CPSES-200301705, Objectives and Guidelines for the 2003 Emergency Preparedness Graded Exercise

Objectives and Guidelines for the 2003 Emergency Preparedness Graded Exercise

ML040650477
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	08/23/2003
From:	Madden F, Terry C TXU Electric, TXU Generation Co, LP
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
CPSES-200301705, TXX-03148
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Glen RoseTX 76043 Tel: 254 897 8920 Fax:254 897 6652 lance.terry@txu.com C. LanceTerry Senior Vice President &

Principal Nuclear Officer Ref: 10 CFR 50, App. E CPSES-200301705 Log # TXX-03148 File# RP-17 August 20, 2003 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission A1TN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES)

DOCKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-446 OBJECTIVES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE 2003 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRADED EXERCISE Gentlemen:

Attached for your review are the objectives and guidelines (extent of play notes) for' the 2003 CPSES Emergency Preparedness Exercise. The present schedule for this exercise is November 19, 2003.

This communication contains no new licensing basis commitments regarding CPSES Units 1 and 2.

A member of the STARS (Strategic Teaming and Resource Sharing) Alliance Callaway

• Comanche Peak.

Diablo Canyon

• Palo Verde

• South Texas Project Wolf Creek

-STU TXX-03148 Page 2 of 2 Sincerely, TXU Generation Company LP By:

TXU Generation Management Company LLC, Its General Partner C. L. Terry Senior Vice President and Principal Nuclear Officer By:

Fred D. Madden Nuclear Licensing Manager RJK/rjk Attachment c -

T. P. Gwynn, Region IV W. D. Johnson, Region IV R. E. Lantz, Region IV M. C. Thadani, NRR Resident Inspectors, CPSES

Attachment to TXX-03148 TXU ENERGY COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION 2003 GRADED EXERCISE Onsite Objectives and Extent of Play Notes

CPSES ERO Red Team Exercise?

November 19, 2003 OBJECTIVES The locations where objectives are anticipated to be demonstrated are indicated by abbreviations as shown below. Actual player response, to conditions existing at the time of the exercise, may result in an objective being demonstrated in another facility.

I Objectives

CPSES ERO Red Team Exercise November 19, 2003 EXERCISE OBJECTIVE CR TSC OSC EOF NC OTHER

6. Given that the emergency involves potential XX XX XX XX radiological exposure to emergency workers, PERFORM radiological monitoring of emergency workers' environs and institute protective measures such as continuous accountability of all personnel in affected areas, limit exposure duration, radiological shielding, evacuation, decontamination, and thyroid blocking agents, as necessary, to ensure emergency workers' radiological exposure is maintained ALARA.

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7. Demonstrate the ability to alert, notify, and XX XX XX XX XX update onsite personnel.

8. Demonstrate the ability to direct, XX XX XX XX XX coordinate, prioritize, and control emergency response activities.

9. Demonstrate the ability to formulate and XX XX disseminate accurate and timely emergency information and instructions to the public and media.

10. Demonstrate the ability to establish and XX operate Rumor Control.

11. Demonstrate the adequacy of emergency XX XX-XX XX XX response facility/workstation, its procedures, equipment, and displays.

12. Demonstrate the ability to monitor, assess, XX XX XX document, and communicate ONS1TE radiological conditions.

13. Demonstrate the ability to perform XX accurate and timely dose projections.

14. Demonstrate the ability to perform In-XX XX Plant/Onsite/Offsite Radiological Monitoring activities.

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Objectives

GUIDELINES AND EXTENT OF PLAY NOTES GENERAL GUIDELINES The following guidelines have been developed to instruct exercise controllers on the conduct necessary to fulfill the exercise objectives. Where no instructions are provided for a particular objective, actions that w6uld be taken for a real emergency should be taken for the exercise. The intent of the exercise is to demonstrate actual emergency response capabilities as realistically as possible.

1.

The exercise controller organization will control all phases of the exercise by passing messages to the participants, either per the timeline or in response to the actions of the participants.

2.

The controller and the evaluator organizations are at the direction of the Exercise Lead Controller. Additionally, a Lead Facility Controller will be assigned to each Emergency Response Facility.

3.

A controller will be assigned to each location or event where an emergency response is to be demonstrated.

4.

The Control Room activities will be conducted in the NOSF Simulator.

a.

Plant Computer System (SPDS) and PC-1I data in the simulator, OSC, TSC, and EOF will be driven by the simulator.

b.

At the direction of the Lead Exercise Controller, if the Simulator fails and cannot be returned to service, the exercise may be continued for the other facilities by the CR staff and controllers acting as roleplayers and presenting simulated plant data by means of the established communication channels.

c.

"All-page" announcements, requiring plant-wide alarms to be sounded, will be coordinated with the actual Control Room as follows:

- initiating facility will develop the message to be announced, then

- contact the real Control Room who will actually make the announcement and sound the alarm.

5.

The controllers should allow free-play. However, free-play will be stopped under the following conditions:

a.

if the action taken would prevent an exercise objective from being met or is outside the scope of the exercise.

b.

if the actions are judged to be unsafe or leading to violations of laws.

c.

if the actions would degrade systems or equipment, or degrade response to a real emergency.

6.

All communications and messages will begin and end with the statement "This is a drill".

TXU-2003-Graded Exercise 1

I GENERAL GUIDELINES (cont.)

7.

This exercise will be graded by the NRC and FEMA. Controller/evaluators SHAL NOT coach or correct players during the course of the exercise. Mistakes or areas of improvement should be noted, with feedback given to the players at the critique following the exercise. Controllers (and controller/evaluators) may interface with participants to clarify free play issues, emergency scenario issues, etc. that do not compromise the scenario. The exercise lead controller should be consulted regarding any clarification.

8.

The 15-minute clock for making local emergency notifications is satisfied when the communicator begins reading the contents of the Emergency Notification Message Form to DPS Waco, Somervell County, or Hood County.

9.

Participants shall comply with the instructions from the controller organization. If a conflict exists between scenario data and actual data, inform the Facility Lead Controller and wait for further instructions.

10.

Controller/evaluators/roleplayers will be identified by wearing either an arm band, special badge, or vest.

11.

This exercise is not intended to demonstrate entry into, or use of, the CPSES Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs).

SAFETY

1.

Each controller and evaluator is responsible to ensure that the exercise is conducted in a safe manner.

2.

If a controller or evaluator observes an unsafe exercise activity, stop the activity and notify Exercise Lead Controller.

3.

If an actual emergency occurs, the exercise may be terminated at the discretion of the on-shift Shift Manager or the Exercise Lead Controller. All communications concerning an actual emergency will begin and end with "This is not. reneat. not a drill."

TXU-2003-Graded Exercise 2

ACTIVITIES TO BE SIMULATED (EXTENT OF PLAY)

The following is a list of activities that will be simulated during the exercise. NO OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL BE SIMULATED UNLESS APPROVED BY THE EXERCISE LEAD CONTROLLER.

I.

The actions of the Control Room crew will be conducted in the NOSF Simulator.

Operations personnel will be pre-positioned in the Simulator when the exercise starts.

Additional personnel who report to the Control Room during emergencies will report to the Simulator. Reporting personnel may be pre-positioned in the NOSF.

2.

No activities involving actual plant systems, either manipulation or modification, are allowed by exercise personnel without explicit permission of the onduty Shift Manager in the real Control Room.

3.

Utility personnel that are not onsite at the time of the exercise will not be notified at home.

4.

Pager activation for the exercise will use "drill only" codes.

5.

Site evacuation will be simulated. Once the decision to evacuate has been made, a pre-formatted message to simulate the evacuation will be handed to the players. Security should setup roadblock equipment, but traffic will NOI actually be impeded.

6.

Accountability will be simulated as follows:

a.

Facility accountability will be performed in the TSC and OSC only.

b.

Security sweeps will be conducted by dispatching Officers, but "bullhorn" announcements will NOT be made.

c.

Security will be required to print a Security Accountability Report. At this point, a Security controller will interject a simulated report and it will be transmitted IAW Security procedures.

7.

Emergency repairs or modifications to plant equipment (e.g., temp. cooling of ECCS pumps, breaker replacement, etc) will be simulated. However, all tools, equipment, and procedures required to complete the repairs should be obtained. Every effort should be made by the applicable controller to ensure that needed materials are onhand and are adequate to perform the assigned task.

8.

Protective clothing, or other potentially contaminated materials, will not be used outside the Radiologically Controlled Area (RCA) for the purposes of the exercise. Any use of protective clothing, by either onsite or offsite personnel, which is outside of the RCA will be simulated.

TXU-2003-Graded Exercise 3

4 ACTIVITIES TO BE SIMULATED (EXTENT OF PLAY) continued

9.

If an air purifying or SCBA respirator is dictated for any team (e.g., Fire Brigade, RP, etc); the respirators will be issued, verified operational, seal checked, and then the facepiece removed. If SCBAs are simulated being used, the controllers should simulate the consumption of air, requiring bottle changeout as appropriate.

10.

ERDS will be activated from the TSC, however, the activation may be unsuccessful since the NRC Response Center is not participating in the exercise. No further action is required by the exercise players.

11.

Fire Brigade should lay out hoses and other suppression equipment, however, actual water flow and/or suppression system operation will be simulated.

12.

Roleplayers and/or recordings will be used for:

Grid Dispatcher National Weather Service ENS line HPN line Phone Bank Reporters Unit 2 Control Room any injured persons Squaw Creek Park staff Members of the general public

13.

Once sufficient personnel have responded to staff the facility, a list of designated players may be given to each facility manager to ensure the designated players are chosen to remain.

TXU-2003-Graded Exercise 4