ML18004B534
| ML18004B534 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 10/21/1986 |
| From: | Buckley B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Holton L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 October 21, 1986 Ms. Lenna B. Holton 1222 Collington Drive Cary, North Carolina 27511
Dear Ms. Holton:
I am pleased to respond to your letter dated June 4, 1986, which Mr. Denton referred to me.
In your letter, you expressed certain concerns regarding the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant.
Specifically, you state that you "object" to CPSL's exemption request from "the full scale evacuation drill,"
and vou requested that the NRC "revoke the prefueling license for Shearon Harris plant because of the lack of a solution to the high level of radioactive waste storage
- problem, the plant's location adjacent to...a highly populated
- area, and CPSL's poor performance as an operator of nuclear power plants."
Regarding the possible exemption from the requirement to conduct an exercise
'ithin one year prior to full power authorization, the staff is currently reviewing CPSL's request.
- However, by letter dated'ay 2, 1986, CP8L committed to conduct a partial participation exercise with participation by Lee, Harnett, Chatham and Wake counties, which is scheduled for October 1986.
In response to your request that NRC "revoke the prefueling license" for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant due to the problem of the storage of radio-active wastes, I assume you are referring to a license which we issued on October 28, 1985, which authorized the storage of fuel assemblies in their shipping containers and in the new fuel pool at the Shearon Harris site.
Thus, until an operating license is issued, this new fuel will remain in their current locations and is therefore not classified as storage of high level radioactive waste..
With regard to your statement regarding a solution to high-level waste storage, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) was mandated by Congress to develop a repository program, identify site(s),
and take responsi-bility for spent fuel at specific points in time.
USDOE is proceeding with its programs with Congressional Oversight and NRC review.
When completed, the repository site for the storage of spent fuel will be licensed by the NRC, and will have to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 60 with respect to safety and impacts on the environment.
In response to your concerns regarding the adjacent location of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant near populated
- areas, there was a full participation exercise conducted May 17-18, 1985, in which the State of North Carolina, and
- Wake, Chatham, Harnett and Lee counties participated.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that, based on a review of the exercise, the state and local emergency plans are adequate and capable of being implemented, and the exercise demonstrated that offsite preparedness is adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public living in the vicinity of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant in the event of a radiological emergency.
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, With regard to your concern about the safety record at.the Shearon Harris Plant, an,NRC resident inspector has been at the plant since July 1980, and at least
'wo resident inspectors have been at the site since November 1983.
There are presently three inspectors at the plant.
During this period of inspection, no major safety concerns were identified; neither was there any kind of escalated enforcement action required which would be the case if significant safety deficiencies were identified.
I hope this letter has been responsive to your concerns.
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