ML19338D433
| ML19338D433 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1980 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Groce R Maine Yankee |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8009230178 | |
| Download: ML19338D433 (3) | |
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Senior Engineer - 1.icensing 25 Research Drive Westborough,' Massachusetts 01581 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)
Land Emergency; Notification System (ENS). These systems were installed for government use during an emergency.
It should be errphasize6 that the.HPN, however, is to be used by you only if you need to rp.sch the 'NRC:and the. Emergency Notification System (" hot line") and the comercial systems are not operational or available.
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Enclosure:
Description of ENS and HPN cc w/ encl:
E. Wood, Plant Superintendent E. W. Thurlow,. President
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Purpose:
The ENS is intended for use as the-primary means for the site to report emergencies.and other significant events to NRC/IE Headquarters. When the 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: Whenever 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 ENS 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 ifne 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.
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Purpose:
The HPN is intended for use as the dedicated line between the NRC Headquarters and the site for health physics. data during site emergencies and other significant events. : The-usual locations for this network are:
> Licensee's Health Physics 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 communicator may request information from licensee personnel.
Requirements: The HPN should b'e used for reporting emergencies only after the utility has'been unsuccessful at contacting the NRC using the ENS and commercial telephone lines.
NRC Headquarters can be contacted on the HPN-Network by dialing "22"._
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