ML20033C600
| ML20033C600 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 11/23/1981 |
| From: | Krimm R Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Grimes B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8112030479 | |
| Download: ML20033C600 (7) | |
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2 3 N0V 1981 g v.g Issy, S N4p,, ;r MEMORANDUM FOR: Brian K. Grimes
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Interim Findings by Regions IV and VI in Regard to Grand Gulf Please find attached the interim findings on both plans and preparedness as submitted by Regions IV and VI for the Grand Gulf Commercial nuclear power reactor site.
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Mississippi (Plant Grand Gulf) Mini 44-CFR 350
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Please. find attacned subject report.
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Interim exercise critique of 11/4-5/81 was datafaxed to you on 11/10/81.
Exercrit data enteed:into system 11/10/81, p
You.have a-copy of RAC TV plan review coments dated June. 3,1981.
The majority of these have been corrected.
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The following Grand Guif site-specific preliininary evaluation report is provided for FE"A National review.
It should be noted that-tnis g areliminarys report is applicable only to. Mississippi and a coordinated E e.valua.tive report will.fol. low upon finalization of all critique materials
~ and. resconses from Mississ:ippi and Louisiana. Obviously, the final evaluation will nequire additional coordination with Region VI in order that.the total site-specific evaluation is ul'timately masked into a comprehensive evaluative' package. This very preliminary report lists planning standards A - ? as provided.ia NUREG 0654 with an. appropriate evaluative cocment:
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fssii;ntrent of Responsibilit? (Oroanization Control) ;
No major difficulties' have been noted; however, the lixerci~se pointed.out the need-for a careful review of staffing for a 24-hour
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support.which will be available for federal response. Othemise, no major problems with C.
I D.. Emergency Classification System -
Ne major dif.ficulties with-this standard. The exercise pointed 3
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organintions understand conditions which trigger specific energency action levels.
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Notification Methods and precedures -
-The--a-lert and n00 fic.4Uon-systeur is-installed, but a major acceptance - -- ~-
exercise of the system was not conducted due to guidanca criteria currently being reviewed by OMB.
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Emercency Cecrnunications -
Provisions for connunications with radiological monitoring teams could not be found in the plan.
Connunication with these teams were effectively exercised, however. Thus, this needs to be corrected in the plan as indicated in the early RAC review.
Public Education and Information -
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No major goble.ms exist with G; however, the exercise pointed out the need fo'r:
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e Staffing for a protracted period;
.J e-Teleorinting eauiorent to be located in the EUL : redia center; e Review of.conceot for two aedia centers (i.e., one at the State EOC and another at the near-site media center).
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f off-site crganizations by the ut11ity operator;
. e More Staffing for sustained operations.
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Protective Resoonse -
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y e Protmive actions are covered quite well in the plan. However,
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among response organizations-centerning evacuation or sheItering.
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Radiological Excesure Control -
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Medical and'Public Health Succort -
No major deficiencies.
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Recovery and. Reentry Plannino and Post Accident Ooerations -
No-major-deficienciet.
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Exercises and Drills -
L e Exercise time coq essions caused prcbiems in that certain recovery
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operations were not fully exercised.
e The scenario d1d not provide for, nor trigger, the release of iodines off-sitet yet, radiation levels off-site-seemed to indicate the release of iodines.
1hus', the scenario did not seem to allow the adeouate testing of tne decision-making procass on use of XI for emergency workers.
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Radiological Emercency Resconse Training -
No :sajor problen:s.
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Res::ensibility for the Planninc Effort -
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Assienment of 3.ew oorts i bi l i ty foreaniu rion Controi}
Mo significant deficiencies in-iurimentation :soacili ties.
3.. Cn 5i a E.neccenci 0r~ani raticn-Apo1ies:ie to 1.Jcansee.
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Ece rcency ?esconsa S:.ocnet and *escure13 Tre plan accresses Feceral ruconsa.
mver, ce scanario did not exercise :di s cujective.
Q fbnercancy Classification Systase-kas exercised in.w.--reancz wit. IA protec:ive action guides and eser--
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Mori fIcaeion Methods anc Frecedures ini.tial notification of emergency response-was exercised withuno maior prooies.
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Puc1ic Education and Information
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Pu5iic ederition infornecion Is addressed. sufficiently in the' pian. Thers:-.
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was evidence that. t5e-piaolic was..well informed as tmWe course of ac:fon to taka.
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5:sereency Faci li ties. ant:i. Ecuictmen t Es major preislaus l.
Accident Assessment h preciee with; t e plan.
A lacx. of timely and accuratu infet nation free-De f3 cili t'f 03ttsed a delay in assessment Ouring
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%dicicci cal Execsere Centrol is sufficiently addressed in
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- Al i c ha i th Sucecr-The plaar covers 1 suniciently.. There is a need.inc snare.in-oeoth train-ing of personnel in t.w munitoring and oncentamination. area.*
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W rverv.and 14ent / Fiacnine ano ? cst Accicent Oce r sticas Suniciently accressed in ::vr piarr.
'was es.ercised minimaliv.
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Ezereises. and Ori ! Is, SuHiciently addressed irr the plan.
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RadioloaicaitEmercze Aesconse Training.
Moed. fi:w continuinst and. intrinsic training of ai-l a pf response-m sonnel indicated. Irr the exercise.
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~4sconsibi!irv for the Plannina Ef#crt
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- A geograccical barrier betwen the faci 1itf ana neoicai faci i i tT arecluoes any on--site c::ntaminated inoividuais being :reated at the radi~ cal facil i t/.
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