ML20064A619
| ML20064A619 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 09/05/1990 |
| From: | Remick F NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Studds G HOUSE OF REP. |
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| NUDOCS 9009140241 | |
| Download: ML20064A619 (2) | |
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I UNITaD STATES 8
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The Honorable Gerry E. Studds.
United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
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Dear Congressman Studds:
I am responding to your July' 27, 1990 1 tter concerning:our i
Inspector General's recent report on the investigation of the:
Nuclear. Regulatory Commission (NRC).. staff's testimony on the status of off-site emergency. prepareiness during the October 14 and December 9, 1988 Comt(ssion meetings.
These:
meetings were heldEto consider information pertinent to the restart of the Pilgrim _ Nuclear ~ Power Station.
The Commission is concerned that the report findings raise questiens about the thoroughness of-staff's assessment of off-site emergency preparedness at Pilgrim and:the accuracy of certain information arovided by the_ staff during meetings with the Commission, Alt.1ough the Inspector General has; confirmed that there is not evidence sufficient to substantiate that-any member of the NRC staff intentionally provided inaccurate information to the Commission, we recognize that.-there are lessons to be learned from the conduct of.the: Pilgrim off-site 1
emergency planning : review.
Accordingly, in the enclosed August i
17, 1990 memorandum to the Executive Director for Operations, we have directed that in conducting.its_ independent l
" lessons-learned" review, the staff should specifically address whether any staff omission.or error occurred in this_ review and the need for any additional staff' guidance or procedures.. We expect to receive the results-of thit review-by September 30, 1990, and will forward a copy to you..
I can assure you that
.this r:; port will be carefully reviewed. by the Commission.
s With regard to the current status of emergency planning at the L
Pilgrim site, the. steady improvements in-off-site emergency planning and capability observed by the staff have been documented in )eriodic status reports to the Commission, the L'.
latest of whici was dated June 28, 1990.
A copy of-this report was previously provided' to your office.
The information for each town was individually reviewed and i
telephonically confirmed (in one instance we received written comments) by locally designated emergency preparedness 9
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officials prior to submission: of; the status-report to the Commission.
In addition, under the observation.and review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a full I
participation emergency preparedness exercise was conducted.on October. 12,1989, and a. remedial. exercise on May-25, 1990.
The FEMA report, which was: issued-on August 31. 1990 indicates = that the two deficiencies identified during the October -1989 exercise were adequately: resolved during the i
remedial exercise.
FEMA stated that although progress has been made, some planning inadequacies remain and.that FEMA is continuing-to work with the' Commonwealth'and' local jurisdictions to correct 1these planning inadequacies.
A copy i
of the transmittal-memorandum from FEMA to the NRC staffnis enclosed, and the FEMA report is being provided to your1 staff.-
l On September.30, 1990, the NRC stafo will provide.the.
Coumission a further update ot the status of' emergency preparedness.at the Pilgr.im "ite.
In conjunction with the preparation of this. update, members of the. staff have met with-local emergency planning officials,- and a public meeting in the-vicinity of the Pilgrim. site has been scheduledsto obtain views-regrrding the current status;of emergency planning.
This meet
..g will be held at 7:00'p.m.,-September.6,.1990,.at the l
Sheraton Hotel in Plymouth, Massachusetts.- LA copy of the next status report on. emergency preparedness.at Pilgrim 1will be sent-l to you.
We believe the actions we are taking. are appropriate to address the issues raised in theLInspector General's report..
i Sincerely,
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t J. Remick ing Chairman-
Enclosures:
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8/17/90 Memorandum to EDO 2.
8/31/90 Letter from FEMA to NRC h
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