ML20128G400
| ML20128G400 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1985 |
| From: | Hassell D NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Cole R, Harbour J, Hoyt H Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#285-183 NUDOCS 8505300147 | |
| Download: ML20128G400 (5) | |
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USNRC Helen F. Hoyt, Chairperson
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20555 BRANCH Dr. Richard F. Cole Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C.
20555 In the Matter of PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353O L
Dear Administrative Judges:
Enclosed is a copy of a memorandum dated May 21, 1985 from Richard W. Krimm, Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Edward L. Jorda'n, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning FEMA's finding on offsite planning and preparedness at the Limerick. Generating Station. The l
. memorandum refers to two FEMA remedial evaluatio'n reports which the Staff will provide to the Board and parties when the reports are received. The May 21, 1985 memorandum is being provided for the information of the Licensing Board and parties.
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Ms.:Phyllis Zitzer Ms. Maureen Mulligan Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.
Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.
Marvin I. Lewis Charles W. Elliott, Esq.
Joseph H. White III Thomas Gerusky Dir. Pa. Emer. Mgmt Agncy Sugarman and Denworth Robert L. Anthony Spence W. Perry, Esq.
Martha W. Bush Atomic Safety and Licensing Board i
Gregory Minor Steven P. Hershey, Esq.
Timothy R. S.- Campbell, Director Docketing and Service Section Atomic Safety and Licensing Edward G. Bauer, Jr.
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SUBJECT:
- ' Finding ori Offsite: Planning and' Pneparedness at.the
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timerick: Generating: Station tAttached:are two. copies ;each of the; Region III:Exencise Evaluationi eport R
. on :the April.101 !1985,dimeridk Re' medial Exercise; sinvolyingirisk school
- districts sand South.Coventry
- Township;. and:the 'Apri:1 22.il.985g Remedial tExircise one alert and riotif.ication capabilities at Li:6erick".These remedial
. : evaluation. reportsa were prepared bysthe FEMA Region' III staff and. indicate that both eexdr.cises were sucesssful'in correcting:the:two remaining i. Category: A ' deficiencies. identified during both:the July 25,!1984, full-I participation exercise <and the November :20; :1984, supplemental exercise, iThe folloying is a brief,: summary of tthe earlien sdpplemental land remedial' t. exercises conducted at ? Limerick which corrected the other. Category A
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2 o Novembet.20, 19.84; supplemental exdrcise:
A report on this exercise was. tnansmitted to:NRC on January 10,21985.
Corrected the: Category A deficiency resulting ifrom the non-i participation of> Bucks County, Pennsylvania and 11 municipalities.
Failure ofiSouth Coventiy Township to participate in this remedial exercise resulted in(a Category % deficiencyiwhich was' subsequently"
- . corrected during. the ? April' 10,!1985,- remedial exercise.
r o March 7; 1985, remedial < exercise:
A report on this ' exercise was
- transmitted to:NRC on March 27; 11985
- CorrecteditheiCategory Aideficiency related to emergency response
.: procedures for;Graterford,+the Pennsylvania State Correictional
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...2-The. planning deficiency concerning staffing resources f6r South Coventry i ; Township hes now been corr.ected through the submission of a.new staf' ing,
f i plan Iwhich provides for adequate resources for prolonged emergency
- a response, and through.their demonstration.ofia capability to respond
- ; during the April' 10,: 1985, remedial exercise.
1 i The two : remaining. planning deficiencies,: unmet needs #regarding buses.and
. ambulance's tfor :Chester, and.MontgomeryiCounties and the process for esta-1 blishing access contr'ol points,.have now been ! addressed 2 The; Pennsylvania i : Emergency Ma.nagemente Agencyl(-PEMA)!has : received confirmation that : written M agreements'have been.r.eached with a bus company in Lancasten County and a r.' bus company in York County in order to : address the unmet needs of 2Chester
(, County.' Io fadditioni Berks: County:has :a sufficient inumber of. reserve
- buses to c.eet the' nee::s of tionts:c::ry County.
I The Division ~ of. Emergency Health Services, Pennsylvania Department of Health,.has tidentified a minimum of 467 ambulances :approximately three t times the 139.needed by both Montgomery and Chester Counties.: Detailed response planning for the ambulances will be: undertaker) by the. Pennsylvania r
Department of. Health. Arrangements have.been ' ade by the three risk m
.: count 1'es 'to man all thirty-nineiaccess control: points that we're listed as
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- a. concern in the March 29, 1985, Interim Finding.' Revisions Will be:made.
- : to the: appli, cable county:and municipal plans to reflectithe updated I : information. ~ Therefore; the twor remaining planning deficiencies *.regarding
. unmet needs and access control points have now been corrected.
8 As a. result of the July 25,!1984, full-participation exercise'; the i November' 20,'19.84, sopplemental exer.cise',:tne March 7,t April 10 and 22,
! 1985g remedial exercises; all Category A preparedness deficiencies requiring demonstration have been corrected. i. Also, assindicatediabove.
all: Category Aiplannin'g deficiencies have.now been corrected..Therefore, offsite : radiological: emergency: planning and preparedness is novi adequate to provide: reasonable assurance that protectiveimeasures can be implemented to protect:the public health and safety in the event of a. radiological
!. emergency at the. Limerick Generating Station.
In your memorandum of May 10, 1985,- you requested FEMA; assistance in responding
- to the two conditions set forth in.the Third Partial Initial Decision iss~ued
- by the Atomic: Safety:and ticensing. Board on.May 7,:1985. which are:
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Verification of plans to implement ia level of traffic
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- the King of Prussia: area sufficient to assure
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that all the tr'affic:evacuatiing along Route-363'to the
. Pennsylvania Turnpike can continue to move upon reaching e the:EPZ boundary, as: implicitly assumed in NUREG-D654
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' FEMA RESPONSE:
1 In a May 10,' 1985;. telephone < conversation 'PEMA informed I
FEMA Region.III thatiMontgomery County.:had tiiveloped a: plan of t, action to addressithe. traffic control issue and has! submitted i it to PEMAnfor. review.t :PEMA has forwarded this information to
' the Pen 6sylvania State Police for a detafled reviewi
- After :the i State has faviewed 'and comented on this-plan, it will be u forwarded to the FEMA. Region 'III Office for review.' Vhen we c
have received'their. coments.and recomendations; an ' update will
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Vprific[ tion nf thei satisfactiori of the unmet nunicipal staf fing needs as :they relate to a capability of con-tinuous houn operation during a radiological. emergency prior. to operation above 5% of'r.ated power.
FEMA' RESPONSE:.
- FEMA ;has determined that tadequa'te st'aff.ing now exists in all: risk municipalities to respond to a radiological i
- 1 emergency over aniextended period of time.-
! If yout should:have. any questions,iplease contact.Mr.' Robert Si Silkerson, Chief,> Technological: Hazards Divisi,on; at !646-2861.
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