ML20141F054

Confirms Acceptance of Change in Schedule for 1997 EP Exercise at Millstone.Plume Pathway Portion of Exercise Scheduled for 970821 & Ingestion Pathway Portion Scheduled for 971009-10

ML20141F054
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	06/25/1997
From:	Mckee P NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Carns N NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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NUDOCS 9707010332
Download: ML20141F054 (4)

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Mr. Neil S. Carns. I Senior Vice President ' June 25, 1997  !

. and Chief Nuclear Officer Northeast' Nuclear Energy Company c/o Ms. Patricia A. Loftus Director - Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385

SUBJECT:

REVISION TO THE MILLSTONE 1997 EMERGENCY PLAN EXERCISE DATE

Dear Mr. Carns:

In a letter dated April 18, 1997, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company requested confirmation of.a. schedule change to the date of the plume pathway portion of

.the 1997 emergency preparedness exercise at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station. By<a letter dated April 28, 1997, NRC Region I acknowledged this change in schedule.

This letter is to confirm to you our' acceptance of the change in schedule for the 1997 emergency preparedness exercise at Millstone. The plume pathway portion of the exercise, originally scheduled to be conducted on October 8, 1997, is now scheduled to be conducted on August 21, 1997. The-ingestion pathway portion of the exercise is still scheduled to be conducted on October 9 and 10,'1997.

The NRC has discussed this schedule change with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In those discussions, FEMA was agreeable to the c schedule change. Both the NRC and FEMA have determined that they will be able i to accommodate this schedule change with respect to responsibilities associated with the planned evaluation of Millstone's 1997 emergency preparedness exercise, th plume and ingestion psthway portions.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Phillip F. McKee Deputy Director for Licensing Special Projects Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423 cc: See next page QISTRIBUTION:

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4 Mr. Neil S. Carns Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Northeast Nuclear Energy Company c/o Ms. Patricia A. Loftus Director - Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385

SUBJECT:

REVISION TO THE MILLSTONE 1997 EMERGENCY PLAN EXERCISE DATE 2

Dear Mr. Carns:

In a letter dated April 18, 1997, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company requested l confirmation of a schedule change to the date of the plume pathway portion of I the 1997 emergency preparedness exercise at the Millstone Nuclear Power j Station. By a letter dated April 28, 1997, NRC Region I acknowledged this change in schedule.

I This letter is to confirm to you our acceptance of the change in schedule for I the 1997 emergency preparedness exercise at Millstone. The plume pathway portion of the exercise, originally scheduled to be conducted on October 8, 1997, is now scheduled to be conducted on August 21, 1997. The ingestion pathway portion of the exercise is still scheduled to be conducted on October 9 and 10, 1997.

J The NRC has discussed this schedule change with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In those discussions, FEMA was agreeable to the schedule change. Both the NRC and FEMA have determined tha.t they will be able  !

, to accommodate this schedule change with respect to responsibilities associated with the planned evaluation of Millstone's 1997 emergency preparedness exercise, both plume and ingestion pathway portions.

Sincerely, Phillip F cKee Deputy Director for Licensing Special Projects Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423 cc: See next page

6 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Millstone Nuclear Power Station Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:

Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Mr. Wayne D. Lanning Senior Nuclear Counsel Deputy Director of Inspections Northeast Utilities Service Company Special Projects Office P. O. Box 270 475 Allendale Road Hartford, CT 06141-0270 King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. Kevin T. A. McCarthy, Director Mr. F. C. Rothen Monitoring and Radiation Division Vice President - Work Services Department of Environmental Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Protection P.O. Box 128 79 Elm Street Waterford, CT 06385 Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Charles Brinkman, Manager ,

Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Washington Nuclear Operations l Director ABB Combustion Engineering i Office of Policy and Management 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Policy Development and Planning Rockville, MD 20852  :

Division l 450 Capitol Avenue - MS 52ERN Mr. D. M. Goebel P. O. Box 341441 Vice President - Nuclear Oversight Hartford, CT 06134-1441 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company ,

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Regional Administrator, Region I Waterford, CT 06385 l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road Mr. M. L. Bowling, Jr.

King of Prussia, PA 19406 Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit 2 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company First Selectmen P. O. Box 128 l Town of Waterford Waterford, CT 06385 l Hall of Records 1 200 Boston Post Road Senior Resident Inspector Waterford, CT 06385 Millstone Nuclear Power Station c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. J. P. McElwain P. O. Box 513 Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit 1 Niantic, CT 06357 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company l P. O. Box 128 Mr. J. K. Thayer Waterford, CT 06385 Recovery Officer - Nuclear l Engineering and Support Deborah Katz, President Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Citizens Awareness Network P. O. Box 128 P. O. Box 83 Waterford, CT 06385 Shelburne Falls, MA 03170 6

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Mr. M. H. Brothers Little Harbor Consultants, Inc.

Vice President - Millstone Unit 3 Millstone - ITP0P Project Office l Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 0630 P. O. Box 128 Niantic, Connecticut 06375-0630 Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Evan W. Woollacott Mr. M. R. Scully, Executive Director Co-Chair Connecticut Municipal Electric Nuclear Energy Advisory Council l Energy Cooperative 128 Terry's Plain Road 1 30 Stott Avenue Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 l Norwich, CT 06360 Mr. Neil S. Carns Mr. William D. Meinert Senior Vice President Nuclear Engineer and Chief Nuclear Officer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Electric Company c/o Ms. Patricia A. Loftus P. O. Box 426 Director - Regulatory Affairs Ludlow, MA 01056 P. O. Box 128 Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Ernest C. Hadley, Esq.

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2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Citizens Regulatory Commission ATTN: Ms. Susan Perry Luxton 180 Great Neck Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385  ;

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