ML20141N560

Submits Monthly Status Rept on Offsite Emergency Preparedness for OL Reviews for Feb 1986.Commission Decision Dates Shown on Encl Table 1 Consistent W/Nrr Monthly Licensing Rept for Feb 1986

ML20141N560
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Site:	Seabrook, 05000000, Shoreham
Issue date:	03/10/1986
From:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Palladino NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 8603170086
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,,,,, MAR 101996 MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman Palladino FROM: Victor Stello, Jr.

Acting Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

MONTHLY STATUS REPORT ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Enclosed is the monthly report for February 1986 on the status of offsite emergency preparedness for operating license reviews.

Offsite emergency preparedness issues continue tu impact the licensing process for Shorehm. An exercise of the LILCO emergency plans was conducted on.

February 13, 1986. The NRC inspection report will be issued in a few weeks and the FEMA report in approximately eight weeks. Preliminary indications are that the licensee adequately demonstrated its onsite emergency response capabilities.

FEMA's preliminary evaluation of the offsite exercise was generally positive with the potential for some deficiencies.

In the Seabrook case, offsite emergency preparedness issues have the potential to delay the licensing schedule. New Hampshire formally submitted emergency plans to FEMA in early December 1985. Massachusetts is actively participating

'.. in'the planning process; however, FEMA does not know when Massachusetts will formally submit its plans for review. Although the length of hearings on these plans cannot be projected, it is believed, on the basis of the substantial intervention in the proceedings, that the hearings will be protracted. An exercise involvir.g the applicant and New Hampshire was conducted on February 26, 1986. While preliminary results indicate that both the onsite and offsite response capabilitie; were, in general, adequately demonstrated, some offsite deficiencies requiring corrective action may be identified by FEMA. It is Ifkely that hearings will be required on issues related to the exercise. The staff believes that resolution of offsite emergency planning issues has the potential to delay issuance of a full power license, although the length of any such delay cannot realistically be forecast at this time.

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.1 Chairman Palladino The Commission Decision dates shown in Table 1 of the enclosed report are consistent with the NRR monthly licensing report for February 1986.

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Victor Stello, Jr.

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Enclosure:

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r February 28, 1986 Table 1 Status of Offsite Emergency Preparedness Operating License Reviews Date of Potential Estimated FEMA Offsite EP FEMA Findin Delay 8 Start of Commission Facility Finding 1 Neededg (Months) Hearings 4 Decision 5 Shoreham ..a ..e ..a C t Watts Bar C C 0 None t Comanche Peak C- C - 0 C 17 Clinton (04/30/86) (04/30/86) 0 None 03/86 Hope Creek C C 0 None 03/86 Perry C C 0 C 03/86*

Nine Mile 2 C C 0 None. 05/86*

Harris C C 0 Cs 06/86 Seabrook 05/15/86* 05/15/86* -* 07/21/86 06/86 Braidwood (03/31/86) (03/31/86) O C10 09/86 Vogtle 05/01/86 05/01/86 0 t 12/86 Beaver Valley 2 12/01/86 12/01/86 0 None 04/87 South Texas 01/01/87* 01/01/87* 0 06/86 06/87 Total (Potential Offsite ..s , o Emergency Preparedness Delay)

• Change from previous report.

t Not scheduled.

Notes:

1C = complete; i.e., FEMA Findings have been p.*ovided. Where a date is given in parentheses, supplemental information to FEMA Findings previously provided is expected on that date. FEMA Findings on offsite emergency preparedness are not required to issue a license authorizing fuel loading and operation up to 5 percent j of rated power.

. 8C = complete; i.e., FEMA Findings have been provided. Where a date is given, it is the date by which the FEMA Findings must be provided to meet the proposed Commission Decision date.

sThe delay is caused by offsite emergency preparedness issues. This delay is in addition to any delays estimated in the report to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.

4C = complete; i.e., a hearing has started.

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l Table 1 (Continued) 8 Dates are consistent with those reported to the House Appropriations Subcom-mittee on Energy and Water Development and in the NRC Monthly Licensing Report.

For. plants for which construction is complete, the dates shown are for full power licensing. For the other plants, the dates are those by which the NRC needs the information to.act on authorization for fuel loading and low power operations.

80n April 17, 1985, the Licensing Board for emergency planning for Shoreham

• ruled that, although LILCO's offsite emergency plan is generally adequate, LILCO does not have the legal authority to perform many of the required emergency functions set out in that plan. On August 26, 1985, the Board issued a con-cluding partial initial decision finding that because of LILC0's inability to implement its offsite emergency response plan and because of the refusal of the state and county to cooperate, a full power license may not be issued for Shoreham. Apra11s of the April and August emergency planning decisions were filed with tL Appeal Board by both LILCO and the intervenors. On October 18,

.1985, the Appeal Board upheld the Licensing Board's decision that LILC0 does not have the-lega1' authority to implement its offsite emergency plan. LILC0 has

. appealed this decision to the Commission. The Commission has decided to review the Appeal Board's October 18, 1985, decision following the Appeal Board's resolution of other emergency planning questions under appeal. On July 3, 1985, a license was issued authorizing operation up to 5 percent of rated power.

Resolution of the offsite emergency planning issue, including the performance of an emergency plan exercise, is required before operation above 5 percent power. An exercise of the LILCO emergency plan was conducted on February 13, 1986. The NRC inspection report will be issued in a few weeks and the FEMA report.in approximately eight weeks. Preliminary indications are that the licensee adequately demonstrated its onsite emergency response capabilities.

FEMA's preliminary evaluation of the offsite exercise was generally positive

. with the potential for some deficiencies. Additional delays may occur as a

! result of a likely hearing of exercise-related issues. On the basis of the

! above, a realistic forecast of the impact on the licensing process cannot be

! made at this time.

i 7The ASLB deferred hearings at the request of both the applicants and the NRC staff until the applicants can respond to outstanding technical issues on con-

! struction and design. The Ifcensee has provided a current construction schedule; e however, no Commission decision date has been determined, t

sA partial initial decision resolving all but three emergency planning contentions was issued on December 11, 1985. Hearings on the issue of siren effectiveness

[ have been reopened and an initial decision is expected by April 1986. Two exer-

cise-related contentions recently admitted by the Licensing Board remain to be

j. . resolved.

' FEMA has reviewed drafts of state and local plans that were submitted by New *

! Hampshire and Massachusetts for an informal technical review. FEMA's comments

were transmitted to New Hampshire and Massachusetts for their use in preparing a formal submittal of emergency plans. New Hampshire formally submitted portions r of its plans to FEMA in early December 1985 and other portions of its plans on I

February 19, 1986. Massachusetts is actively participating in the planning process; however, FEMA does not know when Massachusetts will formally submit its L

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plans for review. Hearings on the New Hampshire plans are scheduled to start on July 21, 1986. Hearings on the Massachusetts plans will be scheduled following their receipt. Although the length of the hearings cannot yet be projected, it is believed, on the basis of the substantial intervention in the proceedings, that the hearings will be protracted. Thereafter, the preparation of findings and the issuance of a decision will require several months. An exercise in-volving the applicant and New Hampshire was conducted on February 26, 1986.

While preliminary results indicate that both the onsite and oifsite response capabilities were, in general, adequately demonstrated, some offsite deficiencies requiring corrective action may be identified by FEMA. It is likely that hearings will be required on issues related to the exercise. The staff believes that resolution of offsite emergency planning issues has the potential to delay issuance of a full power license, although the length of any such delay cannot realistically be forecast at this time.

10 The Board admitted certain contentions including one relating to emergency preparedness; hearings began in October 1985. A decision is tentatively scheduled for August 1986.

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