ML20236K891

Requests Commission Reconsideration of Proposal for External Review of Plant Included in Author Re Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee W/Expertise in Transportation & Radiologic Emergency Planning

ML20236K891
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/17/1987
From:	Gregg J HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 8711100013
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Honorable Lando Zech, Chairman. .

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Dear 1 Commissioner Zech:

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'The problems. surrounding the: licensing of the'SeabrookLNucl' ear

Station continue.to be,a1. source _of.greaticonsternation.for the.. 2 1

c citizens of New Hampshire. :In; addition to the feelings ofl exclusion j f rom the hearings which .will1be holds in, Concord during1 th'eu next'few' '

j weeks,_there is growing. anxiety.over the feasibility;ofQthe emergency plans prepared by the utility for possible radiologic" incidents.

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LAlthough I-.am certainlyLnot technically.qualifledito judge.the-adequacy of the Seabrook plans, it is : obvious ~to me ;that any plan:

based.on'public cooperationjcan only be effective if the residents of?

the area have confidence that they will'be properly protected. < q Because of the vested interest inherent in the role;of the utility, a any plan developed by them will certainly be" viewed.by;the affected  :

citizenry as lacking credibility. Unfortunately even'though such ll plans'would undoubtedly be thoroughly reviewed by'the.NRC,'and- 1 probably FEMA, public confidence is likely tostill be lacking. .

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_d In order to overcome this potential._ credibility problem,11.would  !

ask that'the commission reconsider the proposal for an external. review. 1 1

of the Seabrook~ plans which was included in my letter to you: dated February 20, 1987. As you may recall, I suggested'the establishment:

of an ad hoc committee possessing clear expertise.in transportation and raBTologic' emergency _ planning. AW an' example of how such a body-might,be constituted, I proposed:a panel comprised;ofLthe Director of Civil' Defense and the Commissioner-of Highways, or their equivalents,4 from the affected states, an expert in emergency planning from' FEMA,. 1 an expert.in emergency transportation _trom:the' Office'of Emergency. 1 Transportation of the U.S. Department of Transportation, with the-

, panel chaired by the Chairman of the National!Research Council's Transportation Research Board, or his designee.

If' the public's concerns, are lto be_ adequately address,ed, every

' effort must be'made.to assure that the evacuation plans.are truly, q workable. We.must provide maximum confidence in-the> feasibility of -

.such plans before allowing'the plant to come;on line.

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87-67 2* DATE/. 9/28/87 1

1. ACTION NUMBER: .

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SUBJECT:

Concerns Re: Evacuation Plan for Spahrnnk l

4. Judd Greqq REQUESTOR:

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5. ACTION REQUESTED: Response l

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6. ASSIGNED TO:

(BRANCH) (INDIVIDUAL)  ;

7. EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: 10/2/87

8. EXTENDED COMPLETION DATE:-

9. COMPLETION DATE:

10. DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETION:

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