ML19323F000
| ML19323F000 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/09/1980 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Jepsen R SENATE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005280348 | |
| Download: ML19323F000 (2) | |
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Nkh MAY 0 91980 The Ikynorable Roger Jepose l
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United States Senata Washington, D. C.
20510 Dear Senator Jepeant I have been requested to respond to your letter to our Office of Congressional i
Affairs which references a letter to your office of Decan6er 5,1979, from John D. Crandall, Director, Iowa State Office of Disaster Services. Mr. Crandall had attached a copy of his letter of December 4,1979, to Cossatssionar Randris in which he expressed concern about funding for the development of State and local government amargency plans and the timetable for embaittal, review, and approval of such plans.
NRC has an active program la progress for upgrading emergancy preparedness around all operating nuclear power plants. The program includes visits to the reactor and its environe by sumergency preparedness teams and meetings with licensed utilities, local and Stats authorities to discuss upgrading smorgency preparedness. Such meetings are held in the locale of the reactor to facilitate receiving comments and questions from the pu611e.
President Carter, in his statement of December 7,1979, on the Kameny Commission Import on Three Mile Island, transferred responsibility to the Federal Beargemey Management Agency to head up all offsite emergmacy activities and to easylete a thorough review of emergency p1 mas ta all the States with operating onetaar reactors by June IMO. The ERC works elessly with FEMA in this regard. Opem completion of its review, FEMA will present its findings on the adequacy of offsite energency plans to MC, and the NRC will then make the final lieansing decision. i Memormatum of moderstanding has been signed em Janocry 14, 1900, by NRC and FEMA ta seconylish a prompt iw n - - t in radiological amargemey a
planning and preparedasse that definas responsibilities and areas of cooperation for the two asemeias. In fa==ary 1980, a deemnset entitled " Criteria for Preparation and I?aluation of Radiological Bear y Easponse Flaes and Preparo w se in support of uselaar pesar Flaats OWREG-4654g FEM &-REP-1),
ubich had beam jointly prepared by MC and FEMA, was published for interim l
use and comment. The eriteria are consistant with those acceptance ariteria j
ased by the aforementioned emergency preparedness teams and anclosed with
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the NRC latter to Power Flant Licensees dated October 10, 1979.
During the site visit, the Energamey Planalag Tesos fastreet the licenses
/[,gl to submit a revised and g graded draft esmargenay plan tbst meets the mar l
criteria within 5 weeks of tbn date of the visit. Writtes questions by the h
NRC staff may subsequently be ameamamey to elleit additional informatism.
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4 The Bonorable Roger Jepsen (44 F.R. 75167) would require NRC concurrence in the appropriate State and local government emnergency response plans prior to operating license fasuance mad to avoid shutdown of an operating plant. The proposed rule would make that requirement effectivs mot later than January 1, 1981.
As of the present date, FEMA is not faded to provide direct financial assistance for upgrading of State and local rimas. In a nuder of States, Oregon and California for example, NRC licensees are required by State law to provida various financial resources to empport energency planning and pr sparedness activities supportive of their nuclear power stations. New York and Ohio have similar funding legislation in progress. It is also expected that the nuclear facility operator will have an interest in providing certain manpower, items of equipment or other resources which the State and local governments may need but are themselves unable to provide.
I trust that this information is responsive to Mr. Crandall's concerns.
Sincerely.
(Signed) E. Eevin Cornell William J. Direks Acting Executive Director for Operations hielosurst DISTRIBUTION:
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