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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
[Docket No. FEMA-REP-5-OH-3]

 

Ohio Radiological Emergency Response Plans

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency gives notice that it 
has found and determined that the State and local plans and 
preparedness site-specific to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, located in 
Lake County, Ohio, are adequate to protect the health and safety of the 
public living in the vicinity of the site, and has approved the plans 
and preparedness.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further details with respect to this 
action, refer to Docket File Number FEMA-REP-5-OH-3, which is 
maintained by the Regional Director, FEMA Region V, 175 W. Jackson 
Boulevard, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 44 CFR part 350, the 
State of Ohio originally submitted the Ohio Plan for Response to 
Radiation Emergencies at Licensed Nuclear Facilities, site-specific to 
the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, to the Regional Director of FEMA Region 
V for review and approval on February 25, 1981. During the review of 
the site-specific offsite radiological emergency response plans and 
preparedness, the FEMA Region V Regional Assistance Committee (RAC) 
identified several planning issues which required correction prior to a 
recommendation of formal plan approval under 44 CFR part 350. 
Additionally, on August 15, 1986, Governor Richard F. Celeste withdrew 
his March 24, 1986, implementation directive for the Perry Nuclear 
Power Plant offsite radiological emergency response plans. Subsequent 
to the withdrawal of the implementation directive, however, the Ohio 
Disaster Services Agency has actively participated in offsite 
radiological emergency response planning and exercising and has 
addressed and corrected the offsite radiological emergency planning and 
preparedness problems at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant that had been 
identified by the RAC.
    On May 24, 1989, Governor Celeste, in accordance with the 
provisions of 44 CFR 350.7, transmitted to FEMA Region V for review and 
approval the Ohio Plan for Response to Radiation Emergencies at 
Licensed Nuclear Facilities along with the plans for Lake, Ashtabula, 
and Geauga Counties, site-specific to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. On 
April 3, 1992, the FEMA Regional Director forwarded his evaluation of 
the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness and 
a recommendation for approval to the Associate Director for State and 
Local Programs and Support, in accordance with 44 CFR 350.11. Included 
in this evaluation was a review of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant 
offsite radiological emergency preparedness exercise conducted on June 
20, 1990, in accordance with 44 CFR 350.9, and a report of the Public 
Meeting conducted on February 20, 1985, in accordance with 44 CFR 
350.10.
    Based on the evaluation and recommendation for approval by the FEMA 
Region V Director and the review by the Headquarters staff, in 
accordance with 44 CFR 350.12, I find and determine that the State and 
local plans and preparedness site-specific to the Perry Nuclear Power 
Plant are adequate to protect the health and safety of the public 
living in the vicinity of the site. The offsite radiological emergency 
response plans and preparedness are assessed as adequate in that there 
is reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be 
taken offsite in the event of a radiological emergency and that the 
plans are capable of being implemented.
    The prompt alert and notification system installed and operational 
around the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, was previously approved by FEMA 
on September 8, 1986, in accordance with the criteria of NUREG-0654/
FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, Appendix 3, and FEMA-REP-10, the ``Guide for the 
Evaluation of Alert and Notification Systems for Nuclear Power 
Plants.''
    Approval: Accordingly, I approve the Ohio State and local offsite 
radiological emergency response plans and preparedness, site-specific 
to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. FEMA will continue to review the 
status of the offsite radiological emergency response plans and 
preparedness site-specific to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in 
accordance with 44 CFR 350.13.

    Dated: June 17, 1994.
Dennis H. Kwiatkowski,
Deputy Associate Director, Preparedness, Training, and Exercises 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 94-15295 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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