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P ss n William Cavanaugh 111 <br /> Chairman.President and <br /> .�i Chof Executive Officer <br /> April 29, 2002 -- <br /> OF h � Ca �,; <br /> Mr. Barry.Jacobs, Chair MAY i <br /> '1 <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners I' <br /> 200 South Cameron Street <br /> Post Office Box 8181 _ <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> Mr. Gary Phillips, Chair <br /> Chatham County Board of Commissioners <br /> 12 East Street <br /> P.O. Box 87 <br /> Pittsboro,NC 27312 <br /> Dear Sirs: <br /> Thank you for your letter of April 15 inviting me to participate in the nuclear security forum you <br /> are sponsoring on May 2 in Chapel Hill. <br /> As you know, nuclear plant licensees are required by federal law and regulation to have <br /> emergency plans in place for the protection of the public, Progress Energy takes its <br /> responsibilities in emergency planning very seriously and works closely with those at the federal, <br /> state and local level who share in that responsibility. We regularly meet with them, as well as local <br /> elected officials,to revise and update our plans. We would be pleased to meet with each of your <br /> Board of Commissioners to review our plans and the underlying requirements. We believe our <br /> current emergency plans are sound and in compliance with all government standards. <br /> From talking with your meeting organizer, we believe the meeting you have invited us to is mainly <br /> a policy forum on nuclear power and security. It is our understanding that no one from the federal <br /> government, FEMA, the NRC, the State of North Carolina or most of the counties involved in <br /> emergency planning for the Harris plant will be participating in the event. Given the lack of <br /> participation of these key participants responsible for emergency planning, we do not think that <br /> regional emergency preparation can be adequately addressed in this forum. <br /> This meeting appears to us to be primarily a policy forum. We follow the emergency planning and <br /> security procedures and policies set by the appropriate governmental and regulatory bodies and do <br /> not typically address those policy issues outside that process; therefore we do not plan to send a <br /> representative. Thank you again for your invitation, and let me reiterate my offer to discuss our <br /> emergency plans with your respective Commissions. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> P 0 Box 1551 <br /> Raleigh.NC 27602 <br /> r,919 546 3560 <br /> r,919 546 3210 <br />