ML20072K786

Public Version of Rev 2 to Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure 1004.16, Contaminated Injuries/Radiation Overexposure

ML20072K786
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Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	03/08/1983
From:	GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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0031W, 1004.16-01, 1004.16-1, 31W, NUDOCS 8303300784
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THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION UNIT NO.1 EMERGENCY PLAN IMPLEPENTING PROCEDURE 1004.16 l

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UNIT NO.1 ENERGENCY PLAN INLEENTING PROCEDURE 1004.16

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CONTAMINATED INJURIES / RADIATION OVEREXPOSURE i

1.0 PURPOSE

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To define the conditions where person (s) working at Three Mile Island and exposed to ionizing radiation greater than 25 REM (acute dose), or fil or injured and contaminated or potentially contaminated with ra oactive material will be removed from site to Milton S. Hershey M c

nter (HMC). Hershey, PA. To further define the steps invo]

tifying HMC to allow time for preparation of the Radiation y Area (REA) i to receive the injured n(s). To provide eve 1 levels of treatment based on th of the inju s) and the degree of D

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volved. The S ft rvisor/ Emergency Director is responsib1 or ementation of cedure.

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a 2.0 ATTACHMENTS 2.1 Attachment o ogical Control 1 st for Contaminated

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3.1 Person (s) are injured in a radiologically controlled area and have a contaminated injury that can be treated on-site and released.-

3.2 Person (s) are injured in a radiologically controlled area and must I

be transported 'off-site for medical observation / treatment before '

being surveyed for contamination.

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3.3 Person (s) are injured or ill and have, or have the potential for, O

radioactive contamination on their clothing or skin and must be l

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3.4 Persor.(s) have received acute radiation dose in excess of 25 REM.

4.0 EMERGENCY ACTIONS 4.1 The Shift Supervisor / Emergency Director and Radiol ntrols l

Foreman shall be notified immediately upon disc ry the injured personnel.

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The steps may be erfo d concurrently.

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i stired to the inj r 11 personnel.

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d provide the Med rst Aid personnel with s ecific ingress /egres ute for access and ient transfer. The Shift Supervisor / Emergency-Director should consult with Radiological Controls for this route if necessary.

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Ensure that First Aid / medical personnel evaluate the injury, to determine the need of medical treatment I

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condition of the victim (if injury involved radio-O active contamination). and both report their assess-ment back to him.

NOTE:

Attachment I is a checklist 'for Radiological acticns. :

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If off-site medical assistance is requi the Shift Supervisor / Emergency Director desig-l nee) will notify Dauphin Co. EOC d

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AT TMI NUC TION. WE REQUEST LANCE AND MEDIC RT TO TMI UNIT 1 P

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OWING INJURIES:

(BRIEF DESCRIPTIO ES) REQUIRING DICAL ASSIS_

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Call ur at Extension 0 to inform ty of off-site me ca as istance arrival so t

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-1 medical personnel to e injured person.

hift Supervisor / Emergency v Director shall also initiate the requirements of EPIP 1004.19 " Emergency Dosimetry / Security Badge Issuance" d.

If appropriate, declare an Unusual Event in accor-l dance with EPIP 1004.1 and perform actions as.

required in Step 4.5 below.

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1004.16 Revision 2 4.1.2 The Shift Supervisor / Emergency' Director shall direct l

personnel with minor injuries, not requiring more medical attention than site first aid, to the decon, facility for l

decontamination and treatment of the injury, per step 4.2.

4.2 The Shift Supervisor /imergency Director shall, with concur _

rence of the available site medical and radiologi controls personnel have the victim transported outside o t dio-logically controlled area. if the injury a co ination levels will allow movement, for further t and surveys.

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To e possible s read o ntamination, the :

Shif rvisor/Emergen tor should consider contaminated pe 2 evacuation route ro ed over the pa 4.3 I

injury allows, R i al. Controls personnel shall E'

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All ccurring in a cally contamin- :

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pervisor/Euergency ctor, with concurrence of the avai able site medical staff, shall order the injured person (s) off_ site for more extensive medical treatment.

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If the injured person is contaminated, or potentially :

contaminated, a Radiological Controls Technician will :

i be dispatched to H.M.C. to provide Radiological Controls as needed.-

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Center (HMC). Hershey, PA, all contaminated persons with injuries too severe to be handled onsite shall be sent to H.M.C. for decontamination and ' treatment. :

s 4.5 The Shift Supervisor shall perform the following steps in the event an injured and contaminated or potentially c taminated person (s) is to be transported to HMC.

4.5.1 If an emergency classification is r ady in effect, the Shift Supervisor s the duties of Emergency Director.

4.5.2 T

ency Director 1 im lement the require-s of Emergency P an lementing Procedure

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request amou ice from the auphin County GU Emergency s Center, as d, for offsite assis 4.5.3 Th Director or e

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at 9 534 8333, and using e following message, alert HMC of the arrival of

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the injured victim:

"THIS.IS (NAME/ TITLE).AT THREE MILE ISLAND ACTING AS l

(FOR) THE EMERGENCY DIRECTOR. TMI IS PREPARING T0 i

TRANSFER A (POTENTIALLY) CONTAMINATED VICTIM WITH l

INJURIES TO HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER. THE RADIATION i

EHERGENCY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO RECEIVE THIS VICTIM. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE AND VERIFY THIS MESSAGE

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4.5.4 The Emergency Director, or his designer, shall then:

• briefly describe the injury (s)

• give the name of the victim (s)

• report levels of contamination, if kn

• request special equipment required

• estimate time of arrival at HMC

• describe method of transpor expected dose r ard to HMC Staff el based on dos aken 12 inches above victim record the n a

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- Person (s) d ted shall recei body count-l ing in acc with RCP 1612 n 628.

4.6 The Emerge r

r shall requi a portation of per-son (s) radiation e s

excess of 25 REM whol HMC. In this c victim (s) can be trans-ported a conventional manner and will not require activa-tion of the Emergency Plan.

4.7 The Emergency Director and/or RAC may request assistance in evalua-tion of extreme radiation overexposure (i.e. 25 REM or more) from various kadiological Health Specialists (Porter Consultants, l

Radiation Management Corporation, etc' )

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shall restrict personnel who have received internal contamination of greater than 50 Percent of the Derived Investigatio'n level, as stated in RCP 1628.1, from further work in Airborne Radioactivity Areas, until evaluation is made. Complete and direct the personnel for whole body counting, in accordance with RCP 1612 valua-tion of Body Burdens.

5.0 FINAL CONDITION 5.1 The person (s) has been decontaminated, tre injury and released for wor Site Medical Sta f.

5.2 The person (s entered into th ssay program for whole body cou i RCP 1612 and RC 1 8.

5.3 The vi s) has been transpo HMC and has been admitted or

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/used protecti clothing has oeen removed to TMI.

5.4 The R,adiological C n U echnician(s) w anied the vic-tin (s) to HMC h rdinated the radi i ety actions at the emergency.r hospital heal ic st has relieved the Radiolog rols Technician (s 5.5 The Radiatio Emergency Area and ambulance (s) used for transporta-tion of the victim (s) has been surveyed and cleared or decontamin-dted and cleared by the TMI Radiological Controls Technician (s).

5.6 The Unusual Event has been closed out by the Emergency Director.

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1004.16 Revision 2 Attachment I Radiological Controls Checklist for Contaminated Injured Persons 6

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NOTE:

The following actions should be performed or con-sidered while handling a contaminated injured person. :

These actions must not interfere with proper medical treatment of the person.

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Prevent contamination spread from the injured pe er persons / areas by: lining the stretcher, wrap ictim with a olanket, providing P

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,c ring the trans-fer path, etc.

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Limit contam the ambulance an w by lining the ambu-Tance wi p

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The tec an that accompan victim to the hospital should have a radiation survey risker and an lance kit (located at Rad Con i Site Ambulanc 4.

If possible, verif ation and rad o

els enroute to the hospital.

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If ava11abl s

nd Rad Con Tec ho be sent to follow the ambulance hospital to assist monitoring and decontami.

nation as needed.

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Upon arrival at the hospital, and subsequently, the Rad con Tech should periodically update the Control Room with current status.

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Check 7.

If possible, have the ambulance crew standby in the ambulance until both are surveyed and released or with the Emergency Director's permission, have the ambulance return to TMI for survey and decon-tamination as necessary. Informi the Control Room of status of the ambulance.

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Rao Con Technician (s) at the hospital should co in t the Radia-tion Safety actions in the Emergency Room w t tending physician.

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When possible, tu ver Radiation Sa e ponsibilities to the Hospital He sicist. Remai t

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Survey th ath. traveled b lance personn 1 and the indi-vidual.

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Before leaving the

, ensure that al ctive trash and used P.C.s have c

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Ensure that Control Room is informed of the status.

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