ML19207B823
| ML19207B823 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/1979 |
| From: | Foster R COMMERCE, DEPT. OF, NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC |
| To: | Salomon S NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0553, RTR-NUREG-553 NUDOCS 7909050325 | |
| Download: ML19207B823 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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20235 June 1, 1979 Dr. Stephen N. Salonon State Programs Officer Office of State Programs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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Dear Dr. Salomon:
I've received and briefly reviewed your draft Preparedness document.
The current task force effort in NOAA focuses on natural hazards in coastal areas, primarily from hurricanes and related storm surge flooding, erosion, subsidence, etc.
NOAA's general role focuses on hurricane and weather-related warnings, technical information and assistance in areas of environmental infor-mation and assistance, mapping assistance, and some financial assistance fan planning in coastal areas. The enclosed material better describes our coastal hazards activities and the Coastal Zone Management Program, including the Coastal Energy Impact Program. There are circumstances where the basic CZM Program, providing grants to states for a full range of planning and resource management activities, and the CEIP Program, providing some limited planning assistance for coastal related energy impacts, could address your draft proposals. However, this should not be considered a primary or even major source of funding and your reference to the expansion of the CEIP Program to the Nation's rivers is unfounded. Both of these programs provide assistance to the states and primary allocation and use is generally within their discretion.
Drawing from my experience on the NOAA Task Force on Natural Hazards in Coastal Areas, your draft does raise some general questions.
o Is there some categorial system for determining and identifying the degree of risk at certain sites under certain circumstances (intensity, location, probability, etc.)? It's difficult to plan without having a good uncerstanding of the real risk, both in terns of probable frequency, intensity, and geography.
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2 o Are there trade-off mitigation approaches such as evacuation, structural design and protective measures, or others?
o Is there an assumed governmental responsibility to fully support the costs of activities resulting from siting or is it shared with the operating finn, etc.?
o Assume the Federal Emergency Management Agency is fully organized (October?), can radiological preparedness and response planning, particularly in coastal areas, be coupled with all other federally assisted activities for civil defense, national hazards, and man-made hazardous activities?
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I s JRicrYard A. Foster Deputy Assistant Administrator for Administration Enclosures E