIES...................................................................................................................................6
FEMA HEADQUARTERS...................................................................................................................................6 FEMA REGIONS ..............................................................................................................................................6
G. ACCEPTANCE REVIEW............................................................................................................................7 PROJECT DETAILS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .......................................................................................................8
Deliverable FEMA Region:........................................................................................................................8 Deliverable FEMA Headquarters: ..............................................................................................................9
H. SECTION 1 SIX PHASE PROCESS ...................................................................................................10 PHASE I INTERIM FINDING REPORT FOR REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .................................11
Project Details and Responsibilities .........................................................................................................11 Deliverables FEMA Region: ...............................................................................................................11 Deliverable FEMA Headquarters: .......................................................................................................11
Composing the Interim Finding Report....................................................................................................12 Interim Finding Conditions with Examples..............................................................................................13 The Interim Finding Report Sections .......................................................................................................14 Letters and Memoranda for Submittal ......................................................................................................17
FEMA Region .....................................................................................................................................17 FEMA HQ 1 ........................................................................................................................................17 FEMA HQ 2 ........................................................................................................................................17
RAI Process..............................................................................................................................................19 Tools for the RAI process:...................................................................................................................19 RAI Development................................................................................................................................21
RAI vs. Requirements for Reasonable Assurance ....................................................................................22 RAI Flowchart..........................................................................................................................................23
PHASE II INTERIM FINDING REPORT FOR OPEN ITEMS ................................................................................24 Deliverables FEMA Region: ....................................................................................................................24 Deliverables FEMA Headquarters: ..........................................................................................................24 Letters and Memoranda for Submittal ......................................................................................................26
FEMA Region .....................................................................................................................................26 FEMA HQ 1 ........................................................................................................................................26 FEMA HQ 2 ........................................................................................................................................26
PHASE III REVIEW OF SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT .................................................................................27 PHASE IV INTERIM FINDING REPORT FOR REASONABLE ASSURANCE.........................................................28
Deliverable FEMA Region:......................................................................................................................28 Deliverables FEMA Headquarters: ..........................................................................................................28 Letters and Memoranda for Submittal ......................................................................................................30
FEMA Region .....................................................................................................................................30 FEMA HQ ...........................................................................................................................................30
PHASE V REVIEW OF SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT ..................................................................................31 PHASE VI FINAL REVIEW OF SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT ......................................................................31
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I. SECTION 2 FOUR PHASE PROCESS ................................................................................................32 PHASE I: PART A AND PART B .......................................................................................................................33
Part A Interim Finding Report for Requests for Additional Information .................................................33 Deliverables FEMA Region: ...............................................................................................................33 Deliverables FEMA Headquarters:......................................................................................................33
Part B Interim Finding Report for Open Items.........................................................................................35 Deliverables FEMA Region: ...............................................................................................................35 Deliverables FEMA Headquarters:......................................................................................................35
PHASE II INTERIM FINDING REPORT FOR REASONABLE ASSURANCE ..........................................................37 Deliverable FEMA Region:......................................................................................................................37 Deliverables FEMA Headquarters: ..........................................................................................................37
PHASE III REVIEW OF SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT .................................................................................39 PHASE IV FINAL REVIEW OF SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT ......................................................................39
J. POST COMBINED LICENSE ...................................................................................................................40 INTERIM FINDING REPORT ON PREPAREDNESS/EXERCISE REPORT ................................................................40
Deliverable FEMA Region:......................................................................................................................40 Deliverable FEMA HQ: ...........................................................................................................................40 Letters and Memoranda for Submittal ....................................................................
