ML20028F919
| ML20028F919 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 02/03/1983 |
| From: | Sherwin Turk NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Foreman H, Jordan W, Wolfe S Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8302070141 | |
| Download: ML20028F919 (3) | |
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JWilson February 3,1983 DMB_PDR/LPDR 0/C Chron Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq., Chairman Dr. Walter H. Jordan Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 881 West Guter Drive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Washington, DC 20555 Dr. Harry Foreman Administrative Judge Box 395, Mayo Minneapolis, MN 55455 In the Matter of Louisiana Power and Light Company (Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3)
Docket No. 50-382
Dear Administrative Judges:
Enclosed for your information is a copy of a. letter from Darrell G.
Eisenhut to L. V. Maurin, dated February 3,1983, relating to the chemical fire which occurred in the vicinity of the Waterford 3 facility in December 1982. The referenced chemical fire was the subject of the Licensing Board's Order "(Re Joint Intervenors' Mailgram)" dated December 15, 1982.
Sincerely, Sherwin E. Turk Counsel for NRC Staff
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FEB 3 1983 Docket No.: 50-382 Mr. L. V. Maurin Vice President - Nuclear Operations Louisiana Power and Light Company 142 Delaronde Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70174
Dear Mr. Maurin:
Subject:
Chemical Explosion and Fire at Union Carbide on December 11, 1982 As you know, in the early morning hours of December 11, 1982, a chemical explo-tion and fire occurred at the Union Carbide plant located in Taft, Louisiana about 2 miles from Waterford 3.
As a result, approximately 17,000 persons were evacuated from 2 parishes in a 5-mile area around the plant, including two to three hundred non-essential personnel from Waterford 3.
The evacua-tion was implemented in accordance with St. Charles Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish Emergency Plans. These offsite plans, which have been developed for a variety of emergencies under the authority of State of Louisiana statutes, are reviewed and evaluated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
While we understand that the evacuation was highly successful, FEMA intends to review the results of the evacuation to determine if any inadequacies existed at the time of the evacuation, or if any State or local emergency procedures need to be improved. The results of a FEMA fact-finding study (now underway) will be reviewed by FEMA and the NRC staff, and any improvement that may be required in emergency planning preparedness will be addressed by the staff during the NTOL emergency preparedness inspection phase currently scheduled to commence in February,1983.
Because of the nature of this external event, it is requested that you provide the staff with an evaluation of the expected plant response (which should include all actions expected of onsite personnel) that this eve. t would have caused had the unit been operating at full power. This evaluation should compare the expected behavior to the anticipated operational occurrences and postrlated accidents which form the design basis envelope for the Waterford 3 station.
We request that this information be submitted with 30 days of receipt of this letter.
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V.r. L. V. Maurin Vice President "uclear Cperations Louisiana Power & Light Company 142 Delcronde Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70174 cc:
W. Malcolm Stevenson, Esq.
Regional Ad~instrator-Region IV Monroe & Lemann U. S. Nucici. ".:gulticry Corr.ission 1423 Whitney Building 611 Ryan Piira Jrive New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Suite 1000 Arlington, ' ::
7f012 Mr. E. Blake Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 1800 11 Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Mr. Gary L. Groesch 2267 Dayou Road New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
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Mr. F. J. Drummond Project Manager - Nuclear Loui,siar.a Po.;er & Light Company 142 Delaronde Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70174 Mr. D. B. Lester Production Engineer Louisiana Power & Light Company 142 Delaronde Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70174 Luke Fontana, Esq.
824 Esplanade Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70116 Stephen M. Irving, Esq.
535 North 6th Street Ca ton Rcuge, Louisiana 70802 f,tsident Inspector /Waterford NPS P. O. Box 822 Killona, Louisiana 70066 Dr. D. C. Gibbs l'.iddle South Service, Inc.
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