ML17083A726

Advises That Fema/Nrc Steering Committee Has Determined That Low Power Testing Criteria Are Not Needed.Encl Position Is Adequate

ML17083A726
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Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	12/18/1980
From:	Grimes B, Ryan R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:	Harold Denton, Mcconnell J Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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EXHIBIT' UNlTEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISS1ON WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 tp-/I >l+o MEMORANDUM FOR:

Harold R. Denton, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

NRC John W. McConnell, Assistant Associate Director for Population Preparedness,

-FEMA FROM:

FEMA/NRC Steering Committee

SUBJECT:

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CRITERIA FOR LOW POWER TESTING In accordance with your exchange of letters, both dated February 14, 1980, the joint FEMA/NRC Steering Committee has made a determination on whether specific emergency preparedness criteria should be developed for low power testing authorizations at new commercial nuclear power facilities.

The Steering Committee has determined that the position in the enclosure with regard to emergency preparedness for low power testing is adequate and can serve as an interim basis for licensing facilities for low power testing.

The Steering Committee concludes that in view of the minimal nature of the potential

hazard, the development of specific low power testing criteria is not warranted.

Me conclude that an appropriate objective'for those facilities beyond North

Anna, Salem and Diablo Canyon is to assess against the upgraded NRC/FEMA criteria and mak5ig findings with 'regard to the significance of any deficiencies for low power testing a thorizations.

Brian K. Grimes, Director Emergency Preparedness Task Group Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation - NRC Robert Ryan, Direct r Division of Radiological Emergency Preparedness

- FEMA Co-Chairmen

'of. the FEMA/NRC Steering Committee

Enclosure:

Criteria for Low,Power Testing cc w/enclosure:

'EMA/NRC Steering Committee K. Cornell F.

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FEMA/NRC INTERIM AGREEMENT ON CRITERIA fOR LOW POWER TESTING AT NEW COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR'FACILITIES The FEMA/NRC Steering Committee has agreed that for the purposes of low power testing (up to 5 power) at new comoercial nuclear facilities that the public health and safety is adequately protected if such facility is located in a State which had received a concurrence under the previous voluntary concurrence

program, administered by the NRC and based on evaluation by a multi-agency Federal Regional Advisory Committee.

In addition, operator plans at individual sites must be consistent with both the existing NRC Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 and.

NRC Regulatory Guide 1.101 in order to assure adequate protection of the public health and safety prior to low power testing.

NRC and FEMA agree that State, local and nuclear facility operator plans must r

be adequate when judged against the criteria contained in NUREG-0654 and FEMA/REP-1 prior to full scale commercial operation.

This agreement is based on the considerations discussed in the exchange of lhtters between H. Denton, NRC and J. McConnell, FEMA, both dated February 14, 1980.

The parties note that the North Anna, Salem and Diablo Canyon sites are located l

in Virginia, New Jersey and California respectively, all of which have received prior NRC concurrence in State Plans.

The Salem facility is located near the I'elaware border; the radiological emergency plan of the State of'Delaware has also received prior NRC concurrence.

NRC stipulates that individual nuclear.-

facility operator plans at these plants are in compliance with Appendix E and:

are consistent with Regulatory Guide 1.101.