ML20153H400

Informs That Proposed Airport Site & Projected Air Traffic Examined for Potential Aircraft Hazards to Facility Per 830308 Notice

ML20153H400
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	02/21/1986
From:	Miraglia F Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Billington C AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
References
NUDOCS 8602280808
Download: ML20153H400 (2)

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FEB 211986 Docket No.: 50-382 Mr. Clair M. Billington Airspace Specialist, ASW-539 Air Traffic Disision Post Office Box 1689 Fort Worth, Texas

Dear Mr. Billington:

This is in reference to the March 8, 1983 notice (83-ASW-0029-NPA) requesting coments regarding the proposed airport facility in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. This matter was brcught to out attention in April of 1983 by the Louisiana Power & Light Company (LP&L), owners of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 which was licensed by NRC. Subsequently, it was our understand-ing that planning for the proposed airport in the vicinity of Waterford 3 had become inactive and as indicated in the attached Supplement to the Waterford 3 Safety Evaluation Report (pp 2-2 and 2-3), the NRC expected to have the oppor-tunity to provide input regarding any proposed airport site as it affects the safety of Waterford 3.

Recently, LP&L has informed us that the planning has been resumed, and that a specific site selection had been made. We have examined the proposed site and the projected air traffic (site 1 of "St. Charles Parish General Aviation Airport Site Selection and Master Plan Study", May, 1982) with respect to the potential aircraft hazards to Waterford 3. Our findings are that the estimated hazard level exceeds our screening criteria with respect to airports in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant. Hence, if the proposed airport is constructed and operated, we would require LP&L to perform a detailed safety analysis to determine the probability of an aircraft mishap causing a radiation release in excess of 10 CFR Part 100 dose guidelines. Should the probability exceed our acceptarce criteria, LP&L would be required to harden the plant such that the probability of a release wculd be reduced to an acceptable level.

We bring these considerations to your attention since we understand that your current site selection was made without consideration of the public health and safety inplications of an aircraft crash on the Waterford 3 plant, or the potentially significant costs to LP&L to harden the plant. If you have any ques-tions regarding this matter, please contact James H. Wilson at (301) 492-8593.

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Mr. F. J. Drummond 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1310 Project Manager - Nuclear Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Louisiana Power and Light Company 142 Delaronde Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70174 Mr. K. W. Cook Nuclear Support and Licensing Manager l Louisiana Power and Light Company 142 Delaronde Street j

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