ML20098A342

Forwards Correspondence & Documents Re Emergency Planning Among Applicant,Nrc,Commonwealth of PA & Other Responsible Govt Agencies,Per ASLB 820601 Order.Related Correspondence

ML20098A342
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	09/21/1984
From:	Cullen E PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To:	Mulligan M LIMERICK ECOLOGY ACTION, INC.
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OL, NUDOCS 8409240452
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IRCHE A. McMENNA assesvant causesas i Ms. Maureen Mulligan Limerick Ecology Action 762 Queen Street Pottstown, PA 19464 Re: Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353 o e

Dear Ms. Mulligan:

In accordance with the Board's Order of June 1, 1982, I am enclosing copies of correspondence and documents regarding emergency planning among Applicant, NRC Staff, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other responsible governmental agencies.

Very truly yours,

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Edward J. Culle , Jr.

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O cc: Judge Lawrence Brenner (w/o enclosure)

Judge Peter A. i4 orris (w/o enclosure)

Judge Richard F. Cole (w/o enclosure)

Judge Christine N. Kohl (w/o enclosure)

Judge Gary J. Edles (w/o enclosure)-

Judge Reginald L.' Gotchy (w/o enclosure)

Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.' (w/ enclosure)

Ann P. Hodgdon, Esq. (w/ enclosure)

Mr. Frank R. Romano (w/o enclosure)

Mr. Robert L. Anthony (w/o enclosure)

-Zori G. Ferkin, Esq. (w/ enclosure)

Mr. Thomas Gerusky (w/o enclosure)

Director, Pennsylvania Emergency (w/o enclosure)

Management Agency Charles W. Elliott, Esq. (w/ enclosure)

Angus Iove, Esq. (w/o enclosure)

David Wersan, Esq. (w/o enclosure)

Robert J. Sugarman, Esq. (w/o enclosure)

Martha W. Bush, Esq. (w/o enclosure)

. Spence W. Perry, Esq. (w/o enclosure)

Jay M. Gutierrez, Esq. (w/o enclosure)

Atomic Safety & Licensing (w/o enclosure)

Appeal Board Atomic Safety & Licensing (w/o enclosure)

Board Panel Docket & Service Section (w/ enclosure - 3 copies)

James Wiggins (w/o enclosure)

Timothy R. S. Campbell (w/o enclosure) i l

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lW h6 ENERGY CONSULTANTS Riverside Office Center 3 2101 N. Front St. . Harrisburg. PA 17110 (717) 236-0031 1

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Mr. Wilmer Borneman Radio Station WBYG-Box 177 Boyertown, PA 19512

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Dear Mr. Borneman:

fi Thank you for meeting with Mr. Reber and me regarding the Emergency Broad-T cast System of Berks County.

We appreciated your time and the opportunity to tour your facility, and we thank you for your letter of agreement.

I have expressed your thoights regarding Montgomery County to Mr. Cunnington of our office who works with the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Pre-paredness (0EP). He is discussing your situation with Mr. Bigelow of Montgomery County OEP.

With regard to the monitoring assignments, I have contacted Mr. Gary Bowes of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for clarification.

If you have any questions or desire any additional information, please contact either Mr. Reoer or me.

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7KTWp(n l yCDWW.m Henry C. Trmanini HCT:jr cc. Mr. Reber - Berks EMS Mr. Bowes - PEMA Mr. Cunnington s

Corporate Omce: 1370 Wash;ngton Piko . Bridgeville. Pennsylvania 15017 . (412) 257-1350

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TO: Methacton School District Evacuation Committee Members

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RE: Attached meeting notes - Meeting #5 - August 23, 1984 DATE:

• August 31, 1T84 As you can see by the attached notes, Nancy Catton did an excelJcnt job serving as secretary during the August 23 committee meeting.

Her notes-arc so thorough and extensive that I have simply xeroxed the copy she sent to me'and made it available to all members of the committee. I would also like to again thank Tyrene Johnson for lining up our excelJent speaker. .

Please note that the next two meetings have already been scheduled.

Meeting' #6 will be held on Thursday, September 6, at 7:30 pm. It will be my goal at thi's meeting to look at the existing draft of the Methacton School District Emergency Evacuation Plan (3b) and specifi-cally look at pages 28 to the end of the plan and "get moving" in

~ terms of making specific revisions to this plan. There is also a forthcoming committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 25, 7:30 pm. Both of these meetings will be held at Arrowhead Elementary School. It is hoped that as many committee members as possible will be able to attend both of the aforementioned meetings, since wn will

'be making a sincere effort to "get moving".

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METRt.CTON EVACUATIOil PLANS - 11EETING #5 - August 23, 1984 (7:30-9:50 pm)

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COIGIITTEE MEM3ERS PRESENT : Jim Brown, Jackie Crahalla, John Rafferty, Elaine Graham, Les Carlton, Frank Panaia, Carl Daddona, Tyrone Johnson, Nancy Catton GUESTS PR2SENT (from Lower Providence Township's task' force on evacuation planning): Pat Alker; Harry Bechtel. .

L C'O l@i1TTES MEFBERS ABSENT : Richard Oesterling, Nancy Koehler , Lee seit:

GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. M. Shanbaky, Chief of Radiation Protection, Region I, NRC, King of Prussia. (Telephone: 337-5258.)

• Dr. Shanbaky, who has a background in physics, has for many years been-involved in inspecting nuclear power plants (including THI,

~before the accident) for radiation protection, and In' enforcing NRC regulations for radiation risk and exposure.- He gave each member of the group the following printed mate. rial:

1) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Guide 8.29:

Instruction Exposure Concerning(Risks (Julf, from Occupational Radiation 1981) 17 pages);

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2)'Four. tables of protective action guidelines;.

'3) A diagram showing radiation exposure pathways from -

environment to man; .

4) Four tables concerned with radiation doses to the popula-tion from various sources;

5) A chart entitled " Compute Your Own Dose" (total millirems per year of radiation from various soure,es); _

6) Two " fact sheets" comparing risks to health and life .

posed by various factors such as eating pie h la mode and smoking cigarettes with those posed by radiation.

j Dr. Shanbaky presented some technical information and graciously 1 -

answered all questions asked by the group. According to my notes 4 he told us the following: , .

~ " Contamination" may best be described as " radioactivity where it 4

. shouldn't be." It is very difficult to detect normal releases of radiation from a nuclear plant. (In his ten years in the field Dr. Shanbaky has found no evidence in environmental data.)

NRC standards for permissible levels of radiation are based on the entire population, considering every segment of society, including children. The NRC's philosophy is to keep exposure as los as possible. A normal release of radiation into." liquid 2 pathways" (rivers, lakes) is rettricted to no more than 3 milli-  !

rems. Normal operational relea a allowable is up to 500 mrem -

per year. However, said Dr. Shanbaky, "we can't. operate this way," but must keep exposure as low as possible.

• Water that cools the towers cannot beco=e contaminated, since l

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the cooling system is closed. However, a small amount of corrosion in the pipes cight cause a small amount of release ,

• Dr. Shanbaky offered to. answer additional questions by phone.

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from the cooling towers. Peach Bottom is undergoing very expensive repairs to the water system necessJtated by corrosion and by faulty welds, with vibration in the pipes. Improvements being made at Peach Bottom have been incorporated into Limerick from the outset.

At TMI the_three very big accidents were all caused'by the

. operators' wrong actions. Falsification of records tuch as occurred at TMI is now discouraged by the policy of having two resident inspectors at each nuclear facility. However, this -

po31cy may not be completely foolproof.

it is very difficult to. quantify the risks to health posed by -

radiation. (As an analogy, can anyone quantify the risk

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to health of one cigarette ?) It is clear that a certain amount 6f radiation cah be dahgerous. Medical exposure to radiation, as in I-rays, is not regulated and can be cumulat,ively high. Kost low level waste is from medical sources; most high level wa'te s is spent fuel. The EEA regulates radioactive. waste.

In an accidental large release of radiation, the release would probably.be confined,to several miles. The whole area would -

be checked for radiation. The main releases to look for would be of noble gases, which do not adhere t'o anything, and of iodine. ,

Radiation doses from the plume come through inhalation, skin absorption, and ingestion (as of contaminated crops). (Whether radioactivity is diluted or concentrated in the food chain depends on the isotope in question. Radiation in the cow is released mostly in milk.) There might have to be steps to decontaminate property - buildings, soil, etc. - in the after- _

math of an accident. Delayed harvesting of crops might be necessary.

In an emergency, protective action would commence when releases reach 1 REM. A whole body dose of 1-5 REMS -- or a projected release of 1-5 REMS within 6-8 hours -- would cause an evacua-tion from the area, if there were no constraints. .( See Table 2.1 on protective action.) Constraints are those factors such as bad weather, excessively heavy traffic, dense popula-tion, which would in themselves pose ha'zards during an evacu-ation. f.11 risks are weighed before an evacuation is ordered.

An evacuation is declared by the Governor if he deems it necessary after he has been supplied with information by the NRC. The higher the population density, and the bigger the constraint, the higher the dose would be before an evacuation .

would take place.

Most nuclear accidents h' ave lingered on for hours with very low releases. In a worst case scenario, 1 REM per hour of additional

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radiation might be released. One REM per hour "for the next 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br />" would be considered a very high dose; the limit for plant workers is a maximum of 3 REMS per year. (See p. 8, Section 12, of the l!RC Regulatory Guide for clarification.)

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~In considering whether an evacuation.should be ordered, the projected dose of radiation is used.- This is estimated by noting the temperature of the reactor system, pressure, etc.,

so there will usually be time "for a conclusion."

It is probably safest not to evacuate but.to stay inside a building when th6 release, up to 5 REMS, is of short duration (0-4 hours), as the plume passes over. Efficacy of sheltering would depend on the structure of the' building, wind direction, and type of release. Sheltering might help to avoid skin and inhalation doses (or to minimize them). Although there is some leakage of air into a building, the air concentration is not in equilibrium with the air concentration outside. Wet cloths held.to the face would probably be of no use. In sheltering the most important thing is to get away from the plume. A basement would afford better protection than the upper ' floors ~

of a building.would.

• The use as a host school of a building which is to be a decontamination center, or which is near a decontamination center, would not be a good idea.

Dr. Shanbaky suggested that another program with a speaker from the NRC who is an authority on prote'etive action might.

be helpful to us. ,

Following Dr. Shanbaky's presentation,' Jim Brown told the

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group that he thought reports on the drill held on July 25 were generally positive. He said he will check.to see whether Dr. Warner was notified. Mr. Bigolow sent Jim guidelines on emergency information, but no maps yet. Mr. Cunnington has contacted Horristown High School, but not Montgocery County Community College, since Norristown seemed somewhat promising as a host school. (No decision has been made,.however ).

The emergency notification system is being worked on. At may be a computer system, and could be used in any kind of emergency.

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Bucks County is indecisive about hosting evacuees. However, PEMA-can make Bucks County participate.

Harry Bechtel said that there may be another drill, in Septem-ber or October - not a full-blown drill - for those groups that

, did not participate in the July 25th drjll.

Tyrone said thulthe two-way radios for the buses have been approved, and that ten are-being installed, as a beginning.

Les Carlton' asked whether the S5000 given by PECO to each community included schools. Doubts were expressed whether ,

Worcester would give the school district its S5000, even though l

. Worcester's participation in an evacuation would be minimal.

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Frank suggested.that it might be worthwhile for the school to  !

go through a later drill while school is in session, although there might be expense involved.

The next meetings for the committee are Thursday, September 6 and Tuesday, September 25, both at 7:30 at Arrowhead Senooi.

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• ROUTE 29 MONT CLARE, PA 19453 * (215) 935-1581 or (215) 248-5120 September 5.1984 Mr. A. Lindley Bigelow Coordina tor

. Montgomery County Office of Emergency Preparedness 100 Wilson Boulevard Eagleville. PA 19408

Dear.Mr. Bigelow:

b Energy Consultants will be providing you with four (4) copies of Revision 0 of the River Crest Center Radiological Emergency Response Plan for incidents at the Limerick Generating Station.

Two (2) of these copies are for the County, one (1) copy for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and one (1) copy for Philadelphia Electric Company.

This plan represents the response actions which River Crest Center will take for incidents at the Limerick Generating Station, and should be considered a final plan. Please feel free to forward this plan for state or federal review.

All change pages will be provided to you as they are made. Please Call me if you have any questions.

Sincerely, f

Nancy Thaler  ;

Director '

River Crest Center NT:pg dc: D. Dunn Energy Consul tants 1

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Mr. Robert W. Kane P.O. Box 71 _

Coatesville, PA 19320 _

Dear Mr. Kane:

As per our conversation at yesterday's meeting, we will need the following pieces of emergency equipment as mentioned in the Phoenixville Area School District Radiological Emergency Response Plan.

5 for the building principals 1 for the maintenance supervisor 1 for the superinteadent 1 for the coordinator 1 for the bus depot 9 - Total pieces of equipment If there are any questions concerning the above, please contact me.

Sincerely, py syA ohn F. Leahy t/' Assistant for Personnel JFL:lsg cc: Dr. Robert Murray Mr. Henry Tamanini i

JoseonM Moore Asst toSucentwenaere eor SteonenR Gnng,CumcueumCooroinasar*JohnF Leany. Asst.kwPersonne** AcedG.Furm.Jr.BuswwssManager ,

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4 Y CONSULTANTS Riverside Office Center 3 2101 N. Front St. . Harrisburg PA 17110 (717) 236-0031 September 10, 1984

'i Dr. Ray E. Feick Superintendent Pottstown School District Beech & Penn Streets Pottstown, PA 19464

Dear Dr. Feick:

Transmitted separately to Mr. Bush were thirty-eight (38) copies of Draft #5, Pottstown School District Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) for Incidents at the Limerick Generating Station.

During Administrative and Board review, I ask that you pay particular atten-tion to those areas of the plan noted with an asterisk (*). These areas reflect changes suggested at our review meetings and indicate data or infor-mation supplied by your District. Please note that some minimal resource information still must be included. Please feel free to indicate any further revisions you might require and to add the data specific to school year 1984-85.

Mr. Lin Bigelow, OEP, Henry Tamanini, Energy Consultants, and I will be avail- _

able on September 14 to discuss the RERP and the information needed to complete the planning process with the Board. After that meeting, we can determine any further review meetings the District may require and discuss the timetable for RERP review / approval. -

Should you have any immediate questions following receipt of this correspondence, please do not hesitate to call me.

Thank you for your continued cooperation.

Sincerely, John H. Cunnington i Emergency Planning :l Specialist l JHC:jr cc. James R. Bush Montgomery County OEP Corporate Office: 1370 Washington Pike . Bridgeville. Pennsylvania 15017 . (412) 257-1350

ENERGY ~ CONSULTANTS Riverside Office Center 3 2101 N. Front St. . Horrisburg, PA 17110 l

(717) 236-0031 September 12, 1984 Dr. Richard I. Bauer Assistant Superintendent Great Valley School District Charlestown Road DeVault, PA 19432

Dear Dr. Bauer:

Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you regarding the Great Valley draf t plan for incidents at the Limerick Generating Station.

With regard to our discussion of training, Energy Consultants has communicated your request to Philadelphia Electric. You will be contacted by a representa-tive of PECo regarding your request.

I will remain in contact, and I look forward to receiving your district organ-izational chart.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Sincerely, Jbny T C Im~-

Henry C. Tamanini HCT:jr cc. R. Kane, PEco Corporate Offico: 1370 Washington Pike . Bidgeville Pennsylvania 15017 . (412) 257-1350