ML20100B139

Describes News Media Ctr & Moline Public Hosp Medical Support Exercise Weakness in Capability Discovered During 840828-29 Plant Emergency Exercise & 840911-12 Medical Support Exercise

ML20100B139
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	10/19/1984
From:	Weaver W Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20100B130	List: ML20100B127 ML20100B139
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NUDOCS 8412040205
Download: ML20100B139 (3)

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cetober 19, 1984

, Mr. James C. Keppler

Regional Administrator l Nuclear Regulatory Commission i Regies III ,

799 Beeeevelt Road Glen Ellys, 1111 asis 40137 Dear Mr. Espplers W Quad Cities Nuclear Power Staties asereise, sond'seted August 28-29, 1984, and the Medical Support Esereise, conducted September h, 11-12, 1984, both of which were evaluated by the Regies V Reglemal h

{ Assistance Committee, have aspeeed two arena of weaknese la h l radiological emergency respease espebility. I as sharing the findings with you in that the eerrective estions which are necessary are the partial responsibility of the licensee, Ceumenwealth Edison o

( Company. h exercise report we have prepared for the State of j Illinois will contata the two areas se defiaieseles to be eerrested *

by the State.

l i One area of weaknese la espability la the News Media oester which is  !

! leested near the licensee's Emergency Operations pacility (307) .  ;

Morrison, 1111 asia. Our evaluaties of the facility during this '

esereise is similar to our evaluaties daring the May 11, 1983 a asereise.

H When applying the PIN & evaluaties eriteria, we find the News Media ,

Center facility unsuitable. We have been infereed the News Media Center arrangement is temporary, as it see alas reported at the [

prevleue esereise. h butiding, la ssermal day-to-day operaties, [U is an equipment /parta garage for the 11aansee. It is a steel frame structure with high bey sellissa and unflatsbed walle. m peraenest lighting is met of as latensity to afford slese work illuntaaties. '

It is believed that comfort some temperature sentrol would be diffieult la the heat of summer er the sold of winter. Bethrees facilities seasiats of ese reen. b Space for saformaties officers and the news media is severely limited.

paraiture is la short supply metalyedue to the limited space. h  ;

j telaeopiar is la the EOF and the ROF is a building apart free the  ;

I equipment garage.

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t N News Media Center can acceemedate appremiastely forty reporters

' at a brieflag. h re is no space for the media representatives to conduct private interviews, make audio tapes er video tapes and films. N facility has no backup power source. News releases have to be processed at the 30F which causes a delay in setting

the releases out to the news media.

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l h main point is that the facility to interim but has brea interim for a considerable Wriod of time and should an. accident of a significant magnitude and duration occur at quad Caties Nuclear Power Station, it would overtaa the espacity of-the currently designated News Media Center. It should be noted i that our commente apply only to the facility itself. h -

1 people and support equipment la the canter did perform well.

Another area of weaknese in' capability has to do with the

! Quad Cities Medical Support Exercise conducted September 11-12, 1904 at the Holine Public Hospital. FEMA has a responsibility to obserie and evaluate the espability of 1

the emergency medical staff and the capacity of the ,

l facility. Once again the Federal criteria requires 75HA '

to assure that medical care facilities and personnel who

• j treat contaminated tajured fiam the licensee are available ,,

i to treat citisans fron-the general public who may became j eentasiasted and/or injured.

i Two simulated contaminated-iajured pereoam were tramaported

by difforent ambulance companies to the Moaine public '

i i Hospital. Each victim was handled to a different degre. '

of safety and protection Au salation to radiaties con- '

tamination. Daley Cibson Ambulance Service who traceported victin #1 did met use the proper protective clothing on -

themselves or the victim to contain sentamination. At s - '

the heepital, application of proceuures was laeoastetent. -

i Problems were meted with implementing established procedures /

J regarding availability of the transport cart, draping and ,

clean path carpet. Durins weshdown of the victim, the sentamtmated water dier.harged esto the floor of the f

esamination roon.. Wter sprayed on Victia #2 splashed .

l about and ran ever the aplash boards onto the attendast 'd l and este.the floor.

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It was noted that Radiation Management Corporation consultants performed some of the functions at the hospital. If training and supervision is provided and conducted with the exercise itself, it should be done by regular hospital staff and not by consultants who will be unavailable during any actual emergency.

I have enclosed a copy of the Medical Support Exercise evaluation for your information. It provides greater dttail of the evaluation. As m aal, the full exercise report will be forwarded to NRC by our tiendquarters Office in the near future.

Please keep me informed of enforcament actions you may take to csraect these two areas of weakness.

Sincerely.

Wallace J. Ideavar, Chairman .

Regional Assistance Committee Enclosure  :

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