ML19207B776
| ML19207B776 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/1979 |
| From: | Hedrick J ALABAMA, STATE OF |
| To: | Salomon S NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0553, RTR-NUREG-553 NUDOCS 7909050256 | |
| Download: ML19207B776 (2) | |
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(% s STATE OF ALABAMA CIVIL DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING MONTGOMERY 36130 FOB JAMES JOE B. HEDRICK
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Salmon State Programs Officer Office of State Programs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.
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20555 Re:
Draft Report - Beyond Defense--
In-Depth: Cost and Funding of State and Local Government Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Commerical Nuclear Power Stations, NUREG-0553, Mar.30,1979
Dear Mr. Salomon:
The draft report has been reviewed, as requested, and we essentially concur in che contents of this document.
The following comments are made for your consideration.
a, The costs for developing and exercising the plans in Alabama are probably as accurate as any set of figures we might develop.
The implication, however, is that the development and exercises of the plans has been primarily the result of effort at the local level when, in fact, the major work load and guidance has been at the state level.
This is not intended as a diminution of the local effort, but merely to note the primary role of the state off b.
Page II-62.
Reference i.s made to Alabama's preference for the
" ring system" for dose assessment.
However, "the current view of some NRC s taf f... is that the system is too expensive in view of the benefits."
In this post-Three Mile Island era, it would seem ap-propriate to rethink this philosophy.
An NRC R&D program which would install the ring system around the Brown's Ferry Plant in northern Alabama might well prove to be a most worthwhile expendi-ture.
It certainly warrants serious consideration.
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Page II-ll6.
The suggested salary for local directors (at least
$20,000) would place them at such a salary and expected expertise level in Alabama that their selection should not be under the control of local government.
They should be subject to higher standards under the state merit system and also be in a more permanent position, not sub ect to changing administrations at either the local or the state level.
All in all, a very good report and we commend you for your effort.
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