ML20058B658
| ML20058B658 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000000, Nine Mile Point |
| Issue date: | 09/14/1981 |
| From: | Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Grimes B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20058A345 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-82-236 NUDOCS 8207260096 | |
| Download: ML20058B658 (2) | |
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KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 I 4 SEP 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR: Brian X. Grimes, Director, Division of Emergency Preparedness, HQ FROM:
George H. Smith, Director, Division of Emergency Preparedness &
Operational Support, IE:RI
SUBJECT:
STATUS OF 0FFSITE PLANNING IN NEW YORK STATE Enclosed is a memorandum from Joyce Feldman, Regional Radiation Representative.
EPA, to Thor Husar, RAC Chairman, dated September 2,1981.
You will note that EPA does not agree with the finding by FEMA expressed in their memorandum to you dated August 19, 1981 that,"the present state of planning is generally adequate..."
The memorandum from FEMA was transmitted to the licensees in the State of New York by our letter dated August 24, 1981.
As a matter of convenience, I am enclosing a copy of one of our letters and a c py of the memorandum from FEMA.
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Operational Support
Enclosures:
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Memorandum from EPA dated September 2,1981 2.
Letter to Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation dated August 24, 1 981 3.
Memorandum from FEMA dated August 19, 1981 cc (w/encis):
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Ihor Husar RAC Chairman The attached news release arrived recently as a routine mailing from NRC.
The conclusions stated in the FEMA memo to NRC (August 19, 1981) are not confirmed by the most recently submitted versions of the State / local emergency plans which we have received.
In a conference call on July 27, 1981 involving EPA and FEMA Regional staff members the continued conflict in direction and control fevident in the prior drafts of the NYS/ local government plans) present in the formal submission of the NYS/ Oswego plan was discussed at length.
At that time it was agreed that the deficiency in this area had not been resolved.
In additional conversations during that week, the major problem of the county's inability to perform the indicated assignments due to the present l
lack of equipment and trained radiological emergency personnel was' also recognized.
A cursory examination of the plans submitted for Ginna and Indian Point j
indicates that these major d&ficiencies are present, in varying degrees, in all three plans.
If a more recent -formal submission to-FEMA has corrected all the previously identified inadequacies, please forward a copy to this office so that we i
may review the appropriate version.
1 As was discussed by telephone and confirmed by our subsequent formal review comments (August 26, 1981), the " inconsistencies in direction and control" were only one of the major inadequacies of the plan.
If..no new version has been submitted, I would appreciate an explanation of-the-justifications for -the finding by FEMA that. "the present state of planning is" generall' ' adequate y
to carry out the responsibilities of the State and local government in case of an accident....'.'
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KING OF PftuSSI A. PENN5YL V ANI A 19406 2 4 AUG 1981 Docket No. 50-220 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation ATTN:
Mr. T. E. Lempges Vice President Nuclear Generation 300 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, New York 13202 Gentlemen:
By letter dated April 24, 1981, I transmitted to you a copy of a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dated April 23, 1981 and its attached letter from FEMA to the New York State Disaster Preparedness Commission dated April 6,1981.
The attachments to the April 6,1981 letter listed numerous deficiencies in the New York State and local emergency response plans for the area around your reactor site.
The enclosed letter from FEMA dated August 19, 1981, refers to the deficiencies in the aforementioned April 6,1981 letter.
FEMA concludes that "the present state of planning is generally adequate to carry out the responsibilities of the State and local government in the case of an acci. dent at these sites".
We therefore conclude that this issue has been resolved satisfactorily.
Sincerely, Bo de H. Grier Director
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T. Perkins, General Superintendent, Nuclear Generation T. Roman, Station Superintendent R. Abbott, Operations Supervisor E.B. Thomas, Jr., Esquire Honorable Hugh L. Carey, Governor of New York State of New York, Department of Health V. Forde, Acting Regional Director, FEMA Chief Executive, Oswego County J. Dunkelberger, New York State Energy Office W. C. Hennessey, Chairman, Disaster Preparedness Commission J. Dickey, Director, REP Oivision, FEMA Public Document Room (POR)
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MEMORANDUM FORi Director r. Division of Emergency Pr ness
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Status of Off-Site Planning in York State you requested that this office furnish a statement
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In previous correspondenceon the status of planning in New York State involving the Nina Mile P Ginna and Indian Point sites which were subject to NRC enforcement I am pleased ta report on these facilities as followe.
.j Fitzpatrick, actions.
Our letter of April 6,1981, which listed. deficiencies in the relationship -
b2 tween the State of New York and the site specific counties,. has been particily Chapter _i answered by the enactment of' new legislation by the Stats of New York.
Yoric Code now : eliminates the inconsistancies in direction and 708 of the New New York has incorporated the provisions of Chapter 708 ints:the control.
These planc and will: ensure that any remaining inconsistencies ars corrected.
provisions will be reflected in the site specific plans for the sites listed sbove.
FEMA Region 11 is working with the State on the resolution of the health physics items and wo-have assurance that these deficiencies will be addressed by the time Fitzpatrick will exercise Septeaber 15, exercises for these 'aites are completed.-
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reviews by the Regional Assistance Committees are now underway Formal : plans
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FEMA Region II has now with Fitzpatrick/Nine Mile Point as the first priority.
D i received the plans for Ginna and Indian Point.
5 Brsed on ' this information, and our general knowledge cf the State of planning i for the four sites, FEMA believes that the present state of planning is generally.
to carry out the responalbilities of the State and. local government in cdequate
,the case of an ' accident. at these sites.
A judgement of the overall adequacy
- of preparedness cannot be provided until the'results of the exercises are evaluated.
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