ML20238F237

Seacost Anti-Pollution League (Sapl) Testimony of a Christie on Sapl Contentions 8,8A,16,31 & 37 Re Town of Hampton Falls.* Related Correspondence

ML20238F237
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/11/1987
From:	Christie A HAMPTON FALLS, NH, SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
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ML20238F199	List: ML20238F196 ML20238F219 ML20238F231 ML20238F237 ML20238F244 ML20238F282 ML20238F301 ML20238F304 ML20238F313
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OL, NUDOCS 8709160039
Download: ML20238F237 (4)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION j

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) )

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SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE'S TESTIMONY OF ANDREW CHRISTIE, JR., ON SAPL CONTENTIONS 8, 5 8A, 16, 31 AND 37 RELATIVE TO THE TOWN OF HAMPTON FALLS

1) Please state your name, address and position within the f Town of Hampton Falls. l J

My name is Andrew Christie, Jr. I reside at 185 l Kensington Road in Hampton Falls and I am the Police Chief of the town. '

2) How long have you been employed as the Police Chief in Hampton Falls?

I have been so employed since 1975. I have worked in ,

l law enforcement since 1964.

3) What is the purpose of your testimony?

The purpose of my testimony is to address SAPL 1 Contentions 8, 8A, 16, 31 and 37, specifically whether ]

there is adequate manpower to carry out a reasonable and l adequate emergency response in the Town of Hampton l Falls, whether sheltering can be implemented effectively l and whether assistance resources can be utilized effectively. .

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4) Please describe the manpower on the police force in i Hampton Falls and the availability of these individuals to serve in the event of a radiological emergency at Seabrook.

The Hampton Falls police force has two full time officers and three part-time officers. I have con- ,

cerns about the availability of the three part-time j officers in the event of a radiological emergency at >

Seabrook since one of them also is a full-time officer with the Seabrook Police Department and would very 0709160039 870911 PDR ADOCK 05000443 T PDR

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1 likely be called upon to serve there. Another of Hampton Falls' part-timers is a mechanic with Berry Transportation and the third owns a garage business in  ;

Exeter and resides in Exeter. Both of those individuals I would likely be involved with their other jobs in the I event of a radiological emergency.

Apart from other employment conflicts, I have concerns as to whether any of us would actually be able to be available during a radiological emergency. I know that I am not certain I would be able to respond due-to conflicting personal' responsibilities.

5) Assuming all five of you did respond, would there be sufficient manpower in Hampton Falls to carry out an-adequate police response?

No. I would estimate that the number of officers need-ed to do an adequate job would be approximately 15 officers in the summer season. Further, there is no RADEF officer in Hampton Falls to distribute dosimetry to the officers.

6) Please detail where you think your estimate of 15 officers would be needed.

Volume 6 of the NHRERP shows at p. I-7 one traffic control intersection in Hampton Falls at the l intersection of Route 1 and Route 88 (HF-01). First of all, the map of that intersection is incorrect. It shows, among other things, a one way road going two ways. The diagram shows only one traffic control officer at that location. I would need two officers at that location and, additionally, I would need another

-officer at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 84.

Three other intersections that would need to be covered within the town to keep traffic moving smoothly would be at the intersection of 1) Nason Road and Route 88,

2) Nason Road and Drinkwater Rcad, and 3) Nason Road and Route 84. Beyond that, the Town has a special facility, the Wakeda Campground. July is the big month there and there can be between 1500-1800 people camped at the facility, many of whom speak only Canadian French. Neither I nor the other officers are conversant in Canadian French. I would need three officers, at least one of whom is French speaking to satisfactorily evacaute that camp-ground. Additionally, I would need a traffic control officer at the entrance of the campground to prohibit the campers from turning east on Route 88 toward Route 1 as a means to access I-95, which is where they would be inclined to go. The final five officers I would need would be two for EOC security, another to drive around in the cruiser making

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announcements or go door to door to. ensure that proper alerting of the public'had.been accomplished, and two for)ECC staffing. For municipal security, I could use the three officers working'at the Wakeda Campground after the task of evacuating,that facility was complete.

7) Do you have enough cruisers for the officers to be deployed in the manner you have just described?

No.we do not. There is only one police cruiser in the Town of'Hampton Falls. -Deployment'of officers would be a big problem.

8) What if the protective response ordered-were to shelter the populace rather than to evacuate'them?

Sheltering would pose some very difficult problems.

There would need'to be some means of verifying that people had actually heard the sheltering _ instructions.

For example, people returning to the EPZ from places of employment elsewhere might not be aware thatla shelter-ing order was.in effect. ItLwould be most important that there be some' kind of door.to door or telephone verification;to ensure that people were indeed. carrying-out-the sheltering instructions. Written notices tacked-on doors might help the situation of employees returning to_ town. Again, officers-would need to be' deployed to perform verification of adequate alerting  ;

and we simply do'not have the officers or cruisers i necessary. Sheltering'at the campground would be im-possible. The Recreation Hall there is open on a couple of sides,-so it is entirely unsuitable for such use.

9) In you opinion, then, is an adequate emergency response at all feasible in the town of Hampton Falls?

Certainly not with the manpower and equipment we have available and again I am not'saying for certain whether l any of us would respond. Further, the State would never l be able to get people into town to assist quickly enough under many plausible scenarios to do any good. I observed the situation when officers from the outside area were brought in to assist during the Hampton Beach riots. There are problems due to their lack of familarity with the area. Further, all the plans I've seen neglect the human element. People panic and then they do funny things under stress. I would expect that

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conditions would-quickly be'come chaotic. ~ Additionally,.

getting transportation. assistance into-town would be a

' ' problem. During the FEMA graded drill, the-one bus that-was supposed' to come to ~ Hampton Falls got lost- and arrived in town'very late. In my opinion, an adequate emergency re'sponse is not feasible.

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10) Does .that! conclude your testimony?

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