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Odd UNITED STATES <br />wy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION <br />WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 -0001 <br />November'27, 2006 <br />Ms. Donna S. Baker <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />200 South Cameron Street <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Ms. Baker: <br />Your letter dated October 16, 2006, to Luis A. Reyes, Executive Director for Operations for the <br />U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), expressed concerns relating to: 1) the adequacy <br />of emergency planning during a radiological emergency, and 2) compliance with the existing <br />federal fire safety standards and regulations at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant <br />(SHNP). Specifically; the Orange County Board of Commissioners submitted the following <br />resolutions: <br />A Resolution Calling for Coordinated Emergency Management and Evacuation <br />Planning Within the 50-Mile Radius Ingestion Pathway for Potential Discharge of <br />Airborne Nuclear Waste Material from the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, <br />and <br />A Resolution in Support of an Emergency Petition to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory <br />Commission by the NC Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, the Union of <br />Concerned Scientists, the Nuclear Information and Research Service, NC Fair <br />Share and Students United for a Responsible Global Environment Seeking <br />Regulatory Action by the Commission to Enforce Existing Fire Protection <br />Standards and Regulations Applicable to the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power <br />Plant. <br />The following addresses each of these concerns regarding operation of the SHNP. <br />Resolution Concerning Emergency Preparedness <br />The resolution submitted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners requested that <br />Progress Energy/Carolina Power & Light, the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the <br />Department of Crime Control & Public Safety, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security <br />(DHS), the Environmental Protection Agency and others work with the appropriate local, state <br />and federal government transportation planning, law enforcement and emergency <br />management/response agencies and personnel to develop and coordinate emergency <br />management, response and evacuation plans for the entire 50-mile radius surrounding the <br />SHNP. <br />NRC regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 50.33(8), <br />50.47(c), and 50.54(s), and Appendix E to Part 50, specify an emergency planning zone (EPZ) <br />-:�: -74 <br />DEC 2006 <br />IBY- <br />---- — -: ----- - I <br />pr*,—, gra <br />