ML20079N752
| ML20079N752 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/23/1984 |
| From: | Jun Lee AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | Asselstine, Gilinsky, Palladino NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8401300322 | |
| Download: ML20079N752 (7) | |
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January 23, 1964 A9l2G Menorandun For:
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Jane Lee
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F Aii?:ERS ' E"ERCD:CY I?;FORMATIC FAMPLET/ EESTART CERTIFICATICN ITai EUIGEE 169 Delosed correspondence fron the NEC, FEMA and the Food Safety & Inspection Jervice were generated cut of a letter originating frcn Jerenich & Joan Ficher who own nr.d operate a dairy farm in Et* rs, PA Af tcr nu.ercus pieces of correspondence, P.r. & Mrs. Fisher turned the natter cver to no (Jane Lee) and requected that I contact the appropriate C~vern-ncnt Agency to seek adequate redress on the cuecticns they raised concerning fara evacuation.
Eespite nuncrous recervations and discrepancies pointed out by the Fichers and that this plan was unworkable and unacceptable, John F. Stolz, " Chief Cperating Eeactors Branch #4 Eivision of Licensing, wrote to Henry Eukill, Vice Pres, &
Lirector of TMI 1, notifying him:
"'rle therfore censider this rectart certification (FEMA Agric. Panihlet) iten to be cenpletc." (llov. 22. 83)
E.EO'- terf h onv i M g_.1he Lie gai g Peard ac o red _+hn._jir ad N v allt 'r a reanni bl e,_f er i d yapniim.
'rle now witness, wi th their own cignature, that the cuck has ceen panned to the Food Safety & Innpection Service and for all we know r.ay ultimtely cr.d up in the Eureau cf Transportation or Turtle ilecearch.
Cbviously we are wi*nessing another break in the chain of connand within the a n t;. ' Tnla lequires inicciate atten:1cn anc correcu en by tne mk: cennics* cners.
The entire iscue of incenpetence currounding this recent event r.erely cubctan-tintes cur continued uneasineas r. bout a viable evacu s ticn plan on any level.
There is no doubt should thece e tacuatien plcns recuire ricbilication in the near future, the Cor.niccioners will be confrcated vith their greatent enbar-rassr.ent to date.
May we suggest.that the Cennicciencrs ceck out those who work, operate and invest in farns whit is a viable evacua"icn plan ard indeed, is it a workable plan.
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,v lt is an absurdity when the average citizen is compelled to acrutinize govern-nent dccunents alnost daily within one bureaucratic agency and correspondence becomes a weekly endeavor at full-time capacity because of incompetent Staff, all of which are salaried by the same citizens who nust do their work without renuneration.
We would appreciate innediate and ccrrective action on the Farmers' Evacuatic.1 Plan and who is responsible for implenenting the plan.
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take orer u of Pennsylvania's 67 While allCD c5ces calledin to i counties recently, caly a handful check the mesceage, only Ld.i;;h of pecple took it scrictsly.
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Cever 1 nonths ago we received a brochure frca the pennyclvania rept.
cf Agriculture on Ena rgency Eceparedness.
This particulare brochure was fo" farmers only. (aec enclocure)
It is obvicus frcm the start that the succecn of these propocals requires ar ci.ac tccpcrctio;. b,.?wcen Q ran und at::: caltura pscciccl villire ta forfeit their health and rafety for the survival of anicalc.
1bc farters are told to contact their ccunty Emergancy thnagenent Agency in the event of a nuclear nichap.
Ecwever, it does not specify a particular office, telephone number or person (c) who will be renpancible for this endeavor.
Even if cuch were the cace, to expect 4C0 to 500 farmers to call at one office cimultanecunly in a bicirre expectation.
The idea that farmero are expected to run to the ~ielda in the niddle of a nuclear accident to bring reluctant cattle to cheltern at i:Tegular cchedules, day or n ght, under questionable weather conditions thus placing i
thennelvec in jeopardy, ic just too ludicrous to inagine.
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To su. scent, as the Agriculture /nac, that farnera thould enke long-rance plans on alternate unconta:.inated feed and water cupplica, exten?.a additional burdenn on an industry that in already on the brink of extinction due to hich interecta rates, inflaticn and low returns on their prcducta.
This type cf invectnect is an unrcancnable request and is unacceptable to f arnern.
To instruct farr :ra "'iCT TO USE PAhS FOR VEiTIL/tTICi" ' reveala how little the annsylvania Agriculture understands about farn o;crationc.
Cenacrcial chicken cperaticna bouce chickens in very large encloced build-ingc.
Ventilation nyate.ns a'.e operated by out-take fans er air conditioned uIi1 L u L,,!1 ti;e;. iuGi,7 tic C6r. bro 13.. onicKOTW c.Ie 316n17 :cuGCept l.,W.c W nu;r.
temperaturec are will die very quickly.
Cown generate enorcous levels of heat thereby requiring et nct:.nt ventilation.
'.iithcut ventilaticn thene aninals will enccunter phynical problems that nay lead to death.
The recquent that farrera cut back on feed rations and.:ater may cound rearcnable to people but to livectcck, this is nennunce.
Ari "13, ecpecially large enec where rectraints are cnly eff ective when the animi it. well fed, begin to becere rectlena and hollow in protent.
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ney wculd bre d " air tet'.ers and bcdlan wculd encue.
Contemporary farn prccedures rhere the uce of open ctallr hr a becone thn norm, in given Jittle er no conaiderati.on in the event of e: >r2 ncy evacuatica.
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- _ Docket No. 50-289 Mr. Henry _ D. Hukill, Vice President and Director - TMI 1 GPU Nuclear Corporation P. O. Fr C R0 Middletown, Pennsylvania 170L7
Dear Mr. Hukill:
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board for the THI-1 Restart proceeding required in ALAB-697 that acricultural brochures be distributed to all '
famers in the 10-mile plume exposure EPZ prior to restart. The staff has
- been tracking this requirement as restart certification item number 149.
In this respect, the Pennsylvania' Dapartment of Agriculture has developed cn emergency information brochure titled, "Famers Emergency Information. What You Should Know About Huclear Power Plant Incidents." The booklei. provides infomation to farmers and livestock owners on how to protect livc<;tnck and.
poultry should a nuclear power plant it.cident occur.
Over two thcusand co;iies of the publicatica were mailed first cicss ta farnars wjthin the 10-mile piume exposure pathay EPZ on June 29, 1933, utilizing mailing lists furnisned by the_ Per.nsylvania Department of Agriculture and the local Agriculture Stabilization and Conservatism Service 'ASCS) offices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition, supplics of the pamphlet
-were placed in the county offices of the ASCS, Ce gerative Extension Service, Soil Conservation Service, and Emergency Management Agencies of Cumberland, Darphin, l.ancaster, Lebahon and York Counties on July 1,1983,,
The Federal Emargency Menagement Agency has verified that the ugricultural pamphlet has been tiistributed. Uc therefore censider this restart terciTicatiun item to be cumplete.
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Dear Jeremiah and Joan Fisher:
This is in response to your letter to the Nuclear Regulatnry Comission of October 15, 1983, in which you expressed concern ovcr the effectiveness of the guidance contained in the emergency information brochure for farme-s titled, "What You Should Know About Nuclear Pcwer Plant Incidents," preparec by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Your comments have significant merit, and we have forwarded them to the Federal Emergency flanagement Agency (FEMA) for their consideration.
Following the accident at Three Mile Island, President Carter directed that FEFA be given the responsibility for assessing the adequacy of offsite (i.e., State and local) emergency preparedness for nuclear power facilities.
The fluclear Regulatory Commission (l RC) is respcasible for onsite emergency preparedness and has the final licensing authority.
Although the emphasis in emergency planning is providing protection for people, llRC and FEMA are sensitive to the special needs of farmers. A considerable amount of attention was devotd to this subject during the public hearing concerning the restart of TNI Unit 1.
The preparation and distribution of the current Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture brochure was a direct result of this hearing process.
The primary purpose of the brochure is to provide basic planning information to farmers on what to do in the event of a radiological emergency.
Like other emergency planning documents, the agricultural brochure is subject to change and revision as more experience is acquired in its usefulness through the conduct of exercises and as com-ments such as yours are received by the energency planning organizations.
Accordingly, as indicated above your conrents are being forwarded to FEMA for their consideration in the continuing development of emergency response guidance for agricultural interests in the vicinity of nuclear pcwer plants.
I trust that this letter is responsive to your concerns.
Thank you for ycur comments on this important subject.
Sincerely,
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Dear Jeremiah and Joan Fisher:
Your letter of-October 15, 1983, expressing concern over the guidance provided in c brec h :tc by.' 5 hc Fem:cylew h Dei t i rm
'if Ag !cultu:.o ("I'h _ % Sh: uld Know About Nuclear. Power Plant Accidents *) has been forwarded to this of fice.
While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is charged with general Ecergency Planning, the expertise to deal with. detailed guidance for f armers resides in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (U.S.D. A. ).
We are therefore forwarding your letter to the office of Emergency Planning, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S.D. A., for their consideration.
i You should recieve a response from then shortly. We regret this unavoidnble delay.
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.Connents such as yours are valuable to emergency planners and we thank you f u taking the time to write the Federal Government.
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g/ Agnculture Service January 13, 1984 Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah K.
Fisher 183 Valley Road Etters, Pennsylvania 17319 Deer T4*,
a n #. Mrs. Fisher-This is in further response to your letter of October 15, 19.3, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture brochure titled "What You Should Know About nuclear Power Plant Incidents."
Since the incident at Three Mile Island, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture as well as other Federal, and State agencies have placed renewed emphasis on emergency planning for nuclear incidents and have gained significant knowledge and experience in'the development of protective actions for residents and property.
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The brochure you have read is only a small part of the overall planning and preparedness effort in Pennsylvania.
Many of the issues you raised are more fully addressed in the extensive Ccmmonwealth of Pennsylvania, Disaster Operation Plan for Fixed Muclear Facility Incidents and the York County Radiological Emergency Response Plan for Incidents at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, which supplements the Corcmonwealth Plan.
t c.c h e; e ' dina.:.ced y. ;r i e ic O, vi i-h Mc Ju% Ccdj P1 - --
Secretary for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) in Harrisburg.
Mr. Comey has indicated that PEMA in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, i
will provide you with a further response addressing your
- concerns, Sincerely, ku
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B l.cke r t on, Director Office of Emergency Planning I
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