ML20106J213

Approves States of Ms & La,State & Local Offsite Protection Plans Pending Verification of Adequacy of Public Alerting & Notification Sys

ML20106J213
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Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	06/29/1983
From:	Mcloughlin D Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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ENCLOSURE 1 l

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Si2A IN3 Mr. William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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Dear Mr. Dircks:

In accordance with the proposed Federal Emergency Managementi Agency (FEMA)

Rule, 44 CFR 350, the States c+.' Mississippi and Louisiana submitted their State plans and supporti.:g local plans related to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station to the Directors of FEMA Regions IV and VI, for their review and approval. The Regional Directors forwarded findings '

on their respective State and local plans to me pursuant to Section j

350.11 of the proposed rule. Each Director's original submission included i'

a critique of the Grand Gulf exercise conducted on November 4 and 5, 1981, and a report of the public meetings held on October 27, 1981, at the Tensas Parish Courthouse, St. Joseph, Louisiana, and on November 3, 1981, in the Addison Junior High School, Port Gibson, Mississippi, to explain the site-specific aspects of the State and local plans. The results of the most recent exercise conducted on January 26, 1983,

'o have also been considered as part of this finding.

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Based on an overall evaluation, I find and determine that, subj e ct to the condition stated below, the plans and preparedness for offsite protection near the Grrnd Gulf Nuclear Power Station are adequate to protect the health and safety of the public and that there is reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can and will be taken of fsite in the event of a radiological emergency. The condition for the above approval is that the adequacy of the public alerting and notification system, which is now in operation, must be verified as called for in Appendix 3 of NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1.

Accordingly, I approve the State plans for Mississippi and Louisiana and the l

local plans relevant to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station subject to the l

aforementioned condition.

Sincerely, Dave McLoughlin Deputy Associate Director State and Local Programs and Support 8411010114 841003 PDR ADOCK 05000416 F

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ENCLOSURE 2 Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 JL 8056 MEMORAleUM FOR: Edward L. Jordan Director Division of Eastgency Preparedness and Engineering Response Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nu lear Regul tory Commission 1

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Assistant Associate Director Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs

SUBJECT:

Exercise Report for the April 11, 1984 Exercise of the Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plans for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station Attached are two copies of the Exercise Report for the April 11, 1984, full participation joint exercise of the offsite radiological emergency The State preparedness plans for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station.

of Mississippi and Claiborne County, and the State of Louisiana and Tensas Parish, which have jurisdictional authority in the 10-m11e plume emergency planning zone, participated in the exercise. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IV exercise report, dated April 24, 1984, i

was submitted on May 15, 1984, and includes the comments resulting from the the FEMA Regional staff and Regional Assistance Committee review. The FEMA Region VI exercise report covering the State of Lout:1ana and Tensas Parish is currently in preparation. The completed report will be forwarded to you In approximately thirty days.

Preliminary staff reviews do not indicate deficiencies significant to the protection of public health and safety.

The attached report identifies certain problems in the State of Mississippi which required inmediate remedial action and were of significant concern in regard to the protection of the health and safety of the public in the event The primary deficiency of an accident at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station.

was the uncoordinated approach to the isstance of information to tP.s public.

The use of separate media facilities by the State and the utility permitted neither the coordination nor the timely issuance of public information.

This deficiency has been noted in both previous exercises at the Grand Gulf It can only be resolved through improved cooperation Nuclear Power Station.

and coordination between representatives of the Mississippi Emergency Management Plan Agency (MEMA)andtheMississippiPowerandLightCompany(MPAL).

amendments in the area of public information, as well as a remedial exercise l

to demonstrate that this deficiency has been adequately addressed will be required by FEMA.

The State of Mississippi, MP&L, and FEMA Region IV, in an effort to expedite resolution of this deficiency, have taken a number of actions. FEMA Region IV hosted a meeting on May 31, 1984, which included representatives from MEMA, Port Gibson/Claiborne County Civil Defense (PG/CCCD), and the MPAL. MEMA agreed to accept a leadership role in resolving the public information problem.

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. The parties agreed to participate in regularly scheduled meetings between government officiali and MP&L until a solution, agreeable to all parties, These meetings are being held monthly and are attended has been developed.

by representatives of MENA, PG/CCCO, MP&L, the State of Louisiana,and Tensas Additional.ad hoc meetings are being held to discuss issues in Parish.

greater detail.

In an interim agreement. MEMA and MP&L have agreed to participate jointly in the Emergency News Center (ENC) at the Chamberlain Hunt Acadesty, and have set an October 31, 1984, milestone for documented progress towards an ccceptable solution to the ENC's permanent location.

State officials and MP&L have satisfactorily addressed issues such as access, comunications equipment, work-room areas, press conference procedures and Plans for a back-up facility in the interim agreement and subsequent actions.

rectifying the remaining outstanding concern, the provision of teleconferencing Further discussioris have been held on the flow of capabilities, are underway.

All of these developments public infomation and review of press statements.

lay the groundwork for the formal revision of public information plans and Region IV staff will procedures, and testing through subsequent exercises.

continue to assist the State as necessary to assure that the problems are The State has assured all parties that during the interim period corrected.

it will respond to any actual event at Grand Gulf using the existing facilities j

and resources.

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An area of concern to offsite safety was the fact that the State Emergency

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Operations Center did not receive information that a radioactive release had

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Such a situation makes accident assessment difficult 4

occurred on a timely basis.

I and limits the States ability to provide timely notification to the p'ublic of significant events. This problem area was also noted in the joint. exercise conducted for this facility on November 4-5, 1981.

We understand that the NRC identified this problem in their assessment of the on-i site portion of this exercise and appropriate corrective actions are being taken.

Based upon recent conversations between our staffs, it is my understanding i

that a drill will be conducted during mid-August that will test the ability of

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the Technical Support Center / Emergency Operations Facility to make timely decisions and to transmit this information to offsite officiais at the State As noted above, MEMA and MP&L officials have volunteered to conduct a 1

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remedial exercise in February 1985.

O All deficiencies noted in the exercise report can be corrected through increased coordination and cooperation, training, and procurement of resources and equipment.

A formal Progress in correcting the public information deficiency has been made.

schedule of corrective actions will be requested from the State by September 15, The current status and the course of action estab11shed at the May 31, 1984 1984, meeting is satisfactory to FEMA for continued approval under 44 CFR 350 provided the involved parties follow through on scheduled corrective actions and exercises.

As soon as we receive and analyze the formal schedule of corrective actions, we Subsequent to the planned February exercise.

will provide you with the results.

l we will provide you a report on its results and a status of offsite preparedness.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Robert S. Wilkerson, Chief.

Technological Hazards Division, at 287-02C0.

Attachments As Stated r

Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV 1375 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 May 15, 1984 ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MEMORANDUM FOR:

OFFICE OF NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS SL-NT ATTENTION:

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Maj Regional Director Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station, Mississippi

SUBJECT:

Exercise Report Enclosed are two copies of the Exercise Report for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station Exercise conducted on April 11, 1984.

The report was distributed to the Regional Assistance Committee and the exercise evaluators for their review and comment.

Please notify us when the report is transmitted to the Nuclear Regu-latory Commission so that a copy can be formally transmitted to the State of Mississippi.

The demonstration at this exercise has left evaluators with serious concerns regarding off-site preparedness for the Grand G11f Nuclear One of Two areas require substantial improvement.

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these involves the delay in the report of necessary technical infor-mation from the utility to the State, making accident assessment difficult and the timely notification of the public of significant Of particular concern is that information that events impossible.

a radioactive release had occurred did not reach the State Emer-gency Operations Center for an hour and fifty-one minutes.

The other area of concern is the uncoordinated approach to public information, which hampered the accurate and timely flow of infor-This problem has been noted in both previous mation to the public.

The separation of facilities operated by the State and exercises.

utility has neither permitted coordinated nor timely public infor-mation.

'Both of these problems seem to reflect a general lack of coordina-tion and cooperation between the State of Mississippi and the Despite a reduction in spe-Mississippi Power and Light Company.

cific NUREG 0654 deficiencies that surfaced in this exericse, the problems that did em'erge were sufficiently significant as to re-We recommend pl quire immediate remedial action.

the area of public information, as well as a remedial exercise to demonstrate that these deficiencies have been adequately addressed.

Regional staff will assist the State in assuring that the problems are corrected.

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i 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Eage 1 I. Exercise Summary 3 Detailed Discussion II. 3 Introduction 3 State of Mississippi 3 State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC) 4 Emergency Operating Facility (EOF) 4 Radiological Monitoring Teams 5 i Mobile Radiological Laboratory 5 Public Information / 6 Claiborne County I~ 6 l Claiborne County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) f 7 Field Activities 7 Fire Activities 7 Copiah County 7 Copiah County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 8 Reception and Shelter 10 Summary Listing of Deficiencies III. 11 IV. Appendices Evaluator List and Assignments A. Exercise Objectives and Scenario B. l ..y_. ..,r--, ---+- .,w.

7-. 1 e 6 e 6 1 k b; T' l i e SECTION I P S EXERCISE

SUMMARY

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EXERCISE

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I. Nuclear Station The full participation exercise at the Grand Gulfwas ob ting five NRC, DOT, USDA, EPA). The exercise was demonstrate Fcderal agencies (FEMA,the third test for State and local governments toTh off-site preparedness for the plant." Criteria for Preparation and Rev. 1, d Prepared-NUREG-0654-FEMA-REP-1, Evaluation _of Radiological Emergency Respon ness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants". i i pi The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station is located near the Miss ss pIncluded in the I in Claiborne County, Mississippi.of the utility are portions of

River, (EPZ)

The Federal boun-Emergency Planning Zone Claiborne County and Tensas Parrish, Louisiana. According-dary between Region IV and VI is the Mississippi River. l in ly, Region VI is responsible for the evaluation of activitie f l Tensas Parrish. activated and is evaluated in this report. County was exercised l d is also t evaluated. strides towards improvement were evident during the and few specific NUREG 0654 deficiencies were noted. t {g [ In some areas, i Nevertheless,_certain. problems surfaced which are of signif can

exercise, Among these was

) a concern _and require immediate remedial actiond information from the delay in the report of necessary technical difficult, the utility to the State, making accident assessment ,I ts and the timely notification of the public of significant even l This problem was also noted in the exercise on j !hk l impossible. ? November 4-5, 1981. i blic to Another seriousJproblem was the uncoordinated approach to pu 77 i informatiBn7~ hampering the timely and accurate flow of informat on This deficiency has been noted in both previous l Basic to the reso-to the public. exercises at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. l dination between representatives of the State and i ippi Power and Light Company. ij i Exercise performance is discussed in detail in Part II of th s re-Deficiencies are listed in 1 port-entitled, " Detailed Discussion". All deficiencies " Summary Listing of Deficiencies". noted can be corrected through increased coordination and coopera-Part III, t tion, training, and procurement of resources and equipmen. l l A brief summary of State and county activities follows. I State of Mississippi is an adequate facility The State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC) Personnel successfully l with excellent communications capabilities. i demonstrated their capabilities to perform their assigned respons - Staff of the Mississippi 9ealth Department effectively ,j bilities. i 1

j I 4: However, the d:monstrated their accident assessment capabilities. hampered void of information flow from the utility to the SEOCcce Coor-I l dination of the State monitoring teams was by State Health Department officials in the Emergency Opera Minor problems in the availability and use i Fccility (EOF). d of equipment could be resolved through the purchase of equipment an to perform their tasks. The mobile radiological laboratory is i i wall-equipped and demonstrated an exceptional response capabil ty. une of existing S.O.P.'s. d there The State and utility operated two separate media centers an were virtually no ef forts to coordinate news releases and otherT d reduced credi-public information. Dion of the media and public in a real emergency an l An additional problem was the lack of a coordinatedThe State h bility. for rumor control. ctop towards improving public information through hiring a publicThis s arrangement information officer for this program. opportunities for overcoming current problem areas. l Claiborne County i Leadership and staf f at the Claiborne County Emergency Op l An early sounding of the sirens to alert the public to Center (EOC) hich could j, quately.the exercise was not discussed with Tensas Parrish, wEvacuation routes are have led to undue concera across the river. noticeable signs and would be an asset identified with permanent, Traffic control points were promptly manned. Additional radiological training for these people would be bene-to an evacuation. ( A fire' drill at the utility brought a timely response l Per-from the Claiborne County and Port Gibson Fire Departments.More frequent train-ficial. J sonnel were well-equipped and knowledgeable. ing and orientation sessions on-site would be valuable. i l Copiah County 1 J l (EOC) of Copiah As a host county, the Emergency Operations CenterStaff was aware of their i l l County was adequate. A formalized plan and set of procedures } and performed them well. A would enhance operations, an would status displays a y lj as is a telephone. h . However, the The facility for the reception center is adequate. 9'

Overall, shelter capacity is unknown and should be determined.

More most functions at the reception center were performed well.for radiolo i l ', training is needed, however,regarding use of equipment and contamin l j

F G e 4 SECTION II i e DETAILED DISCUSSION l 'f 9 4 9

4 II. DETAILED DISCUSSION Introduction This exercise was the third test conducted at the Grand Gulf Nuclear 1 These other two exer-Station based on NUREG 0654 guidance criteria. 1981, and January 26, 1983. The cises were held on November 4-5, j plant is located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, near the Mississippi Participants in the exercise included the State of Mississippi, Copiah County participated fer River. Claiborne County, and Copiah County. The three remaining host the first time and serves as a host county. counties have been tested in prior exercises and were not tested at this On the opposite bank of the Mississippi River, Tensas Parrish, j Discussion of their participation is time. Louisiana, also participated. not included here, except as it relates direct 1,v to the exercise in i Mississippi, as Louisiana is located in FEMA Region VI. l Criteria used to evaluate the exercise are contained in the " Modular ? Format for Uniformity of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise [' Observations and Evaluations," issued by TEMA on August 5,1983. ll i l list, exercise objectives and scenario are The Federal evaluators' i contained is. Appendices A through C in the last section of this re-l l a port. State of Mississipei l' f State Emergency Operatine Center (SEOC) Emergency personnel of the State of Mississippi responded promptly I Staffing of the EOC was completed in an efficient and effectively. and timely manner and all State agencies with emergency responsibili-4 l ties were represented. j Emergency operations were effectively managcd by the State Director l and the Operations Officer. Briefings were comprehensive and dealt with plant and weather conditions, and off-site emergency consequences. The EOC staff was kept abreast of the changing emergency classifica-1 t tions. The State EOC is an adequate facility to support the operations of Back-up generator power Emergency personnel of responding agencies. Status boards were clearly vis-is available and was demonstrated. ible and kept up-to-date,' accurately reflecting changing emergency classification levels. All required maps were available and were. posted. including The equipment used to communicate with other facilities, t the utility and Claiborne County, is excellent and staff was knowledge-l I i able in its use, i 4 3

.o Decisions to implement protective actions were carefully weighed All pro-cnd frequently discussed among the agency coordinators. Reentry and recovery tective actions were announced and posted. considerations wer j The exercise realistically octivities were not demonstrated. tested the response capabilities o i ing emergency personnel stated that in testing their emergency response procedures. l The Mississippi Health Department effectively demonstrate f accident were found necessary. The major problem area was the vo'id of information flow betwee i 4 the technical information it needed to evaluate what was happening EOF and the State EOC. at the plant and, ccnsequently, the scope and seriousness of the These accident and what protective actions might be appropriate. problems in coordination between the utility and the State EOC were l evidenced in the gap between the time of the radioactive releas i j It is suggested that training sessions be held for the utility (9:53 a.m.) l j other with accurate and timely information required by each to per-l. form its function. Emergency Operating Facility (EOF) The two Mississippi Health Department officials located at the EOF were responsible for directing the State monitoring teams and serv-ing as interface with the licensee and provided information to theWi l h State EOC in Jackson. These exceptions are as ] were carried out in a satisfactory manner.The monitoring teams should have bee i, follows: 1) the monitoring teams could have j. initiate air sampling sooner, and 2) been more efficiently utilized by traversing their designated sectors l'l, J. more frequently. f Communications available to the State personnel locate } a radio channel for communications with the field monitoring teams l' Although these conmunication links were and the field laboratory. adequate, there was considerable interference over the radio net due to another radio channel bleeding into the frequency assig l l to the State. and eliminate the source of this interference. Radiological Monitoring Teams and well equipped to l l Overall, the teams were trained, competent,Some minor problems in equipment avail r carry out their tasks. bility and use were noted that hindered their performance. l l i 4

. _ =- h N3tification and mobilization were not fully demonstrated as t e diological tcams were already'prepositioned at the Division of Ra l The teams were briefed and had checked out their equip-l h ment earlier in the week, although not during the morning of t e H331th. exercise. The detection instruments The equipment is generally very good. i ware in calibration, but the air samplers were out-of calibrat on, One This limits the ability to detect radiciodines in the field. i The lack of at team did not have permanent record dosimeters. j least one silver zeolite cartridge plus environmental sampling cupplies is a severe limitation which prohibits direct d h 1 mobile laboratory. 's Field team operations were good, but would be improved if the S.O.P. ware used as a checklist. f Radio communications were generally adequate, but some inter erence l from non-authorized users of the DRH frequency was noted. l d Team members were cognizant of the need to frequently read an l l record dosimeters and did well in this area. / Suggestions for improvement include the following: (i l Add at least one silver zeolite cartridge to each i 1) field team kit, l Add some minimal environmental sampling supplies, 2) especially for water samples, l Team members should use the S.O.P.s rather than l 3) just have them present. 1 Mobile Radiological Laboratory The mobile radiological health laboratory response capability demon-Equipment on board the lab was strated was exceptionally good. state-of-the-art research grade, and i versed in laboratory techniques and sampling methodology. 4 Public Information The State and utility operated and staffed two separate media centers The failure of the licensee and the State throughout the exercise. public information staffs to cooperate and coordinate caused numer-w l ous problems, and in a real accident,the media to lose all respect [ public information informed for In one instance, the public was not ll In over three hours that a radiation release was taking staffs. (G.4.b.) l j. release prepared by the licensee) The split intended to release it at their next news conference. l' I a

d by the oparations of two media centers, neither one jointly ma tion in the media. Another problem is the lack of coordinated arrangements f i h the State. A the public, but did not coordinate their effort w t control. rumor control number operated by the two staff peop it (G.4.c.) to assure coordination with the utility. some improvements have been made since the Despite these problems, Mississippi has hired a full-time, well qualified Public Information Officer for their Emergency Management Agency. Icst exercise. h The hiring of Mr. Perkins will have a very positive effect on t e agency's capability to handle public affairs in emergencies. Claiborne County (EOC) f Claiborne County Emergeacy Operations Center The Claiborne County EOC was completely staffed and located in anmiles cdequate yet unprotected facility (located 4However, staff stat i d The local coordinator, A.C. Garner, provided strong leadership an At the end of each delivered complete and frequent briefings. There were very few. g briefing, he asked if there were any questions. Staff were very familiar with their roles in the EOC, staff members. It is hoped that EOC staff, in the future, will d more aggresively pursue needed information through questioning an (communications, The EOC facility was well equippedctatus board would be discussion. However, a different type of The status board available only held one message at maps, etc.). A more appropriate type of board would have space for more useful. i multiple messages and information regarding actions taken over t me. a time. Early in the morning, sirens were sounded in an effort to encourage h xercise and the public to tune to EBS and be inic'med about t e eWhile this was a good id h what was taking place.should have been notified so that people across (F.1.b) have heard the sirens would know what was happening. 9j This information was A release at the utility occurred at 9:53 a.m. not provided by the utility to claiborne County until 11:44 a.m. The information was shared with the EOC staf f at 11:55 a.m., and a action was initiated to alert people to take in place shelter atFollo of information concerning a release, there seemed to be little or approximately 12:08 p.m. I no effort to attain additional needed information. l i l' 6

l {* Field Activities l i Evacuation around the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power S These are that have been installed by the Highway Department.These permanent signs, ctrategically located and highly visible. clong_with the portable informational signs that are p l i cient and reduce manpower during evacuation. l the Mississippi. Highway Patrol and the High-l l The Highway Patrol During the exercise, way Department responded in a timely manner. j manned three traffic control points and was on standby with el i cdditional personnel. They had received minimal training in dosimetry 1 j and few were aware of the effects of radiation, or of max and eager to learn. ing concerning worker exposure be a permanent program for the levels. ,j i Patrol, particularly for personnel assigned in the Grand Gulf area. j; l Permanent Each trooper was assigned a 0-20R and 0-200R dosimeter.such as f record devices, j i Fire Activities li 1 Fire departments from Clai-A fire drill was held at the utility. [ borne County and Port Gibson responded in good time and appeared 4l capable of providing valuable assistance in the event of a real All personnel were properly equipped with turn out gear,All units 1 i emergency. apparatus and fire fighting tools. An c to the fire site and guides were provided to each depart personnel, creating a potential for improved training programs. i l More frequent training and orientation sessions on-site, including l: all fire personnel, would be valuable to an efficient o l' l j, personnel and incoming units would improve operations. j f Copiah County 1l Copiah County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)_ f 1 l The Copiah County EOC was adequately staffed and personnel k l i / their responsibilities. demonstrated overall command and control of emergency operations-For th 1 The staff displayed a strong positive attitude. l function as a host county, the facility and staff were adequate. The following recommendations are offered to improve the overall i i I j operation: l Call-up/ activation procedures need to be formalized. 1 f 1) 1 !l

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1 Although staff knew their jobs, written procedures t 2) are needed. Uniform message forms should be developed. 3) r l Periodic briefings with full staff participation i 4) are needed. A status board with emergency classification levels i j 5) needs to be posted as well as maps and displays with l the following informs.tions t - Emergency plann.ng zone sectors, population 1 j. - Reception / care centers 4 - Evacuation routes - Access control points A Civil Defense base station is needed. During the 6) '4 interim,.the permanent installation of the RACES { antennae is needed for reaching the State EOC. f; f> Staff needs one or two additional phone lines. I 7) ] ] Reception and Shelter Il A reception center was opened at.the Hazelhurst North Campus Ele-The facilities were quite adequate. y;! mentary School in Hazelhurst. A limited number [ The school cafeteria has facilities for feeding.Although the shelter capacity 1 of cots and blankets were set up. it appears to have the capacity to feed and shelter This need was noted in last year's exer- [ l was unknown, a large number of people. In cise report in which shelters in Adams County were observed. l } addition to assessing the capacity of shelters, the shelter mana-ger needs further knowledge on procedures for managing the distri-l Staff needs to be bution of evacuees between shelter facilities. capacities of all shelters i aware of the shelter capacity. In fact, in the county need to be assessed. communications with the county and State EOC's were adequate and 1 j The nurses station was well equipped 4 the operator was competent.The nurses had telephone communications and numbers l and staffed. for further medical assistance (hospital, ambulance, physician). Access control to the Instructional signs were clearly visible. i j eenter was demonstrated. l Activation procedures were not observed, as staff of the American l Red Cross was prepositioned. Transit time from Jackson, where i they are based, is approximately 40 minutes and some staff ex-pressed concern over the length of time needed for travel and to l Evacuees arrived before the set-up was com-jl set-up the center. plate and waited in their buses for approximately 15 minutes. t i I j,' i

Standard American Red Cross procedures and forms were us The facilities rcgistration. to admission to the central registration area. cnd set-up for monitoring and decontamination were adequate. Decontamination was simulated in the shower facilities adjacent Some of the radiological monitoring teams to the gymnasium.1ccked adequate knowledge in rndiological monitoring, de A greater understanding of ination and the use of equipment. c ntainment and the disposal of contaminated garments and per-conal effects; and in the organized separation of unmonitored individuals is needed. (J.12.) l r l 6 4 i I 9 i

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LISTING OF DEFICIENCIES III. NUKEG 0634 Deficiency Public Education and G.4.b. State of Mississippi Information Public tducation and G.4.c. Information Emergency Communications F.1.b. Claiborne County J.12. Protective Response Copiah County l o 4 4 10

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FEDERAL EVALUATOR ASSIGNMENTS GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION EXERCISE April 10-12, 1984 CHIEJ OF EVALUATORS AND RAC IV CHAIRMA_N (FEMA) Glenn C. Woodard, Jr. STATE EMERGENCY OPERATING CENTER (JACKSON)_ John Heard (FEMA) Cheryl Malina (USDA) Dick Payne (EPA) Jack Glover (FEMA) STATE RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH MOBILE LABORATOR Ray Boyett (FEMA) g RADIOLOGICAL FIELD MONITORING TEAMS _ f, (FEMA) Don Fingleton Tony Foltman (FEMA) l Jim Opelka (FEMA) 4 EMERGENCY OPERATING FACILITY Bob Trojanowski (NRC) JOINT MEDIA CENTER (PORT GIBSON)_ Cheryl Stovall (FEMA) CLAIBORNE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER Brad Loar (FEMA) Doug Hoell (FEMA) COPIAH COUNTY ACTIVITIES Jim Levenson (FEMA) FIRE ACTIVITY Russ Yarbrough (FEMA)- MOBILE EVALUATORS Shana Aucsmith (FEMA) Al Hall (DOT) I l> l i I 2

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MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY P. O. Box 4501, Fondren Station JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39216 (601) 352 9100 March 2, I?84 Mr.r;1enn C. Woodard, Jr., Chief Natural and Technological Hazards Division Federal Emergency Management Agency [. Region IV N.E. 1375 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, CA 30309 I

Dear Mr. Woodard:

j Enclosed is the scenario package for the April 1984, Grand Gulf Included is a schedule of activities, a narrative" We apologize for the exercise. sunspary, and the scenario sequence of events. delay in sending these materials but Mississippi Power and Light changed exercise consultants and therefore there was a d of We appreciate the assistance of your staff in the development If you have any questions please call Jim Genesse this exercise. of our staff. y, l l J. E. Maher 'l Director i Ecciosures i i

MISSISSIPPI EXERCISE PACKAGE GRAND CULF NUCLEAR STATION EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE APRIL 10-12, 1964 4 k, I l ] 1 l \\ 4 i Mississippi Emergency Management Agency March 5, 1984 t 4

Table of Contents Page 1 I. Introduction 4 II. Schedule of Activities 5 Mississippi State / Local Objectives III. 6 IV. Narrative Sununary l 7 [ V. Mississippi Offsite Sequence of Events i i Om 1 i i l l t i i e g i t

Introduction A. Purpose On April 10-12, 1984, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station vill conduct This will be a full scale emergency preparedness exercise. the third exercise to be evaluated by Federal observers, and agencies in will fully involve local, State, and support Mississippi. The exercise is being held in accordance with forth in 44 CFR 350, and the guidance the regulations set found in NUREG 0654, FEMA RIP 1, Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants. Mississippi Agencies involved 3. 1. State Mississippi Emergency Management Agency g Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Natural Resources Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Mississippi Department of Public Welfare Mississippi Military Department i Mississippi Highway Department Mississippi Highway Patrol 2. Local Port Gibson/Claiborne County Civil Defense Claiborne County Sheriff's Office Port Gibson Police Department Claiborne County Fire Department Port Gibson Fire Department Claiborne County Agricultural Extension Office Claiborne County Hospital Claiborne County Public Schools Copiah County Civil Defense Copiah County Welfare Department f Copiah County Public Schools I 3 Support Agencies American Red Cross National Weather Service i Natchez Trace Parkway i' Mississippi Power and Light Company 4. i i C. Facilities Activated 1. State EOC: located in Jackson, operational throughout the l 9 1 I f 8 l 1 Ii -~ ~ - ^

exercise. located in Port Gibson, Port Gibson/Claiborne County EOC: 2. operationel throughout the exercise. 3. Grand Gulf EOF: located adjacent to the plan site, activated at site Area Emergency. located in Port Gibson, 4. Emergency News Media Center: activated at Site Area Emergency. dispatched from State Mobile Radiological Laboratory: 5. Jackson to Port Gibson by Site Area Emergency. three teams vill be dispatched 6. Radiological Field Teams: from Jackson to Port Gibson as needed. demonstration of the reception and Copiah County Shelter: 7. at 12f00 sheltering plans vill be conducted in Hazelhurst Doon. l Claiborne County Schools : demonstration of school 1:00 { 8. evacuation plans vill be conducted in Port Gibson at p.m. 9. Traffic Control Points: activated throughout the 10 mile 2 EPZ at Site Area Emergency. 10. Claiborne County Fire Department: respond to onsite fire / 4 approximately 1:30 p.m. r D. Briefings and Critiques Enclosed is a schedule of activities to be held during the + A State controller briefing vill be held on Tuesday exercise. morning, April 10th. A participants briefing will be held at 1:30 p.m. that same afternoon. Federal evaluators are invited-to be present for this meeting. At 3:00 p.m., a special 1 briefing vill be held for Federal evaluators. 1 Immediately following the exercise, individual critiques will each facility. These vill be for the be conducted at participants only and will be closed to the Federal The conference room of the State EOC has been evaluators. reserved for use by the Federal team in conducting their critique during this time. On Thursday morning, the joint _ local, State, and Federal critique vill be held at the State EOC. At 7:00 p.m. that the Claiborne evening, the public critique vill be held at County Courthouse in Port Gibson. 1

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E. Miscellaneous Identi*ication All FEMA /RAC evaluators will be required to obtain State 1. This will be issued during the Federal identification. evaluator briefing on April 10th. 2. Transportation all Federal evalustors provide their It is requested that In certain instances, observers may own transportation. wish to accompany State and local personnel during the These arrangements will be made during the exercise. evaluators briefing on April 10th. 3. Lodging It is suggested that all observers stay at the Holiday It is very close to both Inn-Medical Center in Jackson. the State IOC and the offices of the Division of It is requested that each person Radiological Health. make their own reservations to accomodate their individual schedules. i j Holiday Inn-Medical Center 2375 N. State Street Jackson, MS 39202 601-948-8650 4 Observer Packets 4. An observer packet will be issued during the evaluator briefing on April 10th. The packet will contain all scenario materials, obse.rver/ controller relevant assignments, maps, and other related information. 4 I f t i 3 ~.

Schedule of Activities Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Emergency Preparedness Exercise April 10-12, 1984 Time Event Date Controller briefing. State 4/10/84 8:30 a.m. EOC, Jackson. Participant briefing. 1:30 p.m. State EOC, Jackson. Federal evaluator briefing. 3:00 p.m. State EOC, Jackson. 1 Exercise begins. 4/11/84 5:30 a.m. Exercise terminates. j 3:00 p.m. a 3:30 p.m. Independent local, State, y l and Federal evaluations. 4/12/84 8:30 a.m. Joint local, State, Federal critique. State EOC, Jackson. Public critique. Claiborne 7:00 p.m. County Courthouse, Port Gibson. l t 1 l i l I 4 l n \\ . l

^ ~ ' Mississippi State / Local Objectives Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Emergency Preparedness Exercise , April 10-12, 1984 Demonstrate ability to receive and disseminate notification of an 1. event. 24 Demonstrate ability to assemble and maintain adequate staf fing. 2. hour operations will not be tested. Demonstrate ability to properly coordinate emergency activities. Other host 3. Claiborne and Copiah counties will be fully activated. counties will only participate on a communications basis. assistance from other States and frem 4. Demonstrate ability to request L the Federal government. 1 to cupport Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and equipment 5. emergency activities. Demonstrate ability to properly utilize radiological field teams. 6. Demonstrate the availability and proper use of radiological field 7. equipment. Demonstrate ability to perform laboratory analyses on field samples 8. using the mobile laboratory. Demonstrate ability to estimate accident consequences and determine-9. appropriate protective actions. Demonstrate ability to provide emergency public information using 10. sirens, tone alert receivers, and the emergency broadcast system. Demonstrate ability to coordinate the collection and dissemination 11. of public information with other principal organizations. Demonstrate ability to provide the news media with accurate and i 12. timely information.

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control. ' I protective actions for the 14. Demonstrate the ability to implementScenario will only call for sheltering plume exposure EPZ. Evacuation shelters will be tested independently in f in-place. Recovery and reentry will not be tested. Copiah County. 15 Demonstrate the ability to implement protective actions for the ingestion exposure EPZ. Field operations vill be simulated. r l Recovery and reentry will not be tested. 1' I 5 -m

l d I* Narrative Summary l* Grand Gulf Nuclear Station i Emergency Preparedness Exercise l April 10-12, 1984 95% power and the grid is tight. The reactor is operating atEarly morning warnings of Hurricane Patti . 5 Operations are normal.have been issued by the National Vesther Service and Continuing weather the Control Room by the load dispatcher. in preparation of the reports cause declaration of an Unusual Eventhurricane's reaching The of the hurricane has vind speeds which cause an southwest quadrant The following damage to the Turbine escalation to an Alert.a hole is torn in the siding on the south side Building results: above elevation 166' and four smoke vents are blown of f. f The hurricane in passing disrupts the power distribution system, The wind and the rain stop abruptly, [ causing the reactor to scram. resulting in a near calm condition. The plant transient causes a Previous failure of main steam line break in the Turbine Building. the MCC feeding the motorized main steam line shutoff valve i the The two MSIV's fail to control the leak at + prevents closure. The steam line break results in an escalation j' steam line f ailure. A considerable amount of reactor water to a site Area Emergency. is released, flashes to steam, and creates an airborne release. The release inventory is high in iodines which are normally held in A thyroid dose commitment projected to be above 5 rem solution. This results in develops from an estimated 3-hour release. At 2.5 hours after sheltering recommendations for the 2-mile EPZ. Dose projection, however, the initial release, the wind shifts. establishes no additional need for further protective actions for the public health and welfare. a liquid During the airborne release, OSC personnel discover that condensate release of unknown quanatity and unknown activity has entered the storm water system with inimpeded access to Lake The unimpeded access is due to the high water level, Hamilton. which resulted from the hurricane's intense rainf all. Investigation reveals a water analysis slightly above background, with no further protective actions called for. t The OSC personnel succeed in closing the main steam line stop The release from the Turbine Building terminates, valve. Plant recovery and reentry independent of the valve closing.The airborne release continues to be followed by operations begin. EOF and state personnel until dose projection recommendations have i proven to be adequate. ) l -1 i b

it Mississippi Offsite Sequence of Event, ) Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Emergency Preparedness Exercise April 10-12, 1984 Time Event Distribute initial conditions to key 0530 EXERCISE BEGINS. Duty officer makes appropriate notifications based players. on weather conditions. National Weather Service issues severe weather statement. 0600 0615 UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED. Declaration is based on severe weather conditions. Appropriate notifications are made based j on conditions at GGNS. 1 1 Reports of flash flooding in Claiborne County. 0645 National Weather Service issues severe weather statement. 0700 i Reports of tornado sightings in Claiborne County. 0730 l-Declaration is based on severe weather 0800 ALERT DECLARED. conditions. Appropriate notifications are made based on conditio5s at GCNS. National Weather Service issues severe weather statement. 0800 to Jackson. State Communications Officer unable to get 0815 I 0830 TIME COMPRESSION. 0840 Loss of power at Claiborne EOC. t 0855 Power restored at Claiborne EOC. i National Weather Service issues severe weather statement. 8 0900 1 Reports of wind damage in Claiborne County. 0910 ) 0910 Loss of power at State EOC. I 0915 RESUME REAL TIME. 0925 Power restored at State EOC. i 1 State Communications officer arrives at State EOC. j 0945 t-7 t

1000 SITE AREA EMERGENCY DECLARED. D:clarctics bcsGd cn unctatrolled, unmonitered releasa. Tha rolsaso invsntary is high in iodinas. Projected thyroid dose should result in a recommendation for sheltering out to two miles in sector 3, which will affect protective action area 1. 1015 Activation of sirens, tone alert receivers, and IBS. 1050 Report that portions of Highway 18 are washed out. 6 1100 Report of a fire in Port Gibson. 1105 Reports of debris blocking roads. 1115 Reports of fallen power lines. t ,i 1125 Inquiry about protecting dairy cattle. 1135 Report of a fire in the county. 1140 Possible problems with water system contamination. 1145 Warren County shelters request that arrangements be made for i substitute clothing. 1150 Claiborne County Hospital needs portable generators due to power failure and problems with existing generators. 1155 Requests for transportation assistance. 1200 Evaluate copiah County shelters. 1200 Reports of spontaneous evacuation. 1205 Fire in Port Gibson reperted out. 1205 Local industry requests information on how to shut down during sheltering. 1210 Health Department requests Wildlife Conservation to arrange for boats and personnel to support sampling activities. 1220 Inquiry about the availabilty of stored feed. 1230 Reports that gasoline supplies are low. 1240 GGNS Hot-Line communications lost. 1240 Fire in county reported out. 1245 claiborne County Hospital requests that ambulances be arranged for evacuating patients if necessary. 1250 Inquiry about protecting unharvested crop. I 8

r e Report of traffic congestion on evacuation routes. 1255 Evaluate school evacuation plans. 1300 ~ Reports of helicopters flying near the plant. j 1310 Dose projections should l Wind shif ts release toward sector C. indicate that additio d. 1315 '~ relative in Port Gibson. Citizen inquires about 1315 of fish kill. 1320 Report GGNS Hot-Line communications restored. 1325 Health Department requests Highway Patrol courier to deliver 1325 to Port Gibson. equipment citizen arrives at hospital complaining of radiation 1325 f, sickness. Plant requests of fsite fire assistance. t 1330 requests water supplies due to broken vatar Water department 1330 mains. i radiation ef fects on stored milk products. 1335 Inquiry about / Truck accident, blocking road. 1340 RELEASE ENDS. 1345 Hunter's association inquires about providing feed to 1350 wildlife in the af fected area. Inquiry about the ef fects of radiation on recently turned 1400 soil. status. Red Cross regional director inquires about 1405 U.S. Department of Energy requests assistance in moving I 1410 Gibson. equipment from Jackson to Port 4 Truck accident cicar of road. I 1435 u I Fire near plant site reported out. I 1435 Inquiry regarding harvesting of contaminsted crop. ~ 1440 EXERCISE TERMINATED. 1500 I l 9 l ! I- - - - - - "'*"a-, - _,, _ _}}