ML19338D901

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Responds to to President Carter Expressing Concerns Re Lack of Evacuation Plan & Potential Increase in Spent Fuel Storage at Facility.Nrc & FEMA Are Conducting Emergency Preparedness Plan Review
ML19338D901
Person / Time
Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 09/02/1980
From: Eisenhut D
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Ed Miller
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
References
NUDOCS 8009240137
Download: ML19338D901 (7)
v • d • e


Text

--

~

4s

,f,. h C W?

.h x-i SEP -21980 DISTRIBUTION:

Docket Fil I RAClark Dross TERA NRC POR BRequa SHanauer Dccket No. 50-309 NSIC L POR PKreutzer RMattson ORBf3 Rdg SCavanaughs Gray File-ORB #3 NRR Rdg EHughes

' YELLOW Ticket File-Ms. Eleancr S. Miller RPurple HRDenton,

ORB #3 DEisenhut MStine

'%(NRR-4169)[

Perkins Road RTedesco EGCase Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 Glainas PPAS TNovak BSnyder J01shinski BGrimes

Dear Ms. Miller:

JHeltemes RVollmer This is in response to your letter of June 9,1980 to President Carter.

In your letter you expressed concern over the lack of an evacuation plan particularly because Boothbay Harbor is only about 21/2 miles from the Maine Yanke2 plant and that Boothbay has a large summer population. In addition, yea egressed concern over a potential 757, increase in spent fuel storage at Maine Yankee.

For your information I do share your concern with emergence preparedness at Boothbay Harbor. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are currently upgrading the required state of emergency preparedness at melear power plants, including the plan that i

has existed at Maine Yankee since initial licensing. FEMA is developing an independent estimate of the evacuation times for the Maine Yankee area, including Boothbay Harbor, and will review the upgraded State and local governmental emergency plans now under development and will report the results of its review to the NRC.

)

i Maine Yankee has recently submitted an upgraded emergency preparedness plan for review which addresses the early warning system (alerting system). The

.NRC published on August 19,1980, revised rules requiring that emergency plans meeting the new requirements be iglemented by April 11, 1981, and that the early warning system be installed and demonstrated by July 1, 1981. The as rules include the requirement for installation of an early warning system with the capability to alert the public within about 10 miles of the site within about 15 minutes of notification of State and local officials. The new rules also require that upgraded emergency plans be developed by which the most effective protective actions (sheltering or evacuation) will be implemented. These plans are to take into consideration evacuation times under various conditions, such as weather conditions, seasonal population variations,- the protection afforded by homes and the rf?ure of the accident.;

1

.v e 4

An accident involving the waste fuel stcrage (including additional storage of 75) is considered a lesser event when considering offsite protection because mch more time is available to take action and the release from the spent fuel would be much less than a release involving the core.

Maine Yankee's request for a 75 increase in spent fuel pool capacity will be thoroughly revieM to assure that there is reasonable assur-ance.that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by the proposed increase of the spent fuel pool capacity.

\\

" z ~w

~~

- - -~ ~ -'

x--

s 8009240 I

T o

'~

t 2

I trust that g comments will give you added assurance that we are continuing in our efforts to assure public safety at the Maine Yankee Atomic Power plant.

Sincerely.

Original signed h[.

Derellc.siserly Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director Division of Licensing. NRA t

.. a.

s +

m 4

t J

/

. x.

l 1

.l..

-[

.s i

  • concurred in ' draft (attached)

D Office ).. 08M 3.:.QL....

'OR r

ORB #3:DL EP

  • AOGY:DL

(

@ g'l~'E { g ','"

g_0,

'd i

J{ [

8/f 78 e

s

... g'hf/80 P

,,{,

4 suaNAMe)

...g........

8/22/80

...p.........

8/

80 8/ /80 8

o,7, )

\\RC FORM318 (9-76) NRC 0240 Wu s,GOVeRNMcNT PRINTING OFFICE: 1979-289 369

_,1_**..

T, r{

y dD T-e* - i

@l ady

  1. s.(

I

? (V

,. DRAFT E

3 ud CF#

~

[.5Eleaner5. Miller Scothbay Harbor j

f

[

Miami L

g vear hs. /

l,.

S

. [.2.2. g 3s

.ur.n,yc t

u,_

j This letter is in response to.ycur letter of 1. - 9, 1980 to Eresident

[

Carter.

In your letter you expressed concern ever the lack of an evacua-ion plan particularly because Scothbay Harbor is only acbut 24 miles frca t Ma.ine Yankee plant.and that Scothbay has a large summer population In addition you expressed conern ever a potential 75% ir. crease in spent

._ fuel storage at Maine Y.inkee.

-f x es s,. c<~ 0>-., ",.

~-

s The Nuclear Regulatory Cca,missica (NRC) and the Fede'rali5$e'r

~

Agency (FEMA) are currently upgracing the requirec state of emergency art:ardness at nuclear ;cwer plan s, including the plank :nat has exisced ic F.2ine Yankee since ini-ial licensing. /

j FgyA,is deyelor.ing

'n 's p..eDendant estimate of -the evacuation times for Maine YInkee area j.ht g, i n c.

a.

.> c e...;,.. a.

s i

an,d,., cal governmental emergency cla M

/

unds

\\

-e j

toJ~

/

M' w -'.hA. --W4 X -% Cr q~ ";n s are

~"

!?elecaen:

~T'

  • N M M g L i r,

,. V e.r, i.. w p Wp g.

~

ak

.s.

z.:.. ::

Yr...((

l,

,.n.

.s m

s p

-e.e**

w--

z.
  • 1. s;,....,. s y

.r;&V., %.,

-e. l s

(,

f

_f f

H

,t*

,0~

~..,.

-- ' \\'

l 1

i 1

~

1-i.

=:;==n.. l

/

,y _...

= /f

_,,../-

/.J

.-l

, _ /. "

+

..c., i -

/i..'

/

~~

. _ ~

,/

.f y

j'

  • ". :.*.?..; :.

.v.. u

'/

sain:

=47@

L Yankee has re submitted d ucgraded e-er;2ncy prepare

--===

~r,

~,=,e,,, w e e,n, _,,,,, m,cness ;13.

.ai

.r e XOre!ce:,.,,, ;.. t-

..M.

' y' f f ~r, g,,

f f-- [

m m w e g.t..em.s -a es w ing e,. e_.e,,,,c, g,,

_, ne 2:

" 11 ~. ' '. ;

  • .n e D E..

recui-e.sn ; ;g i--1 3 gg g; ;.,,;. jj ;, i m-.

,..w

,,..c,,

, 1 I*

O

$/$c

' e. n 3 *. i l6" E r-C d e "'0

  • 5 ' '* i'. c d c 3>

u,-

],

1g),

\\

\\

L-g s.

8~

b b

J desnew rde indu e the re uirement for installation of h.early wa ing ;

Ag a c- -

3.

system m.,?. 3-jo a ert the#public within ab yt 10 mile.s of the site J

L' JJ LQ

%. 4 M

  • * ' ~

7

/6.c minutes of I_^ : J'?? M:M e ? by t"e T =.....

.. Th new rulesd.b g

require that MJe upgraded emergency plans be developed by which the mo:t effective protective actions'(sheltering or evacua:icn) will be implemented, y

h

~These plans are to take into consideration ev.. ation times under various conditions, such as weather concitions, seasonal population variations,

-i M.:---

t, the protection afforded by homes and the y

nature of the accident.

Jt # -

y~'

' a"e, you c a% s i miire' e t,. :, a :.;r ;. _ ; ;;. s,. u=rw cm -

-- =

se-me

'w p p %,#.

n_j - e j,c.

e

~,.. _.

_. ~.,.

)

,~.,..,e.

a. _c.. r.

e' vent of a' mos'. ur.TiGTy' acmc.d; -e gs.-core.. & 'M h containment

.e,i.t.. :

f d3 "-=, *A d - b; a.s: ~

evacuation;ce uctectiv+.shelteti.ng..

.u

--d w ) - & lt.- d.c_,

,.,n ~ ; c waste Tuel stcrag q,i,~ lucing adct:1cnal s:Orage c:. 75% is nc censidered a lesser event when c:nsidering offsite rete:: ion because Y

--t ' L W

]

much more time is available to take action ang release fec, the M:':t::

c K:.D.

<s. v.. 'x +e.. - '. h c.

C. - =..

. M..,. @y...N

s. u. l.. u i c %

..a c. l e. u.. -haru e..

s s

..u.

,, e :..

...a

.g

, r., j i s-_

S

~ _,.

.. % m -., <

- =

_::.;s....,,

......2.c.w.....:

- ~;-> -"- -, _-. -' ****

" a.i...,5M;., Maine Yankee's re:ges: for a 7~,5 increase in scent fusi

i capaci:y n....i. :s thoroughly reviews: : assure :na: :nere is reas:nable i

as:urance tha tr.a health and safe:y of tne :ualic will not be encangerec l

) the Cr00cseC increase cf the s?ent fuel OcCl 03;;aci y.

1 l

I trust that m.'.' 0 -'.m.ents will give you adC2d assurance Ona!.se are con:ir.uine.

in Cur effCr:s Oc issa e puOlic si,,'ety a :ne 2 ir.e Y ank ef: A, mic Fower plan:.

Sir.:ersi v

  • 1

-. 2 e.c.

7 4. *..g e. *. *

    • 'e.,,,a*m...

. I 3

i

.* I sa

...e l

  • ..E.

4o

.p e.C..e4..

.p

'* 43....

w.

3 i

L

\\

r

\\

,..(

e,

y JV W e-

=:::

E THE WHITE HOUSE

.:.n:

WAS H IN G TO N

'L..

i.F.'ii WN 2 0 1980'

~ *"

=......

--.a-55?!?

_,_ b :-~

  • '.M MEMORANDUM

=

The attached letter (s) addressed to

' avi - - -

~

the President is referred to your office for suitable acknowledgment vc=-

or other appropriate handling at c

the earliest opportunity.

Should

[f

~~~

you receive mail that has been

[,i misdirected, please return to me with 5:

appropriate information.

If you have l?

3

==

any questions, my phone number is

%3 456-2717.

h.!."".i!..

~

n.

En Thank you.

1

/

= =;

- g, l Ma Martha Seal

-~

sn

~

Director Correspondence Agency Liaison

~

fin.

Tl

. 'j

. -- h

5;_

fil.

.c:9E

.7j_#.'

of.i:

}.j.

.. ^

"Y i:.:1

=

=

F=.

=y

=+;:

~

s o

es ll-~::

.,~.,

' :ssa *.

_..y

. * ~...

5 !-

.;,,jifiii?-si?

JiE F='

h.:y.y

==jg

~

, ;. :.. +..

.:n mv m

.g,

. +,,:...

y: g

.3::
x::

=

~~

~.

'\\ -

yo g

7-Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Juce 9, 1980.

g4 I

wlEM '

TO President Jimmy Carter Nuclear Regulatory Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency Maine Members of Congress Govenor Joseph Brennan I am enclosing a chart showing our situation at the end of the 12 mile long peninsula between Boothbay. Earbor and Wiscasset, lest you forget.

'Le. have._nn_ wor.kable. evacuation plan and I believe we never in case of ~an sic'idFnt[We iqs?

~

can, as you can see. from_the _ chart,LKtim1TPower' pla~dt. NeTfJ:er Yhtea pass Xvithin 25, mile.s._Af_Maina

' ~ ~ ~

have we an alerting system.

On page 132 of the Rogovin report, Volume 1, it says, "We think the It should ecergency plan should not be just an abstract document.

make' realistic provisions for such seasonal or other variations as snowstor=s, large sumar populations, and so on."

Following is a list of figures from the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce:

47,000 cottagers 6,000 year 'round residents (new census figures will be higher) 3,800 motel sleepers - plus cots 6 camp grounds 20 tour busses a day not unusual thousands of day-trippers a little under 100,000 people on the end of this peninsula on a busy with nearly a six month season.

summar day We, the taxpayers, paid $3.1 million for the Rogovin report, yet it seems, not =uch attention is being paid to the recommendations made by that committee.

Though you may think us expendable, you certainly must agree we are in a most vulrarable situation, and cannot accept Maine Yankee being granted a permit to store 75% more waste fuel om site, which, you can see, is o bottle neck on our escape route.

It is my undarstanding N L.R, c and F. E. M. A. were created for u

tne T@ pose 6f?5tacting-the_ populace % Tees ~e'fors, I consider it-

~

your moral responsibility to seriously weigh the hazards with which we, the people on the end of this peninsula, are threatened.

Most sincerely W

r sieanor S. Miller (Mrs. Reynolds Churchill)

er

  • n-

"* n -,

. ~.,.,.

c

-.~

eXcon stNEp

.m BRIDG

. ~..

t,

'ff s o,m I r'.

DAMARIS, TA s=__

z_ _=

a 9,"'.~.-n.

' o' Newcastf* K' %

=

.4ncolo%on,co\\ ^ e "

n eus m

N o

.som attMans 1

,,c,-

, New Arecausry

.. ;._., 3. pa -

. WISCASSET

.;3..amt u,

r.., r_,,,3. t..

..*m

.x j

r.

)

-r-

,,.-7..

R*, q':?pg y;. ;..., "* el i s.

129

..sy.-

r

,ao

,s

~

.h -

h 9.:

9

~

r g~ w a

~.

  • ? '

4i :.4 ( h ;;y} fl) f '=..

?3

.. s W ' ?l Q. ;.;

Y,\\ M 5 y ',

1,

~

'Njl.(-NIKNM M

[:

d

,$?

.r Walcom Pleshnghnes k~ '*;'gg y

1:l ' C.)

V Mitrat} )

V r

. g.

. 4%

"#M'

.?' -

'*4 era msbrs

/*

, M P ', M,M @. *A v ds.

'1 C 4

I,W

.,. s t' or

~nu es c %., un Q'&fh h % $+y}S '{

.,::f,,

,5;..

J.-

,; %y h

J' [: '

g y', ',

f w

V

<..L-

,\\

r e

,n

- y: f._,

\\

/ c '%

,@,.@ ' ~

ih

$.t

~' ;

I:

a.

')

y e

,7

,i -- Y..Ji )<,MMl F

s4 > P Q <

~

.[.

?b D

rwconesuse,

'V.

b,

l a Q' '

Q'.> :

3_

c y 17'.5 i :s l* ::kl'

% M *;

\\

s u

L x A.

g y Jgggyr,' m.":

. ~~. 7 q

L.; r.;.,,

o vw g

, e '*;'

,A,,.,

1p r

N,?

- 'o 9

p g

1 [.

. er:;

F'O '4 **ke76 4#(.7 m

+-j4 m

ft b

h

.4 e"

i r

g..

D

'\\

2',

,. N If

  1. .1 d,

],:

.${

Q[

~ k.l B,OChMBAY...r,,,, a

.did Ha b5r '

./

u geon

~

[ $. h.

,2 y.

c..,,, _ Nesserc h,en -

~

p,e

.an*=

27'

, I-

/ d.

}

AW

/

. '. j/* 6 Q,,, ?

';l.,

f;

.,ss.

E.

t.i e ?"*.4. ca. ;

. g("8*'t

((, - /

N s

t Pamacuid j

Georgee.n JhttpfCOt 27 238 888#

.O h.,., )f,..

? *[ ;

  • twustP61k

.3ay.

}'

s -

?

% Sgrjprx

- L

7. a j.{

f g

>x l

,,ntic 0 #

m.

l t

1

\\

.

Retrieved from "https://kanterella.com/w/index.php?title=ML19338D901&oldid=4735286"