ML17037B660

Nine Mile Point Unit 1 - Letter Regarding a New Contract for a Cooperative Program of Environmental Monitoring of Selected Facilities in New York

ML17037B660
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	12/10/1976
From:	O'Reilly J P NRC Region 1
To:	Schneider R R Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
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0e,nwRL.F,IeS6p6REGII,(4fp0o/p+>>*<<4'NITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONREGIONI631PARKAVENUEKINGOFPRUSSIA,PENNSYLVANIA19406NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationAttention:Mr.R.R.SchneiderVicePresidentElectricOperations300ErieBoulevardWestSyracuse,NewYork13202DE,'308?6LicenseNo.DPR-63DocketNo..50-220Gentlemen:1TheStateofNewYorkandtheNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)haverecentlysignedanewcontractforacooperativeprogramofenvironmentalmonitoringofselectedfacilitiesinNewYork.Underthenewcontract,theStateDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservation,andtheNRCwillplanandcarryoutaradiologicalmonitoringprogramaroundyourNineMilePointsite.Themonitoringprogramwillincludesuchactivitiesasperiodicallycollectingandanalyzingenvironmentalsamples,measuringenvironmentalradiationlevelsandcomparingresultswiththosefromyourmeasurements.ThepurposeofthecontractistoestablishacollaborativeprogrambetweenNewYorkandtheNRCtoprovideindependentmeasurementsofradioactivityintheenviro'nmentaroundselectedNRClicensedactivitiesandtoprovidereasonableassuiancethatalicensee'senvironmentalmeasurementsarevalidandthatradioactivemeasurementsaretraceabletotheNationalBureauofStandards.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,thoughnotapartytotheagreement,hasparticipatedinplanningthemonitoringprogramandwillhaveaccess.-tothedata'obtained..TheStateandtheNRCwillsharedataandinfor-mationobtainedintheprogramattheindividualsites.TnadditiontodistributingtheinformationtootherinterestedFederal,'Stateandlocalagencies,theNRCandNewYorkwillcollaborateinmakingtheprogramfindingspubliclyavailablethroughappropriatepublications.Wehave'arrangedameetingwithMr.E.LeachofyourstafftobeheldonDecember16,1976,atyourNineMilePointSitetodiscussthemonitoringprogram.ArepresentativeoftheNewYorkStateDepartmentofEnvironmentalConservationwillalsobeattending.

1 Noresponsetothisletterisrequested;however,shouldyouhaveanyquestionsconcerningthesematterspriortotheaforementionedmeeting,wewillbepleasedtodiscussthemwithyouoryourrepresentative.Mr.J.PhilipStohrofmystaffmaybecontacted(215-337-1150)forspecificinformationontheprogram.mesP.O'ReillyDzectorcc:T.E.Lempges,Generalerintenent,NuclearGenerationT.J.Perkins,StationSuper'.nendentC.L.Stuart,OperationsSupervisorE.B.Thomas,Jr.,EsquireA.Z.Roisman,CounselforCitizensCommitteeforProtectionoftheEnvironment

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