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Proposed Revision to
REP Program Manual
Harry Sherwood
FEMA Region IX RAC Chair
Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP)
Branch
Technological Hazards Division
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REP Program Background
 REP Program was established as a result of the
1979 accident at Three Mile Island (TMI)
 FEMA was given responsibility for “off-site” radiological
emergency preparedness to protect citizens living around
commercial nuclear power plants
 NRC remains responsible for on-site activities
 Under Public Law 96-295, licensing of commercial
nuclear power plants requires “reasonable
assurance” that off-site preparedness efforts are
adequate
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What is the REP Program Manual?
 Consolidated source that provides policy and
guidance for REP employee’s, licensee’s, State,
local, and tribal preparedness personnel
 Amplifies planning standards and evaluation criteria
in regulatory guidelines:
 Joint NRC/FEMA document NUREG-0654/FEMA REP-1
 FEMA regulations 44 CFR part 350
 Aligns FEMA offsite activities with NRC regulations
in 10 CFR part 50
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Key facts
 FEMA and DHS review sequenced to align with NRC
Rulemaking
 Current version (Interim since 2002) is incomplete, and
inconsistent with contemporary preparedness policies
 Incorporates 30 years of ‘piecemeal’ policy/guidance into
single reference source (retires significant number of
individual policy memoranda)
 Integrates and updates REP policy/guidance with tenets NIMS,
NRF, NEP
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Key Drivers of Revisions to Manual
 State and local requests to align REP with NEP efforts
 Enhancement of scenario realism, elimination of preconditioned exercise activities (negative learning)
 Established “Part II”, embedding amplifying planning
guidance (not included in 2002 Interim version)
 Incorporates remaining legacy policy and program
memoranda
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Key Drivers of Revisions to Manual
 Ensure alignment with NRC rulemaking activities
 Establish clear, standardized guidance for new reactor
activities
 Ensure consistency with National initiatives
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Consistency with National Initiatives
 HSPD-5 and HSPD-8 establish a initiatives for a
national, common approach to preparedness
 Key elements of the National Preparedness System
include:
 National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National
Response Framework (NRF)
 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
 Integrated Planning System (IPS)
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