ML20151H873

Requests Justification for Why Procedures,Onsite Plans & Offsite Plans Should Not Be Made Consistent in Order to Eliminate Any Potential for Conflicting Protective Action recommendation-decision-making,within 14 Days

ML20151H873
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	07/22/1988
From:	Nerses V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Harrison R PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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NUDOCS 8808020096
Download: ML20151H873 (6)

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\*****/ 4 July 22, 1988 Docket No.: 50-4/3 Mr. Robert J. Harrison President & Chief Executive Officer Public Service Company of New Hampshire Post Office Box 330 Manchester, New Hampshire 03105

SUBJECT:

RE0 VEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SEABROOK EMERGENCY PLAN As a result of our review of the Seabrook Station Radiological Emergency Plan (onsite plan) as revised on April 28, 1988, and a subsequent comparison with I

the recently revised New Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response Plan (NHRERP) and the Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts Comunities (SPMC) (offsite plans) the staff has detennined that inconsistencies in precautier.ar,y protective action recomendations/ implementation for the beach areas in the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) exist between the onsite and offsite plans.

Volume 4 (Civil Defense Agency Procedures) of the NHRERP, Rev. 2, updated on April 25, 1988, specifies that precautionary protective actions to be considered at an Alert declaration will include, in part (1) advising the Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) to close beaches and state park areas in Hampton Beach and in Seabrook Boach, (2) recomending that the Towns of Hampton and Seabrook close any town-supervised beaches in concurrence with the State's decision, and (3) advising beach and state park populations of the closing. The NHRERP also provides for closure or evacuation of the New I Hampshire beaches at an Site Area Emergency (SAE) or General Emergency (GE). i l

The SFMC, Amendment 5 at page 3.4-4, specifies that "The NHY Offsite Response Organization will recomend precautionary actions at the Site Area Emergency or General Emergency. For example, at a Site Area Emergency or General Emergency, i the Radiological Health Advisor will recoernend closing Salisbury Beach, Plum  !

Island Beach and Parker River National Wildlife Refuge between May 15 and September 15." However, the SPMC does not address precautionary protective action recomentations in the Alert stage.

Section 9.2.3 of the onsite plan (April 1988), specifies that, upon declaration of or er.calation to a SAE, the station emergency response organization will make protective action recomendations to offsite authorities according to procedure ER 5.4, "Protective Action Recomenotions." ER 5.4, Rev. 8, effective April 28, 1988, provides for a recomended evacuation of Seabrook and Hampton Beaches and closure of Salisbury and Plum Island Beaches and tre Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island at a SAE or GE. However, neither the onsite plan, ER 5.4, or the procedure to be implemented at an Alert declaration, ER 1.3, address precautionary protective action recomendations at the Alert stage.

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I Mr. Robert J. Harrison Because of the importance of protective actions for the beach population, please provide us the justification for why the procedures, the onsite plans and the offiste plans should not be made consistent in order to eliminate any potential for conflicting protective action recomendation/ decision. making,

, We would appreciate having your response to this matter within 14 days after

receipt of this letter. If you desire any discussion or clarification on the ,

information requested or if you are not able to provide your response within 14 days, please contact me at (301) 492-1 M 1.

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4 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - SEABROOK DISTRIBUTION:

. Docket 50-443 NRC PDR LPDR S. Varga

8. Boger V. Norses D. Brinkman M. Rushbrook OGC - ISE-18 Ol/FN E. Jordan B. Grimes ACRS (10)

F. Kantor W. Travers. TMI D. Perroti - 100-4 i

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Mr. Robert J. Harrison Public Service Company of New Hampshire Seabrook Nuclear Power Station ec:

Thomas Dicran, Esq. E. Tupper Kinder Esq.

John A. Ritscher, Esq. G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

Ropes and Gray Assistant Attorney General i 225 Franklin Street Office of Attorney General Boston, Massachusetts 02110 208 State Hosue Annex Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Mr. Bruce B. Beckley, Project Manager Public Service Company of New Hampshire Resident Inspector Post Office Box 330 US Nuclear Regulatory Comission Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Post Office Box 1149 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Dr. Mauray Tye, President Sun Valley Association Mr. A. M. Ebner, Project Manager 209 Sumer Street United Engineers & Constructors l Haverhill, Massachusetts 08139 Post Office Box 8223 i Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 Robert Backus, Esq.

Backus, Meyer and Solomon Steven Oleskay, Esq.

116 Lowell Street Office of the Attorney General Manchester, New Hampshire 03106 One Ashburton Place P.O. Box 330  !

Diane Curran, Esq. Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Hamon and Weiss 2001 S Street, NW Carol S. Sneider Esq.

Suite 430 Office of the Assistant Attorney General Washington, D.C. 20009 One Ashburton Place P.O. Box 330 Philip Ahren, Esq. Boston, Massachusetts 02108 '

Assistant Attorney General State House, Station #6 D. Pierre G. Cameron, Jr., Esq.

Augusta, Maine 04333 General Counsel Public Service Company of New Hampshire Mr. Warren Hall Post Office Box 330 Public Service Company of Manchester, New Hampshire 03105  :

New Hampshire Post Office Box 330 Regional Administrator, Region ! '

Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 475 Allendale Road l Ms. Jane Doughty King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Seacost Anti-Pollution League 5 Market Street New Harrpshire Civil Octense Agency Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 107 Pleasant Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 1

Mr. Diana P. Randall /

70 Collins Street Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 I

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Public Service Company of Seabrook Nuclear Power Station New Hampshire cc:

Mr. Calvin A. Canney, City Manager Mr. Alfred V. Sargent, City Hall Chairman 126 Daniel Street Board of Selectmen Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Town o' !alisbury, MA 01950 Board of Selectmen Senator Gordon J. Humphrey RFD Dalton Road ATTN: Tom Burack Brentwood, New Hampshire 03833 531 Hart Senate Office Building U.S. Senate Ms. Roberta C. Pevear Washington 0.C. 20510 Town of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire Drinkwater Road Mr. Owen B. Durgin Chairman Hampton Falls, New Hampshire 03844 Durham Board of Selectmen Town of Durham Mr. Guy Chichester, Chaiman Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Rye Nuclear Intervention

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. Jane Spector e o Rye Town Hall Federal Energy Regulatory 4

East Kingston, New Hampshire 03827 Ccnsnission 825 North Capital Stroet, NE Chairman, Board of Selectmen Room 8105 RF0 2 Washington, D. C. 20426 South Hampton, New Hampshire 03827 '

Mr. R. Sweeney R. Scott Hill - Whilton Three Metro Center Lagoulis, Clark, Hill-Whilton , Suite 610

& McGuire Bethesda, Maryland 20814 79 Sta*.e Street Newbur; port, Ma. 01950 Mr. Richard Strome, Director

, Ms. R. Cashman, Chairman Seite Civil Defense Agency Board of Selectmen State Office Park South Town of Amesbury 107 Pleasant Street l Town Hall Concord, New Hampshire 03301 i i

Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 1

, Adjudicatory File (2)

] Honorable Peter J. Matthews Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Mayor, City of Newburyport Panel Docket I i

City Hall U.S. Nuclear Pegulatory Comission l Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 Washington, D.C. 20555  !

! Mr. Donald E. Chick Town Manager Congressman Nicholas Mavroules ,

Town of Exeter 70 Washington Street '

10 Front Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Exeter, New Hampshire 03823 l

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