ML19305E205
| ML19305E205 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 01/18/1980 |
| From: | Vandenburgh D YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| ML19305E191 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-44FR75167, RULE-PR-50, TASK-OS, TASK-SD-906-1 NUDOCS 8004230118 | |
| Download: ML19305E205 (2) | |
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- Yauxes January 18, 1980 Dr. John F. Ahearn, Chairman U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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Dear Chairman Ahearn:
The purpose of this letter is to bring to your immediate attention our deep concern and di ssatisfaction with the Region I Workshop on Emergency Planning held on January 15, 1980 in New York, Neu York.
Representatives of Yankee Atomic Electric Company along with representatives of a number of states and other utilities, prepared for what was anticipated to be a meaningful discussion of the advisability and impact of the proposed changes to 10CFR50 emergency plan regulations. This workshop was one of four scheduled by the NRC staff to obtain feedback from state and local of ficials well as utility representatives regarding this very important matter.
as The meeting accomplished next to nothing. The staff was prevented from receiving any r.caningful feedback because rational discussion uns iqpassible.
The "public" which attended the meeting was hardly a representative cross section of the American public.
The meeting was repeatedly disrupted by ceneral misconduct on the part of many uncooperative individuals of the "pu51ic" in attendance.
The agenda inserted a " Questions and Comments from Ganeral Public" section between The NRC Staf f and FEMA presentation section and L5e " Discussion by Participants" section. This arrangement, apparently made in deference to news editing for the Six O' clock News, re s ul ted in roht state and some utility representatives leaving in disgust before the
" Discussion by Participants" section of the workshop was begun.
The participants uho remained were prevented from effective discussion by booting, geers, and senseless i nt e r*up t ions.
Presumably, it was the staff's intention to utilize the workshops as the princ iple mechanism to elic it constructive comments on this proposed rule.
To those states, com unities, and utilities located in Region I, the opportunity to participate in this mechanism has been eliminated.
A number of very complicated and highly significant issues remain unaddressed for Region I:
The total responsibility of FEMA for offsite emergency planning and esponse, as well as training and public information Establishment of emer?,ency planning zones The owrt link 1ge betwoen regulatorv concurrence in state and local planc and continued plant operation 8C04230\\\\
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Immediate notification to the publie within 10 miles of facility f
.The selection of appropriate funding mechanisms to state and local ~
governments to support planning activities As a ninimum, extensive written comments will be required to articulate concerns and consideration in these and many other matters.
We intend to file these and trust that they will be incorporated into the record. These may no be as useful to the staff as the give-and-Lake of verbal discussion, and this,t constitutes a real loss.
Equally disconcerting to you should be the expenditure of perdiem and travel expenses for state representatives paid by the NRC, which turned out to be an utter and complete waste of taxpayers money.
We suggest that it is incumbent upon the Commissioners to enjoin the staf f to undertake extensive remedial measures Lo' recover the valuable comments and input which would-have been obtained at this recent workshop from state of ficials. These ef forts should include, at a minimun, the acceptance of all written connents for vigorous review and incorporation'into the record as well as the revised rule.
There should be active consideration of a repeat workshop for Region I.
If another workshop is held, consideration should be given to an alternative to New York City, and the public comment section-should be restricted to a scheduled time, at the end of the uorkshop or conducted on a subsequent day.
We appreciate your attention in this matter, and await your further actions.
Very truly yours, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY
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