ML18102A687
| ML18102A687 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 12/18/1996 |
| From: | Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18102A689 | List: |
| References | |
| 96-117, NUDOCS 9612260275 | |
| Download: ML18102A687 (3) | |
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Mr. Leon R. Eliason Chief Nuclear Officer & President Nuclear Business Unit December 18, 1996 Public Service Electric and Gas Company P. 0. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
SUBJECT:
MANAGEMENT MEETING (#2) HELD NOVEMBER 18, 1996 AT SALEM AND HOPE CREEK'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FACILITY IN SALEM, NJ
Dear Mr. Eliason:
This letter and enclosures summarize the November 18, 1 996 meeting between members of your staff, the NRC Region I staff, and representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region II, the Department of Energy, and the States of New Jersey (NJ) and Delaware (DE). The meeting, held at your Emergency Operations Facility, was convened at the request of your EP staff to discuss the objectives for your. 1998 full-participation ingestion pathway exercise at Salem. Enclosed is a copy of.the_ meeting.
notice, a list of attendees~ and a copy of the handout provided by your staff.
- Your *staff was exploring the possibility of focusing the 1998 exercise objectives on re-entry and recovery, important areas which usually receive only token attention.
Accordingly, they proposed that the plume exposure pathway portion of the exercise be waived to accomplish this goal. The States of NJ and DE supported this proposal in
-principle, since their representatives were also interested in practicing re-entry and recovery efforts.
We feel that this proposal has merit. However, after conferring with NRC Headquarters, we have concluded that the plume portion of the exercise cannot be waived. Appendix E to 10 CFR 50 states that the full-participation exercise must include the testing of the "major observable portions of the onsite and offsite emergency plans." If the plume portion of the exercise was waived, major portions of the emergency plan, such as event classifications, notifications, and protective action recommendation formulation, would not be demonstrated. These are required to ensure the proficiency of emergency responders to perform them.
One alternative to this proposal was that the two states would perform the plume phase of the exercise together, followed by the ingestion phase at a later date, when re-entry and recovery objectives could be developed more fully. This concept is good, but would require extensive coordination between your staff, the states, and federal agencies, especially FEMA.
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We appreciate the invitation to discuss this matter with you. Let us know if we can be of
- any more assistance in the planning of this exercise. -No response to -this !euer is fequired-.:.:/~<,~::?:;:.
Enclosures:
- 1. NRC Meeting Notice No.96-117
- 2. List of Attendees
- 3. PSE&G's Proposed Meeting Agenda Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, 50-354 cc w/encls:
Sincerely, Richard R. Keimig, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Safeguards Branch Division of Reactor Safety L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support C. Schaefer, External Operations. - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
D. Garchow, General Manager - Salem Operations J. Benjamin, Director - Quality Assurance & Nuclear Safety Review D. Powell, Manpger, Licensing and Regulation R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs A. Tapert, Program Administrator R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire M. Wetter'hahn, Esquire P. MacFarland Goelz, Manager, Joint Generation Atlantic Electric Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township Public Service Commission of Maryland M. Bezilla, General Manager - Hope Creek Operations R. Selover, Esquire R. Acerno, FEMA, Region II S. Centore, U.S. Department of Energy State of New Jersey State of Delaware
Leon R. Eliason Distribution w/encls:
K.ay uallagher, DRf' Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
D. Barss, NRR L. Nicholson, DRP S. Barber, DRP G. Kelly, DRS N. Della Greca, DRS NRC Resident Inspector J. Laughlin, DRS C. Miskey, DRS DRS File Copy PUBLIC
- t. Olshan. -f\\JPR D. Jaffe, Project Manager, NRR J. Stolz, PDl-2, NRR M. Callahan, OCA Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR R. Frahm, Jr., NRR 3
DOCUMENT NAME: R:\\EP&SB\\LAUGHLIN\\MN96117.FUP NAME Jlaughli DATE 12111/96 "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy
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