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Moving Forward From Fukushima Near-Term Task Force EP Recommendations

Moving Forward From Fukushima Near-Term Task Force EP Recommendations. Mark Thaggard, Deputy Director for Emergency Preparedness U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Topics. Tier 1 EP Near Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation NTTF Tier 2 and Tier 3 Recommendations

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Moving Forward From Fukushima Near-Term Task Force EP Recommendations

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  1. Moving Forward From FukushimaNear-Term Task Force EP Recommendations Mark Thaggard, Deputy Director for Emergency Preparedness U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

  2. Topics • Tier 1 EP Near Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation • NTTF Tier 2 and Tier 3 Recommendations • Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) and Potassium Iodide (KI)

  3. Definitions • Tier 1-without delay • Tier 2-as resources become available • Tier 3-longterm study

  4. Tier 1 NTTF Recommendation • NTTF Recommendation 9.3 • Staffing • Communication • ERDS modernization

  5. Tier 1 NTTF Recommendation • 10 CFR 50.54(f) • Staff request • Phased approach • NEI Guidance

  6. Tier 1 NTTF Path forward • Staff is reviewing licensee responses • Staff will provide licensees a safety evaluation report regarding the acceptability of their strategies • Staff will make generically applicable (rulemaking) through Tier 3 efforts

  7. Tier 2 NTTF Recommendations • 9.3: Order licensees to do the following until rulemaking is complete: • add guidance to emergency plans for performing multi-unit dose assessments; • conduct periodic training and exercises for multi-unit and prolonged SBO scenarios; • ensure that EP equipment and facilities are sufficient to deal with multi-unit and prolonged SBO scenarios

  8. Tier 2 NTTF Path forward • Commission Paper-delineating staffs recommendation • Awaiting Commission direction

  9. Tier 3 NTTF Recommendations • 9.1: Initiate rulemaking to require EP enhancements for multiunit events • 9.2: Initiate rulemaking to require EP enhancements for prolonged Station Blackout

  10. Remaining Tier 3 NTTF Recommendations • Recommendation 10 • Additional EP topics for prolonged SBO and multiunit events • Recommendation 11 • EP topics for decision-making, radiation monitoring, and public education

  11. Tier 3 NTTF Path Forward • Initiate an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) • Engage stakeholders • Develop regulatory basis • Issue rule • Engage stakeholders

  12. Additional Items • Basis of Emergency Planning Zone Size • Commission Paper identified the EPZ size as an additional item • NRC received a Petition for Rulemaking in February 2012 • Pre-staging of KI beyond 10 miles

  13. Questions?

  14. Contact Information Mark Thaggard Division of Preparedness and Response Office: (301) 415-1086 Email: mark.thaggard@nrc.gov

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