ML15036A056
| ML15036A056 | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 01/13/2015 |
| From: | Freeman B US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Pederson C NRC/RGN-III |
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| Download: ML15036A056 (18) | |
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[. r v U.S. Department Region VII of Homeland Security 9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO 64114-3372 MFEMA JAN 13 2015 Ms. Cynthia Pederson Regional Administrator U.S. NRC Region III 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532-4351
Dear Ms. Pederson:
Enclosed is a copy of the final report for the October 23, 2014, Medical Services (MS-i) drill of the offsite radiological emergency response plans site-specific to the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS). This report was prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VII staff. The final report will be provided to the State of Iowa.
No Deficiencies, Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs) or Planning Issues were identified as a result of the drill.
Based on the results of the exercise, the offsite preparedness and radiological response plans for the State of Iowa (and the affected local jurisdictions site-specific to the QCNPS) can be implemented and are adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken offsite to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site. Therefore, the Title 44 CFR, Part 350 approval of the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Iowa, site-specific to the QCNPS, granted on March 26, 1986, will remain in effect.
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the report, please contact Mr. Charles (Chuck) Gregg at (816) 283-7926 or Chuck.Gregg(,fema.dhs.gov.
Sincerely, Beth Freeman Regional Administrator Enclosure cc: Vanessa Quinn, HQ REP w/o enclosure (electronic)
Document Control Desk, NRC HQ Robert Kahler, NRC HQ NSIR Office, w/o enclosure (electronic)
Alan Barker, NRC Region III, w/o enclosure (electronic)
Lisa Hamilton, HQ REP, w/o enclosure (electronic)
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station After Action Report/
Improvement Plan Drill Date - October 23, 2014 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program
... FEMIA Published December 23, 2014
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station After Action Report/Improvement Plan Published December 23, 2014 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 of Drill Evaluation 9 3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries 11 3.3.1 Support Jurisdictions 11 3.3.1.1 Genesis Medical Center - Davenport 11 3.3.1.2 Medic Emergency Medical Services 11 Section 4: Conclusion 12 Appendix A: Drill Evaluators and Team Leaders 13 Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations 14 1
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
On October 23, 2014 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region VII, conducted a Medical Services (MS) drill in the plume Emergency-Planning Zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS). 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 MS- 1 drill for this site was conducted on October 2, 2013 in DeWitt, IA.
FEMA wishes to acknowledge the efforts of the many individuals who participated in this drill.
The State of Iowa, Genesis Medical Center and the Genesis Medical Center Ambulance Services participated in the drill. Efforts of Exelon Nuclear 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 provide vital 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 organizations demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them. No deficiencies were identified. There were no Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs) identified as a result of this drill; and no previous ARCAs to be 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 October 23, 2014 Program Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Scenario Type Radiological Emergency 1.2 Exercise Planning Team Leadership Daniel Kanakares Site Specialist FEMA Region VII Technological Hazards Specialist 9221 Ward Parkway Kansas City, Missouri, 64114 816-283-7016 Daniel.Kanakares@dhs.gov Kathy Stodola State of Iowa Representative Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management REPP Planning Specialist Joint Forces Headquarters 4
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 6100 NW 78th Ave Johnston, Iowa, 50131 515-323-4320 kathy.stodola@iowa.gov Tom Russell Exelon Representative Exelon Nuclear MidWest Region Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist 4300 Winfield Warrenville, Illinois, 60555 630-657-4654 Thomas.Russelljr@exeloncorp.com 1.3 Participating Organizations Agencies and organizations of the following jurisdictions participated in the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station drill:
State Jurisdictions Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Risk Jurisdictions Scott County Emergency Management Private Organizations Genesis Medical Center Davenport Medic Emergency Medical Services Exelon Nuclear Federal Jurisdictions Federal Emergency Management Agency 5
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad'Ciiies Nuclear Power Station SECTION 2: EXERCISE DESIGN
SUMMARY
2.1 Exercise Purpose and Design:
This simulated medical emergency was conducted in order to exercise the pre-hospital and hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response -involving a radioactive plume from' the Exelon Nuclear Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS), that was responsible for, contaminating an individual who had become injured., . . . "
The overall objective was to assess the ability of the Genesis Medical Center Ambulance Services to respond, render pre-hospital-emergency care, and transport the contaminated injured patient to Genesis Medical Center Davenport. -Subsequently, Genesis Medical Center Davenport received the contaminated patient into their established-Radiological Emergency Area*(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-I drill was limited to demonstrating the ability of local support services to respond to a medical emergency involving a simulated contaminated injured'individual, Pursuant -to the. Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Manual (RPM), dated June 2013, a medical emergency drill involving a simulated contaminated, injured; or exposedindividual, which contains provisions for participation by the local support services, shall be conducted*
annually. To fulfill this requirement for calendar year 2014, Genesis Medical Center Davenport and the MEDIC EMS 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 andrespond 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 6
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Additional guidance provided in FEMA's Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Manual (RPM), dated June 2013, 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 is 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 scenario used for this drill.
"At 1:00 am Quad Cities Nuclear Station declared a General Emergency (GE). A nuclear accident occurred, resulting in a radioactive plume being released from the plant. General area dose rates in the plume have been determined to be approximately 2 lmR/hr. Scott County, Iowa has set up a registration center in North Scott High School to receive citizens from the surrounding communities that are in the pathway of the plume. This morning, Scott County officials notified all Police/Fire/EMS agencies of the situation. Scott 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 07:00 a.m.
An individual subject to evacuation had arrived via his private vehicle at the Registration Center at North Scott High School. 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 left leg under the scalding hot tailpipe. The victim struggled out from under his motorcycle but not before receiving 3rd, 2nd and 1st degree bums on the lower left leg. When he arrived at the registration center he got off his motorcycle and staggered into the center. The 7
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 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 Hydrochlorothiazide and is allergic to Motrin."
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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 October 23, 2014, 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 FEMA's Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Manual (RPM), dated June 2013.
3.2 Summary Results of Drill Evaluation The matrix presented in Table 3.1, on the following page, presents the status of all exercise criteria, which were scheduled for demonstration during 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 from prior exercises N - Not Demonstrated P - Planning Issue 9
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Table 3.1 - Summary of Drill Evaluation DATE: 2014-10-23 SITE: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, IA M: Met, A: ARCA, D: Deficiency, P: Plan Issue, N: Not Demonstrated Mobilization lal Facilities IbIl Direction & Control ic0 Communications Equipment idl E ui ment and Su lies lel M M EW Exp. Control Decisions 2a 1 PARs 2bl PAIs 2b2 PADs for Disabled/Functional Needs 2c1 Ingestion PADs 2dl RRR Decisions 2el EW Exp. Control Implementation 3al M M KI Public/Institutionalized 3b 1 PAD Imp. Disabled/Functional Needs 3cl PAD Imp. Schools 3c2 TACP Establishment 3d1 Impediments to Evacuation 3d2 Implementation of Ingestion PADs 3el Ingestion Strategies and Information 3e2 Im . of RRR Decisions 3fl RESERVED 4al Field Team Management 4a2 Field Team Operations 4a3 Field Team Sampling 4b1 Laborato erations 40 Initial Alert & Notification Sal RESERVED 5a2 Backup Alert & Notification 5a3 Exception Area Alerting 5a4 Subse uent Public Information 5b1 Reception Center Operations 6al EW Monitoring & Decon 6bl Congregate Care 60 Contaminated Injured Transport & Care 6dl M M 10
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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 - Davenport Genesis Medical Center - Davenport staff demonstrated techniques in cross contamination awareness and patient care. Three criteria were evaluated during the drill and all were demonstrated successfully. All staff involved were familiar with equipment and utilized established step-by-step guidlines and job aides.
In summary, the status of DHS/FEMA criteria for this location is as follows:
- a. MET: L.e.1,3.a.1,6.d.l.
- b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None
- c. DEFICIENCY: None
- d. PLAN ISSUES: None
- e. NOT DEMONSTRATED: None
- f. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None
- g. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 3.3.1.2 Medic Emergency Medical Services The Medic Emergency Medical Services Davenport ambulance crew worked well together and displayed professionalism in their patient care. Three criteria were evaluated during the drill and all were demonstrated successfully. Ambulance personnel were well versed in dosimetry use, turn back values and Potassium Iodide (KI).
In summary, the status of DHS/FEMA criteria for this location is as follows:
- a. MET: L.e.1,3.a.1,6.d.1.
- b. AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None
- c. DEFICIENCY: None
- d. PLAN ISSUES: None
- e. NOTDEMONSTRATED: None
- f. PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None
- g. PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 11
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station SECTION 4: CONCLUSION Based on the results of this drill, 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 (RA) that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiologicaI 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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After Action Report/Improvement Plan , Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station APPENDIX A: DRILL EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS DATE: 2014-10-23, SITE: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, iA Genesis Medical Center - Davenport '*Edward Golinski FEM _ARV Medic Emner encv Medical Services *Daniel KanakaresFNAR f 13
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station APPENDIX B: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ARCA Area Requiring Corrective Action EMS Emergency Medical Services EPZ Emergency Planning Zone EW Emergency Workers FEMA Federal Emergency Managment Agency KI Potassium Iodide QCNPS Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station REA Radiological Emergency Area REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness 14
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