ML19276E571
| ML19276E571 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | New England Power |
| Issue date: | 02/23/1979 |
| From: | Vassallo D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Harrington J NEW ENGLAND POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903140666 | |
| Download: ML19276E571 (6) | |
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FEB 2 31979 Docket Nos. STN 50-568 and STN 50-569 Mr. Joseph Harrington Project Manager New England Power Company 20 Turnpike Road Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
Dear Mr. Harrington:
SUBJECT:
ACCESS CONTROL - NEP NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS NOS. 1 AND 2 Your letter (J. R. Stevens to R. L. Herbst) to the Department of the Interior dated December 1,1978 discussed the plans for access control in the immediate environs of the proposed NEP 1 and 2 facility at the Charlestown, R.I. site.
We have reviewed your letter and have no objections to your interpretations of the pertinent regulations and your preliminary access control plans.
However, as you are aware, the matter of authority to determine activities within the exclusion area cannot be resolved until the GSA makes a final decision on disposition of the site. Until that matter is resolved, we cannot complete our review of the NEP 1 & 2 construction permit application.
Sincerely,
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omenic B. Vassallo, Assistant Director for Light Water Reactors Division of Project Management
Enclosure:
New England Power Letter dated December 1,1978 cc w/ enclosure:
See next page 790314D6(f,
Joseph Harrington cc: Mr. G. Frank Cole Project Manager United Engineers and Constructors, Inc.
V. James Santaniello, Esq.
30 South 17th Street Town Solicitor, Town of West P. O. Box 8223 Greenwich Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 Manning, West, Santaniello & Pari 711 Industrial Bank Building Mr. W. E. Wright Providence, Rhode Island 02903 NEPC0 Project Manager Westinghouse Electric Corporation Sister Arlene Violet Box 355 187 Westminster Mall Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Suite 507 Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., Esq.
John A. Ritsher, Esq.
Harrisan A. Fitch, Esq.
R. K. Gad III, Esq.
Peter D. Kinder, Esq.
Ropes and Gray New England Legal Foundation 225 Franklin Street 110 Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Joseph T. Turo, Esq.
Philip W. Noel, Esq.
Town Solicitor for the 15 Westminster Street Town of Westerly Providence, Rhode Island 02913 47 High Street Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 Henry Shelton, Esq.
Coalition for Consumer Justice Rhode Islanders for Safe Power 410 Broad Street c/o Ms. Emma Sacco Central Falls, Rhode Island 02863 Box 69 Wakefield, Rhode Island 02880 Cynthia Collins, Esq.
Doorley, Gifford & Paci Ms. Katerine Spencer Doherty 40 Westminster Street Aquidneck Is'and Ecology Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Box 573 Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Urso & Adamo, Esgs.
42 Granite Street Richard A. Poirier, President Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 Rhode Island Association of Conservation Comnissioners James 0. Watts, Esq.
Pole 95, Stillwater Road Town Solicitor, Town of Charlestown Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917 567 Main Street Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879
Joseph Harrington cc: Archf oald B. Kenyon, Jr., Esq.
John P. Toscano, Jr., Esq.
Town Solicitor, Town of South 23 Canal Street Kingston Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 51 Tower Mill Road Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879 Karin P. Sheldon, Esq.
Harmon, Sheldon & Roisman Physicians Concerned About 1025 15th Street, N. W.
Nuclear Power Washington, D. C.
20005 c/o Robert L. Conrad 130 Kenyon Avenue Anthony J. Brosco, Esq.
Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879 Town Solicitor Town of Exeter Eric D. Schneider 293 South Main Street Claudine C. Schneider Providence, Rhode Island 02903 56 Central Street Narraganset, Rhode Island 02882 The Honorable Robert L. Herbst Assistant Secretary John T. Scanlon, Executive Director U. S. Department of the Interior Save the Bay, Inc.
Washington, D. C.
20240 655 Main Street East Greenwich, Rhode Island -02818 Samuel Seeley, President Concerned Citizens of Rhode Island Box 525 Charlestown, Rhode Island 02813 Edward H. Newman, E3q.
Town Solicitor Town of Richmond 42 Granite. Street Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 Raymond L. Thorp, Jr.
Chairman for Intervention The Taxpayers and Voters of Charlestown RFD Bradford, Rhode Island 02808.
James D. Thornton, Esq.
Thornton & Thornton, Inc.
Washington Trust Building Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 Sean Kelleher Energy Advisor Office of the Governor State House Providence, Rhode Island 02903
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4 December 1, 1978 The Honorable Robert L. Herbst Assistant Secretary C. S. Department of the Interior Washington, D. C.
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Dear Assistant Secretary Herbst:
In several discussions between Department of.the Interior and New England Power Company representatives questions have'been ratsed as to the nature of tne control necessary in the immediate environs of a nuclear power plant, and the possibilities of public access.
Experience at o:her si:es has been cited. We wish to clarify the matter with specific reference :o the Charlestown, R. I. NALT site and the combined nuclear power plan:/
wildlife refuge we propose for it.
3y copy cf this let:er :o : hose at ';RC responsible for the review of our construction permi: applicacion (Cocke:
Nos. STM 50-563 and STM 50-569) we are verifying :na: these procedures are indeed acceptable at this site.
An exclusion area is required to be established around a nuclear power re-actor oy NRC regula tions (see 10CFR Par 100) primarily to provide assur-ance that excess radiation exposure to members of the public is very un-likely in the event of an accident. The applicant must have the autnority "to determine all activities" within this area, al: hough i: may be :raversed by transportation routes such as a highway. railroad or waterway.
A1:nougn residence within an exclusion area is generally prohibi:ed, otner ac::vi-ties unrelated to reactor operation may be permitted under appropria:e limitations, provided that no significant ha:ards :o the publ;c heal:h and safety will result. This has been interpreted as requiring the applican: to demonstrate that, in the event of an accident, appropriate and ef fec: ve action would be taken on behalf of members of the public wi:htn the exclusion area to assure that they would not receive radiation doses in excess of the limits given in 10 CFR Part 100.
Federal regulations also define radiation exposure limits at the boundary of a restricted area for routine operation.
(See 10CFR 20.2(14).)
These regu-lacions make no mention of methods or provisions to control access to tne restricted area for the purpose of limiting exposure to individuals. Manv facilities currently have no plans for fencing or otnerv;se limi:ing access to this area.
The restricted area for many sites is usual;y identical to the por: ion of the exclusion area which is on land, and :nts is ; rue a:
Charlestown also.
The at: ached figure from our Natural Area Management Plan depicts our pro-posed land use plan for the Charlestown NALF site.
On 1: e nave ine:catec the boundary of the area encompassing mos: of :he maj or bu;1 dings ;ca e;ui;-
' ment planned as par: of the NEP 1 & 2 developnent.
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a barced-wire-topped cnain link fence.
(Marked "A" on :he :.;ure.)
!aare is to be no access by tne ;eneral pucite to :n;s area. ner :c are e r. n : w;:h;n 20 feet of the fence. Accorcingly, :nese 50 acres would be ender :na control 4 New Engtaeo Oec:nc System ecmcany
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of the plant security force and off limits to any visitors except those specifically admitted by tnem at the point marked "?lant Access."
Outside of the main plant fence ("A");but'inside the 120-acre "pewer plant area" uc plan no special access control measures.
This area con-tains facilities such as the fuel oil storage :ank, the fire pump house, and the settling basin, as well as the plant accass road.
Sub-surface facilities include the leaching field associated with the plant sant:ary system, the transmission lines, cooling water tunnels anc various types of piping.
We propose to control access to the exclusion area by fencing alcas :he line marked "B" in the figure. This fence wnuld be posted at su;: sole intervals to advise the public that access to the site was permit:ed only via an entrance shelter on the plant access road. The shorel;ne would be posted at intervals, but not fenced.
An entrance shelter, normally unmanned, is to be located a: the poin:
narked " Site Access" in :he figure. Site use regula: ons will ne pested in the shelter. These regu'lations will relate to si:e use res:r:c: ions associated wien wildlife considerations as well as :hese assecta;ed.;:n NRC considerations.
Information will also be pos:ed describing ac:c.;-
ties available to the public at various loca: ions en the site.
A regis-tration log for si:e visitors will also be maintained in the entrance shelter.
An information center, to be located in the iemediate vicini:y of the site access point, would afford an opportunity for education of :he public not only on the subject of energy, but also on the natural and historical environment of the site, as is more fully discussed in the Natural Area
!!ana gemen t Plan.
Periedic routine surveys to verify si:e use would be made by security personnel. and could be made as well by ref uge personnel, who would have access :o the site as desired.
Our policy, barring objections f rom you based on wildlif e managemen: con-siderations, woulc be to allcw access by the puulic in reasona:le numbers to the natural areas of the site for passive recreation :urposes spec;fi-cally including hiking and nature study.
The puolic woulc cont;nue to have free access to the small portion of Sinigret Poin: (acout 50 acres) that falls within the proposed exclusion area.
We hope that the foregoing will clarify the matter to your satisfaction.
If there are further ques: ions, we will gladly respond to :nem.
'.*e r y :ruly your.s.
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