ML19224A722
| ML19224A722 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Thone C NEBRASKA, STATE OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7905300115 | |
| Download: ML19224A722 (2) | |
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C r4 AI R M AN The Honorable Charles Thone Governor of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 63509
Dear Governor Thone:
B.ecause 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 governments. To date, eleven States nave received NRC concurrence in their emergency plans in support of tr.ese facilities.
However, so far the NRC has not concurred in the State of Nebraska's plan.
Oc Office of State Programs has been in touch with Mr. Er.:rl Johnson of your Civil Defense Agency to talk about the Nebraska plar..
Our records show that 18 elements out of 70 essential planning elements recomended in our primary emergency planning guidance document remain to be fully F
addressed in the Nebraska plan. This was the result of a review by a p
Federal Interagency Regional Advisory Committee completed in September of 1977.
We have been inforr.ec' that a revised version of the plan will be available for review in May.
We are very concerned about this matter and are sure that you share our
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concern.
The recent event at Three Mile Island has highlighted the need to move forward in an expeditious manner toward the attaicment of NRC i
concurrence in the Nebraska plan.
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will give your Civil Defense Agency whatever assistance we possibly can r
to bring the Nebraska Radiological Response Plan to Nuclear Power Plant Accidents to a point of readiness and to achieve an NRC concurrence at
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the earliest pescible time.
We should note that the General Accounting Office has urged us to " allow nuclear powerplants to begin operations only where state and local emergency response plans contain all the Com.ission's essential planning elements." Since this recem. ended acticn would alter the tracitional NRC role in this area, we wculd appreciate receiving any cc=.ents that
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gM OFFICE OF THE CH AIRM AN The Honorable Charles Thone Governor of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Dear Governor Thone:
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 emergency response planning in support of fixed nuclear facilities.
As you know, the offsite component of this planning is the responsibility of State and local 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 able to concur in the Nebraska plan.
I am sure that you want to have Nebraska achieve an improved radiological emergency preparedness posture down to the 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. Burl Johnson of your Civil Defense Agency to talk about the Nebraska olan. Our records show that 18 elements out of seventy essential planning elements recommended in our primary emergency planning guidance document have not been adequately n:d css ad in the Nebraska plan.
This was the result of a revieu t, a Federal Interagency Regional Advisory Committee completed in September of 1977.
We have been informed that a revised version of the plan will be available for review in early May.
We are very concerned about this matter as you are and I assure you that NRC will give your Civil Defense Agency whatever assistance we possibly can to bring the Nebraska Radiological Response Plan to Nuclear Power Plant Accidents 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 301/492-8170) with any thoughts or questions you may have on this matter.
Again, I pledge our utmost cooperation in this important matter.
Sincerely, Joseph M. Henorie Chairman 167 064