ML20081C866

Forwards State of La 831227 Request for Exemption from Full Participation at 840410 Annual Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise.Fema Supports Exemption,Based on State of La Full Participation in Waterford Exercise

ML20081C866
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	03/09/1984
From:	Krimm R Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Jordan E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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NUDOCS 8403150052
Download: ML20081C866 (3)

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%  ? Washington, D.C. 20472 4, y i@R -91984 MEMORANDUM FOR: Edward L. Jordan Director Division of Emergency Preparedness and Engineering Response Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Reg latory Commission FROM: ar . ri m Assistant Associate Director Office of Natural and Technological Hazards

SUBJECT:

Request for Exemption from Annual Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise for State of Louisiana Attached is a request from the State of Louisiana for an exemption from full participation at the Grand Gulf exercise scheduled for April 10, 1984, and a memorandum from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VI Office in agreement with this request. )

l The State of Louisiana participated fully at the Waterford III exercise on February 8, 1984. As a result of Louisiana's full participation in this exercise, they are eligible to go to a biennial exercise frequency in Accordance with 44 CFR 350. Therefore, the State.of Louisiana is excused from full participation in the annual exercise scheduled for April 10, 1984. FEMA supports an exemption for the State of Louisiana from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual exercise requirement under 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, section IV. F, in the event such an exemption is requested by the utility.

Please advise me if this is not satisfactory to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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rRANK P. SIMONEAUX DEP ARTMENT C <ATURAL RESOURCES *1LLIAM H. SPELL n.f[ufiMYEM OFFICE OF EN\IRONMENTAL AFFAIRS *NSMSi@EA"8 A18:S* ANT SCChnARY NUCLEAR ENERGY DIVISION Cecember 27, 1983 Mr. : bert L. Lookabaugh Technological Hazards Branch Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI Federal Center Denton. Texas 76201

Dear Mr. Lookabaugh:

The purpose of this letter is to formally request your assistance in the clarification of an issueRegion Regulatory Commission raisedIIin the attached letter from the U.S. Nuclear Office.

The last two sentences of the first paragraph of that letter indicates that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expecting the State of Louisiana to fully participate in the April of 1984 Grand Gulf exercise.

Louisiana will fully participate in the Waterford III (Louisiana Power and Light) exercise to be held in February of 1984. Our plans are to only partially participate in the April,1984, Grand Gulf exercise, primarily to support the local parish government's participation. The planning process for the exercise scenario to be held at Grand Gulf has recently cegun, and therefore,we need to have viitten notification as soon as possible from the appropriate Federal agency stating ti.ef t preferences for Louisiana's partici-pation in Grand Gulf. Please be advised

• hat Louisiana has recently undergone an across-the-board 5.8% budget cut, and afore.would be financially hard-pressed have to schedule a secor.d ful . ale e'xercise less than two months after the Waterford III exercise.

We would appreciate your innediate atter. tion to this tratter. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to cuntact this office. Thank you.

Sincerely, William H. Spell WHS:RR:cwr Attachment

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'Z - Denton, Texas 76201 3696 January 23, 1984 MEMORANDUM FOR:

SAMiJEL W. SPECK. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR State and Local Progrc:ss and Support 4 ATTESTION: Marshall Sanders, Chief SL-Natural and Technolo R

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Jerry Stephens, Regional gr SUBJb~r:

Seeking Relief for Louis .na in Grand Gulf Exercise (April 10, 1984) per 44 R 350.9.(c)

See attached letter (not received in Region VI office until January from Louisisna requesting relief from a full-scale exercise for Grand Gulf 20, 1984) .

Also see attached letter from NRC advising Mississippi Power and Light to assure that Louisiana will fully partia"pate in the exercise.

• e State of Louisiana and Tensas Parlan participated in a full-scale exercise for Grand 1983. Gulf on November 4, 1981, and in a small-scale exercise on January 26 ,

At both exercises the Region VI RAC found that Louisiana was prepared to protect ccur atthe health Grand Gulf.and safety of the people in Louisiana should an accident

.:. ercis e . The State did not participate fully in the January 26, 1983, The State exercite onof Louisiana April 10, 1984,stated Tensas Parish would participate M in the support and that the State would participate, primari'" to 1964 exercise at Waterford III (a 350 approval).isnaas Parish, since they are parti

e. c xmend that you give relief to the State of Lcuisiana in the Grand Gulf lee since it could cause undue financial hardship.

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SUBJECT:

ANNUAL GRAND GULF EMERGENCY EXERCISE Ey lettee dated November 5,1982, MP&L informed this office that the State of

' r>uisiana would be participating in an upcoming Waterford emergency exercise, and p arefore had elected to limit its participation in the Anuary,1983 Grand Gulf r- ~. ire.

The Waterford exercice was subsequently postponed, creating a situ-c w . cre the State of Louisiana has not fully p.rticipa..-d in a radiological er.e etney esercise since the original Grand Gulf exercise at November 1981, Consecuently

".D&L should assure that Louisiana, as will af Mississippi, fully participatee in the next Grand Gulf annual exercise.

, The sco. 2.no objectives of the next Grand Gulf exercise, to be submitted to this office . days in advance, should address the participation of the States. You are also requested to document in that submittal the rationale for Louisiana's lack cf full cer'icipation *:: the Jar.uary, 1983 exercise.

i' in discussiter.s with y::ur Emegency Planning Coordinator, a question has been raisec regarding the initial or " base" date to establish the schedule for recuired annual exer:ises. The NRC's Office of Inspection and Enforcement, nr.dng consulted the Office of Executive Legal Director, has stated that the

" base" date is the date of the initial exercise, e.g., November 1983, for Grand Gulf. To eeet the annual exarcise requirement, licensees are allowed the flex-ibility of 13 months for the interval between any two consecutive exercises however, the annual exercises must, on average, be conducted every twelve e.o;nths.

Vithin that framework, the specific dates for exercises should be dstermined and selected by the licensee and the State / Local gevenments.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to discuss them with you.

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