ML17305B501

Exercise Objectives & Extent of Play for 1991 Plant Annual Emergency Plan Exercise on 910424

ML17305B501
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	01/23/1991
From:	ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
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NUDOCS 9105020206
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Exercise Objectives And Extent OfPlay Ob ectives 1.1 Arizona Public Service (APS)/Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

A. General Objectives 1.

Demonstrate the ability to assess plant conditions.

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Demonstrate the ability to classify the event per EPIP-02.

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Demonstrate the ability to identifyprojected trends and potential consequences.

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Demonstrate the ability to alert and notify the PVNGS emergency response personnel in a timely manner.

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Demonstrate the ability to mobilize the PVNGS emergency response personnel withinthe time frames.

specified m the Emergency Plan.

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Demonstrate the abilityofPVNGS to riotifyState and county agencies within 15 minutes of emergency declaration, 7.

Demonstrate the abilityto determine actual or potential offsite radiological hazards.

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Demonstrate the ability to make timely protective action recommendations to offsite agencies.

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Demonstrate the ability to track plume passage.

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Demonstrate the proper use of radiation monitoring instruments and dosimetry.

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Demonstrate the proper use ofsampling equipment and contamination control techniques.

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Demonstrate the abilityto draw and analyze a PASS sample during simulated'adverse radiological conditions.

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Demonstrate the abilityto respond effectively to a contaminated injured individual within the plant.

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Demonstrate the ability to coordinate with ambulance and hospital personnel. for handling, transport, and treatment of a contaminated injured individual.

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Demonstrate the abilityto effectively respond to a security event.

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Demonstrate the abilityto assemble onsite evacuees at an offsite assembly area.

B. Facility Objectives

1. Emergency Operations Facility (EOF)

a. Demonstrate. the adequacy ofthe Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan Implementing Pr'ocedures both in terms of management-control and workabilityof the procedures for the EOF.

b. Demonstrate the adequacy of communication links between CR/STSC, TSC, government emergency facilities, field teams and the EOF.

c. Demonstrate the effectiveness and availability of appropriate emergency equipment and supphes.

d. Demonstrate the adequacy ofsecurity access control.

e. Demonstrate activation and staffing of the EOF in a timely fashion..

f. Demonstrate the functional adequacy of the EOF.

2. Technical Support Center (TSC)

a. Demonstrate the adequacy of the Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures both in terms of management control and workabilityof the procedures for the TSC.

b. Demonstrate the adequacy of communication between the OSC, EOF, inplant response teams, and the TSC.

c. Demonstrate the effectiveness and availability of appropriate emergency equipment and supphes.

d. Demonstrate the adequacy ofsecurity access control.

e. Demonstrate activation and staffing of the TSC in a timely fashion.

f. Demonstrate the functional adequacy of the TSC.

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3. Control Room/Satellite Technical Support Center (CR/STSC)

a. Demonstrate the adequacy ofthe Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures both in terms of management control and workabilityof the procedures for the CR/STSC.

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b. Demonstrate the adequacy. ofcommunication between the OSC, EOV, inplant response teams, and the CR/STSC.

c. Demonstrate the effectiveness and availability of appropriate emergency equipment and supphes.

d. Demonstrate activation and staffing of the STSC in a timely fashion.

e. Demonstrate the functional adequacy ofthe STSC.

4. Operations Support Center (OSC)

a. Demonstrate the adequacy of the Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan Emplementing Procedures both in terms ofinanagement control and workabilityof the procedures for the OSC.

b. Demonstrate the adequacy of communication links between inplant teams, the TSC/STSC and the OSC

c. Demonstrate the effectiveness and availabilityof appropriate emergency equipment and supplies.

d. Demonstrate activation and staffing ofthe OSC in a timely fashion.

e. Demonstrate the functional adequacy ofthe OSC.

5. Joint Emergency News Center (JENC)

a. Demonstrate the adequacy of the Emergency Plan and the Joint Public Information Procedures both in terms ofmanagement control and workabilityof the procedures, for the JENC.

b. Demonstrate the adequacy of corrimunication links between government emergency facilities, the.utility's emergency facilities and the JENC.

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c. Demonstrate the effectiveness and availability of appropriate emergency equipment and supphes.

d. Demonstrate the adequacy ofsecurity access control.

e. Demonstrate activation and staffing of the JENC in a timely fashion.

f. Demonstrate the functional adequacy of the JENC.

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r 'v Emergency Classification Levels 1.

Demonstrate the abilityto monitor, understand and use Emergency Classification Levels (ECL) through the appropriate implementation ofemergency functions and activities corresponding to ECLs as required by the scenario. The four ECLs are NotiQcation ofUnusual

'Event, Alert, Site Area Emergency and General

'mergency.

Mobilization OfEmergency Personnel 2.

Demonstrate the abilityto fullyalert, mobilize and activate ersonnel for both facilityand field-bhsed emergency unctions.

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Demonstrate the ability to direct, coordinate and control emergency activities.

Communications 4.

Demonstrate the ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations and field personnel.

Facilities Equipment And Displays 5.

Demonstrate the adequacy of facilities, equipment, displays and other material to support emergency operations.

Emergericy Worker Exposure Control 6.

Demonstrate the ability to continuously monitor and control emergency worker exposure.

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Ob'ectives Cont Field Radiological Monitoring - Ambient Radiation Monitoring I

7.

Demonstrate the appropriate'equipment and procedures for'eteriniriing field radiation measurements.

Field Radiological Monitoring - Airborne Iodine Monitoring 8.

Demonstrate the appropriate equipment and procedures for the measurement of airborne radioiodine concentrations as low as 10 'icrocurie per cc in the presence of noble gasses.

Field Radiological Monitoring - Particulate Activity 9.

Demonstrate the ability to obtain samples ofparticulate activity in the airborne plume and promptly perform

'laboratory analyses.

Plume Dose Projection

10. Demonstrate the ability, withinthe plume exposure athway, to project dosage to the public via plume exposure, ased on plant and field data.

Plume Protective Action Decisionmaking

11. Demonstrate the ability to make appropriate protective action decisions, based on projected or actual dosage, EPA PAGs, availability of adequate 'shelter, evacuation time estimates and other relevant factors.

Alert, NotificationAnd Emergency Information

12. Demonstrate the ability to initiallyalert the, public withinthe 10-mile EPZ and begin dissemination of an instructional message within 15 minutes of a decision by appropriate State and/or local official(s).

13: Demonstrate the ability to coordinate the formulation and dissemination of accurate information and instructions to the public in a timely fashion after the initialalert and notification has occurred.

14. Demonstrate the ability to brief the media in an accurate, coordinated and timely manner.

15. Demonstrate the ability to establish and operate rumor control in a coordinated and timely fashion.

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n 'v Use ofKI

16. Demonstrate the ability to make the decision to recommend the use ofKIto emergency workers and institutionalized persons, based on predetermined criteria, as well as to distribute and administer it once the decision is made, if necessitated by radioiodine releases.

Implementation Of Protective. Actions

18. Demonstrate the ability and resources necessary to implement appropriate protective actions for the impacted permanent and transient plume EPZ population (including transit-dependent persdns, special needs populations, handicapped persons and mstitutionalized persons).

Implementation OfProtective Actions - Evacuation Of Schools

19. Demonstrate the ability and resources necessmy to implement appropr'iate protective actions for school children withinthe plume EPZ.

I, TrafficControl

20. Demonstrate the organizational abilityand resources necessary to control evacuation trafficflowand to control access to evacuated and sheltered areas.

Relocation Centers - Registration,:Monitoring 4 Decontamination

21. Demonstrate the adequacy ofprocedures, facilities, equipment and personnel for the registration, radiological momtoring and decontamination of eyacuees.

.Relocation Centers - Congregate Care

22. Demonstrate the adequacy of facilities, equipment and personnel for congregate care of evacuees.

Medical Services - Transportation

23. Demonstrate the adequacy ofvehicles, equipment, procedures and personnel for transporting contaminated, mjured or exposed'individuals.

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Medical Services - Facilities.

24. Demonstrate the adequacy. ofmedical facilities, equipment,

.procedures and personnel for handling contaminated,

'mjured or exposed individuals.

Decontamination

25. Demonstrate the adequacy of facilities, equipment, supplies, procedures and personnel for decontamination of emergency workers, equipment and vehicles and for, waste disposal.

r her 've Dm te Ev ixY r Supplementary Assistance (Federal/Other)

26. Demonstrate the ability to identify the need for and call upon Federal and other outside support agencies'ssistance.

1,3 Joint Objectives (APS/PVNGS, State ofArizona and County of Maricopa)

I. Demonstrate timely coordination and release ofinformation to the media through coordinated action by State, county, and utilityelements.

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Demonstrate that emergency response organizations can activate and staff direction and control facilities in a timely fashion.

3.

Demonstrate the functional adequacyof emergency facilities.

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Demonstrate the adequacy of communication links between government emergency facilities, field teams, and the utility's emergency facilities.

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Demonstrate the ability to coordinate protective actions in the plume exposure pathway EPZ.

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Demonstrate the adequacy. of,communications with the public via the news media.

7.

Demonstrate the adequacy of communications with the public via the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS).

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Demonstrate the adequacy of Communications with the

'ublic via rumor control.

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Demonstrate the abilityto implement personnel dosimetry for both utilityand government emergency response personnel.

10. Demonstrate the abilityto perform onsite and offsite dose assessment in a timely manner.

11. Demonstrate remote activation and operation of the offsite

'iren alerting system.

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Extent OfPla 2.1 Facility Activation A. UtilityResponse

1. Unit 1 Control Room The Control Room willnot be utilized. 'Instead, an area.

within the STSC willbe used to simulate the Control Room. An off-shiftControl Room staff willbe utilized to represent the on-shift plant operator organization.

2, Unit 1 Satellite Technical Support Center (STSC)

The STSC willbe fullyactivated.

3. Technical Support Center (TSC)

The TSC willbe fullyactivated.

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Operations Support Center (OSC)

The OSC willbe fullyactivated. In addition, due to the simulated plant conditions of the scenario, the Unit 1 OSC willbe forced to be abandoned and per'-

procedures, the back-up OSC at Unit2 activated.

5. Emergency Operations Facility (EOF)

The EOF willbe fullyactivated.

6. Forward News Center (FNC)

The FNC willbe fullyactivated during its participation at the Unusual Event and Alert classification levels.

7. Corporate Emergency Center (CEC)

The CEC willnot be activated. Itwillbe simulated by a telephone control cell.

B. State Response 1.

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC)

The SEOC willbe fullyactivated, including; the Technical Operations Center, the Public Inquiry'Center and the Joint Emergency News Center.

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Extent OfPla Cont 2.

Maricopa County Emergency Operations Center (MCEOC)

The MCEOC willbe fullyactivated.

3.

Radiological Emergency Assessment Team (REAT)

Center The REAT Center (Environmental Surveillance Laboratory) willbe fullyactivated.

4. REATForward-The REAT Forward willbe fullyactivated.

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Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) On-Scene Command'Post-The MCSO On-Scene Command Post willbe fully activated.

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Reception and Care Center (RCC)

One RCC willbe fullystaffed to demonstrate evacuee reception and care using simulated evacuees.

C. Federal Response

1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

The NRC willpartially activate and respond.

Personnel integration into the PVNGS emergency facilities and organization willoccur.

2. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

The FEMAresponse willbe simulated.

2.2 General Response Activities A. The NotificationAlert Network (NAN)willbe utilized.

B. Government response organizations willbe alerted.

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State, County, and volunteer response organizations willbe mobilized.

D.

State and volunteer County response organization deployment willoccur.

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An evacuation of a representative resident group (20 to 30 individuals) willoccur.

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An evacuation of a representative resident group with special needs (approximately 4-6 individuals) willoccur.

Road Blocks/Access Control Points (2 evaluated/2 constructive) willbe implemented to demonstrate this function and then secured.

Radiological Field Assessment Teams willbe utilized.

Three (3) from the utilityand eight (S) from the State.'hree ofthe State teams willbe detailed for evacuee monitoring.

The onsite monitoring,teams willdon protective clothing as appropriate to the scenario. Alloffsite teams willsimulate the use ofprotective clothing and equipment.

In-plant teams willdon protective clothing as appropriate to the scenario.

Primary and back-up communications systems willbe utilized as required by the exercise.

The siren portion of the PVNGS Site %arning Siren/Public Address System willbe simulated. The public address portion of this system willbe used.

Use of.the Offsite Siren Activation System willbe simulated.

Siren sounding willnot occur. Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) messages willbe generated and distributed, but not broadcast.

The warnings willbe disseminated among the exercise participants through the emergency communi-cations system and to the representative resident group through a supplemental warning team for the evacuation.

Onsite assembly and accountability willbe simulated.

However, onsite evacuation to an offsite assembly area. will be completed by a representative group of 20-30 mdividuals (simulating evacuees).

A simulated contaminated injured individual willbe treated onsite and transported offsite for treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital by AirEvac helicopter.

The in-plant Post Accident Sampling System (PASS) willbe

.utilized to demonstrate the utilities ability to draw a primary system chemistry sample during accident conditions.

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Extent OfPla Cont Q. Asimulated plant intruder willbe a part ofthe scenario sequence of events in order to demonstrate the capability of the. onsite security force to mitigate a potential breach of plant security.

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The JENC staff willproduce coordinated press releases and conduct oral briefings to actual and simulated media personnel.

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The JENC staff willconduct a minimum of one oral briefing from an alternate media briefing facility(Building 101, Russell Auditorium).

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Decontamination of emergency personnel and vehicles at REATForward willbe prestaged and demonstrated at completion of the exercise scenario. No physical showering of individuals willbe conducted, but all other aspects willbe accomplished.

Physical decontamination of one vehicle will be simulated.

U. Monitoring of evacuees willbe conducted at the Reception and Care Center (RCC) for a minimum of one hour.

Monitorinq of one vehicle willbe accomplished.

Decontarrunation of the vehicle willbe sunulated. AllRCC activities except the representative resident poup and

~ special needs group (scenario dependent) willbe prestaged and accomplished outside scenario time lines.

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