ML20154B887
| ML20154B887 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/21/1998 |
| From: | Diaz N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9810060042 | |
| Download: ML20154B887 (1) | |
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- ...$ July 13, 1998 An alternate FRN should be Written expressing more l
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PDR decision on potassium iodide.
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- revised FRN to the FRPCC.
==a db gg =o I Ni s 1 MaQ 7m M MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Jackson
'-Commissioner Diaz Commissioner McGaffipan FROM: L. Joseph Calian C Executive Director for k
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SUBJECT:
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE ON POTASSlUM IODIDE in response to the SRM dated June 26,1998, the staff modified the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) proposed draft Federal Reaister Notice (FRN) to include a statement to the effect that State and local decision makers, provided with proper information, may find that the use of potassium iodide (Kl) as a protective supplement is reasonable and prudent for specific local conditions. Attached is the modified FRN for Commission review prior to release to other Federal agencies that are members of the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC). The added sentence is highlighted in bold print on Page 5 of the FRN. The staff has made no revisions to the FRN, except to add the statement directed by the Commission and to correct wording where there was an obvious grammatical or syntax problem.
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By way of background, on October 23,1997, the staff provided to the Commission FEMA's final ] g draft FRN entitled," Federal Policy on the Use of Potassium lodide as an Emergency Preparedness Measure for Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Accidents" (COMSECY-97-028),
in that submittal, the staff stated that it found FEMA's draft FRN consistent with the Commission policy outlined in the SRM dated June 30,1997. The Commission directed the staff to schedule a public Commission briefing on Klissues, this briefing occurred on November 5,1997. In the SRM dated November 25,1997, the Commission informed the staff that it would temporarily defer action on FEMA's draft FRN pending resolution of the petition for rulemaking relating to the use of KI, PRM 50-63 (SECY-97-245). The draft FRN presented in COMSECY-97-028 was modified and is attached to this paper.
CONTACT: Frank J. Congel, AEOD
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