ELV-00478, Forwards Objectives & Scope of Annual Emergency Preparedness Exercise Scheduled for 890726.Exercise Will Not Involve Evaluated Participation by State or County Agencies

Forwards Objectives & Scope of Annual Emergency Preparedness Exercise Scheduled for 890726.Exercise Will Not Involve Evaluated Participation by State or County Agencies

ML20247A934
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	05/08/1989
From:	Hairston W GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	Decker T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
References
ELV-00478, ELV-478, NUDOCS 8905230332
Download: ML20247A934 (5)

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ELY-00478 1425n May 8, 1989 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II - Suite 2900 101 Marietta Street, N. W.

- Atlanta, Georgia 30303

' Attention: Mr. T. R. Decker, Chief Emergency Preparedness Section-

' PLANT V0GTLE - UNITS 1, 2 NRC DOCKETS 50-424, 50-425 OPERATING LICENSES NPF-68, NPF-81 1989 EMERGENCY' PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE Gentlemen:

Ge'orgia Power Company will conduct the annual ~ emergency preparedness exercise for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant-(VEGP) Units 1 and' 2 on -

- July 26,1989, in accordance with 10CFR50, Appendix E._ The exercise will not involve evaluated participation by the state or-county agencies. The exercise ; scope and objectives are described in the enclosure.

Should you have any: questions in this regard, ple'ase contact this office .at.any time.-

Si'ncerely, pI.).k "$

W. G. Hairston, III WGH/JH/gm

Enclosure:

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Mr. M. Sheibani Mr. J. P. Kane NORMS U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission c Mr. 5. D. Ebneter, Regional Administrator Mr. J. B. Hopkins, Licensing Project Manager, NRR Mr. J. F. Rogge, Senior Resident Inspector, Vogtle i

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i ENCLOSURE PLANT V0GTLE - UNITS 1, 2 NRC DOCKETS 50-424, 50-425 OPERATING LICENSES NPF-68, NPF-81 1989 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES I. SCOPE To assure that the health and safety of the general public is protected in L the event of an accident at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP),

the Georgia Power Company (GPC) conducts annual emergency preparedness exerci ses.

The 1989 exercise at the VEGP involves mobilization of GPC personnel and resources in response to simulated accident conditions. Exercise " par-ticipants" will not have any prior knowledge of the accident conditions to be simulated, including the operational sequences, radiological releases and weather conditions. Onsite facilities will be activated in accordance with appropriate emergency response procedures. Due to the compressed timeline, some portions of the GPC emergency organization may be prepo-sitioned. The states of Georgia and South Carolina and the counties of .

Aiken, Allendale, and Barnwell will participate in communications only.

Burke County plans to participate fully for training purposes only and will not be evaluated by FEMA.

Radiological medical em9rgency, semi-annual health physics, an1 annual i communication drills will be integrated into the scenario. The medical emergency will test the ability of the designated hospf tal and emergency  !

medical services to handle a contaminated and injured patient.

The overail intent of the exercise is to demonstrate that the GPC staff assigned responsibilities in an emergency situation are adequately trained to perform in accordance wito the VEGP Emergency Preparedness Plans and '

Froceduret.

II. OBJECTIVES The Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) emergency preparedness exer-cise objectives are based on Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) require-ments provided in 10CFR50.47, " Emergency Plans," and 10CFR50, Appendix E,

" Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facili ties. " Additional guidance provided in NilREG-0654, FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, " Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans" was utilized in developing the objectives.

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A. Accident Assessment and Classification

1. Demonstrate the ability to identify initiating conditions, determine emergency action levels (EAL) parameters and correctly classify the emergency throughout the exercise.

2. Demonstrate the ability to provide core damage assessments.

B. Notification

3. Demonstrate the ability to alert, notify and mobilize site emergency response persorm1.

4. Demonstrate the abilit' ') expeditiously notify state, local and federal authorities.

5. Demonstrate the ability to warn or advise onsite individuals of emergency conditions.

C. Emergency Response

6. Demonstrate the ability to make proper decisions and to coordinate emergency activities.

7. Demonstrate the ability to transfer emergency direction from the Control Room (simulator) to the Technical Support Center (TSC) and from the TSC to the Emergency Operations Facilitiy (E0F) in a timely and clear manner.

8. Demonstrate the ability to procedurally perform assembly and accountability. An actual protected crea evacuation will not be perfonned.

9. Demonstrate the ability to notify and obtain assistance from appropriate outside support crganizatf ons.

D. Emergency Response Facilities

10. Demonstrate timely activation of the TSC, Operations Support Center (0SC), and EOT.

11. Demonstrate the adequacy of egr pment, security provisions, and habitability precautions for the TSC, OSC, EOF, and Emergency News Center (ENC).

12. Demonstrate the adequacy of communications for all emergency support resources.

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E. Radiological Assessment'and Control

13. ~ Demonstrate the ability to obtain onsite radiological surveys and sampl es.

14. Demonstrate the ability to utilize the post accident sampling system to collect and analyze appropriate samples.

15. Demonstrate the ability to continuously mo.11 tor and control emergency worker exposures.

16. Demonstrate onsite contamination control measures, including area access control.

17. Demonstrate the ability to mobilize and deploy field monitoring teams in a timely fashion.

18. Demonstrate the ability to satisfactorily collect and disseminate field team data.

19. Demonstrate the ability to develop dose projections and determine appropriate protective actions.

20. Demonstrate the ability to conduct Search and Rescue.

21 . Demonstrate the ability to perform personnel decontamination.

F. Medical

22. Demonstrate the ability to respond to and treat a contaminated /

injured individaal.

23. Demonstrate the adequacy of ambulance and hospital facilities and procedures for handling contaminated / injured individuals.

G. Public Information

24. Demonstrate the ability to provide advance coordination of in-formation released.

'5. Demonstrate the ability to brief the media in a clear, accurate, and timely manner.

26. Demonstrate the ability to establish and operate rumor control in a coordinated fashion.

H. Evaluation

27. Demonstrate ability to conduct a post-exercise critique to determine areas requiring improvement or corrective action.

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