ML20211H071

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Forwards McGuire Nuclear Station Site-Specific Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Alert & Notification QA Verification. Alert & Notification Sys Satisfies Requirements of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1,Rev 1 & FEMA-43
ML20211H071
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Site: Mcguire, McGuire  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/23/1986
From: Mcloughlin D
Federal Emergency Management Agency
To: Stello V
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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RTR-NUREG-0654, RTR-NUREG-654 NUDOCS 8611040429
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Grace Executive Director for Operations / N U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccmnission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Stello:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has empleted an analysis of the prompt alert and notification system for the McGuire Nuclear Station in Cornelius, North Carolina. 'Ihis review has been completed pursuant to FEMA Rule 44 CFR 350; selected evaluative criteria and Appendix 3 in NUREG-0654/FDIA-REP-1, Revision 1; and FEMA-43, the " Standard Guide for the Evaluation of Alert and Notification Systems for Nuclear Power Plants" (now published as FD1A-REP-10). The enclosed report entitled "McGuire Nuclear Station Site-Specific Offsite Radiological Emer-gency Preparedness Alert and Notification System Quality Assurance Verification" sumarizes the engineering design review, incorporates the results of the telephone survey of the public conducted immediately following activation of the alert and notification system on June 27, 1985, and confirms the adequacy of the applicable evaluative criteria fran NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, and FEMA-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 McGuire Nuclear Station satisfies the requirements of NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, and FEMA-43. Therefore, there is reasonable assurance that the system is adequate to prmotly alert and notify the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site. H e caveat on the alert and notification system contained in the 44 CFR 350 approval dated June 4, 1981, is now removed, ne Honorable James Martin, Governor of North Carolina, has been advised of this approval.

Notwithstanding this approval, FD1A recomends that the Duke Power Conpany, the State of North Carolina, and the local jurisdictions increase the frequency of either the full-cycle tests or growl tests of the alert and notification system.

Since the biweekly silent tests conducted on the system only confirm proper radio ,

-signal transmission and do not test whether each siren actually received the trans- '

mission and is operating properly, FEMA believes that additional full-cycle or j growl tests, possibly conducted monthly, would provide an added degree of assurance of the continued readiness and operability of the alert and notification system.

Sincerely, Dave McLoughlin ,

Deputy Associate Director  !

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