ML20087P965
| ML20087P965 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 04/02/1984 |
| From: | Williams E PISMO BEACH, CA |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8404100157 | |
| Download: ML20087P965 (5) | |
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Dr. Nunzio J. Palladino, Chairman C 4.13 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 "H" Street Northwest Washington, D.C. 20555 Re:
Liability responsibility for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Response Plan
Dear Chairman Palladino:
The City Council of the City of Pismo Beach has requested that I inform you that Pismo Beach assumes no responsibility for liabilities associated with the San Luis Obispo County Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Response Plan. The City has determined that all liability for the Emergency Response Plan shall rest with the County of San Luis Obispo.
The attached Council Resolution No. 1865 states the many concerns regarding the plan, indicating that the City considers the plan inadequate to cope properly for an accident at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
If you should have any questions regarding the City's concerns, please call.
Sincerely, Ed illiams Acting City Administrator Director of Public Safety EW/af CC: County Counsel City Attorney n
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I, Cindy L. Eddy, duly appointed and Deputy City Clerk of the City of Pismo Beach, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 1865. passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach on the 26th day of liarch 198 4,
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i' A RESOLUTICtl 0F THE CITY COUt;CIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO EEACH INFOPMIt.G THE COUt;TY CF SAN LUIS CCISP0 AND THE FECERAL EMERGENCY ftANAGEftENT AGENCY OF THE CITY'S CC?:CERNS CN
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tHE DIABLO CANYCN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Et:ERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN ED It:FORMIt:G THE COUNTY 0F ITS OCLIGATICNS TO ACCEPT ALL LIABILITY OF THE EMERGENCY PESPONSE PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City Ccuncil of the City of Pismo Beach has reviewed the San Luis Obispo County Diablo Canycn Emergency Response Plan; and WHEPEAS, the Plan and Emergency Operating Procedures that have t;eer develcped are supposed to insure that the public is prctected in the event that an accident cccurs at or related to the Diablo Nuclear Power Plant; and EHEREAS, the Council finds that the Emergency Response Plan inadequately provides for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of t
the citizens of and visitors to the City of Pismo Beach; and WHEREAS, the County Emergency Response Plan states that evacuation of the City of Pismo Beach may be infeasible due to the short warning time fro:n the Nuclear Power Plant and length of time necessary to warn all citizens of an
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erergency at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant; and WHEREAS, the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is located less than 10 miles up-wind' fren Pismo Beach, and it is locateo in the center of a high geologic activity area between two major faults, the Hosgri and the San Andreas Faults, ard it has been shown to have numerous design and construction errors, and it is located in an area which may be susceptible to tsunami damage; and kHEREAS, the City believes that the proximity of the Diablo t;uclear Pcwer Plant to the City and to an active earthquake fault poses an unusual hazard to the City of Pismo Beach; and kHEREAS, even at full strength, utilizing all full and part-time employees of the City, the City Ccuncil finds that there would be inadequate personnel to handle the responsibilities of proper notification and evacuation as outlined in the proposed Emergency Operating Procedures; and f
WHEREAS, it is realistic to assume that the City will have cnly a small portion of its employee force available at any given time to respond to an emergency incident, thus compromising the viability of the emergency operating response procedures even further; and kHEREAS, considering the relatively small number of City Employees to assist with the process of notification and evacuation of residents and tourists, a great potential exist for inadequate communication and traffic control, resulting in potential mass hysteria and traffic accidents among those who attempt to hastily flee an impending plume cloud; and kHEREAS, City em;,loyees have not been issued the necessary protective gear to perform their respcrsibilities as emergency workers; and e
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'aHERIAS. the Emercer.cy Pescarse Plan fa tiaicusly asturres tnat erplcyees who are untraired, by professicn, in r,uebur resennse technict.cs will cainly read their cosimeters and mii te r, th rcugr. the appropr: ate chacrcis, their f
level cf rattiatien exoosure as they perfern emerger.cy responsibilities; and i
kHEREAS, the City Ccuncil finds that the f.utlic warning systen preiosed is inherently suspect, since the first notification of a possible life-threatering
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incicent must emanate frori officials at the Diable f uclear Pcwcr Plant whe, it is Icgically assumed, realize the high potential of the Diabin Plant's permanent closure if even one incident happens; and WhEREAS, no assurances exist that riu tue l aid a g reec.en ts with otM r entities will be effectively implemented if a nuclear plant episode occurs.
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since most agencies will be overtaxed within their own jurisdictiers due to the potential for wice spread impacts over the entire county; and WhEREAS, the City has determined that measures suggesteo in the Emergercy Pesponse Plan for simply closing all windows and doors and staying indoors until a nuclear plume passes over the City are totally inadequate; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that provisions for sheltering contained in the Emergency Response Plan, recuiring citizers to use their own perso!al residences, schcols and offices as fallout shelters for protection from a potential radioactive plume created by the Ciablo Canycn Nuclear Fewer Plant, is totally ludicrous since personal resicences, schools and office buildings will provide only marginal protection from fallcut from the radioactive plume,
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which could continue from an hour to over a month; and WHEREAS, since the study prepared for the Emergency Response Plan for l
notification and evacuation of Pismo Beach in the event of an accident at Diablo Canycn. admits that evacuaticn of Pismo Beach may be infeasible during even ideal conditions (i.e., daytin,e, no rain, no fog, no earthquake damage, etc.), adequate local public fallout shelters will be necessary for the protection of the 5,000 to over 10,000 pecple in Pismo Beach from a radioactive plume frcm Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant; and i
WHEREAS, normal prevailing wird conditicns place Pismo Beach in an uncomonly hazardous situation; and WHEREAS, fog, rain and other climatic conditions can easily further hamper efforts for evacuation of Pismo Beach; and 4
WHEREAS, up to half of the 10,000 persons located in Pismo Beach at any l
one time are likely to be visiting the area from somewhere else in the state or county and will be completely unaware of any evacuation plans or measures ner will they likely be aware of the purpose of the emergency warning sirens; and WHEREAS, there are inadequate numbers of school buses, bus drivers, and time to effectively evacuate any of the public or private schools located in the Lucia Mar School District and San Luis Coastal School District; and WHEREAS, THE City Council has previously requested that the Federal Government and the Nuclear Regulatory Comission grant monies for the construction, maintenance and manpower for operation of fallout shelters for the nonral expected population of Pismo Beach, including visitors, or approximately 10,000 persons, and they have also requested that the Federal Government institute a program for expansion of those shelters as the pcpulation of the City increases, and the City has received denials of both requests; and I
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WEREAS, it will te to the detruent of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of ard visiter! to the City cf Pismo Beach if Diablo Canynn
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.idequate local protective public shelters; ard t.hEREAS, large surthers of the residents of Pisco Eeach and surrounitirg areas would be given a false sense of security, either believing or assuming they would be safely evacuated or sheltered if and when a ruclear incident happens,1f the City adopts the Erergency Response Plan or if the Cit /
cooperates with ano participates in the training sessions or exercises.
kHEREAS, the County of San Luis Cbispo, at their discretice, eliminated f
the signature pages for all responsible agencies, districts and cities within the Ciablo Canyon fluclear Response Plan, thus indicating the County's disregard for the concerns of any of the responsible agencies ard indicating to the City that the County was taking full respcnsibility for liability for the Emergercy Respcnse Plan.
P.0W, THEREFCEE, BE IT FURTHER PESOLVEC; that:
SECTION 1:
l The City Council determine' that the Diablo Canyon Ernergency Response Plan is i
solely the County's plan ud that the County shall assume all liability and I
responsibility for the plan since the County has ignored the City's input.
SECTION 2:
The City Council desires the record to show that the City considers the plan to be inadequate and further that, the plan does not protect the City.
SECTION 3:
i The City C,uncil directs the City Administrator to notify the County of San Luis Obispo, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory i
Ccmission of the City's concerns expressed in this resolution ano that the City has determined that all liability for the Diablo Canyon Erergency Response Plan shall rest with the County of San Luis Obispo.
On motion of Councilperson Eldwayen seconded by Councilperson Richardson
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Eldvayen, Mellow, Hubbard, Richardson.
N0ES: career.
ABSENT: None.
the foregoing resolution is passed and adopted this 26th day of March
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_ Bill Ricnarcson, Mayor ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Terry Brifcoe A. J. Shaw, Jr.
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