ML20040C770
| ML20040C770 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon, Humboldt Bay, 05000000 |
| Issue date: | 01/21/1982 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Crane P PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8201290221 | |
| Download: ML20040C770 (2) | |
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San Francisco, California 94120 RECEWgo Attention: Mr. Philip A. Crane, Jr.
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Gentlemen:
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NRC REGION V EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIG As the result of recent interest in the area of NRC response to an emergency and the Emergency Preparedness Appraisals, some of our reactor licensees have inquired about the extent and involvement of Region V during an emergency at their facility. This letter is in response to these inquiries and provides some general infomation.
Region V (NRC) will respond to incidents of the " Site Area" and " General" emergency severity classification level as defined in 10 CFR 50, Appendix E.
Section IV.C.
For the " Alert" emergency action level classification, Region V Jma respond if the circumstances and conditions warrant such action. The size of the Region V team will depend upon the specifics of the accident.
We will notify you in advance of the number of Region V personnel being sent to the site and their expected arrival time. Facilities to be available for use by the NRC are described in NUREG-0696.
The NRC's role in responding to an emergency is described in NUREG-0728,
" Report to Congress: NRC Incident Response Plan." Our initial response is to ascertain the status of the plant and to monitor licensee activities.
The purpose of this monitoring role is to assure that the public and the environment are fully protected.
If and when the NRC determines that there is a potential threat to the public or environment, we will begin to monitor more intensively in order to develop an NRC assessment of the problem (s).
Depending upon the situation, the NRC (in addition to other organizations) will assess offsite radiological effects and develop projections of onsite and offsite effects to assist in the total response of other Federal, State and local agencies.
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1,,..,.,.,.1 1982 The NRC will offer specific advice to the licensee to help solve or limit the consequences of the problem; however, the licensee has the immediate and primary responsibility for limiting the consequences of the accident.
If necessary, the NRC will be prepared to issue formal orders if the licensee should fail to take actions the NRC deems essential for the protection of the public.
In the unlikely extreme, the NRC will also be prepared to assume management control of activities to the degree deficiencies in licensee management make it necessary. The likelihood of this latter action is expected to be very remote.
Any additional information you desire regarding our response to an emergency situation can be provided on an individual basis. Such requests for additional information should be made to either Ken Scown (415-943-3849) or Ray Fish (415-943-3761) of our Region V office.
As a matter of further interest, Ken Scown, Region Y Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, made a presentation on the NRC response to an accident at the Western Region Emergency Preparedness Coordinators Association meeting in Phoenix, Arizona on January 15, 1982.
Sincerely, m: mat unat c:
LLIPSCH R. H. Engelken Regional Administrator cc:
Steve Skid more, PGLE bcc: DMB/ Document Control Desk (RIDS)
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