ML052640042
| ML052640042 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 09/30/2005 |
| From: | Holden C NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Mustardo P Township of Berkeley, NJ |
| Holden C, NRR/DLPM/LPDI, 301-415-3036 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML052640127 | List: |
| References | |
| G20050609, LTR-05-0436, TAC MC8226 | |
| Download: ML052640042 (2) | |
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September 30, 2005 Mr. Peter J. Mustardo, Council President Township of Berkeley 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road P.O. Box B Bayville, NJ 08721
Dear Mr. Mustardo:
I am responding on behalf of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to Berkeley Township Councils Resolution No. 05-300-R, dated August 23, 2005. The resolution communicated concerns by the Township Council about the emergency evacuation plan for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS), stating that "the Berkeley Township Council rejects the current evacuation plan and calls for the Immediate Shutdown and decommissioning of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station as the Safest Workable Evacuation Plan.
In a letter dated December 31, 2003 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System Accession No. ML033650167), the NRC responded to Berkeley Township Councils Resolution No. 03-398-R. In that letter, the NRC provided a detailed response regarding the issues of emergency preparedness, with specific emphasis on evacuation planning. The Councils Resolution No. 05-300-R did not provide any new information for the NRC to act on.
Additionally, in a letter dated September 22, 2005, the NRC responded to the Council's Resolution No. 05-245-R, also on emergency evacuation.
The NRC continues to follow emergency planning issues at OCNGS and in the surrounding area. For example, on March 1, 2005, the NRC issued a finding to the licensee for failure to update procedures for evaluating plant conditions during declared emergencies; and the NRC continues to evaluate issues regarding an August 6, 2005, event that led to declaration of an Alert at OCNGS. By letter dated September 1, 2005, the NRC requested the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Branch of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to evaluate the evacuation plans for the 10-mile emergency planning zone for OCNGS with regard to population increase, limited major highways, construction on alternate routes, increased senior citizen population, and assertions of inadequacies in the plans for school children and the number of buses available. The NRC requested FEMA to complete its evaluation by October 31, 2005.
If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please call the NRC Project Manager for OCNGS, Mr. Peter Tam, at 301-415-1451.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Cornelius F. Holden, Jr., Director Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
September 30, 2005 Mr. Peter J. Mustardo, Council President Township of Berkeley 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road P.O. Box B Bayville, NJ 08721
Dear Mr. Mustardo:
I am responding on behalf of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to Berkeley Township Councils Resolution No. 05-300-R, dated August 23, 2005. The resolution communicated concerns by the Township Council about the emergency evacuation plan for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS), stating that "the Berkeley Township Council rejects the current evacuation plan and calls for the Immediate Shutdown and decommissioning of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station as the Safest Workable Evacuation Plan.
In a letter dated December 31, 2003 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System Accession No. ML033650167), the NRC responded to Berkeley Township Councils Resolution No. 03-398-R. In that letter, the NRC provided a detailed response regarding the issues of emergency preparedness, with specific emphasis on evacuation planning. The Councils Resolution No. 05-300-R did not provide any new information for the NRC to act on.
Additionally, in a letter dated September 22, 2005, the NRC responded to the Council's Resolution No. 05-245-R, also on emergency evacuation.
The NRC continues to follow emergency planning issues at OCNGS and in the surrounding area. For example, on March 1, 2005, the NRC issued a finding to the licensee for failure to update procedures for evaluating plant conditions during declared emergencies; and the NRC continues to evaluate issues regarding an August 6, 2005, event that led to declaration of an Alert at OCNGS. By letter dated September 1, 2005, the NRC requested the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Branch of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to evaluate the evacuation plans for the 10-mile emergency planning zone for OCNGS with regard to population increase, limited major highways, construction on alternate routes, increased senior citizen population, and assertions of inadequacies in the plans for school children and the number of buses available. The NRC requested FEMA to complete its evaluation by October 31, 2005.
If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please call the NRC Project Manager for OCNGS, Mr. Peter Tam, at 301-415-1451.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Cornelius F. Holden, Jr., Director Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION: G20050609/LTR 05-0436 PUBLIC PDI R/F RLaufer RBarkley, R-1 BSheron RSummers JHerrera RBellamy CHolden LCox TWalker, R-1 RFuhrmeister NRRMailroom LReyes MVirgilio WKane JSilber WDean SBurns SCollins, RI KCyr JGoldberg Incoming: ML052440254 Accession Number: ML052640042 Package: ML052640127
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