ML17277A587

Provides Addl Info Re Yakima Indian Nation,Per Verbal Request.State of Wa Utilizes Law Enforcement Teletype Sys to Notify Contiguous Counties of Event W/Potential Offsite Consequences.Yakima County Would Notify Tribal Police

ML17277A587
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	05/19/1983
From:	Donovan R Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Rajender Auluck Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8306010241
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ACCESSION NBR:8306010241 DOC ~ DATE: 83/05/19 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIE:50<<397 NPPSS Nuclear Projects Unit 2r Washington Public Powe 05000397 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION DONOVANgR,I'~ Federal Emergency Management Agency hECIP,NAM4 RECIPIENT AFFILIATION AULICK,R. Licensing Branch 2

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Federal Emergency Management Agency Region X Federal Regional Center Bothell, Washington 98011 0 0 HAY l 9 1983 R. Auluck, Project Manager Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing MS-330, NRC Washington, D.C. 20555

SUBJECT:

Yakima Indian Nation and WNP-2 Docket No. 50-397

Dear Mr. Auluck:

This letter is in response to a phone conversation with Ray Fish, NRC RV, pursuant to the conversation you had with him concerning my March 7, 1983 letter to you. As I under stand it, you desire some additional information in order to complete your file on the subject of the Yakima Indian Nation (reference SER, page B10).

Enclosed is a letter from the Supply System dated May 5, 1983, which contains copies of all relevant correspondence concerning meetings and attempts to meet with the Yakima Indian Nation. As a review of this correspondence indicates, it is my opinion that the Supply System unsuccessfully attempted to meet with the Indian Nation to discuss their concerns.

In the event of an incident with potential offsite consequences, the State procedures call for them to notify contiguous counties (counties included in the ingestion emergency planning zone). The State utilizes the Law Enforcement Teletype System (LETS) to perform this notification. Yakima County would receive initial notification via LETS. The county would, in turn, notify the Tribal Police of the Yakima Indian Nation. This process should ensure prompt notification of the concerned parties.

Hopefully, this letter answers your primary concerns. If you have any further questions, please let me know.

Sincerely, Richard W. Donovan RAC Chairman Enclosure Copy to: J. Vincent Everett, Supply System Ray Rish, NRC RV MOb01024i, 8305ie PDR "*DOCK,,05000397 ','

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0 Washington Public Power Supply System P.O. Box 968 3000 George Washington Way Richland, Washington 99352 (509) 372-5000 May 5, 1983 Mr. R. W. Donovan Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Regional Center 130 228th Street, S.W.

Bothell, WA 98011

Dear Mr. Donovan:

Attached are the following correspondence between the Supply System and Yakima Indian Nation for your information in responding to questions by the NRC relating to the effort between the Supply System and Yakima Indian Nation to meet. I have instructed George Petre to provide the latest information concerning ingestion pathway planning relating to the Yakima Indian Nation that he has available. I hope this helps.

Reference:

a) Letter Docket No. 50-397, A. Schwencer (NRC) to R. L.

Ferguson (SS),

Subject:

Yakima Indian Nation Input to WNP-2 Off-Site Emergency Planning Program, dated September 14, 1982 b) Letter G02-82-900, G. D. Bouchey (SS) to A. Schwencer (NRC),

Subject:

Incorporation of Yakima Indian Nation Comments in WNP-2 Emergency Preparedness Plans, dated November 9, 1982 c) Letter G. C. Sorensen (SS) to Russell Jim (YIN),

Subject:

Proposed Meeting on Emergency Planning, dated October 25, 1982 d) Letter G. C. Sorensen (SS) to Russell Jim (YIN),

Subject:

Proposed Meeting with Yakima Indian Nation Representatives, dated September 30, 1982 e) Letter Russell Jim (YIN) to G. C. Sorensen (SS), dated August 30, 1982 f) Letter G. C. Sorensen (SS) to Russell Jim (YIN),

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Information Transmittal, dated February 11, 1982 g) Letter G. C. Sorensen (SS) to Phil LaCourse (YIN),

Subject:

Information Transmittal, dated January 29, 1982

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Mr. R. W. Donovan Page 2 h) Letter J. V. Everett (SS) and G. C. Sorensen (SS) to Gary Young and Philip LaCourse (YIN),

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SS Nuclear Power Program and the NRC's Draft Environmental Statement, dated January 27, 1982 i) Letter G. C. Sorensen (SS) to J. W. Shannon (SS), Sub-ject: Meeting with Representatives of the Yakima Indian Nation, dated January 28, 1982 j) Letter G. D. Bouchey (SS) to A. Schwencer (NRC),

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WNP-2 Emergency Plan Coordination With Yakima Indian Nation, dated October 6, 1982 k) Letter Docket No. 50-397 G. D. Bouchey (SS) to A. Schwencer (NRC),

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WNP-2 Emergency Plan Coordination With The Yakima Indian Nation, dated January 21, 1983 Very truly yours, y

J. V. Everett Manage., ~me. ger.cy Preparedness JVE/lp attachment

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'".JV-Everett 355 GD Bouchey 370 Otober 25, 1982 Nr. Russell Jim, CouncilIIian Yakima Indian Nation P. 0. Uox 151 Toppenish, Washington 98948

Dear ter. Jim:

SubJect: PROPOSED YIEETING ON ENERGENCY PLANNII Ny letter of September 30, 1982, reques a me t > th or your

.representative on October 22, 1982, to d c s e e c planning being done for our nuclear projects on the H n ese a .i . Representatives of the State of Washington Department o g ncy ervices and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEb) u d also participate in that meeting.

As. I have been unab o onfirm with you your availability or willingness to meet as requested, I a canceled our plans for the October 22 meeting. N e of ca c 1 ion was communicated to your office by telepho e on 0 ober 20, 1 I ur e phoI . v r sation of October 7, I noted that, we would be m ing he n uture with representatives of all of the counties 50 ~i es of the plant site to discuss emergency planning. We v u 1ike include the Yakima Nation in these meetings,. but obviously nc d our coupeIation to do so. Please advise me as to an acceptable dat nd time when we can meet, Very truly yours, G. C. Sorensen, tlanager Licensing Programs GCS/sm ocT 3~ 498z AUTHOR'E GC Sorensen I -- FOR SIGNATURE OF:

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Dear Hr. Jim:

Subject.: PROPOSED MEETING WITH YAKIHA INDIAN NATION P VTATIV Your letter of August 30, 1982, raised several p

'n wh'cl clearly indicate a need for us to meet and discuss .the Y v Ind Nation's concerns "elative'to our nuclear proje s.

I would appreciate the opportunity to I h yo d your represen-tatives at a time convenient to'ou dur g t e week of October 4, 1982.

I will call your office in the next few s arrange such a meeting.

During the meeting r. Everett and I had earlier this year with Hr. LaCam se and Hr. o some questions arose regarding emergency planning. W ave bee rk ng for sometime on our emergency plans at

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the plant si e nd with'n mile radius of the plant. More general emerge pla > g, out 0 miles from the plant, is being coordinated wi th ate W ington and Federal Emergency Management Agency

). h's p n g is now at a stage where input from the Yakima a wo d' b neficial.

Me (ippose that another meeting be arranged October 21 or 22 to dis'cuss emeI cy planning. This meeting would also include representatives of the ate of Washington Department of Emergency Services and FEHA.

Very truly yours, G. C. S rensen, Manager

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a. The.-.Yakima indian Nation was ignored in all of'the- licensing proceedings.and rules under the NRC for,",WPPSS II nuclear. power plant.

b. The Yakima Indian Nation letter of September 22, 1981,;to Dr.:.:Rajender:Auluck of the NRC complied with NRC"rules for participation in the draft EIS for,.WPPSS II.

l r C. Weeks after the .final EIS went for publication, a fact of which we were not and could not be aware, you made yourself available for a meeting.

d. When the meeting was held between your staff and our staffpersons below Tribal Council level, we learned for the first time, that the final Environmental Statement was already published--

so that the meeting became meaningless.

e ~ After the meeting NRC staff and WPPSS staff distorted the content of that meeting so as to strengthen the contention that NRC and WPPSS had in fact lived up to NRC rules--a contention the Yakima Indian Nation roundly denies..

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Page Two August 30, 1982 2.) Your letter of July 13, 1982, to which this letter is a response, states that the Yakima Indian Nation "Commented" on the WPPSS II EIS. This misrepresen-tation of the truth is a, continuation of the pattern of events to date summarized in number 1 above.

For the Yakima Indian Nation to address the significant adverse impacts of NPPSS I, the NRC and NPPSS Nl a t i0 n ..

must first go back and truthfully address the still unresolved issues regarding O'PPSS II and the Yakima Indian This

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&~+"ff FJr/ yekil "'~>>""y '~" >t phd  ! had with tlr. Gary Young and Hr . Phil LaCourse on a u r 21, 882, I have enclosed some general information relati t e Mashington Public POIver Supply System. Th enclosure includ - ome basic information on the Supply tory and the nature of our projects, as Fiscal Year 1982 (}uarterly System'ell as a-copy of the 1 Ilgnnual Report and RepoI.t. ~

Please 1 fI e to cont t if vie can be of further assistance. I look for va~dto t ~; ortunity io meet with you in the future.

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.GD Bouchey 370 t,JV Everett 265 RH Nel son 9060 JW Shannon 370 KR Wise 340 January 29, 1982 LP/GCS/21 Nt . Phil LaCourse Admit;istrat',ve Services Officer Yakima Indian Nation P. 0. Box 151 Toppenish, Washitigton 989r10

Dear Phil,

Subject:

INFORHAT ION TRANSl11TTAL Enclosed is a copy of the Final Environmental Statement (FES) prepared by the NRC for our Nutttber 2 Nticlear Project. I am also enclosing .a copy of the ttiemo I provided my management relative to our meeting. As I noted in our phone conversation today, a copy of this memo is also being sent I.'o the HRC.

Very truly yours, yf <. i/ Sorpnqart Myeianni G C L icells1lig Pt ogt'ams GCS/sttt Enclosures Final Environmental Statement (WNP-2)

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0EDC WNP I/O WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM 0 EDC WNP-2 C3 EDC WNP.3/5 C3 Admin File GD Bouchey 370 Date: January 28, 1982 JV Everett 265 C Van Hoff 340 To: J. W. Shannon RM Nelson 906D KR Wise 340 From: G. C. Sore sen, Licensing Programs 340 LP/GCS/19

Subject:

MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN HATIQN

Reference:

On Thursday, January 21, 1982, Vince Everett and I met with Mr.

Gary Young and Mr. Phil LaCourse of the Yakima Indian Nation. As you are aware, the meeting had been arranged wi th Mr. Russel Jim as the representative of the Tribal Council; however, Mr. Jim was attending a funeral on Thursday afternoon and asked Messrs. Young and LaCourse to meet with us in his stead. The meeting took place in Mr. Young's office in the Yakima Indian Cultural Center near Toppenish.

A letter from the Yakima Tribal Council to the HRC relative to the.

WNP-2 Draft Environmental Statement (DES) triggered the need for a meeting; however, very little time was spent in discussing specific

'coments on the DES.

Mr. Young and Mr. LaCourse were primarily interested in basic information about the Supply System, our relationship with the State of Washington, the HRC and the NRC licensing process. They also had some questions relative to our role in emergency planning.

We discussed the relationship of the DES to the WHP-2 ER which was submi tted to the NRC by the Supply System and the process of producing a Final Environmental Statement from the DES, plus public and agency comients.

Mr. Young noted that they had some detailed comments on the DES which they were preparing to send to the HRC. I noted that the letter would probably be too late to be factored into the FES as I understood that the FES was either in printing or about to go to press a that time.

They provided us with' very brief history of the Yakima Nation, pointing out their sovereign nature. They expressed concern over the fact that the DES did not contain any reference to their existence. I noted that this was due largely to the fact that our ER did not address their existence and suggested that we need to continue the dialogue to assure that their concerns are addressed in other documents. They were further annoyed over the fact that their September letter to the NRC had not been responded to.

The meeting was very cordial and we parted with the understanding that additional meetings would be advantageous. An offer to tour the plants at Hanford was extended.

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Hr. Gary Young Hr. Philip LaCourse Yakima Indian !!ation P. 0. Oox 151 Toppenish, M% 90940 Oear Gary and Philip:

'l!e appreciate the oppor tunity to!!fleet YIi th you a>>d discuss the Supt)ly

'ys tQ!11 s nucl eclI" pol IQI pl"ogI a!Il clnc3 t}le RC s ('lI'cl f' Qnv1l'onIIIQn cl s tcl te- 1

!Icnt velcltiv(: to operation of ouv Nuclea! PI'oject t<o. 2. The!!ecting

'Y.as vevy beneficial to us in };Ql}!ing ouv u>>(}QI.stln(ling of the inde})en(.'-

ence of the YaklA!cl Natio;1. !!e expect t! at throu(Ih F(ItuI e nee" inqs i e can establish a workable relationship to I.esolve yo:n conceI ns.

lie are also loo}:ing fov:.avd to cl futuve visi t fron ve}>>.(.sc.ntcltives of your Ncltion to our }lanfo}d }c(Icleav }:neil i ties. ii touv of the plant Mould take tNO to L}lr-QQ !I(luvs, cll nf YIhich is (}OIIQ n>> !not i>>el>Ic!',n<;

1 cons idet able cl lfl1})lng 0! ." cllI 5. I'1 th the Qxtens lvl'. coll". tl uctinn "OI progress duvincd the:v(:Q}:, YIQ }Iave foIIn(j thclt tollvs oI1;he

}'n for a m)ch I!OI(. rela>ed visit, }Ion"ver, we;.ill sched(Ile cl toIII Reekell(.'rovide at your convenience. Pleas(. contact eitheI of us.

Aga in, thclnk you ~ ol thc'Iosp'.11i ty. }Q 1ook } 0!'Y)clI'(} L(I SQQ I nc} you 'n the nr.ar future.

Very truly yours, J. V. Evevett (H il Prop 2"">)

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