ML20236H523
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1987 |
| From: | Southerland L PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, WYLE LABORATORIES |
| To: | NRC ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING APPEAL PANEL (ASLAP) |
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Dated: October 29,1987 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION before the ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING APPEAL BOARD
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In the Matter of
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF
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Docket Nos. 50-443-OL-1 NEW HAMPSHIRE, et al.
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50-444-OL-1
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On-Site Emergency (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2)
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Planning Issues
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AFFIDAVIT OF LOUIS C. SUTHERLAND 1
Louis C. Sutherland, being on oath, deposes and says as follows:
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I am Deputy Director and Principal Scientist at Wyle Laboratories, El Segundo, California. A statement of my professional qualifications is attached hereto.
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We have reviewed the order from the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal l
Board dated October 13,1987, and are providing the following response.
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Response to Item 1: The siren sound pressure levels in Merrimac, Massachu-setts, were evaluated based on the use of the sirens identified in Figure 2.1-2 from f
the New Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan through a technical analysis conducted by Wyle Laboratories in October 1987. This analysis was based on the following: (1) the calculation of predicted siren sound levels at several l
representative locations throughout the community utilizing a computer model for siren sound propagation which considers barriers, ground cover, weather, and propagation distance; and (2) determination of the siren coverage throughout the i
area using the siren contours depicted on the Emergency Response Plan map (Figure 2.1-2). It was determined that sound levels throughout Merrimac could be expected to exceed 50 decibels (C-weighting).
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Response to Item 2: Guidance on the methodology to use for measuring ambient background sound levels is provided in the following:
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Guide for the Evaluation of Alert and Notification Systems for Nuclear Power Plants (FEMA-REP-10/ November 1985).
Para-graph E.6.2.1, pp. E-6 to E-9.
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FEMA-43/ September 1983. Paragraph E.6.2.1, pp. E-6 to E-8.
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NUREG-0654/ FEM A-REP-1, Revision 1,
App. 3, Paragraph C.3, pp. 3-7 to 3-9, 3-11, and 3-12.
Wyle's ambient background sound levels were obtained in accordance with key elements of this guidance.
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Response to Item 3: The siren sound levels at four locations very close to those where the Massachusetts Attorney General's consultant (Gregory C. Tocci) conducted his measurements of the ambient background sound levels in Merrimac were calculated by Wyle Laboratories in October 1987. These calculations.were based on Wyle's model for predicting siren sound propagation.
The resulting predicted values are listed in the following table. These predicted values are generally consistent with values derived from the contours on the Emergency Response Plan map.
Tocci Location Wyle Location Predicted Level, dB(C)
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A 25 River Rd.
Merrimac & River Rd.
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B 23 So Pleasant St.
21 So, Pleasant St.
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16 High St.
Approx.100 ft north of 61 16 High St.
D 64 Bear Hill Rd.
Same as Tocci Location 58 Mm.h 3
V/ Louis GrSut erland STATE OF CALIFORNIA October 29,1987
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The above-described Louis C. Sutherland appeared before me and made oath that he has read the foregoing affidavit and that the statements set forth therein are true to the best of his knowledge.
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l LOUIS C. SUTHERLAND j
POSITION:
Deputy Director and Principal Scientist i
JOINED WYLE: 1964 PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for overall technical direction of Wyle Research, providing specific technical guidance and consulting in the areas of community noise, aircraf t/ airport noise, applied vibroacoustic, psychoacoustics, electroacoustic, and noise control l
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l Wyle Laboratories, El Segundo, Calif ornia.
1 Engaged in research and consulting in the evaluation, prediction and measurement of community and aircraft noise, human response to noise, sound propagation, struc-tural dynamics, and related areas in the environmental sciences. Principal investi-gator on diverse projects such as a pilot study for a national survey of outdoor noise environments, cost-effectiveness evaluation of community noise countermeasures, airport noise reduction at the nation's airports, evaluation of human response to impulse noise, measurement of sound absorption on air and review of community noise surveys. Editor for a comprehensive engineering design manual for NASA on sonic and vibration environment problems for ground facilities. Provided technical guidance and input to Research Staff effort on NASA research programs on vibroacoustic of space vehicle structure, sound propagation, and psychoacoustic studies for response of humans to low frequency noise and vibration.
The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, Research Specialist, Acoustics and Vibration Group - 9 years. Technical supervisor of small engineering group on all acoustic and vibration environment p)roblems for Dyna-Soar, Saturn C-5 and high acceleration booster concepts (Hi-Bex. Other work included technical support for study of acoustic modeling techniques and for development of B-52 jet engine noise suppressor.
University of Washington, Department of Speech, Seattle, Washington - 5 years.
Research Engineer responsible for electroacoustic equipment used in speech and I
hearing research and testing, including design and construction of speech audiometer system for Children's Orthopedic Hospital.
EDUCATION:
University of Washington, M.S., Electrical Engineering,1954.
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University of Washington, B.S., Electrical Engineering,1946.
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Post-Graduate Studies, University of Loughborough.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Acoustical Society of America (Fellow), Member of 51-2 Committee on Sound i
Propagation; Chairman 12-9 Committee on Annoyance Response to Impulsive Noise I
institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, ASSPS American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Society of Automotive Engineers, A-21 Committee on Aircraf t Noise; Co-Chairman, Noise Metrics Subcommittee i
I U. S. Representative, ISO Working Group on Sound Propagation Registered Professional Engineer, State of California j
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LOUIS C. SUTHERLAND i
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Acoustical Society of America (Fellow), Member of 51-2 Committee on Sound Propagation; Chairman 12-9 Committee on Annoyance Response to Impulsive Noise Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, ASSPS l
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Society of Automotive Engineers, A-21 Committee on Aircraft Noise; Co-Chairman, Noise Metrics Subcommittee U. S. Representative, ISO Working Group on Sound Prog 3ation Registered Profer,sional Engineer, State of California PUBLICATIONS: Numerous Reports and Papers including:
" Sonic and Vibration Environments for Ground Facilities - A Design Manual." Wyle Research Report WR 68-2, March 1968. Editor and Principal Author.
" Fourier Spectra of Transient Excitations and Maximum Residual Response of an Undampened Single Degree of Freedom System - A Generalized Approach." Wyle Research TM 67-4, October 1968.
" Analysis of Hydraulic Exciters and Servo Amplifier Systems with Multiple Feedback Control Driving Complex Dynamic Loads." Wyle Laboratories Research Report WR 68-19, November 1968. Co-author.
" Preliminary Criteria for Internal Acoustic Environments of Orbiting Space Stations." Wyle Laboratories Research Technical Memo TM 69-2, May 1969. Co-author.
" Transportation Noise and Noise from Equipment Powered by Internal Combustion Engines."
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Environmental Protection Agency, Report NTID300.13, December 31,1971. Co-au thor.
" Prediction Methods for Near Field Noise Environments of VTOL Aircraft." Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Report No. AFFDL-TR-71-180, May 1972.
"A Program for the Measurement of Environmental Noise in the Community and Its Associated Human Response.
Vol. I - A Feasibility Test of Measurement Techniques.
Vol. II - A Plan for a National Program."
U.S.
Department of Transportation. Report Nos. DOT-TST-74-5 and -6, December 1973.
" Airport Noise Reduction Forecast. Vol. I - Summary Report for 23 Airports." U.S.
Department of Transportation, Report No. DOT-TST-75-3, October 1974.
Co-author.
" Community Noise Countermeasures Cost-Effectiveness Analysis." Wyle Research Report No. WCR 75-2. Prepared for the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, March 1975. Co-author.
" National Measure of Aircraft Noise Impact Through the Year 2000."
Wyle Research Report No. WCR 74-13. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,1975. Co-author.
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"A Study of Air-to-Ground Sound Propagation Using an Instrumented Meteorological 1
Tower." Wyle Research Report No. WRH-75-2. NASA CR 2617.
Prepared for NASA, Langley Research Center, March 1975. Co-author.
" Review of Experimental Data in Support of a Proposed New Method for Computing Atmospheric Absorption Losses." Wyle Research Report No. WCR 75-7. U.S. Dept.
of Trans. Report No. DOT-TST-75-87, May 1975.
"Cos;s and National Noise Impact of Feasible Solution Sets for Reduction of Airport Noise."
Wyle Research Report WR 75-9.
For U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, February 1976. Co-author.
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" Noise Impact of Air Carrier Operations for the Natlan." Paper presented at the 91st Meeting, Acoustical Society of America, Washington, D.C., April 5-9,1976.
" Annoyance, Loudness, and Measurement of Impulsive Noise Sources."
Wyle
-i Research Report for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Report No.
EPA 550/9-79-103, April 1976. Co-author.
" Community Noise Monitoring - A Manual for implementation." Wyle Research Report WR 76-8. For the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, July 1976. Co-author.
" Laboratory Measurements of Atmospheric Absorption in Air," Paper presented at the 92nd Meeting, Acoustical Society of America, San Diego, California, November 15-19, 1976. Co-author.
" Construction Noise Monitoring Techniques." Paper presented at FHWA Symposium on Highway Construction, Denver, Colorado, February 1-2,1977. Co-author.
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" Evaluation of Spatial Sampling Techniques for Community Noise Sources." Wyle Research Report WR 77-5. Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, March 1977. Co-author.
"An Attitudinal Assessment of Community Noise. Vol. I - A Critique of Selected Noise-Related Attitudinal Surveys." Wyle Research Report No. WR 77-4, for U.S.
1 EPA, February 1977. Co-author.
" Spatial and Temporal Sampling Methods for Community Noise Surveys." Paper presented at 93rd Meeting, Accustical Society of Amecica, University Park, Pennsylvania,6-10 June,1977.
" Review of Noise Propagation in the Atmosphere," 3. Acoust. Soc. Am. 61(6), 1403-1418, June 1977. Co-author.
" Insulation of Buildings Against Highway Noise," Wyle Research Report WR 77-10, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA-TS 202,1977. Co-author.
" Scaling Law for Estimating Liquid Propellant Explosive Yields," 3. Spacecraf t and Rockets, Vol. 15, No. 2,124-125, March-April 1978.
" Temporal Fluctuation in Community Noise Levels - A Brief Review."
Paper presented at 96th Meeting, Acoustical Society of America, Honolulu, Hawaii, 27 November-1 December,1978. Co-author.
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" Indoor Noise Environments Due to Outside Noise Sources," Noise Control Engineering 11(3),124-137, Nov.1978.
" Influence of Atmospheric Absorption on the Propagation of Bands of Noise," 3.
Acoust. Soc. Am. 66(3), 885-894, 1979. Co-author.
" Recommended Test Plan for Static Measurement of Excess Ground Attenuation at Wallops Island."
Wyle Research Report WR 79-24 for NASA Langley Research Center,1979. Co-author.
" Correction Procedures for Aircraf t Noise Data - Volumes II, III, and V.a Wyle Research Report for the Federal Aviation Administration, Report No.
FAA-EE-80-1,1979.
" Systems Analysis to Develop Future Civil Aircraft Noise Reduction Alternatives."
Wyle Research Report for the Federal Aviation Administration, Report N o.
j FAA-EE-82-2, 1980.
" Low Frequency Response of Structures."
Wyle Research Report WR 82-18 for Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, U. S. Army, May 1982.
" Preliminary Evaluation of Low Frequency Noise and Vibration Reduction Retrofit Concepts for Wood Frame Structures."
Wyle Research Report WR 83-26, for Construction Engineering Research Laboratocy, U. S. Army, June 1983. Co-author.
" Ambient Noise Survey of John Redmond Reservoir." Wyle Research Report WTN 84-2 for Kansas Gas & Electric Co., February 1984. Co-author.
" Development and Application of Acoustic Tests for Large Space Payloads." Wyle Research Report WR 84-11 for C. Itoh, February 1984.
" Review of Criteria for Acceptable Speech Signal-to-Noise Ratios for Paging System Design." Wyle Research Report WTN 84-4, April 1984.
"A Review of Legal Decisions Concerning Night Curfews for Airport Noise Abate-ment." Wyle Research Report WTN 84-5, August 1984.
"Some Design Consideratiorys for Acoustic Test Facilities." Wyle Research Report for C. Itoh, WTN 84-6, September 1984. Co-author.
" Message Intelligibility Design Goal for Paging Systems." Wyle Research Report WTN 84-7, September 1984.
" Refinements to STI Model." Wyle Research Report for Consolidated Edison Co.,
January 1985.
" Reanalysis of Laboratory Data on Air Absorption to Simultaneously Define Self-Consistent Values for Oxygen and Nitrogen Relaxation Frequencies."
Paper presented at Symposium / Workshop on Long Range Sound Propagation, New Orleans, February 1985.
" Summary of Progress to Date on Reanalysis of Air Absorption Data."
Report presented to ISO TC43/ SCI /WG24, Budapest Hungary, April 1985.
" Predicted Response of Sound Level Meters to Sonic Booms." Wyle Research Report for SRL, WTN 85-5, April 1985.
" Program Management Plan for Study of Sonic Boom Effects and Measurement."
Wyle Research Report for Dynamac, WTN 85-10, September 1985.
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" Noise Impact of Military Training Routes, Preliminary Considerations."
Wyle Research Report for AAMRL, WTN 85-12, December 1985.
" Design Criteria for TRW Test Facility." Wyle Research Report WR 85-34(R) for TRW, December 1985. Co-author.
" Study of the Effects of Exposure to Sonic Booms on Human Health, Vol. I - Sonic Boom Environments." Wyle Research Report WR 86-1 for SRL, February 1986. Co-author.
" Detailed Research Plan for a Study of Aircraft Noise and Sonic Boom Effects and Measurements - Vol. I through VI."
Wyle Research Report 86-3, Vol. I-VI, for Dynamac, March 1986. Co-author.
"High Power Laser Noise Flash Vibration Reduction Program."
Wyle' Research Report WR 86-8 for U.S. Air Force, May 1986.
" Correct Form for Critical Radius for Modulation Transfer Function."
Wyle Research Report WTN 86-6, August 1986.
" Design Guide for the Enhancement of Paging Intelligibility of Public-Address l
Systems." Wyle Research Report WR 86-4 for Coned of N.Y., September 1986. Co-l author.
" Formulation and Application of Community Noise Assessment Procedures." Key-note address at Community Noise Conference, Toowoomba Australia, October 1986.
" Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures for Aircraft Noise and Sonic Booms -
Current Status and Future Needs."
Paper presented at Community Noise i
Conference, Toowoomba Australia, October 1986.
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Selleck, one of the attorneys for'the Applicants herein, hereby certify that on Octob FRO,;.p 1;9,@g,74Ky made service of the within document by mailing EsNG & SEHVICE thereof, postage prepaid to:
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Rosenthal, Chairman Howard A. Wilber Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel Appeal Panel U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Mr. Ed Thomas Appeal Board FEMA, Region I U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory 442 John W. McCormack Post Commission Office and Court House Washington, DC 20555 Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109 Administrative Judge Sheldon J.
Robert Carrigg, Chairman Wolfe, Esq., Chairman Board of Selectmen Atomic Safety and Licensing Town Office Board Panel Atlantic Avenue U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory North Hampton, NH 03861 Commission Washington, DC 20555 Judge Emmeth A.
Luebke Diane Curran, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Andrea C.
Ferster, Esquire Board Panel Harmon & Heiss 5500 Friendship Boulevard Suite 430 Apartment 1923N 2001 S Street, N.W.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Washington, DC 20009 Dr. Jerry Harbour Stephen E. Merrill, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Attorney General Board Panel George Dana Bisbee, Esquire U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Assistant Attorney General Commission Office of the Attorney General Washington, DC 20555 25 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6397 Atomic Safety and Licensing Sherwin E. Turk, Esquire Board Panel Office of the Executive Legal U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Director Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, DC 20555 Commission Washington, DC 20555
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Backus, Esquire Appeal Board Panel Backus, Meyer & Solomon U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 116 Lowell Street Commission P.O.
Box 516 Washington, DC 20555 Manchester, NH 03105 Philip Ahrens, Esquire Mr. J.
P. Nadeau Assistant Attorney General Selectmen's Office Department of the Attorney 10 Central Road General Rye, NH 03870 Augusta, ME 04333 Paul McEachern, Esquire Carol S.
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Canney Chairman, Board of Selectmen City Manager RFD 1 - Box 1154 City Hall Kensington, NH 03827 126 Daniel Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Senator Gordon J. Humphrey Mr. Angie Machiros U.S.
Senate Chairman of the Washington, DC 20510 Board of Selectmen (Attn:
Tom Burack)
Town of Newbury Newbury, MA 01950 Senator Gordon J.
Humphrey Mr. Peter S. Matthews One Eagle Square, Suite 507 Mayor Concord, NH 03301 City Hall j
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Lord Town Manager Board of Selectmen i
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