ML20151Z071

Testimony of Jj Boursy.* Addresses Issue of Measured Signal Strength of Fm Radio Station Wplr,New Haven,Ct within EPZ for Plant.Related Correspondence

ML20151Z071
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Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	04/28/1988
From:	Boursy J FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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TESTIMONY OF JOHN J. BOURSY, JR.

Q.1 State your name, occupation, and address.

A.1 My name is John J. Boursy, Jr. My title is Supervisory

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Mass Media Bureau,' Federal Communications Commission (FCC),

I work in Audio Services Division, '

Washington, DC. A copy of my Professional qualifications is j submitted as an attachement to this testimony.

Q.2 What is the purpose of this testimony?

A.2 The purpose of my testimony is to address the issue of the ,

measured signal strength of FM radio station WPLR, New Haven, Connecticut, 99.1 MHz, within the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) for the Shoreham Nuclear Power station, i i

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Q.3 What did you review with respect to this issue?

A3 I reviewed the Testimony of Douglas Crocker, Ralph E.

Dippell and William G. Johnson, dated April 13, 1988, and the

. Direct Testimony of Charles G. Perrv III and Gregorv C. Minor, dated April 13, 1988. In addition, I reviewed all of the attachments to both of these sets of testimony, and the April 20, 1988, Motions by the NRC Staff and LILCO to Strike portions of the testimony by Gregory C. Minor and/or Charles G. Perry III.

Q.4 Please describe your review.

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A.4 I concentrated on the aspects of the testimony and the attachments that dealt with WPLR. I paid attention to the aspects dealing with other issues only to determine that they did not relate to WPLR. I particularly concentrated on the measurements and the analysi.; of the measurements on WPLR in the EPZ. I was not a?.ked to consider the possible application of the results of the measurements.

Q.5 Describe the measurements that you reviewed.

! A.5 There are two sets of measurements on WPLR, both made by

, the firm of Cohen and Dippell on behalf of LILCO. One set uses a grid pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 73.314(c); the other set involves

3-radial measurements pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 73.314(b). For the purposes of determining coverage to a specific area, the grid ,

technique is more reliable than the radial method. Therefore, I concentrated on the grid measurements, looking at the radial a measurements only to ensure that they did not contradict the results of the grid method. The grid measurements appear to have been made and analyzed in accordance with 47 C.F.R.  !

73.314(c), and establish that there is a measured signal strength from WPLR of at least one millivolt per meter (mV/m) throughout the EPZ. The radial measurements do not contradict this conclusion. l t '

Q.6 Did you review any measurements on WPLR which were made on behalf of Suffolk County? f 4

A.6 I did not review any measurements on WPLR which were made  ;

i on behalf of Suffolk County. The testimony indicated that relatively few measurements were taken of WPLR on behalf of  ;

Suffolk County, and that they were insufficient to permit any

! conclusions regarding its coverage of the EPZ by WPLR. Data [

from these minimal measurements were not included with the testimor.y on behalf of Suffolk County.  !

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\-- Q. 7- What is the significance of a signal strength of 1 mV/m? '

Why 1 mV/m rather than another value?. ,

A.7 The FCC considers that a signal strength of 1 mV/m, or ,

• greater, is sufficisnt to provide a suitably strong signal, free from noise, for reception by virtually all FM receivers Thus, potential listeners would not reject such a station because of poor signal strength. The FCC also uses this to determine the potential audience for an FM station. Thus, when there are

, several applications for a new FM station in the same community on the same frequency, and a hearing is held to determine which application should be granted, the areas and populations within t tbe 1 mV/m contours are used to provide the comparison of the 73

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4 Q.8 Is there anything in the testimony on behalf of either LILCO or Suffolk County, or in the attachments to the testimony, that casts doubt on the validity or reliability of the measurements you considered?

i A.8 No, there is not. The concerns expressed in the testimony on behalf of Suffolk County do not relate to the techniques of making the measurements, or the analysis of the measurements; the testimony was silent on these points. Rather, tbe concerns i relate to the application of the results of the analysis. As

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April 21, 1988 RESUME John J. Boursy Jr.

Supervisory Engineer Audio Services Division

, , Mass Media Bureau Federal Communications Commission 1919 M S t ree t , NV Washington, DC 20554 (202) 634-6315 Education:

Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Worcester, MA.; B.S. degree (with high distinction) in Electrical Engineering 1971.

The National Law Centar of the George Washington University.

Washington, DC; J.D. degree (with honors), 1976.

Professional Societies and Registrations:

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

p Member. DC Bar Association Experienc e:

1971-present Federal Communications Commission (FCC) . Washington, DC.

Current Grade: CM-15.

1982-p re s en t . Supervisory Special Projects Engineer. Supervise development and implementation of automated systems for various interference analyses involving broadcast stations (e.g., the Low Power TV interference analysis system), and for international

! negotiations and modifications to FCC rules; served as U.S. Expert in Panel of Experts preparing for international telecommunications conference to be held in May-June 1988 (Rio de Janeiro); will be member of U.S. delegation to this conf erence; serve as liasion with Federal Aviation Administration on interference issues; supervise another Special Projects Engineer and others who manage the FCC's AM and FM engineering data bases.

! 1980-1982. Senior Special Projects Engineer. Served as member of l

Panel of Experts representing the U.S. in preparation for a Vestern I Hemisphere conference on radio broadcasting; worked with International Frequency Registration Board, Ceneva, Switzerland, in developing computer systems for use during and after the conference; member of U.S. delegat. ion to this conference (November and becember 1981. Rio de Janeiro l ; one of the two TCC staf f

overseeing the conversion of AM directional antenna patterns to standard and augmented patterns.

1978-1982. Supervisory Electronic Engineer. Supervised the engineering portion of the processing of applications for construction permits and licenses for FM radio stations, subsidiary communications authority applications, and requests for special temporary authority; oversaw the development of the FCC's engineering data base for AM radio stations; developed various

computer programs for, interference analysis.

4 1971-1978. Electronic Engineer. Processed applications for new and changed AM (1971-1975) and FM (1975-1978) radio stations; developed computer programs for interference analyees; developed 1 new FCC rules to provide for easier, more ef fective automation of

) interference analyses (standard pattern rulemaking).

1970-1971 (Summers) Staf f Engineer, WEIM( AM), Fitchburg, Mas s ac hu s e t t s .

2 1969-1971, Chief Engineer, WICN(FM), Worcester, Massachusetts.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "Testimory of John J. Boursy, Jr. in the above-captioned proceedings have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class, this 28th day of April, 198S:

James P. Gleason, Chairman G. Palomino, Esq.

g-~ 4 Shoreham CL-3 Proceeding Special Counsel to the Governor 1

\J Atomic Safety and Licer. sing Board Executive Chamber U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission State Capitol Washington, D.C. 20535 Albany, NY 12224 Oscar H. Paris W. Taylor Reveley III, Esq.

Administrative Judge Hunton & Williams Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 707 East Main Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 1535 Washington, D.C. 20555 Richnond, VA 23212 Frederick J. Shon Jonathaa D. Feinberg, Esq.

Administrative Judge New York State Department of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Public Service U.S. 'Auclear Regulatory Commission Three Empire State Plaza Wash ngton, D.C. 20555 Albany, !TI 12223 l

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John F. Shea, III, Esq. Christopher M. McMurray, Esq.

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Riverhead, NY 11901 South Lobby-9th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036-5891 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Joel Blun, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director, Utility Intervention Washington, D.C. 20555 NY State Consumer Protection Board Suite 1020 Atomic Safety and Licensing 99 Washington Avenue Appeal Board Panel Albany, NY 12210 U.S. Nuclear Regul. tory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dr. Monroe Schneider North Shore Committee P.O. Box 231 Docketing and Service Section Wading River, NY 11792 office of the Secretary hs}

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Acting General Counsel, Rm. 840 Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20472 Robert Abrams, Esq.

Attorney General of the State Alfred L. Nardelli, Esq.

New York State Dept. of Law Attn: Peter Bienstock, Esq.

120 Broadway Department of Law 3rd Floor, Room 3-118 New York, N.Y Two World Trade Center 10271 Room 46-14 New York, NY 10047 MHB Technical Associates General Counsel 1723 Hamilton Avenue Long Island Lighting Company Suite K 250 Old County Road San Jose, CA 95125 Mineola, NY 11501

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