ML12048A073
| ML12048A073 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 02/02/2012 |
| From: | Freeman B US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Schouten M State of IA, Homeland Security & Emergency Management Div, NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML12048A073 (19) | |
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Region VII 9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 64114-3372 FEMA FEB 02:2012 Mr. Mark Schouten, Administrator Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Division
.7105 N.W. 70& Avenue
'Camp Dodge Building W-4 Johnston, Iowa 50131
Dear Mr. Schouten:
..During theAugust 24, 2011, MS-I drill, no Deficiencies or Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA's) were identified for Genesis Medical Center - DeWitt or the DeWitt Ambulance Services. There was one ARCA from a previous drill to be addressed and it was corrected during this drill.
In addition to the enclosed report, an electronic copy has been forwarded to Ms. Kathy Stodola of your staff, for distribution to other Offsite Response Organizations as you deem appropriate.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this report, please contact Mr. Ronald L.
McCabe, Regional Assistance Committee Chair, at 816-283-7007 or by email ron.mccabe2dhs.gov.
Sincerely, Beth Freeman Regional Administrator Enclosure cc:
Vanessa Quinn, HQ REP w/o enclosure (electronic)
Lisa Hamilton, FEMA HQ w/o enclosure Gerald DeYoung, Exelon w/o enclosure Allan Barker, NRC III, w/o enclosure NRC HQ, Document Control Desk w/enclosure NRC Region III, RIlI-FEMADistribution@nrc.gov www.fema.gov
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station After Action Report/
Improvement Plan Drill Date - August 24, 2011 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program SFEMA A
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station After Action Report/Improvement Plan Contents Executive Summary 3
Section 1: Exercise Overview 4
1.1 Exercise Details 4
1.2 Exercise Planning Team Leadership 4
1.3 Participating Organizations 5
Section 2: Exercise Design Summary 6
2.1 Exercise Purpose and Design 6
2.2 Exercise Objectives, Capabilities and Activities 6
2.3 Scenario Summary 7
Section 3: Analysis of Capabilities 9
3.1 Drill Evaluation and Results'.
9 3.2 Summary Results ofDrill Evaluation 9
3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries 11 3.3.1 Support.Jurisdictions 11 3.3.1 U Medical Center - DeWitt 11 3.3.1.2 Dq iit Ambulance Service 12 Section 4: Conclusion 13 Appendix A: Drill Evaluators and Team Leaders 14 Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations 15 1
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
On August 24, 2011 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region VII, conducted a medical services drill in the plume emergency-planning zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The purpose of the drill was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. This drill was held in accordance with FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans and procedures. The previous medical service drill at this site was conducted on October 6, 2009.
FEMA wishes to acknowledge the efforts of the many individuals who participated in this drill.
In the State of Iowa, the Risk County of Clinton participated, along with the Genesis Medical Center - DeWitt and the DeWitt Ambulance Services. The efforts of the utility should also be commended for their work on training and drill preparation.
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 provideyital,emergency services to their communities. A special thank you is once again extended to those wonderful volunteers. Cooperation and teamwork of all the participants were evident during this drill.
The State and local organiza__ns* demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them. No deficiencies were identified. There were no Area Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) identified as a result of this drill. There was one Previous ARCA corrected during this drill.
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station SECTION 1: EXERCISE OVERVIEW 1.1 Exercise Details Exercise Name Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Type of Exercise Drill Exercise Date August 24, 2011 Program Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Scenario Type Radiological Emergency 1.2 Exercise Planning Team/Leadership Jeff Clark Site Specialist FEMA Region VII Technological Hazards Specialist 9221 Ward Parkway Kansas City, Missouri, 64114 816-283-7946 jeffrey.clark@dhs.gov Kathy Stodola State of Iowa Respresentative Homeland Security Emergency Management REP Planning Specialist 7105 N.W. 70th Ave.
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Camp Dodge, Bldg. W-4 Johnston, Iowa, 50131 515-323-4320 kathy.stodola@iowa.gov Al Howard Exelon Representative Exelon Nuclear MidWest Region Emergency Preparedness 4300 Winfield Warrenville, Illinois, 60555 630-657-4670 alvin.howard@exeloncorp.com 1.3 Participating Organizations Agencies and organizations of the follow'ing jurisdictions participated in the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station drill:
7 Support Jurisdictions Genesis Medical-Cenier-DeWitt DeWitt AmbiA Services 5
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station SECTION 2: EXERCISE DESIGN
SUMMARY
2.1 Exercise Purpose and Design This simulated Medical emergency was being conducted in order to exercise the pre-hospital and hospital EMS response where a radioactive plume from Exelon Nuclear Quad Cities Station was responsible for contaminating an individual who has become injured.
The overall objective was to assess the ability of the Genesis Medical Center DeWitt Ambulance Services to respond, render pre-hospital emergency care, and transport the contaminated injured patient to Genesis Medical Center DeWitt. Subsequently, Genesis Medical Center DeWitt received the contaminated patient into their established REA, rendered medical care, and decontaminated the patient.
The purpose of this drill was to determine the ability"of appropriate offsite agencies to respond to an emergency covered by state and local radiological emergency response plans. The scope of the MS-1 drill was limited to demonstratingihe ability of local support services to respond to a medical emergency involving a simulated contaminated injured individual.
Pursuant to Guidance Memorandum MS-i., Medical Services, a medical emergency drill involving a simulated contammifated;,iniured, or exposed individual, which contains provisions for participation by the locaNhip6ort services, shall be conducted annually. To fulfill this requirement for calendar yeai2011, Genesis Medical Center DeWitt and the Genesis Medical Center DeWitt Ambulance Services participated during this drill.
2.2 Exercise Objectives, Capabilities and Activities Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS) Emergency Preparedness Exercises and Drills are conducted to test and provide the opportunity to evaluate Emergency Plans, associated Implementing Procedures, facilities, and equipment. This drill tested the QCNPS emergency response organization's ability to assess and respond to emergency conditions and coordinate efforts with other agencies for protection of the health and safety of the public.
The Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS), Emergency Preparedness Exercise & Drill Program objectives are based on the Federal requirements delineated in 44 CFR 350, and State of Iowa, Clinton County, and Scott County Radiological Emergency Preparedness plans. Additional 6
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station guidance provided in NUREG-0654, NUREG-0696, and NUREG-0737, was utilized in developing these objectives.
The objective of this drill was to test the implementation of the plans and procedures of the participating agencies, and the capability of these agencies to conduct operations in accordance with these plans. This objective if further defined by the criteria evaluated for each participant.
These criteria are listed in Table 3.1 The capabilities tested in this drill were related to medical care rendered during a radiological emergency, during which actual or possible radiological contamination required the use of measures above those in non-radiological medical care. Ambulance service and the hospital were evaluated based upon the plans and procedure which they have established for use in a radiological emergency.
2.3 Scenario Summary The following is an excerpt from the actual sc&nario~used for this drill.
At 2:00 a.m. this morning Quad Cities Nuclear Station declared a General Emergency. A nuclear accident has occurred which ha, resulted in a radioactive plume being released from the plant. General area dose ratS=Vthe plume have been determined to be approximately 21 mR/hr.
Clinton County, Iowa has se,
.. egistration center in Northeast High School in Goose Lake, Iowa, to receive citizens fromiithe surrounding communities that are in the pathway of the plume.
This morning, Scott and Clinton County officials notified all Police/Fire/EMS agencies of the situation. Scott and Clinton County officials have requested all emergency agencies to be prepared to wear personal dosimetry. The plume is expected to be out of the area by 08:00 a.m.
An individual subject to evacuation had arrived via his private vehicle at the Registration Center in Eldridge. While riding his motorcycle to the registration center he saw a deer run out in front of him and lost control of his motorcycle. The motorcycle landed on him trapping his right leg under the scalding hot tailpipe. The victim struggled out from under his motorcycle but not before receiving 3rd, 2nd and 1 st degree burns on the lower right leg. When he arrived at the registration center he got off his motorcycle and staggered into the center. The injured person is in extreme pain in the right leg (On a scale of 10: 10/10). The patient has a history of high cholesterol and hypertension. The patient is currently on Zocor and Hydrochlorthiazide and is 7
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The patient is sitting. on a chair and a Fireman who is part of the Registration Center Staff is trying to cool the wound and stop the burning. The Fireman is keeping the patient calm and reassuring the patient that assistance is on the way. The patient was surveyed at the Registration Center and contamination was found at the left base of the neck and the chest area of his shirt.
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station SECTION 3: ANALYSIS OF CAPABILITIES 3.1 Drill Evaluation and Results Contained in this section are the results and findings of the evaluation of participants in the August 24, 2011, medical service drill to test the offsite emergency response capabilities of State and local governments in the 10-mile EPZ surrounding the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station.
Each functional entity was evaluated on the basis of its demonstration of criteria contained in exercise evaluation areas delineated in Emergency Preparedness: Exercise Evaluation Methodology as printed in the Federal Register September 12, 2001 and April 25, 2002.
3.2 Summary Results of Drill Evaluation The matrix presented in Table 2, on the following page, presents the status of all exercise criteria, which were scheduled for demonstration diuiriiig, this drill, at all participating jurisdictions and functional entities. Exercise criteria' are listed by number and the demonstration status of those criteria is indicated by the use of the following letters:
M - Met (No Deficiency or ARCAs assessed and no unresolved ARCAs from prior exercises)
D - Deficiency assessed A - Area Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) assessed or unresolved ARCA(s) from prior exercises)
N - Not Demonstrated (Re'a'9n,' kplained in subsection B) 9
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Table 3.1 - Summary of Drill Evaluation DATE: 2011-08-24 SITE: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, IA M: Met, A: ARCA, D: Deficiency, P: Plan Issue, N: Not Demonstrated Emergency Operations Management Mobilization 1 al Facilities IbI Direction and Control l1c Communications Equipment ldl Equip & Supplies to support operations lel M
M Protective Action Decision Making Emergency Worker Exposure Control 2al Radiological Assessment and PARs 2b 1 Decisions for the Plume Phase -PADs 2b2 PADs for protection of special populations 2c 1 Rad Assessment and Decision making for the Ingestion Exposure Pathway 2dl Rad Assessment and Decision making concerning Relocation, Reentryiand Return 2el Protective Action Implementation Implementation of emergency worker exposure control K.
3al M
M Implementation of KI decision 3b' M
Implementation of protective actions for special populatioins -'EoCs".
3d Implementation of protective actions for Schools 3c2 Implementation of traffic and access control 3d1 Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved 3d2 Implementation of ingestion pathway decisions - availability/use of info 3el Materials for Ingestion Pathway PADs.are available, 3e2 Implementation of relocation, re-ent iiO'.ifeturn decisions.
31f1 Field Measurement and Analysis Adequate Equipment for Plume Phase Meed'Measurements 4al Field Teams obtain sufficient information 4a2 Field Teams Manage Sample Collection Appropriately 4a3 Post plume phase field measurements and sampling 4bl Laboratory operations 4cl Emergency Notification and Public Info Activation of the prompt alert and notification system 5al Activation of the prompt alert and notification system - Fast Breaker 5a2 Activation of the prompt alert and notification system - Exception areas 5a3 Emergency information and instructions for the public and the media 5b 1 Support Operations/Facilities Mon / decon of evacuees and emergency workers, and registration of evacuees 6a1 Mon / decon of emergency worker equipment 6b 1 Temporary care of evacuees 6c 1 Transportation and treatment of contaminated injured individuals 6dl M
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries 3.3.1 Support Jurisdictions 3.3.1.1 Genesis Medical Center - DeWitt Genesis Medical Center - DeWitt staff demonstrated outstanding techniques in cross contamination awareness and patient care. Staff were familiar with equipment and utilized step by step job aides. All criteria were adequately demonstrated. A previous ARCA was successfully corrected.
In summary, the status of DHS/FEMA criteria for this location is as follows:
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MET: 1.e.1, 3.a.1, 6.d.1.
- b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None
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DEFICIENCY: None
- d. PLAN ISSUES: None
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NOT DEMONSTRATED: None
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PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: 6&d.l ISSUE NO.: 51-09-6di -A-'l6 I
A ISSUE: The radfi ical survey team was not familiar with the survey equipment and failed to adequately perform operations check on the Ludlum survey meters.
Radiological Monitoring staff did not adequately determine background radiation levels in the emergency room area. Radiological monitoring staff could not provide correct readings from the radiation survey instrument.
CORRECTIVE ACTION DEMONSTRATED: Hospital staff utilized two Ludlum Model 3 survey meters. Survey monitoring team staff demonstated getting the meters ready and successfully performed source checks on each meter and each were found to be within scale limits affixed to the side of the instruments. Pancake probes were wrapped in plastic to prevent contamination.
Background checks were conducted adequately in both the hallway and in the emergency room. Background was determined to be 50cpm in the emergency room, 11
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station this was placed on signage added with a figure of 350cpm to reflect a contamination level of 400cpm.
Monitoring staff were very knowledgeable in the survey meter, meter readings and survey techniques.
Based on the above actions, this ARCA is considered closed.
- g. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 3.3.1.2 DeWitt Ambulance Service The DeWitt Ambulance Service crew worked well together and displayed professionalism in their patient care. Four Criteria were evaluated duringthe drill and all were demonstrated successfully. A quick reference procedure is to bemade. available to ambulance personnel to include turn-back values, dosimetry and PotassiumjIodide'(KI) information.
In summary, the status of DHS/FEMA/ citeria-for this location is as follows:
- a. MET: L.e.1, 3.a.1, 3.b.1,6.d.l.
- b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None
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DEFICIENCY: None-:;O
- d. PLAN ISSUES: N*OME
- e. NOT DEMONSTATD: None
- f. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None
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PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 12
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station SECTION 4: CONCLUSION Based on the results of these drills, the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Iowa and the affected local jurisdictions are deemed adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency. Therefore, 44 CFR Part 350 approval of the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Iowa, site-specific to the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, will remain in effect.
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Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station APPENDIX A: DRILL EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS DATE: 2011-08-24, SITE: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, IA LOCATION Genesis Medical Center - DeWitt DeWitt Ambulance Service EVALUATOR
- Jeff Clark
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station APPENDIX B: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ARCA Area Requiring Corrective Action CPM Counts Per Minute EMS Emergency Medical Services EPZ Emergency Planning Zone FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency MS Medical Services NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission QCNPS Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station RAC Regional Assistance Committee REA Radiological Emergency Area REP IRadiological Emergency Preparedness' '>'
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