ML20147B850
| ML20147B850 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 01/07/1988 |
| From: | Reis E NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
| To: | Rosenthal A, Smith I, Wolfe S Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#188-5337 OL-1, NUDOCS 8801190017 | |
| Download: ML20147B850 (4) | |
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uR A NCw' Alan S. Rorenthal, Chairman Howard A. Wilbur, Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Ivan W. Smith, Chairman Gustave A. Linenberger, Jr., Administrative Judge Dr. Jerry Harbour, Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq., Chairman Dr. Jerry Harbour, Administrative Judge Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke, Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 In the Matter of PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ET AL.
(Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. 50-443-OL-1, (Off-Site Emergency Planning) 50-4 44-O L-1 (Onsite Emergency Planning and Safety issues Centlemen:
We are notifying the Licensing and Appeal Boards of the attached press release issued by the New Hampshire Yankee Division of the Pub!!c Service Company of New Hampshire on December 30, 1987.
That press release states in pa' t:
That Seabrook Station's management is offering its siren poles in five Massachusetts towns to those towns.
"The Massachusetts sirens will no longer be part of the plant's licensing efforts."
"The company... will disconnect all equipment used by Seabrook personnel to activate the sirens" "New Hampshire Yankee is taking steps to provide 8801190017 geogo7 PDR ADOCK 05000443 0
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A s alternative methods to notify residents of a plant emergency, as required by federal law."
The press release further quotes New Hampshire Yankee's vice president of engineering and programs as stating that, "We will not be including the Massachusetts siren system in any documentation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the Federal Emergency Management Agency involving the licensing of Seabrook Station."
We are informing the Appeal Board and the Licensing Boards of this press release because it may have relevance to matters before the Boards.
These matters include the November 13, 1987 motion of the Massachusetts Attorney general to reopen the record and admit a new contention involving the availability of sirens in Newbu ryport, Massachusetts; Applicant's December 18, 1987 response to that motion which describes an alternate alerting system for Newburyport, which in part relles on sirens in other Massachusetts towns; compilance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(5); and authorizations for the issuance of few power and full power !! censes for Seabrook.
The Staff has been reviewing Applicant's alternate alerting plan for Newburyport in order to determine if it meets the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(5), and to reply to the Massachusetts Attorney General's motion to reopen the record which is oremised upon the unavalfability of the Newburyport sirens.
In view of the Applicant's announcement that it intends to develop still other alternate means of public notification and that it will no longer rely on sirens in the affected Hassachusetts towns, it appears that any conclusion the Staff might reach in regard to the Newburyport alternate alerting plan which in part relies on availability of other strens in Massachusetts towns may now be moot.
Sincerely, Edwin J.
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David Scanzoni (603) 474-9521 Decest.ber 30. 1987 Ext. 2729 SDMXE OITFRS '!O GIVE ITS 32 SDON PO!2S TO FIVE FASSMmsgrr$ mNs SEABROCE, N.!!. -- New Ha:rpshire Yadee, seabrook Station's tranagemnt ocripany, has offered to give its 32 siren poles in five north 61 stern Massachusetts towns to cech of the respective town governmants, saying the Massachusetts sires vill no Icager be part of the plant's licensing efforts.
Nw Ha:phiro Ya:*ae said it is willing to give the sirens to the towns of Nebary, West NMnry, knesbury, Salisbury and Merrimac with no obligations rapired on the part of the towns.
In addition, the cer:pany said it will disocnnect all 9TJi mant used by Sehrook personnel to activate the sirens.
f The offer ms rede in a letter sent yesterday to each town's board of selectmen. If accepte5, the towns co. tid use the sirens as a local amargency r.otifi=stion systen for events acch as school cleeings, fires, hurricanes, ir&strial accidents or traffic ao:ldents involving trucks carrying toxic chernicals or hazardous waste on rajor highways including Interstates 95 and 495.
The decision to give the sirmas to the towns follows recent federal ocort l
action involving per: nits issuod for the Massa:husetta sirens. New Ha@ehire I
Ya.%ee is tdcles steps to orovide alternative unthods to notify residants of a plant amargency, as required by federal law.
'",4e will not be incialina the Massachusetts siren syntam in any dxumentation to the Maclear Feiralatory contdssion or the Federal hegency Management Agency involving the licensing of Saabrook Station," wrote Tai Feigenhaum, New h ps. hire yanhe's vice president or engineerirn and gaality prcgrace, in the letter to selectmen.
% have stated repeateily that we wish to be good neighbors," Felgenbaum continoed. % ur:5arstand that sooe feel strongly that they wish not to participate in surgency planning for Seabrook Station.
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.feelirgs....Daspite the differences in epinion on Saabrook, we fon't believe i
that local residents are wall sar.ws by the rmoval of an existing pablic I
alart notification systein.'
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1985 and early 1986. hastury has 10 Salisbury 8; Newbury 7; West thwbury 51 l
and Marrima: 2.
No Waryport, also located within 10 miles of Seabrook, already owns its own siren syntat.
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Feigenbac:a said the ccafpany's offer regarding the Massachusetts sirens has no bnring on the ec pany's siren notification syston for tN 17 New hpehire twns within 10 miles of the plant.
"sirens remain an i@ortant and integral part of the anergency plan for New
.u.anshire/ Peiga.batrn said.
The full text of the letter sent to the Massachusetts selectnen follews
Dear Selectnen,
As yea 6.ew, New Harpshiro Yankee Division currently cwns aM maintains a public alert r.etif1:ation system in the Town of..........
The p.iblic alert notification system was originally installed for use by civil Defeme officials in the event of an incident at Seabrook Station. As an additional featcre, local pJblic safety officials have the capability to activate these sirens for use in a nuter of potential enntgancy situatic.w inciding r.atural disasters, hazardeus traterials incidents, or fires.
As a rec 1: of reocnt court actices on siran pole raroval, New Har:pshire Yankee is takin; state to provide niternative nethods of notification to '
Massachus.etts residents living within 10 miles of Subrook Station.
h:aase un balleve that the sirens oculd continue to provide 10:a1 civil defor.ss authorities with an effective reins of notifying residents of anorgencies not related to Seabrook, we are extending to the Toe of........
the follcwing offer. New Repshira Yankee will give the sirens and poles to the Town of........... We will disconnect all eqaignant used by Saabrook g rs:r.nel to activate the sirens. We will not bo including the Massachushtta -
sira. system in any do:u:qintation to the Naclear Paplatory Cerr.ission or'the ' -
Federal DTergency Management Agency involving the licensing of Saabrook 'r..
Station.
We have stated repeateily that wo wish to be good neighbors. We uMarstand that sene feel strongly that they wish not to participate in stervency planning for Seabrook Station. We respect these feelings.
Despite the differonoes in cpinion on Soabrcok, we don't believe that Jacal residents are wall sarva5 by the rentwal of an axisting public alert notificatico system. We reTaast that cur pecposal be included on the agenda of the next neetir,g of the noard of selectmen. We waald be villing to have a representative of New Rmtpshire Yankee attend the meeting and answst any gaestions you tray have.
Please advise us whether ya.1 will be a:csidering our prc$csal at ycur upocning anoting. Thank yoa for year consideration.
sincuraly, Ted C. Peigsabaum Vice President Wc1 EnL4EuwacnnmumA m