ML20059K288
| ML20059K288 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 09/07/1990 |
| From: | Gordon Peterson Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| Download: ML20059K288 (2) | |
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W SEP 7 1990 Mr. James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory consniscion Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Taylor:
The Federal Emergency Managesnent Agency (FDR) has ocupleted a review of the prtmpt alert and notification systen for the Seabrook Statico located in Seabrook, New Hanpahire.
This review has been ocupleted pursuant to Title 44 CFR, Part 350; selected evaluative criteria aM Appendix 3 in NUREG-0654/FDR-REP-1, Revision 1; selected evaluative criteria in NURM-0654/FDR-REF1, Revision 1,
Supplement 1; and FDR-REP-10, the " Guide for the Evaluation of Alert and Notificaticn Systems for Nuclear Power Plants." The enclosed. report
- entitled, "Seabrook Station Site-Specific Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Alert and Notification System Quality Assurance Verification," sunanarizes the engineering design review. of the j
system as described in the April 1988 Design Report aM the October 1988 and 3
l March 1990 Addenda to that report; incorporates the results of.the telephone survey of the public conducted following a full activation of the alert and notification system on May 16, 1990; and confirms the adequacy c,! the applicable evaluative criteria from NURM-0654/FDR-REP-1, Revision 1; NLHDG-0654/FDR-REP-1, Revision 1, Supplement 1; and FDR-REP-10.
Based on the ergineering design review; the findings of adequacy issued to l
the Nuclear Regulatory Comnission for the New Hangshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan on February 9, 1990, and the Seabrook Plan for Mass chusetts Ocamunities on June 15, 1990; aM the results of the May 16, 1990, public telephone survey, ' IDR has detennined that the alert _and notification system installed around the Seabrook Station satisfies the requirements of NURED-0654/FDR-REP-1, Revision 1; NURDG-0654/FDR-REP-1, i
Revision 1, Supplement 17 and FDR-REP-10.
Therefore, FDR concludes that the system is adequate to prunptly alert aM notify the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site.
A' Title 44 CFR, Part 350, approval of the' New Hanpshire Radiolcgical Emergency Response Plan will be ocmpleted' at a later date.
The Honorable Judd Gregg, Governor of New Hanpshire, and New Hanpshire Yankee have been advised of this approval of' the Seabrook Station alert and notification system.
Notwithstanding this approval, FD% r@ - -"Ms that the State of New I.
Hanpshire, its. local jurisdictions, and New Hanpshire Yankee consider increasing the frequency of the full-cycle tests of the.Seabruok Station l
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alert and notification systan to once a month. Fn a believes that additional full-cycle tests, at a acnthly fregaency, woutid prtvide an added degree of assurance of the contirund readinees and operability of the Seabrook Station alert and notification systen,
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Grant C. Peterson Associate Director State and local Programs ard support Enclosure i
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