ML19224A718
| ML19224A718 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Dalton J VIRGINIA, COMMONWEALTH OF |
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| NUDOCS 7905300107 | |
| Download: ML19224A718 (2) | |
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'%.....f May 9, 1979 cw A m.w; The Honorable Jonn N. Dalton Governor of Virginia Richmond, Virginia 23219
Dear Governor Dalton:
Because of the Three Mile Island accident, there is an increased interest in radiological emergency response planning for fixed nuclear facilities.
As you know, the offsite component of this planning is the responsibility of State and local goverrcents.
To date, eleven States nave received NRC concurrence in their emergen;y plans in support of tnese f acilities.
Huwever, so far the NRC has not concurred in the State of-Virginia's plan.
Our Office of State Programs has been in touch with Mr. Charles R. Prige of your Bureau of Radiological Health to talk about the Virginia plan.
'Our records show that only five elements out of 70 esser.tial planning L..
elements recccmended in our primary emergency planning guidance document remain to be fully addressed in the Virginia plan.
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a review by a Federal Interagency Regional Advisory Cc...J ttee ccepleted in February of 1978. No revisions to the plan have beer: received since then.
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We are very concerned about this matter and are sure that you share our concern.
The recent event at Three Mile Island has hisilighted the need 2-to nove forward in an expediticus manner toward tne attainment of NRC i
concurrence in the Virginia plan.
In this regard, I assure you that NRC will give your Bureau of Radiological Health whatever assistance we
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possibly can to bring the Virginia Radiological Emergency Plan to a point of readiness and to achieve an NP,C concurrence at the earliest possible time.
We should note that the General Accounting Otiice has urged us to " allow E
nuclear pcwerplants to begin operations only where state and local
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ecargency response plans contain all the Commissicn's essential planning elements." Since this recer,enced action would alter One traditional NRC role in this area, we wculd appreciate receiving any cements tna+
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Diease call me (telephone 202/634-1459) or Mr. Robert G. Ryan, Director of our Office of State Programs, (telephone 301/492-8U0) with any thoughts or questions you may have on this matter.
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OFFICE OF THE CH AlHM AN The Honorable John N. Dalton Governor of Virginia Richmond, Virginia 23219
Dear Governor Dalton:
Because of the Three Mile Island accident, there has been natural and, in my judgment, a properly increased interest in the whole field of radiological emergercy respcnse planning in support of fixed nuclear facilities.
As you know, the P site ccmponent of this planning is the responsibility of State and lm s governments.
To date, eleven States have achieved a concurrence in their emergency plans in support of these facilities from NRC.
But NRC, I regret to say, has so far not been aDle to cancur in the Virginia plan.
I am sure that you want to have Virginia achieve an improved radiological emergency preparedness posture down to t'- involved county and municipal levels of government at the earliest possible date.
I want to pledge to you today that NRC will provide whatever assistance we can to help you achieve that goal.
Within the past few days, our Office of State Programs has been in touch with Mr. Charles R. Price of your Bureau of Radiological Health to talk about the Virginia plan.
Our records show that ocly five elements out of seventy essential planning elements recommended in our primary emergency planning guidance document nave not been adequately addressed in the Virginia plan. This was a result of a review by a Federal Interagency Regional Advisory Committee completed in February of 1978.
No revisions to the plan have been received since then.
We are very concerned about this natter as you are and I assure you that NRC will give your Bureau of Radiological Health whatever assis-tance we possibly can to bring the Virginia Radiological Emergency Plan to a point of readiness and to achieve an NRC concurrence at the earliest possible time.
Please feel free to call on me personally (telephone 202/634-1459) or on Mr. Robert G. Ryan, Director of our Office of State Programs, (telephone 301/492-S170) with any thoughts or questicns you may have on this matter.
Again, I pledge our utmost cooperation in this important matter.
Sincerely, Josepn M. Hendr e i
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