ML19296B925
| ML19296B925 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/07/1980 |
| From: | Ryan R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Jeanne Johnston SENATE, APPROPRIATIONS |
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- V The Honorable J. Bennett Johnston, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Conmittee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing a change to the current regulation on radiological emergency response plans for nuclear production and utilization facilities.
During the comment period on the proposed rule, the NRC staff intends to meet regionally with appropriate State and local officials and utility representatives to discuss the feasibility of the proposed rule, its impact and the procedures proposed for complying with its provisions.
By letter dated December 13, 1979, you were notified of the proposed rulemaking.
This letter is to inform you that in January 1980 NRC will be holding regional workshops in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago and Atlanta.
Each Governor has been invited to designate one official to represent the State's views.
Additionally, for those States in which a reactor site is located, the Governor has been asked to designate one local official to represent each such county.
Letters of invitation have also gone to all affected utilities.
If any members of your subcommittee or staff would like to attend any of these workshops, please notify Mr. Sheldon Schwartz, Assistant Director for Program Development, Office of State Programs, 492-7794.
The NRC and the States have as a common responsibility the protection of the public health and safety, and the Commission believes that this proposed rule would be a significant step to providing needed protection in the event of an accident at a nuclear facility.
For your information, I am enclosing the Federal Reaister notice of the workshop.
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s Pt lfW Robert G. Ryan, Director Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
Federal Reaister notice cc:
Senator Mark Hatfield 8 002220 3W
Federal Register / Vol. 44. No. 247 / Friday. December 21. 1979 / Proposed Rules 75651 c
7 HUCLEAR REGULATORY Who rnust have cencu rence COMMISStON Review nf.oncurrence procedures D.ffer.mces it requiremer.ts for emenency planr#.g.<cnm ic. plume exposee zene 10 CFR Part 50 ce=;sred :r'.ngestien pathwsy zene Emergency Planning; Notice of Federc1 Emergency Mcacteme::: Agency Workshops IIZMA)
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Miic Affcirs ACTsoN: Notice of workshops for review Ro!r cf public aSairs ef5cials in an of NRC emergency planning.
emergenej. coercnstien between respenden" and the me6a and local c*fic. ls anc. utihty cc=panies:
a ww.ARY; 7he Nuclear Regulatory bowever, aD sessions wiU be open to -
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1979, publicataan for public comment space available basis. Reports on the proposed rule amendments to 10 CFR Aftemoca Seuion-1:00 p.m.
proceedings cf these meetings wiD be Part 50 and Appendix E dealing with the Discussion points:
filed in the NRC Public Document Rocc.
development of emergency plans at Requirement that State and local.
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nuclear power plants. The preposed rule eme.rency response plans k conc = red in by Dated at Beiesda. Maryland, this 136 day was published in the Federal Register en the NRC as a coninen of operstmg license of December 1S 9.
December 19,1979 (44 FR 75157).
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discuss the feasibility of the various amende. or leuary 1.1921, whichever is m.s o coot nm.m u pertiens of proposed amend.ments, their earlier.
impaet. and the procedures proposed for
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