ML20133E605
| ML20133E605 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/01/1985 |
| From: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Wilson R HARVARD UNIV., CAMBRIDGE, MA |
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| NUDOCS 8510090447 | |
| Download: ML20133E605 (1) | |
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o UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION o
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October 1, 1985 CHAIRMAN Dr. Richard Wilson Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics Chairman, Department of Physics Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Dear Dr. Wilson:
Thank you for your letter of April 29, 1985, which answered questions I had asked concerning emergency preparedness at nuclear power plants.
I am sorry it took so long to get back to you.
With regard to the distribution of potassium iodide pills, the Commission agrees with you.
We have recently recommended against requiring predistribution or stockpiling potassium iodide for use by the general public (see enclosure).
With regard to revising our emergency preparedness regulations, I note that your views are considerably stronger than those of the APS report, which urged more study.
This perhaps illustrates the difficulties in arriving at a consensus on such difficult and complicated issues.
By the end of the year, we expect to have a plan in place that will establish a framework for decisionmaking on the source-term matter.
The plan would identify regulations and regulatory guides -- such as those on emergency planning -- that might be considered for change based on source-term considerations.
Reaching such decisions will require completing other steps, such as finalizing NUREG-0956, evaluating IDCOR methodology for plant-specific source-term analysis, and issuing a study for improved risk estimates.
While these should be done within a year, reaching final decisions on possible amendments to the regulations can be expected to take perhaps two years beyond that time.
Again thank you for your comments.
They will significantly assist us as we move forward in our source-term deliberations.
Sincerely, f,vuf' l G$rb-Nunzio J. halladino
Enclosure:
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