ML19207B733
| ML19207B733 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1979 |
| From: | Jonathan Montgomery COLORADO, STATE OF |
| To: | Ryan R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0553, RTR-NUREG-553 NUDOCS 7909050155 | |
| Download: ML19207B733 (1) | |
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$hMM L ? 41 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 4210 EAST 11TH AVENUE CENVER,COLCRADO 80220 FNONE 320-8333 May 22, 1979 Robert G. Ryan, Director Office of State Programs U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissinn Washington, D. C. 20555 DearMr.h4 I have revieweu the " Draft Report - Beyond Defense-In-Depth:
Cost and Funding of State and Local Government Radiological Emergency Response Pland and Preparedness. In Support of Commercial Nuclear Power Stations NUREG - 0553, March 20,1979 " prepared by Dr. Solomon of your office.
I strongly support the basic ph11osophy of this study which is advocating financial assistance to state and local governments to develop off-site radiological emergency response plans.
It is certainly appropriate to require the nuclear power plant operator to pay for the development of emergency plans meeting NRC cor.currence criteria and to issue an operating license only when such a plan has received concurrence following the successful completion of a full scale realistic test exercise. Howeve r, in reality, it will not be the utility company that pays for this but the energy consumers who will see i.he expense passed on to them in the form of higher utility bills.
The use of Federal consultants to work with state and local planners may have some merit but only under the following conditions:
- 1) The consultants must be technically experienced in emergeacy response planning and experienced in working with state and local government personnel.
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It must be emphasized that the state and local governments are to take the lead roll in aggressively attacking planning problems and should rely on the federaT consultant for technical assistance but not leadership.
On page II-116, second paragraph the statement"........ state and local governments both receive NRC concurrence" needs clarification.
Is concurrence to be given to the governments on the plan? How do "both" receive concurrence assuming there is one " state" plan?
Sincerely, O
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Jetes L. 'dontgomery, Secticn Chief Radiation and Hazardous Wastes Control Division JLM:er 1 () rj i 909050/E5 0