ML17342A539

LTR-17-0458 Christian Scorzoni, President, Councilor at-Large, Amesbury City Council, Massachusetts, Letter Request for a Public Hearing to Present, Discuss and Solicit Feedback on the Public Safety and Evacuation Plan of at Seabrook

ML17342A539
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/20/2017
From:	Scorzoni C City of Amesbury, MA, City Hall, Office of the City Clerk
To:	Svinicki K L NRC/Chairman
Tifft D B
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ML17342A540	List: ML17342A539 ML18003A250
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LTR-17-0458, SST-17-1255
Download: ML17342A539 (4)

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Amesbury City Council City Hall, Office of the City Clerk 62 Friend Street Amesbury, i\L\ 01913 November 20, 2017 Kristine Svinicki Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Dear Kristine Svinicki,

(978) 388-8143 Fax: (978) 388-8150 councilors@amesburyma.gov In the interest of public safety, we are respectfully requesting that you call a public hearing to present, discuss and solicit feedback on the public safety and evacuation plan of the NcxtEra Power Plant located in Seabrook, New Hampshire known as "Seabrook Station". Amesbury is one of several coastal communities including Salisbury and Newburyport that are within the ten-mile radius of the nuclear power plan. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population within this ten-mile radius is at least 118,000 year-round residents. Our city of Amesbury is currently estimated at a population of at least 17,000. During peak summer ?1:,onths, this population swells as vacationers and tourists flock to the region to enjoy the shore communities of Massachusetts, N cw Hampshire and sout;p.crn Majnc_,, While there is an evacuation plan in place for the plant and Amesbury Emergency Management Agency ?.as its own hazard mitigation plan; a;c concern~d about wh*c~h~*r *a~d h~~, tlie evacuation plan has kept pace with population growth and increased traffic congestion. We are particularly concerned with the evacuation plans of vulnerable populations in area schools, nursing homes, and hospitals. We are also calling for this public hearing to include first responders who can comment on the plan based on their perspective and professional training.

We believe that a public hearing on the safety and evacuation plan will, at the very least, explain to the public how the plan is designed to work in hopes that this dialogue will reduce the concern that persists amount our residents. We look fo1ward to your response. On behalf of Amesbury City Council, ~-ff.~ Christian Scorzoni President, Councilor-at-Large Jonathan Sherwood Vice President, Councilor, District 6 Donna McClure Councilor-at-Large Steven Stanganelli Councilor-at-Large Pam Gilday Councilor, District 1 Mary-Louise Bartley Councilor, District 2 Matt Einson Councilor, District 3 Robert Lavoie Councilor, District 4 Joseph McMilleon Councilor, District 5 cc. See List Addressees: Kristine Svinicki Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman Administrative Judge Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MSC:T-3F23 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Brock Long Administrator Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 CC: Jeffrey Baran Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Stephen Burns Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Annette Viette-Cook Secretary of the Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-16G4 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. Hubert Bell Inspector General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Honorable Elaine C. Duke Acting Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Honorable Maura Healey Attorney General of Massachusetts One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Amesbury City Clerk City Hall Amesbury, MA 01913 t{;-~~POs'\-* ,9~~.=:=,-E: '------PITNEY BOWES fa~::s,~!N~!1~1m IEC 61 IK1