ML083570296

NRC Participation in the Comanche Peak Evaluated Exercise on April 7, 2009

ML083570296
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Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	12/22/2008
From:	Linda Howell Response Coordination Branch
To:	Ratliff R State of TX, Dept of Health
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UNITED STATES NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400 AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125 December 22, 2008 Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., L.M.P.

Radiation Program Officer Division of Regulatory Services Texas Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th Street Austin, TX 78756

Subject:

NRC PARTICIPATION IN THE COMANCHE PEAK EVALUATED EXERCISE ON APRIL 7, 2009

Dear Mr. Ratliff:

Each year, NRC Region IV participates in selected licensee exercises. This gives the NRC the opportunity to demonstrate its ability to interface with licensees as well as State and other Federal agencies. On April 7, 2009, Comanche Peak will conduct an exercise of its emergency plan. The NRC will participate in this exercise with staff at the following locations:

• Region IV Incident Response Center, Arlington, TX

• NRC Headquarters Operations Center, Rockville, MD

• Comanche Peak Emergency Operations Facility

• Comanche Peak Joint Information Center

• State of Texas Emergency Operations Center (if requested by the State)

We recognize that these exercises are very important to the licensee as well as offsite response organizations and that the success of the exercise depends heavily upon the coordination activities leading up to the exercise. We want to be sure that you are aware of our plans to participate and describe our typical coordination activities in which you may want to be included.

Approximately 3 - 4 months prior to the exercise, NRC management schedules a meeting or conference call with offsite officials to discuss NRC participation/support. This ensures that the offsite officials are aware of NRCs participation in the exercise and potential impact on liaison resources during the exercise.

The NRC has made an offer to the licensee to provide training on the NRC response process as well as specialized training related to the use of the Response Technical Manual, RASCAL dose projection code, and/or Emergency Response Data System. This training is typically held at the

Mr. Richard A. Ratliff licensees site and is subject to instructor availability. If you are interested in this training for your staff, we ask that you coordinate participation with the licensee.

We look forward to working with you on this exercise. If you have questions regarding NRCs participation, exercise coordination, or specialized training, please contact Tom Andrews, Senior Emergency Response Coordinator at 817.860.8233.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Linda L. Howell, Chief Response Coordination Branch cc:

Fred W. Madden, Director, Regulatory Affairs Luminant Generation Company LLC P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Timothy P. Matthews, Esq.

Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Ms. Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Anthony Jones, Chief Boiler Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Boiler Division E.O. Thompson State Office Building P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711

Mr. Richard A. Ratliff Lisa Hammond, Chief Technological Hazards Branch FEMA, Region VI 800 North Loop 288 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76201-3698 Jack Colley, Chief Governor's Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Public Safety Box 4087 Austin, TX 78773-0223 Mike Blevins, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 The Honorable Judge Walter Maynard Somervell County Courthouse P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 The Honorable Judge Andy Rash Hood County Courthouse Room 7 Granbury, TX 76048

Mr. Richard A. Ratliff Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (John.Kramer@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Brian.Tindell@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Claude.Johnson@nrc.gov)

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CP Site Secretary (Sue.Sanner@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

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