Resolution of Generic Safety Issues: Task III.B: Emergency Preparedness of State and Local Governments ( NUREG-0933, Main Report with Supplements 1–35 )
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The objective of this task is to upgrade the state of emergency preparedness of State and local governments affected by nuclear facilities. The Federal Emer-gency Management Agency was given the lead on this effort by the President on December 7, 1979.
ITEM III.B.1: TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO FEMA
Items III.B.1 and III.B.2 have been combined and evaluated together.
DESCRIPTION
TMI Action Plan48 Item III.B.1 called for the NRC is to transfer lead responsibility with regard to state and local government radiological emergency preparedness to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in accordance with the December 7, 1979 Presidential Order. This issue is limited to dividing the responsibility for the review and approval of state and local government emergency preparedness between NRC and FEMA and to the timely imple-mentation of their respective review and approval responsibilities. Public and occupational risk benefits resulting from the development of upgraded and additional emergency planning and preparedness requirements and the implementation of those requirements have been assessed in the evaluation of the items under Task III.A "Emergency Preparedness and Radiation Effects."
Memoranda of Understanding between the NRC and FEMA were signed on October 22, 1980315 regarding incident response and November 4, 1980316 regarding radiological emergency planning and preparedness by the state and local governments.
As delineated in these memoranda, NRC will make decisions with regard to the overall state of emergency preparedness for the issuance of operating licenses or the shutdown of operating reactors. Onsite emergency preparedness will be determined by NRC, offsite radiological emergency preparedness will be determined by FEMA with review by NRC, and the integration of the two determinations will be made by NRC.
Coordinated NRC and FEMA efforts in the review of state and local emergency plans, evaluation of exercises to test plans, preparation of emergency preparedness guidance, training of state and local officials, and development of a public information program concerning emergency preparedness have been completed.
FEMA and NRC have completed the evaluation of the first round of joint exercises at all operating plants. All work required by Items III.B.1 and III.B.2 has been completed.256,379
CONCLUSION
Items III.B.1 and III.B.2 have been RESOLVED.
ITEM III.B.2: IMPLEMENTATION OF NRC AND FEMA RESPONSIBILITIES
ITEM III.B.2(1): THE LICENSING PROCESS
This item was evaluated in Item III.B.1 above and was determined to be RESOLVED.
ITEM III.B.2(2): FEDERAL GUIDANCE
This item was evaluated in Item III.B.1 above and was determined to be RESOLVED.
