ML19291A063
| ML19291A063 | |
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| Site: | 07000371 |
| Issue date: | 03/07/1979 |
| From: | Kirk W UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. (SUBS. OF UNC, INC.) |
| To: | Crow W NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NIS:-79-3-16, NUDOCS 7904070060 | |
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UMC UNITED NUCLEAR C O R P O R A T I O N In Reply, Please 67 S ANDY DESERT ROAD Refer To: NIS: 79-3-16 uncAsviu.s. co~~ccTicuT ossaa TEL.e 84 8-1511 March 7, 1979 Mr.
W.T.
Crow, Section Leader Uranium Fuel Fabrication Section Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Subject:
Docket _70-37J, License No. SNM-368 Emergency Plan
Reference:
(1)
- Letter, W.T.
Crow, NRC to W.F.
Kirk, UNC on subject, dated Jan.
2, 1979.
(2)
- Letter, W.F.
Kirk, UNC to W.F.
Crow, NRC on subject, dated Feb.
5, 1979.
(3)
- Letter, W.T.
Crow, NRC to W.F.
Kirk, UNC on subject, dated March 9,
1978.
(4)
- Letter, W.F.
Kirk, UNC to W.T.
Crow, NRC on subject dated April 4,
1978.
(5)
- Telecon, W.T.
Crow /J. Delaney to W.F.
Kirk, UNC on subject dated August 28, 1978.
(6)
- Letter, W.F.
Kirk, UNC to W.T.
Crow, NRC on subject dated September 12, 1978.
(7)
- Letter, W.F.
Kirk, UNC to L.C.
Rouse, NRC on subject dated July 22, 1977.
Dear Sir:
As requested by ref. (1) we are submitting revised pages of our Emergency P l a n...
This submission is made for the convenience of The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a matter of extensive past communications anc is exempted from any fees as per 10 CFR 170.31 Note 1(d).
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-o.1 6.1-1 6/4/76 6.1 6.1-1 3/7/79 6.1-1A 6.2 6.2-1 6.2 6.2-1 6.2-2 6.2-2 6.2-5 6.2-5 6.2-5A 6.2-6 6.2-6 Table 1(no pg. listed) 6.2-7 6.3 6.3-1 6.3 6.3-1 6.3-2 6.3-2 6.3-3 6.3-3 6.3-4 6.3-4 6.3-5 6.3-6 6.3-7 6.3-8 6.3-9 6.3-10 6.3-11 6.3-12 6.3-13 6.3-14 6.3-15 6.3-16 6.3-17 6.3-18 6.3-19 6.3-20 6.3-21 6.3-22 6.4 6.4-1 6.4 6.4-1 Fig. 6.4-1 No Date 6.4-2 6/4/76 6.4-2 6.4-4 Table 2 6.4-5 Table 3 6.6 6.6-1 6.6 6.6-1 6.8 6.8-2 6.8 6.8-2 6.8-4 6.8-4 Appendix A A-1 A-2 A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8 A-9 A-10 A-ll
Part Page to be Removed Date Part Page to be Inserted Date Appendix B 3/7/79 B-1 3/7/79 Appendix C C-1 Appendix D D-1 Appendix E E-1
UMC UNITED NUCLEELfh C O R P O R A T I O N Revision 1
ll LICENSE:
SNM-368, DOCKET NO.70-371 NAVAL PRODUCTS DIVISION Approved ff]7hujg[g PART II:
SAFETY DEMONSTRATION CHAPTER:
6.0 EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes 6.1 - INTRODUCTION Pev. O 6/4/76 SECTION:
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1.1 INTRODUCTION
Summary of Activities Uranium bearing materials are received, handled, stored, processed and shipped in ac'cordance with Regulations of the Nuclear Regu-latory Commission or as provided by.UNC's Special Nuclear Materials License.
Operations under this license are primarily the fabrication of uranium bearing materials into.specified shapes, encapsulating those with corrosion-resistant materials such as zirconium, stainless steel, or aluminum, and assembling these into larger components or into cores for reactors.
Significantly, after the first two major operations in our manufacturing process, all operations are performed with material that is in an encapsulated
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These materials may be in the form of uranium metal.or its alloys, compounds and s o'lutio n s.
The U-235 isotopic content of the uranium will be up to and including full enrichment.
Only unirradiated material will be processed.
UNC does not operate a nuclear reactor and thus no fission products are gen-erated, released, or stored.
No irradiated fuel assemblies are stored.
United Nuclear Corporation, Naval Products Division Facilities are operated in such a manner as to achieve the highest standards of Nuclear and Industrial Safety and Security.
The operation of any complex industrial facility does, however, incur some small but definite risk of an emergency resulting from plant incidents, natural disasters, or hostile action.
A state of readiness to handle potential emergencies is maintained by providing emergency equipment and facilities, emergency procedures, and a continuous program of personnel training.
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i UDC UNITED NUCLEAfk C O R P O R A T I O N Revision 1 LICENSE:
SNM-368, DOCKET No.70-371 NAVAL PRODUCTS DIVISION MAR '7 51979 PART II:
SAFETY DEMONSTRATION CHAPTER:
6.0 - EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes INTRODUCTION Rev. O 6/4/76 SECTION:
6.1 Emergencies for which this plan.is prepared include, but are not limited to, the following:
High Radiation (Nuclear Criticality or False Alarm)
Fire and/or Explosion Power Outage
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Civil Disturbance or Intrusion Attempt Bomb or Incendiary Threat Uncontrolled Environmental Release (e.g.,
toxic or noxious gas, liquid.or solid) i Natural Disasters M
Details of the required actions are separately provided in Emergency Procedures which are used as the basis f or t'ra'ining
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Check lists are us.ed to document the fact that required actions have been taken or completed.
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UDC UNITED NUCLEAR C O R P O R A T I O N LICENSE:
SNM-368, DOCKET No.70-371 Revision 1
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SAFETY DEMONSTRATION Issued CHAPTER:
6.0 - EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes SECTION:
6.2 - EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION Rev. 0 6/4/76 6.2 EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION 6.2.1 General The emergency organization is derived from the normal plant operating organization and selected outside groups (where needed).
At the beginning of an emergency, authority is automatically delegated to the senior qualified Emer-gency Director or in his absence, the senior supervisor present who will take complete charge to assure that all needed direct and support activlties are performed.
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6.2.2 Immediate Emergency Organization J
The immediate emergency organization is shown below:
Emergency Organization Responsibility Summary Emergency Director I
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6.2.3 No Emergency Directors Present On-Site The guard supervisor upon notification (internal or external) or personal detection of an emergency will immediately contact specified personnel.
The emergency procedures will list the priority order of calls.
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SNM-368, DOCKET NO.70-371 Revision 1 NAVAL PRODUCTS DIVISION PART II:
SAFETY DEMONSTRATION Mg] J gjg79 CHAPTER:
6.0 EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes SECTICN: 6.2 - EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION Rev. O 6/4/76 The senior supervisor / foreman / guard supervisor shall take charge and announce evacuation when appropriate.
Refer to emergency procedures and organize available work force in readiness for emergency director instruction.
i 6.2.4 Reserved Authorities i
i The responsibilities and authority that are specifically reserved in time of an emergency are listed below:
Notification of General Manager; Manager, Regulatory Agencies Nuclear Safeguards; Manager, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Contact with General Manager; Director of News Media Personnel; Corporate Officers
_s Re-entry Permission:
General Manager, Manager, for Radiological NIS, (Rescue efforts under Incident specified conditions, may be initiated by the Emergency Director).
6.2.5 Basic Responsibilities A description of all basic responsibilities and authority follows:
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SAFETY DEMONSTRATION CHAPTER:
6.0 - EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes SECTION:
6.2 - EMER6ENCY ORGANIZATION Rev. 0 6/4/76 6.2.6 Plant Staff Emergency Assignments Assignment of plant personnel for emergency duty will be made for each shift both on-site and away from site for each type of e'mergency.
The functional areas will include:
Health Physics Survey and Monitoring Fire Fighting and Rescue First Aid, Medical Decontamination Security of Plant and Access Control Personnel Count Record Keeping i
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Choice of personnel for assignment to the above functions c
will be msde by management based.on the experience and back-l ground of the people.
A list of employees by position other than those assigned to the emergency organization who can assist the Emergency Director will also be maintained.
The special qualifications of these employees, shall be specifiedby organizational responsibilities.
Semi-annual updating of this list will be made.
6.2.7 Augmentation of On-Site Emergency Organization f
A list af off-site corporate employees and off-site agencies with special useful em'ergency qualifications will be prepared.
These personnel / agencies would perform special emergency assignments.
The listing will be made available to all emergency directors.
_l Semi-annual updating of this list will be performed.
6.2.7.1 Coordination with Offsite Support Groups l
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Support Groups he can call on, depending upon l,
the type and severity of the emergency.
These g r'o u p s are:
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UGC UPJHTED PJUCLEM5 C O R P o R A T I O N LICENSE:
SNM-368, DOCKET NO.70-371 Revision 1
NAVAL PRODUCTS DIVISION Acoroved i 1 b mi0 PART II:
SAFETY DEMONSTRATION Issued 1J1 CHAPTER:
6.0 - EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes SECTION:
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EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION Rev. 0 6/4/76 6.2.7.1 continued United Nuclear Corporati'on, Fuels Recovery Operation, Rhode Island.
portable monitoring equipment - radiation survey and environmental monitoring fixed monitoring equipment - scalers, counters health ph'ysics technicians consulting spec'ialists in Health. Physics and Criticality Safety emergency supplies t
Connecticut State Police, Uncasville - radio communi-cation Connecticut State Police, Colchester - traffic control, a
bomb squad ll Mohegan Fire Department - trained personnel for fire fighting Mohegan Rescue Squad - trained personnel for trans-porting, radiation casualty Plant Physician - medical assistance and evaluation W.W.
Backus Rospital, Norwich - non-nuclear hospital care Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London - radiation casualty hospital care Northeast Utilities - trained radiation monitors and portable-survey instruments i
USERDA - Brookhaven Radiological Assistance Program -
monitoring equipment and consultation.
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SNM-368, DOCKET NO.70-371 R*ViSi0" l N,. VAL PRODUCTS DIVISION Approved PART II:
SAFETY DEMONSTRATION MMR 7 =1979 CHAPTER:
6.0 - EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes SECTION:
6.2 - EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION Rev. 0 6/4/76 6.2.8 Identification and Notification of an Emergency Immediate Notification Immediate notification that an emergency-has occurred,and that the emergency organization is in effect is provided by:
an automatic or manually actuated ho'rn (high level radiation).
The horn system can be manually activated at the guard station to cause plant evacuation for other emergency purposes.
Activation of water sprinkler systems and/or smoke detectors is also detected in the central guard station.
A plant-wide public address system is also avail-able for use in emergencies.
The attached Table I summarizes the methods of detection, annunciation and determination of an emergency.
d An emergency telephone (hot line) is permanently connected l
to the closest Connecticut State Police Barracks, and a i'
radio link to the Statu Police is maintained in the security guard station for communication off-site.
In addition, a telephone l's maintained At the emergency assembly point some 200 feet from the production area.
Current telephone lists of key personnel are provided to all Emergency Directors and are kept at the guard p~ost and control center.
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TABLE 1 EMERGENCY DETECTION AND ANNUNCIATION Determination of Radiation Emergencies Detection Annunciation Magnitude Nuclear (criticality Automatic detection of Immediately-by horn alarms Evaluation of units accident) radiation levels as and/or public address system; in alarm conditions specified in 10 CFR 70 After Evacuation-signs; physical radiation harriers,etc., to define survey; calculations closed areas.
Non-criticality {but Visual; high measured Immediately when extensive Radiation survey; cal-radio-active material level of airborne or condi tions exist and evacu-culation & evaluation released) surface radioactivity; ation required-Manual ac-to determine working heat and smoke detectors tivation of horn alarms; time allowed or pro-public address sys tem.L ocalized tection factor re-conditions will be handled by. quired; dilution
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factors personal observation.
Non-Radiation Emergencies Natural Disasters Prior notice by State Public address system; Evaluation; personal Hurricane Earthquake agencies; personal telephone, personal observation Winter Storm, Flood observation contact Tornado Civil Disorders Prior notice by agency; Public address system; Evaluation of prior Assault, bombing, personal observations telephone; personal con-notices personal hijacking, bomb or advance warning from tact.
Manual activation observation incendiary threat, utility company of horn alarms where evacu-power cutoff ation is desired.
Other Fire, Explosion, Un-Heat and smoke detec-Immediately when extensive Evaluation; personal controlled Environ-tors; personal obser-conditions exist and evacu-observation mental Release (non-vation ation required-Manual ac-radioactive), power tivation of horn systems; failure public address system.
Localized conditions will be handled by telephone or personal contact.
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Rev. 0 6/4/76 6.3 INCIDENT CLASSIFICATIONS The Emergency Operations Plan for the State of Connecticut, Annex V has established four incident classes.
Within each class a set of conditions is described along with the associated i
protective actions to be taken by the State Department of Environ-mental Protection for the public. (Table ~lA)
The accidents that could occur at a uranium fuel fabrication plant have been classified by Naval Products Division according to their severity of consequences and probability of occurrence.
These accidents, both radiological.and non-radiological are addressed here from the viewpoint of United Nuclear's ability to detect and evaluate the consequences as they are. occurring and as they might effect the off-site environs and public.
A classi-d fication scheme is used to identify and describe a spectrum of possible accidents.or emergency situations which might' arise from i
the operation of a uranium fuel fabrication plant.
Descriptive designations are used in order to give better immediate infor-mation to personnel as to the scope and character of the situ-ation.
Each incident considered to be of public interest is assigned to a State of Connecticut Incident Class designation.
Some incidents are described which-are not of public interest nor public concern and therefore are not. assigned an incident class designation.
6.3.1 Personnel Emergency 1
This class involves accidents and occurrences on-site in which emergency treatment of one or more individuals is required.
It includes those situations that have no potential for escalation to more severe emergency conditicns, There may be no effect on
- he facility, and immediate operator action to alter facilit'y status is not necessarily required.
A Personnel Emergency does not activate the entire emergency organization but may activate teams such as the first aid team.
It may also require special local services such as ambulance and. medical.
Emergencies in this class can reasonably be expected to occur during the life of the plant.
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16AR7i51973 TABLE lA State of Connecticut Incident Classification Incident Class Condit? 1 Protective Actions D
Event of public interest but of no None public hazard 1.
involving unplanned radioactive releases 2.
not involving radioactive releases C
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radioactive material transpor-1.
Limit spread of tation accident contamination and 2.
lost source material in excess initiate clean up of 10CFR30.71, schedule B 2.
Assist in source quantities.
recovery 3.
radioactive liquid or airborne 3.
Increase surveil-releases which cause consumer lance of consucer products to be contaminated in products to deter-excess of 10CFR20, Appendix B, cine appropriate Table II concentration (use gm protective action, instead of el), (pending FDA guidelines).
B An unplanned liquid or airborne Activate the Emergency release which would cause an Operations Center and individual at any offsite location the Emergency Operations to be exposed to a concentration Plan.
Consider protective of radioactivity such that the action to minimice total projected,offsite dose is exposure such as con-between 1 to 5 Rem to the whole trol access and remain body or between 5 to 25 Res to indoors.
the thyroid.
A An unplanned liquid or airborne Activate the Emergency release which would cause an Operations Ct..ter and individual at any offsite location the Emergency Operation to be exposed to a concentration Plan. Evacuate of radioactivity such that the residents from affected total projected offsite dose is areas if time permits.
greater than 5 Ren to the whole Take additional protective body or greater than 25 Rem to actions as in Class B the thyroid, and C incidents as necessary.
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SNM-368, DOCKET NO.70-371 UAVAL PRODUCTS DIVISION 4
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6.0 - EMERGENCY. CONTROL PLAN Supersedes INCIDENT CLASSIFICATION AND SECTION:
6.3 Rev. O 6/4/76 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 6.3.1.1 1ury Incident Class D1 for the radiological survey Personnel In only An emergency medical facility is maintained on-site.
Immediate and temporary care may be given to a victim (industrial accident or health prob 1'em).
If the injury. involves contamination, decontamination wil'1 occur on-site.
If this is not medically practical, minimal decontamination will be-performed by removing contaminated. clothing and the victim will be prepared for trans-port to a hospital.
Ambulance crews and hospital personnel receive continuing training-to handle such an incident.
6.3.1.2 Spills of Uranium Bearing Materials No public interest or concern Spills of uranium bearing material are considered readily handled incidents.
The main requirement would be detection, d
containment and immediate cleanup.
In either case, the gross quantity of material would be cleaned up and' surveyed 'to be sure cleanup.1-s complete.
Standard Health Physics Procedures, would be followed to prevent and/or evaluate-any personnel ex-posures.
These procedures include notification of Healt~h Physics,,immediate monitoring,'isquance of respiratory pro-
- tection if required, removal and analysis of air samples taken in breathing zones during cleanup operations, followed by com-pletion of the decontamination, personnel decontaminat, ion as needed, and arrangements for needed bio-assay sampling or in-vivo counting.
A spill of uranium bearing material is regarded as an operating incident which, although undes'irable, has potential for exposure. to the environs or to the gensral public.
Spills in this class which are defined as immediately detected and cleaned up, have only small potential for even minor injury to employees.
6.3.1.3 L_o's s_o f_ Glove, B_ox_,I_n,t_egri tg No public interest or concern Loss of integrity of a glove box would be expected to result in small releases inside the controlled area.
Whether a glove is ruptured or an air lock door interlock fails, airborne radio-l activity in the vicinity could exceed maximum permissible levels It would be expected that most such events would be detected and reported by the operator, and immediately corrected with Haalth Physics monitoring and evaluation provided.
Permanent air sampling stations backed up by regular breathing zone measurements would detect any abnormal levels in the area and require investication to determine their cause. but no uranium release to the environs would be considered possible since room air is filtered through high efficiency particulate prior to being exhausted.
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UMC UNITED NUCLEAR C 0 R P O R A T I O N Revision 1 LICENSE:
SNM-368, DOCKET NO.70-371 NAVAL PRODUCTS DIVISION Approved A
Issued MAR 7 1979 PART II:
SAFETY DEMONSTRATION CHAPTER:
6.0 - EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes INCIDENT CLASSIFICATION AND Rev. 0 6/4/76' SECTION:
6.3' EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 6.3.1.4 E x t e r n a_1_Ra_d i_a t_l o_n_E xy o s u r e s Incident Class D2 Short term ' excessive radiation exposure could occur only from x-ray machines or sealed radioactive sources used in gage de-vices., X-ray nachines incorporate a number of safety devices such as key systems, microswitches-on doors and. latches, bells and lights.
Such an exposure, if'it occurred, would have no off-site effects and would be limited to the operator.-
6.3.2 Emergency Alert This class involves specific situations that can be recognized as creating a hazard potential that was previously nonexistent' j
or latent.
The situation has not.yet caused damage to the facility noreharm to personnel and does not necessarily. require an immediate change in facility operating status.
Inherently, j
however, this is a situation in which time is available to take p.recautionary and constructive steps to prevent.an accident and to mitigate the consequences should it occur.
'An' Emergency Alert situatio'n may be the result.of either man-made or natural j
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phenomena and can reasonably be expected-to~ occur during the life of the plant.
This class accident.may also release radioactivity into uncon-trolled plant areas, requiring monitoring and cleanup activities but not to the environs.
Transportation
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Emergency Alert conditions imply a rapid transition to a state of readiness by the facility personnel and possibly by offsite emergency support organizations, the possible cessation of certain routine functions or activities within the facility that are not immediately essential, and possible precautionary actions that a specific situation may require.
6.3.2.1 Facility. Power Outage No public interest or concern A facility power outage could cause the above events by momen-tary loss of hood ventilation; for example, before the restor-ation of normal or emergency power.
Power for full operations will be supplied from an external source, the Hartford Light l
and Power System.
Complete power outages are infrequent, occasional ~ voltage fluctuations of duration sufficient to cause opening of circuit breakers supplying motors may occur.
Backup power to critical services would automatically be furnished by a diesel power driven alternator during a main power outage.
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6.3 Rev. 0 6/4/76 EMERGENCY-PROCEDURES 6.3.2.1 (continued).
Should both a commercial power outage oc. cur and the emergency generator fail to start or pick up its load, battery powered emergency lighting and battery powered radiation' detection and l
alarm units allow for an orderly plant e va.c ua tion.
Loss of all ventilation systems would not cause an immediate hazard to plant personnel since bui4 ding pressures would equalize to the at-mospheric pressures, and any back-flow through the exhaust system would be so low that airborne uranium bearing material would not escape from process hoods.
In areas where un encap-sulated uranium is processed, absolute filter systems are in p l a~c e.
The spread of contamination to the environs is, there-fore, considered improbable even in the event of an extensive power outage.
A. program of regular testing of the emergency. generator system will reduce the likelihood of a complete power outage because of a component' failure.
Experience to date with power outages indicate that these will be of short duration and starti.ng of the emergency generator will restore power to the critical services.
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,S_h i p m_e n_t s, F r o m_t h_e _M o_n t_v i l l_e _P l a n_t Incident Class Cl The majority of the material shipped from the Montvill'e plant will consist of finished reactor fuel cores.
The cores will consist of fully encapsulated uranium fuel elements and will be shipped in specially designed Type "B" Containers under Government cognizance.
All radioactive materials other than completed cores will be shipped from the Montville Plant in exclusive-use trucks.
All containers and the transport vehicles are completely surveyed for proper loading, absence of defects that could affect con-tainer integrity, and for levels of radioactive contamination before off plant shipment.
A criticality accident or major contamination incident as the result of a transportation accident is very unlikely, because DOT and NRC-container performance standards and vehicle loading rules specify that containers and fuel assemblies must be able to withstand conditions of transport and hypothetical accident conditions without either losing the contents or attaining a ll critical array.
To date,.no transportation accidents with special nuclear material have ever resulted in criticality.
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6.0 - EMERGENCY CONTROL PLAN Supersedes INCIDENT CLASSIFICATION AND SECTION:
6.3 Rev. 0 6/4/7.6 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 6.3.2.2 (continued).
Small amounts of uranium could beireleased from the DOT Spec.
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containers as a result of a severe highway accident; however, the small amoun't and chemically unreactive nature of the material shipped in'these containers would. limit'the environ-mental impact to clean up of several hundred microcurias in the immediate vicinity of the accident site.
An evaluation of possible accident situations shows that transportation accidents would usually result'in no more than minor cleanup problems with no environmental impact of any consequence.
No significant external radiation exists from any uranium material transported from UNC.
Protective action responses involve the. notification of the State DEP, State Police, and j
the prompt dispatch of Health Physics personnel to assist in controlling the accident site and coordinating any, spill clean-9 up.
6.3.2.3 Loss _of Water S,ugply No public interest'or' concern The plant receives water by a twelve-inch diameter connection
.from the City of Norwich.
In the event of a water supply failure, minor damage to water-cooled process equipment could occur.
The damage to the equipment would not result in a release of uranium to the working areas or the environs since containment of the uranium is not related to the water supply.
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6.3.2.4 Tracking of Radioactiv.e Material Incident Class D1 Tracking of contaminated material by personnel into uncontrolled areas is not expected to result in any significant contamination to the environs since all personnel working in potentially. con-taminated areas are required to wear protective clothes and to clean and monitor themselves before they leave the area.
Since no irradiated material is on site and since no fission products are present, the only radioactive material capable of being tracked is uranium.
United Nuclear ~ maintains a vigorous quality control and Health Physics program to ensure that unencapsulated uranium is kept within the controlled area of the building.
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6.0 INCIDEdT CLASSIFICATION AND SECTION: 6 3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 6.3.2.5 Minor F, ires' No public interest or concern Minor fires involving uranium fines could release airborne uranium inside the building but releases of uranium to the environs is improbable because of the HEPA filtration system, the ' size of the building, the availability'of portable fire extinguishing equipment, the extensive sprinkler s y s t e m',
and the training of personnel in fire protection.
6.3.2.6 B_o mb_T h_r e a t_ o_r_C i vi_1_D i s t_u r_b a_n c_e Incident Class D1 A Security Plan has been prepared and approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
This plan and its implementing pro-cedures considers all potential security situations that could compromise the safety of the plant and provides details of J
meaaures to cope with such situations.
3 6.*3.2.7 Natural P,henomena No public interest or concern
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Weather alerts from local and national weather. bureaus will anticipate the threat of hurricanes, tornadoes, or violent storms.
Checklists for equipment and facility operations are
- prepared for use as. directed by management or the Emergency Director as necessary after evaluation of the local forecasts.
Floods or forest fires are not a threat to this facility due to its location. Serious damage from natural phenomena would move the indicent into the plant emergency class.
6.3.3 Plant Emergency This class includes accidents within the plant requiring staff emergency organization response.
The initial assessment of situations in this class indicates that it is unlikely that an offsite hazard will be created.
However, substantial modi-fication of plant operating status is a highly probable correc-tive action if it has not already taken place by automatic protective systems.
Although this class is associated with a judgement that the emergency situation ~can be corrected and controlled by the facility staff, n'o ti fic a tio n of corporate headquarters and, in turn, notification of appropriate offsite agencies to alert them as to the nature and extent of the accident are measeres associated with this class.
For example, incidents such as fires that may have a significant potential for triggering a release of radioactive materials to the off-site envir.ons require that UNC notify the State DEP of the plant status.
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Off-site agencies are e.xpected to remain in this 6.3-7
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Protect'ive evacuations or isolation of certain plant areas may be.neces'sary.
This class,of emergency can also reasonably be expected to accur during the life of the plant.
This class also includes a nuclear evacuation.
6.3.3.1 N_u c_l e_a,r, E va_c u a tio_n Incide,nt Class D1 All areas of the plant where SNM is present are covered by a monitoring system using gamma sensitive radiation detectors which will energi=e a clearly audible horn system if accidental criticality occurs.
The system consists of many sensors wired into a console system and is subject to~a false alarm.
Con-j firmation of criticality is made, after the. complete e.vacuation of all personnel, by approaching the plant under pre-planned conditions with monitoring instruments capable of detecting radiation.
If no radiation is detected,~ personnel return to the plant.
Fuel operations are curtailed until the alarm system has been troubleshooted and returned to operational status.
If radiation is detected, this incident is upgraded to a Site Emergency and discussed under criticality incident.
6,3.3.2 Serious Fires or_ Explosions Incident Class D1 Fires or explosions involving flammable solvedts, zirconium, concentrated acids, or. natural gas that is used for heating have been ccnsidered.
The probability of a fire or explosion of such intensity as to release uranium oxide from a building into the atmosphere and have it carried to the surrounding environs is extremely small.
A serious fire or explosion in the unencapsulated uranium area would generally be confined to a single operation such as a glove box or hood.
Uranium in process at any single.acation is normally restricted to 350 grams or less.
Of this amount, some or all could be near enough to such an explosion to be blown into the plant environment.
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This amount could not be released from the building unless the absolute filter system were also compromised.
If this happened, the 100-300 grams (7 x 10-3 Ci to 20 x 10-3 Ci) would be re-leased to the environs and most of this would settle out on the ground within the plant boundary.
The preventative measures and controls will include the items listed under minor fires, inert' atmospheres in glove boxes that contain combustible materials, administrative c.ontrol limits on zirconium fires (less than one pound.at any machine location), the use of flammable solvents in one gallon safety cans equipped with a flame arrestor, and the physical separation of nitric acid and.
organic material.
6.3.4 Site Emergency I
g' Emergency situations more severe than plant emergencies are not expected to occur during the life of the. plant becausa of design features and other measures taken to guard against their occurrence.
At United Nuclear Corporation, a criticality accident is the only postulated accident which involves an un-controlled release of radioactive materials into the air to an j
extent that the initial assessment indicates the advisability of considering protective action offsite.
6.3.4.1 Criticality Incident Class C3 1
A' criticality excursion is possible with the amounts of enrichec uranium present within the facilities.
Although a criticality accident is theoretically possible, it is highly unlikely because of the conservatism used in evalu-ating accident situations and the carefully thought-out adminis-trative and operational controls established by the company over receipt, use and storage of the enriched uranium.
His-torically, only four criticality accidents have occurred in the United States operating facilities related to fuel fabri-cation or scrap recovery.
None of.these accidents have resulted in any offsite environmental effects and the excursion resulted in significant exposures to only th'ose personnel in the immediate v.icinity of the incident.
Surveys would be' conducted to quantify the releases and provide data for the determination of the magnitude of release.
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18 fissions with 25 percent of the total iodines assuming 10 and all of the noble gases released, it is estimated that a hypothetical person at the nearest site boundary and the nearest occupied area of the plant could receive as a maximum, the doses designatad in Table 2 Considering that the radiation doses in T'able 2
.are based on extremely conservative assumptions and that the probab'ility of an accident is extremeli low, the risk to the environment is consequently very low.
The most severe credible accident for NPD, as it pertains to the assessment of offsite releases of radioactivity, is dis-j cussed in Sec g.3.7.2 and'has been assessed at less than the postulated 10 fissions.
Thus the resultant. projected doses j k to the public will be low enough so that protective action requiring the evacuation of adjacent occupied areas will not be necessary.
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building including the building exhaust filtration system, f
absolute filters, and scrubbers, could release reveral kilo-grams of uranium oxide as particulate emission.
Emergency plant procedures provide the actions required to determine the magnitude of release making use of immediate meteorological conditions.
Rapid evaluation of any downwind location can be made by Emergency Directors and support teams trained in the assessment of environmental monitoring data.
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TABLE 2
ESTIMATED RADIATION DOSES FROM A CRITICALITY ACCIDENT AT THE NEAREST SITE BOUNDARY AND NEAREST OCCUPIED AREA Site Boundary Occupied Area Dose Distance Dose Distance Type of Dose (Rems)
(Meters)
(Rems)
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Directly from Burst 0.20 33S*
.05 570 Directly from Cloud 0.09 200
.04 570 Internal to Thyroid 2.70 200 2.50 570
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6.3.5 General Emergency There are no hypothetical. accidents which can be postulated for United Nuclear Corporation that have the potential for serious radiological consequences.to public health and safety.
6.3.6 Protective Action Guides The United States Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Manual of Protecti've Action Guides and Protective' Actions for Nuclear Incident 3.
This manual-has been prepared to provide practical guidance on criteria to use in planning protective actions for radiological emergencies that could pr.esent a hazarc to the p'ublic, g
After a nuclear incident occurs, an estimate is made of the radiation dose which affected population groups may;potentially receive.
This dose estimate is called projected.d'ose'.
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projected dose when the benefits derived from such action are t
I sufficient to offset any undesirable features of the protective action.
The Protective Action Guide (PAG) is the projected l
' dose to the individuals in the population which warrants taking protective action.
A Protective Action Guide under no circumstances implies an acceptable dose.
Since the PAG is based on a projected dose, l
it is used only in an ex post facto effort to minimize the risk j
from an event which is, occurring or has already occurred.
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Protection Action Guides are the numerical projected doses i
which act as trigger points to initiate protective action.
There are three broad pathways of radiation exposure:
1 (1) exposure from airborne radioactive releases (2) exposure through the food chain (3) exposure from radioactiva materials deposited on the ground UNC postulates as its maximum crediole accident a nuclear criticality burst of 1018 fissions.
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6.3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Rev. 0 6/4/76 Since UNC does not operate a reactor, the potential release duration into the atmosphere will be realistically a matter of minutes and, for emergency planning purposes, it is not considered to su'rpass a few hours.
The theoretical release durations of days are for nuclear reactors are not possible at UNC.
The exposure pathway for'a 1018 excursion is by (1) above.
There will be no exposure via (2) or (3).
PAG's recommended for emergency response by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.are shown in Table 3 for whole body radiation exposure and in Table 4 for thyroid radiation exposure.
6.3.6.1 Comparison of UNC Release to PAG's t
The estimated exposure doses to the public from.the maximum l
credible accident are below the EPA doses f o r p ro t,e c t.i ve l
action, see Table 2.
Table 5 illustrates the recommended protective actions to l
avoid whole body and thyroid dose from exposure to a gaseous l
plume.
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not anticipate having to recommend evacuation following a i
radiation accident at the plant.
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will be sufficient to provide protection from uranium particu-late material.
This particulate material will deliver an additional dose to the lung and to the whole-body from material located-in the lung, but these doses are not likely to be greater than the thyroid dose.
Table 5 also indicates UNC protective action guides _for uranium particulate dose caused bv a non-criticalitv incident.
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- PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDES FOR WHOLE BODY EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS Projected Whole Body Population at Risk Gamma Dose (Rem) 5("'
General Population 1 to Emergency Workers 25 Lifesaving Activities 75
"'When ranges are shown, the lowest value should be used if there are no major local constraints in providing pro-taction at that level, especially to sensitive populations.
Local constraints may make lower values impractical to use, but in no case should the higher value be exceeded in deter-mining the need for protective action.
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"'When ranges are shown. the lowest value should be used if there are no major local constraints in providing protection at that level, especially to sensitive populations.
Local constraints may make lower values impractical to use, but in no case should the higher value be exceeded in determining the need for protective action.
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No specific upper limit is given for thyroid exposure since in the extreme case complete thyroid loss might be an acceptable penalty for a life saved.
However, this should not be necessary if respirators and/or thyroid protection for rescue personnel are available as the result of adequate planning.
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- RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE ACTIONS TO AVOI.-WHOLE BODY AND THYROID DOSE PROM EXPOSURE'rO A GASEOUS PLUME Projected Dose (Rem) to the Populations Recommended Actions Comments whole body
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- No protective action required.
Previously recommended pro-
. State may issue an advisory to seek shelter tective actions may be re-Thyroid (5
and await further instructions or to considered or terminated.
voluntary evacuate.
Lung 41.5 Monitor environmental radiation levels.
Whole body 1 to 5
Seek shelter and wait further instructions
' Consider evacuation particularly for Thyroid 5 to 25 children and pregnant women.
Lung 1.5 - 15
. Monitor environmental radiation levels.
Control access.
Whole body 5 and above
- Conduct. mandatory evacuation of populations Seeking shelter would be an in the predetermined area, alternative if evacuation were Thyroid 25 and above
. Monitor environmental radiation levels and not immediately possible, adjust area for mandatory evacuation based on these levels.
Lung 15 and above
, Control access Projected Dose (Rem) to Emergency Team Workers Whole body 25
- Control exposure of emergency team members Although respirators and to these levels except for lifesavin9 stable iodine should be used Thyroid 125 missions.
(Appropriate controls for where effective to control emergency workers, include time limita-dose to emergency team workers, tions, respirators, and stable. iodine).
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- Control exposure of emergency team members missions.
performing lifesaving missions to this level.
(Control of time of exposure will be most effective).
(a)These actions are recommended for planning purposes.
Protective action decisions at the time of the incident must take into consideration the impact of existing constraints.
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Criticality events that have occurred have had no significant environmental impact.
Radiation injuries were restricted to individuals directly in-volved.
Fission products were effectively confined to the processing buildings at wh'ich the event occurred.
Examination of these accidents indicates that there would be no exposure to an offsite population from released fission products.
evacu' tion of employees upon a criticality alarm would Prompt a
assure no more than minor radiation doses to all except those d
in the immediate. vicinity of the accident.
In estimating.the intensity of a criticality accident, it has been assumed that 1018 fissions occur producing approximately 6 x 106 calories of heat.
The following types of situations could be expected to result in a nuclear excursion.
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6.3.7.1 Moderated Encagsula'ted Uranium Sufficient uranium as ordinary production units, to sustain a j
nuclear chain reaction when covered with water, could theoretically but inadvertently be accumulated.
This might t
occur in any washing or pickling operation where administrative i
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limitad piece count are required; when a fix-
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ture specially designed to maintain 1srger than a critical mass in a safe geometry is improperly assembled, or is damaged; or in a special zone where exclusion of water is required to main-tain the system sub-critical, j
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reaction could exceed 1016 fissions, ejecting the moderating water as steam in a quantity sufficient to render the system sub-critical.
Many of the systems such as washinh and pickling are auto-matically replenished with water and could recycle the criti-cality accident to 1018* fissions.
The release of fission pro-ducts is not expected because the enriched uranium is encapsu-lated in zirconium and designed to withstand a reactor environ-ment.
Direct radiation is not significant beyond the site boundary.
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-EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Rev. 0 6/4/76 6.3.7.2 U n e n c a gs u l a_t e_d_M o_d e r a_t e d_U r a n_1 u_m Unencapsulated uranium such as pieces of fuel units, sludges, solutions, etes, could be accumulated in the controlled area through inadequate material balance controls or. improperly applied controls, as well as administrative viol'ations in sufficient quantity for a criticality accident.
Similar accidents have occurred in the past with uranium solutions.
From 1015 to 1017 fissions could be postulated from a single burst releasing fission products.
No recycling would be ex-pected.
An accidental excursion of this type of criticality with unencapsulated fuel has been postulated as the maximum credible accident in regards to emergency planning.
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Unm_od_er_ated_ Ura_nium Enc _agsulated and Unencaps_ulated An unmoderated fast neutron chain reaction-is.possible in the raw fuels storage area should material shelved with physically j
maintained safe spacing be allowed to accumulate in unsafe quantities.
An unsafe quantity in this' area would be about 10%
of the amount normally stored.
It would require a full 25%
of the shop inventory to reach an encapsulated fuel critical mass.
An unmoderated enriched uranium
- metal system (Lady Godiva) has been tested both purposely.and accidentally by
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dropping the bare metal together (54 kg.of 93% U-235).in an ideal geometrical configuration.
The maximum accidental excursion was 1.2 x 1017 fissions.
The fissioning was ter-minated instantly by thermal expansion.
The raw uranium oxide would be expected to re le a s e fission products, but the encapsu-
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lated units would not.
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The doses are based on a maximum credible excursion of 1018 fissions with a release of the resulting fission products.
The doses calculated are for an individual at the site boundary and for one at the nearest offsite. location likely to be occupied.
Postulated exposures would result from direct neutron and gamma radiation, from the gas cloud passage and from inhalation of radioiodines during cloud pascage.
All worst case doses to the* environs remain well below protective action guidelines for consideration of public evacuation.
- LA-3611 "A Review of Criticality Accidents", Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, WR Station, 1967.
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These procedures define the essential actions during the first critical minutes of an. emergency as well as continuing actions.
Where appropriate they include checklists for use in tracking event progression and recording appropriate data.
Emergency events covered by these procedures include but are not limited to:
High Radiation (Nuclear Criticality or False Alarm) i Fire and/or Explosion d
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Natural Disasters 6.3.8.1 Review and Updatina Each emergency procedure is reviewed annually by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Services Department and by the Operating Organization to verify th'at that procedure is both current and adequate for its intended purpose.
Each emergency procedure will be updated as necessary as a result of this review.
Dis-tribution and review of revised procedures will be performed with the complete emergene,y organization (on and off site).
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Limitations of Authority (where Necessary)
Required Notifications for Each Emergancy Provisions for Summoning Ou'tside Assistance Requirements for main.taining security during the event (where special con'trols are necessary)
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High Radiation- (Nuclear Criticality or False Alarm)
Criteria 1.
The automatic radiation alarms will be set to trip at a value less than 20 mR/hr (general set point is 18 mR/hr).
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Re-entry survey of g,reat'er than 5 mR/hr will be l
. indicative of a criticality inciden' I
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Consideration must be given to RF (radiofrequency) l sources as interfering with beta / gamma meters and causing high reading.
For example, communications l
scrambler or citizen's band communicators.
ii In addition to addressing the areas common to all emergency l
procedures, this procedure will define the requirements for:
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assembly area (consider wind direction)
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- Interview of possible witnesses to incident P
- Establishment of access control AAP* Survey of Personnel C
- Selection of personnel and monitoring instruments for re-entry survey and site survey AAP
- Emergency rescue A
- De termination of alarm validity (false alarm nucle'ar criticality) vs.
- Emergency care for exposed personnel AAP
- Evaluation of personnel exposures A
- Preliminary environmental surveys for extent of radioactivity P *Possible evacuation o,f surrounding population C* Termination of radiation initiacing sources 6.3-20
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Fire and/or Explosion In addition to addressing the areas common to all emergency procedures, this procedure will define the requirements for:
C* Fire control / damage control A Evaluation of Hazard P
- Establishment of Access Control AAP
- First Aid / Rescue P
- Assurance that outside assistance (local fire companies) is under the direction of personnel who are familiar with potential hazards i
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- Assurance that moderation control is considered in the use of hydrogenous materials as fire fighting l
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- Emergency movement of special nuclear material f
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- Re-entry and resumption of operatio,n authorization C.
Power Outage In addition to addressing the areas common to all emergency procedures, this procedure will define the requirements for:
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- Placing equipment and processes.in a safe ~ condition P* Securing equipment to prevent acc'idental restart P* Evacuation (if"necessary)
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- Re-entry and resumption of operations authorization D.
Civil Disturbance or Intrusion Attempt In addition to addressing the areas common to all emergency procedures, this procedure will define the requirements for:
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- Evaluation of Hazard P
- Steps to Augment Security P$ Personnel Readiness for Eme'rgency Action O
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Bomb or Incendiary Threat In addition to addressing the areas common to all emergency procedures, this procedure will define the requirements for:
C* Actions to be taken by person (s) receiving threat A + Evaluation of threat C. Search of facilities P. Evacuation l
C.Re-entry and resumption of operations Authorization F.
Uncontrolled Environmental Release
.In addition to addressing the areas common to all l
emergency procedures, this procedure will define.
the requirements for:
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- Termination of Release A
- Effluent Sampling A. Environmental Sampling G.
Natural Disasters In addition to addressing the areas comm'on to all emergency procedures,- this procedure will define the requirements for:
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- Evaluation of Potential Hazards C
Development of Specific Action Plans
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Corrective Action Assessment Action AAP - Aid to Affected Personnel A
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6.4 EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Rev. 0 6/4/76 6.4.1 Emeroency Control Center Primary Emergency Control Center facilities are located approxi-mately 200 feet west of the facility as shown in Appendix D.
Emergency supplies and equipment are kept in this building.
The center is also equipped with lights,. heat, shower facilities, public address system, telephone, desks, chairs, etc.
Approxi-mately ten persons could function from this base.
A secondary E.C.C.
is located in "C" Building with partial facilities of 6.4.2 and 6.4.3.
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Equipment for effluent environmental sampling, monitoring and analysis is stored in th'e emergency control center.
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Emergency instructions and checklists are displayed, prominently on the interior walls.
These include the emergency plan,-telephonc call-in lists, instructions for radiation monitoring, first aid, decontamination and specific check lists for each major function l
shown previously in Para.
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.First aid supplies and instructions for their use are stored on marked shelves in the control center.
Decontamination suppli7s f
meeting current standards are stored in the same area.
Items stored include but are not limited to the listing in Appendix E.
6.4.4 First Aid and Medical Fa cili ti e s Onsite, there is a plant medical /first aid office in the plant, together with emergency first aid supplies in the emergency control center.
Offsite arrangements exist with Lawrence and Memorial Hospital New London, for medical treatment including handling of radiation /
contamination cases.
Regular medical treatment is also provided for at W.W.
Backus Hospital in Norwich.
6.4.5 Medical Transportation Professional transport of the injured is provided by Mohegan Volunteer Rescue Squad.
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6.4 - EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Rev. 0 6/4/76 6.4.6 Radiation Survey Equipment Personnel monitoring and surveying is performed using low range beta / gamma survey meters and alpha survey meters.
Personnel monitoring is provided by external badges (film or TLD), direct-reading dosimeters, identification badges containing indium foil (for neutron activation), which identifies individuals directly involved in the accident, and by bio-assay samples.
Provision is made for retention of all body fluids or wash water in drums or plastic containers l
for personnel contaminated or injured by exposure to radiation.
6.4.7 Area Survey Equipment Instrumentation for area survey includes both high sensitivity k
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meters.
Safeguard area surveys are performed using Geiger i
Scintillation Meters.
Alpha survey meters are available with ranges from 300 to 100,000 dpm/100cm2 Direct reading pencil i
dosimeters and charging equipment are used for prompt integral i
reading.
. Air campling devices (high volume unit for short term samples, and moderate volume 5-20 LPM samples for longer periods) are available.
are kept in ' readiness for Air masks (Scott or equiv,alent) re-entry into adverse breathing environments.
6.4.8 Security Provisions Maps
$urnished Security guards are a large wall map of the site in the control center, and smaller, personal copies of buildings and site maps.
Barricades Materials for controlling access road to plant are at West Guard Station.
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LOCAL AGENCIES Rev. O 6/4/76 6.6 NOTIFICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCI_ES 6.6.1 Criteria For Notification Notification of appropriate Federal, State and local agencies will be made if radioactive materials may be released in excess of amounts permicted at the site boundaries on a continuing basis, or if required by 8
Notification of Federal ~and State agencies and corporate officials is reserved to the General Manager,_ Manager, Nuclear l
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Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Montville Town Council Nuclear Regulatory Commission Connecticut State Police Regular contact is normally maintained by NPD management with the director of each. agency and the head of the town council, and each would be specifically given information regarding a possible continuing release from the plant.
6.6.3 Notification of a Criticality Accident A criticality accident requires mandatory, immediate notification of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; prompt notification would be made to other appropriate
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6.8 - MAINTAINING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Rev. 0 6/4/76 Emeroency Communications Use of walkie-talkies, hot line phones, call-in of required personnel, recording of contacts made in notes, limitations on contact with news media.
Security Requirements Cont ol as access to and from plant, stealing material or documents during incidents.
Protection of Personnel and Plant Prevent unauthorized release of information.
Followup Training Following completion of training, a re-assessment of i
capability (and retraining if required) will be made i
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While the purpose of the training is to provide the Emergency Director with basic data on which to apply good judgement, it shoul.d also enable him to determine the need for any needed educational reinforcement.
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Mohegan Rescue Squad - first aid care and handling of the i
radiation accident patient.
Training conducted annually.
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Conducted semi-annual.
First Aiders In House - training in general first aid, training in the handling of first aid cases complicated by contami-nation conducted annually.
Fire Brigade In-House - training in responding to fires in all plant areas.
Conducted monthly'.
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital - tfaining in the receipt and care of.the radiation casuelty.
Conducted annually.
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Contract guards are instructed regularly on emergency actions, with special emphasis on g'uard actions.
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Training, drills, and evaluations are documented and retained by the Division.
6.8.4 Revisions and Updating The schedule for review and updating of this emerg.ency plan includes the, emergency procedures and checklists.
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This letter will serve as written confirmation of the fact that Coastal Air Services, Inc. can provide air ambulance service to Brookhave Airport, Long Is!,and, New York.
Coastal has 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> telephone service seven days a week and can re'spond to an emergency need in a minimal period of time.
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June 16, 1977 Mr. William Kirk, Manager Nuclear and Industrial Safety Services United Nuclear Corporation 67 Sandy Desert Road Uncasville, CI 06382
Dear Mr. Kirk:
The purpose of this letter is to indicate the willingness and capability of the Lawrence and Memorial Hospitals to cooperate and take care of patients from the Montville gianufacturing Facility. This comitment in-ciudes patients who might be injured as a result of an industrial or
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Dear John:
Michael Moore, my assistant director, and Dick Kerr have discussed an agreement relative to.the care of patients who are contaminated with radionuclide materials.
I would like to suggest (1),that Lawrence and Memorial should be the primary referral center for patients contaminated with-radionuclide materials and (2) the William W. Backus Hospital could accept a transfer of patients from Lawrence and Memorial in order to make room' for contaminated patients admitted to L & M.
I hope this meets with your approval.
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67 Sandy Desett Road Uncasville, Conn. 06382
Dear Mr. Kirk:
This letter is to confirm the willingness of the Mohegan i
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Inc. to cooperate with United Nuclear's emergency assistance planning.
In the event of an alarm for emergency assistance from United l
Nuclear to the Town of Montville's fire dispatch center, the Mohegan Fire Co. would respond immediately upon recuest.
Since alarms from United Nuclear are considered general alarms, apparatus from the three other fire companies in the Toun would also respond.
The Pohegan Fire Co. can also recuest assistance or other specialized equipment from other fire t
departments in New Lotdon County if it uere necessary.
V our fire department also provides emergency rescue and ambulance service which are all available upon recuest from your facility.
In addition, if the situation recuires more ambulances, three ambulances belonging to the town's other fire departments i
i are also available to respond on request.
Our rescue vehicle j
is equipped with a complete line of rescue materials.
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Ind, would be the first company on the scene in an emergency,,some of our personnel have applied for clearances with United Nuclear; and all of our members are instructed to follow all specified procedures in answering calls from the plant.
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UNITED NUCLEAR CORPORATION l
j Since your nuclear facility is located in Region I, the Brookhaven Area 1
Office is charged with the responsibility for providing radiological I
assistance in the event of an emergency. Such assistance can be re-quested, at all times, by calling 516-345-2200 and asking for radiological assistance indicating the nature of the incident, the location, and how O
to co t ce re goa iste euchoritie to coord1= te o=r re roase.
The ERDA will respond to requests for radiological emergency assistance from licensees and from other organizations or individuals involved
.in or cognizant of an incident involving radioactive materials as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or ionizing radiation sources used in ERDA-supported work.
However, ERDA radiological emergency assistance is limited to such advice and assistance as is necessary to protect people from unnecessary radiation exposure, to minimize injury and to reduce the accidential contamination of the environment from ra'dioactive material. As soon as the immediate i
hazards are brought under control and there is a reasonable assurance that the public health and safety is being protected, ERDA radiological assistance is terminated.
The availability of ERDA radiological assistance does not relieve any licensee from its responsibility for emergency planning to cope with the on-site and off-site consequences of an accident involving its opera-
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If you have any further questions or desire further information, feel free to contact me.
Very truly yours,
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Dear Mr. Kirk:
This letter is in regard to our agee=ent to assist United Nuclear Corporation during an emergency situation.
As you know the State Department of Environmental Protection has co=pleted a plan for radiological emergency response. The plan is incorporated into the Ecergency Operations Plan of the State of Connecticut.
In the event of any emergency situation at United nuclear, the plan will be activated and our assistance will be available to you as described in the plan.
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October 26, 1978 MP-S-ll20 Mr. W. F. Kirk, Manager fluclear and Industrial Safety Department United fluclear Corporation 67 Sandy Desert Road Uncasville, Connecticut 06382
Subject:
Emergency Assistance - fiuclear Incident De,ar Mr. Kirk:
flortheast fluclear Energy Company - Millstone fluclear Power Station desires to continue the agreement which provides for mutual assistance in -
the unlikely event of a nuclear incident at either of our nuclear facilities.
It is understood that tiis assistance would be in the form of portable l
radiation survey meters and radiation survey teams who would work under the direction of the emergency duty officer at the facility involved.
Personnel so involved would be covered under the requesting facility's insurance pro-gram for any legal liabilities which may occur.
The Millstone contact for this assistance is:
Unit 1 Control Room 447-2635 or 447-1792 The alternate contact is:
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1978 (ftIS: 78-10-37).
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Dear Dr. Brubaker:
RADIATION EMERGENC,Y ASSISTANCE CENTER TRAINING SITE (REACTS)
We have received your letter dated June 20, 1978, requesting that the DOE REACTS Facility provide backup capability to the Naval Products Division of the United Nuclear Corporation in the event of radiological emergency. We are pleased to inform you that the DOE REACTS team and facilities are part of a continuing DOE program and that they will be available to assist in a radiation emergency at the Naval Products Division of the United Nu'elear Corporation. Although its availability over a long period of time is dependent upon continuing appropriations, we see no reason to expect a problem from this source.
The REACTS Facility is operated by Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the U. S. Department of Energy.
Dr. Karl F. Hubner is the Director of REACTS.
We believe that REACTS provides the most modern ' facilities available for handling radiation accident patients.
It is designed to cope with any type of radiation exposure accident which might. occur in the Oak Ridge The REACTS staff, in conjunction with the Oak Ridge Hospital of area.
the United Methodist Church Disaster Team and staff, are prepared to treat radiation victims quickly and competently and to provide advice and assistance when radiation accidents occur outside the Oak Ridge area.
Following initial emergency treatment in REACTS, the patient (s) can be transferred to local hospitals in accordance with usual admission procedures for conventional medical and surgical followup if necessary.
Since radiation accidents are infrequent, the REACTS staff is involved on a daily basis in training programs and radiation exoosure studies utilizing the facility to assure its constant readiness.
REACTS is also a source of information on the epidemiological aspects of human exposure to radiation. A computerized data bank of human radi-tion effects from DENA.
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accidental and medical exposures on a worldwide basis has been established and serves as a basis for epidemiological studies as well as providing timely data to those. involved in handling radiation accidents.
No fee or retainer is' required for the provision of backup services by REACTS.
However, should you desire to utilize the accident handling and treatment capabilities, we would expect to recover those costs which could reasonably be related to handling such an incident including all charges billed to DOE-ORAU by local hospitals and private physicians.
You are free to inform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that REACTS is available as a support facility to your ongoing program.
We do ask that you thoroughly inform all responsible members of your staff with the mechanisms.and appropriateness of seeking REACTS assistance.
This can best be facilitated by direct contact with the REACTS Director, Dr. Karl F. Hubner, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Post Office Box 117, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830.
We trust this information is adequate for your needs.
Sincerely,
- a. W L a ORR: REB oseph A. Lenhard, Director Research and Technical Support Division cc:
C. C. Lushbaugh, ORAU K. F. Hubner, ORAU W. H. Weyzen, BER-HQ, MS E-201, GTN C. A. Keller C. W. Hill W. H. Travis Note: REAC/TS Emergency Telephone Number is 615 483-8411 ext 275 t
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Dear Dr. Brubaker:
This letter is in response to your recent inquiry concerning the i
willingness of the Naval Submarine Medical Center to continue to act as a secondary or intermediate treatment center for the evaluation i
of a radiation accident patient.
As previously agreed by my predecessor, the Naval Submarine Medical Center will accept casualties from your medical department as a secondary treatment center to the primary facility, Lawrence and Memorial Hospitals. Treatment and evaluation for radiation related I
clinical problems will be available on either an inpatient or outpatient basis.
The standard reimbursement rate to the United States will be applicable for patients accepted. The current rates (subject to periodic change) are Two Hundred and Six Dollars ($206) per day for inpatient care and Twenty Dollars ($20) per outpatient visit.
I hope this will be considered an adequate reaffirmation of our commitment.
Sincerely, tu-fr LEWIS H. SEATON Captain, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy Commanding
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Subject:
Emergency Assistance - Nuclear Incident
Reference:
NIS: 78-6-41, Letter, W. F. Kirk to R. H. Graves on subject, dated June 22, 1978 Dear Mr. Kirk-
}' 7 This letter confirms the' mutual assistance agreement between Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company and United Nuclear Corporation in the event of a radiological incident having p,otential for affecting the health and safety of the general public.
It is understood that this assistance would be in the form of portable radiation survey meters and radiation survey teams who would work under the direction of the emergency duty officer at the facility involved.
Personnel so involved would be covered under the requesting facility's insurance program for any legal liabilities which may occ,ur.
The Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company contact for this assistance is 203-267-2556.
If nights, weekend or no answer, call the Shift Supervisor at telephone number 345-8524.
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APPENDIX B PLOTS OF CALCULATED TIME
-DISTANCE DOSES The most serious postulated design basis accident is an.unmoderated fast neutron chain reaction in the raw fuel storage ~ area should material shelved with physically maintained safe spacing be allowed to accumulate in unsafe quantities.
This maximum accidental excursion.is postulated at 1018 fissions, with relea'se of fission products.
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APPENDIX C WRITTEN PROCEDURES THAT IMPLEMENT THE EMERGENCY PLAN All procedures are contained in the Emergency Manual.
TITLE Call Sequence Instructions Radiation Alarm Nuclear Alarm Console Fire and/or Bombing, Explosion Power Outage Bomb or Incendiary Threat Uncontrolled Environment.al Release Natural Disaster Review. Frequency (Check Lists, Support Groups, Instrumentation, Supplies) i I
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