ML20238F231

Seacoast Anti-Pollution League (Sapl) Testimony of Breiseth on Sapl Contentions 8 & 8A Re Town of Hampton Falls.* Related Correspondence

ML20238F231
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/11/1987
From:	Breiseth S HAMPTON FALLS, NH, SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
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OL, NUDOCS 8709160035
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION before the ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of ) Docket No. 50-443-OL

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF ) Off-site Emergency NEW HAMPSHIRE, et al ) Planning Issues

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(Seabrook Station, Unit 1) )

SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE'S TESTIMONY OF SUZANNE BREISETH ON SAPL CONTENTIONS 8 AND 8A RELATIVE TO THE TOWN OF HAMPTON FALLS

1) Please state your name and your position in the Town of Hampton Falls.

My name is Suzanne Breiseth. I am the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Harpton Falls.

L 2) How long have you held this position?

L I have been a selectman in Hampton Falls for 5 years and have served as the Chairman since March 1987.

3) What is the purpose of your testimony?

The purpose of my testimony is to address SAPL Con- I tentions 8 and 8A, specifically the issue of the l adequacy of manpower to carry out the plan alleged to be j the plan for the Town of Hampton Falls submitted j in this proceeding as Volume 17 of the New i Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan (NHRERP). J My testimony also addresses Hampton Falls Contention 2, 1

-which goes to the issue of 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day response capability. >

4) Is this plan in Volume 17 that which the Town of '

Hampton Falls recognizes as its plan and intends to carry out in the event of a radiological emergency at l Seabrook Station?

l No, it is not. The Town of Hampton Falls has consistently disavowed any intention of implementing this plan since the Town received no cooperation from the state in the effort to resolve the real difficulties that would be encountered in carrying out an adequate emergency response.

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. ih i' No. It~is unreasonable to assume that the plan in Volume'17. of thefNHRERP'could' Work to provide adequate

v. ;public: protection in the event of a radiological.

emergency'at Seabrook Station.

6)" 1Please' describe the location of.Hampton Falls relative to'Seabrook Station.

.The town abuts the nuclear plant boundary on two sides-and the entire. town lies within 5 miles of the plant.

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7)- Please describe the problems that you see in. terms of manpower to carry.out the plan inivolume 17. R I have'an in-depth familiarity with theLTown of Hampton Falls, Lits citizens, its resources, its topography and i its~ geographic. location. It is.not only my opinion, but.it is also the consensus of town officials, backed ,'

up by majority votes'of town residents, that we.do not' have the personnel nor the1 roadways, structures,.

vehicles and equipmentLthat those personnel would need' to use toLcarry.out an adequate radiological emergency response.

I would like to. discuss each of the positions which-town officials and volunteers are expected to assume under the plans.and explain why!those positions cannot be filled adequately.

According to volume 17, the chairman of the Board of Selectmen would,be in direct charge of all emergency operations for the Town'and the Board of Selectmen govern-the Emergency Response Organization. In Hampton Falls,-there are only three selectmen and all of us serve only on a part time basis. One of our selectmen is a Colonel in the Air-National Guard on full time duty. That commitment would take precedence over his job as a-selectman. Another selectman is an elderly dairy farmer who has a commitment to caring for his family and his animals. Activities I am involved in keep me cut of' state much of the' time. During a radiological emergency, my first responsibility would-be to get my family and animals out of town before I could fulfill my own functions as chairman of the Board of Selectmen.

The Town's Civil Defense Director, who was duly appointed-and sworn in on March 3, 1980, serves in the New Hampshire General Court as a State Representative and is often-in Concord, NH or busy with constituent business. She-is also involved in other organizations and is hence often unavailable.

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, Chief Andrew Christie will be testifying in this  !

. proceeding and has submitted testimony detailing the manpower' inadequacies of the Hampton Falls police force.

I will not reiterate those facts, but I concur in them and incorporate them by reference herein. j There'is no town Fire Department. The town relies on a

. group of unpaid volunteers, all of whom either own their own businesses or have other commitments which would preclude many of them from being available during a nuclear emergency.

The town has no Highway Department. The town hires a local contractor on an hourly basis who, with his son's help, fills potholes and plows snow with equipment that he owns.

The town has no RADEF officer, no dispatcher and no Transportation Coordinator. The Town Clerk is available only part-time. She has signed a statement that she will not be available in the event of a radiological emergency.

The Town Health Officer is a part time. person who checks perc tests for septic systems in Hampton Falls. He is not prepared to coordinate with DPHS in distributing public health information to town officials or to provide assistance and guidance in health-related areas.

He owns his own business and would not be available in a nuclear emergency situation.

The town has no back up personnel for any pos;sions except the Police Chief, but the police department is of an inadequate size to carry out its responsibilities ,

so that it is of little help. l Mutual aid, relied in all other emergencies, would be i

unavailable during a radiological emergency since communities in the area of Hampton Falls would likewise be engaged in an emergency response effort and would require their own resourceso ,

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'above, there is not sufficient manpower in Hampton Falls

.to carry'out even first shift duties. Further, neither the state nor any.other. entity could supply emergency response workers to the town in a' timely manner who=-would have.the requisite familiarity with the town to direct an adequate response effort.

9) Does that conclude your testimony?

Yes. It does.

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