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Summary of 880429 FEMA Meeting W/Util to Assure That All Parties Concerned W/Conduct of Plant Exercise Had Consistent Understanding of Situation
ML20151N261
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Site: 05000000, Shoreham
Issue date: 05/03/1988
From: Weiss B
NRC OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS & EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA (AEOD)
To: Zech G
NRC OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS & EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA (AEOD)
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UNITED sT ATEs y g NUCLE AR REGULATORY COMMISSION I l ussimo=, o e nem I May 3,1988 l

NOTE TO: Gary G. Zech, Chief, IRB:00A: AE00 l

FROM: Bernard H. Weiss, IRB:00A: AE00 ,

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SUBJECT:

IMPRESSIONS OF FEMA APRIL 29 MEETING WITH l LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY (LILCO)

On April 29, NRC Headquarters and regional staff attended a Federal Energency Management Agency (FEMA) meeting with LILCO. An agenda and list of attendees l is enclosed. The purpose of the meeting was to assure that all parties con- l cerned with the conduct of the Shoreham exercise had a consistent understanding of the situation, discuss the milestones and schedules that were agreed to at the last meeting and settle items of mutual concern. The meeting was disap-pointing. It appears to the NRC staff that the exercise preparations are moving along, but not like they should be. FEMA Region II is acting more like an anchor than a propeller. Unfortunately, Ihor Husar FEMA Radiological Assessment Committee (RAC) Chairman, could not attend the meeting due to his wife's iliness and a junior neeber of the staff, Gary Seidenfeld, chaired the meeting. He was not effective at this job, particularly since Ihor apparently l gave his little authority to make any decisions and would not make a comitment l on any issue.

Where there should have been progress, there was just status reports. Little appeared to be accomplished. There were several status reports but problems ,

or concerns related to these were mostly put on hold. i 1

One thing that has struck me in working on both the Shoreham and Seabrook exercise preparation is the difference between the FEWA preparation for the Massachusetts portion of the Seabrook exercise and the Shoreham exercise. In the case of Seabrook, I have had detailed discussions with Dick Donovan, FEMA Region X, assigned to help FEMA Region I, about how the exercise will be conducted. We have been able to agree to the detailed approach of the use of NRC staff, exactly how many people he will need, what they will do, how they will do it, how the control plan will be constructed. We have exchanged control plan draf ts and understand what work he will do and what I will do.

He is now reviewing in detail the Shoreham Control Plan which will then be used as the basis for the Seabrook Control Plan.

In the case of Shoreham, I have not been able to have any satisfying discussions with Ihor, nor has he expressed much interest in the NRC support. It appears to me to be due to Ihor's lack of experience and kr.owledge which makes his rather tentative and feel a need to check too many things out with FEMA Headquarters. This might be satisfactory if we had more time, but this has already become a real probles as the exercise is getting closer. FEMA Head-QD0 p g o 000707 .

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l Gary G. Zech May 3 , 1988 qua ters expresses interest, but has never sent anyone to these meetings. We came prepared to discuss the Shoreham Control Plan and the manner in which it would be implemented. Half-way through the meeting, Seidenfeld told us he spcke to lhor and we were not to discuss the Control Plan at the meeting, per,cing a meeting in Washington, D.C. on May 2-3.

This FEMA neeting, as far as I can tell, is partly to finalize the new FEMA eva'uation modules, but, mainly, to get the Shoreham and Seabrook principals together to discuss the exercise issues and assure that there is consistency bet.een the two exercises.

I as concerned that FEM seemed to be excluding NRC feos portions of the prccess that we believe this agency should be involved in. However, ^.here is not much time for isolation and games. FEMA has requested NRC sup;, ort in a manner similar to the last Shoreham exercise. In order to accompiish this significant task, the two agencies must coordinate better.

It is good that FEMA is meeting for two days to determine uniform and con- i sistent approaches for unique aspects of these exercises, although very  !

late since Shorehan will be conducted in five weeks. It would be useful I for NRC to attend these sessions. However, it is necessary for NRC to meet with FEMA at the end of these sessions, i.e. , the last half-day, while all principal parties ar: still available in Washington, to discuss those decisions and policy matters of interest to NRC. These discussions would be much more valuable if done with Shoreham and Seabrook RAC Chairman present, rather than someone telling them what Headquarters managers agreed to. I 1 understand that NRC is scheduled to meet with FEMA on Tuesday, May 3, to  !

discuss the effect of Connecticut's non participation on the Shoreham exercise. '

However, below are some candidate issues that I believe may also be useful to discuss at our meeting with FEMA. There are others:

(1) Exercise dates (2) Sagling rationale.

(3) HRC/ FEMA evaluation of extent of exercise play.

(4) Realise - how it will be factored into the exercise and evaluation.

(5) NRC review to make a determination as to "qualifying exercise." j (6) Differences between conduct of Shoreham and Seabrook exercises.

(7) Required NRC support to conduct the exercises.

(8) Llaltations of final FEMA reports to NRC.

(9) Control cell concepts and operation.

(10) Effects, if any, of WPLR decision.

(11) Federal exercise participation as players.

(12) MRC concerns about the pace of preparation and management commitment.

l The participants at the meeting decided to hold weekly meetings in New York City to discuss outstanding exercise related issues these last several weeks.

We indicated that this approach would be useful since the exercise is so l

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Gary G. Zech Way 3, 19S8 close. However, we expressed the need to obtain an agenda prior to these meetings so that we could evaluate the extent of NRC participation in any particular meeting.

I am ready to discuss this further as you think it is necessary.

Bernard H. Weiss, IRB:DOA: AE00

Enclosures:

1. List of Meeting Attendees
2. Meeting Agenda cc: E. L. Jordan, AE00 R. L. Spessard, AE00 DJ stribution:

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l AGENDA FEMA /NRC/LILCO MSETINO April 29, 1988 SHOREHAM NUCLEAR POWER STATION

1. Revision 9, final RAC comments o LILCO submittal of Revision 10 (Hay 9?)
2. Update on outside organization participation
a. School Districts
b. Connecticut
c. Special Facilities 1
d. Department of Energy
e. US Coast Gaard
f. American Red Cross
g. Othat Federal Participants
3. Revised Milestones
4. FEMA needs from LILCO prior to exercise
5. LILCO needs from FEMA prior to exercise
6. Schedule next meeting 7.

Status (REP 10) of FEMA evaluation of Prompt Notification System 8.

Status of FEMA evaluation of P'iblic In formation Brochitre

9. Disposition of EV-2 and school districts issue
10. Sampling issue 1). Exercise Objectives, final RAC conments*
11. Extent of exercise play * '

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