ML20209H986

Forwards Catawba Nuclear Station Site-Specific Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Alert & Notification Sys QA Verification

ML20209H986
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Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	08/15/1986
From:	Speck S Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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Dear Mr. Stello:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completed an aulysis.of the pturpt alert and notification system for the Catawba Nuclear Station in Clover, South Carolina. This review has been cmpleted pursuant to FEMA Rule 44 CFR 350; selected evaluative criteria and Appendix 3 in NUREG-J654/FFMA-REP- 1, Revi-sion 1; and FEMA-43, the " Standard Guide for ~ che Evaluation of Alm and Noti-fication Systems for Nuclear Power Plants" (now published as F52W.tEP-10). The enclosed report entitled " Catawba Nuclear Station Site-Specific Offsite I<adio-logical Emergency Preparedness Alert and Notification System Otality Assurance Verification" suninarizes the engineering design rwiew, incore. crates the results ',

of the telephone survey of the public conducted innediately following activation of the alert and notification system on May 7,1985, and confirins the adequacy of the applicable evaluative criteria from NUREG-0654/FFMA @P-1, Revision 1, and FEMA-43.

Based on the engineering design review and the results of the telophone survey, FEMA has determined that the alert and notification Pysten installed around the Catawba Nuclear Station satisfies the requinnents et N" REG / 5'EMA-PEP-1, Revision 1, and FEMA-43. Therefore, there is reasonable assurance that the sysict.

is adequate to prmptly alert and notify the public in the event Uf. a radiclogical emergency at the site. The caveat on the alert and notification system contained in the 44 CFR 350 approval dated Octow 8,1985, is now renoved. .itie lionorabla Richard W. Riley, Gwernor of South Carolina, and the !!onorable James Mart.iu, Governor of North Carolina, have both been advised of this approval. '

Notwithstanding this approval, FEMA reconimnds that the Duke Power Orpany, the States of South Carolina and North Carolina, and the local juriodic', ions increase the frequency of either the full-cycle tests or growl' tests of the alert and noti-fication system. Since the biweekly silent tests conducted on the system only con-firin proper radio signal transmission and do not test whether exh r,iren actually.

ruceived the transmission and is operating properly, FEMA believes Dat additional full-cycle cr growl tests, possibly conducted monthly, would provi6e an added de-gree of assurance of the continued readiness and operability of he alert and notification system.

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Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Stello:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completed an analysis of the prompt alert and notification system for the Catawba Nuclear Station in Clover, South Carolina. Eis review has been canpleted pursuant to FEMA Rule 44 CFR 350; selected evaluative criteria and Appendix 3 in NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Revi-sion 1; and FEMA-43, the " Standard Guide for the Evaluation of Alert and Noti-fication Systems for Nuclear Power Plants" (now published as FEMA-REP-10). We enclosed report entitled " Catawba Nuclear Station Site-Specific Offsite Radio-logical Emerriency Preparedness Alert and Notification System Ouality Assurance Verification" sumarizes the engineering design review, incorporates the results of the telephone survey of the public conducted inmediately following activation of the alert and notification system on May 7,1985, and confims the adequacy of the applicable evaluative criteria from NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, and FFliA-43.

Based on the engineering design review and the results of the telephone survey, FEMA has determined that the alert and notification system installed around the Catawba Nuclear Station satisfies the requirements of NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, and FEMA-43. % erefore, there is reasonable assurance that the systen is adequate to pronptly alert and notify the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site. %e caveat on the alert and notification system contained in the 44 CFR 350 approval dated October 8,1985, is now renoved. % e Honorable Richard W. Riley, Governor of South Carolina, and the Honorable James Martin, Covernor of North Carolina, have both been advised of this approval.

Notwithstanding this approval, FEMA reccmnends that the Duke Power Company, the States of South Carolina and North Carolina, and the local jurisdictions increase the frequency of either the full-cycle tests or growl tests of the alert and noti-fication system. Since the biweekly silent tests conducted on the system only con-firm proper radio signal transmission and do not test whether each siren actually received the transmission and is operating properly, FEMA believes that additional full-cycle or growl tests, possibly conducted monthly, would provide an added de-gree of assurance of the continued readiness and operability of the alert and notification system.

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Samuel W. Speck Associate Director State and Incal Programs y and Support

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