ML20140H778
| ML20140H778 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 03/08/1996 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Borchmann P CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 9706180452 | |
| Download: ML20140H778 (2) | |
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I am in receipt of your letter of February 19, 1996, to me in which you raised I 1
concerns regarding the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
This letter supplements a brief response sent to you on February 20 by Mr. Mark Hammond, an NRC public affairs officer who works in our Walnut Creek Field Office.
I understand that Mr. Hammond also discussed your concerns with you by telephone.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance uses ratings of superior, good and adequate.
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for an inadequate rating.
Any plant which the NRC judges inadequate in its j
overall safety or regulatory performance would not be allowed to operate.
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The use of the word " inadequate" in the North County Times in its February 18 article was the newspaper's.
It should not be construed as relative to the SALP process.
l You also addressed evacuation routes for the San Onofre plant.
The evacuation routes for San Gnofre are part of a set of emergency response plans developed and maintained principally by the California Office of Emergency Services, l
Orange County, San Diego County and Southern California Edison Corp.
Other federal, state, county and municipal agencies are also involved.
The emergency response plans were reviewed and approved by the Federal Emergency i
Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency in offsite emergency planning and response.
Before issuing an operating license for San Onofre Unit 2 in September 1982, and for Unit 3 in September 1983, the NRC reviewed and accepted FEMA's assessment.
Reactor licensees are required to conduct studies to estimate the time needed l
to evacuate the public from the area surrounding each power plant.
The results of those studies are incorporated in emergency response plans and are used by regulatory personnel and emergency planners to assess the effectiveness of protective responses for the public.
The time required to i
evacuate the public from a 10-mile emergency planning radius is estimated by analyzing the available transportation facilities and other relevant l
conditions within the radius.
Data is collected and assumptions made regarding the transportation facilities, the size and characteristics of the population and other conditions in the planning zone.
Guidance in standard approaches to assembling this info'rmation is provided in an NRC publication, j
" State of the Art in Time Estimate Studies for Nuclear Power Plants,"
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Dear Ms. Borchmann:
I am in receipt of your letter of February 19, 1996, to me in which you raised concerns regarding the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
This letter supplements a brief response sent to you on February 20 by Mr. Mark Hammond, an NRC public affairs officer who works in our Walnut Creek Field Office.
I understand that Mr. Hammond also discussed your concerns with you by telephone.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance uses ratings of superior, good and adequate.
It does not provide for an inadequate rating.
Any plant which the NRC judges inadequate in its overall safety or regulatory performance would not be allowed to operate.
The use of the word " inadequate" in the North County Times in its February-18 article was the newspaper's.
It should not be construed as relative to the SALP process.
You also addressed evacuation routes for the San Onofre plant.
The evacuation routes for San Onofre are part of a set of emergency response plans developed and maintained principally by the California Office of Emergency Services, Orange County, San Diego County and Southern California Edison Corp.
Other federal, state, county and municipal agencies are also involved.
The emergency response plans were reviewed and approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency in offsite emergency planning and response.
Before issuing an operating license for San Onofre Unit 2 in September 1982, and for Unit 3 in September 1983, the NRC reviewed and accepted FEMA's assessment.
Reactor licensees are required to conduct studies to estimate the time needed to evacuate the public from the area surrounding each power plant.
The results of those studies are incorporated in emergency response plans and are used by regulatory personnel and emergency planners to assess the effectiveness of protective responses for the public.
The time required to evacuate the public from a 10-mile emergency planning radius is estimated by analyzing the available transportation facilities and other relevant conditions within the radius.
Data is collected and assumptions made regarding the transportation facilities, the size and characteristics of the population and other conditions in the planning zone.
Guidance in standard approaches to assembling this info'rmation is provided in an NRC publication,
" State of the Art in Time Estimate Studies for Nuclear Power Plants,"
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1 Ms. Patricia Borchmann a A broader perspective on emergency planning in general is provided in
" Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants," NUREG-0654, a joint effort of the,NRC and FEMA.
Should you wish, those documents, as well as the complete set of emergency I
response plans for San Onofre, are available at the Local Public Document Room for San Onofre, Main Library, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA (714) 824-7234.
Sincerely, L. J. Callan Regional Administrator t
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