ML19338D432

Requests That All Personnel Be Reminded of Purpose of Emergency Notification Sys & Health Physics Network.Sys Installed for Govt Use During Emergency

ML19338D432
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	08/22/1980
From:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Arnold R METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 8009230175
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August 22, 1980 Docket Nos. 50-289 50-320 Metropolitan Edison Company ATTN:.Mr. R.'C. Arnold Senior Vice President 100 Interpace' Parkway Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Gentlemen:

This letter is forwarded to you to bring to your attention the purpose of the two direct and dedicated telephone networks,.i.e., Health Physics Network (HPN) and Emergency Notification System (ENS). - These systems were installed for government use during an emergency.

It should be emphasized that the HPN, however, is to be used by you only if you need to reach the NRC and the Emergency Notification System (" hot line") and the comercial systems are not operational or available.

Please remind all personnel of the stated purpose of these systems.

Sincerely, M

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Enclosure:

Description of ENS and HPN cc w/ encl:

J. G. Herbein, Vice President-Nuclear Operations R.-J. Toole, Mann er, Unit 1 W. E. Potts, Manager,. Radiological Controls, Unit 1 J. J. Colitz, Manager, Plant Engineering, Unit 1 L. W. Harding, Supervisor of' Licensing ~

R. F. Wilson, Director - Technical Functions E. G.-Wallace, Licensing Manager

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R. W. Conrad J. B. Lieberman, Esquire Ms. Mary V.- Southard, Chairperson, Citizens for a Safe Environment G. K. Hovey,- Director, Unit 2

' J. J..Barton~, Manager Site Operations, Unit 2 J. W. ~ Brasher, Manager, Radiological Controls, Unit 2 B. Elam, Manager, Plant Engineering, UnitL2 a o o 9 2.3 o/755

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Purpose:

The. ENS is intended for 'use as the primary means: for the site to

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report emergencies 'and other significant events to NRC/IE ' Headquarters. When lthe NRC-Operations Center is activated in. response to' a site emergency, the ENS -

becomes the dedicated.and continuous line to the NRC for the transmission of operational data.

Use:. Whene'ver there is a site event of -the type specified in Title 10, Code of' Federal Regulations, Section 50.72, each licensee is required to report the.in-cident and status of the' plant to the NRC as. outlined in the referenced section.

The EMS ~is the means for reporting the situation to the NRC.

- To activate the ENS,~ the licensee employee needs only to lift the receiver.

This causes the telephone console in the Operations Center in Bethesda, Maryland to-ring - automatically.

Requirements:

If the ~ incident-has little potential for impacting the public health and safety, the NRC Duty Officer may only collect relevant information and then terminate the conversation. However,= if the event is of a more serious nature, the Duty Officer-will maintain.an open and continuous line with the site until the

-matter is resolved.

Licensees are required to assign an individual to maintain continuous communication with the NRC staff member in.the Operations Center until

- the NRC decides that the event has been successfully terminated or. additional communication is unnecessary, i

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-Purpce : The HPN-is intended for use as the dedicated line' between the NRC Headq_2rters and the site.for health physics ~ data during site emergencies and other significant events.

The usual locations for this network are:

Licensee's Health. Phy' sics Office Emergency Operations Facility -(E0F)

Alternate. EOF Resident Inspector's Office Use:

During an incident, NRC Headquarters will establish this telephone link using the HPN.

Before NRC health physics specialists arrive at the site, the NRC Operations Center comunicator may request information from licensee personnel.

Requirements: The HPN should be used for reporting emergencies only after' the utility has been unsuccessful at contacting the NRC using _the ENS and comercial telephon_e lines.

NRC Headquarters can be contacted on the HPN Network by dialing "22".

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