ML20010J566

Testimony of Ok Henderson Re Contention 6c on Training & Radiation Protection to Offsite Personnel.Related Correspondence

ML20010J566
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	09/29/1981
From:	Henderson O ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
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ML20010J560	List: ML20010J559 ML20010J561 ML20010J563 ML20010J566 ML20010J568 ML20010J570
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NUDOCS 8110050358
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APPLICANTS' TESTIMONY OF ' g ORAN K. HENDERSON

_ ON CONTENTION 6(c)

September 29, 1981 8110050358 810929 PDR ADOCK 05000387 T PDR

Y Contention 6c.

The plan includes insufficient information with respect to either the training of or the adequacy of radiation hazard safe-guards to protect local emergency units which may be required to participate in emergency evacuation procedures or which may be required to deal with onsite situations. The plan does not state whether the public or the utility will provide the training in protection and procedure required by local emergency units to coordinate a safe, systematic evacuation.

Analysis:

Appendix 10, " Training", to Annex E " Fixed Nuclear Facility Incidents" (February 23, 1981) to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Disaster Operations Plan assigns to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management i Agency overall responsibility for training. The above cited Appendix identifies currently available and planned courses of instruction, description of the courses, target ~ audience and length of course.

The following table reflects these data:

Responsible Course Title Target Audience @uration Organization

1. Orientation Adjacent States 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> PD!A

2. Emergency Plannmg State and County 1 week FEMA Planners

3. Emergency Response Teams Technical personnel 2 weks DOE

4. Emergency Responders Fire and Police TEA PDM /FDIA

5. Accident Assessment Technical persomel TEA FatA

6. Orientation Elected Officials 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> PDR

7. Emergency Medical Ambulance Crews TEA PA Department Technicians of Health i 8. Radiological Prepar- Hospital Emergency PA Department edness-Medical Room Supervisors TEA of Health

9. Radiological Prepar- Emergency Room PA Department edness-Medical Personnel TEA of Health

10. Radiological Prepar- Medical Consultants 1 week REAC/IS edness-Medical .

11. Seminar USDA County Agents TBA PA Department

• TEA - to be announced

! The above courses (less orientations), are generally technical and specifically designed to prepare personnel who may be involved in radiological emergencies.

In Section II " General" (page 2) of the c4 ted Annex E, readers and

) users of the state RERP are reminded of verall similarities between disasters / emergencies regardless of their cause. Emergency Management and emergency services personnel are involved in other training which contributes to their overall professional development.

, The Federal Emergency Management Agency conducts both at its Emmitsburg Staff College and through regional training teams, courses which focus on those activities useful to county and i

municipal emergency coordinators in preparing for emergency operations.

! l PEMA announces annually the availability of these career development courses. Paragraph "M",Section IV " Purpose" (page 6) of Annex E highlights the importance attributed to training by describing it as one of the several purposes of" t!1 RERP. Paragraph "C",

Section VI " Concept of Operations, (page 8) assigns the Director, PEMA responsibility for providing guidance to State agencies and political subdivisions for the training of personnel with planning duties. Paragraph "U",Section VI, of the State RERP (page ll) describes the State's commitment to participate in annual full-scale and to support, as required, small-scale exercises.

Appendix 14 to the State RERP (page 14-1) describes exercises and drills applicable to all state agencies, municipalities and facilities. It provides for their frequency and scope.

The following cited references to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Annex E "RERP" reflects further training activities:

Reference Cite Responsible Acency Activit_y Section VII A.l.g. (page 11) State Agencies participate in tests and exercisesSection VII A.3.j . (page 13) Dept. of Agriculture conduct annual seminarsSection VII A.7.g. (page 15) Dept. of Education develop educational programsSection VII A.8.n. (page 16) BRP, DER develop public education material Section VII A.13.a. (page 18) Governor's Press establish policies for Secretary I & E programsSection VII A.14.k. (3)&(4) Dept. of Health 1) conduct medical (page 19) training

2) develop public education material Section VII A.17.u. (page 22) PER conduct annual media orientation Section VII A.17.v. (page 22) PER conduct annual exercise Section VII A.17.w. (page 22) PDR conduct periodic drillsSection VII A.17.x. (page 22) PER participate in drills and exercisesSection VII A.17.y. PDR coordinate traimng Section VII A.17.z. & a.a. PDR public education (page 22-23)

Section VII B.l.g. (page 26) Risk Counties develop public information material Section VII B.l.a.a. (page 27) Risk Counties conduct drills and exercisesSection VII B.l.i.i. (page 28) Risk Counties participate in training Section VII B. l.j .j . (page 28) Risk Counties participate in news media orientation Section VII B.l.m.m. (page 28) Risk Counties cmergency response training Section VII B.2.v. (page 30) Support Counties participate in exercises Appendix 5.12. (page 5-1) Utility participate in tests and exercises Appendix 5.15. (page 5-2) Utility provide trairdng to offsite organization The above citations and description. represent a comprehensive approach to training and reflect. an integration of the total training and education requirement in preparation for an incident at any nuclear power facility.

Annex R " Training" to the Columbia and Luzerne County RERPs emphasizes the thrust of the State training scheme and details numbers of persons to participate in the various courses of instruction. The Luzerne and Columbia County RERPs provide for county to train municipal emergency response personnel.

Representatives from Columbia and Luzerne County emergency management

organizations are scheduled to attend a one week course of i instruction on emergency planning offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in October 1981.

PEMA has published a Circular, dated Septmber 14, 1981, which is a consolidated listing of its Fiscal Year 1981 (October 1981 -

September 1982) training program. The Circular announces the conduct of the following courses directly contributing to radiological emergency preparedness: a Shelter Manager Instructor workshop (July 1982); a Basic Radiological Defense Officers' l

l course (October 1981); and a Radiological Monitoring Practical Instrumentation course (January 1982). The September 14th Circular

describes procedures to obtain PEMA assistance in the conduct of special courses desired by counties.

Summary: A review of the several courses of instruction offered emergency management and emergency response personnel by the Federal, State and county governments and by PP&L (SSES) to offsite agencies fully meets or exceeds the standards enumerated in NUREG 0654. The training, drills and exercises will provide county and local governments the ccpability to " coordinate a safe,

systematic evacuation" and will provide adequate " radiation hazard safeguards" for emergency forces.

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