ML20206M946

Responses of FEMA to Town of Amesbury First Set of Interrogatories & Request for Production of Documents to FEMA on Seabrook Plan for Commonwealth of Ma Communities.* W/Certificate of Svc.Related Correspondence

ML20206M946
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/22/1988
From:	Flynn H Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	AMESBURY, MA
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CON-#488-7569 OL, NUDOCS 8812020089
Download: ML20206M946 (14)

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?!UCLEAR REGULATORY CCt04ISSIC?l EETCRE THE ATOMICATETY_N:D__LICDISING ECARD JUDGE IVNI W. S"ITH, CP.AIRFNI JUDGE JERRY HARE;UR JL'OOE GUSTAVE A. L ::DIEERGER, J7

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In the Matt 9r of )

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Public Service Co. of !!ew Hampshire, ) Docket o. 50-413-CL et al. )  ! O-444-;L

) Cffstte Energency (Seabrook Station Units 1 f. 2) ) Planning Issues "

r RESPCNSE3 CF THE TEDERAL DtEFe3D:0Y MRIAGD'.DIT AGDJCY TO ,

TC4'N CP AP.ESEURY'S TIRST SET CP INTERRCGATCRIES N;D REQUEST FCR PRCDUCTICN CF DCCtDtENTS TO THE FEDERAL EMERGDJCY MRIAGD'.DIT AGD CY CN TIRSTAE_ ROCK FLN!_TORySSAQQSETTS_CCt?MJIIIES_QFjQ  !

INTER 50GATCRY !!o. 1:  !

With respect to each contention and basis admitted by the Licensing Eoard i regarding the SPMC, please provide the following information: [

3. What is TD'N s Foottion with respect to each contention and l basis? -

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b. If TD'.A has net yet taken a position on any contention or basis. [

identify the information which snust be provided, and/or the conditions or I contingencies which reust be satisfied before TD% may take a position, i

c. Identify all of TDm's findings and determnations. as referenced in 10 C.F.R. S'0.47(a)(2), as to whn er the si": 13 sde p te and ,

whether thete is reasonable assurance that the STM0 can te a: plesentsd. l Identif y the r usens for each f:nd:ng und deterrir.at ten i

d. f TE"A ha s r.ot y+t rade a i:ndtn; or det+ce:nst:3n acncern:n; the SIMC and/or nr.y centention or tsste. :Jenttiy tre :niormatton en::n sus-te prov:ded, and/or tne conditions or contingenem sn:rn must :+ 2at:2::e before FDM ray au a f:nding or determination.

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! e. Identify all persons you ray call as witnesses: the particular l j contention or basis on which each will testify: the subject matter on which ,

l each witness will testify the substance of each witness' testimony: the i l grounds for each opinion or testimony; and identify and produce any documents,

• indicating the relevant portion and iltation, that each witness will rely upon  !

to support his testimony, and any docu:nents PD% will offer into evidence l 4 through each witness.  !

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f. Identify all per:ons on whose is:tual knculedge, opinions, or [

4 technical expertise you rely for ,* cur positien on each contention or basis.

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Tor each state the substance of the knowledge, opinions, or technical j expertise that PD% relies on, j

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{ g. Identify all persons on whose factual knowledge, opinions, or l technical expertise you rely for each finding and determination, as referenced l in 10 C.T.R. 550.47(a) G ) as to whether the SpMC is adequate ana whether there l is reasonable assurance that the S?MO can te implerented. For ea:h state the j l substance of the knowled;a, opinions, or te:hnical experti:e that FD% relies  ;

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. Response No._1  !

a. The Federa 1 Drergency Management Agency (TD%) does not yet have a l 1 l position on each and every contention and may not take a position on each and l i l

j every contention. To the extent that TDG has developed a position, it is stated in the Revie't and Evaluation of the Seabrook plan for Massachusetts

! Consuunities, transmitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Conenission (!TRC) on October l

J e 14, 1988, and the Seabrook Exercise Report, transmitted to the fiRC on i

q Septenber 2, 1983.

b. The development of PD%'s positions on individual contentions and

! bases is not contingent upon the rer:eipt of additional information, I

j Infornation which becomes available before TD%'s prefiled testinony is 1

I prepared will te taken into account, but the process which TC% utll follcu 1:

1 l priearily to ensine the content >ons and tases in light of the relr"ant I portiens of tts evaluation of the Seatroa4 Plan for "3s 10.tuz+tt- Cmunt t u s t

1 j and th+ . June lHE exeretse.

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l EDn's Responses to TCA's Interro7atories and Heguesta for Frod ction. Fage 2..

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c. TEMA does not consider the Review and Evaluation of the Seabrook Plan i i

i for Massachusetts Coecunities, transnitted to the Nuclear Regulatory [

Commission (NRC) on October 14, 1988, and the Seabrook Exercise Report, I t

transmitted to the URC on Septerter 0. 1983, to contain "findings and [

determinations," as ref sren.:ed in 10 C.T.R. 550.47(a)(2), as to whether the )

i SFMC is "adequate and uhrth(r there is reasonable assurance that the SPM2 can be implemented." The Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts Communities, traasmitted l to the URC on October 14, 1989, contains TEMA's concl. .cns as to whether the i SFM0 coets the individual evalur-tien criteria of NUKEG-0654/TEMA-R"? 1, Rev. l 1, Supp. 1. The Seabrook Exercise Report, transnitted te the NR0 on September

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0. 1933, contains TEMA's conclusions about whether the exeretse os the offstte f

etergency response plans for the Seabrook site held in June 1998 met the f exercise objectives. The reasons for the conclusions are stated in these documents,

d. TEMA is presently developing a consolidated finding for the Stabrook site which will deal with the adequacy of plans and preparedness for the l Massachusette portion of the Seabrook Emergency Planning Zene. This [

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consolidated finding will be based on TEMA's evaluation of the SFMC and the  !

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relevant portions of the 1958 Seabrook Exercise Report and will contain "findings ano determinations," as referenced in 10 C.T.R. 550.47(a)(0). It is TEMA's goal to produce this censolidated finding by 0+cember 16, 1933. The '

production of the consoltdated finding is not conttr.;ent upon the recetyt ei additional inf orrat t on .

• . At t5ts tire, " is t-fentified ene witne 3. Etchard ". Canavsn.  ;

Radiological Energency Pt ..e s s (REP) Tro; ram Officer ict FEMA Regica '.

i R e g i ona As s t. : t a n:.e C x.m a t t e s (RC) Cha t raan f o r f ?.\ Re g t en N . and W t

TEMA's Responnes t a T:A's Inte rt a;atories and Iequests for Freductien. F3;e 2. -

l Chairman for FEMA Region I for Seabrcok. He will be called on to testify about FEMA's conclusiens about the adequacy of the SPMC as evaluated against

?TUROG-0654/ FEMA-REP 1, Rev. 1, Supp. 1, Ctlleria for Freparation and Eva.uation of Radiological Ecergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuc_ lear Power Plants, (Criteria for_ Utility Offsite Planning and Pre pa redne ss ) , September 1988 The documents on uhich the uitness will rely are those already referred to in this Respont , the documents referred to in the cited documents, and FEMA's guidance generally.

f. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA' does not yet have a position on each and every contention and may not take a position on each and every contention. To the extent that FEMA has developed a position, it is stated in the Review and Evaluation of the Seabrook Plan for Maasachusetts I Communities, transmitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on October 14, 1988, and the Seabrook Exarcise Report, transmitted to the NRC on Sep6 ember 2, 1988.

g. FEMA relied on the factual knowledge, opinions, or technical l expertise of Richard W. Donovan for its judgments on the whether the SPMC I i l

] satisfies the evaluation criteria of NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP 3, Rev. 1, Supp. 1.

, A Statement of Professional Qualifications of Richard W. Donovan has already L i been provided to the Town' of Amesbury as part of FEMA's response to a request [

for production of documents f rom the Massachusetts Attorney Gs t tral. In i

, developing its conclusions, FEMA consultea uith the Regional Assistance

Committee, Joseph H. Keller and Bradley Sa'.monson of Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Eduard A. Tan

man of Argonne Mational Latoratory, Dr.

Van Lee of ERC International, Inc., and Donald Kiruan of Education and I Training .\scociatec.

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FEMA's Responses to T0A's Interrogatories '

and Re quests for Prodt :t ton. p3ge 4.

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m EEMA objects to this Interrogatory insofar 4.s it calls for disclosure of the advice given to FEMA. This advice is protected by cxecutive or deliberative process privilege.

Interrogatory No. 2 Identify any relevant portions of the SPMC that, to FEMA's knowledge, are under revision or are expected to be revised in the future. Identify the reasons for, and substance of, each revision.

Response No. 2 The Review and Evaluation of the Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts Communities, transmitted to the NRC on October 14, 1988, notes, passim, that New Itampshire Yankee has made a commitment in a letter dated September 23, 1983, to Richard W. Donovan (a ccpy of which has already been furnished to counsel for the Town of Amesbury) to change various sections of the SPMC. In addition, the sections of the SPMC to which Evaluation Criterion I.10 of NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP 1, Rev. 1, Supp.1, pertains are to be revised to uddr$ s FEMA's recoamendation on page 50 of the Review and Evaluation of the Stabc*xt Plan for Massachusetts Communities, transmitted to the NRC on October 14, 1988. (See the letter dated October 28, 1988, from George R. Gram to Richard

W. Dor.ovan, a copy of which has already been furnished to counsel for the Town of Amesbury.) The Farm Brochure is under revision. FEMA is not aware of any other changes under way, beyond routine updating of procedures and letters of agreement.

Interrocatory_No. 3 Please identify and produce all documents that FEMA, et 3 gents or contractors, has authored or compiled, and that discuss the . :c or inadequacy o the SPMC, or any of the contentions or bases i:ra :d f or litigation by the Licensing Board on the SFMC.

FEMA'c Responses to TCA'c Interrogatorie and Requests for Product:en, Page 5.

Response No._3 FEMA has already served on the parties the Review and Evaluation of the Sethrook Plan for Maccachusetts Communitire. trancritted to the .9RC en October 14, 1988, and the Seabrook Exercise Report, transmitted to the NRC on September 2, 1988.

FEMA objects to this Interrogatory as calling for the disclosure of documents and information protected 1, executive or deliberative process privilege.

Inte rrogatorv No. 4 Identify any deficiencies in the SPMC for which Applicants have not yet undertaken adequate corrective action. Fo. each, identify the corrective action taken which, in FEMA's opinion, should be undertaken.

Responr.e No. 4 FEMA does not use the term "deficiencies" to refer to areas of offsite emergency response plans which do n set the evaluation criteria, using the term "inadequacies" for that purpose. FEMA is not aware of any area of the SPMC where corrective action ought to be taken but has not yet been undertaken.

Interrogatory No. 5 As referenced in 10 C.F.R. S50.47(c)(1)(iii)(B), identify the "best efforts" that, in FEMA's opinion, TOA will make in the event of a severe, fast-release radiological emergency. Identify and produce all documents, and state all fscts and opinions, upon which FEMA relies to support this answer.

Response No._5 PEMA has no means of determining what "best efforts" the Town of Amesbury will make in the event of a severa, fast-re]<ase radiological emergency and takes no position on that question.

To the extent that this Interrogatory asks for FEMA's opinion on the validity or application of the "realism" assu.iptions of 10 C.F.R.

FEMA's Responses to TCA's Interrogatories and Requests for Production, Page 6.

$5).47.(c)(1), FEMA objects that it calls for a legal conclusion or theory or tha thought processes of counsel.

Iglerrocatory No. 6 Idantify and produce all docu: rents (1) on unich you rely to answer these interrogatories or (2) trh ch you intend to offer as exhibits in this

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The documents on which FEMA relies to answer these Interrogatories or intends to offer as exhibits in this proceeding are those previously identified in Response flo. 1.e.

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DECIARATION I declare that the foregoing Responses are true.

. Ch h Richard W. Donovan Dated: Neverber 18, 1988 at Bothell, Washington FUG'n Recconses to 'ICA's Interrcc;ator.ies

.mi Requests for Production, Page 8.

OBJECTICNS The Federal Emergency Management Agency objects to Interrogato'ies No, l.g, 2, and 5 for the reasons set forth above.

Respectfully subnitted, w

li. .SEP)3ALD21 Assistant Generaf Counsel Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20472 Telephone (703) 646-4102 TEMA's Re:sponses to TOA's Interrogatories and Requests for Production. Page 9.

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!:ovdE@59,19st UNITED a:ATES or N4 ERICA s NOV 25 P1 :10 NUCLEAR REGULATORY CCMMISSION

_ . . . l BEFORE THE ATCMIC_ SATETY AND LICDlSING BC.}RD 7 , fy'f l

.w' JUDGE IVNJ M. SMITH. CHAIR 2WI JUDGE JER.Tl HARECUR JUDGE GUSTAVE .'.. LINCIBERGER, JP ,

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Public Service Co. of !!eu Martpshire. ) Docket o. ?C~443-OL et al, ) 50-444-OL

) Offaite E.rergency (Seabrook Station, Units 1 & 2) ) i'.anning Issues

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l CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I served ccpies of the foregoing RESPCtJSES OF THE FEDERAL C4ERGENCY PR!AGEMDIT AGE::CY TO TCWN OF N4ESBURY'S FIRST SET OF IllTERROGATORIES A!iD REQUEST FCR PRCDUCTICN OF DOCUMEITS TO THE FEDERAL EMERGDJCY PRJAGEMENT AGENCY C l THE SEABROOK PLNi FOR MASSACHUSETTS CCM: UNITIES (SPMC) on the persons listed below by depositing said document with the U.S.

Postal Service on this 22nd day of November, 1988.

Ivan W. Smith, Esq. , Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bethesda, Maryland 20555 i

Dr. Jerry Harbour Administrative Judge Atomic Safet'/ and Licensing Board Nuclear Regulatory Comissicn Bethesda, Maryland 20555 l

Gustave A. Linenberger, Jr. l Admirl.strative Judge l Atomic Safety and Licensin; Eo!.ed Nuclear Regulatory Co.m iaston )

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!uclear Regulator, C .:"ni331on

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