ML20150F380

Responds to Inquiring as to Whether There Is Federal Plan for Compensating People That Live within Nuclear Power Plant Epz.No Federal Program for Distribution of Compensation from Nuclear Power Facilities Exists

ML20150F380
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Site:	Maine Yankee
Issue date:	07/05/1988
From:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Mitchell G SENATE
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' July 5, 1988 The Honorable George J. Mitchell United States Senatt Washington, D.C. 20M0

Dear Senator Mitchell:

This letter is in response to your June 13, 1988 letter to Chairman Zech. On behalf of a constituent, you inquired whether there is a federal plan for compensating people who live within a nuclear power plant emergency planning zone, and if so, how compensation is distributed.

Under non-emergency conditions, there is no federally mandated compensation to people who live in an emergency planning zone. The Price. Anderson Act, however, provides for compensation to persons who have sustained a loss due to an accident at a nuclear power facility. Local compensation associated with l the construction and/or operation of a nuclear power plant is variable and )

primarily determined by the local and State tax provisions applicable to each '

facility. In addition to local and State taxes, nuclear utilities have often augmented local and State resources dedicated to responding to emergencies, e.g., fire fighting equipment. However, these arrangements have been the culmination of utility, local and State efforts, and are not due to any program required by the federal government. Accordingly, there is no federal program for the distribution of local compensation from nuclear power facilities.

I trust that this information is useful to you.

Sincerely, I (signed) T. A, Ikt"D bictorStello,Jr.

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DESC: AVAILABILITY OF FED 7.RAL ASSISTANCE TO COMPENSATE-PERSONS WHO LIVE WIT 4IN AN EMERGENCY PLANNING . ZONE DATE: 06/16/G8 ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT: NRR Murley SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS: NRR RECEIVED: JUNE 16, 1988, ACTION: DREP:CONGELi NRR ROUTING: MURLEY/SNIEZEK MIRAGLIA

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      -PAPER NUMBER:     CRC-88-0540                     LOGGING DATE: Jun 15 88 ACTION OFFICS:    EDO                                                      ;

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      -AFFILIATION:      U.S. SENATE LETTER DATE:      Jun 13~88     ' FILE CODE:

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Availability of federal assistance to compensate persons who live within an emer planning zone ACTION: Direct Reply DISTRIBUTION: OCA to Ack , SPECIAL HANDLING: None NOTES: DATE DUE: Jun 22 88 SIGNATURE: . DATE SIGNED: AFFILIATION: I i i J RWd Off. EDO Date - 6 - 14 V 6 Time _ H 3e, ] IIO---003772}}