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FEMA Final Exercise Report for March 19, 2002 Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise, Salem & Hope Creek
ML031950383
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Site: Salem, Hope Creek  
(DPR-070, DPR-075, NPF-057)
Issue date: 06/18/2003
From: Picciano J
Federal Emergency Management Agency
To: Miller H
NRC Region 1
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Federal Emergency Management Agenc Region I1 2& JUN 23 FM 12: 57 Jacob K. Javits Federal Building 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1307 New York, NY 10278-0002 June 18,2003 Mr. Hubert J. Miller, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415

Dear Mi-. Miller:

Enclosed is a copy of the Final Exercise Report for the March 19,2002, Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise of the offsite radiological emergency response plans specific to the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station. The State of New Jersey participated in this exercise, as well as Salem and Cumberland Counties in New Jersey, including eight risk municipalities. The Final Exercise Report was prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region 11 staff. FEMA Region II staff will forward a copy of this report to the State of New Jersey.

No Deficiencies were observed during the March 19,2002 exercise.

Based on the results of the March 19, 2002 exercise, it has been determined that the offsite radiological emergency response plans for the State of New Jersey, and the affected local jurisdictions, specific to the SalerdHope Creek Nuclear Power Station, can be implemented and are adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken offsite to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site.

If there are any questions regarding this matter, please contact Robert F. Reynolds, FEMA Region I1 RAC Chairperson at (212) 680-3621.

Since f 7

lyyours, W e p h Picciano Acting Regional Director

Enclosure Cc:

Vanessa E. Quinn, FEMA Headquarters Patricia C. Tenorio, FEMA Headquarters Eric Weiss, NRC Headquarters Robert J. Bores, NRC Region I

Exercise Report SALEM/HOPE CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION Licensee:

Public Service Electric and Gas Company Exercise Date:

March 19,2002 Report Date:

June 16,2003 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REGION I1 26 Federal Plaza New York, New York 10278 I

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June 16. 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................

3 EXERCISE OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................

6 Plume Emergency Planning Zone Description........................................................ 6 Site Vicinity Descnpbon..............................................................................

6 A.

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2.. Governments Within the 10-Mile Emergency Planning Zone.....................

7 B

Exercise Participants 8

C.

Exercise Timeline.................................................................................................. 11 EXERCISE EVALUATION AND RESULTS.................................................................. 15 A.

Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation.............................................................. 15 B.

Status of Jurisdictions Evaluated.......................................................................... 17 1.

NEW JERSEY STATE.............................................................................. 19 State Emergency Operations Center.............................................. 19 Dose Assessment - Bureau of Nuclear Engineering -

Emergency Operations Facility...................................................... 19 Field Team Coordination - Bureau of Nuclear Engineering -

Forward Command Post............................................................... 19 State Radiological Field Monitoring Teams.................................. 20 Emergency News Center................................................................. 20 State Access Control Point............................................................. 22 2

. RISK JURISDICTIONS............................................................................ 24 2.1.

COUNTIES....................................................................................

24 2.1.1 Salem County.....................................................................

24 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 WSNJ Emergency Alert System Gateway Station......................... 22 2.1.1.1 Salem County Emergency Operations Center........ 24 Run.........................................................................

24 2.1.1.3 Salem County Congregate Care Center................. 25 2.1.1.4 Salem County Medical Drill..................................

25 2.1.1.5 Salem County General Population Bus Run.......... 25 2.1.1.2 Salem County School Interviews and Bus 1

2.2 Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16. 2003 2.1.1.6 Salem County Emergency Worker Decontamination Center........................................

26 2.1.2 Cumberland County...........................................................

26 2.1.2.1 Cumberland County Emergency Operations Center.....................................................................

26 2.1.2.2 Cumberland County School Interviews and Bus Run..................................................................

27 2.1.2.3 Cumberland County Congregate Care Center........ 27 2.1.2.4 Cumberland County General Population Bus Run.........................................................................

27 2.1.2.5 Cumberland County Reception Center.................. 28 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS........... 28 2.2.1 Salem County Municipalities.............................................

28 2.2.1.1 Town of Lower Alloways Creek Emergency Operations Center..................................................

28 2.2.1.2 Pennsville Township Emergency Operations Center.......... i.......................................................... 29 2.2.1.3 Salem City Emergency Operations Center............. 29 Operations Center..................................................

30 Center.....................................................................

30 Center.....................................................................

30 2.2.1.4 Mannington Township Emergency 2.2.1.5 Quinton Township Emergency Operations 2.2.1.6 Elsinboro Township Emergency Operations 2.2.2 Cumberland County Municipalities...............................................

31 2.2.2.1 Greenwich Township Emergency Operations 2.2.2.2 Stow Creek Township Emergency Center..................................................................... 31 Operations Center.................................................. 31 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 Acronyms and Abbrevlations.................................................................................

32 Appendix 2 Exercise Evaluators and Team Leaders.................................................................

35 Appendix 3 Exercise Objectives and Extent-of-Play Agreement..............................................

37 Appendix 4 Exercise Scenario................................................................................................... 45 11

SaledHope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Table 2 Exercise Timeline.................................................................................................

13 Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation.............................................................

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SalemMope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 I.

EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

On March 19,2002, an exercise was conducted in the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station (S/HC NGS) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region II.

The purpose of the exercise was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. This exercise was held in accordance with FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans and procedures.

The most recent exercise at this site was conducted on April 11, 2000. FEMA evaluated a State-graded exercise on March 20,2001, and all outstanding Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs) were resolved. The qualifling emergency preparedness exercise was conducted on April 8,1981.

FEMA wishes to acknowledge the efforts of the many individuals in New Jersey State, Salem County, Cumberland County, the Town of Lower Alloways Creek, Salem City, and the Townships of Pennsville, Mannington, Quinton, Stow Creek, Elsinboro, and Greenwich who participated in this exercise.

Protecting the public health and safety is the full-time job of some of the exercise participants and an additional assigned responsibility for others. Still others have willingly sought this responsibility by volunteering to provide vital emergency services to their communities. Cooperation and teamwork by all the participants were evident during this exercise.

This report contains the final evaluation of the biennial exercise and the evaluation of the following out-of-sequence activities:

State Access Control Point.......................................................................................

4/12/02 Salem County EV-2 Interviews and Bus Run........................................................... 4/12/02 Salem County Congregate Care Center................................................................... 4/12/02 Salem County General Population Bus Run............................................................

4/12/02 Salem County Reception Center...............................................................................

5/22/02 Salem County Emergency Worker Decontamination Center................................... 4/04/02 Salem County Medical Services Drill.......................................................................

5/23/02 Cumberland County Congregate Care Center..........................................................

4/23/02 Cumberland County General Population Bus Run..................................................

4/12/02 Cumberland County EV-2 Interviews and Bus Run................................................

4/23/02 The State and local organizations, except where noted in this report, demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately

Salem/Hope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 implemented them. There were no Deficiencies; no areas requiring corrective action were identified as a result of this exercise.

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11.

INTRODUCTION On December 7, 1979, the President directed FEMA to assume the lead responsibility for all offsite nuclear planning and response. FEMA's activities are conducted pursuant to 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 350,351, and 352. These regulations are a key element in the Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program that was established following the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station accident in March 1979.

FEMA Rule 44 CFR 350 establishes the policies and procedures for FEMA's initial and continued approval of State and local governments' radiological emergency planning and preparedness for commercial nuclear power plants. This approval is contingent, in part, on State and local government participation in joint exercises with licensees.

FEMA's responsibilities in radiological emergency planning for fixed nuclear facilities include the following:

0 Taking the lead in offsite emergency planning and in the review and evaluation of radiological emergency response plans (RERPs) and procedures developed by State and local governments; 0

Determining whether such plans and procedures can be implemented on the basis of observation and evaluation of exercises of the plans and procedures conducted by State and local governments; 0

Responding to requests by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the NRC and FEMA dated June 17, 1993 (Federal Register, Vol. 58, No. 176, September 14, 1993); and 0

Coordinating the activities of the following Federal agencies with responsibilities in the radiological emergency planning process:

- U.S. Department of Commerce;

- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission;

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;

- U.S. Department of Energy;

- U.S. Department of Transportation; U.S. Department of Agriculture; U.S. Department of the Interior; and

- U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

US. Department of Health and Human Services; 3

Salem/Hope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 Representatives of these agencies serve on the FEMA Region 11 Regional Assistance Committee (RAC) which is chaired by FEMA.

Formal submission of the RERPs for the S/HC NGS to FEMA Region II by the State of New Jersey and involved local jurisdictions occurred on February 3, 1982. Formal approval of the RERPs, under 44 CFR 350, by FEMA Headquarters is pending.

A REP exercise was conducted on March 19,2002, by FEMA Region II to assess the capabilities of State and local emergency preparedness organizations in implementing their RERPs and procedures to protect the public health and safety during a radiological emergency involving the S/HC NGS. The exercise was staged for the Hope Creek reactor at the Salemope Creek site. The purpose of this exercise report is to present the exercise results arid findings on the performance of the offsite response organizations (ORO) during a simulated radiological emergency.

The findings presented in this report are based on the evaluations of the Federal evaluation team, with final determinations made by the FEMA Region II RAC Chairperson, and approved by the Regional Director.

The criteria utilized in the FEMA evaluation process are contained in:

NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-l, Rev. 1, "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants," November 1980; FEMA-REP-14, "Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Manual,"

September 1991; and FEMA-REP-15, "Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation Methodology," September 199 1.

Section III of this report, entitled "Exercise Overview," presents basic information and data relevant to the exercise. This section of the report contains a description of the plume pathway EPZ, a listing of all participating jurisdictions and functional entities that were evaluated, and a tabular presentation of the time of actual occurrence of key exercise events and activities.

Section IV of this report, entitled "Exercise Evaluation and Results," presents detailed information on the demonstration of applicable exercise objectives at each jurisdiction or functional entity evaluated in a jurisdiction-based, issues-only format. This section also contains: (I) descriptions of all Deficiencies and ARCAs assessed during this exercise, recommended corrective actions, and the State and local governments' schedule of 4

Salem/Hope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 corrective actions for each identified exercise issue, and (2) descriptions of unresolved ARCAs assessed during previous exercises and the status of the OROs' efforts to resolve them.

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EXERCISE OVERVIEW Contained in this section are data and basic information relevant to the March 19,2002, exercise to test the offsite emergency response capabilities in the area surrounding the S/HC NGS. This section of the exercise report includes a description of the plume pathway EPZ, a listing of all participating jurisdictions and functional entities that were evaluated, and a tabular presentation of the time of actual occurrence of key exercise events and activities.

A.

Plume Emergency Planning Zone Description

1.

Site Vicinity Description There are two nuclear generating stations (three units) located on Artificial Island.

The nuclear generating stations are Salem Nuclear Generating Station Units 1 and 2, and the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The stations are adjacent to each other and located on the southern tip of the Artificial Island in the Town of Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey. The two stations are owned and operated by the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSEG),

located at 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey.

The Artificial Island (actually an artificial peninsula) projects fiom the eastern shore about one-third of the way across the Delaware River, which has a width of about two and one-half miles at this location. The stations are roughly midway between Wilmington and Dover, Delaware, which are approximately 20 miles north and south of the site, respectively. Philadelphia is about 32 miles north-northeast of the site and Salem City is about seven and one-half miles north-northeast of the site.

There are no major highways or railroads within seven miles of the site. The only road access is via the PSEG road that connects to an existing secondary road three miles to the east of the site. There is also a waterborne access by way of the inter-coastal waterway channel.

The site is situated on the low-lying coastal plain in New Jersey. The region features extensive marsh and meadowlands. Most of the land within three miles of the site is undeveloped, being made up of tidal marshes or river water. The nearest permanent resident on the New Jersey shore is approximately three miles east of the area. Most of the land within the five counties surrounding the area is undeveloped (48 percent) or is used for agriculture (42 percent). Developed urban areas constitute about 10 percent of the available land. Major farm products 6

Salem/Hope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 within the 25-mile radius include vegetables, poultry, dairy products, and field crops.

The net tidal flow is estimated at 400,000 cubic feet per second which produces a relatively high current velocity in the station vicinity. The water of the Delaware River at Artificial Island, and for some 25 miles upstream, is brackish. Therefore, the water is basically used by industry for cooling applications and not as a domestic water supply in this region. On the New Jersey side of the Delaware River there are six towns within the 25-mile radius of the site. All have public water supplies. Salem City is the only municipality that obtains water from surface sources (Alloways Creek, about eight miles south-east of the area).

Nearly all the water supply for private use is also obtained from wells, most of which are two inches in diameter and more than 75' deep. No non-productive wells exist close to the site, and the nearest residences (summer cottages) are about three miles away.

2.

Governments Within the 10-Mile Emergency Planning Zone The area within 10 miles of the Artificial Island site encompasses small portions of both New Jersey and Delaware. The State of Delaware has its own RERP in case of a radiological emergency at the Artificial Island site. The plume exposure EPZ in the State of New Jersey is located within two counties and eight municipalities:

Salem Countv Cumberland Countv Elsinboro Township Greenwich Township Town of Lower Alloways Creek Township Stow Creek Township Mannington Township Quinton Township Salem City Pennsville Township The plume exposure EPZ is inhabited by approximately 20,703 people (based on 1990 census data) with the following breakdown by county:

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SalemM[ope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 Salem County 19,685 Cumberland County 1.01 8 Total 20,703 B.

Exercise Participants The following agencies, organizations, and units of government participated in the S/HC NGS exercise on March 19,2002.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY New Jersey State Agencies and Organizations New Jersey Office of Emergency Management New Jersey Bureau of Nuclear Engineering New Jersey Bureau of Communication and Support Service New Jersey Bureau of Radiological Health New Jersey State Police New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy New Jersey Department of Health New Jersey Department of Transportation New Jersey Department of Education Governor's Office New Jersey Department of Agriculture Board of Public Utilities Department of Law & Public Safety Department of Military & Veterans Affhirs New Jersey Transit Office of Attorney General National Guard Delaware Emergency Management Agency Delaware Department of Health PrivateNolunteer Organizations Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)

WSNJ Emergency Alert System (EAS) Gateway Station Salvation Army Public Service Electric and Gas (PSEG)

American Red Cross Penn State University Hershey Medical Center 8

Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 RISK JURISDICTIONS - COUNTIES SALEM COUNTY County Agencies and Organizations Salem County Office of Emergency Management Salem County Road & Highways Salem County Schools Salem County Freeholders Salem County Public Works Salem County Fire Department Salem County Police Department Salem County Department of Agriculture Salem County Department of Health Salem County Department of Building and Maintenance New Jersey State Agencies and Organizations New Jersey Office of Emergency Management New Jersey State Police Municipal Agencies and Organizations Salem County Office of Emergency Management Town of Lower Alloways Creek Emergency Management Agency Town of Lower Alloways Creek Police Department Town of Lower Alloways Creek Legislative Committee Town of Lower Alloways Creek Fire and Rescue Company Town of Lower Alloways Creek EMS and Rescue Pennsville Township Office of Emergency Management Pennsville Township Police Department Pennsville Township Fire Department Pennsville Township Public Works Pennsville Township Mayors Office Salem City Police Department Salem City Fire Department Salem City Public Works Salem City Emergency Medical Services Salem City Council Salem City Public Information Mannington Township Office of Emergency Management

Salemklope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 Quinton Township Office of Emergency Management Elsinboro Township Office of Emergency Management PrivateNolunteer Organizations Civil Air Patrol Salvation Army American Red Cross RACES R.H. Williams Bus Company PSEG CUMBERLAND COUNTY County Agencies and Organizations Cumberland County Emergency Management Cumberland County Board of Freeholders Cumberland County Fire Police Department Cumberland County Fire Department Cumberland County Department of Public Works Cumberland County Health Department Cumberland County Sheriff Department Cumberland County Superintendent of Schools Cumberland County Department of Agriculture Cumberland County Prosecutor Cumberland County Department of Nursing Cumberland County Human Resources Cumberland County 91 1 Dispatch New Jersey State Agencies and Organizations New Jersey Department of Transportation New Jersey Office of Emergency Management Municipal Agencies and Organizations Greenwich Township Office of Emergency Management Greenwich Township Fire Police Stow Creek Township Office of Emergency Management 10

Salem/Hope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 PrivateNolunteer Organizations RACES American Red Cross Salvation Army C.

Exercise Timeline Table 1, on the following pages, presents the time at which key events and activities occurred during the S/HC NGS exercise on March 19,2002. Also included are times notifications were made to the participating jurisdictions/fimctional entities.

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Salem/Hope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 Table 1. Exercise Timeline LEGEND:

S -Support Jurisdiction D -Decision Making Jurisdiction A - Activating Jurisdiction NIA -Not Applicable N/O - Not Observed 13

Salem/Hope Creek SERF - June 16,2003 April 11,2000 - SaleidHope Creek c I Emergency Classification Level or Event 1

1 Site Area Emer enc General Emergency Simulated Rad. Release Started Simulated Rad. Release Terminated Governor's Declaration of State of Early Precautionary Action 1st Protective Action Decision 1st Siren Activation 1st EAS Message Broadcast Table 1. Exercise Timeline Town of Alloways Township Township Lower.

Pennsville Mannington Quinton Elsinboro Greenwich Salem city Creek Township Stow Township Township Township 11 1942 I

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N/A - NotApplicable N/O -Not Observed LEGEND:

S -Support Jurisdiction D - Decision Maldng Jurisdiction A - Activating Jurisdiction 14

Salem/Hope Creek SERF - April 06,2003 IV.

EXERCISE EVALUATION AND RESULTS Contained in this section are the results and findings of the evaluation of all jurisdictions and functional entities which participated in the March 19,2002, exercise to test the offsite emergency response capabilities of State and local governments in the 10-mile EPZ surrounding the S/HC NGS.

Each jurisdiction and hnctional entity was evaluated on the basis of its demonstration of criteria delineated in exercise objectives contained in FEW-REP-14, REP Exercise Manual, September 1991. Detailed information on the exercise objectives and the extent-of-play agreement used in this exercise are found in Appendix 3 of this report.

A.

Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation The matrix presented in Table 2, on the following pages, presents the status of all exercise objectives from FEW-REP-14 that were scheduled for demonstration during this exercise by all participating jurisdictions and functional entities.

Exercise objectives are listed by number and the demonstration status of those objectives is indicated by the use of the following letters:

M Met (No Deficiency or ARCAs assessed and no unresolved ARCAs from prior exercises)

D Deficiency assessed A

N ARCA(s) assessed or unresolved ARCA(s) from prior exercise(s)

Not Demonstrated (Reason explained in Subsection B) 15

Table 2. Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 N = Not 16

SalemiHope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 B.

Status of Jurisdictions Evaluated This subsection provides information on the evaluation of each participating jurisdiction and functional entity, in a jurisdiction-based, issues-only format. Presented below is a definition of the terms, relative to objective demonstration status, used in this subsection.

0 Met - Listing of the demonstrated exercise objectives under which no Deficiencies or ARCAs were assessed during this exercise and under which no ARCAs assessed during prior exercises remain unresolved.

0 Deficiency - Listing of the demonstrated exercise objectives under which one or more Deficiencies were assessed during this exercise. Included is a description of each Deficiency and recommended corrective actions.

0 Area Requiring Corrective Actions - Listing of the demonstrated exercise objectives under which one or more ARCAs were assessed during the current exercise or ARCAs assessed during prior exercises remain unresolved. Included is a description of the ARCAs assessed during this exercise and the recommended corrective action to be demonstrated before or during the next biennial exercise.

0 Not Demonstrated - Listing of the exercise objectives which were not demonstrated as scheduled during this exercise and the reason they were not demonstrated.

Prior ARCAs - Resolved - Descriptions of ARCAs assessed during previous exercises which were resolved in this exercise and the corrective actions demonstrated.

0 Prior ARCAs - Unresolved - Descriptions of ARCAS assessed during prior exercises which were not resolved in this exercise. Included is the reason the ARCA remains unresolved and recommended corrective actions to be demonstrated before or during the next biennial exercise.

The following are definitions of the two types of exercise issues which are discussed in this report.

A Deficiency is defined in FEMA-REP-14 as "...an observed or identified inadequacy of organizational performance in an exercise that could cause a finding that offsite emergency preparedness is not adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken in the event of a radiological emergency to protect the health and safety of the public living in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant."

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Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 An ARCA is defined in FEMA-REP-14 as "...an observed or identified inadequacy of organizational performance in an exercise that is not considered, by itself, to adversely impact public health and safety."

e FEMA has developed a standardized system for numbering exercise issues (Deficiencies and ARCAs). This system is used to achieve consistency in numbering exercise issues among FEMA Regions and site-specific exercise reports within each Region. It is also used to expedite tracking of exercise issues on a nationwide basis.

The identifylng number for Deficiencies and ARCAs includes the following elements, with each element separated by a hyphen (-).

Plant Site Identifier - A two-digit number corresponding to the Utility Billable Plant Site Codes.

Exercise Year - The last two digits of the year the exercise was conducted.

Objective Number - A two-digit number corresponding to the objective numbers in FEMA-REP-14.

Issue Classification Identifier - (D = Deficiency, A = ARCA). Only Deficiencies and ARCAs are included in exercise reports.

Exercise Issue Identification Number - A separate two (or three) digit indexing number assigned to each issue identified in the exercise.

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NEW JERSEY STATE 1.1 State Emergency Operations Center

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b.

DEFICIENCY: None

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d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5,9, 10, 11, 13, and 14 AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 1.2 Dose Assessment - Bureau of Nuclear Engineering - Emergency Operations Facility

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5,7, and 14 AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 1.3 Field Team Coordination - Bureau of Nuclear Engineering - Forward Command Post

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5,6, 8, and 14

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

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State Radiological Field Monitoring Teams

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 1.4 MET: Objectives 4,5,6,8, and 14 AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 1.5 Emergency News Center

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

MET: Objectives 1,2,4, and 13 AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: Objective #12 & 13 Emergency News Center - State of New Jersey Issue: 02-02-12-A-01 The first two media briefings were difficult for media representatives to follow and did not seem to follow a discernable format. In addition, it was not clear who was in charge during these briefings. The significant information should be provided at the beginning of each briefing and be presented in a condensed, easily understood format. The procedures that were used made it difficult for media representatives to quickly determine what was the most pertinent information to disseminate to the public.

In addition, important information was omitted during the first two briefings. For example:

The briefings did not explain the information included in the EAS messages, (which had already been broadcast) and what actions the public should take.

The public information brochure / calendar was only mentioned in the l&t the briefing, which began at 21:30.

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SalemHope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 On one occasion it became necessary to provide an interim briefing change of classification update for the media. A PSE&G spokesman provided that update, rather than a State spokesman, which reinforced the impression that the utility was in charge.

0 Recommendation: The briefings would flow more smoothly if the first information provided to the media concerned the current status of the situation at the plant and then moved to the most significant information for the public: protective actions.

The representatives from P SE&G, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, and the S alem C ounty Emergency Management Office should: review and revise the plans and procedures for operations at the Emergency News Center, and train together in a joint workshop with FEMA. The revised plans and procedures should clearly identify who is in charge at all times and who has lead responsibility for conducting briefings both before and after protective actions have been ordered by the Governor or his designee.

It is also recommended that a Power Point slideshow be developed that would remain up on the screens in the press briefing room that would stress critical information, for example: plant status, emergency protective actions, and rumor control numbers for each state.

Schedule of Corrective Actions: This objective will be re-demonstrated in an out of sequence activity prior to the next biennial exercise.

Planning Issue: The New Jersey SOP-601 does not specifically require the distribution of the EAS messages to the new media representatives at the ENC. However, since only specific radio stations transmit the EAS messages, other media outlets rely on hard copies of what was transmitted. Copies of all EAS messages need to be available at the ENC for distribution to all media representatives.

Recommendation: The SOP should be revised to specifically require copies of all EAS messages be distributed in the media briefing room. Also S OPs should b e revised to include a reminder to maintain logs of EAS messages and news releases at the ENC.

Emergency News Center - State of New Jersey Issue: 02-02-13-A-02 Important information was omitted during the first two briefings and misinformation was provided to the media. For example: At one point the Salem County PI0 recommended that transportation-dependent individuals call 91 1 for assistance. The New Jersey PI0 did subsequently provide the correct information - to have individuals call a toll free number 21

Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 that rings at the State EOC - but this was well after the incorrect information would have already been broadcast live fiom the briefing room.

Recommendation: The representatives fiom PSE&G, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, and the Salem County Emergency Management Office should: review and revise the plans and procedures for operations at the Emergency News Center, and train together in a joint workshop with FEMA.

The revised plans and procedures should clearly identify who is in charge at all times, who has lead responsibility for conducting briefings both before and after protective actions have been ordered by the Governor or his designee, and should emphasize the importance of providing accurate information at all times.

Schedule of Corrective Actions: This objective will be re-demonstrated in an out of sequence activity prior to the next biennial exercise.

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 1.6 WSNJ Emergency Alert System Gateway Station

a.

MET: Objectives 10 and 11

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 1.7 State Access Control Point Demonstrated out-of-sequence on April 12,2002, at Salem County EOC.

a.

MET: Objective 17

b.

DEFICIENCY: None 22

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c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 23

2 RISK JURISDICTIONS 2.1 COUNTIES SalemMope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 2.1.1 Salem County 2.1.1.1 Salem County Emergency Operations Center

a.

MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5,10, and 14

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.1.2 Salem County School Interviews and Bus Run School interviews conducted out-of-sequence on April 12,2002, at the following locations:

0 Elsinboro School 0

Lower Alloways Creek School 0

Quinton School 0

Salem Middle School a Monris Goodwin School 0

Woodland Country Day School A school bus run was conducted out-of-sequence at Lower Alloways Creek School on April 12,2002.

a.

MET: Objective 16

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None 24

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e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.1.3 Salem County Congregate Care Center Demonstrated out-of-sequence at Penns Grove Middle School on April 12, 2002.

a.

MET: Objective 19

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.1.4 Salem County Medical Drill Demonstrated out-of-sequence on May 23,2002, as follows:

Hospital-Memorial Hospital of Salem 0

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

Transportation-Lower Alloways Creek First Aid Squad MET: Objectives 20 and 21 AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.1.5 Salem County General Population Bus Run 25

Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 A general population bus run for transit-dependent persons was demonstrated out-of-sequence on April 12,2002, at Elsinboro Township.

a.

MET: Objective 15

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.1.6 Salem County Emergency Worker Decontamination Center Demonstrated out-of-sequence at Pennsville Fire Department on April 4, 2002.

a.

MET: Objective 22

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.2 Cumberland County 2.1.2.1 Cumberland County Emergency Operations Center

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5, and 14

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None 26

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e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.2.2 Cumberland County School Interviews and Bus Run A school interview and school bus run were conducted out-of-sequence on April 23,2002, at Stow Creek School.

a.

MET: Objective 16

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.2.3 Cumberland County Congregate Care Center Demonstrated out-of-sequence at Vineland High School on April 23, 2002.

a.

MET: Objective 19

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

e.
f.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.2.4 Cumberland County General Population Bus Run Demonstrated out-of-sequence as follows on April 12,2002:

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0 Hearing-impaired persons at Greenwich Mobility-impaired persons at Stow Creek

a.

MET: Objective 15

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

g.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.1.2.5 Cumberland County Reception Center Demonstrated out-of-sequence at Bridgeton High School on May 22, 2002.

a.

MET: Objective 18

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

e.
f.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.2 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS 2.2.1 Salem County Municipalities 2.2.1.1 Town of Lower Alloways Creek Emergency Operations Center

a.

MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4, and 5

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None 28

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d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.2.1.2 Pennsville Township Emergency Operations Center MET: Objectives 1, 2,3,4, and 5

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.2.1.3 Salem City Emergency Operations Center MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5, and 15

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION None PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 29

SalemiHope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 2.2.1.4 Mannington Township Emergency Operations Center

a.

MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4, and 5

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.2.1.5 Quinton Township Emergency Operations Center

a.

MET: Objectives 1,2, 3,4, and 5

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.2.1.6 Elsinboro Township Emergency Operations Center

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.
d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5, 10, and 15 AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 30

SalemMope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 2.2.2 Cumberland County Municipalities 2.2.2.1 Greenwich Township Emergency Operations Center

a.

MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5, 10, and 15

b.

DEFICIENCY: None

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None

f.

PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 2.2.2.2 Stow Creek Township Emergency Operations Center

a.
b.

DEFICIENCY: None MET: Objectives 1,2,3,4,5, and 15

c.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

d.

NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e.
f.

PRIOR ARCAs - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ARCAs - UNRESOLVED: None 31

Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 APPENDIX 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS The following is a list of the acronyms and abbreviations that were used in this report.

ARCA cc CCEOC CCMEOCS CFR CPM DOT DRD EAS EC ECCS ECG ECL ED0 EMS ENC EOC EOF EOPs EPZ FEMA ICF KT LCO mR mR/h MWD NJ Area Requiring Corrective Action Cumberland County Cumberland County Emergency Operations Center Cumberland County Municipal Emergency Operations Centers Code of Federal Regulations Counts Per Minute U.S. Department of Transportation Direct Reading Dosimeter Emergency Alert System Emergency Coordinator Emergency Core Cooling System Event Classification Guide Emergency Classification Level Emergency Duty Officer Emergency Medical Services Emergency News Center Emergency Operations Center Emergency Operations Facility Emergency Operations Plans Emergency Planning Zone Federal Emergency Management Agency ICF Consulting, Inc.

Potassium Iodide Limiting Condition of Operation milliRoentgen milliRoentgen per hour Megawatt Days New Jersey 32

Salern/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 New Jersey Bureau of Nuclear Engineering New Jersey Bureau of Nuclear Engineering-Emergency Operations New Jersey Bureau of Nuclear Engineering-Forward Command Post New Jersey Office of Emergency Management NJBNE NJBNE-EOF Facility NJBNE-FCP NJOEM NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NUREG-0654 NUREG-0654EEMA-REP-1, Rev, 1, "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants," November 1980 OEM OR0 osc PAD PAG PAR PI0 PPM PSEG R

'RAC RACES RCS REM REP RERP RHR R/h SCEOC SCMEOCs SEOC SERF SFA S/HC NGS SOP TL TLD Office of Emergency Management Offsite Response Organization Operations Support Center Protective Action Decision Protective Action Guide Protective Action Recommendation Public Information Officer Parts per million Public Service Electric and Gas Company Roentgen Regional Assistance Committee Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service Reactor Coolant System Roentgen Equivalent Man Radiological Emergency Preparedness Radiological Emergency Response Plan Residual Heat Removal Roentgen(s) per hour Salem County Emergency Operations Center Salem County Municipal Emergency Operations Centers State Emergency Operations Center (New Jersey)

Standard Exercise Report Format State Field Activities SalerdHope Creek Nuclear Generating Station Standard Operating Procedures Team Leader Thermoluminescent Dosimeter 33

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 34

Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 APPENDIX 2 EXERCISE EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS The following is a list of the personnel who evaluated the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station exercise on April 11, 2000. Evaluator Team Leaders are indicated by the letters TU after their names. The organization which each evaluator represents is indicated by the following abbreviations:

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission USDA US. Department of Agriculture DOT U.S. Department of Transportation ICF ICF Consulting, Inc.

EVALUATION SITE EVALUATOR ORGANIZATION STATE OF NEW JERSEY SEOC - Exercise Oversight SEOC SEOC SEOC EOF EOF Bureau of Nuclear Engineering - FCP Bureau of Nuclear Engineering - FCP Field Monitoring Team ENC ENC EAS Gateway Radio Station WBSS B. Hasemann (Acting RAC Chair)

S. ONeil (TL)

D. Goldbloom-Helzen D. Petta B. Bores (TL)

B. Black T. Brown A. Ball M.Geer M. Beeman (TL)

B Jones J. McClanahan FEMA FEMA ICF DOT NRC ICF ICF ICF ICF FEMA FEMA ICF 35

EVALUATION SITE Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 EVALUATOR ORGANIZATION SALEM COUNTY SCEOC K. Reed (TL)

SCEOC A. Davis SCEOC W. Gawlak Salem Co. - School Interviews & Bus Run* K. Reed Salem Co. - Congregate Care Center" K. Reed Salem Co. - General Population Bus Run* K. Reed Salem Co. - Reception Center*

K. Reed Salem Co. - Emergency Worker Decon*

K. Reed Salem Co. - Medical Drill*

K. Reed Salem Co. - Route Alerting*

K. Reed SALEM COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES K. Reed (TL)

Lower Alloways Creek EOC A. Kellogg Pennsville EOC W. Lueders Salem City EOC L. Slagle Mannington EOC E. Penner Quinton EOC Colin Hading Elsinboro EOC G. Goforth FEMA FEMA ICF FEMA FEMA FEMA FEMA FEMA mMA FEMA FEMA ICF ICF ICF USDA ICF ICF CUMBERLAND COUNTY CCEOC K. McCarroll (TL)

CCEOC P. Malool CCEOC E. Boaze CC - School Interviews & Bus Run*

K. Reed CC - Congregate Care Center*

K. Reed CC - General Population Bus Run*

K. Reed CC - Route Alerting*

K. Reed CUMBERLAND COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES Greenwich EOC Stow City EOC T. McCance B. Fernande FEMA FEMA ICF FEMA FEMA FEMA FEMA ICF ICF

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Salem/Hope Creek SEW -June 16,2003 APPENDIX 3 EXERCISE OBJECTIVES AND EXTENT-OF-PLAY AGREEMENT 2002 S/HC NGS PLUME EXERCISE March 19,2002 GENERAL INFORMATION EXERCISE DATE: March 19,2002 SCENARIO: There will be no need to emit detectable levels of iodine, as long as a discussion of the need to take potassium iodide (KI) ensues at the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). The Protective Action Guide (PAG) does not need to be exceeded. Plant status will be contained in the scenario.

OUT OF SEQUENCE DEMONSTRATIONS: Whenever feasible, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) and FEMA will work together to conduct out-of-sequence exercise demonstrations which produce cost-savings without jeopardizing the intent of the exercise process or the health and safety of the public.

2002 S/HC NGS EXERCISE March 19,2002 DRAm EXTENT OF PLAY INFORMATION OBJECTIVE 1:

MOBILIZATION OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL NJOEM and the New Jersey Bureau of Nuclear Engineering (NJBNE) radiological emergency response personnel live in various areas of the State. The artificiality of the exercise time line often hinders what may be determined to be a timely response. Organizations will respond 60-minutes following receipt of the ALERT declaration. The NJBNE will pre-position personnel at all emergency facilities..

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: STATE EOC, SCEOC, SCMEOCs, CCEOC, CCMEOCs, ENC, EOF and NJBNE-FCP DATE:

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Salem/Hope Creek SEW -June 16,2003 OBJECTIVE 2:

FACILITIES-EQUIPMENT, DISPLAYS, AND WORK ENVIRONMENT Generators provide backup power at municipal EOCs within the 10-mile EPZ. The Emergency News Center (ENC) has a generator to provide backup power. Radiological monitoring points and population by evacuation area will not be displayed on maps at the county or municipal EOCs since accident assessment, by State statute, is a State responsibility. An automated information system, EMJTS, will be used as an event log/status board at the State EOC and ENC. Ingestion pathway 50-mile EPZ agricultural information is on file at the SEOC. The State, county, and municipal EOCs may be set up in advance of the exercise.

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: STATE EOC, SCEOC, SCMEOCs, CCEOC, CCMEOCs, ENC, EOF and NJBNE-FCP DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 3:

DIRECTION AND CONTROL The staff of the NJOEM, as well as other locations, will demonstrate the capability to direct and control emergency operations and perform all of their assigned responsibilities as outlined in the New Jersey Radiological Emergency Response Plan (REW).

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: STATE EOC, SCEOC, SCMEOCs, CCEOC, CCMEOCs, EOF, and NJBNE-FCP DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 4:

COMMUNICATIONS The telephone and fax is the primary means of communications among emergency facilities.

Radio is the backup method of communications at emergency facilities. Field monitoring teams will use radios as their primary means of communications, with cell phones as backup.

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: STATE EOC, SCEOC, SCMEOCs, CCEOC, CCMEOCs, EOF, ENC, SFA, and NJBNE-FCP DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 5:

EMERGENCY WORKER EXPOSURE CONTROL One emergency worker exposure control kit will be utilized in each municipal EOC. No thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) will be distributed during this exercise, but their location and recording methodology will be explained to the evaluator. County and municipal 38

Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 coordinators will show the evaluator an SOP regarding TLD distribution and record keeping.

TLDs are kept at the county EOCs where they can be inspected by evaluators. EMCs who distribute more than the minimum requirement of emergency worker kits will not be penalized.

Maximum authorized mission exposure limits may be referred to as mission dose or dose limit. The New Jersey limit is 1.25 Rem. This is applicable to all demonstrations involving Objective 5. Direct reading dosimeters (DRDs) in the emergency worker exposure control kits contain 0-20 R and 0-200 m.R dosimeters. Inspection dates (including leak test information) for this instrumentation are on file at the NJOEM Radiation Laboratory and will be visually inspected and evaluated by FEMA staff prior to the exercise. KI will not be distributed. It is stored at the State OEM and at the County OEM until an actual incident.

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: SCEOC, SCMEOCS, CCEOC, CCMEOCs, NJBNE-FCP, and SFA.

DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 6:

FIELD RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING-AMBIENT RADIATION MONITORING Instrument source checks will be conducted in accordance with NmNE SOP-302, Attachment 302-1, page 5 of 5. A barium source @a-133) will be shared by State and county field monitoring teams.

LOCATION: OBSERVED: NJBNE-FCP and SFA OBJECTIVE 7:

PLUME DOSE PROJECTION Demonstrate the capability to develop dose projections and protective action recommendations regarding evacuation and sheltering. The primary method for estimating projected doses will be the Radiological Assessment System for Consequence Analysis (RASCAL) Model. This dose projection model was developed for the NRC and is available for any nuclear emergency response organization.

LOCATION: OBSERVED: EOF DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 8:

FIELD RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING - AIRBORNE RADIOIODINE AND PARTICULATE ACTIVITY MONITORING Due to personnel changes, the State will utilize two field monitoring teams. Only one of the State field monitoring teams will evaluated during the exercise.

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SalemMope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 Field team instrument check-out and air sampling will be demonstrated prior to the beginning of the exercise. This will be out-of-sequence with the exercise scenario at the NJBNE-FCP in Mannington Township. In accordance with NJBNE SOP-302, during the field demonstration, gamma exposure rates will be measured utilizing a Ludlum Model 3 secured onto the NBNE emergency response vehicle.

LOCATION: OBSERVED: NJBNE-FCP and SFA DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 9:

PLUME PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION MAKING Independent Protective Action Recommendations (PAR) are made at the EOF by NJBNE staff and Utility staff. The Protective Action Decisions (PAD) are made by the Governor or Governors Authorized Representative at the SEOC. Please refer to NJ SOP-305 and NJ SOP-901, which outline this process.

LOCATION OBSERVED: STATE EOC DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 10:

ALERT AND NOTIFICATION EAS:

activation of the Alert and Notification sirens and simulated broadcast of the EAS message.

Time will be observed for the first EAS message. This will trigger the simulated LOCATION OBSERVED:

STATE EOC and EAS Radio Station WBSS DATE:

March 19,2002 SIRENS:

EAS radio message (Radio Station WBSS) will not be broadcast.

Sirens will be simulated during the exercise. No sirens will be sounded. The LOCATION OBSERVED:

SCEOC DATE:

March 19,2002 ROUTE ALERTING: Route alerting will be demonstrated via discussion at the municipal EOCs in Elsinboro Township and Greenwich Township. The demonstration will take place out-of-sequence during the exercise. If the townships elect to field test the route, the State Controller will accompany the responders.

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: Elsinboro Township, Greenwich Township 40

Saledope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 11:

PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION Census data indicates that no other language besides English should be broadcast. EAS messages will be generated from the SEOC during the exercise. The first EAS message will be timed.

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: STATE EOC, EAS Radio Station WBSS DATE: March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 12:

EMERGENCY INFORMATION - MEDIA The EMITS system serves as an automated status board in the NJ Room at the ENC. Press releases will be generated from the SEOC during the exercise. Periodic press briefings will be jointly conducted at the ENC by representatives from the Utility and the States of New Jersey and Delaware.

LOCATION OBSERVED: ENC DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 13:

EMERGENCY INFORMATION - RUMOR CONTROL Five rumor control operators will handle ten calls per operator. One false trend will be tracked and addressed through the Public Information Officer (PIO) at the SEOC and staff at the ENC.

LOCATION OBSERVED:

STATE EOC and ENC The Rumor Control staff failed to note the escalation of the Emergency Classification Level (ECL) from Alert to General Emergency which could result in dissemination of inaccurate information.

DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 14:

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTIVE ACTIONS - USE OF KI FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS, INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC New Jerseys RERP does not include KI distribution to the general public. There will be a discussion on the need to take KI, although levels of radioiodine need not exceed the PAGs.

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Salemope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 LOCATION OBSERVED: STATE EOC, NJBNE-EOF, NJBNE-FCP, SCEOC, and CCEOC DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 15:

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTIVE ACTIONS - SPECIAL POPULATIONS MOBILITY-IMPAIRED NOTIFICATION: Evacuation of mobility-impaired persons will be demonstrated via discussion during the exercise at the municipal EOCs in Salem City and Stow Creek Township. The list of mobility-impaired persons will be provided to the FEMA evaluator.

If the townships elect to field test the route, the State Controller will accompany the responders.

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: Salem City, Stow Creek Township DATE:

March 19,2002 TRANSIT-DEPENDENT BUS RUN: Evacuation of transit-dependent persons will take place out-of-sequence of the exercise, One bus fiom R.H. Williams Bus Company will demonstrate transit-dependent evacuation. The demonstration will take place in Elsinboro Township.

LOCATION OBSERVED: Elsinboro Township DATE:

April 12,2002 HEARING IMPAIRED NOTIFICATION: Hearing impaired notification will be demonstrated via discussion at the municipal EOCs in Elsinboro Township and Greenwich Township. A copy of the list of hearing-impaired persons will be available to the FEMA evaluator. If the townships elect to field test the route, the State Controller will accompany the responders.

LOCATION OBSERVED: Elsinboro Township, Greenwich Township DATE:

March 19,2002 OBJECTIVE 16:

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTIVE ACTIONS - SCHOOLS School SuperintendentPrincipal interviews will take place, out-of-sequence with the exercise, at the following locations:

Elsinboro School Lower Alloways Creek School Quinton School Salem Middle School 42

Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 Moms Goodwin School Stow Creek School Woodland Country Day School DATE:

Salem County: April 12,2002 Cumberland County: April 23,2002 A school bus evacuation route demonstration will take place, out-of-sequence with the exercise, fi-om the Lower Alloways Creek School and the Stow Creek School.

DATE:

Salem County: April 12,2002 Cumberland County: April 23,2002 OBJECTIVE 17:

TRAFFIC AND ACCESS CONTROL An Access Control Post (chosen by FEMA) at the five-mile ring will be demonstrated by the NJ State Police out-of-sequence with the exercise.

DATE:

April 12,2002 OBJECTIVE 18:

RECEPTION CENTER - MONITORING, DECONTAMINATION AND REGISTRATION The facilities will be set up prior to the arrival of the FEMA evaluator. A portal monitor will be used for monitoring. At least one-third of the required monitors will be present and six evacuees will be inspected. At least two vehicles will be monitored and decontaminated.

Plastic sheeting will be available, but will not be spread on the floor. The action level for the presence of contamination is 1,000 counts per minute (cpm) for the Ludlum Model 3 and five times above background for the Ludlum Model 177-10.

LOCATION OBSERVED: Bridgeton High School DATE:

May 22,2002 OBJECTIVE 19:

CONGREGATE CARE A Congregate Care Center will be demonstrated out-of-sequence with the exercise. The capacity of the facility will be posted.

LOCATION OBSERVED: Penns Grove Middle School, Vineland High School DATE:

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Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 Cumberland County: April 23,2002 OBJECTIVES 20 AND 21 : MEDICAL SERVICES-TRANSPORTATION, FACILITIES The demonstration will take place out-of-sequence with the exercise. The participants will demonstrate the ability to respond to a radiological emergency and demonstrate the adequacy of equipment, personnel, and procedures to transport a contaminated individual from an accident scene to the Memorial Hospital of Salem County.

LOCATIONS OBSERVED: Lower Alloways Creek First Aid Squad Memorial Hospital of Salem County DATE:

May 23,2002 OBJECTIVE 22:

EMERGENCY WORKERS, EQUIPMENT, AND VEHICLES -

MONITORING AND DECONTAMINATION The facilitys setup will be observed by FEMA. Plastic sheeting will be available, but will not be spread on the floor. The action level for the presence of contamination is 1,000 cpm above background for the Ludlum Model 3 and five times above background for the Ludlum Model 177-10. This demonstration will take place out-of-sequence with the exercise.

LOCATION OBSERVED: Pennsville Fire Department DATE:

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Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 APPENDIX 4 SCENARIO

SUMMARY

The drill will begin at 1600 hours0.0185 days <br />0.444 hours <br />0.00265 weeks <br />6.088e-4 months <br />. The simulator crew will report to the simu1r.x at 1530. Only the simulator crew, chemistry and one Nuclear Engineering Officer will be pre-staged. All other facilities will be notified using page announcements and the Callout System. An Operations crew will be performing operations in the Salem simulator beginning at 1600.

Initial Conditions:

Salem 1 is at 100% power at middle of life.

Salem 2 is at 100% Power at middle of life (10400 Megawatt Days (MWD)) and has been on-line continuously for 16 months. CBoron is 830 parts per million (ppm).

Hope Creek is at 100% Power and has been on-line for the past eight months.

All major equipment is operable with the following exceptions:

1.

21 AFW Pump is Cleared and Tagged to repair the pump for high vibration discovered during surveillance testing. Tech Spec Limiting Condition of Operation (LCO) 3.7.1.2 was entered at 0523 this morning.

Unit 3 is tagged out for fuel supply repairs.

2.

AT 1600 DRILL BEGINS At 1605, PT-505,lst stage Turbine Impulse, fails low.

At 1630, a DBA LOCA (23 RCS Loop) occurs and the loose parts monitor goes into alarm.

At 1635, Containment radiation levels begin slowly increasing as indicated by the R44A and R44B containment radiation monitors. The R44 monitors will not get above 175 Rhour.

At 1635, the 21 residual heat removal (RHR) Pump breaker trips and is damaged.

At 1645 or sooner an ALERT should be declared by the Emergency Coordinator based on:

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S a l e d o p e Creek SERF -June 16,2003 The EC will implement Event Classification Guide (ECG) Attachment 2 for the Alert Declaration.

At 1705,22 RHR Pump is lined up for cold leg recirculation.

-1710,22CS36 will not reposition fiom the control room when emergency operations procedures (EOPs) direct operators to open.

At 1844, the suction piping to the 22 RHR pump breaks causing a release from Containment to the Auxiliary Building. 30-seconds later, the 22 RHR Pump trips on overcurrent.

At 1845, the R44A and R44B rad monitors read greater than 300R/hr. Suction valve 22SJ44 cannot be shut. This is due to debris fiom the break in the RHR linejamming open the valve. If an attempt is made to shut the valve, it indicates mid-position. The 22SJ44valve supply breaker trips opens and is damaged. (Radiation levels are too high to allow manual closure.)

The supply breaker to the valve cannot be fixed until 22 10.

The loss of RHR causes a loss of RHR recirculation that results in a complete loss of emergency core cooling system (ECCS) recirculation capability. Reactor vessel level eventually drops.

Core begins to uncover and core temperatures rise.

At 1900 or sooner a GENERAL EMERGENCY should be declared by the Emergency Coordinator (EDO) based on 46

Salem/Hope Creek SEW -June 16,2003 GENERAL EMERGENCY EAL 3.1.5, R44A or R44B > 300R/hr The EC will implement ECG Attachment 4 for the'General Emergency Declaration. A 10-point keyhole type PAR must also be made.

At 1900, the RHR pump breaker is restored. 21 RHR pump is restarted, cold leg recirculation and ECCS flow are restored.

At 2025, a fire occurs in the 21 Safety Injection Pump. The 21 Safety Injection Pump fils to trip.

At or before 2040, fire is out.

At 2045, the 21 Safety Injection Pump trips on its own.

At 2050, a man performing fire recovery slips on the water and is injured and contaminated. Site protection responds and transports the victim to the sally port.

At 2115, a large leak develops in the ##4 Service Water Bay.

At 2130, report on the injured man is received from the Salem hospital.

At 2205, the 22SJ44 supply breaker is repaired and this information is reported to the Operations Support Center (OSC).

At 2210, the 228544 valve is shut terminating the release (debris has dislodged from the 22SJ44 valve).

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Salem/Hope Creek SERF -June 16,2003 At 2230-2300 or when all objectives have been met, the drill is terminated.

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