ML20154D945
| ML20154D945 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/22/1987 |
| From: | Bradburne J NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| To: | Asselstine, Roberts, Zech NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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April 22, 1987 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chairinan Zech Comissioner Robert Comissioner Asse tine i
Comissioner Ber thal
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Comissioner C r FROM John C. Bra urne, Director of Con res fairs Office of overmental and Publi rs
SUBJECT:
PRE-HEA NG Q'S FOR UDALL/EME ANNING RULE CHANGE Attached for your review re the responses to pre-hearing questions for the hearing on NRC's eme gency planning rule change te be he M by the Subcomittee on Energy d the Environrent of the House Committee on i
Interior and Insular Af airs.
Please pro;4de any coments to OCA by close-of-business on Thursday, April 23.
Contact:
J.De1 Medico, x4-1444 Attachtrent:
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$ttretary U.$. My". Iter Regala tory CC&l t s t CS nelhtngten. C.C. 20555 Re: C;er4mit Ch P7000143 RJ1 9 On (ICthling of NwC ter P0=tr Pl 'itt Where $ tate i
4 and LOC a l "r3s t r"te n t i Ot C I l et to Part1Cl34tt in Cf flitt (tergenCy Pl49mia; Cear Mr. ChiIk:
T' int lettt' Dr@vi:el t*e ::ments of the Fedt*41 [*trgency Management agt9Cy (F(MA) CM t't 4 C'ett le g aI 4 t c r y Ccevil t g LCM (%RCI tr*CCitd f ult. *Litt9 ting Of W
NWC1 tar P st' P149tl de't St4tt and l.CC41 GC,t'ntt*tt OtClint to ParttClO4tt in Offit te ("tergt9Cy Planning."
This preocted rule ens publi ntd in tne t
Federal te;* tter on WarCn 6. 1987 (52 FR 6180).
the ntC has preposed a C*4mgt in its regulettent.MI Ch.culd etemit the llCemling C' PwC ter CCet' Dlenti entre Statt 46 1 0C41 goverMPentt dtcitat :
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gartiCICatt in the dillgn. 8 8tPCitt. Cr ieclt?tntattCA Of Offlitt f*tr199'y
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'w'Ade r t hCit C i rCwmi tinCit. t*t gr000100 ruit Cmeegt I
ocyld Ctemit !90 400 llc 4mt to tt 11Cented 4006 sn* stag that (1) ttt Instt'ity l
a to CMC y o' tn t*t *3rtal t+tr gt9Cy planning rtQwirt vill CCuld t,e retta n t l
4 thitely 0*:t914tta for ty realonable CCCCtretten 0; the Statt l
and I CC41 1 v t r '*4
- t t. ( 2 ) t*t 400ll C46t hat made 4 10Cd f a t t n 4 m 0 t u t t a t 9 e
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00t4th thtt CX;t'4 tion. (3) the D14n5 devtl**t3 ty t*t 4C0 tC49t 1
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ef f tClist stat.rtl to C* Centatt for the 14:t, of CxCt'atiCM en':5 4*t reat;estle tag ft411310 under the CirCWSit49 tt 4*: ***Cn tatt into 4CC wat 4 0c511310 5tatt or 10C41 retpCnte to an actual teergt*Cy 4MC (4) the 40pittant i
hit providel C00181 Of the plan to 411 governtemtt entCh would M4vt Qtatrette h410 partitiS4tti and hat 41gured them (met it it4mit ready to CCCCeratt eitn thee.
4 F(YA notel, 414 first Detalle to its CWents, that, vader the 4tomtC (ntrgy i
ACt.18g4) relPonlibili ty f or the llCenting of nWClter CCetr plants it vittic 4 Clyllvely in the %4C.
In tetting standardt for Intentwrt. the Ccetttlen definal the threat to te pregared againtt. and it it the Coenittien enith detersints inet Itvtl Cf crocaration 11 ne:ttlary to '4tt the af fined thetet.
Prict to tPt inttient at te.t three l' tilt Island NwC ter P etr Plant in WarC%
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C 1119, thert ett no llCteting requirement for Of fitte t?trgtaCy 914Mning and Foll =1mg that incident and the rt9Cet of the Ke?tny CWitti:a Orttartertit.
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C in tht time yttr the NEC strengthened its regWlitCr y regyirttent that of f itt t
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lit o' tmergency rit00nst Olinning in 3'tCart1*tts te intt tatt gat :t :4.:.gt.g 0 Adequate to pro 4Ct the publ1C t' ort nte IICentet vow'2 04 'St.t
.t s'g3 4dopted the Elmeny CCmit tion rtCCMt^34 tion tha t F(44 19ewla !4t t !*e 'ta:
Pt1DontlDlISIy Ier off tltt tat'ltnCy 0144 tv41gation A33 t ti:n41.t;,4.t t. g vert ettabillhtd to intWrt 1JCm alanning and precare!'On sovi tt 4:::p; g.t; 4t previovtly llCinled 014ntl.
At 4 StCond premite. F(M 4Ct 9c=1 taget that $ttillons 0; tot 400 o' :ttate ag and maintaining oCtratin llClitet are 04100 in part on 4 Co*ootitt 'esite of off tlte tetrgency C4040i Itlll 493 thott Crovided by the utility unt*** tPt plant.
fmt MRC mit the tythority to af termlet the relativt itoortPCs of of flitt emergency Cet04rtantit
'9 t*4 IlCinitn9 dfCitton.
N 1 tt4ttseat of F[MAa g vitel On the OrcCott1 ry
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offlitt tetrgtoCy 013nning 483 3't:4rtantil Art still Contidtrt3 etteatta' to obtaining and 9416taining in :t'ating littelt.
The pr000$40 full Changt it tetititly intende3 to addetts tne artf*Ction Ittwt shlCh is 4t the Center of int l'tigation over litenting of the $hortn&a MyClear PCutr PI4At and tPt $te 'oCL NwCitar Poetr P'46t.
Int Otrticular istyg 15 emetter $tatt and ICCal gover venC1 ghould tt 4014 to Jo tr4t rtCtly.
by OtClining to 24rtiC1:4tt in o'f tite eter;enCy 0 4*ilmg.
- 4t they 14; not 1
do dirtCtly tnet 15. efff Ctiet'y veto the regulatory stCitions of tPt %%C 45 i
to the siting and littoling c' *.Ci ter cover plentt.
FEMA 00110,t5 ina t this litut of thf indIrtCt veto of W: attitlent by $tett tid loc 41 government $
involvst matters of significant :wellC collCy whlCm +4y wititetely Pave to te 1
i resolved by the Congrett.
While F(4 hat ho vits 41 to 19e v411dity of any cot'tlon tme 4tC et,,
tatt on the Orf tSClion 15548 CU te. t*t age *Cy deel note that tat ef fect Of
- e procoled C'enge 11 to Pt;wirt 4 59ceing tPet the 4 Cot'C68: 64% totta til l
rett 084Dlt and f 0411ble ltt0s to 30 0100 en off tte gategiacy plan 4*:
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relCCnte C4:4ttlity r4ther then 4 inculag tPet the t"t';t9;p rettoegt
'4ag offer rt41:netit allwr4mCR that adequate teelw et to ge:ttet t*t Dwt'*: C4n :t r
taken in the tutot of en intr;te y.
On its face. Ut CFCoolta PW t intercoratel 4 i
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tatt off tlte tetrgenCy planning sculd te evaluated ti f(wa if the 5t; retwtitt findings and dettrelnattent 45 to enttmtr of f tt te tat'gesty slant tre aclowatt 1
j' ano Can be laeltainttd. It wouls eliminett the net c 'or 'all. car tlc':s tion tierCitts (tholt tttting the Cap 4 City of Statt and total governatntti toth befort and af ter itCenting.
(van if O strCitts are Co'dwetts. their.41.4 't I
Striously diminished witMowt tSt :articipation of State 4mc icCal gov t r natat t, Full.garttC194 tion estrCitet terve teve 41 i*:ortant C5'Ccitt.
They Art not only tools for tv41J4 ting written piang. %f y are algo 4 genng for their refinteent 4Pd 4 train
- sg veilcle for the t'ergtecy stricntel.ho will tt' Called on to retrind to 49 4Cty.1 faergency.
f(wA it of tot e at, t*4t Statt 4md loc 41 partiti st'on. At in tot grttent accr:4Cn, of ferg all ConCtrPed eith offilte trergt*Cy 0 49 ming and Ortpart:atig 4 stet th C 1
f taperiente and tensitivity to 1 0< 41 CtrCuettentet, t%e lott cf shich C:w d i
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navt striwl 4dverst Conttaventet for leCn 4:r e on it e. n i i :. t.,e Diantl.
In February 1986. F(MA partlCIDattd in 45 litrCitt teet did MCt 19C'w:t itett and 10C41 904trn*46tl.
The rolet of key gove'9Mit Of flC1411 sert c'4 ts of FCM te010ytti.
FrCe thll to trlthCt.
f F(M CCncludel that tne gr4Ct'Ce P
linglating govern?tetal CartlCl04t10n het lever 41 l*00rtant Comittweattg.
I Ftrlt, the real. time interaction titweth Of flClell 4Ad othCr t*tegenCy relpoedert il not reallitically telted.
Th a t C0 esc roelle l the ty41ttj of tne findingt vitlCh F(M 11 4010 to makt 400yt t9e prepartsnell of thCit Other
$4CCndly, tNG CrtCartantti of tmt Statt and 10C41 governsienvg ig rtspondert.
not deacoltrated in any meaningful lente.
Al a relalt, the ConClyl10e.g that j
F(M uC91d be (41140 on to m4Le 4t09t
t 0r004010 retconte of $t4te omd 1 0C41 s
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gCi t r atiti t t wCW d b e D 410 0 I 4 r g e l y 06 sve j e s' t w r t.
F(# 11 very rel WCt46t to Certify that 4:03W4tt CrottClivt '941Wrtl Can tt De D4100 06 IWCN 4 dejett of C0njecture.
14tti entre any finding.0913 the reflateemt of tote;taty plant ent Ch 15 tot natural OutCCet of en estrCile Could allo to Coscr:eiled.
The Celtrvationg on ntCh gyCh reflatments =Cald l-tt 5400 4rt 1911 v41 t d wi th0Wt the Car tl Cipation of $tett and 10C41 i
Fu thtP9Crt. thtte 10vernetnts *4y not St C0eeltted to Catagel gcetenNett.
r in their utg41 styl Cf CCerating in tattgenciel.
likely to CParge their routinel during an 4Ctwel Inty Art Ctettinly not 4
titrgvnCy. twin if they Art C0avinCt3 of tPt alldQ4 of the Cn4Pgtl.
The Iste. Of training wh!Ch *Cyld, in 411 protability, follce f eca holding titrCilf t witn0ut Statt 4md 10C41 10vernatnt Certicipation eculd algo increalt the ritt to the CCCulation af t*e af f tCted teergteCy 014mml99 209tl.
t the tillting regulate'y IC*t*t 46titi4tti tnt tntet sill tt att4tle),
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i tStrgenCy planning 20ml (10 mil tl Cut f rca tne planti emd th4t d ym rel;0 mitt will tt Wedtetetti 41 ettellery to twgolt*t*t CrtClaerta 4Clical Thil prC9Citd P418 50VId. In efftCt. 14mCt$06 4: t9 911,4 4C roll-t*t.304's g yh r e lpon t t i. IPt 37000100 rWlt inCorcoratel 41 4 til'C Cet*'ll t*t
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gilytet ton tP41 Sta tt 4m3 10 Cal qCitromentt 4*t lttel s to rettomd 49 4* li t.4 '
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pregue4Dly te tPt natural Pf 4Ctlen of g*Jotrnefit of flCt41 % in tiet of eMrgenCy. (von ir the premlle il v34 td. the y 3 94tgre of tht'r rel:Calt C0gld have Wnfortunate Conlegytntet.
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4Ctl061 elll be taktn.
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proteClltt 4Ctl0nl. there il 4 high prob 4bility that t*t Ostlit 460 t*tegt*Cy respoedert will reCelve confiltting inntrWCtions.
F(# 4110 notti t%4t 591 9 the leg 4) 1119e of the authority of vtllity of flCiall to gerfort Crittt41 i
ogrgency fwn(tlong in platt of $tatt and 10C41 Of f i t t 41 5 mal tetn COSD:tres i
by the Courtl of 'Its fort Statt. In het not atto rtisived thrcygm0wt t*t C09mtry.
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l ITdOCM OF !V0 hun HAND DELIVERED g R[Qg[${
FoIA-n. py Director, Of fice of Adntnistratton i
Nuclear Regulatory Oct.?tssten gCq'h5-97 Roen 4210 Maryland Nattenal Linx latiding 7735 Old Georgetow: R:ad
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Bethesda, M.aryland 20!'4 s
Fet Treeden :f Infernation Act Feevest i
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Cn behalf of :.: eltent, Suffolk County, Leng Island, New s
l Ycrk. we request, ;.rs.n.t to tne freeden of Infor.ation Act, es
- a. ended, 5 ti.5.C. i !!2 ("rOI A"), and the rules of the Naclear l
Regulatory Cc. ass;:n ("NRC") issued thereunder, 10 C.F.R.
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Part 9, ccptes of a.y agenc, records an the poslessten or control of the NRC relating tc tr.e recent NRC rule a.~ending 10 C.F.R.
i 5 50.47(c)(1) and ': C.r.R. Part 50, Appndtx E.,
except as i
expressly excluded :elcw.
The Tanal Rule conceras the i
j "Evaluatten of the Adequacy of Of f-Site Energenc', Planntng for Nuclear Power Plants at the Operating License Revtew Stage Where i
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State and/or Local ~,overnments Decline to Participate in Of f-Site j
Emergency Planning" and is set f orth at 52 red. Peg. 42078 (1987) l
("Rule").
Without '..:ttang this request, but merely to assts'.
the NRC in identif y n; records which are responsive to this request, the records which we seek relate to the following l
1 All doeur.ents authored by employees of the NRC or r
others dated betwet?. ::tober 13, 1957, and Novenher 3, 1967, which relate to the
.*;'e sneluding, but not limtted to, documents j
wht:h relate tot ist SI:Y.97-257, dated October 13, 1957, or
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portions thereof i:1 r.: es er eroranda of conversstacns l
l concerning the Rult; (:).nalyses pertaining to t.e legality of 1
the Rule or portior.3 -nereof; (d) any analyses releted to the so-called "rt.slts." ::r.:ept discussed in the Rule; el ee.unt:a-O
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tions or meetings concerning the Rule f rom or to or with any
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- erson or entity, and any consideration given py any person at l
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tr.e NRC to any such communic 6tions or meetings I (fI the deletter.
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in the Rule of certain parts of toe double spaced portion of 1
s tcy.8 7 2 51, namely lines 10 16 on page 21 and lines 23 27 on i
j pge 28 (m Attachment 1 hereto which highlights the deleted l
j porttons which are being ref erred to); and (g', the addition in tr.e Rule of the portions of the Ruls highlighted in Attachment 2 3
l hereto, ( W (1) 52 red. Reg. 42083, col. 2, starting at "The
" and continuing through col. 31 the
- .cng Island 1.tghting..
I hne ending "American history amply deronstrates t" (2) 52 red.
l 7eg. 42084, col. 2, line 5, beginning "The f anal rule.
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and conttnutng through 52 red. Reg. 42085, col. 2, up to "Backfit analysist" and (3) 52 red. Reg. 42086c col.
1, bottom of page,
." through col. 2, up to "Appendix t.eginning "In addressing.
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All draf ts of SECY.87 257 and all de:uments which form I
tr,e basis for it or : elate to any way to it.
This request does
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j t..e March 6,1987. Tederal Register Notice (52 red. Reg. 698h.
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All versionn (draf t and final) of the Congressiona.
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testieony and questter s and answers ref erred to on page 2 of i
j stCY.87 257 (Attachment 3 hereto identsfies the referenced testimony and queittons and answers in greater detail).
4.
All docu.-enta relating to whether nuclear plants l
heensed under the Rule would provide a lesser or dif f erent level i
i cf safety than pla ats licensed with state and local government l
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- .arttenpatten in merge ncy planning.
5.
All doctments reflecting any NRC coraunications or i
seetings with the Tederal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA")
I concernin'; the Rule and/or any analysis or desuiption of the FEMA comments on the pr oposed rule, dated April 28, 1987
( Attachment 4 hereto is a copy of the TEMA coraents).
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Such ceraunicatioss or meetings include such contacts involving the White Houso Staf f, including the of f tce of Sctence
& Technology and the Cf f ace of the Science Adtysor, the Iepartaent of the Ir.terior, the Departrent of Energy, any utility l
e:.pany, coeFanies, trade associations, or represent tives of any t
cf these, andler verbers of Congress or their staf f s.
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All documents relating in any way to :rtterna for TEMA i
ar.d/or NRC review of utility plans under the R.' 4 and the bases f er any such criteria, including all documents re',ated in any way
- the f ollowing paragraph in the November 9, * )!',
letter from
'*tetor Stello, Jr., NRC, te Dave McLoughlin, TD*.A t In developing evaluatton criteria an! in t
revtevang utility sponsored of f site eergency response plans, TEMA should assume tr.t: in an i
actual emergency, state and local of f;cials
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will til exercise their best ef forts te i
protect the health and safety of the ;;blic, (2) cooperate with the utility and f:'1:w the l
utiltty of f stte plan, and (3) have resources J
i suf f tetent to 1.mplement those portiers of tre uttitty of f stte pla.1 where state or ':en!
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respense is necessary.
i This request snelades all documents related to any need to i
pubitsh any review crtterta f or public comment s..3/or the use of review criteria on an interte basis pending co:r;'etion of public
- ccement, i
In the event that access as dented to any :f the records responstve to this request, plea se supply the f:'..' owing inf orma.
I stont a.
- dentif y the record or withheld portt:n of the record and scecify the statutory basis for the dental, as well as your reason for belteving that an exemption applies, as required by 10 c.r.R. 5 9.to t b).
j b.
Segregate the nonexempt f rom the alle;edly exempt i
portion of any withheld records and release the former, as I
required by t o C.F.R. $ 9. 5 t b).
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Supply a detailed statement of the cc: tent of the with-held document or portion thereof, along with ths date on which that document or portion thereof was written; 1:s section heading or title; and an identif testion of any persons :: entattes who have received copics of such records or porttonJ there:,f, as required by applicable case law.
Vaughn v.
Rosim, 4e4 r.2d 820,
! 26 827 to.C. Cir.197 3 ).
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Separately state your reasons for no; invoking your discretionary power to release the allegedly ext.;t rerords or pertions thereof.
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Neve.ter 25, 1987 Page 4 l
l The undersigned will pay charges f or search tt.t.e and copytng l
f ees, as provided by NRC regulattens,10 L'.T.R. 5 9.14.
If search and copying fees to be incurred by the undersigned will exceed $300, please notify the understgned before this sun is exceeded.
I We expect to receive your response
- .o this FOIA request within ten (10) working dcys of your receipt of this request, as required by the ro!A, and as set forth at 10 C.F.R. $ 9.9(a).
Sincerely, AV bsl.
,a-Robert R. Belaar 1
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The NRC's realism doctrine is grounded squartly in cocron sense. As the Cemission stated i
in g, even whers state and local officials ' deny they ever would or could cooperate with (a utility) either befort or even during an j
accident.' the NRC ' singly cannot accept these statements at face value.'
24 NRC 22, 2g fn. 9.
It wculd be irrational for anyone to suppose that in a real radiological evnergency, state and local psb1th off tetals wculd l
I refuse to do what they have always done in the event of omrgencies of I
al) kirds: do their best to help protect the affected pubite.
5 The ' realism doctrine" eebodied in this tNle goes that far and no further, It makes no asseptions as,to the prtciS4 actions which state.
and local governrents would take (such as whether the state and local i
goverreents wculd follow the utility's plan), nor does it prejudge whether their res;cnses would be suf ficient to protect public health and safety adequately.'Those issues. are questions of fact to be resolved in 1
Individwal adjudicatory proceeding At the prtsent time, the Comission does not have a basis in its adjudicatory experience to judge either that a utility plan *culd be adequate in every case or thst it would be inadequate in every case.
The preles of how the NRC can decide the adeswicy of emriency plannt.3 n the face of FDM's declared reluctance to make judgunts on i
erergency planning in cases of state and local non participation does not appear luoluble.
Though FD% has exprtssed its reluctance to -4ka judgMnts to such circumstances, because of the deirtt of conjecture that would in FDu's view be called for, we do not inter 7rtt its ;osition as 21
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The Cemission's rule, as indt fied7ad clarified, would estabitsh a process by which a uttitty plan can be evaluated against the sa:ne standards that art used to evaluate a stcte or local plan (wiu allowances Nde both for those areas in whtCh Cogliance is infaaltble because of goverrtental acn partletpation and for the compensatory i
measurts proposed by the utility).
It tNst be roccgnised that eeergency 1
i planning rules are necessarily flexible.
There is no unifom ' passing grade' for eeergency piani, whether they are prepared by a stata, a locality, or a uttitty.
Rather, there is a case by. case evaluation of whether the plan Me's the standard of ' adequate prttective measures...in the event of an eM 1ency.'
Likewitt, the acceptability of a plan for i
one pleSt is not miasured against plahs for other rwelear plants.
The j
Coevaissten, in its 1986 LILCO decision' stressed the need for flexibility
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in the evaluatir.) of eeergency plans.
In that decision, the Commissten i
cbserved that ' t 'alght look favorably' on' a uttitty plan 'If, there was reasonable a'Jurance that it was capable of achieving dose reductions in
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the event of an accident that are generally comparable to what sigh'. te accoglished with goverreent cocperation.'
24 NRC 22, 30. We to not I
j rtio that decision as requiring a finding of the prtcise dose re.hetions 4
that would be acccwpitshed et,ther by the utt11ty's plan or by a l
hypothetical plan that had full state and local participation:
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findings art never a requirernent in the evaluation of energency plans.
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012 / T4sday. Noumb2r 3 gg f p p
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ahic.h s'utillh plan would be Jud4ed by w'.l.*y's plan or by a hypothetical plan 4 tate a-d lod.nl withdnwal tros that had M1 sta'e and local g,,,,.
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- ara,c;;ation in emergency plantun&
PatSopabon sec.h Itadirgs art noer a
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u "toSe cetena would presursab)y be of r*qurement in the evaluation of
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4ssista see to decte1orunakers ta emergency plans The Anal Me maku g.daag td b c-m h g a M 's c ncer.ed -
'eier-aning under 10 CF1t 5034fsM2XitL clear that every emergency plan is to h
= hethes emedial actjoa should be evaheted for adequacy on its own tlader '2e Co - m a m...
nen, and d so, what kJnd. Wh8ft trerfte. trtthout reference to the specide 9e regdatory prm*am Nt deficefices ta emerpncy plant 5Ag does reductions which might be imp'er' tented the ser.:nd of the two es amata uncorrected after 1:0 days.
acanophshed ut' der the plan or to the of Setton 109 wu p e.sl and
,,. s p,c,c, n,,.,%.q g g, g luwe =15. Does the Com;nission s rsle capahtbnes of any other plan it fureer e
g mean that the NRC does not hoe to find makes dear that a findina of adeqwacy CFR 50 a*'c). allowed a oc.e,r po,,r
' hat a utthry plan would offer protection ist any plan is to be considi. red vant to be beensed 'o perce equivale.nt to what a plan with hall state genersuy cornparable to a finding of notwnhnand:ng its 'a...n 'o c'oc.pl.
4 and local partopetion would providef tdeawev for any other plan.
with the planrura raMard of to CF M As stated previously. under the rule The Me charge is des 4aed to 50 4 rib), on a showzt mat 'dercien;,..s adopted in this nottca. a utihty plan. to estabhsh procedures and entena in the plau art net s'g ncant for tN pass m aater. La rtquired to provide plant in gi,estion. that edequate nie.m reasonable assuranca that adequate gove;ntas the case.by. case adiudicatory com;ensat:ng messens have beea evahiacon. at the operating beense will be taken prore 6y. or that a, prote<tne measures can and will be raview stage of the adequacy of cther compelbng re;uor.: to permit p,m taken as emergency. The rule emerpnc) ;lanning m situations in cperation.' without defining those tems recogmewea did Corgresa ahen it
- hics pate and/or local authonties foreer The Commiss.on current'y enacted and reenacted the provisions of dech:e 'o partic:pate further.n lei esu that the plaanart standarJs..f Section 100 of the NRC Authonestion eme rency plarnarg it is not intended to a Cnt 50 er(b). whxh are used to Act of 19eo-< hat no utibty plan.s I.hely ass.rt 'he hcenong of any particular evahdale a state or local plan. also I
i to be able to provide the same degree of riant or piants The Me is intended to proude so apprope. ate framework a rubhc protecuon that would obtain remedv he orrussion of specific evaluate a utshry plan. Therefore 4 under ideal coadjtions, t e. a state or h.al plan with MI state and local
- focec Ares for the evaluation of a utihty r ew Ps!e provides for 'he f.rst t
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plan ' rem de NRCs eustang Mes.
where a unhty plan s submit'ad n i p rticpa tion. but that it rrisy edepted.a M80 'Ji prouding for the s tuaticn of state 4%dior 'ocal nor.
roerJ e;ess be adequate.
ev al#.tes :( a t;hty plar. howes er. the participanoo m er e reecy piaen -
The Commiuion a rule. as modbd rJe recrosents no dep arure from the a sd c!ar T.ed. would estabbsh a pmss approaca enus,ened m 1940 by the mil be evaluated for adeqsacy a:, o t y which a ursbry plan can be evaluated
(.org ess and by the Commission. In the same s'andards : sed to evah.a e a c :ainst the same standards that are 19m te supplementary in'ormation to ra'e or 'ocal plan W.weser. due ed to es aluate a state orlocalplaa
RCs %i Me smed that the Me was a.N aret wsil be made both for the 6
ce :amcapation of :e state and/or i uth allowanc4e made both for those onsis'ent with the asproach taken by
. eas m which comphance is infeasMe Corress.a Section IC9 of the NRC
' r A pter /nental e..sont es and '.r
' e. ;# sator) ess.rts prerose.J l cause of govertimeftfal ACS-AWiDf'1J'ici Act of 1980 (which m a
'v "e O!.?):nreJe*. g a g rticipation and for the corr;tesatory
- araproma.e between Housa and Seate we' *wrea:n w' eact.:ere :
e easures proposed by the utthtyl it s.rs. ora. prouded for me NRC to eaveWe ass.raa:s :aa a ge,u.
r 4st be recogmsd that emeagarcy e.ah.e e a utshly : emergency plan in
- re'ec'ae Pe n. ras a: ard w.
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- ansie g -Je1 are necessanly f'toble s'rustroca where a state or local plan
'< hen Ner *han "adequacy.' there 4 *o was ernef nontostent or madequel T' e 4 :m c h e
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- if;r n passing gtade' for evtency Powth 2r Me aself,nciwded no
- ers. whether they are prepared 2) i euphe 1;rousions governma me ',RC s
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.e c-u i ce a :xahty. or a wtahty R49er ev ah.a'.:n of a.t.hty plan in such i t,
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re ;s a case by case evelsatics of c rcomarances it should be emonsoar3
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a' ether he plan meets the standard of that the rJe is not intended to emm.sn
'J la'.** ;.; w w adequate protective measurts.
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pwbhc protection from the lesets cv;.". n.e
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previously estabhshed by be Ccettens
' rth in 9 at :re.s.:.. m' :n 5o14: tv c~r.
the acceptabihty of a plan foe one plant we the Coaun.ssion : Mes once the
- s not rneasured agamat plena forethef Commaston a Mes and the Congress in an ac'. A e e veret s. ate anJ :orel goverrrer 4 nther :es w,u act o nucje e r plarite. The Coeunassion, im ita have staca 1960 prouded for a two tier
- *eteu 9e ;.tl.c. a c mat it s 1986 ULCO decssioc, stressed the need approach to emerpncy plannmg The appt3;ne'e 4erefore $r
- :e NRC..i for fle ubtlty in the evaluatios ef rJe tales as its startmg point the evalwat:Pt 9e adequary of a wid,:3 5 eme rges y plana, la that dectaica. the Congressiocal pohey decision rel*ected Commis*>on obeoeved that it *mght in sect,an 100 of the SRC Authonention sme?Iens) ;ian. to tau wo accown! Pe proba:;* reyense of ra'e and local look favorably" on a vt.hty plaa -d Act of 19etl That statute adopted a two-auther.' es 'o 5 de e.-
r.ed en a r.o-.
iher, was re naccable aseursrxe that it t!et sp;eoach to emergency planntna.
hy case tas i was c4 pab4e of achievir4 does The prefer ed approach was for That tecs.:n a:so -C.ded 4....-
reductioca in the event of an accxlent eperst;rt !. censes to be issueJ upon a w hich c:.!d te,nterpmec a s that are generstj comparsble to what radies eat there s 4 State or Iccal y
night be accompUshed with govemment radioletcal ememncy respoese plan enus orq *at the 58C : nit est av cooperst.on.' 24 NRC 22. m We do not
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- noch compl es with the ne ree;;g cal desc enc 9 ens a ten i
.nht) p:an meJd schee com;ere ved thaa decmoo as revanni a fLndits Carnmasien a standards f6r sue.h p!ans.
atm wnh de radio;ettai dese of the procsse does redecoces that ht fa.14 ' hat. it 4:so permmed tedwetacms wh ch wees de ach,eved sf would be accomphahed either by the 1,cens e4 :n a showirg that dere is a t ere acre a rate or 'aaJ ; dan wah f 11
Toderal Registes / Vol $2. No 212 / Taesday Nosember 3.198? / Rules cos' L
pate and beal partic.paSon in The rde G.s estab: shn 9e eme gency plannir4 and pmmt framwork b we ah tM ade.a:s of raaict Federal acSon a g nf.c bceausg orJy if the dose redsct:oFs are affec*.eg t,he quanty of the t.
a.
ern"genC) Rd* * *4 'n Cases 0.
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- ge.ersuy cornparable " $sch an and/or local ron parse ;ator ca ce enurontaent and therefore c ire prosnon would be contrary to SRC eub.ated on a cue brun boa in enurenreentalimpact e*atete s -
p ac*,u. under which er ergene) p!ars operat;ng hcese proceedegs T'e rale reqwred The Cor.tnasion has ; e;. -
a e e alwated for adeqwacy without does sol preswppooe. nor does it dictate.
in support of this finding an refe ence to nuznencal dose redwetions what the 041coce of that case.t). caseenuronmental assessment waah s w hsch rnight be accornphshed. and es alwation wtl be As with othu isswes as ailable forinspechen and :0n -
a fu at the NRC Pabhc Doc. e*
wht compenns them to other edudicated m NRC proceedings the Room I?17 H Street NW. W.st c' -
emerpncy plans real or P)pothencal outcome of case b) case evalust.ons of DC ne ';nal rJe ers' es c!*st irat esery the adequaev of e:neagene) plann ng s
e egene) plan is to be o a;.ated for us;rg a unht) s p:ar. w:J be sw: ect to g,,yy,,,7y 43,j,;,
adesacy on its own merns without reference to the spec;f c d se redstSors mul'. pie las eat of admimstratne reuew h
w29:n the Corrr. sa or atd to pd c:al The Commission has pre;a *o a wh:ch m.t t be accorrphsNd edu the in ew in Me com"3 regalatory anal) sis for th:s re pian or to the capabd.te' Of an) other J hs anah os fsde pam n:...-
"* a p c.11 f areer makes c:e that a 3 cgrig A3 )),,,
and benefits of the proposed i; f.nd. g of adeqwac) for ar) p'an a lo b, TLs amend :ent does not it pou any the a;ternatnes considered c.
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c:eg gered gene's", cceM*eb r 4 a res n;. n e*'s on prodachon or Commaoon The analysis a 'a.a... -
f. : g of anawar) fcr e 3 o'?ct ;:.3 3.* c n fa c.. ~e for :f spechen and co; ing fr a 4.
1.. Icre is ;.-t i s'!
- J Cu deca.on
- Wau e r7 to,s it enh ;'esides am the NRC P.bbc Docum)ent b.-
o ' "I'he dE Ci No. s cNc:. f 4 Jg Strer' NW. Washington DC
. ".' Z :n.e obsen abo * :r t e n en bn: e'!:" of sire. d n c.,a' ors TN a und c' meWon a p s, 3,,,,, on,,,,, y i, n ;.,
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" 8 tacm!1.ider 10 CR SC IW ed a preenble and under the a.tr.-
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', ' * * * ;i ' 8 ;' # " b" d A,g.bc EnerTY Act of IM4 as 4-e.
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e.c;.nci p!anmig Mat.on a9d Regulatory fleubilh> Certficahon the Efe gy Reorganiaanon Ac';f W 4 ost.ons ":4 NRC M 31 Tis t-.'e 'vo es as amended. and 5 L'S C 553 e t: :ne L.uns.ns Bcrd to I.de w P.at i., g g, j p g e..,.9 g,,.., ie.,
Commasion a adophng the !c s
'c - "e besi e!fer's ef 6'a'e a t.oc.,,
p.,,,3; gg,,g ; w 3 g $ e g,g3 g a.e-dments to 10 CD Part !u dea 4 wedd take t.t 'het.dg en
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=o'.!J be 'riade in accordaru w.in
- + eut heu a s.ga.-as nonorac PART 50 -00ME3 Tic LICEN$AG OF ce a.n gwdahnn se' for9 in me r.'.
eput apon a s. bran'.a. n.mku of.
PRODUCTION AND UTILt2.AftCW FACILITIES ed esp'ained further be:Cm The
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on ) 4 %c'"ne pow n far hunsus Eemar,ng recerd strcelh ss;;oru *e e
1 De sweenty citahon for Paa 9 p"o$;e~s. bon $st state and toca; 44 Out*c u'.a4 Ma H o
reid"$e is prt!eratte to an at hoc ore domant in Pt. s#Nu arms } a comunas to nad H fouows ents bel.ent that a p! anted ue 1
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Tse c!ue it:s only reasotab!e to fo"h in the Reg a'o. F:n. bit) Act 189 64 5s.t M6 U 144 m W '
s ". og cal emergency s,att an,. local and do not meet t.".e s~a. 3.s.nus s te
...r:,d see na u S 4i *:aa.*
- se that 4 the esent of a Pardess set foah :.3 S
- 4. 8.s ess a etted 'u t $ C :133 :1 9 ::
- .13 L:6 n)e 08
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g m e-..enis mijl eeser leck 'o the v uc :o 9: 54 :m.u t. g C aad ;ts ;ian for gs dette or w:;l Tha final r/e t e-es '
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.ts plan in an actual emergencF
.pprog 3, 33 g.g.;;
p,..,,,, n,,, u, : 3 g4 9 now es ee. t!us presumphon ins) be List of Swba.nts is 10 CFR Part 54 eede<l:a U $ C U 3t nce v rebut'ed by.for euaple a good faith eq.ct go a4 go.g 3o 44 30 y.,,
a nd ti:nely proffn oe in adet.a te and Antittsst. Clau P.ei!.? forme.o. F e feat t e state celocalrad.ological proinhon. Incs.pors'.:n bn refee c, a e we var oc 14th e4 5. -. -
rnpo.s4 plan =hich wedd in fut te Inte.ga emrr,enta, re'.a t.cr' N.c;e.r e r u d a: V $ C uctit1 se:i h s
- J4 4*? $0 Sa are iss6ed ece'".
power plants and. tac'ers Pena:S,
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rehen,on. a. eeriem The
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- ng tacenong Board shes!d not y.,,,
> es 'aie to reject any c!aita that state eraera Reportirg e.g Record.eep g 5,
reqw rementa
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Enuronmental Apassment and Dn6ag 5 M " WWW p.5.c in the cent of as act.a OI NO I'th*I' cant tauronmental Impact
- In 10CFR Part 50 paragrat-e e gern in actualetercenes s're Tne Corrraarot has deter sed of n 50 e a reund to rod n :.. -
- o:e! and federalof'c s's Foe
.n ar.abh dene thed u':rcC 'c F:'ect under the Nabona.E.m rsn ea Pi n Act of 190 as a e ded ud 9e tu e utenry as two hedtes ),Ps of Co. ssion rer..r.: s.n S.bpart A ic91) Fare to r eet the ap; it, a eman h.stor) empl) dettf r ret c f to C A Part 51. ra t *?.a r, e a noi e stedards HI forth in paragra; -
s
'h.: sec'.on may reswlt in the A.
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Cornn e decianlag to,emme en nebetaauaMy es reenla ef aan,
,i.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n,s.m n ope n cas ; ssas housewer. ihe pasma pan== of easta and/or necei
'aal as w. w e ps.rta:, paw is appticsJr1 wnB hees as
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gnerumba, d tasy be pneamed thea e adtate ensrpacy panade w preparedsaat 1esseesames as she "
the event of an ecseal endtehagical 4,***'"
Commans as thak deMa=maa tn48 emogmacy staae and loca] oSeela platta ai's not opdcastierihe plastin would punersDy fouow es watery plan.
N *'=e'es wwre maodmd-questice, that adequaae snarte Hoareveu, thes presumpnea may be
% % es nue4 min companaa.ame acuana ha e teen er 542 rebutted by far eraapia, a good led 4
$T"*D' 8"go end cens W ene
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be tshas promptly, at this 4are an and tsesir proffer of as adequeta and pn.,gg other campmehng renacas to parut plass feeable e(ato and/or local redselegcal operations. When an arpbcant for an emerymacy plan b4 woWd a fact be C#8"9 **c=
opersting *.>canse esserta dat tia tsbed upon La a redso4agec4J emarteceyy mtC inebibry to demonstrese com;6eose 3
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with b ssruramanas of paragraph N on NRC nasumme earnmer bens amed sa of this secDon tseulte wbacy or 1 la to CFR Part E Aspendt La g,,,,,,,
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subst tens the daceans of stata new pangreph e is added to sectica sen;c, ped 3 as -
7 um W.,.a u ond/or governmeal.a oct to IVJ to reed se follows:
na;.aw eaMy penas u psee.M. 6auna portsapaae harter la amorganc7
& N parteranon ef etate eed loc 41 CoeF*nascas umana eder to Cn planguas, en operscag Ocenas may be p nemmen a en amarpacy azarow w not n e(cath nus,w W e esecm.1d be iuued J the appi.tcaat damcastre!ee la requred w h ruunt eat to oppbcast has utanare hytes sad tyraw regardj.rq b t -
s seedaction us
.s at d u.e p - = na u
.sethn s we crasna an==. ea wei.2d (i) he a pplacant' Laab@y te 17 pat"Jepeta furoas.a asargano );aan.as thely be state in the renew ud tatgecon w,th b requiremente of pensnph 1
*".C Pw'-'$t 'o to cn m etexit te v.s., came p m-esta eees sa esreces shall be held with the of th2e sectuce la wboBy or ettetan5aEF n,3, %,,,,
'"o'o'*e*=' "iec to pess,'em ta m'vrnmeneet
'd '" *" *^d *.* ac h reeah a m 8'".pe sepocan W Ne tapaa se ahm aemry neowas
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't* t' **d/ ** l***! '*5'"es e-8 88 a= nsamey;damatas pecess, ihaald an.s eut es pammhas empme See 00 m ey,nennt be am Deted a woma asus, oc, the asa doy of FD'A 'GI==d * *'*'
'w'** 58 suataua*d. seed fa#4 esort w ese'"
ocsobw. inst ensia, eusse ter teetse at eatay placa and rw men ese p=1setp ece of the
- r. u wegen,g, t,,,,.y andte: a ry,tew es p4mm as e caan ty c4w a
pestsent seets endler leal w g' m baatsw
&ar==a. mal mAnsaa schdLg the5**wy of se Corzutor tsaar
% d @ d na magnacy
- tat.rtaa sea. m fes,wsas r,pJaany
'as mace es adesey am so c e n 3.,,
- tF5's ud env renzental eeusanwet will becomme emme e as way a predess, m a
(tu) ne appucant's emp plaa est aseear ta h Cede of PedersJ edv esce si ear asened arr an=== = bether a
4,,_, aWa austaaca 'M E,,but health and ea'ary.a and 8# p *Scral any personas enhey pien vs1 usely the res e
ndangered by opersuon oMe f6clary I'edaamr7 uaMee-4,shaesse at b M'*"" **'4P7 shond 3Mardy beneOl coucerned. To tcske est !bd'J6 us
% of Mene Emerpocy % k M W h * *a 5 4
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epp11 cant must dancnatyste dat ae
- P'"w Pase e es openeng F*^8 f* * **e k W Cad-utM benoir, adespaW ptcasctie
- 1. manes 1*eew Stay Where Sente sadler P. el.c 0"8"*
- P*d 8**
- enassi.ises cas and wG be 'ekao a the t/nder $4 rde bearg educe.ed a scery pena.
7 evgai ed sa emaigracy. A ankry plan to pass armw a regms e ar,vwse wd] ba omrdaaled a paarmJ ahe easme k!.e.mt s/ ee hvfem res6eemede asses.ase est edsgate planrut.g samadards opf bestde ta e state la teEEL Cocartes seccied prev.aior.s pP9'MDe esseures can and w1l be tasas se or local plaa. as li'adart.a panytpli (b) desLra w G earryeary #enanag for mdent sa W"Im7 Be 'We 'isogasee-ee 4,4 o[ g, gee-3 cia, wi% d94 a5ewescs 8'*" planta e &e MtC Avthons.anca Aca CP4'tM ween it an.ac9ad sad re-enacte.d ee U E ***3 7 t "* 8'<54* 1" 'I * * ' ^ "
8" "'d " W*'S'MC made bods foe---
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' w hoa no l A) Dege eirstate for w ':th State
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remedy the omission from the NRC's 1980 emergency planning rules of provisions dealing expiteitly with such situations.
On February 24, 1987, the Commission held a public meeting at which it was briefed on the proposed rule and heard from a large number of witnesses, including state and local officials and Members of Congress.
The Commission subsequently determined, by a 4-1 vote, that it would benefit from hearing the views of the public on the proposed rule and the issues involved.
Before approving the rule for publication, the Commission modified the
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i supplementary Information to include an emphatic 1
statement that '(a]ny consideration of possible changes in the Commission's emergency planninq requirements must recognize one: central and salient fact:
that such a change would not alter the Commission's paramount obligation to assure public health and safety.
For each license application, the Commission would remain obligated to determine that there is reasonable assurance that the public health and safety will be adequately protected.
If the commission, for whatever reason, cannot find that the statutory standard has beun net, then the license cannot be issued.'
Yhe proposed rule was published for comment on March 6, 1987 52 ted. Reg. 6980.
The sixty-day comment petiod was subsequently extended by thirty days, finally expiring on June 4, 1987.
The proposed rule was the subject of hearings before the Subcommittee on Energy Research and
, Development of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on April 22, 1987, and before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Af f airs on April 29, 1987.
The proposed rule was the subject of questions from the House Subcommittee on taergy and 3nvironment both before and af ter the April 29 hearing.
In addition, the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the House Appropriations Committee asked questions about the proposed rule in advance of its March 16, 1987 hearing on the NRC's budget request.
On each occasion, the
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