Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants: Criteria for Protective Action Recommendations for Severe Accidents (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Supplement 3, Draft Report for Interim Use and Comment)
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Publication Information
Manuscript Completed: July 1996
Date Published: July 1996
Prepared by:
F. Congel, F. Kantor, T McKenna, A. Mohseni: NRC
M. Hepler, V Wingert: FEMA
Prepared for:
Division of Reactor Program Management
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20472
Foreword
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have added Supplement 3 to Revision 1 of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, which provides guidance for the development of protective action recommendations for the public for severe reactor accidents involving actual or projected core damage with the potential for loss of containment. Studies of severe reactor accidents and their consequences since the issuance of Revision 1 of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1 have led the NRC staff to conclude that the preferred initial protective action for a severe (core damage) accident is to evacuate promptly rather than to shelter the population near the plant, barring any constraints to evacuation. The guidance in this document is intended to update and simplify the decisionmaking process for protective actions for severe reactor accidents given in Appendix 1 to Revision 1 of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1.
