ML19332D530

Affidavit of Am Callendrello.* Refutes Intervenors Allegations That Util No Longer Able to Provide Emergency Info to Public as Result of Withdrawal of Agreement Between Util & Wcgy.W/Supporting Info

ML19332D530
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/14/1989
From:	Callendrello A PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION before the

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.PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF ) Docket Nos. 50-443-OL-1 NEW HAMPSHIRE, et al. ) 50-444-OL-1

) (Offsite Emergency (Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2 ) Planning and Safety

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AFFIDAVIT OF ANTHONY M. CALLENDRELLO I, Anthony M. Callendrello, being on oath, depose and say as follows:

1. I am the Emergency Planning Licensing Manager for New Hampshire Yankee. A statement of my professional qualifications are a matter of record in this proceeding. In addition, I have testified before this Board regarding the use of.the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) by the New Hampshire Yankee Offsite Response Organization (ORO) in accordance with the Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts

. Communities (SPMC).

2. This affidavit addresses the Intervenors allegations that NHY no longer has the ability,to provide emergency information to the m"1882 Bas @p a

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3. ' The mechanism for providing emergency information to the public

-through EBS is in place and can be activated by NHY in accordance-with the provisions in the SPMC and its supporting agreement or I through'the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in accordance with the l  !

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4. The concept of operations of the SPMC is that the public, upon  ;

i hearing the sirens, will tune to the local radio stations listed the public educational materials for emergency information. j SPMC at pg. 3.2-15.

5. The SPMC relies on a. radio station broadcasting on AM (WHAV 1490KHz) and FM (WLYT 92.5 MHz) frequencies to deliver emergency

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information - to the public as part of the public alert and  ;

notification system. This arrangement is described in the Seabrook Station Public Alert and. Notification FEMA REP-10 Design Report dated April 30, 1988 (Attached as "A"). Due to the fact that the !

radio station call letters had been inadvertently redacted in the original version of the REP-10 report, these two pages were sent (unredacted) as the sole subject of a letter to the service list (Attachment "A"). In addition, I have previously testified to the

-fact that the SPMC relies on a single radio station that provides complete coverage of the EPZ (Tr. 27894).

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public alert and notification system are directed, by SPMC Appendix-G and IP 2.13, to contact the designated radio station via the

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' dedicated ringdown circuit in.the Offsite Response Organization (ORO)E Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The dedicated ringdown circuit is in place at the EOC and is connected to WLYT/WHAV (See-

'also-Affidavit of Gary J. Catapano at paragraph 4.

7. New Hampshire Yankee has provided to WLYT/WHAV all of the equipment and:other materials necessary to implement the SPMC.

8. A letter describing the current commitment of radio station WLYT/WHAV to provide public information, consistent with their commitment to the Emergency Broadcast System, in the event of an emergency at Seabrook Station is containcd in the SPMC, Appendix l C,'.at page'C-64 (Attached as "B"). l l

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9. Contrary to the allegation of the Intervenors, NUREG-0654 does I i

not require that EBS be part of the public alert and notification system.. It is, however, one way to comply with that guidance.

NUREG-0654, Supplement 1, Element II.E.3, states that: " The l offsite esponse organization shall establish a system for disseminating to the public appropriate information contained in

. initial and followup messages received from the licensee (see Evaluation Criteria E.3 and E.4 in NUREG-0654/ FEMA REP-1, Rev.1) including the appropriate notification to appropriate broadcast l l

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10. The FEMA Review and Evaluation of the Seabrook - Plan for Massachusetts Communities, dated December, 1988, found the system for disseminating to the public appropriate information, including the appropriate notification to appropriate broadcast media e.g.,

the Emergency Broadcast System, to be adequate (Applicants' Exhibit 43C at page 24, attached as "C"). FEMA found the plan adequate based on the use of a single radio station, WLYT/WHAV.

11. Provision of emergency puolic information was demonstrated by ORO during the June 1988 FEMA Graded Exercise. During the exercise, ORO personnel contacted radio station WLYT/WHAV via the dedicated ringdown line and transmitted EBS messages to the station. WLYT/WHAV broadcast a standard EBS test message during the exercise.

12. The Final Exercise Report of the June, 1988 Graded Exercise,

- dated September .1,1988, documented the demonstration of the public alert and- notification system by ORO during the exercise (Applicants' Exhibit 43F at page 214, attached as "D"). The Final '

Exercise Report noted the use of a single radio station.

13. Through the arrangement with WLYT/WHAV the ORO has the capability to provide an instructional message to the public within 15 minutes. That capability was demonstrated during the 1988 Exercise (Attachment "D").

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14.- In addition, the Commonwealth has established- the Massachusetts Emergency Broadcast System Operational Plan, dated May 1988 (Exhibit l' to Attachment D of _ Intervenor Motion) - which describes the EBS network and sets forth _ _ the procedures for.

providing emergency public information. .

15. The Massachusetts _EBS Plan, specifically the Merrimac Valley, Operational Area, provides the capability.for the Commonwealth to deliver emergency information to all six Seabrook Station EPZ communities. Massachusetts EBS Plan at page 1-1.

16. The Massachusetts EBS Plan lists both WLYT and WhAV as primary EBS stations in Merrimac Valley Operational Area, Massachusetts EBS Plan at page 1-6.

hd "Anth6ny M. Callendrello November 14, 1989 The above-subscribed Anthony M. Callendrello appeared before me and made oath that he had read the foregoing affidavit and that the statements set forth therein are true to the best of his knowledge.

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FEMA-REP-10 Design Report Submittal References (1) PSNH letter, dated April 29, 1988, " FEMA-REP-10 Design ,

Report Submittal",'G.~R. Gram to H. J. Vickers

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New Hampshire Yankee (NHY) submitted ths Seabrook Statien'Public Alert and Notification System FEMA-REP-10 Desion Reoort for FEMA review '

_on April 29, 1986-(Reference (1)]. As a result.cf an inadvertence,  !

Leertain of the information on pages 1-3 and 1 4 had been redacted from the_ Design' Report submitted by Reference (1). Enclosed please find pages 1-3'and-1-4 which contain the previously redacted information.

is These pages should be inserted in to the Design Report replacing the previously submitted pages. <

i If there are any questions, please contact Mr. Edward W. Desmarais at (603) 474-9521,- extersion 3244.

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Project Directorate I-3 70-

• Division of-Reactor-Projects-United States Nuclear Regulatory Commicsion Washington, 00-~ 20555. ,

4 Mr. Richard Donovsn RAC. Chairman for the Review and Evaluation of. '

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=Mr. William T. Russell I Regional Administrator j

Region I O.S. Nuclear-Regulatory Commission '

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'Mr. Craig Wingo Chief,-Field Operations Branch 'l g Technological-Hazards Division- .

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k Robert A. Backus Esquire Atemic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel lackus, Meyer & Solemon U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc= mission 116 Lowell Street /

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Manchester, NE 03105 Howard A. Vilber Atemic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel Philip Ahrens, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc==ission. Assistant Attorney General Vashington-, DC 20555 Department of the Attorney. General Augusta. ME 04333 Thc=as S. Moore '

A ccic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel Mrs. Sandra Gavutis, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc==ission  ! card of Selectmen Washington, DC 20555 RFD 1. Bcx 1154 Kensington, NE 03627 Administrative Judge Sheldon J. Volfe, '

Esq., Chairman Carel S. Sneider Esquire -

Atc=ic Safety and Licensing Board Panel . Assistan At:ciney General #

~U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc= mission Depar :ent of the Attorney General "

Vashington, DC 20555 .Cne Ashburton Place, 19th Floci ,

loston, MA 02108 Judge E==eth A. Luebke A:c=ic Safety and' Licensing Board Panel Senator Gorden J. Mc=phrep 5500 F lendship Ecclevard United States Senate

. Apartment.1923N Vashington, DC 20510 Cheey Chase,}D .20815 Attention: Tc Surack Dr. Jerry Harbour Eichard A. EL=pe. Esquire  !

A ctic Safety and Licensing Eoard Panel Ettpe and McNicholas U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc==issien 35 Pleasan S::ee:

Washingten. DC 20555 Cencord, NE 03301 Shervin E. Turk, Esquire Town Manager office of General Counsel Tcwn of Exeter U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccemissien 10 Fron: Street Washingten, DC 20555 '

Exeter, NE 03E33 Adjudicate y File = 3:entwood Board of Selectmen

[ Atcric Safety and Licensing Scard E?D Dalten Road l Panel Docket 3:en:veed, NE 03233 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc==issien j Vashington, DC 20555 Cary V. Ecl=es, Esquire EcLnes & Ells Diane Cur:au, Esquire 47 Vinnacunnet Read l

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T' l442 John W.'McCormack Post Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, SW

' Office and Ceurthouse 4 W LPost' Office Square; Washington, DC 20472 i Boston, MA ;02109.

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Paul McEachern. Esquire- .

.-Peter S. Mathews, Mayor Matthew T. Brock.-Esquire m . City Hall- ,

Shaines & McEachern f' Newburyport, MA 01950' 25 Maplewood Avenue P.C.. Box 360-(V -Judi:h H. Mizner - P ::smouth, NH 03501-.

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68 5::ad Street Ecard of Sele ::en U' Eos:en, MA- 02110- T:vn Office-U Atlantic Avenue E Calvin A. Canney , Sc :h Hampton, NH 03862 Ci:y Manager

. City Hall Charles P. Grahan, Esquire

• 126 Oaniel Street Murphy and Graham .

Por:snouth. NH -03801 33 Lov Street

<- Newburyport. MA 01950 Stephen'E. Merrill Esquire A::::ney General Gustave A. Linenberge:

Overge Cana Bisbee, Esquire A::mic Safet,y and' Licensing 3eard ranel

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Cffi:e cf the Attorney General Iast.Ves: Tower luilding 25 Capitol Stree: 4353 Eas: Ves: Hi Shvty Conce:d NH 03301-6397 3ethesda, MD 208:4 Mr. J. P. Nadeau Ivan V. Snith, Chairman Sele::nen's Office A::mic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 10 Cen :al Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cc=issien Rye, NH .03870 Eas: Ves: Tower Building 4350 East Ves: Highway l' Mr. Angie Machiros, Chair =an Se:hesda, MD 20814 Board of Selectmen Town cf Newbury A:: ic Safety and Licensing Appeal E- .Newbury, MA 01950 Panel U.S. Nuclear Regula: cry Cc=issien Mr. Villiam S. Lord Vashington, D.C. 20555 Board of Selectmen Town Hall -~ Friend S::eet A:::1c Safety and Licensint Board Panel Amesbury, MA 01913 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory C =isnien Vashington, D.C. 20535

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,000-watt AM station brosdessting at 1540 KHz from Exeter, NH, is oper-  ;

ational f rom $- AM to tidnight, seven days a week and is equipped with a i

backup power supply. WMYF has been specially equipped to p; ovide 24-hour, seven day per.veek EBS coverage by remote activation from WOKQ during of f

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i Activation of the EBS covering the New Hampshire portion of the Seabrook Station ETZ proceeds as follows:

1. The New Hampshire State Police Coccunications Center (KHSPCC) receives notice of an emergency f rom Seabrook

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2. The 3H5PCC notifies the New Hampshire Office of E:ergency '

Manage:ent (NHOEM) of the emergency.

3. If the emerEency reaches the ALERT level, the Director of the NHOEM, or his designee, notifies the CPCS station, putting it on standby and preparing it for possible broad-cast of public inforcation or instructional messages.

4 .The C?CS is monitored by the other New Hacpshire EES stations and broadcasts are simultaneously aired or recorded for subsequent broadcast.

5. If beach precautionary actions are recommended or if the ,

ecergency reaches SITE AREA EMERGENCY or CENERAL EMERGENCY, the Director of the NHOEM, or his designee, notifies the CPCS to activate the broadcast over the EES of specific inforestion or instructional cessages.

Figure 1-1 depicts the activation cocconication sequence for the New Ha:p-shire EES network. The activation of the New Ha:pshire EBS network is ,

discussed in Volume 1, Section 2.1 of the State of New Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan.

Massachusetts EES Netwerk ,

In Massachusetts, the contract EBS radio station is WLYT, a 50,000-watt FM station broadcasting at 92.5 MHz from Haverhill, Massachusetts. WLYT is l-3

4 I ' operational 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day, seven days a week, and is equipped with a backup power supply. VLYT's sister station, VHAV, provides complementary AM L

coverage. WHAV is a 1,000-watt AM station broadcasting at 1490 KHz from h

Haverhill. WHAV is operat'ional 24-hours per day, seven days per week and is equippeI with a backup power supply.

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Activation of the EBS covering the Massachusetts portion of the Seabrook

, Station EPZ proceeds as follows

1. The NHY Offsite Respons: EOC Contact rec.eives notice of an l ccergency f rom the Seabrook Station Short-Term Emergency Director (STED).

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2. In an escalating emergency, after the NHY Offsite Response Organization is activated, the NHY Of f site Response Direc-ter (NHYORD) assumes responsibilitv for EBS activation frem the Seabrook Station Itergency Response Organization (ERO).

3. If the emergency reaches the ALERT level, the STED or NHYORD (depending on #2 above) notifies klYI, putting the station on standby and preparing it for possible broadcast of public information or instructional messages.

4. if the emergency reaches SITE AREA EFERCISCY or CENERAL EMERCESCY, the STED or NHYORD obtains authorization from of ficials of the Cc,cconwealth of Massachusetts to activate

' the Public Alert and Notification System and notifies klYT to activate the broadcast over the ISS of specific inforca-tion or instructional cessages.

Figure 1-1 depicts the activation coerunication sequence for the Massa-l chusetes EBS network. The activation of the EES network for the Massa-chosetts communities in the EPZ is described core fully in Section 3.2 of the Seabrook Plan for. Massachusetts Con: unities.

Once the decision has been made by the Director cf the NHOEM and the Massa-chusetts Civil Defense Agency Director to activate the EES networks, the system provides the capability of broadcasting informational and instructional messages within 15 minutes.

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Dear Mr. Brown:

Northeast Broadcasting Company, Inc., as licensee of standard broadcast stations WHAV-AM and WLYT-FM affirms its commitment and obligation to its constituent communi- ,

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ties of service to provide emergency information to the general public in the event of an emergency condition at the Seabrook Station.

Consistent with the provisions of the Communications Act of.1934, the responsibilities as public trustee of our I designated frequencies, and our ongoing commitment to the  !

Emergency Broadcast System, WHAV and WLYT shall provide such emergency information to the public to the best of its ability pursuant to implementing provisions developed by the stations and the New Hampshire Yankee Division. l This commitment is consistent with the request of the Honorable Michael S. Dukakis, Governor-of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on December 23, 1985.

Informational services provided to our constituent com- I munities are in keeping with our ongoing responsibility to provide news and information of public interest and are j subject to the stations' review and policies for content.

At the request of New Hampshire Yankee Division, we would be pleased to develop an emergency communication link so that in the event of any emergency WHAV and WLYT can confirm i accuracy of information and minimize the time necessary to alert the public to the circumstances at issue. Our willingness to cooperate with you to prepare for emergency ,

situations is not an endorsement of the Seabrook Station and does not necessarily imply approval or acceptance of plans l proposed by the Yankee Division.

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review any document or plan disclosed to the public in which r the stations' call letters or frequencies are used, as well ,

as the use of the stations' call letters and frequencies in ';

public information promotions or signs.

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• O' g December 19$8 r Evaluation Criterion E.3. The offsite response organization shall establish a system for disseminating to the public appropriate information contained in initial and followup messages received from the licensee (see Evaluation Criteria E.3 and E.4 in

.NUREG-0654/ FEM A REP-1, Rev.1) including the appropriate notification '

to appropriate broadcast media, e.g., the Emergency Broadcast System  :

(EBS).

Statement E.3. The Plan states that the primary system for disseminating information to the public is EBS. In event of an emergency, the NHY ORO Offsite Response Director will request authority from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to utilize EDS to broadcast emergency information and instrue. ions to the public. Each instructional message broadcast over EBS l will also be released as a news release by the Media Center.

In February 1988, FEMA personnel visited the pr! mary EBS station to determine its capabilities. The current espability of the identified EBS radio station includes the ability to record and broadcast emergency instructions and information to the pub!!c. The primary EBS station has a backup power supply.

The Public Notification Coordinator, once the NHY ORO is activated, begins preliminary planning with the Radiological He!.h Advisor and the r

Technical Advisor regarding the possible PARS. Upon the orders of the NHY Offsite Response Director, the Public Notification Coordinator selects the appropriate EBS message, completes the appropriate sections, ,

reviews the messege with the NHY Offsite Response Director, coordinates the message with the State of New Hampshire, and the appropriate l Massachusetts official, obtains the NHY Offsite Response Director's )

i approval for broadcasting the EBS message, faxes the EBS message to the EBS radio station, requests the EBS radio station to broadcast the message j three times consecutively, and then every 15 minutes thereaf ter. The Public Notification Coordinator has - the responsibility to direct the 9 Communications Coordinator to activate the siren system and to advise the ,,

Special Population Coordinator on the need to initiate notification of i hearing-tmpaired people. Actual broadcast of the message is monitored by ,

the Public Notification Coordinator. The Public Notification Coordinator also supplies copies of the EBS message to the Public Infctmation Advisor, [

y the Support Services Coordinator, the School Coordinator, and the Special Population Coordinator, j

1, in a fast breaking emergency, the Seabrook Station Short-Term Emergency Director can request authorization from the Governor of Massachusetts an3 j p

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- Objective #12: Demonstrate the' ability to initially alert the public within the 10-mile

• EPZ and begin dissemination of an instructional message within 15  !

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Narrative Organizar.un The New Hampshire Yankee Offsite Response Summary:

demonstrated the ability to alert the public within the 10-mile EPZ and broadcast an initial instructional message within 15 minutes of the '

authorization time from the Commonwedth of Massachusetts (FEMA Control CeU). ,

FoUowing is a description of the sequence of events for the first Alert and Notification System Activation. Notification of the SAE and associated EOF (NHY) PARS was received at NHY ORO at 1152. At

• 1202 NHY ORO initiated a conference call to the Governor's Representative to brief him on the situation and request legal authorization to sound stren. An instructional message reflecting the emergency situation was drafted and faxed to the Governor's

Representative (FEMA Control Cell) for concurrence at 1210.

Meanwhile, the VANS, which had been deployed to their acoustic locations at the Alert stage, were informed of Imminent siren ,

activation. The stren system was armed at the NHY ORO EOC. At 1215 a signed concurrence of the EBS message was received from the Governor's Representative (FEMA Control CeU'. At 1218 the EBS station, WLYT, was contacted via the hotline ring-down and the emergency message was simultaneously f axed to the station. The instructions to the EBS station were to broadcast the message three times with subsequent broadcasts every 15 minutes thereafter. The ,

drivers cf the VANS were advised to stand by for siren activation at 1222. Simulated stren activation was accomplished at 1222. The radio broadcast of the message was indicated by controller input at 1225.

Actual broadcast of the EBS test message was aired on WLYT (FM 92.5) at 1237. It should be noted that the out-of-sequence broadcast was pre-arranged with the station to be at their programming convenience / discretion. At 1227 the VANS were polled by rou-cad to '

ensure there had been no stren f ailures.

Supplemental alerting and notification of the hearing impaired, i

mobility . impaired, special facilities, and schools within the six l Massachusetts communities were provided by and coordinated by the NHY ,ORO Special Populations Liaison and School Liaison for each community. The Special Populatier. Liaisons and School Liaisons had e

lists of individuals, special f acilities, and schools with their telephone numbers and addresses. Individuals with hearing impairments who j

were not reached by telephona by the Special Population Liaisons were

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contact was to determine if the individuals were aware of the I emergency situation and if they required transportation assistance.

We note that NHY ORO plans to distribute tone alert radics to  ;

portions of the speelal population (schools, day care centers, nurseries, I nursing homes, etc.). These radios should expedite the process of >

supplemental alerting.

1. 13: Demonstrate the ability to coordinate the formulat!on and Objective '

dissemination of accurate information and instructions to the public in a timely f ashion af ter the initial alert and notification has occurred.

Evaluation: Met, Narrative The New Hampshire Yankee Offsite Response Organi:ation Sum ma.ry:

demonstrated the ability to develop apprepriate instructions and -

'nformation during r.11 three phases of the exere!se.

Instructions (EBS Messages) were formulated, approved and distributed according to the system described in the plan. For the most pe.rt, prescripter messages stored in the word processing system were used, with appropriate modifications to reflect the current Protective Action Deelslons. On one occasion an EBS message was compesed from scratch.

Message content was generally accurate, complete and clear, with one exception. One of the EBS messages was not consistent with actions and discussions of the staff; i.e., ORO EBS message #2, released for broadcast at 1420 (and the corresponding news release 6 and 7) advised that residents of Amesbury and Salisbury should evacuate, stated that schools in communities being evacuated would be evacuated, and stated that school children in those towns were being held at school fer '

later dismissal; anc stated that all schools in Newburyport were being sheltered whereas information oxit:ted that indicated ord. 3 schools were being sheltered and 4 schools were being djsmissed in Newburyport.

It is FEMA's belief that both of the above referenced inconsistencies can be attributed to disconnects between the NHY ORO staff and the control cells. When the NHY ORO briefed, discussed, and reviewed the Massachusetts Governor's Representative concurrence in the PA and corresponding EBS .nessage #2,it was their be!!ef that the schools  ;

i in Amesbury and Salisbury would commit their transportation resources to evacuate their students: b the statement that schools in the communities being evccuated would be evacuated. It 's noted that normal dismissal of schools is 1430 for Amesbury and Salisbury seneols anc. secorcingly, the cuses and crivers would be at the l

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