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Docket Nos. 50-508 May 16, 1980and 50-509

Mr. D. G. Eisenhut, DirectorDitision of Project ManagementOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationU. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D. C. 20555

Dear Mr. Eisenhut:

Subject: Upgraded Emergency Plans

References: (1) Letter, D. B. Vassallo to Applicants for OperatingLicenses and Licensees of Plants Under Construction,same subject, dated November 21, 1979

(2) Letter, D. L. Renberger to D. B. Vassallo, samesubject, dated December 31, 1979

(3) Letter, D. F. Ross, Jr. to D. L. Renberger, " UpgradingEmergency Plans for Washington Public Power SupplySystem Nuclear Projects Nos.1, 2 & 4 (WNP-1, WNP-2,and WNP-4)", dated April 12, 1980

In Reference '3), approval was granted for a resubmittal date of March1981 and the use of a topical manual approach for the Hanford SiteEmergency Plan. This planning is moving forward with a large portionof the initial planning applicable to the Satsop Emergency Plan as well.

For the same reasons previously expressed in Reference (2), we arerequesting approval of: (1) a submittal date of 15 months prior tofuel load and (2) the same topical manual approach for the Satsop SiteEmergency Plan.

With e.nergency planning still in a state of flux and varied requirementsbeing considered, planning based on final rule making will minimizeefforts for all concerned.

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If there is any clarification or discussion required prior to yourapproval of this request, please contact J. W. Shannon, Manager,Health, Safety and Security Division, at (509) 375-5825.

Very truly yours,

5. ! || .L. :, t ,D. L. RenbergerAssistant DirectorTechnology

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Dear Mr. Renberger:

SUBJECT: UPGRADED EMERGENCY PLANS FOR WASHIfiGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLYSYSTEM NUCLEAR PROJECTS NOS.1, 2 & 4 (WNP-1, WNP-2, AND WilP-4)

In your letter of December 31, 1979, you stated that you wanted to nagotiatea resubmittal date of your upgraded Hanford Site Energency Plan fromJune 1980 to March 1981 and to request agreement on a modified topical manualapproach to the Hanford Site Emergency Plan. In addition, you indicated that

i if we accepted the topical plan for March 1981, the WNP-1 and WNP-4 FinalSafety Analysis Report (FSAR) which you project for submittal on May 1980'

will not contain Section 13.3. You requested our assurance that this wot,ldnot jeopardize the acceptability of your WilP-1 and WMP-4 FSAR for docketing.

lle approve the above requests , i .e. , resubmittal date and modified manualapproach. With respect to the acceptability of your FSAR without Section 13.3,

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we find that submitting your emergency plan as a topical would enhance the.

review; and therefore, we would accept the WNP-1 and WNP-4 FSAR for review ifthis is the only deficiency for acceptability.'

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cc: Mr. B. D. Redd Jercme E. Sharf*,anUnited Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Atomic Safety dod30 South 17th Street Licensing Appeal BoardPhiladelphia, Pennslylvania 19101 U. S. Nuclear Regu'? tory

CommissionNicholas S. Reynolds, Esq. Washington, D. C. 20555

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DeBevoise & Liberman1200 Seventeenth St., fl. W. Resident Inspector /WPPSS NPS

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P. O. Box 69fir. E. G. Hard Richland, Washington 99352Senior Project ManagerBabcock & Wilcox CompanyP. O. Box 1260

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Robert Lazo, Esq., ChairmanAtomic Safety and Licensing BoardU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Dr. Marvin M. MannAtomic Safety and Licensing BoardU. S. Pluclear Regulatory Commission.

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Mr. Domenic B. Vassallo, Acting DirectorDivision of Project ManagementOf fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation [U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -

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Subject: UPGRADED EMERGEi!CY PLANS

Reference: Letter, D. B. Vassallo to applicante .c- o 'ra.in licensesand licensees of plants under consti u tioi at 'ovember 21,1979, same subject.

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Dear Mr. Vassallo:

The referenced letter advising of present 'r:u.. e 2nts regarding emergencyplanning was received and tha Supply System u initiating necessary actionsfor upgrading the Hanfor s . Emergency Plan (WNP-2 FSAR Section 13.3).*

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Purpose of this letter . .e 11d:

To negotioh a resu ich't?'date, other than the stipulated June 1980,1.to N.R.R., outside agencies .'d the Supplywhic y ill e bene

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2. t- i $qu su agreement on a reedified topical manual approach to the ..

" iford te Emergency Plan, which will also mitigate the workload ofa1 organizations involved.'

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Rationale and suggested action plans for these two requests are outlined in- the following paragraphs.

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Resubmittal Date.

Approval of a resubmittal date of March 1981 for the Hanford Site Plan isrequested based on anticipated realistic fuel load dates and the following: *

.- a. The original submittal was developed to the criteria cf Regulatory-

Guide 1.101, the first round of ques tions were minimal and have beenresponded to.*

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b. The State of Washington and Benton-Franklin Counties Plan have previouslyreceived N.R.C. concurrence. coena-3' inn bv the n anencioc Sn been

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promised to meet the upgraded criteria and assist in working with theseven additional counties encompassed by the 50 mile ingestion pathway.

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c. Discussion with an N.R.R. staff member indicates this date would berealistic for your review due to priorities for operating plants and '

that an earlier submittal date would probably not result in an expedientreview, t..

d. The Supply System is sincerely interested in preparing a quality '-

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response / recovery plan that will function, as .well as meet the new 0.requirements. This suggested resubmittal date will allow time forthorough planning with all agencies involved and for commitment of thenecessary resources to do 50. It will also allow time to develop a*

plan with adequate detail to minimize questions, additional reviews,amendments and the other time consumers that impact N.R.R., outsideagencies and the Supply System.-

Topical Manual Aporoach.

The Hanford Site Plan was originally titled such because it must necessarilyconsider intera.ctions between WNP-2, WNP-1 and WNP a regardless of whetherthey are in a construction er operational mode. Using the present methodef individual FSAR submittal for each facility, a very complex a.nd confusingssstem will prevail for all agencies involved.

a. The WNP-2 FSAR Section 13.3. (WNP-2 operational, UNP-1/4 under construc-tion) would be submitted af ter the UNP-1 submittal based on present

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schedule.. .

b. With WNP-2 operational, the WNP-1 FSAR Section 13.3 would also have to'

become an amendment to the UNP-2 plan at time of UNP-1 fuel load, this.

would be repeated with WNP-4, etc.-

/The FSAR scheduled for May 1980 is a joint WNP-1/4 submittal. This isc.not possible for an emergency plan since it must be site specific andconsider adjacent facilities.

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d. All of these reiterations would require unnecessary reviews, re-reviews, amendments, approvals and reprinting of a document that is-

. . .for the most part generic in content.

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A more practical approach would be to submit changes necessary for WNP-1becoming operational as amendments to a topical manual, with review of onlythe changes necessary and not all of the previously approved generic content.Your approval of this approach and procedure will considerably lessen the

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administrative load of all responsible organizations, as weil as minimize,confusion to a docbment that must not be confusing to the users. As you

are aware, outside support agencies must ha've a copy of Section 13.3 inpossession and this raquires a controlled distribution additional to the -

normal FSAR distribution. Only one version at a time should be out to. * *

these organizations to prevent misunderstanding. .

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March of 1981, our WriP-1/4 FSAR submittal in May 1980 will not contain a-

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The proposals contained in this letter would provide capability for higherquality emergency preparedness, minimize the workload of all organizationsinvolved and be cost effective. If there is any clarification or discussionrequired prior to your approval of this recuest, ploase contact J. W.Shannon, Manager, Health, Safety and Security Division, telephone number*

(509) 375-5825.

Very truly yours,

N.d. %h h. D. L. Renberger

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This letter is being sent to applicants for licenses to operate nuclear powrplants. The purpose of this letter is to advise you cf our present require-ments regarding emergency planning, including a propcsed rule change whichwe are invoking pending prcmulgation of a final rule.

The NRC licensing requirements dealing with an applicant's emergency plans i

are set forth in Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, " Emergency Plans for Productionand Utilization Facilities," and in Regulatory Guide 1.101, " Emergency Planningfor Nuclear Power Plants." These documents require that applicants for powerreactor licenses develop plans for coping with radiological emergencies withintheir plant sites. !

In addition, applicants are required to make certain emergency preparednessarrangements with State and Iccal organizations to cope with plant-relatedemergencies outside the site boundary. In this regard, the NRC, in con-junction with several other federal agencies, has attempted, on a cooperative ,

and voluntary basis, to provide for training and instruction of State and local |

government personnel and to establish criteria to guide the preparation 'ofemergency pl ans. Howaver, in the past, NRC concurrence in State and lccalemergency plans has not been required as a condition of nuclear power plantoperation. We now are requiring, pending the results of a proposed rule change.that NRC concurrence in State and local emergency response plans be obtainedas a condition for issuing an operating license.

To acccmplish this change in requirements, we require that upgraded emergency.plans be submitted in accordance with the format of Regulatory Guide 1.101.The upgraded emergency plans will be evaluated against the requirements ofAppendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, the regulatory positions set forth in RegulatoryGuide 1.101, and the acceptance criteria contained in Emergency Planning ReviewGuidelines Number One - Revision One, dated September 7,1979 (Enclosure 1).Your plans should be submitted by June 1980. For those applicants which havenot yet submitted their FSAR the upgraded emergency plans may be sucaitted atthe time of FSAR submittal . |

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HEMORANDUM FOR: Emergency Planning Staff

FROM: James R. Miller, Acting Assistant Directorfor Site and Safeguards

SUBJECT: EMERGENCY PLANNING REVIE~a' GUIDELINE NUPSER ONE - .

REVISION ONE - EFERGENCY PLAllNING ACCE?TANCE CRITERIA FORLICENSED NUCLEAR F0'4ER PLNITS

Enclosed is Emergency Planning Review Guideline Number One - Revisien

One - Emergency Planning Acceptance Criteria for Licensed Nuclear Pcwer Plants..

The review guideline. supercedes Review Guideline Number One dated August 17, 1979.

This review guideline is to be used to review upgraded emergency plans for operating

plants and near term OL's. This review guideline has been approved by HRR management.

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Division of Operating Reactors

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