ML20207T266

Responds to Recipient Re Emergency Planning for School Children in Vicinity of Facility.Fema Recognized as Responsible Agency for Interpreting Offsite Radiological Emergency Planning

ML20207T266
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/06/1987
From:	Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Holzer M CROTON-HARMON SCHOOL DISTRICT, CROTON-ON-HUDSON
Shared Package
ML20207T267	List: ML20207T266 ML20207T274
References
CON-#187-2814 2.206, NUDOCS 8703230373
Download: ML20207T266 (2)

Text

--

i.

6:f - 3

(; 99 "4

' f Q'os UNITED STATES

! j 3 f of[j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

. J WASHWGTON. O C. 20555

% - /j /c 6f3 March 6, 1987 CHA AN Mr. Marc Holzer, President Croton-Harmon Board of Education Croton Harnon School District Gerstein Street Croton-On-Hudson, New York 10520

Dear Mr. Holzer:

Thank you for your December 8, 1986 letter concerning emerqancy planning for school children in the vicinity of the Indian Point nuclear oower plants. I understand that you have communicated your concerns and questions in a letter to Mr. Richard Krimm of the Federal Emergency Management Agency IFEMA).

I would like to respond to your questions renarding the NRC's regulatory requirements in relation to the emergencv plans for Indian Point and describa current NRC actions. The Commission recognizes that thare can be unresolved deficiencies in the emergency planning and creparedness associated with a nuclear facility. However, there must he substantial compliance with the regulations in order to establish reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in a radiological emergency. The NRC believes that the corrective actions identified by the licensees were sufficiently orompt and responsive to permit continued operation of the plant.

Emergency planning inadecuacies led to FEMA's negative finding for Indian Point. The New York State Disaster Preparedness Commission submitted its "New York State Raport on the Indian Doint School Issues Associated with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) 2.206 Petition on Indian Point" to FEMA's Renion II on December 12, 1986. FEMA subsequently proposed to submit a supplemental finding to the NRC on offsite emergency preparedness for school children near Indian Point.

The NRC recognizes FEMA as the acency responsible to interact and communicate with state and local governments about in+erpreting offsite radiological emergency plannina and preoaredness criteria as they affect thosa covernments in accordance wi+h the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU} between the NRC and FFMA /50 FR 154851 FEMA also reports the results of any evaluation of ridioloofcal 8703230373 870306 PDR ADOCK 05000003 H PDR

n. \

. 2 emergency plans and preparedness to the appropriate state and local governments. In addition, FEMA is responsible for developing public information and education programs.

Conseauently, i t is appropriate for FEMA to respond to nost o# the questions and concerns you raise.

The NRC continues to closely monitor the resolution of these issues and will await the forthcoming supplemental finding from FEMA before taking any #urther action.

Sinceralv, W. b.

LandoW.Zec#,Jr.f/

cc: Richard W. Krimm, FEMA J

i l

l l

l l

1

..m