ML22167A132

FEMA Diablo Canyon Post Shutdown Staffing Review

ML22167A132
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	06/15/2022
From:	Warnock T US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Jessie Quichocho NRC/NSIR/DPR/RLB
Norris M
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Download: ML22167A132 (2)

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20472 June 15, 2022 Mr. Jessie F. Quichocho, Chief Reactors Licensing Branch Division of Preparedness and Response Office of the Nuclear Security and Incident Response U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Ref: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REVIEW REQUESTED OF REVISION TO THE DIABLO CANYON SITE EMERGENCY PLAN TO ADDRESS THE PERMANENTLY SHUT DOWN AND DEFUELED CONDITION

Dear Mr. Quichocho:

On February 2, 2022, the FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) program received a request for assistance from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding Pacific Gas and Electric Companys (PG&E) intent to revise emergency plans to address the future permanent cessation of power operations and defueled condition at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP).

NRC, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Homeland Security / Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and NRC Regarding Radiological Response, Planning and Preparedness, dated December 7, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15344A371, requested FEMAs assessment of the proposed changes per FEMAs responsibility to determine adequacy of off-site emergency plans.

Assessment Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) submitted, for prior NRC approval, a license amendment request to revise the DCPP emergency plan (EP) to address the permanent cessation of power operations and defueled condition. The proposed changes would revise the licensees on-shift and augmented emergency response organization (ERO) staffing in response to the reduced risk from a spectrum of credible accidents, given the permanent cessation of power operations, and permanent removal of fuel from the DCPP Units 1 and 2 reactor vessels. This is scheduled to occur for Units 1 and 2 reactor vessels on November 2, 2024, and August 26, 2025, respectively.

FEMA Region 9 identified no concerns or deficiencies with the proposed licensee ERO staffing changes and recognizes no adverse impacts with the proposed changes to DCPP EP that would preclude the effective implementation of State and local radiological emergency response plans.

Correspondence with the State and Local Office of Emergency Services stated that their review of www.fema.gov

the PG&E license amendment request found no issues or concerns that affect their level of offsite response. Therefore, FEMA has no objections to the proposed changes and finds them adequate for reasonable assurance of off-site safety once DCPP operations cease and the reactors are de-fueled.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 202-657-2301 or David Jeremy at 202-253-7231.

Sincerely, Thomas K. Warnock Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Branch Cc: Craig Fiore, FEMA Region 9 David Jeremy, FEMA HQ