Implementation of New Exercise Scenario and Demonstration Area

Implementation of New Exercise Scenario and Demonstration Area Requirements April 21, 2009 Jacques Singleton Program Specialist, Emergence Management Radiological Emergence Preparedness Branch 1

6 -Step Implementation Process q Publish Planning Standards & Evaluation Criteria q Develop guidance for updating plans and procedures q Develop requisite training programs q Conduct training q Update plans q Evaluate plans & conduct exercises 2

6 -Step Implementation Process: Publish Planning Standards & Evaluation Criteria q Publish draft NUREG-0654 Supplement 4 and the REP Program Manual in Federal Register for public comment q Convene public comment adjudication team q Ensure consistency between FEMA REP Guidance and concurrent NRC Rulemaking Package q Publish final documents in Federal Register and distribute them to stakeholders 3

6 -Step Implementation Process: Develop Guidance for Updating Plans and Procedures q Develop crosswalk of specific changes to existing REP Program Guidance q Develop list of new REP Program requirements q Develop guidance for implementing REP/HSEEP exercise processes 4

6 -Step Implementation Process: Develop Requisite Training Programs q 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 q Review and update existing REP training courses to ensure consistency with the updated REP Program 5

6 -Step Implementation Process: Conduct Training q ORO § Exercise Planners § Emergency Management Managers and Elected Officials § Exercise Participants q FEMA § Headquarters and Regional Staff § REP Evaluators 6

6 -Step Implementation Process: Update Plans q National Preparedness: § § § HSPD-5: Management of Domestic Incidents HSPD-8: National Preparedness PKEMRA q Establish a unified and coordinated approach to all-hazards preparedness : § § § NIMS National Response Framework (NRF) HSEEP q National Response Framework: § § § Nuclear Radiological Incident Annex Terrorism Annex Catastrophic Incident Annex 7

6 -Step Implementation Process: Evaluate Plans & Conduct Exercises q Plan evaluation will be conducted as part of the Annual Letter of Certification (ALC) process q Grace period of 2 years from the start of new exercise cycle for introducing new scenario elements 8

Implementation Concerns q Phasing-in the evaluation of hostile action-based exercises: § Possible increased resource burden placed on States with multiple NPP reactor sites. q Potential for increased findings against State/Local REP programs 9

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