ML20236K891
| ML20236K891 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 09/17/1987 |
| From: | Gregg J HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8711100013 | |
| Download: ML20236K891 (2) | |
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Honorable Lando Zech, Chairman.
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Dear 1 Commissioner Zech:
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'The problems. surrounding the: licensing of the'SeabrookLNucl' ear
- Station continue.to be,a1. source _of.greaticonsternation.for the..
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citizens of New Hampshire. :In; addition to the feelings ofl exclusion j
c f rom the hearings which.will1be holds in, Concord during1 th'e next'few' u
j weeks,_there is growing. anxiety.over the feasibility;ofQthe emergency (j
plans prepared by the utility for possible radiologic" incidents.
j LAlthough I-.am certainlyLnot technically.qualifledito judge.the-adequacy of the Seabrook plans, it is : obvious ~to me ;that any plan:
based.on'public cooperationjcan only be effective if the residents of?
the area have confidence that they will'be properly protected.
q Because of the vested interest inherent in the role;of the utility, a
any plan developed by them will certainly be" viewed.by;the affected citizenry as lacking credibility.
Unfortunately even'though such ll plans'would undoubtedly be thoroughly reviewed by'the.NRC,'and-1 l
probably FEMA, public confidence is likely tostill be lacking.
_d In order to overcome this potential._ credibility problem,11.would ask that'the commission reconsider the proposal for an external. review.
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of the Seabrook~ plans which was included in my letter to you: dated February 20, 1987.
As you may recall, I suggested'the establishment:
of an ad hoc committee possessing clear expertise.in transportation and raBTologic' emergency _ planning.
AW an' example of how such a body-might,be constituted, I proposed:a panel comprised;ofLthe Director of Civil' Defense and the Commissioner-of Highways, or their equivalents,4 from the affected states, an expert in emergency planning from' FEMA,.
1 an expert.in emergency transportation _trom:the' Office'of Emergency.
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Department of Transportation, with the-panel chaired by the Chairman of the National!Research Council's Transportation Research Board, or his designee.
If' the public's concerns, are lto be_ adequately address,ed, every
' effort must be'made.to assure that the evacuation plans.are truly, q
workable.
We.must provide maximum confidence in-the> feasibility of
.such plans before allowing'the plant to come;on line.
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DATE/.
9/28/87 1
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ACTION NUMBER:
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SUBJECT:
Concerns Re:
Evacuation Plan for Spahrnnk 4.
REQUESTOR:
Judd Greqq 5.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Response
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ASSIGNED TO:
EPB Matthows (BRANCH)
(INDIVIDUAL) 7.
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
10/2/87 8.
EXTENDED COMPLETION DATE:-
9.
COMPLETION DATE:
10.
DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETION:
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