ML20045F958
| ML20045F958 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 07/07/1993 |
| From: | De Agazio A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9307090234 | |
| Download: ML20045F958 (4) | |
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j WASHINGTON, D C. 205 % -0001 July 7,1993 Docket No. 50-443 Serial No. SEA-93-012 Mr. Ted C. Feigenbaum Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation Post Office Box 300
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Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:
SUBJECT:
REPLACEMENT OF WELLESLEY RECEPTION CENTER Enclosed are three letters relating to the impending unavailability of the Massachusetts Highway Department's (MHD) maintenance facility at Wellesley, Massachusetts to serve as the reception center for certain Massachusetts communities in the event of an accident at either the Seabrook Station or the -
Pilgrim Station. The agreement to use this facility as the reception center is scheduled to terminate December 31, 1993.
By letter dated June 9,1993, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requested the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) to coordinate with you and the licensee for the Pilgrim Station to provide whatever assistance is needed by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to resolve the issues of a replacement facility prior to December 1993. While I know your staff will be working to effect a timely solution to this issue, I request that you provide a summary of any progress made to date and a schedule for future activities by August 15, 1993. Also, please provide a monthly update thereafter until the replacement reception center is functional.
The Commission shares FEMA's concern that a replacement reception center be identified, trained personnel be available, and procedure changes be made at the time the Wellesley facility is no longer available.
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The requirements of this letter affect fewer than 10 respondents, and therefore, are not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under i
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Original signed by Albert W. De Agazio, Sr. Project Manager Project Directorate I-4 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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k Mr. Ted C. Feigenbaum July 7,1993 The requirements of this letter affect fewer than 10 respondents, and therefore, are not subject to Office M Management and Budget review under P.L.96-511.
Sincerely, Albert W.
e Agazio, Sr. Project Manager Project Directorate I-4 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i
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Commission to Boston Edison Company 3.
Letter 6/8/93, FEMA to MEMA cc w/ enclosures:
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Mr. George L. Iverson, Director John A. Ritsher, Esq.
New Hampshire Office of Emergency Ropes and Gray Management One International Place State Office Park _ South.
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Mr. Peter Brann Assistant Attorney General Regional ~ Administrator, Region I State House, Station #6 U.S. -Nuclear' Regulatory Commmission Augusta, Maine 04333 475 Allendale Road
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Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office' of the Attorney General i
Seabrook Nuclear Power Station One Ashburton Place Post Office Box 1149 20th Floor l
Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Jane Spector Board of Selectmen Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Town of Amesbury i
825 North Capital Street, N.E.
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Room 8105 Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913~
Washington, DC 20426 Mr. Jack Dolan Federal Emergency Management Agency Mr. T. L. Harpster Region I l
North Atlantic Energy Service J.W. McCormack Post Office &
Corporation Courthouse Building, Room 442 i
Post Office Box 300 Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Mr.-David Rodham, Director Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency j
Town of Exeter 400 Worcester Road 1
10 Front Street Post Office Box 1496 i
Exeter, New Hampshire 03823 Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-0317 i
ATTN: James Muckerheide Gerald Garfield, Esq.
4 Day, Berry and Howard John P. Arnold, Attorney General
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Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3499 General Attorney General's Office Mr. R. M. Kacich 25 Capitol Street Northeast Utilities Service Company Concord, New Hampshire 03301' Post Office Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Mr. Robert Sweeney Bethesda' Licensing Office Suite 610 l
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JS 91993 Mr. Frank J.
Congel, Director Division of Radiation Safety and c4feguards Office of Fu lear Reactor Regulation U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Congel:
We have received a copy of the enclosed April 27, 1993, letter from Edward J.
Corcoran II, Chief Counsel to the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), to the Senior Vice President-Nuclear of the Boston Edison Company (BECo) informing BECo that "BEco's use of [the MHD maintenance facility in Wellesley] shall terminate as of December 31, 1993."
The Wellesley MHD facility currently serves as the reception center for the communities of Duxbury and Marshfield in the event of an accident at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and for the communities of Newbury and Newburyport in the event of an accident at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station.
We remain highly concerned with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency's (MEMA) efforts to identify a new reception center facility (or facilities) to replace the facility at Wellesley.
We have been aware for some time that MHD was considering selling or leasing its Wellesley maintenance facility as part of its consolidation and privatization plan.
However, the December 31, 1993, termination of the agreement for the use of the Wellesley facility dictates that a suitable replacement facility for the Welleslev reception center be identified as soon as possible.
Enclosed is a copy of a June 8, 1993, letter from Richard W.
Krimm, FEMA Deputy Associate Director for State and Local Programs and Support, to MEMA Director A.
David Rodham regarding the imminent unavailability of the Wellesley facility, its impact on radiological emergency planning and preparedness at Pilgrim and Seabrook and the issues which need to be addressed.
FEMA would like NRC to coordinate with BECo and the North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation, the licensee for Seabrook, and ask the utilities to provide whatever assistance is needed by MEMA to resolve this issue before December 1993.
FEMA is available at your convenience to discuss issues related to the identification of the new reception center (s).
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If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at (202) 646-3026 or Margaret Lawless of my staff at (202) 646-3027.
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CERTIFIED MAIL Boston 2dison Company paanier Vies President - Nucisar 300 may1ston street Besten, MA 02199 har Notica to Terminata Licensa Agreement for Wallesisy Maintenan s Facility Daar sir This is to provida notice that the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), formerly Xhown as the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, is exercising its right to tarninate the licanse egreement between Boston Edison Company _(BBCO) r the-Division of capital Planning and Cparations, and the Department, dated October 6, 1989, for BECO's use of MHD's maintenance facility located in Wallasley.
Notica is hereby given that BECO's use of said preparty shall terminate as of December 31, 1993.
The Department recognizan BECO's need to use the property for its.natsonni readiness test in cecember and harsby authorizan BEco's use of Wallaslay for that purpose.
BICC should ha prepared to usa its own personnel, en all MMD functions and amployass will have bean relocated fr:m Wellesiny by Dacember.
The capartment vill assist in its efforts to idsntify nav sitas for receptica cantars.
We also suggest that 33C0 explore sena of the military facilities, including the National cuard sita nearby the maintanunca dapet in Welleslay.
Massachusetts Highway Department By I
Edward JJ cercoran II 1
Its Chief Counsel Director, Massachusetts Energency Management Agency L/
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O JUN - 8 Igg 3 Mr. A. David Rodham Director Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 400 Worcester Road P.O.
Box 1496 Framingham, MA 01701-0317 Dear E.
nudham:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has received a copy of the enclosed April 27, 1993, letter from Edward J.
Corcoran II, Chief Counsel to the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), to the Senior Vice President-Nuclear of the Boston Edison Company (BECo) informing BECo that "BEco's use of
[the MHD maintenance facility in Wellesley) shall terminate as of December 31, 1993."
As you know, the Wellesley MHD facility currently serves as the reception center for the communities of Duxbury and Marshfield in the event of an accident at the Pilgrim Naclear Power Station and for the communities of Newbury and Newburyport in the event of an accident at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station.
We remain highly concerned with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency's (MEMA) efforts to identify a new reception center facility (or facilities) to replace the facility at Wellesley.
We have been aware for some time that MHD was considering selling or leasing its Wellesley maintenance facility as part of its consolidation and privatization plan.
However, the December 31, 1993, termination of the agreement for the use of the Wellesley facility dictates that a suitable replacament facility for the Wellesley reception center be identified as soon as possible.
i FEMA understands, through discussions with your staff, that MEMA i
is considering using two reception center facilities--one for the l
affected Seabrook communities and another for the affected Pilgrim towns--to replace the Wellesley MHD maintenance facility.
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Changing reception centers will necessitate substantial plan i
changes to the Massachusetts Radiological Emergency Response Plan l
(MARERP) for Pilgrim and Seabrook.
For example, plans and procedures, public information materials, emergency broadcast system messages and other documents such as traffic management manuals will have to be amended to address issues concerning the i
new reception center (s).
In addition, a new evacuation time estimate study will have to be conducted for each site and its findings incorporated into the MARERP.
New staff may have to be l
identified, and the staff for the new reception center (s) will have to be trained on the set-up of the facility as well as on monitoring, decontamination and registration activities.
Moreover, new congregate care centers and host schools may also have to be identified which would require additional plan and map changes.
The revised planning documents must be submitted to FEMA for review and approval.
FEMA requests MEMA to develop and submit a plan with milestones established for accomplishing the necessary tasks to resolve the issues concerning the withdrawal of the Wellesley reception center as an available facility for radiological emergency preparedness purposes.
Given the critical importance of reception center functions in radiological emergency planning and preparedness, unless alternate reception center facilities and trained personnel are available at the time the Wellesley facility is no longer:
available, including appropriate plan and procedure changes, FEMA believes that this could affect the health and safety oE the public residing in the Pilgrim emergency planning zone (EPZ) or the Massachusetts portion of the Seabrook EPZ in the event of a radiological emergency.
If planning and preparedness issues concerning the new reception center (s) are resolved by December 1993, FEMA requests that the new Pilgrim reception center be demonstrated as part of the 1993 Pilgrim exercise.
If outstanding issues remain at the time that exercise is conducted, FEMA would like to see the new reception center demonstrated once those issues have been resolved.
If there is a separate reception center facility for Seabrook, we would like to see that facility demonstrated as part of the 1994 Seabrook exercise.
It is no longer useful to demonstrate the Wellesley reception center during the Pilgrim 1993 exercise because of the imminent unavailability of the MHD facility.
It should be noted that even at the present time staffing capabilities for the Wellesley facility are of major concern.
The April 27, 1993, letter from Mr. Corcoran states that, "all MHD functions and employees will have been relocated from Wellesley by December," and that the MHD employees currently assigned to reception center functions will not be available to perform their duties at that time.
It is FEMA's position that whenever sufficient trained MHD staff for the Wellesley facility are no longer available, alternate trained staff must be provided.
FEMA requests MEMA to provide a schedule for the withdrawal of MHD personnel from their assigned responsibilities at the Wellesley reception center.
Staffing rosters and training records for new personnel should be submitted to FEMA to document the availability of replacement staff for the MHD personnel.
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FEMA is available at your convenience to discuss issues related to the identification of the new reception ecnter(s) and the necessary plan modifications.
t If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at (202) 646-3692 or Craig Wingo, Assistant Associate Director of the office of Technological Hazards, at (202) 646-3026.
Sincerely, Richard W. Krism Deputy Associate Director State and Local Programs and Support Enclosure P
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