ML20203P849
| ML20203P849 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 11/28/1984 |
| From: | Belser A PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| To: | Ely S MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA |
| References | |
| OL-I-COMM-E-002, OL-I-COMM-E-2, NUDOCS 8605080245 | |
| Download: ML20203P849 (4) | |
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Dear Mr. Ely:
A review of the Montgomery County school district plans for incidents at the Limerick Generating Station has been completed.
Since the plans follow a standard format our comments apply in general to all of the plans, but they are keyed specifically to the Methacton School District Plan.
The individual school plans for non profit private schools, includ-Ing parochial schools, will not be reviewed because non profit private schools are the responsibility of the school district in whose territory they are located. All school plans, including public and pon-profit private schools, are the responsibility of the appropriate school district superintendents.
A key point in Appendix 11 of Annex E of the state plan is that the school
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district superintendent must be responsible for all the schools.in his district's territory, both pubilc and non profit private schools. That includes planning, preparedness, exercises and implementation of the plans when necessary.
Only if a private school or schools refuse to cooperate with the school district superintendent will an exception be acceptable, and, in that event, that fact should be duly noted in the school district plan.
I believe the enclosed comments are self-c'xplanatory. A represen-tative of ECl, the consultant firm hired by PECO,'will be in contact wJth you to coordinate arrangements for them to assist superintendents in noking the necessary changes or additions for resubmission to PEMA by November 1,1983 If PEMA can be of any further assistance in this matter, please contact me.
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'A dolph ' Belser, Director Office of Plans and Preparedness ALB/TJC:Jmb (Tel:
717-783-8150)
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Robert J' Casto, Eastern Area Director
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REVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS FOR AH INCIDENT AT THE I.IMERICK GENERATlHG STATION Note: The Methacton School District Plan was used as the model plan for this review. Also, please note the term non profit private schools includes parochial schools.
1.
Several of the paragraphs should be written specifically for the school district concerned:
Page 7, paragraph.6.
Identify the host school district.
Page~11, paragraph 3 Many-of the subparagraphs need to be written in such a way as to show the specific information for each school district.
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Page 12; paragraph 5.e.
Will this be true in all cases? Some host school districts might prefer to keep the students at a host school,.feedi.ng them and bedding them as necessary. Comment also is. applicable on page 21, paragraph (3). This informa-tion should be made site sppcific.
Page 21, par,agraph (4) at the top of ~ the page. The meaning of this paragraph is not. clear. Which school principals? Whose staff?
2.
Page-6, paragraph B.3 It is' recommended that a new paragraph 3 should
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be added and renumber the other remaining paragraphs.
In the new paragraph 3 it should be made clear that non profit private schools within the school district's territory come under the school district for planning, notification and coordination of transportation resource requirements.
3 Page 8, paragraph E-1, add a description and the planned use of the 294 telephone system.
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Page 8, paragraph E-1.
It is recommended that the last sentence shouiU be changed to read: Montgomery County will provide RACES operators at the school district office and in each school covered by the school district plan to provide an alternate means of radio communication to be used in the event of telephone failure.
5.
Page 9, paragraph 4.a., add a seco,nd sentence:
The public alert system may be activated during Alert or Site Emergency when (a)1there is signi-ficant information that will reassure the public of their safety; (b) the public is to be informed of plant status that may lead them to implement specific actions on their own; or (c) specific actions (to include pro,
tective actions) are to be taken by the public.
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Page 11,. paragraph 3.c.
As written, the last sentence of this paragraph seems to state thet non profit private schools might not have equal priority.
It should be rewritten for clarity.
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Paga.12, paragraph 5.a.
This paragraph should be rewritten for clarity.
See above.
8.
Page 16, paragraph B.1.e.
It is recommended that this seritence should be changed to read: Assure that all schools covered by the school district plan are notified.
This comment also applies to page 19, paragraph g. and page 20, paragraph D.I.e.
9.
Delete page A7-2.
It is not necessary or appropriate. Adequate explanation of the 294 telephone system in paragraph II.E. on page 8 (Alert / Notification System) will suffice.
10.
The plans presently are incomplete regarding host schools, bus resources and their allocation, a.d evacuation routes to be used. Without this kind of detailed, specific information the plans are inadequate.
11.
The proposed letters to parents seem to be written according to two basic formats.
Examples:
(1) Pottsgrove School District, page A4-1; and (2) Daniel Boone Area School District, page A4-1.
These letters need to be personalized by each school district superintendent so that they can avoid pitfalls of terminology that might excite or antagonize some-parents.
Please encourage the superintendents to personally approve and edit these'1etters.
In this regard, in the Pottsgrove School District Plan, on page 22, it is stated that during an evacuation, student pickup by parents'is suspended. The letters sent to the parents-should certainly ask for their cooperation in not interfering with the orderly and efficient evacuation of their students by attempting to pick them up during an actual evacuation, and the reasons therefore, C
- .but avoid words such as those underlined above because they will excite some parents and generate needless opposition.
12.
The individual school plans including non-profit private school plans, are the responsibility of the' appropriate school district superintendents.
Therefore, PEMA will not. comment on them except to suggest that they should be written or approved by the school. principals and be acceptable to their superintendent.
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