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Forwards 1991 Exercise Event Schedule & Proposed Scope & Objectives for full-participation Emergency Preparedness Exercise W/Commonwealth of PA on 911212
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	08/09/1991
From:	Gina Davis; BOSTON EDISON CO.
To:	; NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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i 10 CFR 50, APP. 6 B0z TON EDISON Pilgt m Nuclear Power Station Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, Massachusetts o2360 i

- George W. Davis August 9, 1991 sener voce Prescent - Nuclear BECo Ltr 91-103 l

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Hashington, DC 20555 Docket No. 50-293 License No. DPR-35

Subject:

Schedulina of Pilarim Nuclear Power Station 1991 Emeraency Preparedness Exercise-

Dear Sir:

In accordance with'the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E,:Section IV.F.3,

. Boston Edison Company plans to conduct a full participation Emergency Preparedness Exercise with the, Commonwealth of Massachusetts on December 12, 1991.

.Two copies of'the proposed scope and objectives for this exercise are attached-for your review.

The scope and objectives were developed utilizing the guidance provided in Mr. Lazarus' letter of June 9,1989 " Emergency Exercise Objectives and-t Scenario Guidelines".

Also included for your review is the proposed schedule for activities surrounding the exercise.

The objectives include demonstration, where appropriate, of corrective actions taken -in regard to areas that warrant-attention that have been previously-identified'during NRC inspections, emergency exercises and drills.

The sccpe and objectives are submitted in;accordance with FEMA's guidance memorandum EX-3 dated February 26, 1989.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate

-to contact Mr. Stephen Hook, Onsite Emergency Preparedness Section Manager,118 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA 02360, or call (508) 747-9463.-

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Key Player Meetinq Date:

Thursday, December 5, 1991 Time:

1700 - 1900 hours0.022 days 0.528 hours 0.00314 weeks 7.2295e-4 months Location:

Emergency Operations facility (EOF) o CIC Player Briefina Date:

Thursday December 5, 1991 Time:

1400 - 1500 hours0.0174 days 0.417 hours 0.00248 weeks 5.7075e-4 months location: Prudential Center o

Exercise Coordinators Meetina Date:

Honday, December 9, 1991 Time:

0900 - 1100 hours0.0127 days 0.306 hours 0.00182 weeks 4.1855e-4 months Location:

EOF Conference Room o

Controller Briefina Date:

Tuesday, December 10, 1991 Time:

0900 - 1600 hours0.0185 days 0.444 hours 0.00265 weeks 6.088e-4 months Location:

EOF Conference Room o

Player Briefina Date:

Hednesday, December 11, 1991 Time:

0907 - 1100 hours0.0127 days 0.306 hours 0.00182 weeks 4.1855e-4 months Location:

PHPS Lunch Room o

NRC Entrance & Briefina Date:

Wednesday December 11, 1991 Time:

1300 - 1500 hours0.0174 days 0.417 hours 0.00248 weeks 5.7075e-4 months Location:

EOF Conference Room o

Exercise Conduct Date:

Thursday, December 12, 1991 Time:

Unannounced Location: Various Emergency Response Facilities o

Player De-briefina Date:

Thursday, December 12, 1991 Time:

Immediately following Exercise Location: Various Emcrgency Response Facilities o

lead Controller De-briefina Date:

Thursday, December 12, 1991 Time:

Immediate following Exercise Location:

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.(Continued) o Exercise Crittaue and Exit with NRC Date:

Friday, December 13, 1991 Time:

0900 - 1100 hours0.0127 days 0.306 hours 0.00182 weeks 4.1855e-4 months Location: -Chiltonv111e Training Center i

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Friday, December 13, 1991 i

Time:

1500 hours0.0174 days 0.417 hours 0.00248 weeks 5.7075e-4 months Location:

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BOSTON EDISDN COMPANY PILGRIH NUCLEAR POWER STATION NRC/fEHA EVALUATED EXERCISE 91-0-A 2.0 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES 2.1 EXERCISE SCOPE The 1991 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) Emergency e

Preparedness Exercise, to be conducted on December 12, 1991 will test and provide the opportunity to evaluate the Boston Edison Emergency Plan and Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures.

It will also test the emergency response organization's ability to assess, identify, classify and respond to emergency conditions and take appropriate actions to protect the health and safety of the public.

In most cases, participants in this exercise vary from those wno participated June 21, 1990.

The exercise will not involve activation of the Boston Edison Corporate Radiological Emergency Plan (CREP).

lhe scenario will simulate a sequence of events resulting in a e

radiological release into the environment.

This release will be of sufficient magnitude to warrant mobilization of the Commonwealth of Hassachusetts and designated local governments in response to the emergency.

The exercise will also incorporate the Station's semi-annual health physics drill.

2.2' ONSITE OBJECTIVES A.

Exercise Plannina

1. Conduct an exercise of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Emergency Plan.

(EP-AD-200, A.1).

2. Provide an opportunity for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the towns of Carver, Duxbury, Kingston, Marshfield, Plymouth, Bridgewater, the City of Taunton and the Hellelsey Department of Public Works (DPH) to partially participate in an exercise.

(EP-AD-200, A.2)

3. Prepare an exercise information package to include:

a.

The objectives of the exercise and appropriate evaluation criteria b.

The date, time period, place and a list of participating organizations c.

The sequence of simulated events d.

The time schedule of real and simulated initiating events o

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The narrative summary.

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Exercisf Plannino (Con't.d v Sncuct a critique of the exercise.

(EP-AD-200, A.4)

S. wite the exercise report.

(EP-AD-200, A.4)

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6. Identify open items.

(EP-AD-200, A 5)

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.gv OraanizAtions. S90oerta nd Resources ate the prompt activat'on, adequacy of the staffi..g and

. as appropriate, of emergency response facilities as antrol Room (CR)

-:hnical Support Center (TSC) e cations Support Center '.0SC) o w rgency Operations Facility (EOF) o Tu.hnical Assessment Group (TAG) o Corporate Information Center (CIC) o Media Center (MC).

(EP-AD-200,_B.1)

2. Demonstrate the capability of the PNPS Emergency Response Organization to implement their Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures.

(EP-AD-200, 8.2)

3. Demonstrate the ability of the Emergincy Director to provide overall direction, 'u luding " command and control" by initiating, coord1Nting and implementing timely and effective decisions during a radiological emergncy.

(EP-AD-200, 8.3)

4. Demonstrate the ability to effectively transfer command and control of emergency response functions from the Control Rom to the Emergency Operations Faci'iity (EOF). (EP-AD-200, B.4)

5. Demonstrate the capability of the PNPS Emergency Rasponse Organization to interface with the Commonwealth of Hassachusetts and the towns of Carver, Duxbury.-Kingston, Marshfield, Plymouth, Bridgewater, the City of Taunton and the Hellesley DPH to effect a coordinated response to a radiological emergency adequate to ensure the protection of the health and safety of the public.

(EP-AD-200, B.6) i

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6. Demonstrate the. ability te control access to emergency-

- facilities.

(EP-AD-200, B.8)-

7. Demonstrate the ability to provide a liaison at each participating offsite governmental Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

(EP-AD-200, B.8)

8. Demonstrate, as appropriate, the ability to identify the need for, notify, and request assistance from federal agencies.

(EP-AD-200, B.10)

9. temonstrate the ability to notify on-call emergency response pesonnel and document acceptable response times.

(EP-AD-200, B.13)

C.

Incident Assessment and Classification

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1. Demonstrate the availability of methods, equipment, and expertise to make rapid assessments of the consequences of any radiological hazards, including the dispatch and coordination of Radiation Monitoring Teams.

(EP-AD-200, C.1)

2. Demonstrate the ability to recognize emergency action levels (EALs) and properly classify simulated emergencies in accordance with the PNPS Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure.

(EP-AD-200, C.2)

D.

Notification and Cpamunications

1. Demonstrate the ability to notify offsite emergency organizations within 15 minutes of each emergency classification at PNPS.

(EP-AD-200, 0.1)

2. Demonstrate the ability to notify the NRC of each emergency classification within one hour of the declaration.

(EP-AD-200, 0.2)

3. Demonstrate the ability to notify PNPS Emergency Response Organization persor.nel.

(EP-AD-200, D.3)

4. Demonstrate the ability to develop and send timely information messages for offsite authorities.

(EP-AD-200, D4)

5. Demonstrate the communications capability among the Control

. Room, TSC, OSC, EOF, TAG, CIC and Media Center.

(EP-AD-200, 0.5)

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Motification and Communications (Con't.)

6. Demonstrate the communications capabilities between PNPS and the EOCs for the towns of Carver, Duxbury, Kingston, Marshfield, Plymouth, Bridgewater, the Citf of Taunton, the Wellesley DPH and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOC.

(EP-AD 200, D.6)

7. Demonstrate the adequacy of communications capabilities between CNPS and the Radiation Mrnitoring Teams.

(EP-AD-200, D.8)

8. Deinonstrate the operability of communirTtion equipment between the PNPS Control Room, TSC, EOF, and NRC Region I (ENS).

(EP-AD-200, D.10)

E.

Radiolcaical Coniscuence Assessment

1. Demonstrate methods and techniques for determining the source term of releases or potential releases of radioactive material.

(EP-AD-200, E.1)

2. Demonstrate the adequacy of methods and techniques for determining the magnitude of the relea.ses of radioactive mata-ials based on plant system parameters and effluent monitors.

(EP-AD-200, E.2)

3. Demonstrate the ability to tstimate integrated dose from projected and actual dose rates and to compare these estimates with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Protective Action Guides (PAGs).

(EP-AD-200, E.3)

4. Demonstrate the ability to continuously monitor and control emergency worker radiation exposure, and implement exposure guidelines as appropriate.

(E'-AD 200, E.4)

F.

Protective Action

1. Demonstrate the ability to recommend protective actions to appropriate offsite authorities.

(EP-AD-200, F.1)

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Public Information

-1. Demonstrate the operations of the Media Center and the l

availability of space for the media.

(EP-AD-200, G.1) 2 Demonstrate the ability to brief the media in a clear, accurate, and timely manner.

(EP-AD-200, G3)

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3. Demonstrate coordination of informatio,7 prior to its release.

(EP-AD-200, G.3)

4. Demonstrate the ability to establish and operate rumor control Lin a coordinated fashion.

(EP-AD-200, G.4)

H.

Rerplery coerations

1. Demonstrate the availability of procedures to support reentry 2nd recovery:

a.

De-escalation / termination from the emergency phase, and transition to the recovery phase.

b.

Inform the Commonwealth of the opportunity to reduce the need for protective actions.

(EP-AD-200, H.1)

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