NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES RULE: REGULATORY GUIDE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Regulatory Guide: Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power Reactors.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 25 by Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 7 to Regulatory Guide (RG) RG-1.101, "Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power Reactors." This revision updates the list of NRC-developed and NRC-endorsed guidance documents acceptable to meet the regulatory requirements for emergency response planning and preparedness. This revision ...