ML17308A436

Forwards St Lucie Plant Site-Specific Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Alert & Notification Sys QA Verification. Recommends Frequency of full-cycle Tests Be Increased & Addl Test Be Performed

ML17308A436
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	10/29/1987
From:	Mcloughlin D Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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I I REGULATOR NFORMATION DISTRIBUTION 8 STEM (RIDS) i ACCESSION NBA: 87 k 200329 DOC. DATE: 87/ i 0/29 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL: 50-335't. Lucie Planti Unit ii Florida Power & Light Co. 05000335 50-389 St. Lucie Planti Unit 2i Florida Poeer & Light Co. 05000389 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION MCLOUGHLINi D. Federal Emergency Management Agency RECIP. NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION STELLOe V. Ofc of the Executive Director for Operations

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Forwards "St Lucie Plant Site-Specific Offsite Tadiological Emergency Preparedness Alert & Notification Sgs GA Verification. " Recommends frequency of full-cycle tests be increased & addi test be performed.

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+o OCf RM Mr. Victor Stello, Jr.

Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Stello:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completed an analysis of the prompt alert and notification system for the St. Lucie Plant located on Hutchinson Island, Florida. This review has been completed pursuant to Title 44 CFR, Part 350; selected evaluative criteria and Appendix 3 in NUREG-0654/FEHA-REP-l, Revision 1; and FEHA-REP-10, the "Guide for the Evaluation of Alert and Notification Systems for Nuclear Power Plants." The enclosed report, entitled "St. Lucie Plant Site-Specific Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Alert and Notification System Ouality Assurance Verification,"

summarizes the engineering design review; incorporates the results of the telephone survey of the public conducted immediately following full activation of the alert and notification system on November 6, 1986; and confirms the adequacy of the applicable evaluative criteria from NUREG-0654/FEHA-REP-1, Revision 1, and FEMA-REP-10.

Based on the engineering design review and the results of the public tele-phone survey, FEN has determined that the alert and notification system installed around the St., Lucie Plant satisfies the requirements of NUREG-0654/FEN-REP-1, Revision 1, and FEN-REP-10. Therefore, there is now rea-sonable assurance that the system is adequate to promptly'lert and notify the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site. The caveat on the alert and notification system contained in the Title 44 CFR, 'Part 350 approval dated February 15, 1984, is now removed. The Honorable Bob Martinez, Governor of Florida, has been advised of this approval.

Notwithstanding this approval, FEHA recommends that the State of Florida, St.

Lucie and Hartin Counties, and the Florida Power and Light Company consider increasing the frequency of, the full-cycle tests of the St. Lucie alert and notification system to once a month. FEMA believes that additional full-cycle tests, at a monthly frequency, would provide an added degree of assurance of the continued readiness and operability of 'the St. Lucie alert and notifi-cation system.

Sincerely, 871 1200329 87l029 PDR ADQCK 05000335 Dave HcLoughli n F PDR Deputy Associate Director State and Local Programs and Support I

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