ML20235N917

Summary of 831201 Site Meeting W/Util Re Status of Offsite Emergency Planning.Attached Proposed Bill Subj of Long Discussion at Meeting

ML20235N917
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	12/05/1983
From:	Bellamy R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20235N846	List: IA-87-347, Forwards List of Meetings Ref in 860910 Response to Congressman Markey Re Emergency Preparedness Issues ML20235N843 ML20235N917 ML20235N942
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FOIA-87-347 NUDOCS 8707200269
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MEMORANDtM FOR: Thomas T. Martin, Director, Division of Engineering j

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Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief, Radiological Protection Branch

SUBJECT:

STATUS OF SEABROOK OFFSITE EMERGENCY PLANNIN3 ACTIVITIES - DECEMBER 1,1983 MEETING On Thursday, December 1,1983, I attended a meeting at the Seabrook site to discuss the status of offsite emergency planning as it relates to Se abroo k.

The meeting was sponsored by FEMA (discussion leader E. Thomas),

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with other participants including the State of Massachusetts l

(J. Louver, Deputy Civil Defense Director), the State of New Hampshire (R. Strome, Civil Defense Director), the licensee (J. Mc%nald), and myself.

Highlights included:

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The State Plan for Massachusetts is being revised by a State Planning Committee to update for Seabrook and include local plans interface.

A consultant s upplied by the licensee is doing the work.

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Massachusetts has 6 EPZ communities, with each local plan being actively revised after initial review.

Local public meetings have started.

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The position of the Governor of Massachusetts was clearly stated as committing to the 6 EPZ communities all the time they require for approval of local plans.

A House Bill (6816) introduced on Novunber 21, 1983, may impact, in that it would requi,re a majority j

of the 6 EPZ communities to approve local plans prior to submittal i

I to the NRC or FEMA. State officials will respond on l

December 7,1983.

A copy of the proposed bill is attached.

This proposed bill was the subject of a long discussion.

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The State Plan for New Hampshire is undergoing revision and is 4

approximately 50% complete.

It is expected to be submitted to FEMA e

in December 1983, with a local prototype plan (Greenland) shortly l

t hereafter.

Other local towns are participating adequately with a j

few exceptions.

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Interface between the two state plans is a major concern, in the following areas:

Transportation, physical road interface, cnd Lorder-town a.

interface (are supposedly resolved at State Police level),

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Alerting - New Hampshire automatically activates the EBS Notification System wnen the licensee declares a site area emergency, but Massachusetts does not, and c.

Health Physics matters, such as decon centers.

FEMA will hold working level meetings.

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ASLB prehearing conference is to be held January 1984, to set a hearing schedule (no later than April).

An interim FEMA finding j

was requested by NRC (IE) to be submitted on February 15,19Ea.

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A meeting has been scheduled at Seabrook for January 3-4,19E4, to i

ascer tain further status. Our presence was generally expected and speci fically requested by New Hampshire.

In addition to attendance at these status meetings, NRC - Region I actions should include:

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Discussion with FEMA - Region I, Regicnal Director to indicate our support for the FEMA activities.

I have had such discussions with E. Thomas, FEMA, Division Director, b.

We should talk to licensee at corporate management level to determir:e l

views of progress and what can be done to provide better i

coordination.

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I contact IE to verify that Seabrook revicw is a 'high priority item (already completed).

Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief Radiological Protection Branch l

Attac hment:

As stated cc:

T. Murley J. Allan R. Starostecki H. Kister R. Gallo H. Crocker l

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6816 By Ms. Hildt of Amesbury, petition of Barbara Hildt. Nicholas J.

Costello, Byron Rushing Frank M. Hynes. Stephen W. Doran and Eleanor Myerson for legislation to regulate the submission of radio-logical emergency response plans for the towns of Amesbury, Merri-mac, Newbury, Salisbury and West New bury and for the city cf New-i buryport, Public Safety.

E)e Cornmontecalffj of Stagsachusetts in the Year One Thousand Nine Hendred and Eighty-Three, n

AN ACT REGULATING 'lllE St!RMISslON OF RAOlOI.OGICAI. EMI-RGEN(*Y RESPONSE PLANS TOTilE FEDER AL EMERGENCY M AN AGEMENT AGENCY OR Nt!Ct. EAR REGliLATORY COMMISslON.

I Whereas. The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat 2 its purpose, which is to preserve the rights of communities to invoke i

3 home rule to assure adequate planni g and preparedness in the case 4 of a radiological emergency.

5 Whereas, Radiological Emergency Response Plans for six Mas-6 sachusetts communities are presently being developed to be submit-7 ted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency or Nuclear 8 Regulatory Commission.

9 Whercar, A radiological emergency in the EinerSency Planning 10 Zone surrounding the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant may 11 result in 5163 billion property damage (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 12 Commission NUREG/CR-2239, SAND 81-1549and NUREG/CR-l 13 2723, SAND 82-1110).

l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General j

Cours assembled, and by the authority of the same, asfolluv:s:

1 SECTION 1. Sec1 ion 2B of Chapter 639 of the Acts of 19.50, as 2 inserted by section 24 of Chapter 796 of the Acts of 1979,is hereby -

3 further amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the j

4 following paragraph:-

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No individual radiological emergency response plan for the 6 towns of Amesbury, Merrimac, Newbury, Salisbury and West 7 Newsbury, and for the city of Newburyport shall be submitted to 8 the Federal Emergency Management Agency or Nuclear Regula-

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9 tory Commission pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations, 10 Scetion 50.47 unlew a majority of the said six municipalities, by a 11 vote of Town Meeting or of the Board of Selectmen in the case of 12 each town and by a referendum vote by the voters of the City of 13 Newburypc rt, or a vote of the City Council with approval of the 14 Mayor, vote approval of the individual radiological emergency 15 response plan directly affecting their city or town.

I SECTION 2. This act shall take effect uporf* passage.

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et tbs director 1 13-.2B. Wuclear.p_ower_plantaresa3 Q to bla duties The director shall desigunta certain areas of the commonwealth as " nuclear power, p,,g,,,,,.. For purposes of ihte acetionc said areas aball canalet of all communi.

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$ control of the Re director shall annually publish and release to local off!clals of each political subdtvisico within areas preparedness and response plane which wrill perrait the hall have such residents of aald areas to erneuste or take other protective actwna In the c?ent of a nuclear accident. Coples of sueb plans shan be made available to the pubile

'g-act as may be 3r for carrying upon request for a fee which la pot to exceed the cost of reproduction.

gg sr may, within De director aball also annusuy pubilah and releak tmugh local officials to the g<

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other recommended setions for each stem.

dect to chaptar cf the civil de-The director shall propose proeduru for annual reflew by states and local offt-

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equipment end clats of the preparedness and respacee plans with regard for, trat not limitad to, dp a rtnerda.

such f actors as chas ges to traffle patterns, population denalties, and new con,

' 3 strudon of schools, nospitala, lodustrial facIlitjes, and the !!he. Opportuolty far full public particjpstion in such review including a public bearing, shall be pro.

vided pursuant to section two of chapter thlrty A.

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onennet.itutionna try may court of cornpet.ent - Judsteent shaJ1 have beee renderwd."

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