ML19283E539
| ML19283E539 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/02/1985 |
| From: | Thompson H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Asselstine, Palladino, Roberts NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| CON-#285-555, TASK-AS, TASK-BN85-032, TASK-BN85-32 BN-85-032, BN-85-32, SP, NUDOCS 8504080043 | |
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April 2,1985 Docket No. 50-289 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chairman Palladinc Commissioner Roberts Commissioner Asselstine Corriissioner Bernthal Commissior.er Zech FROM:
Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Director Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
BOARD NOTIFICATION (BN-8 -032) 5 TMI-I RESTART HEARING: CERTIFICATION THAT EMERGENCY PLANNING RESTACT CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED In accordance with the NRC procedure for Board Notifications, the following information is being provided directly to the Commission. The Boards and part' are being informed by copy of this memorandum.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) found deficiencies in the energency preparedness exercises relating to TMI-1 that were conducted in hovember 1983. Based on recent remedial exercises, FEMA has concluded that all Category A deficiencies have been resolved, as documented in memoranda dated January 2, 1985 (for Lancaster County) and January 29, 1985 (for Dauphin County). The FEMA memoranda were sent to the licensee by letters dated March 6 and March 12, 1985, respectively (enclosed).
Based on the FEMA findings, the NRC staff finds that the various conditions imposed by the Licensing Board and Appeal Board relating to emergency planning (Certification Item 144) have been satisfied and this item is now certified as complete.
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Enclosures:
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Letter from T. Martin, NRC, to H. Hukill, GPUN, March 6,1985 transmitting FEMA report dated January 2, 1985 (Lancaster County).
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Letter from T. Martin, NRC, to H. Hukill, GPUN, March 12, 1985 transmitting FEMA report dated January 28, 1985 (Dauphin County).
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Docket No. 50-289 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chairman Palladino Commissioner Roberts Commissioner Asselstine Commissioner Bernthal Commissioner Zech FROM:
Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Director Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
BOARD NOTIFICATION (EN )
TMI-1 RESTART HEARING: CERTIFICATION THAT EMERGENCY PLANNING PESTART CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED In accordance with the NRC procedure for Board Motification, the following information is being provided directly to the Commission. The Boards and parties are being informed by copy of this memorandum.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) found deficiencies in the emergency preparedness exercises relating to TMI-1 that were conducted in November 1983. Based on recent remedial exercises, FEMA has concluded that all Category A deficiencies have been resolved, as documented in memorandums dated January 2, 1985 (for Lancaster County) and January 29, 1985 (for Dauphin County). The FEMA memorandums were sent to the licensee by letters dated March 6 and Parch 12, 1985, respectively (enclosed).
Based on the FEMA findings, the NRC staff finds that the various conditions imposed by the Licensing Board and Appeal Board relating to emergency planning (Certification Item 144) have been satisfied and this item is now certified as complete.
Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Director Divisico of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
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Letter from T. Martin, NRC, to H. Hukill, GpUN, March 6,1985 transmitting FEMA report dated January 2, 19B5 (Lancaster County).
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Letter from T. Partin, NRC, to H. Hukill, GPUN, March 12, 1985 transmitting FEMA report dated January 28, 1985 (Dauphin County).
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Docket No. 50-289 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chairman Palladiro Cenmissioner Roberts Commissioner Asselstine Conmissioner Bernthal Commissioner Zech FROM:
Harol: R. Denton, Cirector haclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
BOARD NOTIFICATION (BN )
TMI-1 RESTART HEARING:
CERTIFICATION THAT EMERGENCY PLANNING RESTART CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED In accordance with the NRC procedure for Board Notification, the following information is being provided directly to the Commission. The Boards and parties are being informed by copy of this memorandum.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) found deficiencies in the emergency preparedness exercises relating to TMI-1 that were conducted in November 1983. Based on recent remedial exercises, FEMA has concluded that all Category A ieficiencies have been resolved, as documented in memorandums dated January 2,1985 (for Lancaster County) and January 29,1985 (for Dauphin County). The FEMA memorandums were sent to the licensee by letters dated March 6 and March 12, 1985, respectively (enclosed).
Based on the FEMA findings, the NPC staff finds that the various conditions imposed by the Licensing Board and Appeal Board relating to emergency planning (Certificat'on Item 144) have been satisfied and this item is now certified as complete.
Harold R. Denton, Director Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
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Letter from T. Ma:'.in, NRC, to H. Hukill, GPUN, March 6, 1985 transmitting FEMA report dated January 2, 1985 (Lancaster County).
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Letter from T. Martin, NRC, to H. Hukill, GPUN, March 12, 1985 transmitting FEMA report dated January 28, 1985 (Dauphin County).
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This letter transmits a Federal Management Agency memorandum dated January 2,1985, regarding the results of the emergency preparedness exerc;se conducted at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station on October a
17, 1984.
Th~e memorandtra states that the Category A deficiencies identified in Lancaster County during the Three Mile Island emergency preparedriess exercise conducted on November 16, 1983 have been corrected.
If you hav_ any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. T.
Harpster ( 215) 337-5208 of my staff.
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Edward L. Jordan Director, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Engineering Response Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission FROM:
Assistant Associate Director Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs
SUBJECT:
Corrective Actions to the Lancaster County Category A Deficiencies Cited at the Three Mile Island (TMI)
Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise i
Conducted November 16, 1983 Attached is a memorandum from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Region III confirming that the Category A deficiencies identified in Lancaster County during the TMI offsite radiological emergency preparedness exercise conducted on November 1', 1983, have been corrected. These deficiencies were satisfactoril., addressed during the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station offsite radiological emergency preparedness exercise conducted on October 17, 1984 The exercise evaluation for the Peach Bottom exercise is being submitted under separate cover.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Robert S. Wilkerson, Chief, Technological Hazards Division, at 287-0200.
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Richard W. Krimm, Assistant Associate Director State and Local +tograms and Support Natural and Technological Hazards ATTENTION:
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Lancaster County Category "A" Deficiencies, TMI Exercise November 16, 1983 During the Three Mile Island exercise held on November 16, 1983, Lancaster County EOC received two Category "A" deficiencies:
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the five municipalities in th 20-mile EPZ and was not received for almost two hours by several of the five.
2 The County did not begin to relay to the municipalities the Governor's order to evacuate until approximately 25 minutes after it was received in the EOC. Several of the municipalities never rectived the message.
Shortly after the Three Mile Island exercise a new Emergency Management Coordinator was appointed for Lancaster County. He agreed to correct the Category "A" deficiencies in Lancaster County by a full scale demonstration of the capabilities to protect the health and safety of the persons within the county during the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station exercise. This exercise was held on October 17, 1984.
In order to ensure that all parties concerned received all messages, the EMC had established a formal message center and written standard operating procedures for all personnel assigned to the message center staff prior to the exercise. During the exercise all incoming messages were received promptly, copied and distributed to the proper action location. The EMC insured that information needed by municipalities was forwarded to them within minutes of receipt in the County EOC.
Verification of receipt of these messages was required from all municipalities.
If the communications officer did not receive verification, he had his staff call back within several minutes to ensure that each municipality had received all messages. In addition, municipalities were contacted on a regular basis to ascertain the status of response actions. All information was received in the municipalities in a prompt and efficient manner.
FEMA Region III feels that Lancaster County has adequately addressed the Category "A" deficiencies noted during the Three Mile Island Exercise.seld on November 16, 1983.
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This letter transmits a Federal Emerge. cy Management Agency memorandum dated January 29, 1985, regarding the results of the emergency preparedness reer dial exercise conducted in Dauphin County, Pennsylvanic on January 5,1985.
The rmedial exercise was held to correct the two Category A deficiencies 2
identified by FEMA as a result of the November 16, 1983 full-scale exercise fo r -THI.
The deficiencies related to inadequate staffing of the Dauphin County Emergency Operations Center and delay in the transfer of notification res ponsi bility.
FEMA reports that the Category A deficiencies for Dauphin County were ade-quately addressed during the remedial exercise.
Category A deficiencies identified in Lancaster County during the November 16, 1983 full-scale exercise were satisfactorily corrected in a remedia1' exercise conducted on October 17, 1984 as part of the Peach Bottom exercise.
FEMA states that based on the results cf the remedial exercises, offsite radiological mer-gency preparedness is now adequate to provide reasonable assurance that the public health and safety can be protected in the event of an accident at TMI.
If you have an Harpster (215)y questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. T.
337-5208 of my staff.
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Assistant Associate Director Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs
SUBJECT:
Exercise Evaluation Report on Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Attached are two copies of the evaluation report of the Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, offsite radiological emergency preparedness remedial exercise conducted on January 5,1985, for the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station.
This remedial exercise was conducted to demonstrate correction of the deficiencies identified for Dauphin County during the November 17, 1983, full-scale exercise held in conjunction with the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station. As the remedial exercise report indicates, the Category A deficiencies for Dauphin County were adequately addressed. Category A deficiencies identified in Lancaster County during the November 17, 1983, full-scale exercise were satisfactorily crrrected in a remedici exercise conducted on October 17, 1984, and the remedial exercise report was fewarded to you by memorandum of January 2,1985.
Based on the results of the remedial exercises, offsite radiological emergency preparedness is now adequate to provide reasonable assurance that the public health and safety can be protected in the event of an accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Robert S. Wilkerson, Chief, Technnlogical Hazards Division, at 287-0200.
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY KANAGEMENT AGENCY REGION III EXERCISE EVALUATION REPORT FACILITY:
THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania OPERATOR:
&tropolitan Edison /GPU Nuclear Corporation REPORT DATE:
January 11, 1985 EIERCISE DATE:
January 5, 1985 PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION:
14uphin County NON-PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS:
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' P ARTI CIP ATING JURISDICTIONS / ORGANIZATIONS........................ iii OBSERVER ASSIGNMENTS.............................................iv EVALUATION CRITERIA USED.........................................v SCENAR:d
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EXERCISE SUKMARY Dauphin County responded to a simulated radiological incident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station in a highly professional manner. The County EOC was fully staffed, emergency operations management was adegaate and the EOC facilities were a significant improvement over the previous locations.
Communications (systems and procedures) functioned well, as did public alerting and instruction and protective action and media relations.
Adequate radiological exposure control equipment is available for emergency response personnel at the county and municipal levels.
Reception centers and mass care centers at Williams Valley High School and Halifax Senior High School operated in an adequate manner except in terms of message handling at the former location.
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BACKGROUND As a result of Category "A" deficiencies identified in the Hovember 17, 1983 full-participation exercise held in conjunction with the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, it was determined that a remedial exercise was needed involving Dauphin County. The remedial exercise was held on January 5, 1985.
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PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS Plume EPZ Jurisdiction Dauphin County IOC Reception and Mass Care (Dauphin County)
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Jim Asher Williams Valley High School Jan Lamb Halifax Senior High School iv O
EYALUATION CRITERIA USED The local governments' response capabilities during this supplemental exercise were evaluated in relationship to the County's Radiological Emergency Response Plan, dated November 1981. These plans were developed in accordance with NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1, " Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants", November 1930, O
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SCERARIO Unit I at a fixed nuclear facility is operating at 80 percent of rated power. One condensate pump is out of service for repairs and is expected to be operational by 0930. All other power generation and safety system equipment are operable. Meteorological data are representative of unstable conditions. The average wind velocity is 8 mph from the southwest. The current temperature is 36 degrees with a cold front approaching from the northwest.
" Alert" is declared at the facility because of scram with a small leak.
" Site Emergency" is declared at the facility because of scram with loss of coolants. Communication from facility to PEMA interrupted.
Dauphin County will assume PEMA notification duties. Unexpected release of highly radioactive plume of gases dictates that sheltering be initiated immediately. " General Emergency" is declared at the facility because pressure within the reactor is increasing. Reactor water ievel is decreasing. High radiation reading in the containment building is indication of possible fuel damage. De-escalation of "Generai Emergency" to a
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Termination of exercise.
SCENARIO CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS Projected Actual 0900 Alert 0905 1000 Site Emergency 1000 1045 Sheltering Recommended 1050 1115 General Emergency 1115 1145 De-escalation to Alert 1150 1200 Termination 1200 vi
EXERCISE REPORTS Dauchin County EOC I.
Activation and Staffing At 0911. Dauphin County received a call from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency informing them that an Alert had been declared at TMI. The County proceeded to verify the message.
Because of the compressed time nature of the exercise, mobilization was not demonstrated. Most positions were double-staffed and a call-down list was available containing the complete 24-hour staffing chart for each position.
Organizations represented included the Emergency Management Coordinator and his Deputy, a County Commissioner, Police, Medical, Trcnsportation, Radiological Control, Mass Care, Public Works, Public Information Officer, Agriculture, Communication, Operations Officer and Planning Of ricer. The staff displayed adequate tra.ning a.'d knowledge.
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' Emergency Operations Management The.ndividual effectively in charge was the Emergency Manacement Coordinator, who would consult with the County Commissioner whenever major decisions were necessary. The EMC would read out loud all significant messages and would brief the staff of the critical items that should be addressed whenever the emergency classification levels changed.
It is recommended that the practice of having the staff brief the EMC with everyone present (which was adopted about midway through the exercise) be continued as it affords the opportunity for all staff members to get a clear picture of the total county effort at any point in time, thus possibly affecting their response decisions.
Copies of the plan and written checklists were available and utilized by the staff. Message logs were kept ar.J messages were reproduced and distributed in an efficient manner.
Dauphin County received the Site Emergency message at 1005 (declared 1000) and the General Emergency at 1125 (declared 1115). The Governor decided on sheltering as the best course of action due to an unexpected release of radicactivity from the plant and that decision was implemented at 1050. Other response organizations and political jurisdictions were contacted during the exercise as the situation required.
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Facilities The Dauphin County Emergency Operations Center is a decided improvemert over the previous location and is ouite adequate for the purpose of eme gency response. There are facilities to maintain the I
staff for a protracted period of time including a kitchen, lockers, showers and a bunk room, although the bunks have yet to be installed in the men's and women's quarters. There is backup power through an emergency generator which is tested on a daily basis. A status board (which was kept up-to-date) and maps were on display, rlthough better lighting would make them more easily readable.
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Communications An excellent communications network is established with all response organizations, with primary and backup systems in most cases. A dedicated telephone line links the County and the plant, while EMS radio networks and commercial telephone are the means of communication to local EOCs, the designated EBS stations, support hospitals, etc.
RACES is also available (and was utilized during the exercise) wherever needed. The PEMARS and PEMATS radio and teletype systems tie in PEMA to the Dauphin County Communication Center.
The County displayed adequate capabilities to take over PEMA's notificction responsibilities to the risk counties during a simulated communication breakdown between the plant and PEMA.
V. ' Dose Assessment and Protective Action Recommendations Not applicable to Dauphin County.
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Public Alerting and Instruction At an early point in the exercise the County Commissioner decided it was important to activate the EBS system to inform the County's residents of important emergency information. This was done shortly after the Alert was declared. At 1100, after the Governor had decided sheltering was a necessity, a simulated sounding of the sirens and activation of the EBS system took place. The Public Information Officer, in consultation with the County Commissioner and PEMA, develoed messages and used some of the prescripted messages contained in the County RERP. The 'take shelter" message included clear guidance on what steps the public should take.
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Protective Action The simulated activation of traffic and access control points, along with reception and mass care centers, took place in a timely manner.
Estimates cf traffic volume were discussed. Appropriate rasocrces are available to deal with bad weather and stalled cars, as well as traffic and access control.
It is not the County's responsibility to maintain the lists of mobility-impaired or transit dependent individuals. The County would provide the resources to fulfill any unnet needs at the municipal l ev el.
Contacts were made, during the exercise, with various school 2
districts, transportation companies and rescue organizations to ascertain the number of buses and ambulances available in the event of an evacuation.
In certain instances additional ambulances were needed; these unmet needs were passed on to PEMA.
The County Agricultural Agent was on hand at the EOC.
Althoug h relatively new to his position, he is aware of his responsibilities to work with farmers and other agriculture-based industries in the event of an accident at TMI.
Dosimetry /KI and passes would be distributed to farmers who needed to reenter the EPZ from his office (located just outside the 10-mile area).
VIII. Radiological Exposure Control Adequate mid-range (0-20R) and nigh-range (0-200R) self-reading dosimeters, TLDs, KI, chargres and record-keeping cards are on hand a't the Dauphin County EOC. A simulated message was sent out to municipalities at the proper time instructing them to report to the County EOC to pick up their radiological exposure control equipment.
The County Radiological Officer was well versed in the use of the dosimetry, the maximum dose allowable withcut authorization and
. decontamination procedures.
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Media Relations The County has established a conference room in a building adjacent to the EOC as the area for press briefings.
Press releases and EBS messages were prepared by the Public Information Officer thr7ughout the exercise and simulated coordination with the PEMA Public Information Officer took place. A rumor control number was designated for the public.
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Recovery and Reentry Not an exercise objective.
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Scenario The scenario provided Dauphin County sufficient opportunity to display their capabilities to respond to an accident at Three Mile Island.
Dauphin County EOC Category "B" Recommendation 1.
The practice of having the staf f brief the EMC with everyone present should be continued as it affords the opportunity for all staff te get a clear picture of the total County response effort, 2.
Enhanced lighting should be considered foe all well-mounted maps and charts.
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Relocation and Mass Care Williams Valley High School I.
Activation and Staffing Activation and staffing of the Mass Care Center at Williams Valley High School was complete when the observer arrived at 1015.
Staffing included the Red Cross shelter manager, rescue personnel (ambulance),
security, radiological monitoring team and RACES. All personnel were knowledgeable and had the training required to respond to an emergency.
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Registration and Manitoring of Evacuees Registering of evacuees would take place prior to entering the shel ter. There is a separate entrance into the decontamination area. Separate showers are available for male and female evacuees.
Procedures for storage and disposal of contaminated clothing are in place. The physical layout of the school is excellent for controlling the spread of radiation contamination.
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Congregate Care of Evacuees Williams Valley High School is located at least 10 miles beyond the 10-mile EPZ. Although the County plan states that this shelter would handle 100 evacuees, it is evident that the facility could handle many more than that numbitr.
If the shelter exceeded capacity, the shelter manager had a list of additional schools and their capacities, which would be activated as the need arose.
Additional cots and blankets, as well as food supplies, can be obtained in a matter of moments through the local Red Cross Chapter and local supplies and purchases.
The primary means of communications was via RACES radio with telephone as backup. No communications between the local Red Cross Chapter and the Red Cross shelter manager were observed for this exercise. The RACES operator did not maintain a log oi messages, either incoming or outgoing. The message escalating the incident to Site Area Emergency was never relayed by the RACES operator 'to the shelter manager.
Procedures should be established for logging all incoming and ot.tgoing messages and for insuring that the shelter manager receives all information from the County EOC.
The' Wilitars Valley High School has recently been added as a Mass Care Center for Dauphin County.
It is an excellent facility for congregate cere. The shelter manager is very dedicated and invesived in setting up the facility as a smooth running orgrnization. When he has completed estabif shing ortcedures, the capability to care for evacuees should be more than edequate.
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Williams Valley High School Category "B" Deficiency 1.
A more organized procedure for logging messages and insuring that the manager is informed of all changes in status should be developed.
Halifax Senior High School I.
Activation and Staffing The Reception and Kass Care Center at Halifax Senior High School was completely staffed at 1115. The Red Cross shelter manager was effectively in charge of congregate care operations. The following positions were manned: shelter manager, rescue (ambulance), RACES operator, food services, nurse, radiological officer, security and registration personnei (Red Cross volunteers). All personnel had the training and knowledge re,uired to perform their emergency response functions. A 24-hour staft1ng roster was presented with 2 shifts working from 0900 to 2100 ant' 2100 to 0900.
a II. Registration and Monitoring Evicuees
' Although no actual evacuation took place, staff members were prepared to monitor sad register evacuees.
Registration forms were available, as well as monitoring and decontamination equipment and shower facilities.
The entrance to the decontamination area was separate from the main entrance.
Evacuees would be monitored and then directed to the appropriate area.
If an evacuee was contaminated they would report to the decontamination area through the separate entrance.
If not contaminated, evacuees would report to the main congregate care area for registration.
Separate showers for male and female evacuees were available.
Radiological monitors were aware of procedures for disposal of contaminated clothing, etc.
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Congregate Care of Evacuees This facility is excellent for congregate care of evacuees., Separate areas were set up for monitoring, decontamination, slecplng, feeding, nursing care and recreation. Cots were actually set up.
The Red Cross director can obtain more ents and blankets at a moment's notice. The school has approximately a three-day supply of fc4od.
It is siso equipped with a welk-in freezer and refrigeration equipment.
Additional food requirements would be filled through the Red Cross Chapter ar.d local purchases.
The primary meens of concunication with the County EOC was RACES with commercial telephone as backup. The facility had a nurses' station set up with ambulances standing by for quick access to bospitals.
Overall, the staff at Halifax Senicr High School were capable and eager to demonstrate their response capabilities.
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A more organized procedure for E.2 logging messages and insuring that the manager is informed of all changes in status should be developed.
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