ML20102B702

Provides Status Update on Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness of State of Nj for Responding to Accident at Facility.Fema post-exercise Assessment for 841023 full-scale Exercise Encl

ML20102B702
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	02/26/1985
From:	Krimm R Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Jordan E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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• O K Federal Emergency Management Agency k / Washington, D.C. 20472 o o Y FEB 261985 MEMORANDUM FOR: Edward L. Jordan Director, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Engineering Response Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. clear gul tor Co ission FROM: R' rd . rimm stant Associate Di tor Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs

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Status Update on the Offsite Radiological Emergency Plans and Preparedness of New Jersey Relative to the Salem Nuclear Generating Station The purpose of this memorandum is to provide a status update on the offsite radiological emergency preparedness of the State of New Jersey for responding to an accident at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station. Information on planning and preparedness in Delaware was provided in our February 25, 1985, memorandum on Salem.

A joint radiological emergency preparedness exercise was conducted at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station on October 23, 1984, which was a full-scale exercise for the State of New Jersey, Salem and Cumberland Counties and 8 municipalities. The State of Delaware did not participate in the exercise.

Attached is the exercise report containing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) evaluation of the exercise. It was prepared by FEMA Region II.

There were four deficiencies that would lead to a negative finding (Category A deficiencies). The first three concerned the Salem County Emergency Operations Center (E0C). The fourth concerned the Salem County congregate care center. In brief, these deficiencies are:

o Weak overall management and coordination of information in the Salem County E0C.

o Significant delays at the Salem County E0C in notifying some of the municipalities of the stated decision to evacuate certain areas.

o Significant delays at the Salem County E0C in notifying some municipalities of the State decision to administer KI.

o There were no radiological monitoring teams or equipment at the congregate care shelter to monitor evacuees for possible contamination.

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For these reasons, FEMA cannot provide reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the

- public living in New Jersey in the vicinity of the Salem site in the event of a radiological emergency.

FEMA Region II is scheduled to receive by April 12,1985, major plan revisions to the New Jersey generic and site-specific radiological emergency preparedness plans for the Salem / Hope Creek site. These revisions respond to comments and recommendations made to the State in the summer of 1983. We believe that an accurate finding on the offsite plans for Salem / Hope Creek must be based on these latest revisions. Based on  ;

recent conversations between our staffs, we have agreed to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with a finding on the revised New Jersey plans by July 1,1985. We believe that the current level of preparedness requires a remedial exercise on the Category A deficiencies cited above. Certain Category B d9ficiencies may also be tested at that time. The exercise is now scheduled for April 17, 1985. On July 1, 1985, we will provide NRC with the results of that exercise.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.

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. 26 Federal Plaza New York, N,ew York 10278 MENORANDUM FOR:

Sanuel W. Speck, Associate Director State and Local Programs and Support FROM:

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Frank P. Petrone, Regional Director

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Subjects Salen Nuclear Generating Stati Post Exercise Assessment October 23, 1984 Exercise Docket: FENA-REP-2-NJ-1 Enclosed with this merrorandum please find five c Assessment report which evaluates the off-site c of the Post Exercise opies the Oyster Creek joint exercise conducted c o eron O t bapabilities dertonstrat 23,1984.

Based on our detailed analysis of the findings n ad observer team, we identified four (4) category "A" deficievaluations of the federal cies that would lead to a negative finding),

Salem County during the October e all relat d tencies (i.e. de 23, 1984 exercise. o the performance of In brief, these deficiencies are:

• Salen Weak overall County EOC.managenent and coordination of info rmation in

• certain Significant areas. delays at the Salem y rv3 coneCounty EOC

• Significant delays at the Salem County EOC i municipalities of the State decision to nadministernotifying sme KI 1

• 'Ihere were no radiological nonitoring teams the congregate care shelter to nonitor or contamination.

equipnentf at evacuees or possible For these reasons

! tective measures c,an be taken to protect the healthI cannot prov r ate pro-living in the vicinity of the Salem site in the eventand safety of the public of radiological emergency.

the State and local governments, Appendix participate E, requireinthatrFD1A ru measures can be taken in the event equate ofprotective a radiologica started date possible the for preliminary the remedial discussion exercise. with the State of New ergency. J We already ersey concerning a We also requested the State to provide

, 3 taken for correcting all deficiencies.our office with a statement o be of a If you me. have any questions concerning this matter, please do not h esitate to call i

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