ML19225C074
| ML19225C074 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/01/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Clements W TEXAS, STATE OF |
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| Download: ML19225C074 (1) | |
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pa preg UNI TED STATES f @pgg NUCLEAR RECULATORY COMMISSION c,j j
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 OFFICE OF THE C H A I R t.t AN The Honorable William P. Clements Governor of Texas Austin, Texas 78711
Dear Governor Clements:
Because of the Three Mile Island accident, there is an increased interest in radiological emergency respunse planning for fixed nuclear facilities.
As you know, the offsite component of this planning is the responsibility of State and loca: governments.
To date, twelve States have received NRC concurrence in their emergency plans in support of these facilities.
We have offered NRC's assistance to 18 Governors in the upgrade, review and evaluation of plans of 15 other States with operating facilities and of 3 States contiguous to these with nuclear facilities near the cormion borders.
As you are aware, your State now has four nuclear power facilities under construction.
I am sure tnat you want to improve your emergency prepared-ness 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.
Some time ago we established Federal Interagency Regional Advisory Cormiittees for this kind of planning in the 10 standard Federal Regions.
Your Department of Public Safety and your Department of Health are aware of the existence of these cormlittees.
At your request, or at the request of your State officers responsible for this kind of planning, NRC and the committees stand ready to assist you in any way that we can.
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 Cormiission's essential planning elements."
Since this recommended 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) or 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.
[NSincerely I
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