ML20070D261
| ML20070D261 | |
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| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 12/09/1982 |
| From: | Goldfarb R OSSINING, NY, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY |
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| NUDOCS 8212150013 | |
| Download: ML20070D261 (5) | |
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STATEMENT OF RONALD A.
GOLDFARB, CHIEF OF POLICE Village of Ossining, New York Representing Westchester County Chiefs of Police Association The Emergency Response Plan for Westchester County places a heavy strain on emergency services in the event of a major accident at Indian Point.
Although it has been pointed out by the utilities involved that an evacuation would be highly unlikely, it is imperative that the means to accomplish an evacuation be in place in the event the plan would be implemented to its fullest, i.e.
evacuation.
The main concern among law enforcement agencies within the affected 10-mile radius is the inadequate radio communications that presently exist.
The adequacy of the individual radio communication systems of each police agency within the 10-mile radius of Indian Point vary dramatically for the day-to-day enforcement operations within the community.
- However, if.a major accident were to occur at Indian Point, involving evacuation, l
the coordination among the affected police agencies would be non-exist-ent, due to the lack of common radio communications.
Telephone communi-cations would be hampered due to an anticipated flooding of calls from citizens, regarding evacuation and instructions (this occurred during 1
the March 3, 1982 drill, and when the emergency alerting system was set off in error).
Thus, radio communications would be the prime source of information and coordination for all police departments.
Outside af a nuclear attack, no other major disaster would more necessitate the co-ordination, by common radio communications, between police departments in the affected area.
The NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services, under an LEAA (Law Enforcement Assistance Administration) grant, instituted the Mobile Radio District Program within the state.
However, due to the elimination of LEAA and the budget cut-backs at the state level, this program was halted.
Only a handful of police departments in Westchester County and within the 10-mile radious are presently in the MRD program.
This multi-frequency radio system would provide a state and county wide emergency frequency for common communication during a maj or emergency.
- However, unless all' affec'tdd police agencies are on the system, the system it-
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for traffic control in the event of an evacuation and s'ould facilitate the flow of emergency response units into the. area.
The only police departments within the 10-mile radius of Indian Point
~that share a conmon radio frequency with the Village of Ossining are the Town of Ossining and the Villages of Croton-on-Hudson and'Briarcliff Manor.
We do not share common radio communications with the City of Peekskill, the Village of Buchanan, the Towns of New Castle, Mt. P l e a.s -
ant and Yorktown, the New York State Police or the Westchester County Department of Public Safety.
It would be critical to be able to communi-cate with all police departments within the affected area, if not within the entire county.
In order to expect police agencies to properly respond to a major acci-dent at Indian Point we must be given the tools needed.
Common communi-cations is the most critical tool needed.
We can not b.e expected to deal with a 21st century problem with an outdated and inadequate communi-cations system.
The Westchester County Chiefs of Police Association does not take a position on the merits of nuclear power, however, the association strong-ly urges this hearing panel to take into account the effectiveness of this plan without an adequate police communications system in place.
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Goldfarb, Chief of Police Village of Ossining, New York s
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UNIED STAES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REXAN.A'IORY COBEISSION kJO l
BEFORE WE KIOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 1
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of ES'IGESTER CIXNIT EXECUTIVE AMENDED WI'JNESS LIST AND ORDER OF WI'INESSES in the above-captioned pre eding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class this 9 day of the Decemter 1982 James P. Gleason Esq., G airman Paul L. Colarulli, Esq.
Administrative Judge Joseph J. Ievin, Jr., Esq.
Atmic Safety and Licensing Board Pamela S. Horowitz, Esq.
513 Gilnoure Drive Garles !brgan Jr., Esq.
Sliver Spring, Maryland 20901 Morgan Associates, Gartered 1899 L. Street, N.W.
Dr. Oscar H. Paris Washington, DC 20036 Administrative Judge Atmic Safety and Licensing Board G arles M. Pratt, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Stephen L. Batzn Esq.
Washington, DC 20555 Power Authority of the State of New York Mr. Frederick J. Shca 10 Coltabus Circle Administrative Judge New York, NY 10019 Atmic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Ellyn R. Weiss, Esq.
Washington, DC 20555 William S. Jordan, III, Esq.
Harmon & Weiss 1725 I Street, N.W., Suite 506 i
Brent L. Brandenburg, Esq.
Washirgton, D.C. 20006 Consolidated Edison Co.
of New York, Inc.
Joan Holt, Project Director 4 Irving Place Indian Point Project New York, NY 10003 New York Public Interest Research Group Janice Moore, Esq.
9 Murray Street Counsel for NBC Statf New York, NY 10007 Office of 'Ihe Ei@cutive Iegal Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C.
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. David B. Duboff, Esq.
Melvin Goldberg Charles A. Scheiner, Co-Chairperson Staff Attorneyroject Westchester Pe g le's Action New York Public Interest Coalition, Inc.
Research Group P.O. Box 488 9 Mury Street White Plains, New York 10602 New York, New York 10007 Alan Latman, Esc.
Jeffrey M. B1m, Esq.
44 Sunset Drive New York University Law School Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520 423 Vanderbilt Hall 40 Washington Square South New 1'ork, N.Y. 10012 Judith Kressler, Coordinator Ibckland Citizens for Safe Energy Charles J. Maikish, Esq.
300 New Hempstead Road Litigation Division New City, New York 10956 he Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Eric h orson, Esq.
One W rld Trade Center Marc L. Parris, Esq.
New York, NY 10048 County Attorney County of Rockland Ezra I. Bialik, Esq.
11 New Henpsteadd Ibad Steve Leipsiz, Esq.
New City, New York 10956 Environmental Protection Bureau New York State Attorney Donald Davidoff General's Office Director Radiological Emergency Two Wrld Trade Center Preparedness Group New York, NY 10047 Enpire State Plaza On Enerrry Andrew S. Roffe, Esq.
c/o Dean R. Corren, Director New York State Assembly New York University Albany, New York 12248 26 Stuyvesant Street New York, New York 10003 Ruthanne G. Miller, Esq.
Atanic Safety arx1 Licensing Stanley B. Klimberg Board Panel General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission New York State Energy Office Washington, D.C.
20555 2 Rockefeller State Plaza New York, NY 12223 Atanic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel Honorable Ruth Messinger U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Member of the Council of the Washirgton, DC 20555 Cityof New York l
District #4 Ms. Amanda Potterfield City Hall Johnson and George, Attys. At Law New York, New York 10007 528 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Pat Posner, Spokesperson Parents Concerned.About Indian Point P.O. Box 125 Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520 t
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. Ri-tard M. Hartzman, Esq.
Stesven C. Sholly Lorna Salzman Union of Concerned Scientists Mid-Atlantic Representative 1346 Conneticut Ave, N.W.
Friends of the, Earth, Inc.
Washington, D.C. 20036.
Suite 1101 208 West 13th Street New York New York 120011 Spence W. Perry Zipporah S. Fleisher Office of General Counsel West Branch Conservation Association Federal Emergency Management 443 Buena Vista Road Agency New City, NY 10956 500 C Street, Southwest Washirgton, D.C. 20472 Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary Stewart Glass U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Regional Counsel Washington, DC 20555 Poon 1349 Federal Emergency Management Mayor F. Webster Pierce Agency Village of Buchanan 26 Federal Plaza 236 Tate Avenue New York, New York 10278 Buchanan, NY 10511 Honorable Richard L. Brodsky Member of the County Legislature Westchester County County Office Buildiry mite Plains, New York 10601 David H. Pikus, Esq.
Richard F. Czaja, Esq.
330 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10017 Jonathan D. Feinberg New York State Public l
Service Ccamission
'Ihree Enpire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223 l
Joan Miles Indian Point Coordinator New York City Audubon Society 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1828 New York, New York 10010
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Dated : December 8,1982 W11te Plains, NY 10601 l
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