ML20199L167

Suppl to 860624 Response to Conservation Council of North Carolina & Eddleman Request to Continue Stay Indefinitely.On 860707,Chatham County Adopted Resolution Which Endorses Emergency Plan.W/Certificate of Svc

ML20199L167
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Site:	Harris
Issue date:	07/08/1986
From:	Baxter T CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO., NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCIES, SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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CON-#386-901 OL, NUDOCS 8607090325
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SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICANTS' RESPONSE TO CCNC AND EDDLEMAN REQUEST TO CONTINUE STAY INDEFINITELY On June 24, 1986, Carolina Power & Light Company and North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency filed with the Commission

" Applicants' Response to CCNC and Eddleman Request to Continue Stay Indefinitely." Pages 12 to 15 of Applicants' Response take issue with the intervenors' characterization of a resolution f (Attachment A to Applicants' Response) adopted by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners on May 27, 1986. Intervenors had j stated that the county " withdrew from the Emergency Response Plan."1! Applicants pointed out that the county had not finally approved the plan, but there was no indication the county had withdrawn from the plan, that it will no longer participate in planning, or that it would not respond in the event of a 1/ Comments on Immediate Effectiveness Review of Final Licens-ing Board Decision, June 9, 1986, at 7.

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radiological emergency at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant.

This supplement addresses new information on this point, not available when Applicants' Response was filed.

On July 7, 1986, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted "A Resolution Concerning the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant." The resolution states, in part, that "Chatham County endorses the emergency plan jointly developed with Wake, Lee and Harnett Counties and the State of North Carolina," and "Chatham County agrees to carry out the responsi-bilities identified in the plan both during training exercises and in the event of an actual emergency." This resolution elimi-nates any doubt about the County's participation in off-site emergency preparedness for the Harris plant.

Attached hereto are copies of the resolution and letters of July 7, 1986, from Chairman Thompson of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to Chairman Zech and Governor Martin.

Respectfully submitted, Thomas A. Baxter, P.C.

Delissa A. Ridgway SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE 1800 M Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 822-1090 Richard E. Jones Dale E. Hollar CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 (919) 836-8161 Counsel for Applicants Dated: July 8, 1986

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July 8, 1986 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of " Supplement to Applicants' Response to CCNC and Eddleman Request to Continue Stay Indef3-nitely" were served this 8th day of July, 1986, by hand delivery to the parties identified with one asterisk, and by deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, postage prepaid, to the other parties on the attached Service List.

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Lando W. Zech, Jr.

• Dr. Reginald L. Gotchy Atcmic Safety and Licensing Chairman Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Commissioner Thomas M. Roberts

• Mr. Howard A. Wilber U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Washington, D.C. 20555 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner James K. Asselstine Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 James L. Kelley, Esquire Commissioner Frederick M. Bernthal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C.

• Thomas S. Moore, Esquire Mr. Glenn O. Bright Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dr. James H. Carpenter Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

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• Charles A. Barth, Esquire Dr. Richard D. Wilson Janice E. Moore, Esquire 729 Hunter Street Office of Executive Legal Director Apex, North Carolina 27502 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. Wells Eddleman 812 Yancey Street Durham, North Carolina 27701

• Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary Richard E. Jones, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Vice President and Senior Counsel Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 1551 Mr. Daniel F. Read, President Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 CHANGE P.O. Box 2151 Dr. Linda W. Little i Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Governor's Waste Management Board 513 Albemarle Building Bradley W. Jones, Esquire 325 North Salisbury Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Region II 101 Marrietta Street H. A. Cole, Jr., Esquire Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Special Deputy Attorney General Mr. Robert P. Gruber 200 New Bern Avenue Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC Joseph Flynn, Esquire P.O. Box 991 Federal Emergency Management Agency-Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 500 C Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20740 John D. Runkle, Esquire Conservation Council of Steven Rochlis, Esquire North Carolina Regional Counsel 307 Granville Road Federal Emergency Management Agency i Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 1371 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30309 M. Travis Payne, Esquire Edelstein and Payne

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Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street NW Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners considered the matter of the Emergency Plan in Support of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant operated by Carolina Power and Light Company at its July 7, 1986 regular meeting. The Board unanimously adopted a resolution, a copy of which is attached, indicating that Chatham County agrees to carry out its operational roles as outlined in the Plan. County agencies and departments will participate in exercises of the plan and will render support in the event of an emergency at the Harris facility.

A copy of this letter is being forwarded to Governor James G. Martin and to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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P. o. Box 87 PlTTSBORO,N.C. 27312 ORG ANIZED 1770 107 SQUARE MILES July 7, 1986 The Honorable James G. Martin Governor of North Carolina Raleigh, N.C. 27611

Dear Governor Martin:

On July 7, 1986 at a regular meeting of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, the Commissioners unanimously adopted the enclosed resolution concerning the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant owned by Carolina Power and Light Company and the Eastern North Carolina Power Agency.

In the past six weeks, the Board has carefully reviewed the Emergency Plan in Support of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant and by this resolution agrees to carry out its planning and operational roles as outlined in the plan.

A copy of our formal letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is enclosed.

Sincerely yours, Earl D. Thompson Chairman O

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A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WHEREAS, on May 27, 1986, the Board of Commissioners rescin- '

ded its prior approval of the Shearon Harris Emergency Plan, said action being taken in response to a great deal of public concern which was expressed to the Commissioners over Memorial Day Weekend during which the Commissioners were repeatedly asked by the Coalition for Alternatives to Shearon Harris (CASH) and by other ai.:

citizens for the Commissioners to examine the Emergency Plan because of numerous alleged defects. In our meeting, and in numerous per-sonal visits, many citizens requested a delay so that the Commissioners could take time to examine the plan; and WHEREAS many persons who oppose nuclear energy have come to the Board of Commissioners asking it to be a court of last resort and somehow initiate a complete review of the nation's energy policy as well as all of the economic and construction details of the Harris Plant which was started fifteen years ago, but after hearing the concerns and carefully studying the issue, we find that legall'y the Commissioners have no authority to conduct this review, and that questions of this type must be settled by the appropriate federal and state agencies, or in the Courts; and WHEREAS, THE Board of Commissioners was asked to give the public both kithin and in the surrounding counties time to consider the plan, and now, after six weeks of this debate, no other county has found the jointly developed Emergency Plan to be unacceptable; ,

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• .s. cop. the iminent fueling of the Harris Pl ant, autho rization for which comes'from the federal government and does not r'equire an approved emergency plan to be in place, and no action of Chatham County Commissioners can stop the fueling, and the Commissioners the have, therefore concluded that it is time to insure that emergency planning for residents of Chatham County is done by local, rather than State or federal officials; and WHEREAS, over the past'six weeks the Commissioners have studied the plan, and consulted with state and local emergency personnel and the public at large; and "The WHEREAS, N. C. G. S. Section 166A-7 provides that, governing body of each county is responsible for emergency management, ... within the geographical limits of such county." and in order to effectively perform its mandated duties, each county must have an effective emergency management plan; and WHEREAS, after hearing from the public over the past l

six weeks the board is convinced that the majority of the public s,upports the County strengthening its ability to respond to all emergencies, whether that emergency be from a nuclear plant, from a hazardous materials spill or a weather-six I related emergency. Listening to the public for the last I

weeks has shown that some of our residents felt that the original pl'an was adequate, some felt that more public education was needed, others wanted the evacuation planning area enlarged, and still others stated that they did not .

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act in the interest of the public as a whole; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners have determined that certain steps must be taken at this time in order to carry out their mandated responsibilities; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CHATHAM COUNTY AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Because of public concern about the adequacy of a ten mile planning area, Chatham County, with State assistance, will develop an all hazards emergency plan for Chatham County which will deal with the possibility that other areas of the County may need to be evacuated. This plan will far exceed any federal or state requirement.

Section 2. Improvements will be made to the County communications systems in order to insure that additional personnel in the County Government, including. Commissioners, school authorities, department heads, additional personnel from the Social Services and the Health Departments , and others who may need to be alerted can be instantly contacted should any emergency arise.

Section 3. Additional training will be provided for each person involved in the emergency respense plan in order to minimize confusion about each persons emergency duties under the Plan. This training shall henceforth be an on-going activity.

Section 4. The County Director of Emergency Preparedness shall see that clearly written standard operating procedures I

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are given to each emergency worker as to his or her duties in an emergency.

Section 5. Chatham County personnel will fully participate in a Shearon Harris exercise now scheduled for later this summer. This exercise will be carefully evaluated in order to further refine the County's needs in the area of emergency preparedness. In order to assure a continuing high level of preparedness for emergencies, a county policy is hereby established that a major disaster exercise will be conducted each year within Chatham County. This annual exercise will involve those personnel and agencies which would be expected to respond in an emergency.

Section 6. A Disaster Preparedness Advisory Committee is hereby created which will function to advise the Commissioners on emergency management planning matters. The membership of this committee is as follows:

Section 7. The plan for emergency evacuation of approxi-mately two thousand residents of the emergency planning zone around the* plant within a maximum four hour time frame is feasible.

Section 8. Chatham County will resume participation in the Shearon Harris planning in order to insure that the County's interests are protected by Chatham County officials.

Section 9. Chatham County endorses the emergency plan jointly developed with Wake, Lee, and Harnett Counties and the State of North Carolina. .

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- responsibilities identified in the plan both during training exercises and in the event of an actual emergency. ,

Section 11. The medical staff at Chatham Hospital is being asked to identify its needs for specialized equipment and/or training to deal with radiation emergencies. Agreement has been reached with Carolina Power and Light to pay all Cohf4Sl A

reasonable costs in this regard.

Section 12. This Resolution is effective upon its adoption.

This ,7 day of July 1986.

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