ML19322C531
| ML19322C531 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/1979 |
| From: | Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Hart G SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
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| TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8001170860 | |
| Download: ML19322C531 (5) | |
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SP The !!onorable Gary liart, Chairman Subcommittee on fluclear Regulation Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
As requested during the subcommittee's hearing on October 2, I am forwarding sumaaries of discussions concerning evacuation on the first day of the Three
!!ile Island. accident, Wednesday, flarch 28, 1979.
The summaries are divided into parts, 'A' and 'B'.
Part 'A' contains some discussioris on evacuation involving the flRC Emergency Management Team and flRC Commissioners.
Part 'B' contains salient discussions concerning evacuation by f1RC staff
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members and state officials.
Part 'B' gives Pennsylvania's " evacuation alert' status Wednesday-morning, March 28, 1979.
Part 'B' also indicates that there were rumors concerning evacuation being carried out in some areas.
Pertinent pages of the transcripts have been reproduced and are also enclosed.
In some cases, several oages are included which do not pertain to evacuation but which are included' so you can identify the persons involved.
The transcript pages have been renumbered from 1 through 79 and the li pertinent page numbers are listed to the left of each sumary.
I trust that this information will be useful to you and will indicate that discussions concerning evacuation occurred on the first day of the Three Mile Island accident.
Sincerely, (Signed) Lee V. Gossick Lee V. Gossick Executive Director for Operations Enclosures #
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SOME DISCUSSIONS ON EVACUATION INVOLVING THE NRC EMERGENCY f1ANAGEMENT IEAM AND NRC COMMISSIONERS
SUMMARY
3/28/79
- Transcript 2:25 P.fl.
Robert G. Ryan, Director, NRC Office of State Programs asks liargaret Reilly, Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection--
l-9 "in the event that they had to evacuate one or more of those counties out there,--who pulls the plug?"
Reilly answers- "The County CD (Civil Defense Director)"
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Source: NRC Stcte Programs log Tape:
Day 1, Channel 5/23 Time Conversation between Paul Leventhal and John Davis, NRC on
! 10-12 Unknown radiation levels offsite.
Davis states the levels measured are not high enough for evacuation.
Source: Day 1, Channel 7/25 Time Conversation between Joe Fouchard, NRC and Brian Grimes, NRC nknown at the IMC and, Commissioner Gilinsky, on the levels of 13-16 radiation that would require evacuation.
Source:
Day 1, Channel 7/25 Time Conference call between It1C and H Street (Commissioners Gilinsky, Unknown Kennedy,andBradford).
IliC told Commissioners of a radio I7-24 report that Pennsylvania Civil Defense was ready for an evacuation but that there had been none.
Source:
Day 1, Channel 6/24 Time Conversation between IMC and H Street (Commissioners Gilinsky Unknown and Kennedy).
IMC tells Commissioners the radiation levels 31 are a long way from those necessary for evacuation.
A Commissioner asks who has the responsibility for evacuation and is told the State has it.
Source: 03y 1, Channel 6/24
Time Conversation between IMC and H Street (Commissioner Gilinsky Unknown and respresentatives from the different Commissioner's offices).
Commissioner Gilinsky is told the level of I-131 is not sufficient for an evacuation and that State route 441 had been 32-46 levels of radiation are necessary to begin an evacuation and is told thousands of. time higher than were present then.
Values in the order of 5 Rem whole body would be necessary.
Someone also asks if anything had been done about calling the State and asking them what they are prepared to do.
' Source: Day 1, Channel 6/24 Time Conversation between John Davis, NRC and Senator 3 Hart, Unknown Simpson and thers reoardino 47-48 measured Teve s of radfoact1Vity and how they compare to those necessary for evacuation.
Source: Day 1, Channel 6/24 Time Conversation between IMC and H Street (not certain which Commissioners).
Unknown Someone from the Commissioner's office asked if the maasured levels 49-53 of radioactivity offsite were anywhere near the levels that one should be concerned about. They were told that levels were not high enough for evacuation.
Source:
Day 1, Channel 6/24 Time Conversation between Commissioner Gilinsky (?) and IMC on what Unknown levels of radiation are necessary for evacuation.
Gilinsky (?)
54-56 states that Paul Leventhal has told him that you start evacuating at 1 Rem per hour.
Source: Day 1, Channel 6/24 Time Conversation between Commissioner Gilinsky and Congressman 57-59 Walker on maasured levels of radiation and on what levels would be necessary for evacuation.
Source: Day 1, Channel 6/24
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t Time Mr. Joe Fouchard, NRC talking to John Abstin at home.
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- Fouchard read a proposed press release in which it is stated gg, i
60-61 that the levels of offsite radiation are far below the levels necessary for protective action.
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OTHER SALIENT DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING EVACUATION
SUMMARY
3/28/79 10:40 A.M.
Harold Gaut, SP contacted a Mr. Lothrup of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA).
PEMA was standing down from an evacuation " alert" in river towns of Brenen Island and Goldsboro at 8:30 A.M. this morning.
PEMA presently is in a " lean forward standby" status. Plant advised PEMA that there were no problems offsite.
Source: NRC State Programs log.
No tape found.
1:00 P.M.
NRC Operations Center called by NRC Region II. They had heard rumors that 3 Virginia Counties were evacuating.
Source: NRC State Programs log.
No tape found.
1:12 P.M.
Hal Gaut, SP called Mr. Jones of Virginia Civil Defense.
He was
-67 not aware of any evacuation in the State.
Source:
NRC State Program's log.
Tape:
Day 1, Channel 5/23 1:15 P.M.
Hal Gaut, SP recontacted NRC Region II (J. Montgomery). His 67-79 contact on evacuation rumor for Virginia had been A.C. McMeer of Virginia Radiological Health.
Counties being evacuated were supposed to have been Pennsylvania Counties (according tc McMeer).
This report also incorrect.
Source:
NRC State Programs log.
Tape:
Day 1, Channel 5/23 1:20 P.M.
Hal Gaut, SP called Mr. Jones' Secretary (Virginia Civil Defense) that report on counties evacuation were false.
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Source: NRC State Programs log.
No tape found.
NOTE: Tape transcripts attached.
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