ML19225B746
| ML19225B746 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/01/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Teasdale J MISSOURI, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 7907250610 | |
| Download: ML19225B746 (2) | |
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OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable Joseph P. Teasdale Governor of Missouri Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Dear Governor Teasdale:
Because of the Three Mile Island accident, there is an increased interest in radiological emergency response planning for fixed nuclear facili-ties.
As you know, the offsite component of this planning is the responsibility of State and local governments.
To date, twelve States have received NRC concurrence in their c.ergency plans in support of these facilities.
We ha ' " fered NRC's assistance to 18 Governors in the upgrade, review and
...__tior, of plans of 15 other States with operating facilities and of 3 Ste tes contiguous to these with nuclear facilities near the common bordecs.
As you are aware, your State now has a nuclear power facility under construction and there is a nuclear power facility on yotr conmon border with Nebraska.
I am surc that you want to improve your e 'ergency pre-paredness posture down to the involved county and municipal levels of governmeat 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.
Our Office of State Programs has been in touch with Mr. George Atchison of your Disaster Planning and Operations Office to talk about the Missouri plan.
Our records show that 40 elements out of 70 essential planning elements reconrnended in our primrry emergency planning guidance document remain to be fully addressed in the Missouri plan.
The Federal Regional Advisory Cocnittee in your aree, which is composed of representa-tives from Federal agencies working wita NRC in this area, suggested appropriate changes to the plan in March of 1977. As yet a revised plan has not been received.
We are very concerned about this matter and are sure that you share our concern.
Tl.e recent event at Three Mile Island has highlighted the need to move forward in an expeditious manner toward attainment of NRC concur-rence in the Missouri plan.
In this regard, I assure you that NRC will give your Disaster Planning and Operations Office whatever assistance we possibly can to bring the Missouri Radiological Emergency Response Plan to a point of readiness and to achieve an NRC 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 emergency response plans contain all the Commission's essential planning elements."
Since this recormended action would alter the traditional NRC role in this area, we would appreciate receiving any comments that you might have with regard to it.
Please call me (telephone 202/634-1459) of our Office of State Programs (telephoneor Mr. Robert G. Ryan, Director 301/492-8170) with any thoughts or questions you may have on this matter.
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