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Transmittal of Final Report for the November 15, 2006 Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise for the LaSalle County Station
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Oflice of the Under Secretay-for Preparedness US.Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Homeland

.lanLlar! -3 I . 2007 Security Mr. Jim Caldwell Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 111 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle. Illinois 60542-435 1

Dear Mr. Caldwell:

Enclosed is one copy of the Final Report for the November 15,2006, Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise for the LaSalle County Station. The State of Illinois, Grundy and LaSalle Counties, as well as the utility owner/operator, Exelon Nuclear, participated in this exercise.

There were no Deficiencies identified during this exercise. There were two Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs) identified during this exercise for the State of Illinois. One ARCA occurred under Criterion 1.c. 1 - Direction and Control, whereby communication of important information was not shared between involved organizations in a timely manner. One ARCA occurred under Criterion 5.b. 1 - Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and Media, whereby persons were instructed to evacuate and at the same time tend to their livestock.

There were no ARCAs identified for Grundy County. There was one ARCA identified for LaSalle County under Criterion 1.c. 1 - Direction and Control, whereby emergency information was not communicated to the public in a timely manner.

There was one prior ARCA identified for Grundy County under Criterion 5.b. 1 - Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and the Media that was resolved during this exercise.

There was also one prior ARCA identified for LaSalle County under Criterion 5.b. 1 - Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and the Media that was resolved during this exercise.

A detailed discussion of these issues can be found in Part N of the Final Report.

RECEIVED FEB 2 0 2007 www.dhs.gov \\ \ \ \ \ .lill\.~ll\

Based on the results of the November 15, 2006, exercise, the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Illinois and affected local jurisdictions, site-specific to the LaSalle County 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.

Therefore, the Title 44 CFR, Part 350, approval of the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Illinois site-specific to the LaSalle County Station, granted on June 4, 1982, remains in effect.

If you should have any questions, please contact William E. King, Chairman, Regional Assistance Committee Chair, Chicago Field Office, at (312) 408-5575.

Sincerely, W. Craig Conk%, Director Chemical and Nuclear Preparedness and Protection Division Office of Infrastructure Protection Preparedness Directorate Enclosure cc: Mr. Anthony McMurtray, Chief Inspection and Communication Section U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-6H2 Washington, DC 20555-0001 www.dhs.gov

Final Exercise Report LaSalle County Station Licensee: Exelon Energy Exercise Dates: November 15,2006 Report Date: February 13,2007 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE 536 South Clark Street - tithFloor Chicago, Illinois 60605 - 1521

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

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11. INTRODUCTION ....... ........................................................ .......... ...................................3 111. EXERCISE OVERVIEW .................................. ................................. ................................5 A. Plume Emergency Planning Zone Description ...........,...........................................5 B. Exercise Participants ........................... ....................................... .............................6 C. Exercise Timeline ..................................,................................................................8 IV. EXERCISE EVALUATION AND RESULTS ................................................................. 10 A. Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation .............................................. ...............10 B. Status of Jurisdictions Evaluated .......................................................................... 12

1. STATE OF I L L ~ O I ................................................................................

S 14 1.1 Initial Warning Point ....................................................... ...............14 1.2 State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC)/

State of Illinois Response Center (SIRC) ..................................... 14 1.3 Radiological Emergency Assessment Center (REAC) ..................15 1.4 Unified Area Command (UAC) .................................. ...................16 1.5 Emergency Operations Facility ................................. ........... ......... 16 1.6 Joint Information Center (JIC) ......................................... ..............16 1.7 State Liaison - Grundy County....................................................... 17 1.8 Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Radiological Advisor - Grundy County .................................................. .............17 1.9 State Liaison - LaSalle County ...................................................... 17 1.10 IEMA Radiological Advisor - LaSalle County .............................. 18 1.1 1 Illinois State Police (ISP) - LaSalle County .................................. 18 1.12 Dosimetry Control Officer Briefing at the ISP District 17 Headquarters (HQ) ......................................................................... 18 1.13 ISP Traffic and Access Control Point at the ISP District 17 HQ ......................................................................... 19

2. RISK COUNTIES ...................................................................................... 19 2.1 Grundy County .................................................. .............................19 2.1 .l Initial Warning Point .... ........................................ ..............19 iii

2.1.2 Emergency Operations Center ........................................... 19 2.1.3 Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) Station Interview -

WYKT ................................................................................ 20 2.2 LaSalle County .............................................................................. 20 2.2.1 Initial Warning Point .......................................................... 20 2.2.2 Emergency Operations Center .......................................... .2 1 2.2.3 Traffic and Access Control Point ....................................... 22 2.2.4 EBS Station Interview - WCMY/WRKX ......................... 22 2.2.5 Protective Actions for Schools (EV-2) Interview -

Allen Township School District ......................................... 23 List of Appendices APPENDIX 1 - ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................ 24 APPENDIX 2 - EXERCISE EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS ...................................... 27 APPENDIX 3 .EXERCISE CRITERIA AND EXTENT-OF-PLAY AGREEMENT .................29 APPENDIX 4 - EXERCISE SCENARIO...................................................................................... 46 List of Tables Table 1 - Exercise Timeline ............................................................................................................. 9 Table 2 - Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation ...................................................................... 11 iv

I. EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

On November 15,2006, a Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise was conducted for the 1O-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around the LaSalle County Station by the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chicago Field Office (CFO). 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 DHS policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans (RERPs) and procedures.

The most recent exercise at this site was conducted on March 10,2004. The qualifying emergency preparedness exercise was conducted on December 4, 1980.

DHS wishes to acknowledge the efforts of the many individuals who participated in this exercise. In the State of Illinois the risk counties of Grundy and LaSalle participated along with the State Government.

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 on the part of all the participants was evident during this exercise.

This Final Report contains the evaluation of the biennial exercise, and the evaluation of the following out-of-sequence activities: Illinois State Police (ISP) Dosimetry Control Officers Briefing, ISP Traffic and Access Control Point at the ISP District 17 Headquarters and Protective Actions for Schools (EV-2) Interview. The State and Local organizations except where noted in this report demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them There were no Deficiencies identified during this exercise for any jurisdiction.

There were two Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs) identified during this exercise for the State of Illinois. One ARCA occurred under Criterion 1 .c. 1 - Direction and Control, whereby communication of important information was not shared between involved organizations in a timely manner. One ARCA occurred under Criterion 5.b. 1 -

Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and Media, whereby persons were instructed to evacuate and at the same time tend to their livestock.

There were no ARCAs identified for Grundy County.

There was one ARCA identified for LaSalle County under Criterion 1.c. 1 - Direction and Control, whereby emergency information was not communicated to the public in a timely manner.

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There was one prior ARCA identified for Grundy County under Criterion 5.b. 1 -

Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and the Media that was resolved during this exercise.

There was one prior ARCA identified for LaSalle County under Criterion 5.b. 1 -

Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and the Media that was resolved during 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. DHS 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.

The FEMA Rule 44 CFR 350 establishes the policies and procedures for DHSs 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 governments participation in joint exercises with licensees.

DHSs responsibilities in radiological emergency planning for fixed nuclear facilities include the following:

Taking the lead in off-site emergency planning and in the review and evaluation of RERPs and procedures developed by State and local governments; 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; 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 Coordinating the activities of Federal agencies with responsibilities in the radiological emergency planning process:

- U.S. Department of Agriculture;

- U.S. Department of Energy;

- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;

- U.S. Department of the Interior;

- U.S. Department of Transportation;

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;

- U.S. Food and Drug Administration and

- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Representatives of these agencies serve on the DHS Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (RPCC), which is chaired by DHS.

Formal submission of the RERPs for the LaSalle County Station to FEMA Region V Office by the State of Illinois and involved local jurisdictions occurred on March 3 1, 1981. Formal approval of these RERPs was granted by FEMA on June 4, 1982, under 44 CFR 350.

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A REP Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise was conducted on November 15,2006, by DHS to assess the capabilities of State and local offsite emergency preparedness organizations in implementing their RERPs and procedures to protect the public health and safety during a radiological emergency involving the LaSalle County Station. The purpose of this exercise report is to present the exercise results and 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. Final determinations were made by the DHS Chicago Field Office RPCC Chairman, and approved by DHS Headquarters.

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

NUREG-O654/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 Radiological Emergency Preparedness: Exercise Evaluation Methodology; Notice as published in the Federal Register Notice, Vol. 67, No.

80, dated April 25,2002.

Section I11 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, which 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 criteria at each jurisdiction or functional entity evaluated in a jurisdiction-based, issues-only format. This section also contains: (1) descriptions of all Deficiencies and ARCAs assessed during this exercise, recommended corrective actions, and the State and local governments schedule of corrective actions, if applicable, for each identified exercise issue and (2) descriptions of unresolved ARCAs assessed during previous exercises, if applicable, and the status of the OROs efforts to resolve them.

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111. EXERCISE OVERVIEW Contained in this section are data and basic information relevant to the November 15, 2006, REP Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise to test the offsite emergency response capabilities in the area surrounding the LaSalle County Station. This section of the exercise report includes a description of the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone and a listing of all participating jurisdictions and functional entities which were evaluated, and a tabular presentation of the time of actual occurrence of key exercise events and activities.

A. Plume Emergency Planning Zone Description The LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, is located on a 3,060-acre site in Brookfield Township, 4 miles west of the LaSalle and Grundy Counties line. It is located in the northeastern portion of Illinois, approximately 7 miles south-southeast of the community of Marseilles, 4.5 miles south of the Illinois River, which runs east-west through LaSalle County and 6 miles southwest of the community of Seneca. The 10-mile plume EPZ extends outward in all directions from the LaSalle County Station and impacts portions of LaSalle and Grundy Counties. This EPZ includes the municipalities of Grand Ridge, Marseilles, Ransom, and Seneca in LaSalle County, and Kinsman and Verona in Grundy County.

Land use within five miles of the LaSalle County Station is primarily agricultural with some rural residences. The 200 permanent population within five miles of the LaSalle County Station is 2,036. Between five and ten miles from the LaSalle County Station lie six communities with a total 2000 population of 8, 029. An additional 7,033 persons live in rural residences or on farmsteads for a projected total of 15,062 persons living between five and ten miles from the LaSalle County Station. There is a requirement to delineate areas to be sheltered or evacuated by easily recognizable boundaries; some of the boundaries extend beyond the circular EPZ.

Primary land use around the LaSalle County Station is agricultural, with crops of corn and soybean. The closest industries are located in the communities of Marseilles and Seneca.

Recreational facilities outside the municipalities include a 60-acre park with camping facilities on the southwest shore of the 2,058-acre cooling lake for the LaSalle County Station. The cooling lake, which occupies over two thirds of the 3,060 acre station site, has recreational boating and fishing. Spring Brook Marina on the Illinois River has facilities for 150 boats, and is just over 4 miles north-northeast of the LaSalle County Station. Five and one-half miles north-northwest of the Station is the 5 10-acre Illini State Park with camping, boating, picnicking and fishing.

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Major transportation facilities in the LaSalle County Station EPZ are limited to Interstate 80, nine miles north of the Station and the Illinois Waterway, four and one-half miles north of the LaSalle County Station. Marseilles Lock and Dam, at river mile 244.5, is seven miles northwest. Five rail lines also run through the LaSalle County Station EPZ. Their location in the EPZ is described in relationship to the LaSalle County Station as follows: The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company has two rail lines, a spur line into the Station from Ransom and the other line six miles from the Station running northeast to southwest; the CSX Transportation, Inc. is 5 miles north, the Illinois Rail Net line is nine miles west, and the Norfolk Southern line is ten miles to the south just outside of the EPZ.

B. Exercise Participants The following agencies, organizations, and units of government participated in the LaSalle County Station REP Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise on November 15,2006:

STATE OF ILLINOIS Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois Department of Transportation Illinois Emergency Management Agency Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Illinois State Police RISK JURISDICTIONS GRUNDY COUNTY Grundy County Emergency Management Agency Grundy County Board Grundy County Health Department Grundy County Highway Department Grundy County Human Resources Grundy County Public Information Officer Grundy County Sheriffs Department Grundy County Superintendent of Schools LASALLE COUNTY Brookfield Township Grand Ridge Township LaSalle County Board LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency 6

LaSalle County Health Department LaSalle County Highway Department LaSalle County Public Information Officer LaSalle County Sheriffs Department LaSalle County School District Town of Marseilles Town of Seneca RISK SCHOOL DISTRICTS Allen Township School District PRIVATE/VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS American Red Cross Amateur Radio Emergency Services Exelon Nuclear Emergency Broadcast System Stations -WYKT and WCMYiWRKX 7

C. Exercise Timeline Table 1, on the following page, presents the times at which key events and activities occurred during the REP Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise conducted on November 15,2006, for the LaSalle County Station.

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I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Table 1. Exercise Timeline DATE AND SITE: November 15, 2006, LaSalle County Station, Plume Exercise Time That Notification Was Received or Action was Taken Emergency Unified Classification State of Illinois REAC Area Grundy LaSalle JIc County County Level or Event Command

IV. EXERCISE EVALUATION AND RESULTS Contained in this section are the results and findings of the evaluation of all jurisdictions and functional entities that participated in the November 15, 2006, REP Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise to test the off-site emergency response capabilities of State and local governments in the 10-mile EPZ plume planning zone surrounding the LaSalle County Station.

Each jurisdiction and functional entity was evaluated based on its demonstration of exercise criteria delineated in Federal Register Notice: Vol. 67, No. 80, dated April 25, 2002. Detailed information on the exercise criteria 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 page(s), presents the status of all exercise criteria from Federal Register Notice: Vol. 67, No. 80, dated April 25, 2002, which were scheduled for demonstration during this exercise by all participating jurisdictions and functional entities. Exercise criteria are listed by number and the demonstration status of those criteria are indicated by the use of the following letters:

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

D - Deficiency assessed A - ARCA(s) assessed or unresolved ARCA(s) from prior exercise(s)

N - Not Demonstrated (Reason explained in Section 1V.B.)

Blank - Not scheduled for demonstration 10

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Table 2. Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation DATE AND SITE: November 15,2006, LaSalle County Station (Sheet 1 of 1)

JURISDICTIONS/

FUNCTIONAL ENTITY STATE OF ILLINOIS Initial Waniinc Point State Emergency Operations Center (SE0C)I State of Illinois ResDoiise Center (SIRC)

Radiological Emergency Assessnient Center (REAC)

Unified Area Colninand (UAC)

Einereencv Onerations Facilitv Joint lnfonnation Center (JIC)

State Liaison - Grundv County Illinois Einergency Management Agency (IEMA) Radiological Advisor Grundy County State Liaison - LaSalle County IEMA Radiological Advisor - LaSalle County Illinois Skate Police (ISP) - LaSalle County Dosimetry Control Officer Briefing at the ISP District 17 Headquarters (HQ)

ISP Traftic and Access Control Point at the ISP District 17 HQ GRUNDY COUNTY Initial Warning Point Emergency Operations Center Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) Station ltitcivicw - WYKT LASALLE COUNTY Initial Warning Point Einergency Operations Center Traflic and Accms Control Point EBS Station Inteiview - WCMYiWRKX Protective Actions for Schools (EV-2) lnlervica

- Allen Township School District P

I.E(iEND: M = Met (No Deficiency or AR('A(s) assessed) A = ARCA(s) assessed (Not affecting health and safety of public) Blank = Not scheduled for demonstration 0 = Deficiency assessed (I = Unresolved AK<'A(s) from prior exercise(s) N = Not dctnonstrated as scheduled (Reason explained in Section 1V.B)

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 are definitions of the terms used in this subsection relative to criteria demonstration status.

0 Met - Listing of the demonstrated exercise criteria 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 criteria 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 Action - Listing of the demonstrated exercise criteria under which one or more ARCAs was 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.

Not Demonstrated - Listing of the exercise criteria that were not demonstrated as scheduled during this exercise and the reason(s) they were not demonstrated.

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

0 Prior ARCAs - Unresolved - Descriptions of ARCAs assessed during prior exercises that 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 that maybe discussed in this report.

0 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 offsi te 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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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."

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

The identifylng number of 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 Code.

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

Criterion Number - An alpha and two-digit number corresponding to the criteria numbers in the six Exercise Evaluation Areas described in Federal Register Notice, Vol. 67, No. 80, dated April 25, 2002, which amends FEMA-REP 14, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Manual.

Issue Classification Identifier - (D = Deficiency, A = ARCA). Only Deficiencies and ARCAs are included in exercise reports. Planning Issues are reported to the State(s) via a letter from the Regional Director.

Therefore, standardized issue numbers are not assigned to Planning Issues.

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

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1. STATE OF ILLINOIS 1 .l Initial Warning Point

a. MET: Criteria 1 .a. 1 and 1.d.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.2 State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC)/

State of Illinois Response Center (SIRC)

a. MET: Criteria l.a.1; l.d.1; l.e.1; 2.a.l; 2.b.l; 2.b.2; 2.c.l and 5.a.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: Criteria 1 .c. 1 and 5.b. 1 Issue Number: 34-06-1 .c. 1-A-01 Condition: Communication of important information between involved organizations took an excessive amount of time, and new technical data, which supported more aggressive and timely actions, was not effectively passed along from the State REAC staff to State SIRC and County Operational Staff.

Possible Cause: Important information included in Utility NARS calls was processed through the State without a sense of urgency prior to its dissemination to the Counties. Additionally, new technical data, which significantly changed the urgency of accomplishing evacuations, was not passed along to State and County Operations Staff in a timely manner.

Reference:

NUREG-0654, Criteria A. 1 .d.; A.2.a.b.

Effect: The Counties were not able to take concurrent actions at the time important information was disseminated, and the failure to pass along important technical data contributed to a less than urgent understanding of the situation by State SIRC and County Operations Staff, resulting in PADS being processed in a less timely manner.

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Recommendation: Counties should be included in Utility NARS notifications to insure that timely dissemination of important information takes place. In addition, significant changes in technical data that impacts the need to take actions in a more urgent and timely manner must be communicated to State and County Operational staff.

Schedule of Corrective Actions: IEMA is investigating methods to streamline the process of decision making and NARS form development and transmittal.

One method being implemented is transmitting the PAR from the REAC Manager to the SIRC Manager verbally, rather than using a NARS form completed in REAC. This ARCA will be corrected during the 2007 Dresden exercise.

Issue Number: 34-06-5.b. 1-A-02 Condition: News Release 1, released at 1205 hours0.0139 days 0.335 hours 0.00199 weeks 4.585025e-4 months , from the JIC, contained incorrect and conflicting information. The release listed the appropriate townships based on the sub-areas subject to the advisory, while also inappropriately indicating that the entire 10-mile EPZ was included. The message had not been approved in accordance with the States approval process.

Possible Cause: Standard operating procedures were not followed in regard to insuring that the livestock advisory was properly reviewed prior to issuance.

Reference:

NUREG-0665E.5, 7; G.3.a; G.4.c Effect: Livestock farmers located in sub-areas 1 through 5 were given conflicting instructions to simultaneously tend to their livestock and evacuate.

Recommendation: Insure that information received from the JIC is accurate and the approval process is properly implemented.

Schedule of Corrective Actions: IEMA has revised the pre-scripted livestock advisory by putting the references to the 1 0-mile area in bold type so that during the review process, IEMA staff will ensure that any conflicts in the impacted area are reconciled. This ARCA will be corrected during the 2007 Dresden exercise.

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUE - UNRESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.3 Radiological Emergency Assessment Center (REAC)

a. MET: Criteria I .a.l; 1.c.l; l.d.1; 1.e.l; 2.a.l; 2.b.l; 2.b.2; 2.c.l and 5.b.l 15

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.4 Unified Area Command (UAC)

a. MET: Criteria l.a.1; 1.c.l; l.d.1; l.e.1; 2.b.2; 3.d.l and 3.d.2

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1 .S Emergency Operations Facility

a. MET: Criteria 1.a.l and l.d.1

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.6 Joint Information Center (JIC)

a. MET: Criteria 1.a.l; l.c.1; l.d.1; 1.e.l and 5.b.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE 16

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.7 State Liaison - Grundy County

a. MET: Criterion 1 .c.l

b. . DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.8 Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Radiological Advisor -

Grundy County

a. MET: Criteria l.a.1; l.c.1; l.d.1; l.e.1; 2.b.2;2.c.l; 3.a.l; 3.b.l; 5.a.l and 5.b.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.9 State Liaison - LaSalle County

a. MET: Criterion 1 .c. 1

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE 17

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.10 IEMA Radiological Advisor - LaSalle County

a. MET: Criteria l.a.1; 1.c.l; 1.d.l; l.e.1; 2.b.2; 2.c.l; 3.a.l; 3.b.l; 5.a.l and 5.b.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.1 1 Illinois State Police (ISP) - LaSalle County

a. MET: Criteria l.a.1; l.d.1; l.e.1; 3.d.l and 3.d.2

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 1.12 Dosimetry Control Officer Briefing at the ISP District 17 Headquarters (HQ)

a. MET: Criteria 1 .e. 1; 3 .a. 1 and 3 .b. 1

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 18

1.13 ISP Traffic and Access Control Point at the ISP District 17 HQ

a. MET: Criteria l.d.1; l.e.1; 3.a.l; 3.b.l and 3.d.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE

2. RISK COUNTIES 2.1 GRUNDY COUNTY 2.1.1 Initial Warning Point

a. MET: Criteria 1 .a. 1 and 1.d. 1

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 2.1.2 Emergency Operations Center

a. MET: Criteria 1,a.l; 1.c.l; l.d.1; l.e.1; 2.b.2; 2.c.l; 3.a.l; 3.b.l; 3.c.l; 3.c.2; 3.d.2; 5.a.l and 5.bl

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE 19

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: Criterion 5.b. 1 Issue Number: 06-06-5.b. 1-A-01 Condition: There were several inaccuracies and some missing information in EBS Messages 2 and 3 generated by Grundy County officials. In addition, neither Messages 2 nor 3 advised the public to stay tuned to the radio station for additional information.

Corrective Action Demonstrated: The Grundy County Board Chairman (CBC),

in collaboration with the Emergency Management Agency Duty Officer edited and issued two pre-scripted messages, at 1049 hours0.0121 days 0.291 hours 0.00173 weeks 3.991445e-4 months and 1221 hours0.0141 days 0.339 hours 0.00202 weeks 4.645905e-4 months , respectively.

The second message was the only EBS message with siren activation. The CBC telephoned Radio Station WYKT to broadcast the messages. The public was instructed to refer to information booklets provided by LaSalle County Station and to continue to listen to the radio station for further updates. The pre-scripted messages used during the exercise contained appropriate information, including those elements required by current FEMA REP guidance.

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 2.1.3 Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) Station Interview - WYKT

a. MET: Criteria l.d.1; 5.a.l and 5.b.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 2.2 LASALLE COUNTY 2.2.1 Initial Warning Point

a. MET: Criteria 1.a.l and 1.d.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE C. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE 20

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 2.2.2 Emergency Operations Center

a. MET: Criteria l.a.1; l.d.1; l.e.1; 2.b.2; 2.c.l; 2.e.l; 3.a.l; 3.b.l; 3.c.l; 3.c.2; 3.d.l; 3.d.2; 3.f.l; 5.a.l and 5.b.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: Criterion: 1.c. 1 Issue Number: 34 1 .c.l-A-03 Condition: Condition: Excessive time was taken to sound the sirens and notify the public after LaSalle County verified receipt of State NARS Message No. 3.

The message was verified with the State at 1148 hours0.0133 days 0.319 hours 0.0019 weeks 4.36814e-4 months , County EOC responders began discussing the States PAR at 1201 hours0.0139 days 0.334 hours 0.00199 weeks 4.569805e-4 months , and a PAD was made at 12 10 hours1.157407e-4 days 0.00278 hours 1.653439e-5 weeks 3.805e-6 months . Sirens were sounded at 12 1 5 hours5.787037e-5 days 0.00139 hours 8.267196e-6 weeks 1.9025e-6 months .

Possible Cause: County officials did not recognize the urgency of making a PAD and informing the public in sub-areas affected by the release of radiological materials fkom the LaSalle County Station that had commenced at 1 102 hours0.00118 days 0.0283 hours 1.686508e-4 weeks 3.8811e-5 months .

Reference:

NUREG-0654, J.9, J. 10 Effect: Members of the public evacuating the affected sub-areas would potentially be subjected to additional exposure due to the excessive time delay taken before a protective action was communicated to the public to begin evacuation from the plume of radioactive material.

Recommendation: Conduct training to improve the timeliness of protective action decision-making, and re-demonstrate this criterion.

Schedule of Corrective Actions: IEMA and LaSalle County EMA met via conference call to discuss ways to streamline the PAR decision making and public notification processes in the County EOC. LaSalle County EMA also met with the County Sheriffs Department Chief Deputy to discuss corrections to this ARCA. Training will be conducted with selected key members of the County EOC staff before the end of March 2007. During the training, emphasis will be placed on recognizing the urgency of the situation and expediting notification of the public. This ARCA will be corrected during the 2008 LaSalle exercise.

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e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: Criterion 5.b. 1 Issue Number: 34-04-5.b. 1 -A-01 Condition: Immediate dissemination of warning messages is not available on a 24-hour basis.

Corrective Action Demonstrated: The inability to provide warning messages on a 24-hour basis has been rectified. The LaSalle County EOC now has written procedures that allow for authorized staff to access the "On-Air Coupler" for WCMY 1430 and WRKX 95.3 FM. The system allows placing a phone call to the station, entering the correct access code, and reading the desired message directly on air. LaSalle County can now provide immediate warning dissemination on a 24-hour basis in accordance with NUREG-0654 requirements. The system was demonstrated by interview.

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 2.2.3 Traffic and Access Control Point

a. MET: Criteria l.d.1; l.e.1; 3.a.l; 3.b.l and 3.d.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

e. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 2.2.4 EBS Station Interview - WCMYKVRKX

a. MET: Criteria 1.d.l; 5.a.l and 5.b.l

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

e. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: NONE 22

2.2.5 Protective Actions for Schools (EV-2) Interview -

Allen Township School District

a. MET: Criteria l.d.1; l.e.1; 3.a.l; 3.b.l and 3.c.2

b. DEFICIENCY: NONE

c. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: NONE

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: NONE

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: NONE

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c APPENDIX 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS The following is a list of the acronyms and abbreviations that were used in this report and are used in the REP Program.

ACP Access Control Point ALARA As Low As Reasonable Achievable ARC American Red Cross ARCA Area Requiring Corrective Action c

ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services ATG Office of the Illinois Attorney General CAP Civil Air Patrol CCC Congregate Care Center CD-V Civil Defense-Category V CFO Chicago Field Office CFR Code of Federal Regulations CPm counts per minute DCO Dosimetry Control Officer DHS Department of Homeland Security DRD Direct-Reading Dosimeter EAL Emergency Action Level EAS Emergency Alert System EBS Emergency Broadcast Station L ECL Emergency Classification Level EOC Emergency Operations Center EOF Emergency Operations Facility EPZ Emergency Planning Zone ESDA Emergency Services and Disaster Agency EV-2 Protective Actions for School Children EW Emergency Worker FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FTC Field Team Center GE General Emergency HP Health Physics or Health Physicist HS High School 24

ICC Illinois Commerce Commission IC F ICF Consulting IDA I11inoi s Department of Agriculture IDHS Illinois Department of Human Services IDMA Illinois Department of Military Affairs IDNR Illinois Department of Natural Resources IDOT-A Illinois Department of Transportation-Division of Aeronautics IDOT-H Illinois Department of Transportation-Division of Highways IDPH Illinois Department of Public Health IEMA Illinois Emergency Management Agency IEPA Illinois Environmental Protection Agency IPRA Illinois Plan for Radiological Accidents IREACH Illinois Radio Emergency Aid Channel ISP Illinois State Police JIC Joint Information Center KI Potassium Iodide LEIRS Local Emergency Information Radio Station LD Luminescent Dosimeter M&D Monitoring and Decontamination mR milliRoentgen mR/hr mi 11i Ro ent gen per Hour MS- 1 Medical Services Drill NIA Not Applicable NARS Nuclear Accident Reporting System NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NUREG-0654 NUREG-0654lFEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants, November 1980.

NWS National Weather Service OR0 Off-site Response Organization PAD Protective Action Decision PAG Protective Action Guide PA0 Public Affairs Official PAR Protective Action Recommendation PI0 Public Information Officer PNS Prompt Notification System R Roentgen RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services RAFT Radiological Assessment Field Team 25

RASCAL Radiological Assessment System for Consequence Analysis RDO Radiological Defense Officer RCP Reactor Coolant Pump RCS Reactor Coolant System REA Radiation Emergency Area REAC Radiological Emergency Assessment Center rem Roentgen Equivalent Man REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness RERP Radiological Emergency Response Plan R/hr Roentgen per hour RO Radiological Officer RPCC Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee SAE Site Area Emergency SEOC State Emergency Operations Center SIRC State of Illinois Response Center SGTS Standby Gas Treatment System SOP Standard Operating Procedure TACP Traffic and Access Control Point T/L Team Leader TLD Thermoluminescent Dosimeter UAC Unified Area Command 26

APPENDIX 2 EXERCISE EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS The following is a list of the personnel who evaluated the LaSalle County Station REP Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise on November 15,2006. Evaluator Team Leaders are indicated by the letters (TL) after their names. The organization which each evaluator represents is indicated by the following abbreviations:

DHS Department of Homeland Security ICF ICF Consulting TITLE NAME ORGANIZATION Radiological Preparedness William E. King DHS Coordinating Committee Chairman Exercise Director William E. King DHS Site Specialist Sandra Bailey DHS EVALUATION SITE EVALUATOR ORGANIZATION STATE of ILLINOIS Initial Warning Point James McClanahan ICF State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC)/ Clinton Crackel - TL DHS State of Illinois Response Center (SIRC) Carl Bebrich DHS James McClanahan ICF Radiological Emergency Assessment Lyle Slagle ICF Center (REAC)

Unified Area Command (UAC) Delwyn Kinsley DHS Emergency Operations Facility Richard Grundstrom ICF Joint Information Center (JIC) George MacDonald ICF State Liaison - Grundy County Robert Rospenda ICF Illinois Emergency Management (IEMA) Robert Rospenda ICF Radiological Advisor - Grundy County State Liaison - LaSalle County Richard Wessman ICF IEMA Radiological Advisor - Richard Wessman ICF LaSalle County Illinois State Police (ISP) -

LaSalle County Gary Bolender ICF 27

Dosimetry Control Officer Briefing at Howard Garianee ICF the ISP District 17 Headquarters (HQ)

ISP Traffic and Access Control Point Robert Vork ICF at the ISP District 17 HQ GRUNDY COUNTY Initial Warning Point Robert Rospenda ICF Emergency Operations Center Robert Rospenda - TL ICF Ray Bart ICF William McCance ICF Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) Clinton Fransen ICF Station Interview - WYKT LASALLE COUNTY Initial Warning Point Robert Vork ICF Emergency Operations Center Sandra Bailey - TL DHS Gary Bolender ICF Garianee Howard ICF Patrick Taylor IC F Richard Wessman ICF Traffic and Access Control Point Carolyn Sturghill DHS EBS Station Interview - WCMY/WRKX Gary Bolender ICF Protective Actions for Schools (EV-2) Clinton Fransen ICF Interview - Allen Township School District 28

APPENDIX 3 EXERCISE CRITERIA AND EXTENT-OF-PLAY AGREEMENT This appendix lists the exercise criteria that were scheduled for demonstration in the REP Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise conducted on November 15, 2006, for the LaSalle County Station, and the off-site extent-of-play agreements approved by DHS CFO for the State of Illinois on October 26,2006.

The exercise criteria, contained in FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation Methodology as published in the Federal Register Notice, Vol. 67, No 80, dated April 25,2002, represent a functional translation of the planning standards and evaluation criteria of NUREG-O654/FEMA-REP-l, Rev. 1, Criteria for the Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants, November 1980.

Because the exercise criteria are intended for use at all nuclear power plant sites, and because of variations among off-site plans and procedures, an extent-of-play agreement is prepared by the State and approved by DHS to provide evaluators with guidance on expected actual demonstration of the criteria.

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A. Exercise Criteria and Extent-of-Play Listed below are the specific REP criteria scheduled for demonstration during this exercise.

STATE OF ILLINOIS - EXTENT OF PLAY AGREEMENT FOR THE LASALLE COUNTY STATION EXERCISE November 15,2006 Criteria that can be re-demonstrated immediately for credit, at the discretion of the evaluator, include the following: 3.a.1, 3.d.1, 3.d.2, 6.a.1, 6.b.1, 6.c.l and 6.d.l. Criteria that may be re-demonstrated, as approved on a case-by-case basis by the Chairperson of the Regional Assistance Committee, include the following: 2.a.l,2.b.l, 2.b.2, 5.a.l and 5.b.l.

EVALUATION AREA 1 - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Criterion l.a.1: OROs use effective procedures to alert, notify and mobilize emergency personnel and activate facilities in a timely manner.

The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), which houses the IEMA Communications Center (Initial Warning Point), the State of Illinois Response Center (SIRC) and the Radiological Emergency Assessment Center (REAC), will be activated. The IEMA Emergency Response Telecommunicator will implement procedures for notification of IEMA staff as defined in IEMA SOPS. The SIRC will be partially activated with IEMA personnel. REAC will be fully activated.

Rosters will be provided to demonstrate 24-hour staffing of the SIRC and REAC. The evaluator will not be allowed to remove the rosters.

The Unified Area Command (UAC) will be activated at the D O T District 3 Headquarters in Ottawa with State district and regional personnel. Radiological Assessment Team (RAT) and mobile lab activities will be simulated. IEMA personnel will be prepositioned in the local area and dispatched to the LaSalle County EOC, Grundy County EOC, UAC, EOF, Technical Support Center (TSC) and the JIC. DHS will not evaluate the TSC.

The prepositioned State staff will begin exercise play no earlier than the Alert.

Criterion l.b.1: Facilities are sufficient to support the emergency response.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion l.c.1: Key personnel with leadership roles for the OR0 provide direction and control to that part of the overall response effort for which they are responsible.

The ability to direct and control emergency response activities will be demonstrated at the SIRC, REAC, the UAC and the JIC. Coordination will be demonstrated between the SIRC, the REAC, the UAC, the JIC, the EOF and the county EOCs.

Criterion l.d.1: At least two communication systems are available, at least one operates properly, and communication links are established and maintained with appropriate locations. Communications 30

capabilities are managed in support of emergency operations.

IEMA will use a variety of communication systems [Nuclear Accident Reporting System (NARS), telefax, commercial telephone, cellular phone, and radio] to communicate with other organizations and locations.

Criterion 1.e.l: Equipment, maps, displays, dosimetry, potassium iodide (KI) and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations.

The State of Illinois will demonstrate the use of equipment, maps and displays to support emergency operations. DCO logs will be available from the IEMA Radiological Advisors in the county EOCs.

A DCO briefing will be conducted by the Illinois State Police on November 14,9 a.m., at the ISP District 17 Headquarters. During this briefing, the availability of dosimetry will be demonstrated.

EVALUATION AREA 2 - PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION MAKING Criterion 2.a.l: OROs use a decision-making process, considering relevant factors and appropriate coordination, to ensure that an exposure control system, including the use of KI, is in place for emergency workers including provisions to authorize radiation exposure in excess of administrative limits or protective action guides.

The ability to make the decision to recommend the use of KI to emergency workers will be demonstrated in REAC. A message will be injected in the LaSalle County EOC to drive the decision to authorize exposure in excess of administrative limits.

Criterion 2.b.l: Appropriate protective action recommendations are based on available information on plant conditions, field monitoring data and licensee and O R 0 dose projections, as well as knowledge of on-site and off-site environmental conditions.

The REAC will evaluate the licensee information and complete independent dose projections based on that information and simulated field monitoring data. REAC will make an evaluation of the data and make a protective action recommendation to the SIRC.

Criterion 2.b.2: A decision-making process involving consideration of appropriate factors and necessary coordination is used to make protective action decisions (PADS) for the general public (including the recommendation for the use of KI, if O R 0 policy).

The coordination to detemGne protective action recommendations (PARs) based upon available shelters, evacuation time estimates and other relevant factors will be demonstrated between the SIRC and REAC. The State PAR will be transmitted to the EPZ counties via NARS.

The capability to determine which centers should be activated for monitoring, decontamination, registration reception and congregate care will be demonstrated at UAC, with input from the SIRC and REAC.

Criterion 2.c.l: Protective action decisions are made, as appropriate, for special population groups.

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shelters, evacuation time estimates and other relevant factors will be demonstrated between the SIRC and REAC. The State PAR will be transmitted to the EPZ counties via NARS.

The ability to make the decision to recommend the use of KI to institutionalized persons will be demonstrated in REAC.

Criterion 2.d.l: Radiological consequences for the ingestion pathway are assessed and appropriate protective action decisions are made based on the ORO's planning criteria.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion 2.e.l: Timely re-location, re-entry and return decisions are made and coordinated as appropriate, based on assessments of the radiological conditions and criteria in the OROs plan and/or procedures.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

EVALUATION AREA 3 - PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Criterion 3.a.l: The OROs issue appropriate dosimetry and procedures, and manage radiological exposure to emergency workers in accordance with the plan and procedures. Emergency workers periodically and at the end of each mission read their dosimeters and record the readings on the appropriate exposure record or chart.

This will be demonstrated during the ISP DCO briefing will be conducted on November 14,9 a.m., at the ISP District 17 Headquarters.

Criterion 3.b.l: KI and appropriate instructions are available should a decision to recommend use of KI be made. Appropriate record keeping of the administration of KI for emergency workers and institutionalized individuals (not the general public) is maintained.

This will be demonstrated during the ISP DCO briefing will be conducted on November 14,9 a.m., at the ISP District 17 Headquarters.

Criterion 3.c.l: Protective action decisions are implemented for special population groups within areas subject to protective actions.

This criterion does not apply to the State of Illinois.

Criterion 3.c.2: OROs/School officials decide upon and implement protective actions for schools.

This criterion does not apply to the State of Illinois.

Criterion 3.d.l: Appropriate traffic and access control is established. Accurate instructions are provided to traffic and access control personnel.

This will be demonstrated by the State through coordination between the UAC and the County EOCs, in accordance with the LaSalle Station EPZ Traffic and Access Control procedures. The staffing of the State posts will be simulated during the exercise.

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A traffic and access control demonstration will be evaluated via an interview with an Illinois State Police (ISP) Trooper at the ISP District 17 Headquarters on November 14. 9 a.m.

Criterion 3.d.2: Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved.

This will be demonstrated through discussions at the UAC between the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation. A message will be injected in the LaSalle County EOC that will drive this demonstration. State personnel will deal with the impediment by discussing the need for equipment, and its estimated time of arrival, etc. Actual contacts with resource providers will be made and logged.

Criterion 3.e.l: The O R 0 demonstrates the availability and appropriate use of adequate information regarding water, food supplies, milk and agncultural production within the ingestion exposure pathway emergency planning zone for implementation of protective actions.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion 3.e.2: Appropriate measures, strategies and pre-printed instructional material are developed for implementing protective action decisions for contaminated water, food products, milk and agricultural production.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion 3.f.l: Decisions regarding controlled re-entry of emergency workers and relocation and return of the public are coordinated with appropriate organizations and implemented.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

EVALUATION AREA 4 - FIELD MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS Criterion 4.a.l: The field teams are equipped to perform field measurements of direct radiation exposure (cloud and ground shine) and to sample airborne radioiodine and particulates.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion 4.a.2: Field teams are managed to obtain sufficient information to help characterize the release and to control radiation exposure.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion 4.a.3: Ambient radiation measurements are made and recorded at appropriate locations, and radioiodine and particulate samples are collected. Teams will move to an appropriate low background location to determine whether any significant (as specified in the plan and/or procedures) amount of radioactivity has been collected on the sampling media.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion 4.b.l: The field teams demonstrate the capability to make appropriate measurements and to collect appropriate samples (e.g., food crops, milk, water, vegetation, and soil) to support adequate assessments and protective action decision-making.

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This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion 4.c.l: The laboratory is capable of performing required radiological analyses to support protective action decisions.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

EVALUATION AREA 5 - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION Criterion 5.a.l: Activities associated with primary alerting and notification of the public are completed in a timely manner following the initial decision by authorized offsite emergency officials to notify the public of an emergency situation. The initial instructional message to the public must include as a minimum the elements required by current DHS REP guidance.

The State's role in demonstrating this criterion is limited to transmitting the State's protective action recommendation (PAR) to the counties and monitoring the instructional messages provided to the public by the counties. This monitoring will be accomplished by IEMA representatives in the County EOCs.

Criterion 5.a.2: [RESERVED]

Criterion 5.a.3: Activities associated with DHS approved exception areas (where applicable) are completed within 45 minutes following the initial decision by authorized offsite emergency officials to notify the public of an emergency situation. Backup alert and notification of the public is completed within 45 minutes following the detection by the OR0 of a failure of the primary alert and notification system.

This criterion does not apply to the State of Illinois.

Criterion 5.b.l: OROs provide accurate emergency information and instructions to the public and the news media in a timely manner.

This will be demonstrated at the JIC in coordination with the SRC, WAC, UAC and the County EOCs. IEMA personnel will be present at the JIC to coordinate with the Exelon staff. Media briefings will be conducted at the JIC. A livestock advisory will be issued to the media from the JIC or the SIRC when appropriate.

A rumor control phone bank for public inquiries will not be operated by the State during the exercise.

EVALUATION AREA 6 - SUPPORT OPERATION/FACILITIES Criterion 6.a.l: The reception centerlemergency worker facility has appropriate space, adequate resources, and trained personnel to provide monitoring, decontamination, and registration of evacuees andor emergency workers.

All of the facilities designated as reception and congregate care centers in IPRA-LaSalle have been evaluated since 2002. For this reason, an interview and inspections will not be conducted during the week of the LaSalle exercise.

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Criterion 6.b.l: The facility/ORO has adequate procedures and resources for the accomplishment of monitoring and decontamination of emergency worker equipment including vehicles.

All of the facilities designated as reception and congregate care centers in IPRA-LaSalle have been evaluated since 2002. For this reason, an interview and inspections will not be conducted during the week of the LaSalle exercise.

Criterion 6.c.l: Managers of congregate care facilities demonstrate that the centers have resources to provide services and accommodations consistent with American Red Cross planning guidelines.

Managers demonstrate the procedures to assure that evacuees have been monitored for contamination and have been decontaminated as appropriate prior to entering congregate care facilities.

All of the facilities designated as reception and congregate care centers in IPRA-LaSalle have been evaluated since 2002. For this reason, an interview and inspections will not be conducted during the week of the LaSalle exercise.

Criterion 6.d.l: The facility/ORO has the appropriate space, adequate resources, and trained personnel to provide transport, monitoring, decontamination, and medical services to contaminated injured individuals.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

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GRUNDY COUNTY - EXTENT OF PLAY AGREEMENT FOR THE LASALLE COUNTY STATION EXERCISE November 15,2006 Criteria that can be re-demonstrated immediately for credit, at the discretion of the evaluator, include the following: 3.a.1, 3.d.1, 3.d.2, 6.a.1, 6.b.1, 6.c.l and 6.d.l. Criteria that may be re-demonstrated, as approved on a case-by-case basis by the Chairperson of the Radiological Preparedness Coordination Committee, include the following: 2.a.l,2.b.l, 2.b.2, 5.a.l and 5.b.l.

EVALUATION AREA 1 - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Criterion l.a.1: OROs use effective procedures to alert, notify and mobilize emergency personnel and activate facilities in a timely manner.

Grundy County intends to fully activate the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Morris, Illinois. The County will implement notification procedures as defined in IPRA-LaSalle.

Representatives from IEMA and Exelon will staff the County EOC but will not be pre-positioned in the EOC. A roster will be provided to demonstrate 24-hour staffing of the EOC. Evaluators will not be allowed to remove the roster from the EOC.

The Grundy County Sheriffs Department will allow an evaluator to observe and evaluate the initial NARS message and notification at the Sheriffs Communications Center. The following conditions apply:

- Telecommunicators shift change takes place at 7 a.m. There is an exchange of information between shifts, usually from 6:50 a.m. to 7:lO a.m. Evaluators are asked not to be disruptive to this process.

- If major events occur or are occurring, evaluators will be asked to leave.

- Evaluators are expected to observe and evaluate without creating additional disruptions.

Criterion l.b.1: Facilities are sufficient to support the emergency response.

This criterion was demonstrated in the Grundy County EOC during the 2002 Dresden exercise.

It will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

Criterion l.c.1: Key personnel with leadership roles for the OR0 provide direction and control to that part of the overall response effort for which they are responsible.

Decision malung will be demonstrated at the State of Illinois Response Center (SIRC) and Grundy County EOC. Coordination of decisions and emergency activities will be demonstrated between Grundy County, the SIRC, UAC and the JIC, and between the County and municipalities within the EPZ. Coordination between Grundy County and LaSalle County will be demonstrated.

Criterion l.d.1: At least two communication systems are available, at least one operates properly, and communication links are established and maintained with appropriate locations. Communications capabilities are managed in support of emergency operations.

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departments and agencies at other locations.

Criterion l.e.1: Equipment, maps, displays, dosimetry, potassium iodide (KI) and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations.

Grundy County will adequately demonstrate the ability to support operations through the use of maps, status boards and other displays as appropriate. DCO logs will be available from the IEMA Radiological Advisor in the County EOC. The availability of dosimetry and KI will be demonstrated at the County EOC.

EVALUATION AREA 2 - PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION MAKING Criterion 2.a.l: OROs use a decision-making process, considering relevant factors and appropriate coordination, to insure that an exposure control system, including the use of KI, is in place for emergency workers including provisions to authorize radiation exposure in excess of administrative limits or protective action guides.

This criterion does not apply to Grundy County.

Criterion 2.b.l: Appropriate protective action recommendations are based on available information on plant conditions, field monitoring data and licensee and OR0 dose projections, as well as knowledge of on-site and off-site environmental conditions.

This criterion does not apply to Grundy County.

Criterion 2.b.2: A decision-making process involving consideration of appropriate factors and necessary coordination is used to make protective action decisions (PADS) for the general public (including the recommendation for the use of KI, if O R 0 policy).

The State of Illinois will make protective action recommendations to Grundy County officials in the County EOC. The Grundy County officials will make the final decision regarding what protective actions will be recommended to the public.

Criterion 2.c.l: Protective action decisions are made, as appropriate, for special population groups.

The State of Illinois will make protective action recommendations to Grundy County officials in the County EOC. The Grundy County officials will make the final decision regarding what protective actions will be recommended for special population groups.

Criterion 2.d.l: Radiological consequences for the ingestion pathway are assessed and appropriate protective action decisions are made based on the OROs planning criteria.

This criterion does not apply to Grundy County.

Criterion 2.e.l: Timely re-location, re-entry and return decisions are made and coordinated as appropriate, based on assessments of the radiological conditions and criteria in the OROs plan and/or procedures.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

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EVALUATION AREA 3 - PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Criterion 3.a.l: The OROs issue appropriate dosimetry and procedures and manage radiological exposure to emergency workers in accordance with the plan and procedures. Emergency workers periodically and at the end of each mission read their dosimeters and record the readings on the appropriate exposure record or chart.

Grundy County will demonstrate this criterion by close coordination with the IEMA Radiological Advisor and timely dissemination and exchange of information within the County Dosimetry Control Officer network. Exercise messages will be injected which will ensure the opportunity to demonstrate this criterion in the County EOC.

Criterion 3.b.l: KI and appropriate instructions are available should a decision to recommend use of KI be made. Appropriate record keeping of the administration of KI for emergency workers and institutionalized individuals (not the general public) is maintained.

When notified by the State of Illinois to distribute and administer KI, Grundy County officials will discuss the issuance of KI to emergency workers and immobile populations, as a voluntary measure, and will notify the municipalities of the State's recommendation.

Criterion 3.c.l: Protective action decisions are implemented for special population groups within areas subject to protective actions.

This will be demonstrated by Grundy County through the simulated implementation of the appropriate task assignments. The appropriate officials will coordinate transportation and receiving facilities for special populations. One of each type of special facility will be contacted during the exercise. One of each type of transportation provider (ambulancelbus) will be contacted during the exercise. The public will not be involved in the demonstration.

The Mobility Impaired List will be available for inspection in the County EOC during the exercise. The evaluator will not be allowed to remove the list from the EOC.

Criterion 3.c.2: OROs/School officials decide upon and implement protective actions for schools.

Grundy County officials will demonstrate the capability to deal with students who live within the EPZ but attend school outside the EPZ through the simulated implementation of the appropriate task assignment in the County EOC.

Criterion 3.d.l: Appropriate traffic and access control is established. Accurate instructions are provided to traffic and access control personnel.

This criterion does not apply to Grundy County. Grundy County is not responsible for staffing any of the designated traffic and access control posts.

Criterion 3.d.2: Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved.

The Grundy County EOC staff will demonstrate the capability to identify and take appropriate actions concerning impediments to evacuation. A message will be injected by the Controller that will drive this demonstration. County personnel will deal with the impediment by identifying the equipment needed, discussing its estimated time of arrival, etc. Actual contacts with resource 38

providers will be made and logged.

Criterion 3.e.l: The O R 0 demonstrates the availability and appropriate use of adequate information regarding water, food supplies, milk and agricultural production within the ingestion exposure pathway emergency planning zone for implementation of protective actions.

This criterion does not apply to Grundy County.

Criterion 3.e.2: Appropriate measures, strategies and pre-printed instructional material are developed for implementing protective action decisions for contaminated water, food products, milk and agricultural product ion.

This criterion does not apply to Grundy County.

Criterion 3.f.l: Decisions regarding controlled re-entry of emergency workers and relocation and return of the public are coordinated with appropriate organizations and implemented.

This criterion will not be demonstrated during this exercise.

EVALUATION AREA 4 - FIELD MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS This evaluation area does not apply to Grundy County.

EVALUATION AREA 5 - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION Criterion 5.a.l: Activities associated with primary alerting and notification of the public are completed in a timely manner following the initial decision by authorized offsite emergency officials to notify the public of an emergency situation. The initial instructional message to the public must include as a minimum the elements required by current FEMA REP guidance.

Grundy County will demonstrate the capability to provide both an alert signal and an initial instructional message to populated areas throughout the 10-mile plume pathway EPZ in a timely manner after their decision to activate the alert and notification system to implement protective action recommendations (PAR).

This capability will be demonstrated through the simulated activation of the LaSalle Station EPZ Prompt Notification System as defined in IPRA-LaSalle. The Prompt Notification System (outdoor warning sirens) will not be activated during the exercise.

The ability to provide instructions to the public will be demonstrated through the simulated activation of the local radio station (WYKT). The local radio station will be contacted during the first, and possibly the second, alert and notification sequence. An evaluator and controller will be positioned at the radio station during the exercise to monitor the initial message. If the initial message does not contain a protective action recommendation, the evaluator and controller will stay at the radio station for a second message.

Coordination between Grundy County and LaSalle County will be demonstrated.

Criterion 5.a.2: [RESERVED]

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Criterion 5.a.3: Activities associated with FEMA approved exception areas (where applicable) are completed within 45 minutes following the initial decision by authorized offsite emergency officials to notify the public of an emergency situation. Backup alert and notification of the public is completed within 45 minutes following the detection by the OR0 of a failure of the primary alert and notification system.

This criterion does not apply to Grundy County.

Criterion 5.b.l: OROs provide accurate emergency information and instructions to the public and the news media in a timely manner.

Grundy County will demonstrate this criterion by using pre-scripted messages as indicated in IPRA-LaSalle or ad hoc messages will be developed. Contact with the radio station will be simulated for each alert and notification sequence following the sequence issuing the initial protective action recommendation.

The ability to provide information to the media will be demonstrated by Grundy County through a briefing held at the Grundy County media briefing location. If real media are not present for the briefing, the controller and observers will serve as mock media. Evaluators will not serve as mock media.

The ability to deal with rumors will be demonstrated by Grundy County through coordination between the County EOC and the JIC. The Grundy County EOC controller will inject exercise messages which will ensure the opportunity to demonstrate this criterion. County officials will investigate and address rumors. If appropriate, the rumors will be coordinated between State and County officials in the County EOC and the JIC.

County emergency broadcast messages and news releases, if issued, will be faxed to the JIC.

EVALUATION AREA 6 - SUPPORT OPERATION/FACILITIES This evaluation area does not apply to Grundy County.

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LASALLE COUNTY - EXTENT OF PLAY AGREEMENT FOR THE LASALLE COUNTY STATION EXERCISE November 15,2006 Criteria that can be re-demonstrated immediately for credit, at the discretion of the evaluator, include the following: 3.a.1, 3.d.1, 3.d.2, 6.a.1, 6.b.1, 6.c.l and 6.d.l. Criteria that may be re-demonstrated, as approved on a case-by-case basis by the Chairperson of the Radiological Preparedness Coordination Committee, include the following: 2.a.l,2.b.l, 2.b.2, 5.a.l and 5.b.l.

EVALUATION AREA1 - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Criterion l.a.1: Offsite Response Organizations (OROs) use effective procedures to alert, notify and mobilize emergency personnel and activate facilities in a timely manner.

LaSalle County intends to fdly activate the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Ottawa, Illinois. The County will implement notification procedures as defined in IPRA-LaSalle.

Representatives from the EPZ municipalities, IEMA, ISP and Exelon will staff the County EOC but will not be pre-positioned in the EOC. A roster will be provided to demonstrate a 24-hour staffing of the EOC.Evaluators will not be allowed to remove the roster from the EOC.

An evaluator will be positioned at the County Sheriffs Communications Center (initial warning point) at the start of the exercise.

Criterion l.b.1: Facilities are sufficient to support the emergency response.

This criterion will not be demonstrated in the LaSalle County EOC.

Criterion 1.c.l: Key personnel with leadership roles for the OR0 provide direction and control to that part of the overall response effort for which they are responsible.

Decision making will be demonstrated at the State of Illinois Response Center (SIRC) and LaSalle County EOC. Coordination of decisions and emergency activities will be demonstrated between LaSalle County, SIRC, UAC and the JIC, and between the County and municipalities within the EPZ. Coordination between LaSalle County and Grundy County will be demonstrated.

Criterion 1 .d.l : At least two communication systems are available, at least one operates properly, and communication links are established and maintained with appropriate locations. Communications capabilities are managed in support of emergency operations.

LaSalle County will use NARS, commercial telephone, radio and telefax to communicate with departments, organizations and agencies at other locations.

Criterion 1.e.l: Equipment, maps, displays, dosimetry, potassium iodide (KI) and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations.

LaSalle County will demonstrate the ability to support operations through the use of maps, status boards and other displays as appropriate. DCO logs will be available from the IEMA Radiological Advisor in the LaSalle County EOC. The availability of dosimetry and KI will be 41

demonstrated at the County EOC, during the traffic and access control demonstration and the school interview.

EVALUATION A R E A 2 - PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION MAKING Criterion 2.a.l: OROs use a decision-making process, considering relevant factors and appropriate coordination, to ensure that an exposure control system, including the use of KI, is in place for emergency workers including provisions to authorize radiation exposure in excess of administrative limits or protective action guides.

This criterion does not apply to LaSalle County.

Criterion 2.b.l: Appropriate protective action recommendations are based on available information on plant conditions, field monitoring data and licensee and OR0 dose projections, as well as knowledge of on-site and off-site environmental conditions.

This criterion does not apply to LaSalle County.

Criterion 2.b.2: A decision-making process involving consideration of appropriate factors and necessary coordination is used to make protective action decisions (PADS) for the general public (including the recommendation for the use of KI, if OR0 policy).

The State of Illinois will make protective action recommendations to LaSalle County officials in the County EOC. The LaSalle County officials will make the final decision regarding what protective actions will be recommended to the public.

Criterion 2.c.l: Protective action decisions are made, as appropriate, for special population groups.

The State of Illinois will make protective action recommendations to LaSalle County officials in the County EOC. The LaSalle County officials will make the final decision regarding what protective actions will be recommended to the special population groups.

Criterion 2.d.l: Radiological consequences for the ingestion pathway are assessed and appropriate protective action decisions are made based on the ORO's planning criteria.

This criterion does not apply to LaSalle County.

Criterion 2.e.l: Timely re-location, re-entry and return decisions are made and coordinated as appropriate, based on assessments of the radiological conditions and criteria in the OROs plan and/or procedures.

The LaSalle County EOC staff will demonstrate this criterion through discussions within the LaSalle County EOC and with REAC and UAC as appropriate. The controller will provide break messages which will contain the predesignated State recommendation regarding relocation, re-entry and return. The LaSalle County staff will discuss the State's recommendation and determine whether to follow that recommendation or another of the County's choosing. The State will participate to the extent necessary to support LaSalle County.

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EVALUATION AREA3 - PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Criterion 3.a.l: The OROs issue appropriate dosimetry and procedures, and manage radiological exposure to emergency workers in accordance with the plan and procedures. Emergency workers periodically and at the end of each mission read their dosimeters and record the readings on the appropriate exposure record or chart.

LaSalle County will demonstrate this criterion by close coordination with the IEMA Radiological Advisor and timely dissemination and exchange of information within the County Dosimetry Control Officer network. Exercise messages will be injected which will ensure the opportunity to demonstrate this criterion in the LaSalle County EOC.

This criterion will also be demonstrated during the school interview and the traffic and access control demonstration.

Criterion 3.b.l: KI and appropriate instructions are available should a decision to recommend use of KI be made. Appropriate record keeping of the administration of KI for emergency workers and institutionalized individuals (not the general public) is maintained.

When notified by the State of Illinois to distribute and administer KI, LaSalle County officials will discuss the issuance of KI to emergency workers and immobile populations, as a voluntary measure, and will notify the municipalities of the State's recommendation. This criterion will also be demonstrated during the traffic and access control demonstration and the school interview.

Criterion 3.c.l: Protective action decisions are implemented for special population groups within areas subject to protective actions.

This will be demonstrated by LaSalle County through the simulated implementation of the appropriate procedures. The appropriate officials will coordinate transportation and receiving facilities for special populations. One of each type of special facility will be contacted during the exercise. One of each type of transportation provider (ambulancehus) will be contacted during the exercise. The public will not be involved in the demonstration.

The Mobility Impaired List/Cards will be available for inspection in the County EOC during the exercise. The evaluator will not be allowed to remove the list from the EOC.

Criterion 3.c.2: OROs/School officials decide upon and implement protective actions for schools.

LaSalle County officials will demonstrate this capability through the simulated implementation of the appropriate procedures in the County EOC. The EPZ schools and transportation providers will be contacted during the exercise.

A school interview will be conducted with the Allen Township School District on November 13, 2 p.m. The District Superintendent, a Teacher, the transportation coordinator (DCO), a bus driver and the maintenance supervisor will be present at the interview.

Criterion 3.d.l: Appropriate traffic and access control is established. Accurate instructions are provided to traffic and access control personnel.

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will be exhibited in the County EOC. A Sheriffs deputy will be available during the exercise to demonstrate the staffing of one post. The post for the demonstration will be selected by LaSalle County during the exercise based on exercise play. The deputy will drive to the selected post location for the demonstration. The staffing of the remaining posts will be simulated.

Criterion 3.d.2: Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved.

The LaSalle County EOC staff will demonstrate the capability to identify and take appropriate actions concerning impediments to evacuation. A message will be injected by the Controller that will drive this demonstration. County personnel will deal with the impediment by identifying the equipment needed, discussing its estimated time of arrival, etc. Actual contacts with resource providers will be made and logged.

Criterion 3.e.l: The OR0 demonstrates the availability and appropriate use of adequate information regarding water, food supplies, milk and agricultural production within the ingestion exposure pathway emergency planning zone for implementation of protective actions.

This criterion does not apply to LaSalle County.

Criterion 3.e.2: Appropriate measures, strategies and pre-printed instructional material are developed for implementing protective action decisions for contaminated water, food products, milk and agricultural production.

This criterion does not apply to LaSalle County.

Criterion 3.f.l: Decisions regarding controlled re-entry of emergency workers and relocation and return of the public are coordinated with appropriate organizations and implemented.

This criterion will be demonstrated through discussions in the LaSalle County EOC. LaSalle County EOC staff will coordinate with REAC, UAC, and the JIC as appropriate. The State will participate to the extent necessary to support LaSalle County.

EVALUATION AREA 4 - FIELD MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS This evaluation area does not apply to LaSalle County.

EVALUATION AREA5 - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION Criterion 5.a.l: Activities associated with primary alerting and notification of the public are completed in a timely manner following the initial decision by authorized offsite emergency officials to notify the public of an emergency situation. The initial instructional message to the public must include as a minimum the elements required by current FEMA REP guidance.

LaSalle County will demonstrate the capability to provide both an alert signal and an initial instructional message to populated areas throughout the 10-mile plume pathway EPZ in a timely manner after their decision to activate the alert and notification system to implement protective action recommendations (PAR).

This capability will be demonstrated through the simulated activation of the LaSalle Station EPZ Prompt Notification System as defined in IPRA-LaSalle, The Prompt Notification System 44

(outdoor warning sirens) will not be activated during the exercise.

The ability to provide instructions to the public will be demonstrated through the simulated activation of the local radio station. The local radio station (WCMY/WRKX) will be contacted during the first, and possibly the second, alert and notification sequence. An evaluator and a controller will be positioned at the radio station during the exercise to monitor the initial alert and notification sequence message. If the initial message does not contain a protective action recommendation, the evaluator and controller will stay at the radio station for a second message.

Coordination between LaSalle County and Grundy County will be demonstrated.

Criterion 5.a.2: [RESERVED]

Criterion 5.a.3: Activities associated with FEMA approved exception areas (where applicable) are completed within 45 minutes following the initial decision by authorized offsite emergency officials to notify the public of an emergency situation. Backup alert and notification of the public is completed within 45 minutes following the detection by the OR0 of a failure of the primary alert and notification system.

This criterion does not apply to LaSalle County.

Criterion 5.b.l: OROs provide accurate emergency information and instructions to the public and the news media in a timely manner.

LaSalle County will demonstrate this criterion by using pre-scripted messages as indicated in IPRA-LaSalle. Contact with the radio station will be simulated for each alert and notification sequence following the sequence issuing the initial protective action recommendation.

The ability to provide information to the media will be demonstrated by LaSalle County through a briefing held at the LaSalle County media briefing location. If real media are not present for the briefings, the controller and observers will serve as mock media. Evaluators will not serve as mock media.

The ability to deal with rumors will be demonstrated by LaSalle County through coordination between the County EOC and the JIC. The LaSalle County EOC controller will inject exercise messages which will ensure the opportunity to demonstrate this criterion. County officials will investigate and address rumors. If appropriate, the rumors will be coordinated between State and County officials in the County EOC and the JIC.

County emergency broadcast messages and news releases, if issued, will be faxed to the JIC.

EVALUATION AREA6 - SUPPORT OPERATION~FACILITIES This evaluation area does not apply to LaSalle County 45

APPENDIX 4 EXERCISE SCENARIO This appendix contains a summary of the simulated sequence of events that was used as the basis for invoking emergency response actions by Offsite Response Organizations in the REP Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway exercise conducted on November 15,2006, for the LaSalle County Station.

The plume exercise scenario was submitted by the State of Illinois and Exelon Nuclear, and approved by DHS/CFO on October 26,2006.

During the exercise, controllers from the State of Illinois and Exelon Nuclear either gave or telephoned inject messages, containing scenario events andor relevant data, to those persons or locations who would normally receive notification of such events. These inject messages were the method used for invoking response actions by OROs.

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OFFSITE EXERCISE TIMELINE FOR THE LASALLE COUNTY STATION EXERCISE November 15,2006 Approx.

Time EvenUAnticipated Response 0800 Initial conditions/weather forecast message to players.

0810 An Alert is declared at LaSalle Station.

0825 Exelon notifies the IEMA Telecommunicator of the ALERT via NARS.

IEMA Telecommunicator verifies the NARS message.

An IEMA Duty Officer contacts the LaSalle Station Shift Engineer.

IEMA Telecommunicator notifies IEMA personnel of the ALERT per SOP.

IEMA may activate the State of Illinois Response Center (SIRC) and Radiological Emergency Assessment Center (REAC), if appropriate.

IEMA may dispatch liaisons to the County EOCs, Unified Area Command (UAC), Radiological Assessment Team (RAT) Staging Area, Joint Information Center (JIC), Technical Support Center (TSC) and Emergency Operations Facility (EOF), if appropriate.

IEMA notifies Governor's Office of the ALERT. (Simulated)

IEMA Telecommunicator notifies appropriate State agencies of the ALERT.

IEMA notifies DHS/FEMA of the ALERT. (Simulated) 0840 IEMA Telecommunicator notifies the counties of the ALERT via NARS.

County telecommunicators complete and verify the NARS message.

County telecommunicators noti@ County officials and municipalities of the ALERT per SOP.

The counties may activate the EOCs, if appropriate.

Municipal telecommunicators complete and verify the NARS message.

Municipal telecommunicators notify officials of the ALERT per SOP.

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Time Event/Anticipated Response 0930 A SITE AREA EMERGENCY is declared at LaSalle Station.

0945 Exelon notifies the IEMA Telecommunicator of the SITE AREA EMERGENCY via NARS.

IEMA Telecommunicator verifies the NARS message.

REAC contacts the LaSalle Station Shift Engineer.

SIRC is activated if not previously activated.

SIRC notifies the Governor's Office and requests that a representative report to the State EOC. (Simulated)

State dispatches liaisons to the County EOCs, UAC, RAT, JIC, TSC and EOF, if not previously dispatched.

SIRC notifies DHS/FEMA of conditions. (Simulated)

IEMA notifies State agencies (Simulated):

- Illinois State Police

- IDOT/Division of Highways

- IDOT/Division of Aeronautics

- IDNR

- Illinois National Guard

- ICC

- American Red Cross

- IDPH

- IEPA

- IDOC

- Office of the State Fire Marshal

- others as appropriate REAC contacts Federal agencies. (Simulated)

REAC provides an update to the SIRC and County EOC Liaisons.

REAC provides an update to the JIC.

1000 IEMA notifies the counties of the SITE AREA EMERGENCY via NARS.

County telecommunicators complete and verify the NARS message.

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Time EvenVAnticiDated Response County telecommunicators notify County officials and municipalities of the SITE AREA EMERGENCY per SOP.

County EOCs are activated if not previously activated.

Counties implement public notification procedures, if appropriate. (Simulated)

Municipal telecommunicators complete and verify the NARS message.

Municipal telecommunicators notify officials per SOP.

Dosimetry is issued to emergency personnel, EOC staff and exposure records are completed.

1100 A GENERAL EMERGENCY is declared at LaSalle Station.

1115 Exelon notifies the IEMA Telecommunicator of the GENERAL EMERGENCY via NARS. Protective actions are recommended.

IEMA Telecommunicator verifies the NARS message.

The SIRC and REAC evaluate the protective action recommendation.

A recommendation is made to the Governor. The Governor recommends that protective actions be implemented.

SIRC staff is advised of the situation.

SIRC advises UAC, the County EOC liaisons and JIC staff of the situation.

SIRC notifies DHS/FEMA of conditions. (Simulated)

REAC provides an update to the SIRC and County EOC liaisons.

REAC provides an update to the JIC.

1130 SIRC notifies the counties of the GENERAL EMERGENCY and the recommended protective actions via NARS.

County telecommunicators complete and verify the NARS message.

County telecommunicators notify County officials and municipalities per SOP.

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Time EvenVAnticipated Response Counties implement public notification procedures and traffic and access control per SOPS, as applicable.

Municipal telecommunicators complete and verify and the NARS message.

Municipal telecommunicators notify EOC staff.

1330 The GENERAL EMERGENCY continues.

State State facilities and the Grundy County EOC will terminate exercise play.

Activity County A time jump is introduced. Following the introduction of the time jump, LaSalle Activity County will continue exercise play.

Restricted return of the public is recommended. IEMA notifies LaSalle County of the recommendation via controller message. County EOC staff will discuss the recommendation.

Following completion of county return and re-entry activities, relocation is recommended. IEMA notifies LaSalle County of the recommendation via controller message. County EOC staff will discuss the recommendation.

Following completion of county relocation activities, the LaSalle County Controller will terminate County exercise play.

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