ML20235K672

Responds to Contending That Coffey County Will No Longer Be Qualified to Uphold Portion of Facility Emergency Response Plan.Nrc Satisfied That Proper Steps Taken to Provide Training to Responsible Individuals

ML20235K672
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Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	02/07/1989
From:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Eric Freeman COFFEY COUNTY, KS
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Dear Mr. Freeman:

I have received your letter of January 6,1989, in which you contend that Coffey County will no longer be qualified to uphold its portion of the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan. As the outgoing Coffey County Sheriff, you pointed out the importance of having properly qualified individuals implementing -

the Emergency Response Plan, along with your belief that key personnel have not been adequately trained to assume their responsibilities. Key personnel that you identified es not having sufficient training and knowledge of the Emergency Response Plan include the incoming Sheriff, the Undersheriff, the County Engineer,

, the County Clerk and the new alternate for the Director of Emergency Preparedness.

f As you may be aware, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has the t primary responsibility for reviewing State and local emergency plans. Following their review, FEMA provides a recommendation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) stating whether the plans are adequate and whether there is reasonable assurance that they can be implemented. In this regard, the NRC has contacted the appropriate individuals at FEMA and forwarded them a copy of your letter.

Local elections at both the county and State level periodically alter the composition of local government organizations responsible for implementing emergency response plans. In order to maintain qualified and competent people in such responsible positions, training and rcfresher courses are regularly scheduled for both experienced and new personnel. In a letter dated January 10, 1989, the Chairman, Coffey County Commissioners, states that, "All personnel fillir.g key positions in the Coffey County Emergency Response Organization are trained and able to fulfill their responsibilities in protecting the health and safety of the residents of Coffey County." Discussions between the NRC and the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) confirmed that as of January 20, 1989, both the inccming Sheriff and the Undersheriff had completed their training relative to the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan. In addition, WCNOC also confirmed that the new county officials identified in your letter '

will be participating in the next quarterly scheduled drill planned in March 1989. This planned drill will be supervised and evaluated by WCN0C personnel.

In addition to the quarterly orills provided by WCNOC, the new county officials will participate in the annual exercise evaluated by the NRC. This exercise is currently scheduled for late 1989. ,

In sumary, the NRC is aware that there will be periodic changes in the personnel assigned to manage emergency response plans. Because of these changes, -

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r Mr. Eirl B.' Freeman there will. remain a continuing need for routine, regularly scheduled training for all appropriate personnel. On the basis of the information available to )

us, we are satisfied that the proper steps have been taken to provide training '

to those individuals tasked with implementing the Wolf Creek Emergency Response '

Plan.

I hope that this letter answers your concerns.

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Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION Docket File NRC PDR w/cy of incoming Local PDR w/cy of incoming EDO #0004195 EDO Reading T. Murley/J. Sniezek ,

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Mr. Earl B. Freeman there will remain a continuing need for routine, regularly scheduled training for all appropriate personnel. On the basis of the information available to us, we are satisfied that the proper steps have been taken to provide training to those individuals tasked with implementing the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan.

I hope that this letter answers your concerns.

Sincerely,

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FEB 0 71989 Mr. Earl B. Freeman c/o Coffey County Sheriff's Office .

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Dear'Mr. Freeman:

- I have received your letter of January 6,1989, in which you contend that Coffey County will no longer be qualified to uphold its portion of the Wolf -

Creek Emergency Response Plan. As the outgoing Coffey County Sheriff, you pointed out the importance of having properly qualified individuals-implementing  ;

the Emergency Response Plan, along with your belief that key personnel have not been adequately trained to assume their responsibilities. Key personnel that you identified as- not having sufficient training and knowledge of the Emergency Response Plan include the incoming Sheriff, the Undersheriff, the County Engineer,

( the County Clerk and the new alternate for the Director of Emergency Preparedness..-

As you may be aware, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has the primary responsibility for reviewing State and local emergency plans. Following their review, FEMA provides a recommendation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) stating whether the plans are adequate and whether there is reasonable assurance that they can be imple:nented. In this regard, the NRC has contacted the appropriate individuals at FEMA and forwarded them a copy of your.

letter.

Local. elections at both the county and State level periodically alter the composition of local government organizations responsible for implementing emergency response plans. In order to maintain qualified and competent people in such responsible positions, training anti rcfresher courses are regularly scheduled for both experienced and new personnel. In a letter dated January 10, i 1989, the Chairman, Coffey County Commissioners, states that, "All persor.nel filling key positions in the Coffey County Emergency Response Organization are trained and able to fulfill their responsibilities in protecting the health ,

and safety of the residents of Coffey County." Discussions between the NRC  !

and the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) confirmed that as of I January 20, 1989, both the inccming Sheriff and the Undersheriff had completed l their training relative to the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan. In addition, WCNOC also confirmed that the new county officials identified in your letter l will be participating in the next quarterly scheduled drill planned in March 1989. This planned drill will be supervised and evaluated by WCNOC personnel. ,

In addition to the quarterly drills provided by WCNOC, the new county officials i will participate in the annual exercise evaluated by the NRC. This exercise is currently scheduled for late 1989.

In summary, the NRC is aware that there will be periodic changes in the personnel assigned to manage emergency response plans. Because of these changes,

4 J' Mr. Ehr1 B. Freeman there will remain a continuing need for routine, regularly scheduled training for all appropriate personnel. On the basis of the information available to us, we are satisfied that the proper steps have been taken to provide training to those individuals tasked with implementing the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan.

I hope that this letter answers your concerns. l Sincerely, cric hd 5# '

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I' Mr. Earl B. Freeman - there will remain a continuing need for routine, regularly scheduled training -

for all appropriate personnel. On the basis of the information available to '

us, we are satisfied that the proper steps have been taken to provide training to those individuals tasked with implementing the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan.

I hope that this letter answers your concerns.

Sincerely, l

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Mr. Earl B. Freeman c/o Coffey County Sheriff's Office P. O. Box 226 Burlington, Kansas 66839

Dear Mr. Freeman:

I have received your letter of January 6,1989, in which you contend that Coffey County will no longer be qualified to uphold its portion of the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan. As the outgoing Coffey County Sheriff, you pointed out the importance of having properly qualified individuals implementing the Emergency Response Plan, along with your belief that key personnel have not been adequately trained to assume their responsibilities. Key personnel that you identified as not having sufficient training and knowledge of the Emergency Response Plan include the inctming Sheriff, the Undersheriff, the County Engineer,

- the County Clerk and the new alternate for the Director of Emergency Preparedness.

As you may be aware, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has the primary responsibility for reviewing State and local emergency plans. Following their review, FEMA provides a recorrendation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) stating whether the plans are adequate and whether there is reasonable assurance that they can be implemented. In this regard, the NRC has contacted the appropriate individuals at FEMA and forwarded them a copy of your letter.

Lccal elections at both the county and State level periodically alter the composition of local government organizations responsible for implementing emergency response plans. In order to maintain qualified and competent people in such responsible positions, training and rcfresher courses are regularly scheduled for both experienced and new personnel. In a letter dated January 10, 1989, the Chairman, Coffey County Commissioners, states that, "All personnel fillirg key positions in the Coffey County Emergency Response Organization are trained and able to fulfill their responsibilities in protecting the health and safety of the residents of Coffey County." Discussions between the NRC and the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCH0C) confirmed that as of January 20, 1989, both the inccming Sheriff and the Undersheriff had completed their training relative to the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan. In addition, WCNOC also confirmed that the new county officials identified in your letter will be participating in the next quarterly scheduled drill planned in March 1989. This planned drill will be supervised and evaluated by WCNOC personnel.

' In addition to the quarterly drills provided by WCNOC, the new county officials will participate in the annual exercise evaluated by the NRC. This exercise is

, rMrrently scheduled for late 1989.

1 In sumary, the NRC is aware that there will be periodic changes in the personnel assigned to manage emergency response plans. Because of these changes, I

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Mr. E5rl B. Freeman there will remain a continuing need for routine, regularly scheduled training for all appropriate personnel. On the basis of the information available to us, we are satisfied that the proper steps have been taken to provide training to those individuals tasked with implementing the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan.

I hope that this letter answers your concerns.

Sincerely, OrirILGy gigned b%

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Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION Docket File NRC PDR w/cy of incoming Local PDR w/cy of incoming E00 #0004195 ED0 Reading T. Murley/J. Sniezek D. Crutchfield /lbP j PC4 Reading G. Holahan/MKrebs

", L. Rubenstein 0GC-Rockville GP//CA (1)

SECY CRC-0004195 V. Stello D. Pickett w/cy of incoming P. Noonan J. Calvo PD4 Green Ticket File F. Gillespie D. Mossburg, PMAS (ED0#0004195) w/cy of incoming W. Travers F. Miraglia R. Martin, RIE J. Blaha J. Taylor g, ujiv , gaf

• SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCES:

PD4:LA* PD4:PM* PEPB* PD4:D P Tech Ed* OGC* ADR4*

PNoonan DPickett:sr WTravers JCalvo LRubenstein 01/25/89 01/25/ 9 01/ 5/89 01/ /89 01/25/89 01/27/89 02/01/89 CHolahan arga W

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Sincerely, EA ,c:: - .

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