ML20154P389

Responds to Re Concern Over Adequacy of Evacuation Plan Prepared by Util for Plant.Public Hearing Will Be Held to Adjudicate Admitted Contentions Raised by Parties to Litigation Re Plant Graded Exercise

ML20154P389
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/28/1988
From:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Mavroules N HOUSE OF REP.
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ML20154P394	List: ML20154P389 ML20154P399
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CCS, NUDOCS 8810030045
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September 28, 1988 The Honorable Nicholas Mavroules United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Congressman Mavroules:

I am responding to your letter of September 9, 1988, to Chairman Zech in which you state your concern over the adequacy of the evacuation plan prepared by the lant. You also expressed a hope that utility the U.S.forNuclear the Seabrook nuclear Regulatory power p(NRC) would "carefully scrutinize" the Comission plan that has been filed for the Massachusetts communities surrounding the Seabrook facility.

As you know, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been assigned lead responsibility for assessing the adequacy of offsite emergency preparedness for areas surrounding nuclear power plants. The utility-prepared plan, the Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts Communities (SPMC), is currently under review by FEMA and the Federal Regional Assistance Committee, which is comprised of nine Federal agencies including NRC and FEMA. A report from FEMA on the SPMC is scheduled for mid-October.

On September 2,1988 FEMA issued its report on the graded, full partici-pation emergency preparedness exercise that was conducted at Seabrook station on June 28-29, 1988. Seabrook station, the State of New Hampshire,11 local towns in New Hampshire, and the State of Maine participated in the exercise.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, six Massachusetts communities, and six local towns in New Hampshire did not participate. The SPMC was exercised by the New Hampshire Yankee Offsite Response Organization (ORO) to compensate for the non-participation of Massachusetts. There were no deficiencies iden-tified by FEMA during the exercise. The States of Maine and New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Yankee ORO have provided a schedule of corrective actions for those areas identified for corrective action by FEMA.

NRC appreciates your concern and thoughtful coments regarding the adequacy of the SPMC. NRC's determination of the adequacy of Seabrook's offsite plans and preparedness will include a review of FEMA's findings on the SPMC and the graded exercise. Also, a public hearing similar to that conducted for the New Hampshire plans will be held to adjudicate any admitted contentions raised by parties to the litigation concerning the SPMC as well as the graded exercise.

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, i Congressman Mavroules to cont'inue into 1989. NRC is confident that this process will provide a thorough and careful examination of the utility. developed emergency prepared-ness plan for Seabrook in accordance with regulatory requirements.

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REP. NICHOLAS MAVROULES TO:

CHAIRMAN ZECH FOR SIGNATURE OF: ** PRI ** CRC NO: 08-0823 CW W"! - 0/.) 0 Mn o n cjl,q DESC: ROUTING:

ADEQUACY OF EVACUATION PLAN FILED BY OWNERS OF STELLO TAYLOR j SEABROOK HOYLE RUSSELL, RI DATE: 09/14/88 MURRAY, OGC ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT:

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET PAPER NUMBER:' CRC-88-0823 LOGGING DATE: Sep 14 88 ACTION OFFICE: EDO AUTIIOR: N. Mavroules AFFILIATION: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LETTER DATE: Sep 9 88 FILE CODE: ID&R-5 Seabrook

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Adequacy of evacuation plan for the Seabrook plant ACTION: Signature of EDO DISTRIBUTION: OCA to Ack, RF, DSB SPECIAL liANDLING: None NOTES:

DATE DUE: Sep 27 88 SIGNATURE: . DATE SIGNED:

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