ML20213E626
| ML20213E626 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 11/07/1986 |
| From: | Johnson E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Campbell G ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8611130235 | |
| Download: ML20213E626 (2) | |
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a NOV 7 1986 In Reply Refer To:
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Arkansas Power & Light Company ATTN:
Mr. Gene Campbell i
Vice President, Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 i
i Gentlemen:
i This letter is to provide you additional information on the use of the Emergency Notification System (ENS) and the Health Physics Netwo K (HPN) in responding to emergency events and exercises.
These emergency communication systems and their use were discussed with members of your staff during seminars on emergency response activities conducted by NRC staff at your facility. The purpose of this letter is to clarify the NRC's position on the use of these systems in exercises and emergencies. When 10 CFR 50.72 was published in the Federal Register (48 FR 39039), the NRC made clear its intert that notifi-i cations on the Emergency Notifications System to the NRC Or-arations Center should be made by those knowledgeable of the event.
10 CFR 50.72(c)(3) regulations require each licensee during the course of an event to maintain an open, continuous communications channel with the NRC upon request by the NRC.
The above citations establish the basis for the policy that it is the responsibility of the licensee to provide information on the Emergency l
Notification System and the Health Physics Network. An NRC staff member will not relieve the licensee of his responsibility or liability for data transfer l
over these vital NRC communications channels. NRC staff members will use the ENS and HPN for asking technical questions of the lice'isee in addition to monitoring data trans'nissicns at the site (EOF or TSC facilities), Regional Incident Response Center, and the Headquarters Operations Center. The NRC lead for obtaining event related data is determined by the NRC response mode; that i
is, in the standby mode, the lead is at the Regional Incident Response Center (base team), in the Initial Activation mode, the lead is at the Headquarters l
Operations Center.
In any mode of operation, communications links will always be established through the Headquarters Operations Officer.
In summary, the ENS and HPil are the primary meaas available for the transfer of technical data from your facility during emergency events.
It is your respon-l sibility to ensure that adequate personnel knowledgeable about radiological and i
plant operating conditions are available on shift to transmit technical data j
over these emergency communication systems.
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-2 Should you have any questions on the use of these Emergency Communications Systems, please contact Gene Bates, Emergency Response Coordinator, Region IV, at (817) 860-8233.
Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
E. H. Johnson, Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects cc:
J. M. Levine, Director Site Nuclear Operations Arkansas Nuclear One P. O. Box 608 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Arkansas Radiation Control Program Director bcc to DMB (IE35) bcc distrib. by RIV:
RPB Resident Inspector R. D. Martin, RA R&SPB Section Chief (RPB/B)
KEPerkins, IE DBMatthews, IE D. Weiss, LFM8 ( AR-2015)
RIV File DRSP RSB MIS SYSTEM RSTS Operator Inspector Section Chief W. L. Fisher R. L. Bangart E. F. Bates