ML20126L937

Responds to 810128 & 29 Ltrs Expressing Concern Re Emergency Response Plans for Facility & Environs.Nrc Will Insure That Plans Will Provide Appropriate Protective Measures in Event of Radiological Emergency

ML20126L937
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/20/1981
From:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Delbello A WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY
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~Westchester County County Office Building ,

White Plains, New York 10601

Dear Mr. DelBeno:

We have received your letters of January 28 and 29, 1981 in which you expressed your concern that the Co-4ssion may adopt or approve the energency response plans for the Indian Point environs by April 1, 1981 even though the four counties have not yet signed these plans.

In order to understand the Co==1ssion's role in the app 2 oval process, some background infor=ation is needed because of recent changes which affect final plan approval. On Decenber 7,1979, President Carter directed that the lead responsibility for upgrading State and local energency planning would be assigned to the Federal Energency Managenent Agency (FEMA). Consequently, it is now the responsibility of. FEMA to review the off site planning and preparedness, and present its findings to the NRC. Prior to FEMA's presentation of its for=al findings ~to us, a joint axercise vill be conducted and,a public neeting vill be held in the vicinity of the plant to discuss the State and local planning.

As part of our current regulations, NRC is charged with the responsibility of reviewing TEKA's findings and determinations in addition to our own findings regarding the licensee's onsite plan. The result of our review is a deter =ination of the overall state of emergency preparedness at and around each nuclear power plant. Furthernore, the new NRC rule on energhey planning requ' ws that licensee, State, and local energency response plans te.inplemented of April 1,1981, except for the alert and notification systes. Inplenentation should not 'ce construed as approval of any plan. l Cur current intentions are to send out field teams af ter April 1,1981 to follevup on the i=plementation of the licensee's energency plan by conducting a7ost .1: plementation appraisal, of each licensee's ability to successfully implement the plan. We expect that the results of this onsite appraisal program vill be part of our overall finding on the state of emergency

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In' smary, rest asbuted that the NRC will- insure that onsite or offsitg energency response plans, ' including inplenentation, vill provide reasonable i assurance that appropriate protective measures can and will be taken in the l event of a'radiologica1' emergency. In the event you consider it necessary,

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- Mr. Alfred B. DelBello 2-We vould be' vilmg to join with TD'A in a meeting with yourself, the

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!; utilities, the State and other affected counties in an effort to resolve any outstanding deficiencies in the emerge.ncy response plans and their implementation.

. Sincerely, Original Signed by V, Ste!!o Victor Stello, Jr. , Director Office of Inspection & Enforcement M

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