ML18051A873
| ML18051A873 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 04/17/1984 |
| From: | Johnson B CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| To: | Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8405020299 | |
| Download: ML18051A873 (11) | |
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consumers Power company General Offices: 1945 West Parnall Road, Jackson, Ml 49201, 1517) 788-0550 April 17, 1984 Dennis M Crutchfield, Chief Operating Reactor Branch No 5 Nuclear Reactor Regulation US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES PLANT -
ANNUAL EMERGENCY EXERCISE -
EXEMPTION OF STATE AND COUNTY PARTICIPATION Consumers Power Company has been notified by the Michigan Department of State Police (Attachment 1) that the State of Michigan and Van Buren, ALlegan and Berrien Counties will not be participating in the Palisades annual emergency exercise scheduled for August 21, 1984.
The State's decision is based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) new rule 44 CFR 350 and instruc-tions received by FEMA (Attachment 2).
Information Notice No 84-05; Revision 1 dated March 28, 1984, stated, in part, that NRC licensees may only conform with the FEMA rule by specific exemption request no less than 60 days prior to the date of the licensee's annual exercise.
Accordingly, Consumers Power Company requests an exemption of county and state participation in the Palisades annual emergency exercise, August 21, 1984.
Attached for your information is correspondence to the State of Michigan from FEMA which documents adequate state and county participation in the 1983 Palisades exercise (Attachment 3) and correspondence (Attachment 4) to Consumers Power Company from the NRC concerning completion of FEMA's "350 Review Process" at Palisades.
Consumers Power Company will exercise goals and objectives to be stated in our "75-Day Letter" to Region III, to be submitted no later than June 7, 1984.
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Brian D Johnson Staff Licensing Engineer CC Administrator, Region III, USNRC
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Attachments PDR ADOCK 05000255 F
PDR OC0484-0009AA-NL02
ATTACHMENT 1 Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant - Docket 50-255 NOTIFI~ATION BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE 1 Page OC0484-0009B-NL02
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EMERGENCY.MANAGEMENT DIVISlON LOWER LEVEL JAMESJ.BLANCHARD,GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE Ill S, CAPITOL A.VENUE LANSING, MICHIGAN *8913 PHO~E: 517 J7J*D617 Mr. Phil Loomis Consumers Power Company Pll-306 1945 W. Parnall Road Jackson, Michigan 4-9201
Dear Mr. Loomis:
COL. GERALD L. HOUGH, DIRECTOR January 18, 1984 This is to inform you that the state of Michigan will not* be participating in the Big Rock Point or*Palisades exercises previously scheduled in 1984.
This decision is based on FEMA' s new rule 44. CFR 350 and instructions received by both NRC and FEMA in Chicago on 1-12-84 *.
Tt is the state's intention to exercise with both of.these facilities in 198*5.
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Tyler, L *.utenant Pre-Disaster Se~es Section
ATTACHMENT 2 Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant - Docket 50-255 FEMA INSTRUCTIONS TO STATE 4 Pages OC0484-0009B-NL02
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ASL 71-83 ALL-STATE LETTER TO STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTORS:
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mll1nesota, Ohio 1 and Wisconsin
SUBJECT:
Biennial Frequency of REP Exercises The appiication of.FEMA' s Final Rule 1!4 CFR Part 350, dated September 28,
- 1983, concerning Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercises (350.9) should ~e construed as follows:
A State that exercised fully between the period October i, 1982, and the present, is eligible for exercising biennially.
A* local organization which has exercised fully bet\\*1een October 1, 1982, and the. present is eligible for exercising biennially.
The above is illustrated in the following examples.
p:-ample fl 1 The State of Ill:inois fully participated in an exe::>cise with the Byron Nuclear Power Station and Ogle County, D.linois, on Novembel" 15, 1983.
'fherefore, the State of Illinois is el1gible for exercising biennially.
Example fl 2 The State of Wisconsin* fully participated with the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant and Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin, on November 1, *1983.
Therefore, the State of Wisconsin is eligible for exercising biennially.
Example 41 3 Local jurisdictions that have fully participated j_n an REP exercise between October 1, 1982, and the present are eligible for exercising biennially. Eligibility is establi:3hed even though the State may not have fully participated.
Examples are:
Lake County 1 Illinois, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin, fully participated in the January 18, 1983, Zion exercise when the State of Illinois and Wisconsin did not.fully participate.. In this instance, Lake County, Illinois, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin, nre eligible for exercising biennially.
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The Natj_onal Federal Emergency Management Agency has confirmed this understanding of the September 28, 1983, FEMA Final Rule. It is important the States and the local governments consider the above as part of their preparation for the January 12, 1984, meetfog at the Ramada Inn, O'Hare. *The Radiological Emergency Preparedness ExerciSe Schedule, as currently developed, will change as a result of the
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Attachment A to this letter is a listing of State and loca;t.. jurisdictions that are eligible for exercising biennially.
Attachment B is a
- listing of State and local jurisdictions that are not.eligible for biennial exercising.
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Edi~ard J. Hoch~? Sr, Regional Director Attachment J
ATTACH.:IENT A STATE & LOCAL JURISDICTIOXS THAT MAY BE COXSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR EXERCISD:G BIENNIALLY State Organizations County Organizations Illinois
- ogle La* Salle Winnebago Rock Island
- Grundy Whiteside
- 'Kendall Lake Will Michigan*
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Charlevoix Van Buren Effi<-ne t Alleg2n Minnesota Dakota Sherburne Goodhue Wright Ohio Columbiana Ottm,*a Wisconsin:
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. e STATE & LOCAL JURISDICTIO:\\S l\\OT ELIGIBLE TO DIRCISE BIE~NIALLY State Organizations County Organizations In Illinois:
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Indiana In Indiana:
Jeff erscn Scott Clark In Nichigan:
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'Monroe Browns tm*m Twnsp.
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Lucas Clermont Lake Ashtabula Geauga In Hinnesota: *Houston In Wisconsin: Vernon
ATTACHMENT 3 Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant - Docket 50-255 FEMA DOCUMENTATION OF STATE/LOCAL 1983 PARTICIPATION 1 Page OC0484-0009B-NL02
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Federa! ~ergency Region V 300 South Wacker, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 353-1500 Captain Peter R. Basolo Deputy Director, Emergency Management Division Department of State Police 111 South Capitol Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48913
Dear Captain Basolo:
SEP 14 1Sa3 Enclosed is the Final Report for the Palisades Exercise conducted.
May 25, 1983.
This report is intended to assist you in further de-.
veloping and improving your plans and operations procedures.
The report indicates the State of Michigan and the Counties of Allegan, Berrien, and Van Buren demonstrated a capability to protect the health and safety of the citizens and the property in the area at risk.
This report also cites certain areas that will require attention to correct and improve plans and implementing.procedures.
I.would appreciate your review of this document and response to it by indicating the corrective actions and the dates you intend to implement them, item by item, according to the format previously provided.
Specifically, your response should address Part IV of this report.
Please provide me with your plan for correcting the deficiencies noted in Part IV by October 28, 1983.
Also, please advise me if you have any
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Enclosure Sincerely,
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Frank Finch, Chainnan Regional Assistance Committee
ATTACHMENT 4 Consumers Power Company Palisades Plant - Docket 50-255 NRC TO CPCO REGARDING FEMA'S "350 REVIEW PROCESS" 29 Pages OC0484-0009B-NL02