ML20154E011

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Summary of 870814 Meeting W/Util,Fema & Commonwealth of Ma in FEMA Region 1 Ofc Re FEMA Region 1 self-initiated Review & Interim Finding
ML20154E011
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Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 08/17/1987
From: Lazarus W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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. Just 17, 1987 i MEMORANDUM FOR: FILE FROM Willias J. Lazarus, Chief. Energency Preparedness Section, NRC R!

SUBJECT:

MEEffNG TO DISCUSS FEMA I SELF-lhlf!ATED STUDY 0F MASS RERP FOR PI 3 RIM ON AUGUST 14, 1987 A meeting mat held in the FEMA Region ! Office at 10 AM on August 14, 1981 at the request of Mr. Peter Agnes, Assistant Secretary of Public Safety to discuss the FEMA Region ! Self-Initiated Revies and Interia Finding dated August 4, 1987. In addition to myself, the following people mere present H. Vickers, FEMA I E. Threas. FEMA I J. Dolan, FEMA I J. Quinlan, FEMA H0 r R. Byrd, BEco '

R. varley, BEco R. Silva, BEco P. Agnes, Mass. Dept. of Public Safety 1 J. Lovering, Mass. Civil Defense '

8. Hausner, Mass. Civil Defense The report had been releaned to the public the previous week and has generated considerable press interest, 45 it in very tratttal of the Coseensealth's lack of responstveness to correcting Identified RERP and eiertt'se defttaentnes.

This appears to be the first indication that the public 16 betosing amare that the RERP is a Concon=ealth respontiblitty and is not Boston Edason's plan.

At the setting Mr. Agnes indicated that he unshed to discuss some of the judgments an the report and correct scoe of the f acts in the report.

Specifically on the issue of correcting facts, he indicated that the l Consonatalth had never stated that they would not use the retoursen of the  !

MBTA for evacuation of people in the Pilgrie EPl. After a lengthy discussion it was agreed that FEMA had misunderstood the state's position and that Mr.

Agnes mould document their millingness to use the resources of the MBTA in a letter to FEMA !. FEMA indicated that this =t t! go a long may to closing soor ci their concerns abut transportation resources tihere is apparently a high arount o8 pr ess inter ent on thr s potnt.t* Secondly. Mr. Agnen met concerned with the distustion of "tereinating* or "suspending" the 44CFR350 re.ne= i protest. FEMA andtCated that they hac suspended the pr otets because thev had '

nothing to ' evi en. The state had not responded to the RAC toseents iros 1961 or the subsequent esertises and had not sutritted their annual letters of certification regarding the atequac y of the plans. When there met lopething to review the process mould continue. FEMA detailed mhat subatttals mere necessary to resuse this process.

A Judgesent made an the FEMA report, that representattves of the Cosson=ealth have been unable to answer Questionn posed by the public and local of4 tcials at cublic settings, and didn't understand the RERP, has apparently teen taken as an insult bv the Civil Def ense per sonnel. The Coecon=ealth is ver v 1 080025 JOHNSON 88-198 ppg

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  • l sensitive on this issue but FEMA cited facts to back up their position and mould not back down.

Mr. Agnes indicated that they have been instructed by the Sovernor to develop the 'best possible plans' and that there would be 'no foot dragging'. To that end, they have att with Boston Edison to de"elop a work plan (attached) which tells for revising the MCDA Ares !! and local plans and procedures by December 31, 1987. (He also noted inat Massachusetts las requires annual revisions to the plans.) The revised plans will address the inadequacies noted by FEMA in the Self-!nitiated Revien and mill be subsitted for FEMA review'as they are completed, allowing FEMA to Close out each of the inadequaties noted,in the Self-Initiated Revies as quickly as possible. Mr. Agnes also rvguested someone free FEMA to work with thee to ensure that it.ey were en tract with the revisions. FEMA indicated that thet would probably be sale to do that.

Mr. Agnes indicated that they had recently been authoritad sl75,000 as a supplemental budget f or use in this area. Mr. Byrd stated that GECo is of f ering logistical support on the local level to Corrett the inadequaCles identified, and that he has authorited BECo personnel to work 60 hoars/ meek to support this effort. The logistical support includes funding of a civil defense director for those toans that aant one.

The question of whether en esercise was necessary to close out the inadequaties nas not resolved. It was agreed that for an eseetise to be meaningful at should be conducted after the plans and procedures were revised and training completed. Pilgrim is required to conduct a f ull-participation eiertise this year (tentattwe schedule is !!/5,973, unless they request sn eteeption.

On the issue of espanding the Pilgria EPI, a tonnaderable change in the Coemonatelth's position mas noted. Their current position is to work =si t n i those toesuna tt es uno ment additional planning, and to give thee some support, but not to formally espand the EPl tut th full NUREG 0654 requirteents applied to the additional areal. A dr af t letter free R. Byrd to R. Boulay discussing their agreteent on this issue 65 attached.

[.i wy Chief. EstI(e eparedness

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