ML20083L804
| ML20083L804 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1984 |
| From: | Crouse R TOLEDO EDISON CO. |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML20083L807 | List: |
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| 1037, TAC-54796, NUDOCS 8404170367 | |
| Download: ML20083L804 (15) | |
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Docket No. 50-346 TOLEDO
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atsons-wat April 11, 1984 Mr. Harold R. Denton Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Denton:
This letter is being submitted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a), to request an exemption from portions of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E Part IV.F.1.a. and Part IV.F.3, " Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities - Training", for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1.
Specifically, this request is provided to lift the requirement for State and local government participation in a 1984 exercise at Davis-Besse.
Title 10 CFR 50, Part IV.F.1.a and 10 CFR 50, Part IV.F.3., specify that Toledo Edison conduct a full scale exercise with Ottawa County annually.
Based upon the fact the Toledo Edison's last exercise for Davis-Besse was conducted in April, 1983, current Nuclear Regulatory Commission.(NRC) regulations require another exercise for Davis-Besse to be held sometime during the period April to July, 1984. In this regard, we wish to note that the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Part IV.F.1.a to hold.a full scale exercise with the State of Ohio have been satisfied.
Toledo Edison requests that it be exempted from conducting a full scale exercise with Ottawa County during calendar year 1984. The Company intends to conduct an exercise with Ottawa County and the State of Ohio by April 30, 1985, subject to State.and County participation and the results of the current NRC rulemaking on the frequency of exercises.
We believe this exemption is appropriate for two reasons. First, recently enacted Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations (44 CFR 350.9(c)(1)-(4)) and the implementation of these regulations by FEMA Region V, do not require Ottawa County to participate in a radiological emergency response exercise during 1984.
Historically, Davis-Besse conducted a full scale NRC/ FEMA graded exercise in November, 1980, which included full participation by Ottawa County and the State'of Ohio..In both January -1982, and April, 1983, Toledo Edison conducted radiological emergency _ exercises at Davis-Besse that included 8404170367 840411 PDR ADOCK 05000 g THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY EDISON PLAZA ' 4 300 MAOISON AVENUE ' - TOLEDO, OHIO 43652
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In addition, as part of the April, 1983 Davis-Besse exercise, the NRC Region III Emergency Response Plan was tested and both Region III and NRC Headquarters personnel and facilities were activated and participated in the exercise.
On September 28. 1983, FEMA promulgated final modifications to its rule 44 CFR 350 " Review and Approval of State and Local Radiological Emergency Plans and Preparedness". The revised final FEMA rule allows, under specific conditions, state and local governments to participate in exer-cises at a nuclear power plant site every two years as opposed to the every year, requirement currently contained in NRC regulations.. Directly applied to Davis-Besse, the FEMA and State of Ohio position identifies'the next exercise for the State of Ohio and Ottawa County at Davis-Besse to be in 1985 (Attachment 1).
Both the State of Ohio (see Attachment 1) and Ottawa County (see Attachment 2) agree that the schedule offered by YEMA is acceptable for the adequate training of their organizations and will not in any way degrade the present high level of protection of public health and safety.
Secondly, Ottawa County, with the assistance of Toledo Edison, is con-structing a new Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which will not be-functional until early 1985. Therefore, practical reasons suggest that the next full scale exercise involving Ottawa County be held after the EOC is functional.
Additionally, from a practical standpoint, in both the 1982 and 1983 exercises, significant findings by FEMA identifying an area where improve-ment to the offsite emergency preparedness capability could be made were related to the physical' layout of the Ottawa County Emergency Operations Center.
In recognition of the exercise critiques as well as other~ ongoing discussions between Toledo Edison and the Ottawa County Board of.Commis-sioners t it was decided to provide a'"new" E0C in-Ottawa County.
Based upon the currently expected schedule for' completion of construction, installation of equipment, and training of county personnel, the new
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Ottawa County EOC is not expected to be functional before the end of 1984.
-On March 28, 1984, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners. selected contractors to construct the EOC._ It is expected that by the end of May, a detailed schedule forl constructing the.EOC will be available.
The results of the 1980 through 1983 exercise critiques have demonstrated:
that adequate emergency preparedness. capabilities exist to assure the continued protection of the'public health and safety around Davis-Besse.
No significant; organizational or functional changes have occurred that-would require extensive retraining offcounty personnel in :the ~ existing -
' facilities. -The extensive program that Toledo Edison and Ottawa County have initiated to. improve the EOC,; represents ' a conscientious ' joint effort
-by a utility:and'the-localfgovernment within the~ plume' exposure EPZ to dedicate significant -resources to improve the local Emergency Operations'
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When the new EOC facility becomes operational, personnel retraining and j.
exercise of all new equipment and interfaces will be required. 'The facility will be used by the County for all future radiological drills and 1
exercise activities, as well'as in the event of an emergency at Davis-Besse.
1 Toledo Edison recognizes that the NRC is currently conducting a rulemaking that could modify the existing NRC requirements regarding the frequency of j-emergency preparedness exercises.
In this regard, Toledo Edison concurs with the Commission's statement in the prologue to the proposed rule that.-
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"...It has become apparent that a disproportionate amount of-Federal, State, local government and licensee resources are being expended in order to conduct and evaluate emergency preparedness exercises at the presently required frequency." Toledo Edison believes that the current situation at Davis-Besse provides an excellent example where an exemption from the
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existing NRC rule would result in more appropriate and effective use of local, state, federal, and licensee resources, j
This conclusion is firmly supported by the position being taken by the i
Ohio Disaster Services Agency (see Attachment 1), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (see Attachment 1), and Ottawa County (see
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We trust the information presented in this letter has adequately. supported our exemption request. We intend to proceed with plans to conduct a Davis-Besse site exercise at the end of July. If you'have any questions, plese contact Judith Hirsch, Emergency Planning Supervisor.
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RPC:MSF:nif encl./3 cc:. James G. Keppler, Regional Administrator.
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- A STATE OF OHl0 ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT 2e26 WEST GRANVlu.E ROAD ATTACHMENT 1 WORTHINGToN. OHBO 43o86 DISASTER SERVICES AGENCY AGoll-1)S January 9, 1984 Mr.. James P. Greer, Director Ottawa County Disaster Selvices 315 Madison Street, Room 103 Port Clinton, 011 43452
Dear Jim:
For your information and comment I have enclosed a copy of the most recent All-State I.etter from FEMA, Region V.
This letter clarifies the proposed rule in the Federal Register, Thursday, July 21, 1983 that suggests a biennial RERP exe rcise. Those counties which may be excempt in 1984 are Columbiana and Ottawa.
Please consider the attached exercise schedule which will be proposed to FEMA, Region V during the January 11, 1984 conference in Chicago.
I feel this schedule will provide the optimum conditions for beginning the two year rotation of exercises in Ohio while tdking advantage of the fact that Columbiana, Lake, Genuga and Ashtabula counties are presently preparing for the 1984 exercise.
If you have any concerns or comments, please contact me at your convenience.
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ASL 71-83 ALL-STATE LETTER TO STATE EMERGENCY SEWICES DIRECTORS:
Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
SUBJECT:
Biennial Frequency of REP Exercises The application of FEMA's Final Rule 44 CFR Part 350, dated September 28, 1983, concerning Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercises
( 350.9) should be construed as follows:
A State that exercised fully between the period October 1, 1982, and the present, is eligible for exercising biennially.
A local organization which has exercised fully between October 1, 1982, and the present is eligible for exercising biennially. The above is illustrated in the following examples.
Example # 1 The State of Illinois fully participated in an exercise with the Byron Nuclear Power Station and Ogle County, Illinois, on November 15, 1983 Therefore, the State of Illinois is eligible for exercising biennially.
I Example # 2 The State of Wisconsin fully participated with the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant and Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin, on November 1, 1983 Therefore, the State of Wisconsin is eligible for exercising biennially.
N Example # 3 Local jurisdictions that have fully participated in an REP exercise between October 1, 1982, and the present are eligible-for exercising biennially.
Eligibility is established even though the State may not have fully participated.
i Examples am: Lake County, Illinois, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin, fully participated in the January 18, 1983, Zion exercise when the State of Illinois and Wisconsin did not fully pa rticipat e.
In this instance, Lake County, Illinois, and i
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, are eligible for exercising biennially.
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The National Federal Emergency Management Agency has confinmed this uraderstanding of the September 28, 1983, FEMA Final Rule.
It is impo rt an t the States and the local governments consider the above as part of their preparation for the January 12, 1984, meeting at the Ra ma da Inn, O' Ha re. The Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Schedule, as currently developed, will change as a result of the j
new FEMA Rule.
Attachment A to this letter is a listing of State and local jurisdictions that are eligible for exercising biennially.
Attachment B is a listing of State and local jurisdictions that are not eligible for biennial exercising.
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Dear Judy:
As we recently discussed, Ottawa County concurs with Ohio Disaster l
Services Agency's (ODSA) interpretation of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidance in 44 CFR 350. The January 9, 1984, letter from ODSA supported our contention that county participation in a radiological emergency exercise with the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS) is not mandated until 1985.
Ottawa County agencies have proven their ability to protect the public health and safety during past exercises. The few deficiencies noted in F.E.M.A. critiques have been addressed and will be corrected when our new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) becomes operational in January. We anticipate in-house exercises to perfect internal procedures and several " table top" exercises with ODSA and DBNPS personnel to further improve our capabilities.
In view of our record in previous exercises, FEMA guidance in 44 CFR 350 and the unavailability of our new E.O.C., Ottawa County does not feel it is imperative to participate in a DBNPS exercise in 1984.
It is certainly not the intent of the county to jeopardize Toledo Edison's compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Connaission regulations.
We offer our full support to you in your request to the NRC for an exemption from a full scale utility / state / county exercise during 1984.
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Region V 300 South Wacker,24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 353-1500 f4AY 1 V l'383 Mr. Richard M. Lockhart Deputy Director Ohio Disaster Services Agency 2825 West Granville Road Worthington, Ohio 43085
Dear Mr. Lockhart:
Enclosed is a copy of the Final Exercise Report for the Davis Besse exercise conducted April 13, 1983. A copy has been forwarded to the FEMA National office.
The Federal evaluation team concluded the State of Ohio and Ottawa County emergency organizations demonstrated their capability to protect the population should an accident occur at the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station.
There are, however, a number of significant discrepancies as indicated in Part IV of this report that will require your immediate attention.
Of particular concern is the time delay in establishing the seven mile protective actions and repeat discrepancies.
This report indicates certain areas that will require varying degrees of changes to your plan and/or implementing procedures.
It is intended to assist you in this endeavor.
If you have any questions relative to this report, or require assistance in making these changes, please advise this office.
Although you are only required to provide this of fice with a schedule of corrections for the significant discrepancies Part IV, please review the minor discrepancies in Part V as well to include in your own schedule of corrections.
Your schedule of corrections for the significant deficiencies should provide a concise narrative of how you intend to correct the significant discrepancies as well as the date or anticipated date of completed action. We appreciate receiving this schedule no later than June 4 ',,1983.
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Do not hesitate to contact Dan Bement or B' b Shapiro at FTS 372-6011 if you o
have any questions or problems with this deadline.
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Regional Assistance Committee Enclosure