Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities (NUREG-0696) (Generic Letter No. 81-17)
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555
March 5, 1981
TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING PLANTS AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
(GENERIC LETTER No. 17)
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: FUNCTIONAL CRITERIA FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES (NUREG-0696)
On February 18, 1981 the NRC staff sent you a clarification (in connection
with NUREG-0737) for TMI Action Plan item III.A.1.2, Upgrade Emergency
Support Facilities. That letter further stated that NUREG-0696, "Functional
Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities," would be issued in the near
future. Enclosed is a copy of NUREG-0696.
The Commission has approved NUREG-0696 and noted that this document provides
general guidance only, is an acceptable way to meet the NRC rules and
regulations, and that compliance with NUREG-0696 is not a requirement. The
staff intends to use these criteria as an acceptable method for meeting the
requirements of the regulations for ERFs and will use them to evaluate
conceptual design submittals for adequacy.
Your attention is directed to page 18 of NUREG-0696 regarding the proposed
EOF locations beyond 20 miles of the site. Any such facility would require
an exemption for EOF location.
Any questions you may have concerning your specific project should be
addressed to your Project Manager or to Steve Ramos (301-492-9700) of NRC's
Division of Emergency Preparedness.
Sincerely,
Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director
Division of Licensing
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure: NUREG-0696
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