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August 14, 1987 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Steven A. Varga, Director
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Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Frank J. Congel Director Division of Radiation Protection and Emergency Preparedness Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
FEFA REPORT ON OFFSITE EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR PILGRIM Enclosed is the FEMA report titled, "Self-Initiated Review and Interim Finding for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station" which was transmitted to the NRC by memorandum from Richard W. Krim, FEMA dated August 6,1987. Based on a review of the overall state of offsite emergency preparedness FEMA identified six issues regarding offsite emergency planning and concludea that Massachusetts offsite emergency planning and preparedness are inadequate to protect the public health and safety in the event of an accident at Pilgrim.
The six issues identified by FEMA involve the evacuation of schools, a reception center for evacuees, the beach, special needs and trahsportation dependent population, and the overall lack of general progress in emergency planning.
We recomend that you transmit the enclosed FEMA report to the licensee with a request that the licensee respond within 30 days with an action plan and schedule for assisting the Comonwealth and local governrrents in resolving the l
FEMA identified issues.
The licensee should be informed that the restart of the Pilgrim plant will include consideration of the FEMA identified errergency preparedness issues.
l A draft transmittal letter is enclosed for your use.
NRC Region I concurs in the enclosed transmittal letter'.
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Frank J. Congel, Director Division cf Radiation Protection and Emert;ency Preparedness Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Docket No. 50-293 Nr. Ralph G. Bird Senior Vice President-Nuclear 800 Boylston Street Bosten, Hassachusetts 02199
SUBJECT:
FEMA REPORT ON OFFSITE EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR PILGRIM
Dear Hr. Bird:
Enclosed is the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) report titled, "Self-Initiated Review and Interim Finding for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power i
Station," which was transmitted to the huclear Regulatory Cccanission (NRC) by memorandum dated August 6,1987.
Baseo on a review of the overall state of offsite eme rger.cy prepareoness for
- Pilgrim, FEMA has concluded that Massachusetts offsite radiological emergency planning and preparedness are inadequate to protect the public health and safety in the event of an accidert at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.
This finding by FEMA supersedes FEMA's previous interim finding of adequacy regarding offsite erergency preparedness for Pilgrim.
FEMA has identified six issues during the t.ourse of its review:
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Lack of evacuation plans for public and private schools and daycare centers.
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Lack of a reception center for people evacuating to the north.
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Lack of identifiable public shelters for the beach population.
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Inadequate planning for the evacuation of the special needs population,
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Inadequate planning for the evacuation of the transportation dependent population.
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Overall lack of progress in planning and apparent diminution in emergency preparedness.
The FEMA report also addressed the seven alleged deficiencies in energency planning identified in the July 15, 1986 petition to the NRC.
FEMA found that l
while these areas of plan weakness were not sufficient to sustain the conten-tions raised in the petition, resolution of these weaknesses would enhance the State's ability to protect the public.
We view the emergency planning issues identified by FEMA to be a matter of serious concern.
The determination to restart the Pilgrim plant will involve, in part, censideration of the FEMA identified emergency planning issues.
We are aware that you are providing assistance and information tc the Comonwealth of Massachusetts pertaining to these issues. We request that you respond to us within 30 days with an action plan and schedule for assisting the State and local governrents in completing the resolution of the FEMA identified emergency l
planning issues for Pilgrim.
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Steven A. Yarga, Director l
Division of Reactor Projects - I/I!
l Of fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i
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