ML17278A166

Teleconference Meeting Summary Dated August 28, 2017 with Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office and Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

ML17278A166
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	10/05/2017
From:	Barkley R Reactor Projects Branch 3
To:	Fred Bower Reactor Projects Branch 3
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., Suite 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 October 5, 2017 MEMORANDUM TO: Fred L. Bower, III, Chief Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects FROM: Richard S. Barkley, Senior Project Engineer /RA/

Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects FACILITY: SEABROOK STATION

SUMMARY

OF TELECONFERENCE ON AUGUST 28, 2017

Participants:

Massachusetts Attorney Generals Office:

S. Schofield J. Young Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency:

J. Giarrusso NRC Region I:

R. Barkley F. Bower R. Lorson J. Poole D. Tifft

Purpose:

This meeting was held on August 28, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the request of Mr. Seth Schofield of the Massachusetts Attorney Generals (Mass AG) office to discuss the NRCs response to the concerns expressed to the Mass AG by Stephen Comley of Rowley regarding the ability to protect the public in the event of a radiological emergency at Seabrook Station.

Summary of the Discussion:

This teleconference was held to brief Mr. Seth Schofield of the Massachusetts Attorney Generals (Mass AG) office on the NRCs response to the concerns expressed to the Mass AG by Mr. Stephen Comley of Rowley as well as several towns in northern Massachusetts near Seabrook Station. The concerns largely centered on the ability to protect the public in the event of a radiological emergency at Seabrook Station.

2 The NRC staff explained that in the area of emergency preparedness and response, the NRC works in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for ensuring the onsite and offsite emergency plans are adequate. The regulation of onsite emergency response falls within the NRCs purview, while the offsite oversight responsibility rests with FEMA. Per the memorandum of understanding between NRC and FEMA, dated December 7, 2015, (accessed from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) 1 under Accession Number ML15344A371), the NRC relies on FEMA to provide a reasonable assurance finding on the adequacy of offsite emergency response programs, including the means for the timely evacuation of the public, for protecting the public health and safety.

The NRC staff further explained that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has the overall authority for making protective action decisions (sheltering, evacuation, etc.) for ensuring the safety of their public during a radiological event. The states radiological emergency plan for implementing those decisions was developed by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and subsequently approved by FEMA. Additionally, FEMA evaluates the implementation of the States radiological emergency plan during emergency exercises conducted on a biennial basis to ensure continued reasonable assurance.

Subsequently, the NRC staff responded to the follow-up questions raised by Mr. Schofield and agreed to provide documents that supported the discussion and are publicly available on the NRCs website: www.NRC.gov.

1 Designation refers to an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number.

Documents referenced in this letter are publicly-available using the accession number in ADAMS at https://adams.nrc.gov/wba/ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Fred L. Bower III, Chief Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-443 cc: Distribution via ListServ

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