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Implementation of New Exercise Scenario and Demonstration Area Requirements
April 21, 2009
Jacques SingletonProgram Specialist, Emergence Management
Radiological Emergence Preparedness Branch
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6-Step Implementation Process
Publish Planning Standards & Evaluation Criteria
Develop guidance for updating plans and procedures
Develop requisite training programs
Conduct training
Update plans
Evaluate plans & conduct exercises
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6-Step Implementation Process:Publish Planning Standards & Evaluation
Criteria Publish draft NUREG-0654 Supplement 4 and the REP Program
Manual in Federal Register for public comment
Convene public comment adjudication team
Ensure consistency between FEMA REP Guidance and concurrent NRC Rulemaking Package
Publish final documents in Federal Register and distribute them to stakeholders
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6-Step Implementation Process: Develop Guidance for Updating Plans and
Procedures
Develop crosswalk of specific changes to existing REP Program Guidance
Develop list of new REP Program requirements
Develop guidance for implementing REP/HSEEP exercise processes
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6-Step Implementation Process:Develop Requisite Training Programs
Develop a refresher course for previously trained REP stakeholders that focuses on changes to the REP Program
Scenario Requirements (including Hostile Action) Integration of REP/HSEEP processes
Review and update existing REP training courses to ensure consistency with the updated REP Program
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6-Step Implementation Process:Conduct Training
ORO
Exercise Planners Emergency Management Managers and Elected Officials Exercise Participants
FEMA
Headquarters and Regional Staff REP Evaluators
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6-Step Implementation Process:Update Plans
National Preparedness: HSPD-5: Management of Domestic Incidents HSPD-8: National Preparedness PKEMRA
Establish a unified and coordinated approach to all-hazards preparedness : NIMS National Response Framework (NRF) HSEEP
National Response Framework: Nuclear Radiological Incident Annex Terrorism Annex Catastrophic Incident Annex
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6-Step Implementation Process:Evaluate Plans & Conduct Exercises
Plan evaluation will be conducted as part of the Annual Letter of Certification (ALC) process
Grace period of 2 years from the start of new exercise cycle for introducing new scenario elements
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Implementation Concerns
Phasing-in the evaluation of hostile action-based exercises:
Possible increased resource burden placed on States with multiple NPP reactor sites.
Potential for increased findings against State/Local REP programs
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