ML19246B484
| ML19246B484 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/18/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Rockefeller J WEST VIRGINIA, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 7907160041 | |
| Download: ML19246B484 (1) | |
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,,c June 18, 1979 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Governor of West Virginia State Capitol Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Dear Governor Rockefeller:
Decause 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, twelve States have received NRC concurrence in their emergency plans in support of these facilities.
NRC has not yet concurred in the State of West Virginia's plan.
Our Office of State Programs has been in touch with Mr. John Anderson, Director of your Office of Emergency Services, to talk about the West Virginia plan, but NRC has not received a current plan from your State for review. Although West Virginia does not have operating reactors within the State, we encourage further effort on your plan in view of the cresence of nuclear reactors in Pennsylvania near your border even though or.ly 6 tery small area of West Virginia is near these reactors.
We are very concerned about this matter and I am sure that you share our concern.
I hope that we car
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In this regard, I assure you that NRC will give your 01 c
Emergency Services whatever assistance we possibly can to bring the West irginia plan to a point of readiness and to achieve an NRC concurrence at the earliest possible time.
We should note that the General Accounting Office has urged us to " allow nuclear powerplants to begin operations only where State and local energency response plans contain all the Coninission's essential planning elements." Since this recommended action would alter the traditional NRC role in this area, we would appreciate receiving any cocinents that eu might have with regard to it.
.dse call me (telephone 202/634-1459) or Mr. Robert G. Ryan, Director
,,f our Office of State Programs, (telephone 301/492-8170) with any thoughts or questions you may have on this rnatter.
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