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Submits Complaint Re VT Yankee Emergency Evacuation Plan.Requests OL Suspension for Failure to Comply W/ 10CFR50.100 & 10CFR50.110.Federal Regulations,Title 10 Encl
ML20148F704
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Site: Vermont Yankee, Yankee Rowe
Issue date: 07/23/1975
From: Koster F, Lovejoy S, Zapinski F
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY COALITION
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NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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TheLAlternative Energy-Coalition of Massachusetts wishes to call to i your attention a violation of the operating license o" Vermont Yankee Power , 

                   . Plant located in Vernon, Vermont. We wrote you eight months ago, but recent
  • newspaper: accounts. inform us that you may never have received the letter. '

t i Our complaint is.that the' emergency evacuation plan filed by the licensee . 

                                                                                                                                                               '!i prior to receipt of..their operating license is not maintained in an up to date fashion nor fully tested annually as required by' law. This is documented in part in:the attached testimony.before.the Massachusetts Commission on Nuclear Safety, April 23, 197.; '                                                                                                          ;

e Atteropts 't'o hold the utilities accountable et the local level have 

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brought two responses: -

1) A publicly announced drill which will require four months j to plan, the nature of which will be fully communicated to j the subject utility, prior to the test, which will not t test citizen movemer.t capability.

This' drill may not conform to plans filed with the' Atomic Energy Commission i 

                                           . prior to.the licensing of this plant.1
  • i 2). A public statement from the utility that they have no .

responsibility outside of their own plant fence. 2 3 t We : call on yc . to suspend the operating license of Vermont Yankee under i the provision of tt..: Code of Federal Regu1*.tions, #10, Section 50.100, for  ; failure to' comply with the provisions of Section-50.110, Appendix E, Section~ j IV , Sub . A , ' B ,' C , D , E , ' and I .  : i t Our investigation cT this: matter has also revealed to us that Yankee l Rowe atomic plant in Rowe,iCassachusetts may.not have any evacuation plan j either. We request an. investigation of this also.  ; 

                                  ' Our legal counsel has informed us that we may not file for an injunction
                    'against these ' plants until we have attempted an administrative remedy to this illegality. We intend to file for such an injunction should your~ actions i

L fail 1to. bring;the' licensees in compliance within a short time.  ! 

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                         .Public concern on this. matter is high'in this area, and it is our feeling you may wich to benefit from public input by holding public hearingr here
             '(not in Washington, D.C. ) on this matter. We look forward to a response from you in the near future, j

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Francis Koster Samual Lovejoy Fred Zapinski Room 200 Box 66 Box 269 Hills North Turners Fall, MA Chestnut Hill Road University of Massachusetts 01376 Montague, MA Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 863-4754- (413) 367-9374 (413) 545-3410 1Grsenfield' Recorder, Saturday, 19 September 1975. 2 Springfield Union ( A.P. ), Tuesday, 22 September 1975. ATTACHt:ENTS (2) Koster Testimony to Massachusetts Governors' Commission on Nuclear Safety. Execrpts of the Code of Federal Regulations, #10. Corles to: Governor Dukakis - Massachusetts Governor Salmon - Vermont . Governor Thompson - New Hampshire New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, Inc. Mr. Barnham - New York Times Ms. Pale - Erattleboro Reformer Mr. LePevn - Rutland Herald Mr. Oykle - Greenfield Recorder FK:c2/156 l l l l 1 l

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                                  .100.' Revocation,'nunpencion,~ modification of licensca and conutruction.

permite for_cause. A' licence or construction permit may be rovoked, cucpended, or modified in whole or in part for any material false statement in the application for licence...or statement of fact or any report, record, inspection, or other means, uhich uould uarrant the Commission to refuse to grant a licence en an cricinal application. . .(b); or for violation of, or failure to observe, ' any of the terms and provicions of the act, regulations, license, permit, l or order of tho' Comnicaion. , 

                                                                                                                                                        'l Appendix E - Emergency Plans for Production and Utilization Pacilities (required)

IV' . Content of Pncrgency Plans l The emergency plans shall contain, but not neccesarily"be. lim'ted to, the follouing elements: A'. ' .. (2) appropriato State, and Federal agencies uith, responsibilities for coping with emergencies; . 1 B. ... Other persons with special qualificationc who are not employees ' of the licensea < .d uho .may be called upon for acsistanco chall also be identified.... - C '. . . . participation of local and Stato agencies and the Atomic Energy ' Commission and other Federal agencies,.and criteria for deternining when protective maasures nhould be concidered within and cutside the site Lonaday to piotect health and cafety and prevent damage to property; D. Procedures for notifying, and agreements reachad with local, State, and rederal officials and agencies for the early uarning of the public and . for public evacuation or other protective measurea chould cuch ucraina,' ~ cvacuation, or other protectivo measures become necessary or desinnble, including identification of the principal officiels, by titic and acancies; E. Provisions for maintainind up to date: - (1) The organination for coping with emergencies, (2) the procedures for une in cuercencies, and (3) the lista of parconc with .special c.ualifications for coping with emergency conditions; I. Provisions for tccting, by periodic ' drills, of radiation energ.cncy plans to accure that employcea of the licencee e.re faniliar uith their specific 

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duties, and provicions for participation in the drilla by other persons uhocc. accistance may be needed in the event of a radiation emergency; - 

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x . , ,bh The Altern'ative} Energy Coalition calls upon the-Governor.'tb insist 

                  ~on an?-immediate.. shut down of_ Vermont. Yankee, and Yankee Rowe, pending                    ,
a: successful . test of the. existing emergency e' vacuation p,lans which in-tvolves the movement 6f-the population.

Federal Lawl requires nuclear power plants to create,. maintain in up toldate-fashion,.and test evacuation plans. These plans would be ac ' i ivated in/ the' a'rea downwind of a n'uclear plant accident which releases  ! radioactive gas. Federal, ctate and local officials are to participate in'. tests.of these plans annually. - r Western Massachusetts has wo plants to worry about. Vermont Yan- 

               ? hee ((operated-by Northeast Utilities) and the Rowe Plant, (operated by
               " yankee Atomic                 ). .According to published reports 2 the local safety of fie:ials in Rowe are unaware of any evacuation plans. ._            Our. investigation of the viability ~of Vermont Yankee's. Evacuation Plans shows they won't'                      '

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1) The nuclear incident teams of tha Commonwealth of Massachusetts have never had a drill,_according to one of its acmbers, a consultant.to the Department of Public Health.
                                        "se phone number to be used to alert the NIAT team was ' unanswered Friday night, 9:30 P.M., August 24.

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3) Civil Defense, a central part of the state's response plan, has almost died since the plans were drawn up. 1
4) The Northern most county in Massachusetts, Franklin county, is )

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               .15fmiles from Vernon, Vermont.                  Franklin County has no'C.D. Director.

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5) The.Greenfield Director,. Mr. Wiles, was unable to locate his
                 'Evaculation P1,an during a perronal visit July 23, 1974.                Town clerk could       ;

not findtone.either. - Neither knew the procedures. 

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6) . LTheillampshire County C.D. . Director,. Mr. : spoffor, said "have
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                                     . 7)     It.is essen.tial1that the Governor realize.that the existance'on-i paper of an Evacuation Plan:doeslnot1 guarantee' citizen safety.

s Recent events at: Connec'ticut- Millstone (operated, by Northeast Utilities) show

t. hat the Plans1 exi' stance means nothing'- they.must be. tested completely; and fully.,3 J
8) In theLease of1 Vermont Yankee, any radiation gas' leak.would flowj
  ,                     escuth at about 8 miles per h'our across state lines.                                        Inter-state safety.

forces;commutiication is not known for its' efficiency. The town of Green - field would; have aboutil hour to be completely evacuated, and'the univer ; sity. town of!AmherstEabout 3' hours.4 ' We anticipate 1th'e utilities to rebut this 3 ssue in two ways: ) 

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1) They will~say they'have'had drills annually.5. We would point ,

1 out that these minor drills,did not test citizen movement capability, and did not test the inter.-state communication link. j 

                                    '2)       They will say maintainance of adequate communications links.                                                  '

1 between hospitals, . fire and police, civil defense, etc. is not'their res- 

                         . pon s.ibility.            .We would point out that the state and localLgovernments-are1remis's.               However, the cost of such testing is a'true. cost of generatin) electricity..in this. noxious fashion, and ought~to be' borne by:.the utility.]
                                    .In conclusion,                     the Alternative Energy _ Coalition.would like to
point out that ifi our energy needs'were met through such sources as the .
                        . sun and.wihd, none of this nonsense need'be dealt with at all.                                                           '

ForIfurther information: Mr2 Francis.Kostor 413-545-3410 foffice) 433-367-9374.(home) I 

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gy 1 Codb of F,ederal_ Regulations, Title #10, Section 50.34, pp. 266-271, "y' and 50.110, Section IV., pp. 309-310. 7/ 2U.S. News and World Report, March 29, 1971, p. 68, center of page. 3 Connecticut Aroused Over Radiation Leaks, p.1, Greenfield Recorder,- April 3, 1975. (a'tached) c Vermont Yankee FSAR, Section G, Figure G-II.

  • 5- The Reforrr.er, (Brattleboro, Vermont), June 13, 1975, P. 5.

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