IR 05000255/1983012
| ML18051A602 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/08/1983 |
| From: | Paperiello C, Phillips M, Ploski T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 50-255-83-12, NUDOCS 8309210293 | |
| Download: ML18051A602 (26) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIO REGION III
~eport No. S0-255/83-12(DRl1SP)
Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20 Licensee:
Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Facility Name:
Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant Safety Evaluation Report Conducted:
March 21 - August 19, 1983
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Safety Evaluation Report Summary Safety Evaluation Report - March 21 - August 19, 1983 (Report No. *50-255/83-12 (DRMSP))
Routine Safety Evaluation Report on Revision 3 to the Site Emergency Plan, dated July 29, 198 The inspection involved 135 inspector-hours by one NRC inspecto Results:
The Plan meets the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47 (b) and the requirements of 10 CFR Part SO, Appendix *.
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF PALISADES NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-255
NRG OPERATING LINCENSE NO. DPR-20 CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0.!111ISSION AUGUST. 1983
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Introduction The s*taff reviewed Consumers Power Company's Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, Revision O, dated March 1, 1981, and*submitted comments in a letter 4ated December 3, 1981, from Mr. James G. Keppler to Mr. R. B. DeWit The licensee responded to these comments by letter dated March 31, 1982 from Mr. Brain D. Johnson to Mr. James G. Keppler, and later submitted Revision 1 to the Plan, dated September 14, 198 Several inadequa~ies in the Revision w~re discussed with the licensee in May 1983, at which time the licensee committed to provide another Plan revision by August I, 198 We have com-
.Pleted our reivew of Revision 3 to the Emergency Plan, dated July 29, 1983 and pertinent correspondence dated January 4, February 5, and March 31, 1982, from the licensee to the NR This Emergency Preparedness Safety Evaluation Report with the NRC staff conclusions has been prepared inrorpo.rating the findings of the NRC staff revie.
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- Assignment of Responsibility (Organization Control) (Closed, 255/81-19-07)
Planning Standard Primary responsibilities for emergency response by the nuclear facility licensee, and by State and local organizations within the Emergency Planning Zones have been assigned, the emergency responsibilities of the various supporting organizations have been specifically established, and each principal response organization has staff to respond and to augment its initial response on a continuous basi Emergency Plan The concept of operations for emergency organizations and suborganiza-tions with operational roles during an emer~ency, and their relationships to the total effort, are described in the Emergency Plan. *The Plan also contains block diagrams which depict the normal plant organization, emergency onsite and offsite organizations,.and the long-term recovery organizatio The plant operating staff, including operations, health physics, and security personnel, are on shift 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day and provide manning of the communications link Federal, State, and local governmental organizations which are intended to contribute to the overall emergency response effort are identified in the Plan, as are non-governmental support organizations including the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO).
Mutual assistance agreements between the licensee and the Indiana and Michigan Ele~tric Company and between the licensee and the Toledo Edison Company and Detroit Edison Company are appended to the Pla Contract/servic agreements, which address emergency assistance between the licensee and the nuclear steam supply system and nuclear fuels vendois, are referenced in the Pla The Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs) contain information regarding how the licensee will be capable of continuous operation for a protracted period and who, by title, is responsbile for assuring con-tinuity of hwnan and material resource This individual should, how-ever, also be identified by title in the Emergency Pla The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Onsite Emergency Organization (Closed, 255/81-19-08)
Planning Standard Onshift facility licensee responsibilities for emergency response are unambiguously defined, adequate staffing to provide initial facility accident response in key functional areas is maintained at. all times, timely augmentation of response capabilities is available, and the interfaces among various onsite response activities and offsite support and response activities are s~ecifie..
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Emergency Plan The normal operating organization is described in the Emergency Plan and is summarized in Figure The duties and responsibilities of key manage-ment and supervisory personnel are specified in the Plan for the normal operating organizatio The emergency organization is described by major functional areas and tasks for personnel with a specific position title or expertis The primary and alternate manning for the onsite emergency organization is illustrated in a block diagram (Figure 2) using normal plant title The Shift Supervisor, on shift at all times, acts as the Site Emergency Director (SED) until relieved by the Palisades Plant General Manager or de~ignated alternat The line of succession for the SED is specified in the Pla The SED has overall responsibility for the plant's emer-gency activities, including assessment of the emergency, operational decisions involving personnel and plant safety, and making protective action recommendations to off-site authoritie Other SED responsibili-ties are listed in the Pla SED responsibilities which may not be delegated are decisions to recommend protective actions to offsite organizations, to evacuate the site, and to authorize emergency worker exposures that exceed 10 CFR Part 20 limit The licensee has specified the positions, titles and the major tasks to be performed by persons to be assigned to the major functional areas of emergency activity. Positions and/or titles and qualifications of all shift staff and plant staff, both onsite and offsite, who are assigned major functional duties are liste The Plan lists the following nine personnel on-shift who provide expertise 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day:
one Shift Supervisor-senior reactor operator, two Control Room Operators, two Auxiliary Operators, one Plant Technical Engineer or Auxiliary Operator for notification/communication, one Radiation Safety Technician, one Chemistry Technician, and one Shift Engineer.* By letter dated November 6, 1981, responding to a NRC Confirmation of Action Letter dated October 7, 1981,-the licensee stated that the following personnel are presently provided on_ shift 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day (above cold shutdown):
one senior reactor operator, two Control Room Operators, four Am,iliary Operators, one Shift Technical Advisor, and two Chemistry/Health Physics Technicians,
.for a total of ten personne This commitment meets the staffing re-quirement of NUREG-0654, Table B-Figure 5-5 of the Plan lists the number of people by position title or expertise who can respond in approximately 30 and 60 minutes for staff augmentatio This figure indicates that sufficient numbers of personnel with appropriate expertise to meet the guidance in NUREG-0654 Table B-1 can respond within the desired time interval By letter from Mr. Brian D. Johnson to Mr. James G. Keppler dated
- November 6, 1981, the licensee stated that a senior plant manager quali-fied to act as Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) Director*and adequate EOF support staff would not be able to meet the 30 to 60 minute staff augmentation time constraint and that_qualified general office staff may
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.J require up to six hours to reach the perm~nent EO Therefore, a tempor-ary EOF, located at the General Office Control Center and staffed by general office personnel, has been proposed to fulfill the EOF functions until adequate general office staff can man the permanent EO The licensee has formally requested NRC approval to use this concept of operations by letter dated January 4, 1982, with additional information ttansmitted regarding the temporary EOF by letter dated February 5, 198 NRC Region III responded by letter dated February 12, * 1982, that the temporary EOF concept was adequate for interim us However, this concept of operations remains an UNRESOLVED ITEM as the long-term means of adequately meeting EOF requirement The interfaces between and among the onsite func.tional area of emergency activity, Consumers Power Company General Office support, local services support, and State and local government response organizations are des-cribed in the Emergency Plan and the attached Figures 2 through *Figure 2 illustrates the formal organizational structures for the Technical Support Center, Operational Support Center, and the Control Room; figure 3 illustrates the permanent and temporary EOF organiza-tional structures; figure 4 depicts the licensee's Recovery Organization; and figure 5 suwJTiarizes the onsite and offsite licensee and governmental emergency response organization Corporate management, administrative and technical support, and public information personnel who will augment the plant staff are specified in the pla INPO, Indiana and Michigan Electric Company, Toledo Edison Company, and Detroit Edison Company are listed among the private emer-gency support organizations with whom the licensee has mutual technical assistance agreement The services to be provided by local agencies to handle emergencies are identified for each organization and specified in Letters of Agreement appended to the Pla ~
With the exception of the UNRESOLVED ITEM regarding the interim EOF concept of operations, the staff finds this element of emergency pre-paredness to be adequat Emergency Response Support and Resources (Closed, 255/81-19-09)
- Planning Standard Arrangements for requesting and effectively using assistance resources have been made, arrangements to accommodate State and local staff at the licensee's near-site Emergency Operations Facility have been made, and other organizations capable of augmenting the planned response have been identifie Emergency Plan The Site Emergency Director has the authority to request and utilize assistance from Federal agencies, e.g., Department of Energy Regional Assistance Plan and Interagency Radiological Assistant Pla The licensee will dispatch a representative to the appropriate State and
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local Emergency Operations Center The licensee has identified the radiological laboratories which can be used in an emergency, their general capabilities, and expected availability to provide radiolqgical monitoring and analyses service Other facilities, organizations, and individuals who can be relied upon to provide emergency assistance have been adequately identified in the Pla The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Emergency Classification System (Closed, 255/81-19-10)
Planning Standard A standard emergency classification and action level scheme, the bases of which include facility system and effluent parameters, is in use by the nuclear facility licensee, and State and local response plans call for reliance on information provided by facility licensees for determina*
tions of minimum initial offsite response measure Emergency Plan Four standard emergency classes (Unusual Event, Alert, Site Emergency, and General Emergency) hav~ been established~ Licensee responses, and those.of State and local offsite authorities, associated with each class are summarized in the Pla Emergency Action Levels (EALs) have been developed for each class, based on guidance provided in Appendix 1 of NUREG-0654, Revision The method of detection for each EAL is speci-fied in the Pla EALs are categorized as follows:
Alarms/Annunciators; Communications Loss; Containment Integrity; Engineered Safety Features; Control Room Evactiation; Fire; Fi~sion Product Barriers/Fuel Damage; General Hazards; Personnel Injury; Meteorological Data-Loss; Miscellaneous; Natural Phenomenon; Plant Power-Electrical; Primary Coolant System Integrity; Primary Coolant System-Temperature or Pressure; Releases; Safety Injection System; Secondary Side; and Securit The Plan provides a Table relating the FSAR analyzed accident to appropriate EAL classifi-cation The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Notification Methods and Procedures (Closed, 255/81-19-11)
Procedures have been established for notification, by the licensee of State and local response organizations and for notification of emergency personnel by all response organizations; the content of initial and foliowup messages to response organizations and the public has been established; and means to provide early notification and clear instruc-tion to the populace within the plume exposure pathway Emergency Planning Zone have been established.
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Emergency Plan The licensee has established procedures for initial notification of State and local response organizations consistent with the emergency classification and action level scheme set forth in Appendix 1 of NUREG-.
065 The plan provides for message verificatio Procedures for alerting, notifying and mobilizing emergency response personnel have been establishe Figure 6 of this report depicts the notification schemes for plant and corporate personnel, and Federal, State, and local governmental agencie The-~ontent of initial emergency messages to State and local agencies to be sent from the plant includes:
Name and telephone number of caller Location of incident Date and time of incident Emergency classification of the incident Whether a release is taking or has. taken plac"e The affected or potentially affected population Recommonded protective actions Message verificatio The contents of followup messages to state and local agencies, consistent with NUREG-065Lf guidance, is also prescribed in the Pla The licensee has established the physical and administrative means for providing timely notification and prompt instructions to the public within the plume exposure pathway Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ).
Consumers Power Company has installed 89 sirens within the 10 mile plum exposure EPZ which are designed to alert 100% of the EPZ population within 15 minutes of the decision to activate the siren Offsite authorities who are permitted to activate the siren system are identified in the pla The siren system is tested monthl The succe~sful opera-tional test was conducted prior to February 1, 1982, deadline, thereby meeting the requirement of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Section IV. The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in
"the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat * Emergency Communications (Closed, 255/81-10-12)
Planning Standard Provisions exist for prompt communications among principal response organizations to emergency personnel and to the publi Emergency Plan The licensee has made provisions.for 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day communications w~th appropriate Federal, State, local, and licensee organizations during emergency situation With the exception of co~~unications equipment
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utilized by offsite radiation monitoring teams, prim~ry and backup communications systems are adequately described in the Pla These communications systems are also summarized in Figure 7 of this repor There are also communications links between the licensee and an ambulance s~rvice and fixed medical support facilitie However, the Plan does not include a description of the communications link between the licensee and mobile medical support facilitie This communications link, which is through the medical service dispatcher, should be stated in the next revision of the Emergency Pla Periodic testing of the emergency communications systems is conducte The link between the NRC and the licensee is tested monthl The link between the licensee and State and local government agencies in the plume exposure EPZ is tested quarterly, and annu~lly for t~ose agencies in the ingestion pathway EP Annual tests are conducted for State and local EOCs, field assessment teams, the Control Room, the Technical Support Center (TSC) 1 and the EO The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Public Education and Information (Closed, 255/81-19-13)
Planning Standard Information is made available to the public on a periodic basis on how they will be notified and what their initial actions should be in an emergency (e.g., listening to a local broadcast station and remaining indoors), the principal points of contact with the news media for dis-semination of information during an emergency (includ~ng the physical location or locations) are established in -advance, and procedures for coordinated dissemination of information to the public are establishe Emergency Plan The licensee has provided for a coordinated annual dissemination of information regarding how the public will be notified, what initial
- actions should be taken in the event of an emergency, educational information on radiation, locations from which additional information can be acquired, protective measures, and special needs for the handi-cappe The means used for disseminating the information is through periodic direct mailings, mailings of brochures in billing statements, posting in public places, and insertions in telephone book The information is updated annually by the licensee and State and local governments and is available to the permanent and transient adult population in the plume exposure pathway EP The licensee has designated points of contact and a Joint Public Infor-mation Center (JPIC) to be used liy news media during an emergenc The Plant Public Affairs Director of Consumers Power Company is the official spokesman for the Company and is responsible for establishing a.rumor
control syste The licensee has established arrangements for exchange o*f information among designated spokesperson Consumers Power Company has established an annual program to acquant members of the media with site and local emergency plans, information concerning radiation,* and the emergency classification schem The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Emergency Facilities and Equipment (Closed, 255/81~19-14)
Planning Standard Adequate emergency facilities and equipment to support the emergency response are provided and maintaine Emergency Plan The Emergency Plan describes the onsite. emergency facilities needed to support an emergency response including a Technical Support Center (TSC)
and an Operational Support Center (OSC).
The Plan also descr~bes the offsite Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) concept of operations being employed by*Consumers Power Compan The Palisades ECfF is composed of*
two facilities, the temporary EOF located at the General Offices on Parnall Road at Jackson, Michigan and the permanent EOF located at the South 0 Haven Conference Center approximately 10 miles from the plan The temporary EOF assumes the functions of the EOF until the permanent EOF is activate The licensee has requested the NRC to approve this concept of operation The NRC has found the temporary EOF concept of operations acceptable for interim us The adequacy of the licensee's onsite and offsite emergency response facilities will be reviewed by the Nuclear Regulatory Conunission, pursuant to Revisio_n 1 to NUREG-0737, in a separate inspectio The Plan contains descriptions of provisions for activating and staffing of emergency response facilitie The TSC and OSC may be activated for an Unusual Event and will be activated for an Alert, Site Emergency, or
.General Emergenc The EOF is fully activated when a Site Emergency or General Emergency is declared, and may be activated fnr an Unusual Event or an Alert:
The GOCC may be activated during an Alert, and will be activated during a Site or General Emergenc Onsite monitoring systems have been identified and established that are to be used to initiate emergency measures in accordance with Appendix 1 of NUREG-0654, as well as those monitors used for conducting assessment; e.g., meteorological monitors, process and radiological monitors, and fire and combustion monitor Provisions have been made to obtain off-site monitoring and assessment data from radiological monitors and fixed laboratory facilitie However, the Plan does not include a description of geophysical phenomena monitor1ng systems, nor does it describe pro-visions for acquiring such data from offsite monitoring systems of other organizations or agencie Sources of seismic monitoring data should be listed in the next Emergency Plan revisio....
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The* Plan contains summary 'descriptions of th~ licensee's meteorological
- monitoring program, computerized source of backup and supplemental meteorological data, and the manner by which the Control Room receives severe weather warning Additional details on these sources of meteoro-logical information are available in several referenced EPIPs and the Palisades Plant Meteorological Program documen Emergency kits containing radiological monitoring devices, protective equipment, and supplies are described in the Emergency Plan and are located in each of the. following areas:
the Control Room, OSC, the Emergency Vehicle, and the permanent EO The kits are inventoried and
~nspected quarterly to assure readines The Chemistry/Health Physics Superintendent is responsible for planning and scheduling the peri~dic inspection, operability checks, calibration, and inventory of emergency kit The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Accident Assessment (Closed, 255/81-19-15)
Planning Standard Adequate methods, systems and equipment for assessing and monitoring actual or potential offsite consequences of a radiological emergency condition are in us Emergency Plan The Plan contains plant system and radiological effluent paramete~ values characteristic of a spectrum of abnormal conditions and accident These values and other methods of detection are tabulated to cross reference initiating conditions for each of the four emergency classe The onsite radiation monitoring system, as described in the Plan, measures, indicates, and records the presence and level of radiation and alerts plant personnel to abnormal levels of radioactivit Readouts and alarms are provided locally and in the Control Roo The system
. consists of permanently installed continuous area, liquid, and airborne radiation monitoring devices, together with a program for specific sample collections and laboratory analyse The licensee's offsite radiological monitoring program consists of a number of thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) and airborne particulate sampling station Station locations are identified in the Plan and EPIP During accident conditions, the licensee's radiological moni-toring teams are activated at the direction of the Site Emergency
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Teams are normally dispatched from the OSC. If the OSC has not been activated, the SED contacts the plant's Radiation Protection Offic Monitoring teams generally consist of two Chemistry/
Radiation Protection Technician An emergency vehicle is available for team use and is equipped with a radio and instruments for monitoring
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and/or sampling gaseous or liquid release The estimated deployment time for an offsite monitoring team is 30 minute The Plan does not indicate, however, that the licensee has the capability to detect and measure airborne radioiodine concentrations as low as 10- 7 microcµries per cubic centimeter under field condition The licensee's offsite monitoring efforts can be augmented within about 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> by personnel and equipment provided by the Michigan State Department of Public Healt A reciprocal agreement between the licensee and the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company is appended to the Pla This agreement allows the licensee to utilize laboratory facilities and personnel at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant should the licensee lose use of Pallsades Plant laboratory facilities due to a nuclear related accident or natural disaste The Plan references EP!Ps regarding methods. for calculating radioactive release rates based on data from stack gas, steam line, high range effluent, and contairunent air radiation monitor Provisions have been made for determining the source term if instrumentation is off scale or inoperabl Referenced procedures also contain the licensee's programm-able calculator and manual techniques for estimating offsite dose based on source term and meteorological data; plus a method for comparing offsite monitoring results to dose projection The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site E'mergency Plan, to *be adequat Protective Response (Closed, 255/81-19-16)
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A range of protective actions hav~ been developed for* the plume exposure pathway EPZ for emergency workers and the publi Guidelines for the choice of protective actions during an emergency, consistent with Federal guidance, are developed and in place, and protective actions* for the ingestion exposure pathway EPZ appropriate to the locale have been develope *Emergency Plan The methods. and the time required to warn and advise individuals within areas controlled by the licensee are described in the Emergency Pla A public address system and an alarm system are used for warning purposes onsit Onsite assembly areas are identified in the EPIPs, as are primary and alternate site evacuation route Radiological monitoring of relocated persons is provided at onsite and offsite assembly area Assembly, accountability, evacuation, and radiation monitoring procedures take into consideration all persons onsit The Plan provides for accomplishing accountability within 30 minute Individual respiratory protection and the uses of protective clothing and thyroid blocking drugs are also addressed in the Plan. *
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1'he mechanism for recommending protective actions to the appropriate State and local authorities has been establishe The bases for the choice of protective actions for the plwne exposure pathway during emergency con-dition are provided in tabular form in the Emergency Pla Evacuation time estimates for persons within the plwne exposure EPZ are contained i~ Appendix C of the Pla Maps and figures showing evacuation routes, relocation centers, and population distribution are provided in this Appendi The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequate: Radiological Exposure Control (Closed, 255/81-19-17)
Planning Standard Means for controlling radiological exposures, in an emergency, are established for emergency worker The means for controlling radiological exposures shall include exposure guideiines consistent with EPA Emergency Worker and Lifesaving Activity Protective Action Guide Emergency Plan Onsite exposure guidelines consistent with EPA Emergency Worker and Life-saving Activity Protective Action Guides (EPA-520/1-75-001) have been established for search and rescue, and for performing corrective and
.. assessment action The Site Emergency Director, based on recommenda-tions from the Chemistry/Radiation Protection Superintendent, must author-ize emergency exposure Conditions and methods for permitting onsite volunteers t~ receive radiation exposures in the course of carrying out lifesaving.and other emergency activities are described in the implementing procedure Dosimetry (TLD) service is provided by the licensee on a twenty-four hour basis for all emergency personne Provisions have bc:en made for distri**
bution and use of self-reading TLD The administrative methods employed to assure personnel do not exceed limits should be described in the Pla Action levels for determining the need for decontamination are specified in the Health Physics Procedure The means for decontamination, in-cluding supplies, instruments, equipment and means for waste disposal are described in the EPIP Decontamination of relocated site personnel can be performed at onsite and offsite decontamination areas where supplies, spare clothing, and survey instruments are availabl Onsite contamination control measures have been provided, including area
- access and drinking water control Criteria have been established for permitting return of areas and items to normal us The staff finds this element of ~rnergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat..
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Planning Standard Arrangements are made for medical services for contaminated injured individual Emergency Plan Mercy Hospital is the primary hospital facility for treatment of serious medical emergencie It is equipped to receive and treat all types of accident victims, including those with radioactive contaminatio The backup* medical facilities are South Haven Conununity Hospital and Memorial Hospita Medical first-aid training is given to the plant emergency organizatio This training includes the Red Cross Multimedia course combined with the American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation cours Arrangements have been made for transportation of potentially contaminated injured personnel to area hospitals,* utilizing two local ambulance services and company-owned vehicle The SLarr finds this element of emergency preparedness as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequate. * Recovery and Reentry Planning and Postaccident Operations (Closed, 255/81-19-19)
Planning Standard General plans for recovery and reentry are develope Emergency Plan The licensee has developed general criteria, plans, and procedures for reentry and recovery action The Palisades Plant and Consumers Power Company staffs will be reorganized at the discretion of the Site Emergency Director in concurrence with the EOF Directo Overall long term recovery operations will be directed by the Vice President Nuclea The Emergency Plan contains provisions for notifying the State when senior licensee staff deem it safe to begin the reentry phase of the offsite recovery operation The EPIPs provide for estimating the total offsite population exposure. *However, this issue should also be described in the next revision of the Emergency Pla The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Exercises and Drills (Closed, 255/81-19-20)
Planning Standard Periodic exercises are (will be) conducted to evaluate major portions of emergency response capabilities, periodic drills are (will be) conducted to develop and maintain key skills, and deficiencies identified as a result of exercises or drills are (will be) correcte Emergency Plan The plan states that Palisades will conduct an annual emergency prepared-ness exercise, and various drills, to meet the following objectives:
ensure that emergency response personnel are fimiliar with their duties determine the adequacy of the Plan and EPIPs test communications systems verify the operability of emergency equipment check the adequacy of emergency supplies and equipment Exercise scenarios will be sufficiently varied such that all portions of the emergency organizations will be tested at least once every five year Federal, State, and local government representatives will observe and evaluate the performances of those involved in the exercis Observers will be provided with exercise scenario information in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Guidance Memorandum No. 1 An exercise will be scheduled to begin between 6:00 p.m. and midnight and another between midnight and 6:00 a.m. once every six years, and some exercises should be unannounce The Plan also contains summary descriptions, including frequencies of occurrence, for the following types of drills:
Medical Emergency, Fire Emergency, Radiological Monitoring, Communications, and Radiat"ion Safety/
- Chemistr Offsite agencies are advised of the scheduled dates of drills and exercises, although scenario details may be kept confidentia The Nuclear Emergency Planning Coordinator and plant management are responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinatinr,*emergency drills and exercise Recommendations for revisions to the Plan or its Imple-menting Procedures and/or upgrading of emergency equipment, resulting from drill or exercise critiques, are forwarded to the Chemistry/Health Physics Superintenden After his review, recommendations are forwarded to the General Manager and the Plant Review Committe Changes that are approved by the General Manager are then incorporated into the Plan and appropriate procedure Drill and exercise records arc all maintained at the Palisades Plan The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Radiological Emergency Response Training (Closed, 255~81-19-21)
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Emergency Plan The General Superintendent for Training, Nuclear Operations, General Office, is responsible for trainin Specialty training capabilities may be delegated to personnel qualified to perform such trainin The P~an includes commitments to provide site specific training for offsite emergency organizations who may be called upon to provide assistance in the event of an emergenc Commitments extend to inviting and providing training at appropriate intervals for offsite response organizations, including organizations with which the licensee has mutual aid agreements, such as:
emergency preparedness offices, State Police, County Sheriff's Offices, fire and ambulance services, and doctor Besides classroom training, members of the onsite emergency response organization participate in practical drills in which the individuals demonstrate ability to perform assigned emergency function Each member of the First-Aid Team(s) also receives the Red Cross Multimedia First-Aid cours The Emergency Plan provides sununary descriptions of the types of training given onsite personnel, including those having emergency response dutie The initial training and annual retraining programs described in the Plan are applicable to the following personnel:
licensed operators, personnel responsible for assessment of emergencies, security force, fire brigade, damage control and repair teams, radiological monitoring personnel, first-aid teams, offsite support groups, and plant personnel not having emergency response dutie The staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as. described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat ~onsibility for the Planning Effort:
Development, Periodic Review and Distribution of Emergency Plans (Closed, 255/81-19-22)
Planning Standard Responsibilities for plan development and review and for distribution of emergency plans are established, and planners are properly traine Emergency Plan The Nuclear Emergency Planning Coordinator is responsible for updating the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan and for reviewing the County, State and other supporting emergency plans for compatibilit He is also responsible for conducting offsite Agency training and coordinating Site Emergency Plan review, drills, and exercises with the onsite coor-dinato The Chemistry/Health Physics Superintendent has been delegated responsibilities related to emergency planning which includ~ being familiar with changes in the Federal Regulations and guidance which impact emergency planning activitie...... *
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Eme~gency Implementing Proced~res (EIPs), including appended letters and plans of offsite organizations and agencies, are to be reviewed on at least an annual basis and updated as neede The Nuclear Emergency Planning Coordinator and the Chemistry/Health Physics Superintendent are responsible for a complete annual review of the Site Emergency Plan and the Implementing Procedure Revisions to the Plan and Implementing Procedures, which may result from exercises and drills, changes in key personnel, changes in organizational structure, changes in functions of supporting agencies, changes in State or Federal Regulations, modifica-tions to the plant, and recommendations from other organizations, are approved by the General Manage An independent Plan review is also conducted annually by a competent organization that is not immediately responsible for the emergency preparedness pr~gram. In practice, revised pages are dated and marked to show where they have be~n change The Plan's table of contents lists the supporting plans and their sourc The Emergency Plan contains an appendix which lists the EIPs and the sections of the plan to be implemented by the EIP A cross reference for the Plan sections to NUREG-0654 elements is also provided in the Pla Th~ staff finds this element of emergency preparedness, as described in the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan, to be adequat Conclusion Based on our review of the licensee onsite emergency preparedness
.program, we conclude that the Palisades Plant Site Emergency Plan meets the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix The review of the permanent Emergency Response Facilities will be documented in a separate repor ;..
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