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| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2012 |
| From: | Ward N US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Collins E, Ghilarducci M Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, NRC Region 4, State of CA, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Cecere, Bethany NSIR/DPR 415-6754 | |
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| Download: ML12101A361 (38) | |
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u.s. Department of Homeland Security Region IX 11 J1 Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94607-4052
,MAR 012012 Mr. Mark Ghilarducci Secretary California Emergency Management Agency 3650 Schriever Avenue Mather, CA 95655
Dear Mr. Ghilarducci:
I am forwarding a copy of the Final After Action Report for the Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination drill held in Santa Barbara County on December 7, 2011, for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP). The purpose of this exercise was to assess the level of state and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. The final exercise report was prepared by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region IX Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program staff.
No deficiencies were identified during this exercise for the state of California or the counties of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. There were no Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) identified as a result of the exercise; one ARCA from a previous drill was corrected.
Based on the evaluation of the December 7, 2011, Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination drill, the offsite radiological emergency response plans for the state of California and the affected local jurisdictions site-specific to DCPP can be implemented, and are adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken offsite to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency at DCPP.
Therefore, the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44 Part 350 interim approval of the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the state of California, site-specific to DCPP, will remain in effect.
I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the many individuals that participated in this successful exercise. Their dedication to this program was clearly evident.
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Mr. Mike Ghilarducci Page 2 If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (510) 627-7100.
Your staff may also contact Ms. Katherine Nishihara, DCPP Site-Specialist, at (510) 627-7080, or Mr. James Macaulay, Acting Radiological Assistance Committee Chair, at (510) 627-7009.
Sincerely, Nancy Ward Regional Administrator FEMA Region IX Enclosure
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Region lX 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94607-4052 UAR 01 2012 Mr. Elmo E. Collins, Jr.
Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064
Dear Mr. Collins:
I am forwarding a copy ofthe Final After Action Report for the Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination drill held in Santa Barbara County on December 7, 2011, for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP). The purpose of this exercise was to assess the level of state and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. The final exercise report was prepared by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region IX Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program staff.
No deficiencies were identified during this exercise for the state of California or the counties of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. There were no Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARC A) identified as a result of the exercise; one ARC A from a previous drill was corrected.
Based on the evaluation of the December 7, 2011, Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination drill, the offsite radiological emergency response plans for the state of California and the affected local jurisdictions site-specific to DCPP can be implemented, and are adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken offsite to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency at DCPP.
Therefore, the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44 Part 350 interim approval of the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the state of California, site-specific to DCPP, will remain in effect.
I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the many individuals that participated in this successful exercise. Their dedication to this program was clearly evident.
www.fema.gov
Mr. Elmo E. Collins, Jr.
Page 2 If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (510) 627-7100.
Your staff may also contact Ms. Katherine Nishihara, DCPP Site-Specialist, at (510) 627-7080, or Mr. James Macaulay, Acting Radiological Assistance Committee Chair, at (510) 627-7009.
Sincerely,
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Nancy Ward
~ Regional Administrator FEMA Region IX Enclosure cc: NRC Headquarters Document Control Desk US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Vanessa Quinn, Chief Radiological Emergency Preparedness Branch FEMA Headquarters
Diablo Canyon Power Plant After Action Report/Improvement Plan Drill Date - December 7, 2011 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program Published February 16, 2012
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Diablo Canyon Power Plant After Action Report/Improvement Plan Published February 16, 2012 EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
....................................................................... 3 SECTION 1. Drill Overview................................................................... 4 1.1 Drill Details....................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Drill Planning Team Leadership....................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Participating Organizations............................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 2. Drill Design Summary....................................................... 6 2.1 Drill Purpose and Design.................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Drill Objectives, Capabilities and Activities..................................................................................... 6 2.3 Scenario Summary............................................................................................................................ 7 SECTION 3. Analysis of Capabilities..................................................... 8 3.1 Drill Evaluation and Results............................................................................................................. 8 3.2 Summary Results of Drill Evaluation............................................................................................... 8 3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries....................................................................................................... 11 3.3.1 Support Jurisdictions............................................................................................................... 11 SECTION 4. CONCLUSION............................................................... 12 Appendix A
- Drill evaluators................................................................................................................. 13 Appendix B
- Acronyms and abbreviations............................................................................................ 14 Appendix C
- Extent-of-play.................................................................................................................. 15
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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IX National Preparedness Division - Technological Hazards Branch evaluated an evacuee monitoring and decontamination drill in the emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) on December 7, 2011.
The most recent biennial plume phase exercise at this site was conducted on August 11, 2010. The last evacuee monitoring and decontamination drill held at the Santa Maria Fairpark was conducted on May 17, 2005.
The purpose of the drill was to assess the level of state and local preparedness in response to a simulated radiological emergency at DCPP. This drill was held in accordance with FEMAs policies and guidance concerning the drill of state and local Radiological Emergency Response Plans (RERP) and procedures.
FEMA wishes to acknowledge the efforts of the many individuals who participated in this drill.
Protecting the public health and safety is the full-time job of some of the drill participants and 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 drill participants, except where noted in this report, demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately demonstrated the ability to execute those plans. There were no Deficiencies and no Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) identified during the course of the drill. One ARCA from a previous drill was corrected.
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SECTION 1. DRILL OVERVIEW 1.1 Drill Details Drill Name Diablo Canyon Power Plant South County Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination Drill Drill Date December 7, 2011 Program Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Scenario Type Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination 1.2 Drill Planning Team Leadership Anita Konopa Emergency Services Coordinator San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Jay McAmis Emergency Manager Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Tracey Vardas Emergency Planning Coordinator PG&E Diablo Canyon Power Plant Avila Beach, CA 93424 Richard Echavarria Senior Site Specialist Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program FEMA Region IX Oakland, CA 94607
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1.3 Participating Organizations The following agencies and organizations participated in the Diablo Canyon Power Plant drill:
Risk Jurisdictions San Luis Obispo County Support Jurisdictions City of Santa Maria Fire Department City of Santa Maria Recreation & Parks Santa Barbara County Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Services Santa Barbara County Fire Department Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner Department Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services Santa Barbara County Public Health Department California Emergency Management Agency Private Sector/Volunteer Organizations American Red Cross Santa Barbara Chapter Pacific Gas & Electric - Diablo Canyon Power Plant
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SECTION 2. DRILL DESIGN
SUMMARY
2.1 Drill Purpose and Design FEMA Region IX evaluated the drill to assess the capabilities of local emergency preparedness organizations in implementing their RERPs and procedures to protect the public health and safety during a radiological emergency involving DCPP. The purpose of this After Action Report (AAR) is to present the results and findings on the performance of the Offsite Response Organizations (ORO) during a simulated radiological emergency.
2.2 Drill Objectives, Capabilities and Activities The drill evaluation area criteria, contained in the FEMA Federal Register Notice, "Radiological Emergency Preparedness Drill Evaluation Methodology," dated April 25, 2002 represent a functional translation of the planning standards and evaluation criteria of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1, "Criteria for the Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants," November 1980.
The objectives of this drill are as follows:
Criterion 1.e.1: Equipment, maps, displays, dosimetry, potassium iodide, and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations. (NUREG-0654: H.7, 10; J.10.a, b, e; J.11; K.3.a)
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)
Criterion 6.a.1: Monitoring and decontamination of evacuees and emergency workers, and registration of evacuees - The reception center/emergency 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.10.h; J.12; K.5.a)
Criterion 6.c.1: Temporary care of evacuees - Managers of congregate care facilities demonstrate that the centers have resources to provide services and accommodations consistent with American Red Cross planning guidelines. Managers demonstrate the procedures to assure that evacuees have been monitored for contamination and have been decontaminated as appropriate prior to entering congregate care facilities. (NUREG-0654, J.10.h, 12)
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2.3 Scenario Summary The basis for invoking emergency response actions by OROs requiring the establishment of the Santa Maria Fairpark Reception and Congregate Care Center for the evacuee monitoring and decontamination drill on December 7, 2011, was taken from the most recent biennial DCPP REP exercise conducted on August 11, 2010. Protective Action Zones 1-3 have been directed to the Santa Maria Fairpark for monitoring and registration after a declaration of a Site Area Emergency at DCPP.
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SECTION 3. ANALYSIS OF CAPABILITIES 3.1 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 December 7, 2011, evacuee monitoring and decontamination drill to test the offsite emergency response capabilities of state and local government agencies for the DCPP EPZ.
Each jurisdiction and functional entity was evaluated on its demonstration of criteria contained in the drill evaluation areas as outlined in the Federal Register, Vol.67, No. 80 FEMA-Radiological Emergency Preparedness: Drill Evaluation Methodology (April 25, 2002). Detailed information on the extent-of-play agreement used in this drill is found in Appendix C of this report.
3.2 Summary Results of Drill Evaluation The matrix illustrated in Table 3.1, presents the status of all drill evaluation area criteria that were scheduled for demonstration during this drill by all participating jurisdictions and functional entities. Drill criteria are listed by number and the demonstration status is indicated by the use of the following letters:
M - Met (No Deficiency or ARCA assessed and no unresolved ARCA from prior drills)
D - Deficiency assessed A - ARCA assessed or unresolved ARCA from prior drills N - Not Demonstrated Presented below are definitions of the terms used in this section relative to criteria demonstration status.
- a. Met - Listing of the demonstrated drill evaluation area criteria under which no Deficiencies or ARCAs were assessed during this drill and under which no ARCAs assessed during prior drills remain unresolved.
- b. Deficiency - Listing of the demonstrated drill 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.
- c. Area Requiring Corrective Action - Listing of the demonstrated drill 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.
- d. Not Demonstrated - Listing of the drill evaluation area criteria that were scheduled to be demonstrated during this drill, but were not demonstrated and the reason they were not demonstrated.
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The following are classifications of the types of issues that are discussed in this report:
A Deficiency is defined in the FEMA August 2002, Interim REP Program Manual as...an observed or identified inadequacy of organizational performance in an drill that could cause a finding that offsite 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 August 2002, Interim REP Program Manual as...an observed or identified inadequacy of organizational performance in a drill that is not considered, by itself, to adversely impact public health and safety.
FEMA has developed a standardized system for numbering issues. This system is used to achieve consistency in numbering drill issues among FEMA Regions and site specific drill reports within each Region. It is also used to expedite tracking of drill issues on a nationwide basis.
The identifying number for Deficiencies and ARCAs includes the following elements, with each element separated by a hyphen (-).
- a. Plant Site Identifier - A two-digit number corresponding to the Utility Billable Plant Site Codes.
- b. Drill Year - The last two digits of the year the drill was conducted.
- c. Evaluation Area Criterion - A letter and number corresponding to the criteria in the FEMA REP Drill Evaluation Methodology.
- d. Issue Classification Identifier - D = Deficiency, A = ARCA
- e. Drill Issue Identification Number - A separate two digit indexing number assigned to each issue identified in the drill.
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Diablo Canyon Power Plant 10 DATE: 2011-12-07 SITE: Diablo Canyon Power Plant, CA A: ARCA, D: Deficiency, M: Met, N: Not Demonstrated Santa Maria Fairpark Emergency Operations Management Mobilization 1a1 Facilities 1b1 Direction and Control 1c1 Communications Equipment 1d1 Equip & Supplies to support operations 1e1 M
Protective Action Decision Making Emergency Worker Exposure Control 2a1 Radiological Assessment and PARs 2b1 Decisions for the Plume Phase -PADs 2b2 PADs for protection of special populations 2c1 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
Implementation of KI decision 3b1 Implementation of protective actions for special populations - EOCs 3c1 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 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 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 5b1 Support Operations/Facilities Mon / decontamination of evacuees and emergency workers, and registration of evacuees 6a1 M
Mon / decontamination of emergency worker equipment 6b1 Temporary care of evacuees 6c1 M
Transportation and treatment of contaminated injured individuals 6d1
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Diablo Canyon Power Plant 11 3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries 3.3.1 Support Jurisdictions 3.3.1.1 Santa Maria Fairpark Reception and Care Center In summary, the status of the DHS/FEMA criteria for this location is as follows:
- a. MET: 1.e.1, 3.a.1, 6.a.1, 6.d.1
- b. AREA REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None
- c. DEFICIENCY: None
- d. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None
- e. PRIOR ISSUES RESOLVED: 6.a.1 ISSUE NO: 19-97-18-A-8 CONDITION: There was one instance where personnel involved in the decontamination process did not follow the plan.
- a. Checklist 4.17, Station 3, Item 2 (page 71) instructs record keepers at Station 3 to record results of re-monitoring on Form B. The results were not relayed from the decontamination area to Station 3; therefore, the backs of Forms B were not completed.
- b. During the 2005 drill, the re-monitoring results were again not entered on Form B Decontamination Results, following evacuee decontamination.
CORRECTIVE ACTION DEMONSTRATED: The Decontamination Recorder ensured that Forms A, B and C were fully complete. She then returned the completed forms to the Contaminated Evacuee Check-In Staff table for filing, as appropriate. Completion of Form B, and all applicable forms associated with evacuee monitoring and decontamination activities resolves prior Area Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) # 19-97-18-A-8.
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Diablo Canyon Power Plant 12 SECTION 4. CONCLUSION FEMA Region IX evaluated an evacuee monitoring and decontamination drill on December 7, 2011, in the plume exposure pathway EPZ around DCPP. The purpose of the drill was to assess the level of state and local emergency preparedness in response to a simulated radiological emergency. This drill was held in accordance with FEMA policies and guidance concerning the drill of state and local RERP and procedures.
The findings presented in this AAR are based on the evaluations of the federal evaluation team, with final determinations made by the FEMA Region IX Regional Assistance Committee Chairperson and approved by the Regional Administrator.
There were no Deficiencies and no ARCAs identified during the course of this drill. One ARCA from a previous drill was corrected. No ARCAs remain uncorrected for the South County Evacuee Monitoring and Decontamination drill.
Based on the evaluation of the December 7, 2011, evacuee monitoring and decontamination drill demonstrations, the offsite radiological emergency response plans for the state of California and the affected local jurisdictions site-specific to DCPP can be implemented, and are adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken offsite to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency at DCPP.
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Diablo Canyon Power Plant 13 APPENDIX A : DRILL EVALUATORS Location Evaluator Agency Santa Maria Fairpark Alberto Sifuentes Daryl Thome David Stuenkel Dennis Wilford Elena Joyner John Woytak Marcy Campbell Paul Anderson Richard Grundstrom Roy Smith FEMA RIX ICF ICF ICF FEMA RIX FEMA RIX ICF FEMA RIX ICF ICF FEMA Region IX Site-Specialist, Katherine Nishihara FEMA Region IX Senior Site-Specialist, Richard Echavarria
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Diablo Canyon Power Plant 14 APPENDIX B : ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym / Abbreviation Meaning AAR After Action Report ARCA Area Requiring Corrective Action DCPP Diablo Canyon Power Plant EPZ Emergency Planning Zone FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency ORO Offsite Response Organization REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness RERP Radiological Emergency Response Plan
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Diablo Canyon Power Plant 15 APPENDIX C : EXTENT-OF-PLAY Presented in this appendix is a compilation of drill scenario materials submitted by the state of California and the DCPP. This appendix contains the extent-of-play agreement prepared by the state of California and approved by FEMA Region IX to provide evaluators with guidance on expected actual demonstration of the evaluation area criteria.
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