ML20137H903

Advises That Radiological Emergency Response Plan Submitted by Rh Strome on 851209,purportedly on Behalf of State of Nh & Local Communities,Is Not Recognized by Rye,Nh.No Plan Exists That Can Assure Resident Safety.Served on 860117

ML20137H903
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	01/07/1986
From:	Nardeau J, Tobey J, Matt Young RYE, NH
To:	Vickers H Federal Emergency Management Agency
References
CON-#186-772 OL, NUDOCS 8601220132
Download: ML20137H903 (2)

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OFFICE OF SELECTMEN -.

RYE, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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J. W. McCormack Post Office & Courthouse Boston, MA 02109

Dear Mr. Vickers:

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By letter dated December 9, 1985, Richard H.Strome, Director of the New Hampshire Civil Defense Agency, wrote you on behalf of the State of New Hampshire and purportedly on behalf of the local communities within the Seabrook Station radiological emergency planning zone.

Accompanying that letter were copies of so called " local plans" for radiological emergency response and an applica-tion for formal review and approval of same by your Agency. .

Today is the first knowledge we have had of that communication, and we are appalled at its content, not to mention the fact that we were furnished with a copy of Mr. Strome's letter quite by chance through a private source. As of this writing we have not even seen whatever " plan" may have been submitted and designated as Rye's Radiological Emergency Response Plan.

This letter is to notify you that it is'the position of the Town of Rye that no plan currently exists that could reasonably assure the safety of our residents in the event of any radio-logical emergency at Seabrook. Evacuation of school children has never been adequately addressed in this Town, and we know of no existing reasonable proposals for such. The process of determining and the determination itself, as to whether an emergency at Seabrook is classified as a " fast moving" one with likely imminent release of radiation, or is a " slow moving one", are nebulous at best, yet parents are required to respond in different fashions in securing the safety of their children.

It is disquieting, to say the least, that anything " slow moving" can become " fast moving" in an instant, particularly releases of radiation. The recent incident at Webbers Falls, Oklahoma is a frightening example.

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l Mr. Henry G. Vickers January 7, 1986 Page Two of equal concern to us are ever changing quantity and quality of manpower, congested, and inadequate evacuation routing, unrealistic population estimates, and the glaring common sense knowledge that any necessary contracted services, such as bus transportation for our childrens' safety, will be nothing more than a piece of paper. If a company on whom we depend for contracted services fails, will Seabrook go "off line" until that deficiency is remedied? We know that is illogical to expect, but it is just as illogical to j expect the Town of Rye to rely on a piece of paper for their safety, much less their childrens' safety.

If you do indeed, now have a plan before you which purports to cover the Town of Rye, it was submitted without any input i

from our office, it was submitted without our knowledge, l and it was submitted without our approval. The Town objects f to any such submission for your review and respectfully l

requests that any such plan be forwarded to our office at I once.

Very truly yours, l

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

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Chairman YK (d P. Nadeau Selectm<

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ack,Tobey Selectman JPN/jt cc: _Honora_ble_ Judge Helen Hoyt Rye Nuclear Intervention Advisory Committee U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555 A-