ML20062F952
| ML20062F952 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 11/09/1990 |
| From: | Gordon Peterson Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9011280281 | |
| Download: ML20062F952 (2) | |
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NDV 9 WiD zy Mr. James M. Taylor Deecutive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Camission Washington, DC 20555
Dear Mr. Taylor:
In accordance with the Federal Dw/ Management Agency (FDR) rule 44 CFR 350, the State of New Hanpuhire submitted the New Hanpahire Radiological Emergency Response Plan for Seabrook Station for radiological emergencies site wific to the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station. W e plan was sutnitted to the Regional Director of FDR Region I for FDR rwiew on December 9, 1985, and a revision waa again submitted on August 30, 1988, with updates and a reiteration of the Governor's prior formal request for FDR's review, evaluation and approval. Se Regional Director forwarded his evaluation of the New Hanpshire State und local plans and preparedness to me on Decenber 4,1989, in accordance with section 350.11 of the FDR rule. Wis evaluation was based on a rwiew of the plant the joint exercise conducted on June 28-29, 1988, in accordance with section 350.9 of the FDR ntles' and, a report of the public useting held on July 2,1988, to discuss the site-specific aspects of thr, State of Maine's plan, the New Hanpshire Radiological Daargency Response Plan, and the New Hanpshire Yankee Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts Ckanunities in accordance with section 1%10 of the FDR rule.
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On February 9,1990, the Regional Director provided me with an' updated interim evaluation ard r+>------dations regarding the status of offsite radiological emergency planning and preparedness for the New Hanpahlre portion of the Seabrook emergency planning zone. Wis evaluation continued to support FDR'S prior firding that New Hanpshire's radiological emergency r(=ipense plan and preparedness were adequate to protect the health and safety of the public in the New Hanpahire portion of the plume and ingestion pathway energency planning zones of Seabrook by providing reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken offsite in the event of a radiological emergency and are capable of being'inplemented. An updated mm finding was forwarded to you on February 9,1990; we have enclosed a copy for your information.
On September 7,1990, FDR provided the Nuclear Regulatory Oxnission with a finding that the alert and notification system for Seabrook was adequate to prtmptly alert ard notify the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site. W is finding was based on an engineering design review; the above-mentioned February 9,1990, interim finding, and the June 15,-1990 interim finding of adequacy for the Seabrucst Plan for M
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- telephone survey. Pbr your infonnation, we have enclosed a otpy of our Septanbar 7,1990, letter confirming the WM of the alert and notificaticri systan.
Based cri NUREG-0654/F9E-RLP-1, Rev.1, I re'atarata sty findings and detannination of February 9,1990, that the State of How Hanpuhire's Radiological Daargency Response Plan and preparednans for the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station are adegate to protect the health and safety of the public in that there is reasonable assurance that the appropriate protective naasures can be taken offsite in the New Hampshire portion of the plume and ingestion pathway emergency plaming zones in the event of a radiological emergency. 'Iherefore, I approve the New Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan for Seabrook Station in accordance with 44 CFR 350.12 of the ID R rule.
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Emergency Management Agency (FDR) has ocmpleted a review of the prompt a.rt aM notification system for the seabrook Station located in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
mis review hs been oCF)leted puI5uant to Title 44 CFR, Part 350; selected evaluative criteria and Appendix 3 in IURD3-J 0654/FD%-REP-1, Revision 1; selected evaluative criteria in NURD3-0654/FDR-REP-1, Revision 1,
Supplement 3; and FDR-REP-10, the " Guide for the Evaluation of Alert aM Notification Systems for Nuclear Power Plants." ne enclosed report
- entitled, "Seabrook Station Site-Specific Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Alert aM Notification System Quality i
Assurance verification," summarizes the engineering design review of the system u described in the April 1988 Design Report ard the October 1988 and March 3 Addenda to that report; incorporates the results of the telephone i
survey I the public conducted following a full activation of the alert and notification system on May 16, 1990; and confirms _ the adequacy of the applicable evaluative criteria frce NUREG-0654/FDR-REP-1, Revision 1; NURD3-0654/FDR-REP-1, Revision 1, Supplement 1; and FD%-REP-10.
msed on the engineering design review; the findings of adequacy issued to the Nuclear Regulatory Ccanission for the New Ikupshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan on February 9, 1990, and the Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts Communitics on June 15, 1990; and the results of the May 16, 1990, public telephone survey, FD% has determined that the alert and notification system installed around the Seabrook Station satisfies the requirements of NUREG-0654/FDR-REP-1, Revision 1 NUREG-0654/FD%-REP-1, Revision 1, Supplement 1; and FDR-REP-10.
%erefore, FD% concludes that the system is adequate to promptly alert and notify the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site.
A Title 44 CFR, Part 350, approval of the New Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan will be completed at a later date.
The Honorable Judd Gregg, Governor of New Hampshire, and New Hampshire Yankee have been advised of this approval of the Seabrook Station alert and notification system.
Notwithstanding this approval, FD% recamends that the State of New Hanpshire, its local jurisdictions, and New Hanpshire Yankee consider increasing the frequency of the full-cycle tests of the Seabrcok Station 1
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.p FEB 9 iE3 Mr. James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Taylor:
This is to transmit the enclosed two reports updating materials included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) December 1988 consolidated tinding on the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station. The first report is the February 1990 Review and Evaluation of the State of New Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan (NHRERP) for Seabrook Station. This report updates the December 1988 Review and Evaluation of the NHRERP. The second report is the January 1990 Report on the Status of Corrective Actions, First Exercise and Drill Cycle,1988 to 1994, of the States of Maine and New Hampshire and New Hampshire Yankee's Offsite Response Organization for j
the Seabrook Station.
The second report updates and retitles the December 1988 Status of Corrective Actions for the 1988 FEMA Graded Exercise.
The February 1990 Review and Evaluation of the NHRERP is based on revisions of tnat plan recently distributed by the State of New Hampshire.
The evaluation continues to support FEMA's finding that New Hampshire's plans and preparedness are adequate to protect the health and safety of the public living in the New Hampshire portion of the Seabrook Emergency Planning Zone, by providing reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken offsite in the event of a radiological emergency and are capable of being implemented, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 046-3692.
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will be forwarding additional copies of these reports under separate cover.
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