ML20084F944
| ML20084F944 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pennsylvania State University |
| Issue date: | 04/18/1984 |
| From: | Cunningham R PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV., UNIVERSITY PARK, PA |
| To: | Thomas C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8405040369 | |
| Download: ML20084F944 (8) | |
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THE PE N NSY LVA NI A STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA 16802 College of Engineering Area Cale 814 Breascale Nalear Reactor 865-6351 April 18,1984 Cecil 0. Thomas, Chief Docket No.
50-5 Standardization and Special License No.
R-2 Projects Branch Division of Licensing Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Sir:
Your letter of February 27, 1984 included an Emergency Plan Review performed by.the NRC staff. The conclusion of this review stated that.our emergency plan was not acceptable "because it does not adequately _ address the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR 50 and the guidance criteria set forth in Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 2.6 and - ANSI /ANS-15.16-1982,
" Emergency Planning for Research Reactors." Consequenty, your letter requested additional information.
We have studied _ your Emergency Plan Review and have provided the additional information requested in the enclosure with this letter. The additional information requested is presented following the forma' of c
Section 3 of ANS I/ANS-15.16-1982 with NRC's comments given first followed by our answer.
We hope our modifications to the Emergency Plan meets NRC's.
requirements.
If you have further questions, you may send them to me'or to Prof. S.H. Levine or call him at (814) 865-3110.
Sincerely, h l-ard G. Cunningham Vice President Research and Graduate Studies
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission In Their February 1984 Emergency Plan Review of the Pennsylvania State University Research Reactor Docket No. 50-5 License No. R-2 April 1984 t
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33 Organization and Responsibilities 1.
Specify the means by which University personnel will provide assistance to Center Community Hospital as addressed under item #3 of their agreement letter.
Answer:
Our plan is designed to use the Centre Community Hospital only when injury to persons is too severe for the University Ritenour Health Center to handle.
The University will provide radiation detection equipment and personnel, with experience in decontamination and monitoring, to assist Centre Community Hospital in handling emergencies involving radioactive material even when not related to the University.
In order to clarify this, the Emergency Plan has been changed to read:
3.1.9 The Centre Community Hospital The Centre Community Hospital will provide medical facilities and care for radiation accident victims which can not be handled by the Ritenour Health Center.
University personnel from the PSBR and/or the Health Physics Office will provide assistance to the Centre Community Hospital staff in radiation monitoring and decontamination; loan of radiation detection equipment is also provided.
3.7 Emergency Response 1.
Describe the specific actions to notify and mobilize the emergency organization.
Answer:
The amergency organization is notified as described in Section 3.2 Notification. Once the event has been evaluated and determined to require activating the Emergency Plan, the emergency organization will be notified by telephone and/or two-way radio communication.
The emergency organization.is automatically mobilized once the emergency organization members receive notice. The two special.
forms described in this section and located in the Emergency Support Center (see Section 7.1' Notification) are used:to assure.
that all members of th5 organizatibn are notified. Secti5n 7.1 l
has now been changed to read:
7.1 Notification When the event has been evaluated and determined td require-activating the Emergency Plan, the emergency organization
~ will be notified by telephone and/or two-way radio communication using notification forms designed for this purpose. Copies of the notification forms are stored in the Emergency Support Center and the Health Physics Office.
These forms are used during the Emergency Plan to assure all organizations, e.g. Health Physics, are notified by telephone about the emergency.
All agencies t5 be contacted; the NRC Region I Office, the Pennsylvania Emergency Managemedt Agency, University Communication Center, the State College Borough Fire and Ambulanco Co. and the State Callege Police a
Department have switchboards that are manned at all times.
3.7 Emergency Response 2.
Identify the location of assembly areas add specify the methods to be used to assure personnel accountability and segregation 5f potentially contaminated personnel.
Answer:
i Events that require evacuation of the facility are described in our Emergency Procedures. These procedures require evacuatibn to the entry gate at the chain-link. fence at 'the reactor site boundary (see Sedtion 2.1 Reactor Site. Boundary and attached Fig'.
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2 of the Emergency Plan). Under normal conditions, personnel from the reactor assemble at the entry gate; however, if weather conditions are bad and when the Emergency Plan is activated, the Emergency Support Center becomes the assembly area.
Personnel accountability methods are td be described in our procedures.
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I question of segregation bf potentially contaminated personnel is addressed in 7 3 Corrective Actions.
The accountability'will be determined by visual observation and/or roll call. Accduntability.
. of visitors to the facility is -the responsibility of their tour.
guides and escorts'. We have chan8ed our plan-td read'as fdllows:
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2.' 1 Reactor Site Bdundary I
i The reactor site boundary is that boundary defined by the chain-link fence surrounding The Pennsylvania State University Breazeale Reactor (PSBR) as shown in Figure 2.
Entrance to the boundary is through the entry gate only, which can be locked or used as a control point for entry into the area. The reactor administration has direct authority over all activities within this boundary.
The area within the site boundary is available to people not acquainted with the reactor operation.
2.5 The Emergency Support Center (ESC)
The Emergency Support Center (ESC) is a fenced-in area within Room 117 in the Academic Projects Building (see Fig. 2).
This room is used by the Emergency Director as the operation center for the duration of the Emergency and as the assembly area for personnel from the reactor during the emergency.
It also contains additional emergency supplies and equipment for use during the emergency.
7.3 Corrective Actions The release of radioactive material from the reactor in an amount sufficient to be classec as an emergency would produce an alarm of the continuous air monitor and/or the reactor bridge monitors.
This would shut down the reactor, sound the building evacuation horn and start the emergency ventilation system. The Emergency Procedures will then be followed as prescribed.
In the event radiation release indicates some personnel may have been contaminated with radioactive material, they will be isolated and surveyed for contamination and decontaminated as necessary by health physics and/or reactor staff personnel.
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In the event 5f a pool wdtdr ledk, divil dist5cbances, b5mb threats, or reports of possible hurricanes or tornadoes,-the Emergency Director shall determine whether the reactor should j
be shut down and secured and the Reactor Emergency procedures are t5 be follbwed as prescribed.
1 Fires shall be reported immediately to the Borough Fire Company of State College,~PA. The Emergency Procedures for fires are to be followed as prescribed.
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3 Include provisions for isolation and access contr51 5f the facility.
Answer:
As stated in 3' 7.2, the procedures require evacuation to the entry f
gate of the React 5r Site Boundary. Reactor stdff and police services isolate and contr51 entrance to th5 area during all evacuations and emergencies.
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l 3.8 Emergency Facilities and Equipment 1.
Identify the available non-rddioldgi5al monitors, such 'as fire and'-
j combustion products detectors.
I Answer:
We do not have a fire or smdke detector in th5 facility except in the hot cells. However, fire extinguishers are distributed in various places in our facility for' emergency use. ~ Th5se items are covered by our insurance and standdrd University Safety Procedures i
and Requirements.
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3 10 Maintaining Emergency Preparedness -
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Describe the type 5f training t5 be provided t5 membdra 5f th5-
- emergency organization and offsite support agencies.
4-Answer We have chang 5d Sedtion 10.4 'td read as f5115ws:
10.4 Th5 operatdr.and senibr operatdr requalifidati5n
- programs keep th5 operating stdff cognizant 'df fedtures 5f-;
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facility design, safety and emergency syst5ms, emergency and standard operating procedures, radiation contr51 and safety concepts, and other facility information needed to respond to an emergency situation. Competency of the reactor staff to respond appropriately to the emergency plan will be maintained by having an annual review of the emergency plan with the reactor staff.
The Emergency Director or his designee will conduct this review. Following the annual add biennial emergency drill, thE Emergency DirectUr or his designee shall meet with the operating stdff add health physics personnel to discuss and critique performance during the drill.
Police services add Ritdnour Health Cent 5r personnel will be invited to the critique. The regular annual police servi 5es trdining program has been addified td include a review of thd Emergency Plan. -The reactor staff will provide a biennial review of the Emergency Plan for Ritenour Health Cedtre medical add ambulance personnel'.
While the State College Borough Fire Department', ambulance service, and Centre C5mmunity Hdspitdl emergency room-dtaff are not under the. control of the University, th5y will be invited to attend these reviews.
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