Overview
On December 7, 1979, following the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident in Pennsylvania, President Carter transferred the federal lead role in offsite radiological emergency planning and preparedness activities from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to FEMA.
FEMA established the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program to (1) ensure the health and safety of citizens living around commercial nuclear power plants would be adequately protected in the event of a nuclear power plant accident and (2) inform and educate the public about radiological emergency preparedness.
REP Program responsibilities encompass only “offsite” activities, that is, state, tribal and local government emergency planning and preparedness activities that take place beyond the nuclear power plant boundaries. Onsite activities continue to be the responsibility of the NRC.
Current Updates
1) Discussion on the Scope and Process for the Revision to NUREG 0654/FEMA-REP-1,
- NRC and FEMA representatives discussed the revision process and proposed changes to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1. Representatives from various stakeholder groups, reflecting the interests of state, local, industry and non-governmental organizations, provided insights and recommendations on the proposed revision. Information from the Discussion Registration page is available here: Information and Registration
2) REPP Exercise Schedule (Updated July, 2012)
3) Hostile Action Based (HAB) Drills
4) New Alert and Notification Systems Page
Library
The REPP Document Library contains Regulation, Policy and Guidance for the REP Program, inluding the recently updated REP Program Manual (RPM), Frequently Asked Questions and additional support documents. As soon as older documents are converted to digital versions and meet 508 Compliance standards, we will post them to our document library for public access.
Effective Methodologies
Following a review by a REPP committee and subsequent approval by FEMA leadership, we will be posting Effective Methodologies for use by the private sector and local and dtate governments participating in the REP Program.
Training
Training Courses and Calendar (Updated July 2, 2012)
Additional Information
Technological Hazards Division Contact List
Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex
Nuclear Reactor Sites (NRC.gov)
Hostile Action Drills (LLIS.gov)
