ML19224A726
| ML19224A726 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Quie A MINNESOTA, STATE OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7905300120 | |
| Download: ML19224A726 (2) | |
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Dear Governor Quie:
Secause of the Three Mile Island accicent, there is an increased interest in radiological emergency response planning for fixed nuclear facilities.
As you know, tne cffsite component of this planning is the responsiDility of State and local governments.
To date, eleveri St.ettu liave received fiRC concurrence in their emergency plans in support of these facilities.
However, so far the fiRC has nct concurred in tne State of Minnesota's plan.
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Our Office of State Programs has been in touch with Mr. Roy Aune of your
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Division of Energency Services to talk about the Minnesota plan.
I er understand that you have recently taken up the matter of radiological is emergency response planrting with your Department heads and charged them b
with completing the State's plan in the next few menths.
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for this action and assure you that tiRC will contiriue to give your t-Division of Emergency Services y hatever assistance we possibly can to h..
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and to achieve an tiRC concurrence at the earliest possible time.
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We should note that the General Accounting Office has urged us to " allow nuclear powerplants to begin operations only where state and local i:.: _
emergency response plans contain all the Comission's essential planning
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el ements. " Since this recomended action would alter the traditional fiRC role in this area, we would appreciate receiving any coments that E
you might have with regard to it.
Please call me (telephone 202/634-1459) or Mr. Rcbert G. Ryan, Director
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of our Office of State Progra:as, (telephone 301/492-8170) with any M
thoughts or questions you may have on this matter.
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OFFICE OF THE CH AI RM AN The Honorable Albert Quie Governor of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Dear Governor Quie:
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 Minnesota plan.
I am sure that you want to have Minnesota 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. Roy Aune of your Division of Emergency Services to talk about the Minnesota plan.
I understand that you have recently taken up the matter of radiological emergency response planning with your Department heads and charged them with completing the State's plan in the next few months.
We commend you for this action and assure you that NRC will continue to give your Division of Emergency Services whatever assistance we possibly can to bring your radiological emergency response plan to a point of readiness and to achieve an NRC concurrence at the earliest possible time.
P ease feel free to call on me personally (telephone 202/634-1459) or on Mr. Robert G. Ryan, Director of our Office cf 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 in.portant matter.
Sincerely, Joseph M. Hendrie Chai rman 167 071
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