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Proposed Revision to REP Program Manual

Proposed Revision to REP Program Manual. Harry Sherwood FEMA Region IX RAC Chair Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Branch Technological Hazards Division. REP Program Background. REP Program was established as a result of the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island (TMI)

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Proposed Revision to REP Program Manual

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  1. Proposed Revision to REP Program Manual Harry Sherwood FEMA Region IX RAC Chair Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Branch Technological Hazards Division

  2. REP Program Background • REP Program was established as a result of the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island (TMI) • FEMA was given responsibility for “off-site” radiological emergency preparedness to protect citizens living around commercial nuclear power plants • NRC remains responsible for on-site activities • Under Public Law 96-295, licensing of commercial nuclear power plants requires “reasonable assurance” that off-site preparedness efforts are adequate

  3. What is the REP Program Manual? • Consolidated source that provides policy and guidance for REP employee’s, licensee’s, State, local, and tribal preparedness personnel • Amplifies planning standards and evaluation criteria in regulatory guidelines: • Joint NRC/FEMA document NUREG-0654/FEMA REP-1 • FEMA regulations 44 CFR part 350 • Aligns FEMA offsite activities with NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 50

  4. Key facts • FEMA and DHS review sequenced to align with NRC Rulemaking • Current version (Interim since 2002) is incomplete, and inconsistent with contemporary preparedness policies • Incorporates 30 years of ‘piecemeal’ policy/guidance into single reference source (retires significant number of individual policy memoranda) • Integrates and updates REP policy/guidance with tenets NIMS, NRF, NEP

  5. Key Drivers of Revisions to Manual • State and local requests to align REP with NEP efforts • Enhancement of scenario realism, elimination of pre-conditioned exercise activities (negative learning) • Established “Part II”, embedding amplifying planning guidance (not included in 2002 Interim version) • Incorporates remaining legacy policy and program memoranda

  6. Key Drivers of Revisions to Manual • Ensure alignment with NRC rulemaking activities • Establish clear, standardized guidance for new reactor activities • Ensure consistency with National initiatives

  7. Consistency with National Initiatives • HSPD-5 and HSPD-8 establish a initiatives for a national, common approach to preparedness • Key elements of the National Preparedness System include: • National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF) • Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) • Integrated Planning System (IPS)

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