ML083380802

Letter to Elmo E. Collins from FEMA, Oakland, California Dated November 05, 2008 Final Report for the Off-Site Carlsbad High School Evacuee Monitoring & Decontamination Drill Held 8-7-2008 for SONGS

ML083380802
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Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	11/05/2008
From:	Armes K US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Collins E Region 4 Administrator
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security 1 1 1 I Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94607-4052 NOV 0 5 2008 - __ -

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-7 r-Mr. Elmo E. Collins, Jr. NOV 1 0 2008 :i i 1 Regional Administrator , I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza, Suite 400

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Dear Mi-. Collins:

Enclosed is one copy of the Final Report for the Off-site Carlsbad High School Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill held on August 7, 2008 for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The County of San Diego along with volunteer and private organizations participated in this drill. The final drill report was prepared by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEW), Region IX Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program staff No deficiencies were identified during this drill for the County of San Diego. There were two Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) identified as a result of the drill; both ARCAs were corrected. A detailed discussion of these ARCAs can be found in Part 4 of the Final Report.

Based on the evaluation of the August 7, 2008 Drill, the off-site radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of California and the affected local jurisdictions site-specific to SONGS can be implemented and are adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken off-site to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency at SONGS. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the many individuals that participated in this successhl drill. Their dedication to this program was clearly evident.

Therefore, the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44 Part 350 interim approval of the off-site radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of California, site-specific to SONGS, will remain in effect.

www.fema.gov

Mr. Elmo E. Collins, Jr.

Page Two If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (510) 627-7100.

Your staffmay also contact Mi. Hany Shenvood, Radiological Assistance Committee Chair, at (510) 627-7240.

Sincerely, Acting Regional Administrator FEMA RIX Enclosure cc: NRC Headquarters Document Control Desk US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Drill Report 2008-08-07

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Final Report Radiological Emergency

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Preparedness (REP) Program 2008-10-23 FEMA

Drill Report San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Drill Date: 2008-08-07 Report Date: 2008-10-23 US. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency REP Program III 1 Broadway St.,'Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94607

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Executive Summary Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Drill Overview Section 3.1 EPZ Description Section 3.2 Drill Participants Chapter 4 Drill Evaluation and Results Section 4.1 Summary Results of Drill Evaluation Section 4.2 Status of Jurisdictions Evaluated 4.2.1 Risk Jurisdictions 4.2.1 .ICarlsbad High School Reception Center Appendices Appendix 1 - Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix 2 - Drill Evaluators and Team Leaders Appendix 3 - Drill Evaluation Areas and Extent of Play Agreement Appendix 4 - Drill Scenario and Timeline

I.Executive Summary The Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IX evaluated an Off-Site Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill on August 7, 2008, in the Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The purpose of the drill was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in response to a radiological emergency. This drill was held in accordance to FEMAs policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local Radiological Emergency Response Plans (RERP) and procedures.

The most recent Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill for the Carlsbad High School Reception and Care Center was conducted on April 18,2003. The most recent exercise at this site was conducted on April 18, 2007. The qualifying emergency preparedness exercise was conducted on May 13, 1981.

FEMA wishes to acknowledge the efforts of many representatives from the County of San Diego, and the cities of Carlsbad and Oceanside, and volunteer agencies that participated in the drill.

Protecting the public health and safety is the full-time job of some of the 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 of all the participants were evident during this drill.

This report contains the final evaluation of the drill. The local organizations, except where noted in this report, demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them.

There were two Areas Requiring Corrective Actions (ARCA) identified as a result of this drill; both of these ARCAs were corrected during the drill. There are no uncorrected ARCAs from previous drills.

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

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

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

Taking the lead in off-site emergency planning and in the review and evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans (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 (44 CFR Part 354, Appendix A, September 14,1993)

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

- U.S. Department of Commerce

- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

- U.S. Department of Energy

- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2

- U.S. Department of Transportation

- U.S. Department of Agriculture

- U.S. Department of the Interior

- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Representatives of these agencies serve on the Regional Assistance Committee (RAC),

which is chaired by the FEMA Region IX RAC Chairperson.

Formal submission of the RERPs for the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS) to FEMA Region IX by the State of California and involving local jurisdictions occurred on May 31, 1988.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IX evaluated the Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill on August 7, 2008, to assess the capabilities of State and local emergency preparedness organizations in implementing their RERPs and procedures to protect the public health and safety during a radiological emergency involving the SONGS. The purpose of this drill report is to present the drill results and findings regarding the performance of the off-site jurisdictions during a simulated radiological emergency.

The findings presented in this report are based on the evaluations of the federal evaluator team, with final determinations made by the FEMA Region IX RAC Chairperson, and approved by the Regional Administrator.

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

NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-I, Rev.1, "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants," November 1980 FEMA Interim Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Manual, August 2002 FEMA Guidance Memoranda MS-1, "Medical Services," November 1986 FEMA-REP-14, "Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Manual," September 1991 66 Federal Register (FR) 47525, "FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness:

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Exercise Evaluation Methodology," April 25, 2002 66 FR 47546, "FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness: Alert and Notification,"

September 12,2001 Chapter 3 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 emergency planning zone (EPZ), a listing of all participating jurisdictions and functional entities that were evaluated, and a tabular presentation of the time of actual occurrence of key exercise events and activities.

Chapter 4 of this report, entitled "Exercise Evaluation and Results," presents detailed information on the demonstration of applicable exercise evaluation areas at each jurisdiction or functional entity evaluated in a jurisdiction-based, issues-only format.

This section also contains: (1) descriptions of all Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) assessed during this exercise, recommended corrective actions, and the State and local governments' schedule of corrective actions for each identified exercise issue and (2) descriptions of unresolved ARCAs assessed during previous exercises and the status of the off-site jurisdictions' efforts to resolve them.

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3. Drill Overview Contained in this section are data and basic information relevant to the August 7, 2008, Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill. The drill was designed to test the off-site emergency response capabilities in the area surrounding the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS). This section of the report includes a description of the plume pathway EPZ, and a listing of all participating jurisdictions and functional entities that were evaluated.

3.1. EPZ Description A. Plume Emergency Planning Zone Description The SONGS EPZ extends nearly fourteen miles from the SONGS site due to jurisdictional boundaries and topography. The EPZ includes the following:

Orange County:

City of Dana Point City of San Clemente City of San Juan Capistrano Rancho Mission Viejo, an unincorporated area of Orange County bordering the cities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano and the Cleveland National Forest; and Doheny and San Clemente State Beaches San Diego County:

Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base San Onofre State Beach B. Ingestion Pathway Emergency Planning Zone Description The SONGS Ingestion Pathway EPZ includes all of Orange County and parts of San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego Counties.

3.2. Drill Participants 5

Agencies and organizations of the following jurisdictions participated in the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station drill:

Risk Jurisdictions San Diego County Department of Environmental Health, Hazardous Incident Response Team San Diego County Health and Human Service Agency San Diego County Office of Emergency Services San Diego County Probation Department Support Jurisdictions City of Carlsbad Fire Department City of Carlsbad Police Department Carlsbad High School Oceanside Fire Department Private Jurisdictions American Red Cross-San Diego & Imperial Counties Chapter Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services, San Diego Sheriff Department Emergency and Disaster Mutual Aid Communications 6

4. Drill 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 August 7, 2008, Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill to test the off-site emergency response capabilities of State and local governments in the EPZ surrounding SONGS.

Each jurisdictions and functional entity was evaluated on the basis of its demonstration of criteria delineated in exercise evaluation areas contained in Interim REP Program Manual, August 2002. Detailed information on the exercise evaluation area criteria and the extent-of-play agreement used in this drill are found in Appendix 3 of this report.

4.1. Summary Results of Drill Evaluation The matrix presented in Table 2, on the following pages, present the status of all exercise evaluation area criteria which were scheduled for demonstration during this drill by all participating jurisdictions and functional entities. Exercise evaluation area criteria are listed by number and the demonstration status of those evaluation area criteria is indicated by the use of the following letters:

M - Met (No deficiencies or ARCAs 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 Appendix 3, Extent of Play 7

Table 1 - Summary of Drill Evaluation DATE: 2008-08-07 SITE: San Onofi-eNuclear Generating Station, California i /PI 8

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

Met - Listing of the demonstrated exercise evaluation area criteria under which no Deficiencies or ARCAs were assessed during this drill and under which no ARCAs assessed during prior exercises remain unresolved.

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

Area Requiring Corrective Actions - Listing of the demonstrated exercise evaluation area criteria under which one or more ARCAs were assessed during the current drill.

Included is a description of the ARCAs assessed during this drill and the recommended corrective actions to be demonstrated before or during the next evacuee monitoring and decontamination drill.

Not Demonstrated - Listing of the exercise evaluation area criteria which were not scheduled to be demonstrated during this drill and the reason they were not demonstrated.

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

Prior ARCAs - Unresolved - Descriptions of ARCAs assessed during prior drills that were not resolved in this drill. Included is the reason the ARCAs remain unresolved and recommended corrective actions to be demonstrated before or during the next evacuee monitoring and decontamination drill.

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

A Deficiency is defined in the FEMA REP Program Manual as "...an observed or identified inadequacy of organizational performance in an exercise that could cause a 9

finding that off-site 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.

An ARCA is defined in the FEMA Interim REP Program Manual 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.

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

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

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

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

Evaluation Area Criterion - A letter and number corresponding to the criteria in the FEMA REP Exercise Evaluation Methodology.

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

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

4.2.1. Risk Jurisdictions 10

4.2.1 .I. Carlsbad High School Reception Center

a. MET: I.e.1, 3.a.1, 3.b.1, 6.a.1, 6.b.1, 6.c.I.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: 6.a.1, 6.a.l.

ISSUE NO.: 51-08-6al-A-01 CRITERION: Reception centerlemergency worker facility has appropriate space, adequate resources, and trained personnel to provide monitoring, decontamination, and registration of evacuees andlor emergency workers.

(NUREG-0654, J.lO.h., K.5.b)

CONDITION: During the monitoring process of a female evacuee using a Ludlum 2241 with a 44-9 probe, the probe was moved slowly, however the probe was held seven to ten inches from the skin surface by the emergency worker. The plan and procedures page I O , states, ...move the probe slowly

?4- 1 inch from the surface. The demonstration was stopped, the controller instructed the emergency worker on the proper procedure, and correct monitoring was successfully re-demonstrated.

POSSIBLE CAUSE: Failure to follow procedures.

REFERENCE:

NUREG 0654-J1O.h; J.12; K.5.a and SAN DIEGO COUNTY OPERATIONAL AREA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN: RADIAT10N MONIT0RING/ DECONTAMINAT10N PROCEDURES AND RECEPTION & DECON CENTER PROCEDURES, May 2008, page I O .

EFFECT: Incorrect survey techniques could result in failure to identify skin contamination.

CORRECTIVE ACTION DEMONSTRATED: Survey techniques were successfully re-demonstrated.

ISSUE NO.: 51-08-6al-A-02 CRITERION: Reception centerlemergency worker facility has appropriate I1

space, adequate resources, and trained personnel to provide monitoring, decontamination, and registration of evacuees and/or emergency workers.

(NUREG-0654, J.lO.h., K.5.b)

CONDITION: The operator of the Portal Monitor (PPM) in the Mens Monitoring and Decontamination Station (MEMDS), a SDCDEH HAZMAT member, performed an operational check on the PPM which was not in accordance with the checklist on page 15 of the procedure manual titled, Radiation Monitoring and Decontamination Procedures and Reception and Decon Center Procedures, in that he source checked the response of only 1 detector, instead of all 4 detectors as required by the procedure.

POSSIBLE CAUSE: The PPM operator was not fully aware of the correct procedure and did not refer to the checklist on page 15 of the procedure manual while conducting the test.

REFERENCE:

NUREG: J.1O.h; J.12; and K.5.a, and SAN DIEGO COUNTY OPERATIONAL AREA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN: RADIATION MONITORING/ DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES AND RECEPTION & DECON CENTER PROCEDURES, May 2008, page 15.

EFFECT: If the correct procedure is not followed for determining the proper operation of the PPM, it is possible that a fault in the monitor may allow the passage of evacuees who remains contaminated above acceptable limits. In this case the further evaluation and decontamination of evacuees will not have been addressed as required.

CORRECTIVE ACTION DEMONSTRATED: After instruction from the controller at the MEMDS, the operator successfully re-demonstrated the procedure by source checking all 4 detectors of the PPM.

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 12

APPENDIX 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ARC American Red Cross ARCA Areas Requiring Corrective Action EOC Emergency Operations Center EPZ Emergency Planning Zone FR Federal Register HlRT Hazardous Incident Response Team HMS Handheld Monitoring Statim IC Incident Commander

,ICP Incident Command Post NPD National Preparedness Directorate NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission PPE Personnel Protective Equipment PPM Portable Personnel Monitors RAC Regional Assistance Committee RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness RERP Radiological Emergency Response Plans SONGS San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station THD Technological Hazards Division 13

APPENDIX 2 DRILL EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS DATE: 2008-08-07, SITE: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, California Carlsbad High School Reception Center Thomas Essig Lyle Slagle

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APPENDIX 3 DRILL EXTENT-OF-PLAY The extent-of-play agreements on the following pages were submitted by the County of San Diego, and were approved by FEMA, in preparation for the Off-site Carlsbad High School Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill held on August 7,2008.

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Carlsbad High School Reception & Decon Center Exercise August 7, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page San Diego County Reception & Decon Center Extent of Play 2 Guidelines for Exercise Conduct 5 Exercise Summary 5 Sequence of Events 6 Response Record 7 16 SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (Revised 6/27/08) Page 1

Carlsbad High School Reception & Decon Center Exercise August 7, 2008 SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECEPTION & DECON CENTER EXTENT OF PLAY On August 7, 2008 from 8:OO am to 12:OO pm, San Diego County will conduct their Reception & Decon Center Exercise at the Carlsbad High School, 3557 Lancer Way in Carlsbad. The listed Exercise Evaluation Areas are taken from FEMAs Radiological Emergency Preparedness: Exercise Evaluation Methodology.

During the exercise, if a participant performs an evaluated activity unsatisfactorily,the FEMA Evaluator, after consultation with the Exercise Controller, will provide another opportunity for the participant to re-demonstratethe activity. Appropriate training may be given to the participant prior to the redemonstration. If the activity is re-demonstrated satisfactorily, the issue would be documented in the exercise report that it was corrected during the exercise.

EVALUATION AREA 1: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Criterion l.e.1 Equipment and Supplies to Support Operations Equipment, maps, displays, dosimetry, potassium iodide (KI), and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations. (NUREG-0654, H.,J.lO.a.b.e.f.j.k., 11, K.3.a.)

EXTENT OF PLAY All supplies and equipment used at the Reception Center, including Potassium Iodide stockpiles, will be prestaged at the facility prior to the start of the exercise.

EVALUATION AREA 3: PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Criterion 3.a.l Implementation of Emergency Worker Exposure Control The OROs issue appropriate dosimetry and procedures, and manage radiological exposure to emergency workers in accordance with the plans 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. (NUREG-0654, K.3.)

EXTENT OF PLAY According to the emergency plan, emergency workers at the reception center are issued TLDs only. Self-reading dosimeters are not used.

Criterion 3.b.l- Implementation of KI Decision 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, institutionalized individuals and the general public is maintained. (NUREG-0654, E. 7., J. I O . e., f.)

EXTENT OF PLAY Administration of KI for emergency workers and institutionalized individuals will not be demonstrated.

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Carlsbad High School Reception & Decon Center Exercise August 7, 2008 SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECEPTION & DECON CENTER EXTENT OF PLAY (CONTINUED)

EVALUATION AREA 6: SUPPORT OPERATlONlFAClLlTlES Sub-element 6.a Monitoring and Decontamination of Evacuees and Emergency Workers, and Registration of Evacuees 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 and/or emergency workers.

(NUREG-0654, J.1O.h.; K.5.b.)

EXTENT OF PLAY Carlsbad High School is in San Diego County. The Emergency Planning Zone permanent and transient population for these districts is conservatively estimated at 14,822* persons. Based upon the FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness: Exercise Evaluation Methodology estimate that 20% of the total population will report to the Reception Center, the number of evacuees expected at the facility is 2964.

Four PPM-2000 Portal Monitors will be used during the demonstration. Two portal monitors will be used to conduct initial evacuee monitoring, and two portal monitors will be used in the Decontamination Facility. Based on the above estimates, the evacuee portal monitor must average 29 seconds per evacuee in order to monitor the expected population within 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />.

Volunteer evacuees and emergency workers will be recycled through the monitoring station, Decontamination and Reception Center registration as necessary. When appropriate, Drill Controllers will coordinate the out of sequence timing of six individuals though each portal monitor. Based on the above criteria, the six individuals will need to successfully pass through the portal monitors within 174 seconds. In addition, four evacuees (2 male, 2 female) will simulate being contaminated and will be directed to the Decontamination Facility.

Decontamination methods will be demonstrated, via simulation, including simulation of clothing exchange and use of showering facilities. Backup handheld radiation monitoring instruments will be available should the portal monitors fail. Staff will answer appropriate questions according to their plans and procedures. Evacuee, and personal property decontamination methods, and fixed contamination issues will be demonstrated by interview with the Monitoring/Decon Branch Director.

Subelement 6.b Monitoring and Decontamination of Emergency Worker Equipment 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. (NUREG-0654, K.5.b)

EXTENT OF PLAY Monitoring of a vehicle and emergency worker equipment will be accomplished in accordance with the Radiation Monitoring/Decontamination Procedures and Reception & Decon Center Procedures.

Evacuee/emergency worker vehicle decontamination methods and process, and fixed contamination issues will be demonstrated by interview with the Monitoring/Decon Branch Director. Decontamination of emergency worker equipment, such as a radio, will also be demonstrated by interview with the Monitoring/Decon Branch Director.

• Based on 201 1 projections from San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Evacuation Time Evaluation (ETE), Wilbur Smith Associates, June 12, 2007 18 SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (Revised 6/27/08) Page 3

Carlsbad High School Reception & Decon Center Exercise August 7, 2008 SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECEPTION & DECON CENTER EXTENT OF PLAY (CONTINUED)

EVALUATION AREA 6: SUPPORT OPERATlONlFAClLlTlES Subelement 6.c Temporary Care of Evacuees 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 (found in MASS CARE-Preparedness Operations, ARC 3031). Managers demonstrate the procedures to assure that evacuees have been monitored for contamination and have been decontaminatedas appropriate prior to entering congregate care facilities. (NUREG-0654, J. 1O.h.,12.)

EXTENT OF PLAY The American Red Cross (ARC) provides the Sheltering (Congregate Care) services for the Reception Centers in accordance with American Red Cross Planning Guidelines (ARC 3031). Screening for clean evacuee identification (by presentation of a clean evacuee identification card) will be demonstrated. The following information will be demonstrated by interview with the American Red Cross Shelter Manager; e Essential services available for evacuees e Reception Center Facility, Staffing and Supplies e American Red Cross planning guidelines for Reception and Congregate Care Centers 19 SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (Revised 6/27/08) Page 4

APPENDIX 4 SCENARlO This appendix contains a summary of the simulated sequence of events -- Scenario -- that were used as the basis for invoking emergency response actions by OROs in the Off-site Carlsbad High School Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill held on August 7,2008.

This scenario was submitted by the County of San Diego, and approved by FEMA RIX.

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Carlsbad High School Reception & Decon Center Exercise August 7, 2008 GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE CONDUCT Assignments at all locations should be performed as follows:

X Walk through the assignment, performing such steps as monitoring personnel and wearing appropriate protective equipment.

X Assume radiation instrumentation works normally, unless otherwise indicated by an Exercise Controller or FEMA Evaluator.

X Describe actions to the observing exercise controller or FEMA Evaluator when appropriate.

X Include the statement "THIS IS A DRILL," in all radio communications.

Following the exercise, participants and volunteers should remain at the exercise location for debriefing by Exercise Controllers and FEMA Evaluators. Controllers will collect exercise documentation.

EXERCISE

SUMMARY

Initial Conditions At 0700 hours0.0081 days <br />0.194 hours <br />0.00116 weeks <br />2.6635e-4 months <br />, the Unit 2 Control Room at SONGS identifies a 5000-aallon Der minute leak from the Reactor Coolant System resulting in SONGS declaring a Site Area Emergen6 Event Code B3-1. This prompts San Diego County to mobilize the Reception and DecontaminationCenter at the San Diego County Fairgrounds at 0730 hours0.00845 days <br />0.203 hours <br />0.00121 weeks <br />2.77765e-4 months <br />.

At 0735 hours0.00851 days <br />0.204 hours <br />0.00122 weeks <br />2.796675e-4 months <br />, the Shift Supervisor declares a General Emergency, Event Code B4-1, due to a radioactive noble gas and iodine release from the Unit 2 Containment. At 0755 hours0.00874 days <br />0.21 hours <br />0.00125 weeks <br />2.872775e-4 months <br /> Offsite jurisdictions make a Protective Action Decision to evacuate the Emergency Planning Zone and instruct the general public within that area to ingest Potassium Iodide.

The Reception Center Staff assembles at approximately 0900 hours0.0104 days <br />0.25 hours <br />0.00149 weeks <br />3.4245e-4 months <br /> for a briefing. Set-up of the facility will occur both before and after the briefing. The first evacuees will arrive at the facility at approximately 0930 hrs.

Exercise Termination The exercise will be terminated when all evaluation criterions has been properly evaluated by FEMA Evaluators.

This should occur at about 1100. Upon termination, debriefings will be conducted with the players and their respective Exercise Controllers and FEMA Evaluators.

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Carlsbad High School Reception & Decon Center Exercise August

- 7, 2008 SEQI :NCE OF EVENTS Time Controller Event Description Reauired Response Exercise Emergency Worker 1. All Emergency Workers arrive and sign in

-0700 ManaQer Arrival and Sign-In Exercise Facility Setup 1. Begin Facility Setup

-071 5 Manaaer All August 5th, Drill 1. Each Controller will review drill performance and discuss corrective actions with the players at their assigned location.

-0845 Controllers Review Reception and Decon 1. Review the "Guidelines for Exercise Conduct" and the "Drill Summary" with all Exercise Briefing drill participants.

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2. Answer any questions the participants or volunteers have.

3. Inform volunteers that they may now enter their respective facility for processing.

-0930 Exercise Exercise Start 1. When Evacuees have assembled at the initial monitoring station and all Manaaer locations have indicated readiness, begin the exercise.

Portal Individuals Alarm the 1. When Carlsbad High School evacuee monitoring is setup and operational, randomly select 1 female and 1 male evacuee to alarm the monitors. The

-0935 Monitor Portal Monitors Controller expected action will be to send these individuals to the decontamination facilities.

2. If the portal monitor is not operational, workers who use the portable radiation monitors will have the following readings; one individual would have contamination levels on the body ranging from 700 to 900 cpm. The other individual would have contamination on the body, ranging from 500 to 700 cpm.

Contamination Levels 1. One individual will enter your facility after setting off the alarm at the portal

-0940 monitoring station. Their body will be contaminated, but any personal belongings will be clean.

2. All work tables in the contaminated area when surveyed will be clean unless a significant cross contamination event is noted. All areas where this occurred will have 200 to 300 cpm of contamination. These areas will be clean after the area is area is wiped down or the contaminated material is disposed of.

3. After the individual has gone through the decontamination and showering process once, then the individualwill exit the area without alarming the portal monitor.

-1000 Portal Monitor Portal Monitor Timing

1. Stop normal play and select 6 evacuees for the portal monitor timed evaluation.

Controller Evaluation

2. Have a stopwatch ready and inform the players that these evacuees will be timed on how quickly and correctly these individuals can process through the monitors.

3. When ready, instruct the players to begin and start the stopwatch when the first individual enters the portal monitor. The test will be considered successful if each portal monitor can check the six individuals in 174 seconds or less.

Terminate Drill 1. When all objectives have been evaluated and concurrence has been

-1030 received from your respective FEMA evaluator, then announce to all controllers, participants and volunteers that the drill has been terminated.

2. Gather all drill controllers, evaluators, participants and volunteers together and perform a facility debrief. Ensure all controllers and ev-ors are given the option to input to the debrief.

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