ML20207C479
| ML20207C479 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 05/25/1988 |
| From: | Bickartor G AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | Eric Thomas Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| References | |
| OL-I-STATE-027, OL-I-STATE-27, NUDOCS 8808090239 | |
| Download: ML20207C479 (3) | |
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'88 JUL 19 P6 :02 Mr. Edward A. Thomas Div. inion Chief. Natural and
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John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse Boston, Massachusetts 021C9
Dear Mr. Thomas:
This is in reply to your memorandum of December 31, 1985, concerning the Seabrook emergency plans.
Upon completion cf our review of the New Hampshire plans, we reviewed the Cali fornia. Del awa re, New Jersey, and Virginia State plans for information that may have been included regarding beach t
populations, and we have incorporated any appropriate data in our response.
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The Transient Beach Population issue.
!s the current planning acceptable or nearly acceptable?
O uso^ a iao tvacuatioa ti - -iti=>t = =^auid e-completed and reviewed by the RAC before the New Hampshire plans are considered acceptable.
In developing evacuation time estimates, special consideration should be made for weekends and holidays.
As a precautionary measure, the Virginia p'lan provides for i
evacuation of their beach population at an earlier phase than for the residents.
The New Jersey plan provides three different scenarios for evacuation.
They have also considered time for mobilization, time on faecar ro a d s and time on highways to the edge of the EPZ.
For your information, procedures for determinin EPI rescu y capacity were based on the Highway Caoacity Manual, published by the Transportation Aasearen score of the Na t io n a l Rs:carch Council and,the _Tra f fic Eneineering Handbook, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. The Del aware Stata plan considers the use of ferry boats with assistance from the Coast Guard.
This may not be possible for New Hampshire.
Evacuation seems to be the only tett:n te be taten, since the Mew Hampshire plan states or page 2. 6-8 that "Sheltering may not be considered as a protectivo action on ths seacoast beaches during the summer."
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Regarding the use of cars for sheltering for several hours.
O we feel it is not a viable consideration.
Several reasons such as the heat (no air conditioning could be turned on),
n e e d f or wa t e r?, and other human needs make this an unrealistic solution.
The New Hampshi re State Implementing Procedures state that an Els message will be developed.
The section of the plan that includes CBS messages does not include one for transient population during the height of the suaner season.
A message should be included with the other messages in the plan.
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Occupants of Unwinterized Accommodations
!ssues.
If this is a problem, we should raise it now to affore State / local governments time to quantify the problem and deal with it.
USDA Resoonse.
We did not find this problem addressed in any of the other State plans we reviewed.
- However, we feel it is a problem that should be addressed.
Occupa nts of unwi nte ri t e-d cot ta g e s, motel rooms, or campsites may not be avsre that the structures are not designed to resist penetration of radiological materials.
A survey could be made and the owners notified.
Another concern would be what is the most cost effective way to winterize these dwellings, or
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would it be more expedient to evacuate these shelters at the same time as the day trippers are evacuated?
These are a few concerns that should be addressed.
In regard to your concern as to the desirability of a full-scale ' exercise as planned at the and of February, we feel that if the scenario provides for a summertime exercise, the pl.ans would have to be upgreded to include the stated concerns before the exercise.
Ms. Dorothy hevitt of my staff attended the drill in December and apprised me of the problem areas that were oiscussed at the post. meeting.
If the major problems have not been resolved, then it is doubtful that they are ready for an exercise.
We hope these comments will be of assistance to you and if we can ba of further as sistance, picase let us know.
Sincerely, George E. Bickarter, Director Office of Emergency Planning h
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