ML20064F007

Forwards Public Version of Draft Nuclear Emergency Public Info Brochure & Evacuation Time Estimates within Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone

ML20064F007
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Site:	Byron
Issue date:	12/15/1982
From:	Tramm T COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Address Reply to: Post Office Box 767 g'(

Chicago. tilinois 60690 December 15, 1982 Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Of fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

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Byron Station Units 1 and 2 Emergency Plan NRC Docket Hos. 50-454 and 50-455 References (a):

August 29, 1980, letter from L. O. De l Geo rg e t o D. G. Eisenhut.

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March 11, 1982, letter from B. J.

Youngblood to L. O. De 1Geo rg e.

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March 22, 1982, letter from T.R.

Tramm to H. R. Denton.

(d):

May 2 5, 1982, letter from T.R.

Tramm to H. R. Denton.

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August 17, 1982, letter from T.R.

Tramm to H. R. Denton.

Dear Mr. Denton:

This is to provide information regarding the emergency plan for Byron Station.

Review of this information should help close Outstanding Item 16 o f the Byron SER.

As indicated in references (a) and (c) preliminary evacua-tion time studies for Byron and Braidwood stations were developed in 1980.

The Byron estimates have been revised in a detailed study that has been conducted in accordance with the guidance contained in Appendix 4 to NUREG 0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1.

This study has been recently completed in parallel with the preparation of initial state and local emergency plans contained in "The Preliminary Illinois Plan f or Radiological Accidents (IPR A) Byron", Vol. VI, Revision 0, s[s0 12/8 2.

The new evacuation time estimates are occumented in the f

enclosed report.

I A draft of the public information brochure required to sat-isfy the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(7) has been prepared by CECO and is being provided in Attachment A to this letter.

This draf t is very similar to the brochures shich have been used for the last two years for our other nuclear generating stations.

Prior to ublic distribution in 1983, we anticipate revising the format of all these brochures in conjunction with appropriate of fsite agencies.

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The information presented will not be changed in any substantial way.

Unless other arrangements are made, the final version of this brochure will be provided to the NRC at the same time it is distributed to the public in April,1983.

According to our records, we have now provided all of the information requested by the NRC regarding the Byron emergency plans.

Only the full-scale exercise, scheduled.for May 11, 1983, remains to be completed.

Please contact this o f fice if there are additional questions.

One signed original and fifteen copies of this letter and the attachment, and the enclosed are provided for your review.

Very truly yours,

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T. R. Tramm Nuclear Licensing Administrator 1m Attachment

Enclosure:

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4 Deer Citizen:

We are providing this booklet to you because one of our nucleargenerating facilities operates in the area w here you live, work, or are visiting, and we want you to read and understand the plans that have been developed for your ufety in the event of a serious accident at this facility.

We have never had a serious accident. and it is not likely that we ever will. However, as with all potential emer-gencies, your safety could depcod on your preparedness.

Please-read this booklet carefully. Remember what you read. Although this information focuses on a potential nuclear facility emergency, most ofit is useful for any major emergency so try to keep this booklet where you can later find it and refer to it.

If you would like additional information. please write:

Supervisor of Public Affairs. Commouwealth fidison Company. RO. Box 767. Chicat.o. I:linois NWal. Or call (312) 294-4321 and ask for Public Affairs.

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Emergency Instructions Nuclear generating stations cannot esplode. If there was an incident, unlike other man made or natural accidents.

there would be time to take precautionar) measures.

Also depending on atmospheric conditions, only limited areas would be alTeeted. If there eser is a problem:

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, Stay indoors until you are instructed to do otherwise.

t Stay tuned to your radio or telesision stations for infin-mation and instructions. t Refer to pages 10 and 11 in Ihis booklet for specific information concerning 3 our area.

w Close all window s and doors tightly.

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Turn off all combustion heating and cooling sy stems.

A If your building has a basement take a radio and go there.

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If Th an)ou do not have a basement, keep away from doors d windows.

tt Use the telephone only in emergency situations.

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Keep calm at all times. Panie is y our greatest enemy in 3

any emergency.

Nuclear Emergency Protection The purpose ofIhis booklet is io tell on what io do in 3

case of a nuclear generating station emergene)..dthough such an emergency is a sery remote powibilit). Hut. be.

cause it omM happen, we hase to be prepmed. I or that l

reason. we think itN important that you not only under.

stand the plan but also radiation and how it allects us ull.

First. radiation is simply energy which trasels in the form of particles, or bundles called was es. One kind cooks our food in microwas e osens. Another is the s ra) A third, the radio wase, carries sound. Yet a fourth. a wase of higher energy. transmits TV pictures.

Hut radiation isn't just man.made, it's a natural phe-nomenon, too. all around us, all the time. ll comes from the sun. the stars. the soil beneath our feet. the air w e breathe. the water we drink. the food we eat, the stone, brick or wooden walls that shelter us. esen the potas-sium and carhon in our ow n bodies.

E measure the amount of radiation a person receises.

a unit called millirem is used in the northern Illinois -

area natural background radiation results m an annual radiation dose ol itW) millirem. Someone standing at a nuclear plant boundary for a 3 ear uould receise an estra 2 millirem. An s ray may espose the atreeted pait of 8

the body to 75 millirem or more.

L be sure, radiation can be dangerous. Hut that de-pends on the amount we receise. As >ou can see from the preceding paragraphs, we're all esposed to low lesels of radiation eser) day of our lives. Hut because we can't see it. feel it. smell it hear it or taste it. itN easy to fear it. And panic can be the most persasise danger in the esent of a nuclear station emergency.

Studies which tracked people esposed to far more radiation than people normally receise in the northern lilinois area hase found no escew leukemia other can-cers or genetic damage due to low. les el radiation.

This plan is designed to present people from being esposed to large amounts of radiation if a serious acci-dent actually occurred. Sheltering. or in estreme cases, evacuation would be recommended as needed to keep radiation esposure to the general public well below the limits for nuclear plant uoikers of 5.tNMI millisem.

What all this means is that we shouldn't pariie at the first uarning of a nuclear station accident. We should take precautions, however.just as we would during a tornado. Or. in the case of a chemical spill w hen it\\

often necewary to esacuate an area.

I.ike so man) other things we hse with, radiation can be harmful. But treated with caution and common sense.

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Plans for Emergencies Special plans have been developed to protect the public in the event of a nuclear generating station accident. The Illinois Plan for Radiological Accidents would go mio efTect as soon as conditions at the station indicated esen the potential for a dangerous release of radioactivity.

This would trigger a coordinated response by the lihnois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency. the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety.

Commonw ealth Edison, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commiwion: this could ultimately also include other state local, and civil defense agencies the American Red Crow.and the Salvation Army. These organi/ations would work together with a single goal-to protect the public. 'Io ensure that the plans themselves are up to this task. they are rehearsed periodically in " drills" and " exercises" that simulate actual emergency response.

Special attention has been devoted to people within 10 miles of the nuclear station. in what is called the Emergency Planning Zone. Studies by the Nuclear Regulatory Commiwion and the Federal Fmergency

.\\lanagement Agene) have set 10 miles as the masimum distance that could require evacuation or sheltering following an accident. A Public Notification System has been installed within the Emergency Planning Zone, consisting primarily of outdoor sirens and vehicle.

mounted public addiew equipment. Although designed to warn the public of a problem at the nuclear station.

this system may be activated for other emergencies as well.

In an emergency ins olving the nuclear station, the new s

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media would be given recommendations by the State and local authorities for the general public. T hey would also be given continual status reports directly from Commonwealth Fdison. This information would then be transmitted to you on your local radio or television stations oser the Emergency Broadcast System, which goes into effect the minute an emergency is declared. Your

' local radio or TV station is your best source of up-to-the-minute information and instructions tirafTie repotis, shelter locations evacuation directions. ele.l.

What To Do ifyou hear a omrinuous siren blast lasting 3 minutes or more, or if you are notified in any other way that an emergency may esist. you should tune your radio or television to a lural station and await information and

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radio stations are listed on page 11.

Nn<r best source of up-to-the-minute information and instructions is the Emergency firoadcast System, through your local radio or TV station.

Do not rull the police. sheri!T. fire department. or anyone else unless it is absolutely necessary (and then try to limit your i;all to one minute). The phone lines must be kept clear for use by emergency personnel.

Respondpromptly to all olTicial instructions. You may be advised to take shelter indoors, or you may be advised to evacuate. State and local authorities will determine which of these actions is the safest, and advise you accordingly.

Staying Indoors: " Shelter-in-Place" A 3 heller.in-p/are announcement means " stay indoors" or "get indoors.' 'I his is the most likely protectis e ae-tion. ISacuation is much few likel3 and in many cases affords less protection than shcher-in-place. If y ou're outside at the time shelter is recommended, head for home immediately (or, in a pinch, for any place that'll take )oul. Whereser you end up. though tes en if ou are 3

in.: cari. take the following precautions to seduce the risk of radiation esposure.

1. Make sure the doors and uindows are shut and tightly sealed.

2. Turn olT the combustion heating or cooling system if it's bringing air in from the outside (ifinstructed to do so).

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3. Take a radio or telesision and mose to the basement if you has e one. if not. stay : way l~ rom the doors and w indow s.

4. Keep es ery body-inchiding pets -inside. sta) calm.

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further instructions.

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5. Refer to pages 10 and ll in this booklet for informa-tion on evacuation routes and Primary Relocation Communities in your area in case instructions are changed to "esacuation."

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enter it. When it is safe to re enter the area. you will i

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your time outside as much as powible.

Evacuation Do not try entering the evacuation area for any reason w hatsoser. If you've been asked to evacuate. do not hesitate or waste time trying to take all your powessions with you. Instead:

1. Gather the people in your home together. If your children are in schooland the schoolis in an evacuation zone. do not try to pick them up. They will be tranv ported out of the area to a safe location w here you may go to get them The same apt. lies for nursing home residents and hospital patients.

2. Pack only essentialitems bee checklist on page W.

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3. Turn off gas, electricity and water to the same extent as if you were leaving for a week.

4. Lock the windows and doors.

5. Don't get on the road with a car in poor running condition or that has a nearly empt) gas tank. Car-pool with a neighbor or call your h>eal I'mergency Services Coordinator on the phone number listed across from the map.

6. Keep your pets indoors unlew 3ou hase a place to go other than the designated Relocation Centers. Relo-cntion Centen will not accept pets. lf y ou do has e a place to take them. being them along. lint then. se-member to take leashes. dishes. eariicis. etc., and a suppl) of pet food.

7. If you hase lisestock, shelter them. And if powible.

make prosisions for fet. ding and watering them.

Stored feed should be used if powible. As soon as it's safe. )ou'll be per mitted to return and care for them.

8. Know w here y ou're going.. w hich direction is safe, w hich routes are open, w here you can stop for the night, etc.

9. Don't rush. You're a lot more likely to get hurt that 7

way than 3 0u are by the release of radiation.

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Words To The Wise: Preparing For Emergencies Since you ma) hase to lease yout home on shotI notice for any one of a number of aceitlents including inicIcar, flooding anti chemical spills you can do some thing-now to make things ea,ier later. liete are tous sensible ua)s 10 piepare yourself foi uny enielgene).

1. Colleet your important papers and stoie them in a sale place, 'I he) should all be foyelhei so that you can take them with 30u. if)ou want. u hout ua. ting tilne sea ching for them.

2. Set aside another place for cuteigenc3 year such as lla,hlight. estra batteries. estia sel of car Le)s.

I-irst Aid kil. lite estinguisher, and other items that you ma) want quickl).

3..\\ lake a list of things )ou'll need to take with you.

and make sure you atua)s has e them on hand.

4. Keen your u.r in good sunning mtfes with an adequate supply of f uel.

For The Disabled Special prosisions uill be made to proside care and transportation for all the disabled. It is important that you let your needs be know n. so contact in adsance your city or count) 12.mergene) Senices Coordinator as lia.ted at the back of this brochure.

For More information On:

Nuclear Power Supenis.e of Public Afraiis. Commonwealth I th on Compan). l*.O. Hos 767. Chicago. Illinois (omo State Protection Action Plans Illinois timergene) Senices and Disaster Agency Publie Information Ollice IIU 1 itst Ad.ims Sileet Spiingfield, lihnois 62706 8

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l'or local protectis e plans, contact your city or county timergene) Senices ( oordinator as listed on page i1.

If you are disabled. or without any means of transpor-tation, or know of someone w ho needs special help.

contact your city or county lirnergency Senices Cool-dinator in adsance.

What You May Want To Take Besides Your Loved Ones ~

These are only general suggesnons for any evacuation.

They obsiously don't apply to escryone. Shelters in host tou ns uill proside food and bedding.

Clothing A. linough seasonal clothing for one week Medical Supplies A.12irst Aid kit II. Prescription medicines and presesiptions Personal items A. Soap and towels

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( 'loothpaste and toothbrushes I). Sanitary supplies E. Required papers tanto registration and ciedit cards:

Children And Infants A.1)isposable diapers and powder

11. Bottles C..\\liik/for mula Other Supplies A. 1-lashlight II. Candles / matches C. Portable radio. batteries D. Plastic or paper bags E. If and tools tfor car seraits) 9

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Relocation Communities And Directions

~1 he following communities are likely to sers e as host shelter arean in the esent of an esacuation request. 'lii plan your route, trasel to one of the roads show n on the map. the the map to get to one of the major highways, and follow the directions below to the host shelter areas.

Additional or a!!crnate communities and routes may be utili/ed. depending on weather and road conditions.

Specific emergency information about what to take, what relocation centers will be open, and how to get there will be broadcast as information becomes as ailable by the radio stations that are listed on page II.

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Primary Emergency information Radio Stations:

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Emergency Services Coordinators

'I he disabled and those requiring transportation for an evacuation should contact in advance their Emergency Services Coordinator listed below.

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The information to be inserted here is to be taken from "The Preliminary Illinois Plan for Radiological 11 Accidents (IPRA), Byron", Vol. VI, Revision 0, 12/82.

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