ML19058A495

LTR-19-0075 Maura Healey, Attorney General, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Requests Regarding the Next Public Meeting on Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant

ML19058A495
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	02/26/2019
From:	Healey M Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Office of the Attorney General
To:	Kristine Svinicki, Jeff Baran, Stephen Burns, Caputo C, David Wright NRC/Chairman, NRC/OCM/JMB, NRC/OCM/SGB, NRC/OCM/AXC, NRC/OCM/DAW
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 0 E ASHl3 URTON PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02 108 MAlJR/\ HEALEY (617) 727-2200 www.rnass .gov/ago AI 101{ I\' Gl*NERi\L February 26, 2019 VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL The Honorable Kristine L. Svinicki Chainnan, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-l 6B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant Public Meeting

Dear Chaim,

an Svinicki:

I am writing to request that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") allocate time at the next Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant ("Seabrook" ) public meeting to discuss the current off-site Emergency Response Plan for Seabrook, including the ability of residents in the surrounding communities to evacuate in the event of an emergency. I also ask that the Seabrook public meeting be scheduled as soon as possible so that Massachusetts residents may be afforded the opportunity to raise concerns and ask questions about the current Emergency Response Plan.

My office continues to receive letters from constituents concerned about the adequacy of the current Plan, and I believe a transparent and public discussion about this critical issue is appropriate for the next NRC public meeting concerning Seabrook.

While Seabrook is located in our neighboring state of New Hampshire, the off-site Emergency Response Plan affects numerous Massachusetts communities. The municipalities of Salisbury, Amesbury, Merrimack, Newburyport, West Newbury and Newbury fall within the I 0-mile Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone, and many more of our cities and towns are within the 50-mile Ingestion Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone.

Therefore, including a discussion about the Emergency Response Plan at the next meeting would provide Massachusetts residents, officials, businesses, emergency response personnel and other interested stakeholders with an opportunity to voice concerns and ask questions about the plan.

This discussion would also allow the NRC and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which, as described below, should also attend the meeting, an opportunity to answer any questions and provide more information to the public about the plan' s adequacy.

Given FEMA ' s central role in evaluating nuclear power plant off-site emergency response plans, we ask that the NRC in vite a representative from FEMA ' s Radiological 0

Chairman Kristine L. Svinicki February 26, 2019 Re : Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant Public Meeting Page 2 of 2 Emergency Preparedness Program to participate during this portion of the Seabrook meeting, and to discuss their evaluations of Seabrook ' s off-site Emergency Response Plan and answer related questions. It is imperative that Massachusetts residents are afforded an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the Plan with the agencies tasked with evaluating the plan specifically designed to ensure the safety of those residents in the event of an emergency at Seabrook.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Melissa Hoffer, Chief of my Energy and Environment Bureau, by e-mail (Melissa.Hoffer@ mass.gov) or by telephone (617-963-2322).

cc: NRC Commissioners Jeff Baran, Stephen G. Bums, Annie Caputo, David A. Wright David C. Lew, NRC Regional Administrator, Region I Douglas Tifft, NRC Regional State Liaison Officer John Giarrusso, MEMA Planning and Nuclear Section Chief

CHAIRMAN Resource From: Rebello-Pradas, Alicia (AGO) <alicia.rebello-pradas@state.ma.us>

Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 5:08 PM To: CHAIRMAN Resource

Subject:

[External_Sender] Ltr from MA AG Healey Attachments: SVINICKI_2_26_19.pdf

Dear Chairman Svinicki:

Attached, please find Attorney General Maura Healey' s request concerning the next public meeting on Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. A hard copy is in the mail, but I wanted to email you an electronic copy as well.

Kind regards, Alicia Alicia Rebello-Pradas Chief, Policy & Government Division Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey Phone: 617.963.2057 Fax: 617-727-6016 Alicia.Rebello-Pradas@mass.gov This email 111:1,* contain confidemial infonn.1tion and is ,<>lcly t,,r Lhc use* of the i11tu1dcd rcc~1icnt. .\nv ll"\'icw. di,11ihut1rn1, di,clo,urc 01 uthcr u,c <>f Lhjs inf1 ,nnat1011 by arn*onc othc1 tlnn Ihe intended recipicm i, pmhibircd. If you h,wc received thi, communic:11ion in err, ,1, plc,i,;e n, ,tify rhe ,ender 1mmcdi.11cly :rnd delete 1hi:,; n1e~~agc Cro,n your ~y:-:1e1n.

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