ML092540145

2009 Waterford 3 FEMA Exercise Final Report

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Issue date:	08/25/2009
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Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station Exercise Report - 2009-06-24 Final Report - Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program 2009-08-25

Exercise Report Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station Exercise Date: 2009-06-24 Report Date: 2009-08-25 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency REP Program 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Executive Summary Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Exercise Overview Section 3.1 EPZ Description Section 3.2 Exercise Participants Section 3.3 Exercise Timeline Chapter 4 Exercise Evaluation and Results Section 4.1 Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation Section 4.2 Status of Jurisdictions Evaluated 4.2.1 Louisiana Jurisdictions 4.2.1.1 Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness 4.2.1.2 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Headquarters 4.2.1.3 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality EOF 4.2.1.4 Waterford 3 Emergency News Center 4.2.2 Risk Jurisdictions 4.2.2.1 St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center and Traffic/Access Control Point 4.2.2.2 St. Charles Parish School Board 4.2.2.3 St. John the Baptist Parish Emergency Operations Center and Traffic/Access Control Point 4.2.3 Private Jurisdictions 4.2.3.1 EAS Radio Station WWL Appendices Appendix 1 - Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix 2 - Exercise Evaluators and Team Leaders Appendix 3 - Exercise Evaluation Areas and Extent of Play Agreement Appendix 4 - Exercise Scenario and Timeline

1. Executive Summary On June 24, 2009, a biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) exercise was conducted in the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station (W 3) located near Taft, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) Region VI Office, evaluated the exercise. The purpose was to assess the level of preparedness of state and local responders to react to a simulated radiological emergency at Waterford 3. This exercise was held in accordance with DHS/FEMA policies and guidance concerning the implementation of state and local radiological emergency preparedness plans and procedures.

The previous exercise at this site was a Plume Exercise conducted on December 5, 2007. The qualifying emergency preparedness exercise was conducted on February 8, 1984. There have been seventeen evaluated exercises, including the exercise on June 24, 2009, plus several drills conducted since 1984.

DHS/FEMA Region VI Office, wishes to acknowledge the efforts of the many individuals in the State of Louisiana, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, and surrounding jurisdictions who participated in this exercise. Protecting the public health and safety is the full-time job of some of the exercise participants and an additional assigned responsibility for others. Still others have willingly sought this responsibility by volunteering to provide vital emergency services to their communities. Cooperation and teamwork of all the participants was evident during this exercise.

This report contains the final written evaluation of the biennial exercise. 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, no Plan Issues and no Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) identified during this exercise.

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2. Introduction On December 7, 1979, the President directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assume the lead responsibility for all offsite nuclear planning and response. FEMAs activities under the REP Program, which 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.

Rule 44 CFR 350 establishes the policies and procedures for the DHS/FEMA Region VI Office'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 Region VI responsibilities in radiological emergency planning for fixed nuclear facilities include the following:

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

- U.S. Department of Defense

- U.S. Department of Energy

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

- U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA

- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

- U.S. Department of the Interior

- U.S. Department of Transportation

- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

- U.S. Federal Communications Commission

- U.S. Food and Drug Administration

- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

- General Services Administration

- National Communications System.

Representatives of these agencies serve on the Regional Assistance Committee (RAC),

which is chaired by the Branch Chief of the DHS/FEMA Region VI Office. Formal approval of the Waterford 3 plans was granted by FEMA on April 25, 1988 under 44 CFR 350.

A REP exercise was evaluated on June 24, 2009, by DHS/FEMA Region VI Office 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 Waterford 3. The purpose of this exercise report is to present the exercise results and findings on the performance of the offsite response organizations (OROs) during a simulated radiological emergency.

The findings presented in this report are based on the evaluations of the federal evaluation team, with final determinations made by the DHS/FEMA Region VI Office RAC Chair. The criteria utilized in the evaluation process are contained in:

NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants, November 1980; and Interim REP Program Manual, including the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Evaluation Methodology (August 2002).

Section 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 and ingestion pathway EPZs, a listing of all participating jurisdictions and 3

functional entities that were evaluated, and a tabular presentation of the time of actual occurrence of key exercise events and activities.

Section 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. If applicable, this section also contains: (1) descriptions of all Deficiencies and Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs) assessed during this exercise and recommended corrective actions and (2) descriptions of unresolved ARCAs assessed during previous exercises and the status of the OROs efforts to resolve them.

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3. Exercise Overview This section contains data and basic information relevant to the June 24, 2009, exercise to test the offsite emergency response capabilities in the area surrounding Waterford 3. This section of the exercise report includes a description of the plume pathway EPZ, a listing of all participating jurisdictions and functional entities that were evaluated, and a tabular presentation of the times of actual occurrence of key exercise events and activities.

3.1. EPZ Description The area within 10-mile EPZ of Waterford 3 is entirely in the State of Louisiana. The most prominent natural feature in the EPZ is the Mississippi River running from west-northwest to east-southeast through the middle of the area. The Waterford 3 EPZ involves two parishes, St. John the Baptist Parish and St. Charles Parish. There are several communities near the site within the 10-mile EPZ. These include Killona, Montz, Norco, Destrehan, Hahnville, Luling, LaPlace, Edgard, Reserve, and Garyville.

The 2000 census estimated the population of the EPZ to be 91,116 persons mainly concentrated in towns along the Mississippi River. There are two hospitals, two nursing homes, and two incarceration facilities in the EPZ.

The major highways include I-10, I-310, I-55, U.S. Highways 61, 51, and 90, and Louisiana Highways 18 and 3127. There are four railways in the EPZ, which are the Canadian National Railroad, Kansas City Southern Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, and Burlington Northern Railroad. The Waterford 3 EPZ is divided into 16 Protective Action Sections for the purpose of emergency response and implementation of protective actions.

The area within 50 miles of Waterford 3 is entirely in the State of Louisiana. The principal exposure from this pathway would be from ingestion of contaminated water or foods such as milk, fresh vegetables or aquatic foodstuffs. The Ingestion Pathway (IPZ) consists of the parishes contained within the 10-mile EPZ plus the following parishes:

Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Orleans, Lafourche, Livingston, Plaquemine, St. Charles, St. Bernard, St. James, St. Helena, St.

John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and West Baton Rouge. The 50-mile IPZ contains two large metropolitan areas: New 5

Orleans and Baton Rouge. The 2000 census reports approximately 2,503,073 persons in the parishes making up the 50-mile IPZ.

3.2. Exercise Participants Agencies and organizations of the following jurisdictions participated in the Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station exercise:

State Jurisdictions Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Louisiana State Police Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Louisiana Department of Corrections Louisiana Department of Justice Louisiana Department of Social Services Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Louisiana Workforce Commission Risk Jurisdictions St. Charles Parish Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness St. Charles Parish Fire Department St. Charles Sheriff Department St. Charles Parish Hospital/Medical Services St. Charles Parish School Board St. Charles Public Works St. John the Baptist Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness St. John the Baptist Parish Fire Department St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Department St. John the Baptist School Services St. John the Baptist Parish Public Works Private Jurisdictions Entergy Operations, Inc.

WWL Radio 870-AM 6

3.3. Exercise Timeline Table 1 presents the time at which key events and activities occured during the Waterford-3 Steam Electric Station exercise on June 24, 2009.

Table 1 - Exercise Timeline DATE: 2009-06-24, SITE: Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station, LA St. John the Baptist EOC & T/ACP Time Utility Declared St. Charles EOC & T/ACP Emergency Classification Level or Event GOHSEP EOC LDEQ HQ LDEQ EOF W3 ENC Unusual Event N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Alert 0817 0823 0826 0826 0823 0825 0826 Site Area Emergency 1040 1054 1102 1102 1040 1052 1054 General Emergency 1255 1310 1256 1256 1255 1307 1310 Simulated Rad. Release Started 1241 1250 1243 1243 1251 1246 1247 Simulated Rad. Release N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Terminated Facility Declared Operational 0843 0840 1139 0940 0859 0854 Declaration of State of Emergency 1230 1055 0920 Exercise Terminated 1430 1418 1418 1420 1419 1st Protective Action Decision: Evacuate 1331 1331 response areas A1, B1, C1, D1, A2, C2 and shelter all remaining response areas 1st Siren Activation 1340 1340 1st EAS or EBS Message 1342 1342 KI Administration Decision: 1325 1321 1340 1343 7

Table 1 - Exercise Timeline DATE: 2009-06-24, SITE: Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station, LA Emergency Classification Level or Event Time Utility Declared WWL Unusual Event N/A Alert 0817 Site Area Emergency 1040 General Emergency 1255 Simulated Rad. Release Started 1241 Simulated Rad. Release Terminated N/A Facility Declared Operational Declaration of State of Emergency Exercise Terminated 1st Protective Action Decision: Evacuate response areas A1, B1, C1, D1, A2, C2 and shelter all remaining response areas 1st Siren Activation 1st EAS or EBS Message 1342 KI Administration Decision:

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4. Exercise Evaluation and Results Contained in this section are the results and findings of the evaluation of all jurisdictions and functional entities which participated in the June 24, 2009, exercise evaluation to test the offsite emergency response capabilities of local governments in the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone surrounding the Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station.

Each jurisdiction and functional entity was evaluated on its demonstration of criteria contained in the exercise evaluation areas as outlined in the Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 80, FEMA - Radiological Emergency Preparedness: Exercise Evaluation Methodology (April 25, 2002). Detailed information on the evaluation area criteria and the extent-of-play agreement for this excercise is included as an appendix to this report.

4.1. Summary Results of Exercise Evaluation The matrix presented in the table on the following page presents the status of all exercise evaluation area criteria which were scheduled for demonstration during the drill by all participating jurisdictions and functional entities. Exercise criterion are listed by number and the demonstration status of those criterion are indicated by the use of the following letters:

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

D - Deficiency assessed A - ARCAs assessed or unresolved ARCAs from previous exercises P - Planning Issue N - Not Demonstrated 9

Table 2 - Summary of Exercise Evaluation St. John the Baptist EOC & T/ACP St. Charles EOC & T/ACP St. Charles School Board DATE: 2009-06-24 SITE: Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station, LA GOHSEP EOC A: ARCA, D: Deficiency, M: Met, N: Not Demonstrated LDEQ HQ LDEQ EOF W3 ENC WWL Emergency Operations Management Mobilization 1a1 M M M Facilities 1b1 Direction and Control 1c1 M M M M M Communications Equipment 1d1 M M M M M M Equip & Supplies to support operations 1e1 M M M Protective Action Decision Making Emergency Worker Exposure Control 2a1 M M Radiological Assessment and PARs 2b1 M M Decisions for the Plume Phase -PADs 2b2 M M M PADs for protection of special populations 2c1 M M Rad Assessment and Decision making for the Ingestion Exposure Pathway 2d1 Rad Assessment and Decision making concerning Relocation, Reentry, and Return 2e1 Protective Action Implementation Implementation of emergency worker exposure control 3a1 M M M Implementation of KI decision 3b1 M M Implementation of protective actions for special populations - EOCs 3c1 Implementation of protective actions for Schools 3c2 M Implementation of traffic and access control 3d1 M M Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved 3d2 M M Implementation of ingestion pathway decisions - availability/use of info 3e1 Materials for Ingestion Pathway PADs are available 3e2 Implementation of relocation, re-entry, and return decisions. 3f1 Field Measurement and Analysis Adequate Equipment for Plume Phase Field Measurements 4a1 Field Teams obtain sufficient information 4a2 Field Teams Manage Sample Collection Appropriately 4a3 Post plume phase field measurements and sampling 4b1 Laboratory operations 4c1 Emergency Notification and Public Info Activation of the prompt alert and notification system 5a1 M M M Activation of the prompt alert and notification system - Fast Breaker 5a2 Activation of the prompt alert and notification system - Exception areas 5a3 M M Emergency information and instructions for the public and the media 5b1 M M M Mon / decon of evacuees and emergency workers, and registration of evacuees 6a1 Mon / decon of emergency worker equipment 6b1 Temporary care of evacuees 6c1 Transportation and treatment of contaminated injured individuals 6d1 10

4.2. Status of Jurisdictions Evaluated This section 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 demonstration status.

Met - Listing of the demonstrated exercise evaluation area criteria under which no Deficiencies or ARCAs were assessed during this exercise 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 exercise. Included is a description of each Deficiency and recommended corrective actions.

Areas Requiring Corrective Action - Listing of the demonstrated exercise evaluation area criteria under which one or more ARCAs were assessed during the current exercise or ARCAs assessed during prior exercises that 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 evaluation area criteria which were not demonstrated as scheduled during this exercise and the reason they were not demonstrated.

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

Prior ARCAs - Unresolved - Description of ARCAs assessed during prior exercises that were not resolved during this exercise. Included is the reason the ARCA remains unresolved and the recommended corrective action to be demonstrated before or during the next biennial exercise.

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

A Deficiency is defined in FEMA-REP-14 as "an observed or identified inadequacy of organizational performance in an exercise that could cause a finding that offsite emergency preparedness is not adequate to provide reasonable assurance that 11

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 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."

The Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/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, ARCAs, and Planning Issues 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.

Evaluation Area Criterion - A number and letter combination that corresponds with the criteria in the FEMA Evaluation Areas.

Issue Classification Identifier - (D = Deficiency, A = ARCA, P = Planning Issue).

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

4.2.1. Louisiana Jurisdictions 4.2.1.1. Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness 12

a. MET: 1.c.1, 1.d.1, 2.b.1, 2.b.2.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 4.2.1.2. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Headquarters

a. MET: 1.c.1, 1.d.1.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 4.2.1.3. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality EOF

a. MET: 1.c.1, 1.d.1, 2.b.1.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 4.2.1.4. Waterford 3 Emergency News Center

a. MET: 1.a.1, 1.d.1, 1.e.1, 5.b.1.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 13

4.2.2. Risk Jurisdictions 4.2.2.1. St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center and Traffic/Access Control Point

a. MET: 1.a.1, 1.c.1, 1.d.1, 1.e.1, 2.a.1, 2.b.2, 2.c.1, 3.a.1, 3.b.1, 3.d.1, 3.d.2, 5.a.1, 5.a.3, 5.b.1.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 4.2.2.2. St. Charles Parish School Board

a. MET: 3.a.1, 3.c.2.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 4.2.2.3. St. John the Baptist Parish Emergency Operations Center and Traffic/Access Control Point

a. MET: 1.a.1, 1.c.1, 1.d.1, 1.e.1, 2.a.1, 2.b.2, 2.c.1, 3.a.1, 3.b.1, 3.d.1, 3.d.2, 5.a.1, 5.a.3, 5.b.1.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 4.2.3. Private Jurisdictions 14

4.2.3.1. EAS Radio Station WWL

a. MET: 5.a.1.

b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None

c. DEFICIENCY: None

d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None

e. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None

f. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 15

APPENDIX 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AAC Accident Assessment Coordinator ACP Access Control Point ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable ANS Alert Notification System ARCA Areas Requiring Corrective Action DAC Dose Assessment Coordinator EAD Electronic Alerting Dosimeters EAS Emergency Alert System ECL Emergency Classification Level ENC Emergency News Center EOC Emergency Operations Center EOF Emergency Operations Facility EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPZ Emergency Planning Zone ESF Emergency Support Function EW Emergency Workers FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FMT Field Monitoring Team GE General Emergency GOHSEP Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness HOO Headquarters Operations Officer LC Logistics Coordinator LDEQ Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality LE Law Enforcement NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission OM Operations Manager PAD Protective Action Decision PAR Protective Action Recommendations PAS Protective Action Section PEP Primary Entry Point PIO Public Information Officer PVDRC Plantation Volunteer District Radio Club RAC Regional Assistance Committee REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness RO Radiological Officer RPT Radiation Protection Technicians SAE Site Area Emergency SEC Secretary Designee SEL Senior EOF Liaison SEOC State Emergency Operations Center SHO State Health Officer SO Senior Officer SOP Standard Operating Procedure 16

TCP Traffic Control Point TEDE Total Effective Dose Equivalent TLD Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter TR Technical Representative UCG Unified Command Group 17

APPENDIX 2 EXERCISE EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS DATE: 2009-06-24, SITE: Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station, LA LOCATION EVALUATOR AGENCY Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Ernie Boaze ICF Preparedness *James Hickey ICF Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Headquarters Ernie Boaze ICF Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality EOF *Nan Calhoun DHS/FEMA Waterford 3 Emergency News Center *Bill Bischof DHS/FEMA Tim Pflieger DHS/FEMA St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center and Linda Gee DHS/FEMA Traffic/Access Control Point *Al Lookabaugh ICF Bill Maier NRC St. Charles Parish School Board Linda Gee DHS/FEMA St. John the Baptist Parish Emergency Operations Center and Bill George DHS/FEMA Traffic/Access Control Point *Mike Goldsworthy DHS-FEMA Cherie Kittle Dept. of Sam Williams Transportatio n

FEMA Region 6 EAS Radio Station WWL *Carl McCoy ICF

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APPENDIX 3 19

Waterford-3 SES Extent of Play 2009 Revision 6 5/18/09 20

EVALUATION AREA 1: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Sub-element 1.a - Mobilization Criterion 1.a.1: OROs use effective procedures to alert, notify, and mobilize emergency personnel and activate facilities in a timely manner. (NUREG-0654, A.4; D.3, 4; E.1, 2; H.4)

Locations Emergency News Center (ENC), St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 1: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Sub-element 1.c - Direction and Control Criterion 1.c.1: Key personnel with leadership roles for the ORO provide direction and control to that part of the overall response effort for which they are responsible.

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

Locations State EOC, LDEQ HQ, LDEQ EOF, St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 1: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Sub-element 1.d - Communications Equipment Criterion 1.d.1: At least two communication systems are available, at least one operates properly and communication links are established and maintained with appropriate 21

locations. Communications capabilities are managed in support of emergency operations.

(NUREG-0654, F.1, 2)

Locations State EOC, LDEQ HQ, LDEQ EOF, ENC, St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play Note: Communications may be made with the LDEQ Environmental Radiation Laboratory for the purpose of meeting the communication needs of other players. However, the Radiation Laboratory will not be evaluated in this exercise.

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 1: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Sub-element 1.e - Equipment and Supplies to Support Operations Criterion 1.e.1: Equipment, maps, displays, dosimetry, potassium iodide (KI), and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations. (NUREG-0654, H.7; J.10.a, b, e; J.11; K.3.a)

Locations ENC, St. Charles Parish EOC & T/ACP, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC & T/ACP Extent of Play Correction-on-the-spot will be considered at these locations at the discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to insure that exercise play is not interrupted. Correction-on-the-spot at Parish EOCs are limited to areas outside the EOC operations area (i.e., emergency worker briefings and issue of dosimetry in other rooms).

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 2: PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION-MAKING Sub-element 2.a - Emergency Worker Exposure Control 22

Criterion 2.a.1: 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. (NUREG-0654, K.4; J.10.e, f)

Locations St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play If the scenario does not warrant a discussion on either the authorization to administer KI or emergency worker (EW) exposure exceeding administrative limits, then the criteria shall be accomplished through an interview with the evaluator. Note: Parish decision-makers receive recommendations for KI and EW exposure from the State EOC.

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 2: PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION-MAKING Sub-element 2.b. - Radiological Assessment and Protective Action Recommendations and Decisions for the Plume Phase of the Emergency Criterion 2.b.1: Appropriate protective action recommendations are based on available information on plant conditions, field monitoring data, and licensee and ORO dose projections, as well as knowledge of on-site and off-site environmental conditions.

(NUREG-0654, I.8, 10 and Supplement 3)

Locations State EOC, LDEQ EOF Extent of Play The LDEQ EOF controller will interject simulated field monitoring data to the Dose Assessment Coordinator for the purpose of dose projection validation and verification through back calculations.

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 2: PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION-MAKING 23

Sub-element 2.b. - Radiological Assessment and Protective Action Recommendations and Decisions for the Plume Phase of the Emergency Criterion 2.b.2: A decision making process involving consideration of appropriate factors and necessary coordination is used to make protective action decisions (PAD) for the general public (including the recommendation for the use of KI, if ORO policy).

(NUREG-0654, J.9; J.10.f, m)

Locations State EOC, St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play According to the State of Louisianas policy, KI is not considered for the general public.

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 2: PROTECTIVE ACTION DECISION-MAKING Sub-element 2.c - Protective Action Decisions Consideration for the Protection of Special Populations Criterion 2.c.1: Protective action decisions are made, as appropriate, for special population groups. (NUREG-0654, J.9; J.10.d, e)

Locations St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play Special facilities include schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and jails located within the 10-mile EPZ. Lists of these facilities are identified in Parish procedures.

KI can be considered as an option for those special facilities (excluding schools) whose populations are not able to evacuate immediately.

If the scenario does not warrant a discussion on protective action decisions for the protection of special populations, then the criteria shall be accomplished through an interview with the evaluator.

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EVALUATION AREA 3: PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Sub-element 3.a - Implementation of Emergency Worker Exposure Control Criterion 3.a.1: 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.a, b)

Locations St. Charles Parish EOC & T/ACP, St. Charles Parish School Board, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC & T/ACP Extent of Play Group dosimetry will be used in both Parish EOCs. Group dosimetry will be an option for field operations. TLDs will be available for all exercise participants.

Correction-on-the-spot will be considered at these locations at the discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to insure that exercise play is not interrupted. Correction-on-the-spot at Parish EOCs are limited to areas outside the EOC operations area (i.e., emergency worker briefings and issue of dosimetry in other rooms).

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 3: PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Sub-element 3.b. - Implementation of KI Decision Criterion 3.b.1 - 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 is maintained. (NUREG-0654, J.10.e) 25

Locations St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play If the scenario does not warrant a discussion on the administration of KI to emergency workers and institutionalized individuals, then the criteria shall be accomplished through an interview with the evaluator.

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 3: PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Sub-element 3.c. - Implementation of Protective Actions for Special Populations Criterion 3.c.2 - OROs/School officials implement protective actions for schools.

(NUREG-0654, J.10.c, d, g)

Locations St. Charles Parish School Board Extent of Play The activity will be done out of sequence. For the exercise, one school, as determined by the EOC, will be notified by telephone to demonstrate this objective.

For purposes of this exercise, no students will be moved as part of this exercise. The school bus may be directed to the nearest reception center under police escort.

Bus personnel will be notified by School Board personnel as they would be in an actual emergency.

Correction-on-the-spot will be considered at these locations at the discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to insure that exercise play is not interrupted. Correction on-on-the-spot at Parish EOCs are limited to areas outside the EOC operations area, i.e., emergency worker briefings and issue of dosimetry in other rooms.

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EVALUATION AREA 3: PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Sub-element 3.d. - Implementation of Traffic and Access Control Criterion 3.d.1: Appropriate traffic and access control is established. Accurate instructions are provided to traffic and access control personnel. (NUREG-0654, J.10.g, j)

Locations St. Charles Parish T/ACP, St. John the Baptist Parish T/ACP Extent of Play This criterion may be demonstrated out-of-sequence. T/ACP maps will be available at the Parish EOCs. Actual demonstration will be made by an EW at a location agreed upon with an evaluator.

Equipment and dosimetry will be demonstrated as in an actual emergency.

TACP personnel will be able to demonstrate the ability to locate traffic and access control points in their general area, the location of reception centers to which the public will be directed and the emergency worker decontamination station to which they would report at the conclusion of their mission.

If the scenario does not warrant this discussion at a location, the controller will inject data to stimulate a discussion.

Correction-on-the-spot will be considered at these locations at the discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to insure that exercise play is not interrupted. Correction-on-the-spot at Parish EOCs are limited to areas outside the EOC operations area (i.e., emergency worker briefings and issue of dosimetry in other rooms).

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 3: PROTECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION Sub-element 3.d. - Implementation of Traffic and Access Control Criterion 3.d.2: Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved. (NUREG-0654, J.10.k) 27

Locations St. Charles Parish T/ACP, St. John the Baptist Parish T/ACP Extent of Play Controller interject may be used to initiate the demonstration for this criterion, and this activity may be conducted out-of-sequence.

Resources to assist with the removal of impediments are identified in Parish procedures.

Correction-on-the-spot will be considered at these locations at the discretion of and concurrence between the evaluator and the controller. Caution should be exercised to insure that exercise play is not interrupted. Correction-on-the-spot at Parish EOCs are limited to areas outside the EOC operations area (i.e., emergency worker briefings and issue of dosimetry in other rooms).

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 5: EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION & PUBLIC INFORMATION Sub-element 5.a - Activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification System Criterion 5.a.1: 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. (10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E.IV.D & NUREG-0654, E.5, 6, 7)

Locations St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC, WWL Radio Station Extent of Play Following the decision to activate the alert and notification system, activation procedure will be demonstrated up to the point of activation. The siren activation will be simulated.

Upon receipt of the message, the radio station official will demonstrate the procedure to broadcast the message. The message will be read to the evaluator, but will not be broadcast.

The initial message sent to the radio station (and simulated broadcast) will be the only message timed.

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ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 5: EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION & PUBLIC INFORMATION Sub-element 5.a - Activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification System 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 ORO of a failure of the primary alert and notification system. (NUREG-0654, E.6, Appendix 3.B.2.c)

Locations St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play One St. John Parish exception area will be demonstrated. The alerting along this route will be simulated. The alert message will be demonstrated to the evaluators satisfaction prior to the actual demonstration of the alert route.

The demonstration of this element may be performed prior to the actual scenario event sequence with the permission of the evaluator.

ARCAs None EVALUATION AREA 5: EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION & PUBLIC INFORMATION Sub-element 5.b - Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and the Media Criterion 5.b.1: OROs provide accurate emergency information and instructions to the public and the news media in a timely manner. (NUREG-0654, E.5, 7; G.3.a, G.4.c)

Locations ENC, St. Charles Parish EOC, St. John the Baptist Parish EOC Extent of Play 29

Utility, State and Parish representatives will demonstrate the ability to provide emergency information and instructions to the public consistent with the scenario. News media will not be present. Selected personnel will simulate the role of reporters asking questions during briefings. Controllers will inject public phone team messages, media phone team messages and news briefing messages.

Rumor control will be demonstrated at the ENC.

ARCAs None GENERAL EXTENT-OF-PLAY (EOP):

1. With regard to last minute additions or changes to any previously approved Extent-of-Play, all suggested changes must be forwarded to the RAC Chair for approval.

2. The goal of all offsite response organizations (ORO) is to protect the health and safety of the public. This goal is achieved through the execution of appropriate plans and procedures. It is recognized that situations may arise that could limit the organizations in the exact execution of these plans and procedures.

3. In the event of an unanticipated situation, OROs are permitted to exercise flexibility in the implementation of their plans and procedures in order to successfully achieve the objective of protection of public health and safety and protection of the environment.

4. As a statement of fact, no ORO will deliberately deviate from its plans and procedures with the intent of avoiding responsibility.

References:

As indicated in the Extent-of-Play Agreement, the State of Louisiana requests the option to correct issues immediately as defined in FEMA Policy Paper, Strategic Review Steering Committee, Initiative 1.5, correct Issues Immediately, effective March 31, 2000, signed by Kay C. Goss, CEM, Associate Director for Preparedness, Training and Exercises. Acceptable locations/activities for on the spot correction are clearly indicated in the extent of play portion under each criterion.

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APPENDIX 4 31

STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFSITE SCENARIO FOR WATERFORD 3 STEAM ELECTRIC STATION June 24, 2009 Participating Organizations State of Louisiana St. Charles Parish St. John the Baptist Parish 32

Narrative Summary I. Situation This exercise will be conducted for the purpose of testing the ability of the following organizations to address an emergency at the Waterford 3 SES: The State of Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the Office of Emergency Preparedness; St. Charles Parish; and St. John the Baptist Parish.

II. Objectives The objectives for offsite activities are listed in Attachment 1.

III. Summary of Events The sequence of events hypothesized in this exercise package is provided to test the integrated emergency response capability of organizations established to protect the public should an actual emergency occur. In order to achieve a sequence of events that will mobilize these emergency organizations in fulfillment of the objectives of this exercise, the scenario must contain incredible plant situations, unlikely equipment failures and failure sequences, and improbable operator actions. It is stressed that offsite personnel (e.g. the public) should not be misled into believing that an event causing the radiological consequences postulated by this scenario could occur. The following is a summary of these events:

A. Initial Conditions The plant is operating at 100% power for the past 450 days and is toward the end of core life. RCS Boron is 180 ppm. BAMT A is at 5850 ppm.

BAMT B is at 5725 ppm. ESI is +0.03. Steam Generator #1 has a tube leak of 1.5 gpd. The AB Bus is aligned to the B side. Safety Index is 10.0. Protected Train is A. The Operations Spotlight issues are (will be taken from actual Operations turnover data). Approximately 100-200 gallons of PMU addition will be required to maintain 100% power over the next 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />. The sky is cloudy and scattered thunderstorms are predicted for Southeastern Louisiana. St. John the Baptist Parish is currently under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and a Tornado Watch.

St. Charles Parish is currently under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

OP-901-521, Severe Weather and Flooding subsection E1 has been implemented and is complete to step 8.0. Flooding is not anticipated on the Nuclear Plant Island at this time. Currently there is no precipitation.

Waste Tank A is on recirc due high suspended solids.

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B. Summary of Events At 07:55, the exercise will commence.

At 08:05, wind speed increases significantly, and at 08:10 a tornado strikes in the area of the Turbine Building causing structural damage to the southwest exterior portion of the Turbine Building. The Outside Watch notifies the Control Room that a tornado has damaged the Turbine Building.

Activation of the TSC at the backup location is not an objective of this Exercise. If the Control Room Envelop is still in the recirc mode, then a contingency cue card will be issued to bring the Control Room out of isolate to allow normal staffing of the TSC. The SM/EC declares an ALERT based on EP-001-001, Recognition and Classification of Emergency Conditions Initiating Condition (IC) HA6, EAL #2, Natural and destructive phenomena affecting the plant VITAL AREA EP-001-020, Alert is implemented. The emergency condition is announced to station personnel. The Onsite (TSC & OSC), Nearsite (EOF), and Offsite (ENC)

Emergency Organizations are mobilized. The Corporate Emergency Center (CEC) is mobilized and staffed. State and local government agencies, Waterford 1 & 2 and the NRC are notified. There are no Protective Action Recommendations (PARs) required at this time.

At 08:35 Annunciator CP-36, Cabinet L, Window L-3, WASTE TANKS ROOM SUMP LEVEL HI is received in the Control Room. The Control Room should refer to Annunciator Response Procedure and dispatch an NAO to investigate the problem with the Waste Management System.

The NAO observes local indication on the Waste Management Panel that Waste Tank A level is decreasing and the in service Waste Tank B is increasing. The NAO enters the Waste Tank Pump Room to investigate the problem with the waste tank. Upon entering Waste Tank Pump A room, he observes a leak on the outlet flange of Waste Tank Pump A.

Water is running onto the floor and into the sump. The pump should be secured and Radiation Protection actions implemented to mitigate the spread of contamination. Preparation should be made to repair the leaking pipe flange.

At 09:05, the "B" Turbine Building Component Cooling Water (TCCW)

Pump will trip, causing the backup TCCW pump to start. This will not pose a serious problem at this time. When the loss of power on the "B" side occurs, later in the scenario, the loss of TCCW will cause the instrument air and station air compressors to heat up if the "A" TCCW 34

pump has not been restored to service or potable water hooked up to air compressors.

At 09:40, Annunciator CP-2, Cabinet H, Window L-5, REACTOR PWR CUTBACK SINGLE CHANNEL TROUBLE is received. I & C personnel should be notified to troubleshoot the Reactor Power Cutback System.

Once it is determined that the Cutback System is not functional, the Control Room personnel should refer to OP-004-015, Reactor Power Cutback System. Loss of Turbine Trip and Loss of Load trip should be enabled.

At 09:55, annunciator CP-1, Cabinet E, Window B-3, Turbine Thrust Bearing Excessive Wear alarms. The Control Room staff should obtain maintenance/engineering assistance and determine the alarm is due to an annunciator card failure.

At 10:35, a generator Excitation system failure results in a Main Generator trip. On the trip the B OCB is slow to open, Offsite Power is lost, the Reactor trips, Startup Transformer A Motor Operated Disconnect opens on Sudden Pressure relay action due to voltage spike. Both Emergency Diesel Generators start, but the A EDG trips on Generator Differential and the B EDG trips on Overspeed. This results in a Station Blackout.

After approximately fifteen minutes the EC or EOF Director, declares a Site Area Emergency based on Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure EP-001-001, Recognition and Classification of Emergency Conditions, SS1, Loss of all offsite power and loss of all onsite AC power to essential busses, EAL #1. There are no PARs required for this declaration. The Emergency Coordinator selects an offsite assembly area and announces a site evacuation. The Assembly Area Supervisor is dispatched and Security performs accountability in accordance with EP-002-190, Personnel Accountability. For the purposes of this drill, the personnel in the Protected Area will evacuate to the station parking lots and a small number of pre-designated personnel will evacuate to the selected offsite assembly area.

If not already performed, transfer of responsibilities for command and control, offsite does assessment and communications from the TSC to the EOF will be initiated.

A Nuclear Auxiliary Operator should be dispatched to investigate the A and B EDGs. The NAO will find that EDG A tripped on Generator Differential and will be unavailable for the duration of the drill. Once it is recognized that an overspeed trip has occurred on the B EDG, then the overspeed trip should be reset and the diesel restarted to power up the B side safety bus.

At approximately 11:25, an RCS leak occurs at approximately 60 gpm.

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At approximately 11:45, EFW Pump A/B trips on overspeed due to the trip lever arm being out of adjustment. The trip lever may be reset by a mechanical repair team or the NAO.

At approximately 12:10, a large break Loss of Coolant Accident is initiated releasing radioactive primary coolant into the Containment.

At approximately 12:40, Containment penetration #23 fails, releasing radioactivity into the annulus. As annulus pressure increases, the Shield Building Ventilation System will cycle between recirculation and exhaust to control the annulus at a negative pressure. This results in a release to the atmosphere via the plant stack.

When the Containment failure is identified, the EOF Director declares a General Emergency based on Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure EP-001-001, Recognition and Classification of Emergency Conditions, FG1 (EALs FCB4/FCB1, RCB1/RCB3 and CNB4/CNB6), Loss of ANY two Barriers AND Loss or Potential Loss of Third barrier " OR, AG1, EALs

1. 2 or #3, Offsite dose resulting from an actual or imminent release of gaseous radioactivity exceeds 1000 mR TEDE or 5000 mR CDE Thyroid for the actual or projected duration of the release using actual meteorology. The minimum Protective Action Recommendation (PAR) at a General Emergency is for evacuating Protective Response Areas A1, B1, C1, D1 (2 - mile radius) and A2 and C2 (5 miles downwind) and sheltering all remaining protective response areas.

At 13:10, the B Component Cooling Water pump trips on overcurrent due to faulty phase C relay that is repairable. The AB Component Cooling Water Pump should be aligned to replace the B CCW Pump or Emergency Diesel Generator B will eventually trip due to overheating.

At 13:15 the wind direction changes and is now coming from 55 degrees.

Due to the wind shift, the PARs will change to evacuating Protective Response Areas A1, B1, C1, D1 (2 - mile radius) and A2, C2 and D2 (5 miles downwind) and sheltering all remaining protective response areas.

State and local government agencies, Waterford 1&2 and the NRC are notified.

When, in the opinion of the Lead Controller, the exercise objectives have been demonstrated and continuing the exercise will provide no additional benefit, the exercise will be terminated. The Lead Controller will coordinate the termination of the exercise with the State Controllers to ensure ample opportunity has been provided to demonstrate the offsite objectives. When the exercise is terminated, area critiques will begin.

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METEOROLOGICAL SCENARIO OUTLINE AND DATA The meteorological scenario selected for the Waterford 3 SES June Evaluated Exercise has been prepared to meet the overall objectives of the drill.

The meteorological scenario assumes the following:

At 8:45, due to a tornado condition, wind from southeast (140 degrees) at approximately 40 miles per hour at the meteorological towers and moderately unstable meteorological conditions (Stability Class B) until 9:05.

At 10:00, the wind is from the southeast (140 degrees) at 6.7 miles per hour and slightly stable meteorological conditions (Stability Class E).

At 13:15, the wind shifts from the southeast (55 degrees) at 6.7 miles per hour and slightly stable meteorological conditions (Stability Class E) for the remainder of the exercise.

The choice of this meteorology provides for the desirable measurable levels of radiation downwind to meet offsite objectives.

The meteorological data presented in this section includes:

1. Simulated general forecasts from the National Weather Service

2. Simulated computer printouts from the plant's meteorological system.

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