ML19309H446
| ML19309H446 | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 12/31/1979 |
| From: | Westcott M AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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December 31, 1979 John F. Ahear e, Chaiman
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Dear IIr. Ahearne:
At a recent meeting of the Board of Comissioners it was unanincusly decided that your office be provided wi:h our observa:Lons, cc=ents and rece=cadations con-cerning the pessibility of a radiological incident at the Haine Yankee Atocic Fewer j
Cocpany facility located in triscasset, :!aine.
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'le veuld firs: like to extend our appreciatten to you for the l'ove bar 3 visit by l
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'!. DeFayette of your Office of State Programs.
Ir. DeFayette's presenta-tion to us, which included State and local town officials and the public was =os:
interes:Ing and infor.ative.
He is a very impressive ce:.ber of year staff.
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t Uhen a study in depth is completed by your Cc==ission you cay agree that our geo-4 graphic radius cc :he Maine Yankee facility is indeed unique, particularly so be-cause of our predo:inant peninsula popula:Lon as well as the number of island reaidents. Cur icv populatien zone (ihich we understand uas ene of the price cen-siderations when ::aine Yankee initially applied for IIcensing) has increased al= cst 23". and we seriously doubt that our increased su=er popula:Ic t (al=os: 50". increased over nomal) uas censidered.
Recognition is given to the recent effer of evacuatien plannia; assistance :: sone local teuns in our Coun:y by !!aine Yankee, henever fre= an objective 2:andpein:
planning alene will not serve the bes in:eres: of public safety. !?e take e::ception to :he fac: : hat ::aine Yankee has excluded the : vns of 3ristol and h.arisce:ca (both nichin the ten mile radius of "aine Yankee - points of Bristol are within six
=iles of the nuclear facility and the point of the ten mile ring bisects Da=ariscot:a at their business district, one of the highest cencentra:icas of pcpulation).
!!aine Yankee has " indicated" an offer to assisc Iccal couns in the develepten: of uarning and ce==unication syste=s. Yo date, our ecuns advise of no such cc:=ni::ent or offer by the subject facility.
It is our firm belief that an evacua:ica plan is absolutely northless withou a demons: rated reliable uarning and a system for ec=un-icating a uarning of a radiological incident to the public. Both syst:=s must be de=enstrated as being the cos: effectively reliable e.ethod of providing the highes:
I degree of public safety to all ce= uni:ies under all circu= stances.
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It should cen-tain a redundant mechanism that vill net fail whan activated.
Further encaption !s taken to the fact that scheot evacuation planning has been totally absent and not addressed by the Maine Yankee Atomic Pever Ccepany.
In sddi-tien, Lincoln County proper has nat been sddressed as a govern. ental jurisdiction by Maine Yankes, particularly so when it is appar nt that the initial respon e to an c=ergency util be provided by this County's Sheriff's Cepirtment and Civil E=ce;ency Preparedness staff. Cur Sheriff's Departeent is a full time lav enforcement agency with a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> dispatch service to the entire County. The Civil E=ergency Preparedness
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Sheriff's Depart =ent and e=cr;ency respanse or;anizations, both on the State and lecal levels. The CEP organi:stien operates fren a federally funded and approved Irer;cncy Cperation Canter reeting all federal requirerents of necessary protectien facters for nuclear fallout.
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Cn the subject of an Ener;ency Cperatien Center, va fail to understand uhy your Comm-ission has installed e.er; ncy telephones for M2C persennel responding to a radiolo;i-
_ cat incident at the ?ilgria I plant in the Plymouth, Massachusetts Civil Cefense 2C0.
. Our C:? Director advises that a) the Plymouth CD Director is in a part time category ani b) does not have a federally approved ECC for minical pr:tective f acters.
It is not our purpose to be critical of N?.C's efferts in behalf of the ?il;rt: I faellity or the tevn of Plymouth CD Directer or ECC; frea a standpoint of ener;ency operaticas and having full and reliable com unications avatlable through our Sheriff's Department and the Civil Erergency Preparedness CCC (which are adjoining facilities) ve recernend that your UP.C site emergancy coordinator utill:e the Lincoln Co 2nty energency corplex stree it is our understanding that the N20 c=er;ancy ccordinater, in the event of a radioleg-ical incident, vill be 1ccated at the Maine Yankee cemplex which offers ninics1 pro-tection and is within three miles of our ECC.
The officials and residents of local towns of Lincoln County affected by the latest
. planning for a radiological incident are cortistene in thet: recce=endatiens that our County Sheriff's Department and Civil ~=ergency Preparedness Cffice receive either first warning of a radiological incident at Maine Yankee and/or simultaneous varning concurr-(ne with warnings to other governmental agencies, federal or state. This can be accorp-lished through the Mattenal Warning System (NA2AS) which have units located in cur Sheriff's Depart =ent and the Civil Z=ergency Preparedness ECC. The Commissioners also reco=nend installation of a UAVAS unit at the Beethbay Earbor dispatch facility which provides 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> service with co=nunications to Scothbay and Southpert.
Cn the basis of our observations, cornents and rece=rendations it is our considered opinion that relicensin; of the Maine Yankee Ate =ic Pcuer Ceepany be centingent upon an effective, reliable varning and cem=unication syate=.
These systems cust be pro-fessionally researched, developed, in place and successfully de=enstrated under the most stringent conditions and/or circe = stances prior to reticensing consideration. Further,
_ ve respectfully submit that Lincoln County has an effective and efficient Sheriff's Ce-i part=ent and Civil E=argency Preparedness Office for the appropriate and proper t=ple-
=entation of e=ergency services and sheuld be utill ed for any and all emergencies that occur at Maina Yankee.
Expense incurred for all varning, ce==unication syste=s, added NAMAS units and all main-l tenance involved therein =ust be borne by the l'aine Yankee At =ic Pever Cocppny.
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imperative that each local town in the ten nile radius of Maine Yankee be pernitted
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y LINCOLN COUNTY LISTING OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS BOOTHBAYREGION-SCF00LUNIONd49 Superintendent:
Ronald F. Corkum Includes students from~ towns of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb and Southnort.
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DAMARISCOTTA AREA - SCHOOL UNION #74 Sunerintant?ent:
Neil Cross Includes students from towns of Bristol, Damariscotta, New-castle, Sheepscott (east) and South Bristol.
2 NEVCASTLE AREA - LINCOLN ACADEMY Pr i nc i.pa l:
Arthur Dexter The Academy is a private secondary school which serves all towns of the County.
T'ISCASSET AREA - SCHOOL UNION #48 Sunerintendent:
Richard Seymour Includes students from towns of Alna, Dresden, Sheepset.ct (west), Westoort and Wiscasset.
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