ML19329G200
| ML19329G200 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 06/02/1980 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Sarbanes P SENATE |
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| NUDOCS 8007140118 | |
| Download: ML19329G200 (2) | |
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l The Honorable Paul 3. ?arbanes United States Senate Washington, D. C.
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Dear Senator'Sarbanes:
Tour letter of April 24, 1980 brought to my attention your ooneern regarding the arrangements which were ande for our recent meeting at the Peach Botton Nuclear Power Plant.
Except for meetings dealing with security measures or other proprietary informa-tion, meetings between the NRC staff and our licensees are open to the parties to the proceeding and the public. A copy of the letter announcing the meeting is sent to all the parties concerned and also to the local public document room which is normally located in a sizeable oceaunity meer the plant site. Bowever, because of the subject matter of emergency planning and its interest to the public, the NRC staff has ande an additional and distinct effort to notify the public, as well as affected government officials, regarding our current program involving visits to each of the nation's operating nuclear power plants for the purpose of promptly upgrading emergency preparedness.
With respect to the Peach Botton meeting, our public announcement was issued on March 31, 1980 - well in advance of the meeting date. I have enclosed a copy of the public announcement and the mailing list used for the Peach Bottaa meeting. In addition, our emergency p1=aaing Team Leader responsible for reviewing the plans, submitted by the licensed utility, personally extended an invitation to the loosi officials' responsible for implementing emergency actions in the environs of the Peach Botton facility. In the case of Harford and Cecil counties, the Civil Defense persennel invited were Robert Shackelford and Skip Mohas respectively. We oonrider that our effort to notify the public was sufficient and I might add that.ao attendance at the public meeting was in excess of 100 citizens from both Pennsylvania and Maryland.
As you any be aware, Frosident Carter, on December 7,1979, directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to take the lead in off-site emergency p1==a4=g and to review and assess State and local emergency plans for anc,pacy. The FEMA regional office is working actively with the State and its political subdivisions to produce improved emergency preparedness, plans and capabilities as soon as possible. At the point in time when the FEMA Regional Director is satisfied that the State and local plans are ready for review against the criteria by tho' FEMA National Beadquarters, there will be a public meeting held in the vicinity of the power plant. This meeting will include a general description of the concepts and proposed emergency actions contained in the plans and public comment and rooommendations will l
be solicited. These comments and reocamendations will be considered during l
the final review of the plans by FEMA Beadquarters in Washington, D. C.
A oopy of a letter to as from Mr. Frank Casa, FEMA, stating this ooenitment is enclosed.
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I trust this responds to your esmeerms.
Sincerely, M"$ M EI OlfCh William J. Diraks. Aettag Rosestive Director for Operations
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