ML18011A926
| ML18011A926 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 05/24/1995 |
| From: | Barr K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Robinson W CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9505300037 | |
| Download: ML18011A926 (12) | |
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May 24, 1995 Carolina Power 8 Light Company ATTN:
Mr.
W.
R. Robinson Vice President
- Harris Plant Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant P. 0.
Box 165, Mail Code:
Zone 1
New Hill, NC 27562-0165
SUBJECT:
FEMA OFFSITE EXERCISE EVALUATION FOR THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Gentlemen:
Please find enclosed the Federal Emergency Management Agency letter dated May 3, 1995, that was inadvertently omitted from the letter transmitted to you on May 19, 1995, with subject as above.
If you have any questions, please call me.
Sincerely,
)s(
Kenneth P. Barr, Acting Chief Radiological Protection and Emergency Preparedness Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 50-400 License No.
Enclosure:
Letter from FEMA dated May 3, 1995 cc w/encl:
H.
W. Habermeyer, Jr.
Vice President Nuclear Services Department Carolina Power 8 Light Company P. 0.
Box 1551
- Mail OHS7
- Raleigh, NC 27602 cc w/encl:
(Cont'd on page 2) 9505300037 950524 PDR ADOCK 05000400 F
CP&L (cc w/encl:
cont'd)
J.
W. Donahue Plant Manager
- Harris Plant Carolina Power
& Light Company Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant P. 0.
Box 165, MC:
Zone 1
New Hill, NC 27562-01oo R.
E. Jones General Counsel
- Legal Department Carolina Power and Light Co.
P. 0.
Box 1551
- Raleigh, NC 27602 Dayne H. Brown, Director Division of Radiation Protection N.
C. Department of Environmental Commerce
& Natural Resources P. 0.
Box 27687
- Raleigh, NC 27611-7687 Karen E.
Long Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P. 0.
Box 629
- Raleigh, NC 27602 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina P. 0.
Box 11649
- Columbia, SC 29211 Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission P. 0.
Box 29510
- Raleigh, NC 27626-0510 Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff NCUC P. 0.
Box 29520
- Raleigh, NC 27626 Distribution w encl:
D. Verrelli, RII N. Le, NRR G. A. Hallstrom, RII PUBLIC Distribution w/encl:
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CP8IL (distribution w/encl:
cont'd)
NRC Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, NC 27562-9998 OFFICE RII:DRSS SIGNATURE NAME WSartor DATE 05 95 Rll:DRSS 05/
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Region iV 13?I Peachttcc Strut, NF Suite 700 Athtnta, GA 30309 R4-PT-TEE May 3, 1995 Billy Ray Cameron, Director Division of Emergency Management 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1335
Dear Mr. Cameron:
The evaluation of the April 18,
- 1995, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant exercise identified a Deficiency involving the issuance of public instructions and.
emergency information.
As a result, a
remedial exercise is required within 120 days of the exercise but not later than August 16, 1995.
The FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Manual (FEQ,-REP-14),
September 1991, defines a Deficiency 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 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 vicinityof a nuclear power plant.
Xt further
- states, in Obj ective 11:
public Instructions and Emergency Xnformation, Radiological Emergency preparedness Exercise Manual, FED/REP-14, September,
- 1994, (page D. 11-2),
that.:
"Responsible OROs should demonstrate the capability to use familiar landmarks and boundaries to delineate the geographic area(s) covered by a protective action(s) described within an emergency message-.-
Failure to describe such geographic areas in familiar landmarks and boundaries will resul't in the identification of a Deficiency.
This is because of the critical impoxtance for the public to clearly understand protective action recommendations (pAR) intended to protect its health and safety."
Under the Extent-of-Play section on Page D.11-.3 it alSO States that:
These activities ShOuld be completed each time an EBS message is prepared for broadcast."
The following Deficiency has been identified for Wake County/
lead, coordinating County, under Ob)ective 11, FE3%-REP-14 0654/FEME REP-1, Rev. 1.) reference is provided in parentheses at the conclusion of the description).
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At 8-58 p.m.,
the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant declared a
General Emergency and recommended the Evacuation of zones A,B,C,D,K,F,G,H, and the shelter-in-place of zones E,L,I,Z,M, aad N.
The counties discussed the recommendation from the plant and the State and decided to add zones E and L to the evacuation order.
The decision occurred at '9:44 a.m., sirens were activated at 9:48 a.m. aad the NOAA tone alert receivers were activated at 9:49 a.m.
and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) was activated, at. 9:51 a.m.
The EAS message did not contain geographical boundaxy descriptions for the zones affected by the protective action decision The zone descriptions were read by spokespersons at the media center, and at 10:32 a.m.
Wake County
- issued, a
press release giving the geographical bouadaxy descriptions for Wake County, but did not include zone descriptioas for the evacuated zones in Chatham and Haxnett Counties.
- However, Chatham,
- Haxnett, and Lee Counties did, not issue press releases giving the geographical boundary descriptions of the zones affected by the protective actions.
The plan, dated. December 1993, provides pre-scripted EBS messages which include a list of,the geographical boundaries for all the zoaes with instructions to check off the-affected zones.
This part of the pre-scripted messages as not used.
(E.)
Discussions were held prior to the exercise between your staff and ours regardiag North Carolina's plans for providing emergency information and, instructions to the public.
FEMA, staff expressed their concerns about the ability for this type of system to work and suggested alternatives to attempt to shorten the geographical boundary descriptions, but these suggestions were not accepted.
Revisions to the extent-of-play and'he appropriate plan changes were not submitted to FEMA for review.
The concern with 1~ting the length of the EAS messages to 2 minutes by North Carolina staff appears to be derived from information and regulations creating the EAS system for which implementation is to begin this 0'uly-Our discussion with a
representative the Federal Coramunication Commission (PCC) indicated that the regulations do aot provide a 2 minute limit on the length of emergency messages.
The changes proposed in the procedures for alerting aad notifying the public are substantial and will need to he reviewed by the Regional Assistance Committee and may recyxire a recertification of the Alert and Notification System including the complete procedure of assuring that the necessary emergency instructioas would be bxoadcast to the public promptly.
The intent section of Objective 12, FEME-REP-14, states:
"the media should be used in a
radiological emergency information and instructions to the public.
This objective pertains to the contents of dissemination to the media that parallel qeterial in Objective 11.
Remedial actions include:
The review of plans and procedures for the development, coordination, and dissemination of emergency instructions to the public concerning protective action decisions including evacuation and in-place-sheltering.
The submission of any plan changes to PE5Q Region ZV for
'review.
2.
The conduct of a remedial drill no later than August 16,
- 1995, demonstrating the ability to include geographical boundary descriptions in EAS message(s).
Please coordinate with this office the date and time of the pertinent remedial actions within 30 days'f the date of this letter.
Should you have questions, please contact Robert Perdue at 404/853-4464.
Sincerely, Kenneth D. Hutchison Regional Director cc:
RD PT-TEE Readin PT-TEE ERDUE/x4464/95nc.def/bg/5-3-95