ML20213E808
| ML20213E808 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 11/07/1986 |
| From: | Johnson E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Pilant J NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8611130294 | |
| Download: ML20213E808 (2) | |
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X, NOV 7 1986 In Reply Refer To:
Docket:
50-298 Nebraska Public Power District ATTf'-
J. M. Pilant, Manager, Technical Staff - Nuclear Power Group P. O. Box 499 Columbus, Nebraska 68601 Gentlemen:
This letter is to provide you additional information on the use of the Emergency Notification System (ENS) and the Health Physics Network (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 intent that notifi-cations on the Emergency Notifications System to the NRC Operations 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 Notification System and the Health Physics Network. An NRC staff member will not relieve the licensee of his responsibility or liability for data transfer over these vital NRC communications channels.
NRC staff members will use the ENS and HPN for asking technical questions of the licensee in addition to monitoring data transmissions 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 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 Operatiuns Center.
In any mode of operation, communications links will always be established through the Headquarters Operations Officer.
In summary, the ENS and HPN are the primary means available for the transfer of technical data from your facility during emergency events.
It is your respon-sibility to ensure that adequate personnel knowledgeable about radiological and plant operating conditions are available on shift to transmit technical data over these emergency communication systems.
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- Nebraska Public Power District 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:
Guy Horn, Division Manager of Nuclear Operations Cooper Nuclear Station P. O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 Kansas Radiation Control Program Director Nebraska Radiation Control Program Director bcc to DMB (IE35) bcc distrib. by RIV:
RPB DRSP Resident Inspector R. D. Martin, RA Section Chief (RPB/A)
KEPerkins, IE DBMatthews, IE D. Weiss, LFMB (AR-2015 R&SPB RSB MIS System RIV File RSTS Operator Inspector Section Chief W. L. Fisher R. L. Bangart E. F. Bates