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Letter to NRC (1-13-20) FEMA Review of RAI Responses Pertaining to DAEC Emergency Plan to Address the Permanently Shutdown Condition
ML20016A275
Person / Time
Site: Duane Arnold 
Issue date: 01/13/2020
From: Casey M
US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
To: James Anderson
Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
References
Download: ML20016A275 (2)


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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20472 www.fema.gov January 13, 2020 Mr. Joseph Anderson Operating Reactors Licensing Outreach Branch Division of Preparedness and Response Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

SUBJECT:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review of Responses to Requests for Additional Information (RAI) Pertaining to the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC)

Emergency Plan to Address the Permanently Defueled Condition

Dear Mr. Anderson:

Your letter dated April 30, 2019, requested FEMA's review of the proposed licensee staffing changes to determine any potential issues with the current FEMA approved state and local Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plans for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The proposed staffing changes to the DAEC Emergency Plan would eliminate specific on-shift and augmented emergency response organization (ERO) positions based on written certification to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under 10 CFR 50.82(a)(l) of the permanent cessation of reactor operation and transfer of spent fuel from the reactor vessel.

By letter dated July 29, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19213A323, attached), FEMA requested additional information on several questions based on FEMA Headquarters and Region VIIs review of the proposed ERO changes to the DAEC Emergency Plan. Subsequently, FEMA Region VII and Headquarters REP staff reviewed the licensees responses to the NRCs Request for Additional Information (RAI) against the current FEMA approved REP Plans of the State of Iowa and local municipalities.

As a result of this detailed review, FEMA has determined that the proposed licensee ERO changes would have no adverse impacts that would preclude the effective implementation of state and local REP Plans or impact FEMA' s future ability to make any determination of Reasonable Assurance for DAEC.

Page 2 January 13, 2020 If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to this response, please contact me at 202-212-1226 or Vanessa Quinn at 202-212-2849.

Sincerely, Michael S. Casey, Ph.D.

Director Technological Hazards Division cc: Tom Morgan, RAC Chair, Region VII MICHAEL S CASEY Digitally signed by MICHAEL S CASEY Date: 2020.01.14 10:34:39 -05'00'