Generic Communications for Emergency Preparedness and Response
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Administrative Letter (AL)
Transmittals to inform addressees of specific regulatory or administrative information or to clarify this
information. Note: Discontinued in September 1999.
File Name |
Date |
Description |
AL 94-04 |
04/11/94 |
Change to NRC Operations Center Commercial Telephone and Facsimile Numbers |
AL 94-07 |
05/06/94 |
Distribution of Site-Specific and State Emergency Planning Information |
AL 94-16 |
11/30/94 |
Revision of the NRC Core Inspection Program for Annual Emergency Preparedness Exercise |
AL 97-03 |
03/28/97 |
Plant Restart Discussions Following Natural Disasters |
Bulletin
Used to transmit information or to request a specified action or response for significant issues that also have
"urgency" (e.g., matters of safety, safeguards, or environmental significance). A bulletin requires a written
response by the addressees, usually within a specified time frame, under oath or affirmation in keeping with its
urgent nature.
File Name |
Date |
Description |
Bulletin 79-18 |
08/07/79 |
Audibility Problems Encountered on Evacuation of Personnel from High-Noise Areas |
Bulletin 80-15
|
06/18/80 |
Possible Loss of Emergency Notification System (ENS) with Loss of Offsite Power |
Bulletin 05-02
|
07/18/05 |
Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based Events |
Generic Letter (GL)
Generic letters are used to request information or action, or both, that is considered "routine." Unlike bulletins, a
generic letter is published in the Federal Register for public comment and will typically not invoke oath
or affirmation requirements.
File Name |
Date |
Description |
GL 79-50 |
10/79 |
Emergency Plan Submittal Dates |
GL 79-67 |
11/29/79 |
Estimates for Evacuation of Various Areas Around Nuclear Power Reactors |
GL 80-34 |
04/25/80 |
Clarification of NRC Requirements for Emergency Response Facilities at Each Site |
GL 80-57 |
06/26/80 |
Further Commission Guidance for Power Reactor Operating Licenses |
GL 80-60 |
07/02/80 |
Request for Information Regarding Evacuation Times |
GL 80-90 |
10/31/80 |
Post TMI Requirements |
GL 80-93 |
11/06/80 |
Emergency Preparedness |
GL 80-94 |
11/13/80 |
Emergency Plan |
GL 81-10 |
02/18/81 |
Post-TMI Requirements for the Emergency Operations Facility |
GL 82-33 |
12/17/82 |
Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737, Requirements for Emergency Response Capability |
GL 89-06 |
04/12/89 |
Task Action Plan Item I.D.2 – Safety Parameter Display System – 10 CFR 50.54(f) |
GL 89-15 |
08/21/89 |
Emergency Response Data System |
GL 91-14 |
09/23/91 |
Emergency Telecommunications |
GL 93-01 |
03/03/93 |
Emergency Response Data System Test Program |
GL 93-07 |
12/28/93 |
Modification of the Technical Specification Administrative Control Requirements for Emergency and Security
Plans |
GL 96-02 |
02/13/96 |
Reconsideration of Nuclear Power Plant Security Requirements Associated with an Internal Threat |
GL 03-01 |
06/12/03 |
Control Room Habitability |
Information Notice (IN)
Information notices are used to inform the nuclear industry of recent events. This includes significant, recently
identified safety, security, or environmental information. Licensees are expected to review the information for
applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems. Information
notices will not convey or imply new requirements or new interpretations and will not request information or
actions.
File Name |
Date |
Description |
IN 81-34 |
11/16/81 |
Accidental Actuation of Prompt Public Notification System |
IN 82-44 |
11/18/82 |
Clarification of Emergency Plan Exercise Requirements |
IN 83-28 |
05/04/83 |
Criteria for Protective Action Recommendations for General Emergencies |
IN 83-34 |
05/26/83 |
Event Notification Information Worksheet |
IN 84-05 |
01/16/84 |
Exercise Frequency |
IN 84-40 |
05/30/84 |
Emergency Worker Doses |
IN 85-41 |
05/24/85 |
Scheduling of Pre-Licensing Emergency Preparedness Exercises |
IN 85-44 |
05/30/85 |
Emergency Communication System Monthly Test |
IN 85-52 |
07/10/85 |
Errors in Dose Assessment Computer Codes and Reporting Requirements Under 10 CFR Part 21 |
IN 85-55 |
07/15/85 |
Revised Emergency Exercise Frequency Rule |
IN 85-62 |
07/23/85 |
Backup Telephone Numbers to the NRC Operations Center |
IN 85-80 |
10/15/85 |
Timely Declaration of an Emergency Class, Implementation of an Emergency Plan, and Emergency Notifications
|
IN 86-18 |
03/26/86 |
NRC On-Scene Response During a Major Emergency |
IN 86-28 |
04/24/86 |
Telephone Numbers to NRC Operations Center and Regional Offices |
IN 86-43 |
06/10/86 |
Problems with Silver Zeolite Sampling of Airborne Radioiodine |
IN 86-55 |
07/10/86 |
Delayed Access to Safety-Related Areas and Equipment During Plant Emergencies |
IN 86-97 |
11/28/86 |
Emergency Communication System
Defines Emergency Notification System (ENS) and Health Physics Network (HPN) and provides guidance on
operation and testing of the system
|
IN 86-98 |
12/02/86 |
Offsite Medical Services |
IN 87-54 |
10/23/87 |
Emergency Response Exercises |
IN 87-58 |
11/16/87 |
Continuous Communications Following Emergency Notification |
IN 88-15 |
04/18/88 |
Availability of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Approved Potassium Iodide for Use in Emergencies
Involving Radioactive Iodine |
IN 89-46 |
05/11/89 |
Confidentiality of Exercise Scenarios |
IN 89-72 |
10/24/89 |
Failure of Licensed Senior Operators to Classify Emergency Events Properly |
IN 90-34 |
05/10/90 |
Response to False Siren Activations |
IN 90-74 |
12/04/90 |
Information on Precursors to Severe Accidents |
IN 91-33 |
05/31/91 |
Reactor Safety Information for States During Exercises and Emergencies |
IN 91-64 |
10/09/91 |
Site Area Emergency Resulting from the Loss of Non-Class 1E Uninterruptible Power Supplies |
IN 91-64,
Supp. 1 |
10/07/92 |
Site Area Emergency Resulting from the Loss of Non-Class 1E Uninterruptible Power Supplies |
IN 91-72 |
11/19/91 |
Issuance of a Revision to the EPA Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear
Incidents |
IN 91-77 |
11/26/91 |
Shift Staffing at Nuclear Power Plants |
IN 92-08 |
01/23/92 |
Revised Protective Action Guidance for Nuclear Incidents |
IN 92-32 |
04/29/92 |
Problems Identified with Emergency Ventilation Systems for Near-Site (Within 10 Miles) Emergency Operations
Facilities and Technical Support Centers |
IN 92-38 |
05/12/92 |
Implementation Date for the Revision to the EPA Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions
for Nuclear Incidents (EPA 400-R-92-001) |
IN 93-47 |
06/18/93 |
Unrecognized Loss of Control Room Annunciators |
IN 93-53 |
07/20/93 |
Effect of Hurricane Andrew on Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station and Lessons Learned |
IN 93-81 |
10/12/93 |
Implementation of Engineering Expertise On Shift |
IN 93-94 |
12/09/93 |
Unauthorized Forced Entry into the Protected Area at Three Mile Island Unit 1 on February 7, 1993 |
IN 94-27 |
03/31/94 |
Facility Operating Concerns Resulting from Local Area Flooding |
IN 95-23 |
04/24/95 |
Control Room Staffing Below Minimum Regulatory Requirement |
IN 95-48 |
10/10/95 |
Results of Shift Staffing Study |
IN 96-19 |
04/02/96 |
Failure of Tone Alert Radios to Activate When Receiving a Shortened Activation Signal |
IN 97-05 |
02/27/97 |
Offsite Notification Capabilities |
IN 97-34 |
06/12/97 |
Deficiencies in Licensee Submittals Regarding Terminology for Radiological Emergency Action Levels in
Accordance with the New Part 20 |
IN
97-66 |
08/20/97 |
Failure to Provide Special Lenses for Operators Using Respirator or Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
During Emergency Operations |
IN 98-20 |
06/03/98 |
Problems with Emergency Preparedness Respiratory Programs |
IN 02-14 |
04/08/02 |
Ensuring a Capability to Evacuate Individuals, Including Members of the Public, from the Owner-Controlled
Area |
IN 02-25 |
08/26/02 |
Challenges to Licensees' Ability to Provide Prompt Public Notification and Information During an Emergency
Preparedness Event |
IN 04-19 |
11/04/04 |
Problems Associated with Back- Up Power Supplies to Emergency Response Facilities and Equipment |
IN 05-06 |
03/30/05 |
Failure to Maintain Alert and Notification System Tone Alert Radio Capability |
IN 05-19 |
07/18/05 |
Effect of Plant Configuration Changes on the Emergency Plan |
IN 06-28 |
12/22/06 |
Siren System Failures Due to Erroneous Siren System Signal |
IN
07-12 |
03/15/07 |
Tactical Communications Interoperability Between Nuclear Power Reactor Licensees and First Responders |
IN-08-15 |
08/12/08 |
Emergency Response Data System Test Schedule Revised |
IN-09-01 |
01/22/09 |
National Response Framework |
IN-09-19 |
11/24/09 |
Hostile Action-Based Emergency Preparedness Drills |
IN 09-31 |
12/10/09 |
Nonpower Reactor Licensee Notifications to the NRC During an Incident |
IN-12-18 |
10/26/12 |
Failure to Properly Augment Emergency Response Organizations |
IN-13-01 |
02/13/13 |
Emergency Action Level Thresholds Outside the Range of Radiation Monitors |
Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS)
While a Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) is used to convey new requirements or transmit new interpretations of
regulations, it does not require or recommend specific actions. A RIS is used to
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Document NRC endorsement of the resolution of issues addressed by industry-sponsored initiatives;
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Solicit voluntary licensee participation in staff-sponsored pilot programs;
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Inform licensees of opportunities to regulatory relief;
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Announce staff technical or policy positions not previously communicated to industry or not broadly
understood; and;
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Address all matters previously reserved for administrative letters (e.g., announce events of interest such
as workshops or conferences and other purposes strictly of an administrative nature).
With the exception of requesting voluntary submittal of information of an administrative nature, a RIS may not
request specific actions.
File Name |
Date |
Description |
RIS 00-08 |
03/28/00 |
Voluntary Submission of Performance Indicator Data |
RIS 00-11 |
06/30/00 |
NRC Emergency Telecommunications System |
RIS 00-11, Supp. 1 |
03/22/01 |
NRC Emergency Telecommunications System – Supplement 1Informs addressees that the FTS-2001 (ETS) will
require them to dial "1" before placing long distance calls and that they will need to update their
instructions and procedures accordingly |
RIS 01-16 |
08/01/01 |
Update of Evacuation Time Estimates |
RIS 02-01 |
01/14/02 |
Changes to NRC Participation in the International Nuclear Event Scale |
RIS 02-12d |
10/16/02 |
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Using Dry Storage - NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures
System |
RIS 02-16 |
09/13/02 |
Current Incident Response Issues |
RIS 02-21 |
11/08/02 |
National Guard and Other Emergency Responders Located in the Licensee's Controlled Area |
RIS 03-12 |
06/24/03 |
Clarification of NRC Guidance for Modifying Protective Actions |
RIS 03-18 |
10/08/03 |
Use of NEI 99-01, "Methodology for Development of Emergency Action Levels," Revision 4, dated January 2003
|
RIS 03-18 Supp. 1 |
07/13/04 |
Supplement 1, Use of NEI 99-01, "Methodology for Development of Emergency Action levels," Revision 4, Dated
January 2003 |
RIS 03-18 Supp. 2 |
12/12/05 |
Supplement 2, Use of NEI 99-01, "Methodology for Development of Emergency Action levels," Revision 4, Dated
January 2003 |
RIS 04-13 |
08/02/04 |
Consideration of Sheltering in Licensee's Range of Protective Action Recommendations |
RIS 04-13 Supp.
1 |
03/10/05 |
Supplement 1, Consideration of Sheltering in Licensee's Range of Protective Action Recommendations, Dated
August 2004 |
RIS 04-15 |
10/18/04 |
Emergency Preparedness Issues: Post 9/11 |
RIS 04-15 Supp.
1 |
05/25/06 |
Emergency Preparedness Issues: Post 9/11 |
RIS 05-02, Rev. 1 |
04/19/11 |
Clarifying the Process for Making Emergency Plan Changes |
RIS 05-08 |
06/06/05 |
Endorsement of Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Guidance " Range of Protective Actions for Nuclear Power Plant
Incidents" |
RIS 05-013 |
07/13/05 |
NRC Incident Response and the National Response Plan |
RIS 06-02 |
02/23/06 |
Good Practices for Licensee Performance During the Emergency Preparedness Component of Force-On-Force
Exercises |
RIS 06-03 |
02/24/06 |
Guidance On Requesting an Exemption From Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Requirements |
RIS 06-12 |
07/19/06 |
Endorsement of Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance "Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Programs for
Hostile Action" |
RIS 06-21 |
09/28/06 |
Improving Response Capabilities Through the Use of an Incident Response Electronic Library |
RIS 07-01 |
01/10/07 |
Clarification of NRC Guidance for Maintaining a Standard Emergency Action Level Scheme |
RIS 07-02 |
02/02/07 |
Clarification of NRC Guidance for Emergency Notifications During Quickly Changing Events |
RIS 08-08 |
03/19/08 |
Endorsement of Revision 1 to Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance Document NEI 06-04, "Conducting a Hostile
Action-Based Emergency Response Drill" |
RIS 08-26 |
10/29/08 |
Clarified Requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.54(Y) When
Implementing 10 CFR Section 50.54(X) to Depart from a License Condition or Technical Specification |
RIS-09-10 |
06/19/09 |
Communications Between the NRC and Reactor Licensees During Emergencies and Significant Incidents |
RIS-09-13 |
09/28/09 |
Emergency Response Data System Upgrade from Modem to Virtual Private Network Appliance |
RIS-15-14 |
10/30/15 |
Issuance of Enforcement Guidance Memorandum – Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure
Updates |
RIS-15-11 |
11/05/15 |
Protective Action Recommendations for Members of the Public on Bodies of Water |
RIS-15-17 |
12/23/15 |
Review and Submission of Updates to Final Safety Analysis Reports, Emergency Preparedness Documents, and
Fire Protection Documents |
RIS-16-10 |
08/05/16 |
License Amendment Requests for Changes to Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation |
Emergency Preparedness Position (EPPOS) Paper
Emergency Preparedness Position (EPPOS) papers were previously used by the NRC Headquarters EP Section to clarify
emergency preparedness issues to ensure a consistent interpretation by NRC staff and inspectors. An EPPOS was
considered an internal NRC document and was not an NRC generic communication. Today, an EPPOS is no longer used to
provide internal clarification of EP issues. Rather, the EP Section will issue a RIS to provide information to both
the industry and the staff.
File Name |
Date |
Description |
EPPOS No. 1 |
06/01/95 |
Acceptable Deviations from Appendix 1 of NUREG-0654 Based Upon the Staff's Regulatory Analysis of
NUMARC/NESP-007, “Methodology for Development of Emergency Action Levels"
Provides guidance to the NRC staff on acceptability of proposed changes to emergency action levels and
classification schemes when they depart from the guidance in Appendix 1 of NUREG-0654.
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EPPOS No. 2 |
08/01/95 |
Timeliness of Classification of Emergency Conditions
Provides guidance to the NRC staff for evaluating the amount of time taken by a licensee to classify an
event and declare an emergency once indications are available to control room operators that an
emergency action level has been reached or exceeded.
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EPPOS No. 3 |
11/08/95 |
Requirement for Onshift Dose Assessment Capability
Provides guidance to the NRC staff on the requirements for licensees to maintain an onshift dose
assessment capability.
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EPPOS No. 4 |
withdrawn 05/09/05 |
Replaced by RIS 05-02, Rev. 1
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EPPOS No. 5 |
12/04/02 |
Emergency Planning Information Provided to the Public
Provides guidance to NRC staff concerning methods by which licensees may provide emergency planning
information to the public.
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