ML20084H300

Forwards Ltrs from St Charles & St John Baptist Parishes Confirming Capability to Perform Backup Route Alerting in Areas Where Sirens Installed.Addl Siren Ordered for Areas Lacking Coverage

ML20084H300
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	05/03/1984
From:	Drummond F LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Knighton G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NS10074, W3P84-1254, NUDOCS 8405080008
Download: ML20084H300 (4)

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142 OELARONDE STAEET # PO BOX B008 POWER & LIGHT NEW OALEANS LOUISIANA 70174-6008 9 (504)386-2345 UTIUTIES SYSTEM t!ay 3, 1984 W3P84-1250 3-A45 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attention: fir. G. W. Knighton, Chief Licensing Branch No. 3 Division of Licensing U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

Docket No. 50-382

Dear tir. Knighton:

Attached are letters from tir. John bl. Lucas, Emergency Preparedness Director of St. Charles Parish and ?!r. Bertram P. tiarlere, Civil Defense Director of St. John the Baptist Parish. These letters confirm the capability of both Parishes to perform back-up route alerting in areas where sirens are to be installed. Please be advised that additional sirens have been ordered to cover residential areas which presently lack coverage and to provide for future population expansion. We anticipate that these sirens will be installed and tested prior to Waterford 3 exceeding five percent power.

Thank you for you attention to this matter.

Very truly yours,

&m F. J. Drummond FJD/RJP/jse Attachments cc: E. L. Blake, W. ti. Stevenson, J. T. Collins, D. ti. Crutchfield, J. Wilson, G. L. Constable, D. Perrotti, C. Ilackney 8405080008 840503 PDR ADOCK 05000382 F PDR NS10074 f i4

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ST . CHARLES DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PARISH j P.O. BOX 302 e HAHNVILt.E. LOUISIANA 70057

.,+ p 8 783 6266 466 1990 hh April 10, 1984 KEV!N M. FRILOUX PRESIDENT JOHN M. "lKEY" LUCAS DIRECTOR Mr. Paul N. Backes Emergency Planning Manager-Nuclear Louisiana Power & Light Company 142 Delaronde Street Ncw Orleans, Louisiana 70174-8008

Dear Mr. Backes:

This is to advise you we have received your letter, reference Waterford 3 SES, Emergency Planning - Back-up Alerting Prior to Completion of the Alert System.

We feel confident the Parish is capable of alerting our citizens in the event of an accident, using the Sheriff's Deputies and/or Volunteer Firemen. This was demonstrated in Deccmber,1982, during the incident at Union Carbide.

Thank you for the information on the Alert System. If we can be of any assistance please call.

Sincerely, ohn M. Lucas, Director -

Department of Emergency Preparedness

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m ,;  % 632-2222 BE M ADERE March 6, 1984 Mr. Paul N. Backes Emergency Planning Manager-Nuclear Louisiana Power and Light 142 Delaronde Street P.O. Box 6008 New Orleans, Loutriana 70174-6008

Dear Mr. Backes:

This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter concerning back-up alerting prior to completion of the Primary Alert System. We understand that Waterford 3 will be in the process of loading fuel and commencing low power testing.

Please be advised that St. John the Baptist Parish, through our Civil Defense Office and Emergency Personnel, has the capability of using back-up means of alerting the people of the Parish should an accident requiring off- site protective actions occur. .

We look forward to the completion of the full alert system in the coming months.

Sincerely, m 't-Bertram P. Madere '

Director BPM /KLG/kig cc: R.S. Leddick R.J. Perry e

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April 5, 1984 W3P84-0932 3-A45 Mr. John M. Lucas St. Charles Parish Department of Emergency Preparedness Post Office Box 302 Hahnville, Louisiana 70057

SUBJECT:

Waterford 3 SES Emergency Planning Back-up Alerting Prior to Completion of the Alert System

Dear Mr. Lucas:

This letter is being written to advise you that LP&L is in the process of completing the primary alert system for Waterford 3 by adding additional sirens to the system and by obtaining helicopter alerting equipment and automatic telephone dialing devices for your Parish. The entire primary alert system is expected to be in place within two months. In the interim period, Waterford 3 will be in the process of leading fuel and commencing low power testing. Should an accident occur prior to the completion of the primary system, the Parish may have to perform alerting by some back-up means such as route alerting in populated areas by firemen or Sherif f's Deputies, route alerting in wetland and lake areas by Department of Wildlife and Fisheries personnel or by making telephone calls f rom the Parish EOC to industries who may have high ambient noise levels.

Please be advised that the probability of an accident requiring off-site l

protective actions during this period is extremely remote. This is in l part due to the small inventory of radionuclides which are produced in the l reactor core during low power testing.

I would appreciate receiving from you a letter acknowledging receipt of this letter, and stating that the Parish has the capability of using back-up means of alerting pending completion of the full alert system.

Please call ce should you Thank you for your cooperation with this matter.

have any questions.

Ve ry uly yours,

$s ti d Y P:1ukN. ckes Emergency Planning Manager-Nuclear PNB/RJP/sm cc: R. S. Leddick, F. J. Drummond, R. J. Perry, R. M. Nelson, K. W. Cook, Central Records, Nuclear Records (2), Licensing Library

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7o174-6000 . (504)366-,345 sus $bsE April 5, 1984 W3P84-0931 3-A45 Mr. Bertram P. Madere St. John the Baptist Parish Department of Civil Defense Post Office Box 359 Laplace, Louisiana 70068

SUBJECT:

Waterford 3 SES Emergency Planning Back-up Alerting Prior to Completion of the Alert System i

Dear Mr. Madere:

This letter is being written to advise you that LP&L is in the process of completing the primary alert system for Waterford 3 by adding additional sirens to the system and by obtaining helicopter alerting equipment and automatic telephone dialing devices for your Parish. The entire primary alert system is expected to be in place within two months. In the interim period, Waterford 3 will be in the process of loading fuel and commencing low power testing. Should an accident occur prior to the completion of the primary system, the Parish may have to perform alerting by some back-up means such as route alerting in populated areas by firemen or Sheriff's Deputies, route alerting in wetland and lake areas by Department of Wildlife and Fisheries personnel or by making telephone calls from the Parish EOC to industries who may have high ambient noise levels.

Please be advised that the probability of an accident requiring off-site protective actions during this period is extremely remote. This is in part due to the small inventory of radionuclides which are produced in the reactor core during low power testing.

I would appreciate receiving from you a letter acknowledging receipt of this letter, and stating that the Parish has the capability of using back-up means of alerting pending completion of the full alert system.

Thank you for your cooperation with this matter. Please call me should you have any questions. ,

Very truly yours,

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