ML20211N891

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Forwards Exercise Evaluation of Implementation of State & Local Radiological Emergency Response Plans, for Exercise Conducted on 860924 & 25.Remedial Exercise Scheduled on 870219 to Address Deficiencies in Alert & Notification Sys
ML20211N891
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Site: Cooper 
Issue date: 02/19/1987
From: Krimm R
Federal Emergency Management Agency
To: Jordan E
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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Download: ML20211N891 (2)


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Washington, D.C. 20472 FEB 19 y MEMORANDQ4 EUR: Edward L. Jordan Director Division of Emergency Preparedness and Engineering Response Office of Inspection and Enforcement U. S Nuclear 1 tory Conunission FIOM:

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Exercise Peport of the September 24-25, 1986 Exercise of the States of Nebraska and Missouri and their Localities Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plans for the Cooper Nuclear Station.

This is to transmit a copy of the Exercise Report of the Septenber 24-25,

- 1986, joint exercise of the States of Nebraska, Missouri and their localities offsite radiological emergency preparedness plans for the Cooper Nuclear Station, Brownville, Nenaha County, Nebraska. Participants included the State of Nebraska (full participation), Nemaha County (full) and Richardson County (full); the State of Missouri (partial participation), Atchison County (full) and Nodaway County (full); the State of Kansas (partial);

and, the Nebraska Public Power District (full). The four counties are inpacted by the Cooper plume exposure 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). The date of the final report prepared by the Federal Emergency Managenent Agency (FEMA) Region VII was Novenber 25, 1986.

There were two deficiencies in the alert and notification system (ANS) identified in the September 24-25, 1986, Cooper exercise. These were outlined in an October 10, 1986 letter to Mr. Victor Stello, Jr., Executive Director of Operations. Based on these deficiencies, we are withholding, pending conpletion of remedial actions, reasonable assurance that the public health and safety can be protected in the event of a radiological accident at Cooper Nuclear Station. A renedial exercise is scheduled on February 19, 1987 to address both deficiencies. The FEMA Region will report the results of the remedial exercise to FEMA Headquarters by March 1,1987, and a status on the 44 CFR 350 approval of offsite plans and preparedness will be forwarded to NRC shortly thereafter. The remedial exercise report will be forwarded to NRC as soon as possible followiry the February 19, 1987 remedial exercise, df Y

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l-L If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Robert S. Wilkerson, Chief, Technological Hazards Division,' at 646-2861.

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