Ltr to James Mullen, Director, Emergency Mgmt. Div., Washington Military Dept., from Bruce S. Mallett, RA, Riv, NRC Participation in the Columbia Generating Station Evaluated Exercise on September 12, 2006, 05/08/2006ML061280507 |
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Mallett B NRC Region 4 |
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Mullen J State of WA, Emergency Management |
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May 8, 2006 James Mullen, Director Emergency Management Division Washington Military Department Bldg. 20, M/S: TA-20 Camp Murray, WA 98430-5122
SUBJECT:
NRC PARTICIPATION IN THE COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION EVALUATED EXERCISE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2006
Dear Mr. Mullen:
Each year, NRC Region IV participates in selected licensee exercises. This gives the NRC the opportunity to demonstrate its ability to interface with licensees as well as State and other Federal agencies. On September 12, 2006, Columbia Generating Station will conduct an exercise of its emergency plan. The NRC will participate in this exercise with the following resources:
- Region IV Incident Response Center, Arlington, TX
- Region IV Site Team, Columbia Generating Station Emergency Operations Facility/
Joint Information Center/state of Washington Emergency Operations Center We recognize that these exercises are very important to the licensee as well as off-site response organizations. We want to be sure that you are aware of our plans to participate, describe our typical coordination process, and identify potential training resources that you may want to consider.
The active portion of our exercise coordination process begins approximately 5-6 months prior to the exercise. During this time, our Emergency Response Coordinator schedules a meeting with the licensee to review scenario/time line to incorporate anticipated NRC response activities and to tour licensee facilities to discuss NRC Site Team functional co-location needs. This usually allows plenty of time for minor adjustments to be made without significant impact to the planning process.
About 3-4 months prior to exercise, NRC management schedules a meeting or conference call with offsite officials to discuss NRC participation/support. This ensures that the offsite officials are aware of NRCs participation in the exercise and potential impact on liaison resources during the exercise.
Around 1-2 months prior to the exercise, if requested by the licensee, our Emergency Response Coordinator will provide training on NRCs response process for licensee and offsite agencies. This training is typically held at the licensees site. This training includes general
Emergency Management Division response training for exercise participants, communicator training for those positions that directly communicate with the NRC, and NRC control cell participant training.
Prior to the exercise, the licensee typically conducts a dress rehearsal drill. If requested by the licensee or State, the NRC will participate in the dress rehearsal with 2-3 people. Because of the budget impact and scheduling implications, a formal request for NRC participation in the dress rehearsal must be made to Linda Howell, Chief, Response Coordination Branch, NRC Region IV. If requested, we prefer to conduct the response training and dress rehearsal participation during the same trip.
The NRC is often asked to provide specialized training to support the exercise. Examples of specialized training includes:
- Damage assessment training using the NRC Response Technical Manual.
- Dose projection training using the NRC RASCAL code.
- Instruction on the use of the Emergency Response Data System.
Because of the nature of this training, budget and instructor availability determine if the training can be provided. If requested, we will try to provide this training. Because of the budget impact, a formal request for this training must be made to Linda Howell, Chief, Response Coordination Branch, NRC Region IV.
We look forward to working with you on this exercise. If you have questions regarding NRCs participation, exercise coordination, or specialized training, please contact Mr. Tom Andrews, Senior Emergency Response Coordinator at 817.860.8233.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bruce S. Mallett Regional Administrator cc:
J. V. Parrish (Mail Drop 1023)
Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 W. Scott Oxenford (Mail Drop PE04)
Vice President, Technical Services Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968
Emergency Management Division Albert E. Mouncer (Mail Drop PE01)
Vice President, Corporate Services/
General Counsel/CFO Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council P.O. Box 43172 Olympia, WA 98504-3172 Douglas W. Coleman (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Regulatory Programs Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Gregory V. Cullen (Mail Drop PE20)
Supervisor, Licensing Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Chairman Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, WA 99350-0190 Dale K. Atkinson (Mail Drop PE08)
Vice President, Nuclear Generation Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Cheryl M. Whitcomb (Mail Drop PE03)
Vice President, Organizational Performance & Staffing/CKO Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 William A. Horin, Esq.
Winston & Strawn 1700 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3817
Emergency Management Division Lynn Albin, Radiation Physicist Washington State Department of Health P.O. Box 7827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827 Gary Robertson, Director Division of Radiation Protection Department of Health 7171 Cleanwater Lane, Bldg #5 P.O. Box 47827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827 Matt Steuerwalt Executive Policy Division Office of the Governor P.O. Box 43113 Olympia, WA 98504-3113
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