ML20112F023

Forwards Revised Pages 19,20,25,26 & 27 of Rev 1 to Pulstar Emergency Plan,Per NRC 850305 Questions

ML20112F023
Person / Time
Site:	North Carolina State University
Issue date:	03/20/1985
From:	Poulton B North Carolina State University, RALEIGH, NC
To:	Thomas C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NUDOCS 8503270306
Download: ML20112F023 (6)

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North Carolina StateUniversity i

.i Schoolof Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering suelear neactor Program March 20, 1985 Ikn 799 Zip 2, hum-79x3 (919) 737-232 Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attention: Cecil 0. Thomas U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Docket No. 50-297 Facility License No. R-120

Dear Sir:

In response to your correspondence of March 5, 1985, concerning " Ques-tions on Revision 1 to Radiological Emergency Plan", we have revised the perti-nent portions of our Revision 1 to the PULSTAR Emergency Plan to comply with your request. Specifically, the attached page No.'s 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27 have been revised to address the issues in the referenced correspondence.

To incorporate these revised pages, simply substitute the affected pages one-for-one in Revision 1 PULSTAR Emergency Plan you are presently revew-ing.

Questions concerning the revision should be directed to Mr. Garry D.

Miller at (919) 737-2321.

Sincerely, 4/#lt, .

Bruce R. Poulton GDM:BRP:1pe Chancellor

Enclosures:

Pages 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27 of the PULSTAR Emergency Plan, Revision 1 cc: (all with attachment) Dr. K. V. Mani Dr. P. J. Turinsky Mr. D. W. Morgan, Jr.

Dr. B. W. Wehring Dr. J. A. Mulholland Mr. G. D. Miller Dr. J. J. Wortman Subscribed and sworn to before me this RA. day of V)a u l , 1985,

, D 0 297 Ab /x2P ll g F PDR Notary Public My commission expires (kL f / qf 6 North Carolina State University is North Carolina's original land-grant instiktion 0 and is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina.

Revision 1 7.5.4 Reactor Buildina Penetration Point: The Reactor. Building-Penetration point shall- be determined by the Emergency Director. on the basis of 'available information. . The ^ early penetration of the control room, ~1f only. for radiation and ' reactor system information, may be de-

-sirable. - Relocation _ to: the - Control Room of n emergency control may be

accomplished as soon as definitive _ information that the exposure dose rate in the control room' will permit (not'more than 75 mR/hr).

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7.5.5 Return ~of Personnel _. Occupants of the BEL who'have been

- evacuated may be permitted to return to the normal work areas only after the emergency situation has stabilized and the determination that a nuclear hazard no longer exists. -

. Return of ' recovery personnel into- the Reactor Building should be

-dependent upon . radiation levels- that are stable or decreasing and the

. observation that radioactive releases have ceased or are under control.

7.5.6 Aid to Affected Personnel: During an emergency condition, 4 IRP ' personnel may. be required to enter contaminated or hazardous areas to ' rescue -injured or_ trapped personnel. The Emergency Director with the advice of the Health Physicist or Emergency Coordinator will assess the potential radiation hazards and authorize rescue operations accordingly.

Emergency Medical Technicians are available- on call through the

! North Carolina State University.- The Health Physicist _ and his ' staff will be responsible for the decontamination of all individuals involved -

- in an emergency condition other than those transported for medical treatment..

Injured personnel shall be transported by the Wake County Emergency Services ambulance services. Each ambulance is staffed by an Emergency Medical Technician (employed by Wake County Emergency Services) and is capable of

. transporting -contaminated victims. A member of the emergency organization trained in radiological safety will accompany any contaminated person to the hospital. As depicted in Figure 5, the Wake County Emergency Services funtions

- as an off-campus support agency that may be activated as required.during an emergency..

Rex Hospital shall provide facilities to accept and treat contaminated injured victims. The hospital has emergency procedures for this situation.

-7.5.7 Exposure Guidelines Personnel involved in any operation under this plan'.should endeavor to keep their radiation exposure to a minimum.

The_ maximum- dose permitted shall satisfy the requirements of ~ 10CFR20.

The following guideline dose limits apply:

1. Personnel Search Team within the Reactor Building -

100 mR/ person.

t- -2. .To investigate cause of evacuation - 250 mR/ person.

3. 'To temporarily correct cause of emergency - 500 r$/ person (more only with the approval of the Emergency Director).

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.- - j Revision 1 7.5.8 Emeroency Dose Limitation: The total absorbed whole-body dose to be permitted at this facility during an. emergency are:

1. Rescue of personnel (lifesaving) - 25_ Rem

2. Tsking corrective actions - 25 Rem

3. Performing assessment' action - 3 Rem

4. -Providing first-aid - 0.5 Rem

5. Providing ambulance service - 0.1 Rem.

6. Providing medical treatment 0.1 Rem.

- The Emergency dose for radiation workers of- 25 Rem onco in a lifetime l

-shall not be used unless there has been full-consultation among the Health l

-Physicist, .the Emergency Director, the Emergency Coordinator, and the i affected personnel, and an agreement reached that the circumstances of the J situation merits this emergency exposure.

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Revision 1 10.0' : MAINTAINING EERGENCY PREPAREDESS: Emergenc'y preparedness at- the-PULSTAR Reactor.will be maintained by:-

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a. Preparing the Emergency Organization _ members for proper-emergency response action through training, and drills.

b.--Periodic review and update of the PULSTAR Radiological Emergency Plan and its implementing procedures.

c. Periodic inventory and calibration of emergency _ equipment

- and instrumentation.

10.1 Organizational Preparedness . Organizational preparedness' is maintained through an integrated. training program that includes general orientation of all'. Nuclear Engineering Department personnel at the-Burlington facility and detailed training of the pertinent individuals

- required to perform specific functions and/or actions during an emergency condition.

10.1.1 PRP Emergency Organization Personnel The PEP Staff Members that function .in the. Emergency Organization.as identified in Figure 5 are

- trained in the'following areas:

1. Emergency Organization

2. Emergency Classes and Action Levels

3. . Emergency Communication Procedures

4. Capabilities and services to be provided by support organization and agencies.

5. Emergency radiation exposure control and limits

6. Record keeping 10.1.2 Radiation Protection ~0 ffice (RPO) Support Personnel:

Personnel. attached to the RPO that would be mobilized during an emergency will be trained in:

1. Emergency Organization

2. ' Emergency Classes and Action Levels i

3. Capabilities and Services to be provided by support organiza-tions and agencies, j - 4. Emergency radiation exposure controls and limits.

10.1.3 NCSU Public Safety: The NCSU Public Safety Training includes:

1. Emergency-Organization

2. Facility Familiarization 4

3. Principles of radiological safety and the effects of radiation.

, . 4. Emergency Communication Procedures, i

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Revision 1 10.1.'4 Off-Site Oroanization/ Agencies: . For those organizations providing emergency. services, i.e. Rex Hospital, Wake County Emergency Services and the Raleigh ' Fire Department, training will be . provided in n the following areas:

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1. Emergency Organization

2. Facility Familiarization

3. Emergency radiation exposure control and limits

4. Principles of contamination and decontamination

10.2 Drills: On an annual basis, on-site action drills shall- be

. conducted to maintain emergency preparedness. The action drill shall test the: integrated capability- of the emergency plan, or a component thereof, and may include instruction periods to develop and maintain skills in a particular operation.

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10.2.1 Development of Written -Scenerlo for Action Drills: Each drill shall have documented a written scenerio that includes the following

j. information.

1. The basic objective of the drill.

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2. The date, time period, place and participating organizations.

3. The simulated events.

, 4. A time schedule of real and simulated events.

5. A narrative summary describing the conduct of the exercise to include such things as simulated casualties, off-site assistance, rescue of personnel, use of protective clothing, deployment of radiological monitoring teams, and public infor-mation activities, to the extent applicable.

6. Arrangements for qualified observers.

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10.2.2 Critique of Action Drillst Within one week of performance of the action drill, a critique will be held under the direction of the Emer-gency Director (Reference Section 3.2.1). The purpose of this critique is

, , to identify any deficiences observed during execution of the drill and to recommend corrective actions where needed. Both observer comments and drill participant comments shall be considered during this critique.-

10.3 Emergency Plannin2 Coordinator: The Health Physicist .is the I North Carolina State University PULSTAR Emergency Planning Coordinator. He i is responsible for coordinating on-site and off-site radiological emergency

! response planning. He requests the relevant individuals to prepare and

' maintain the applicable implementing procedures and assures that these

procedures are properly implemented. He is also responsible for performing the following planning functions

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Revision 1 L1.~ Interfacing' with Federal,iState, county, and' local-planners.

2.~ Reviewing and updating the- plan -biennially and in response to snew Federaliregulations, modifications identified during exercises and drills, and changes in hardware'and personnel.

3. ' . Identifying corrective actions needed following an exercise, assigning responsibility for implementing these actions,-

specifying a schedule for completion 'of these actions, and

~ evaluating the adequacy of the actions taken.

4.' Maintaining and negotiating agreements for State and county response agencies, Federal assistance agencies,.and medical and fire support agencies.

10.4 _. Review and Update of the Plan and Implementing Procedures: The Plan and its implementing procedures.are. intended to provide for continuous emergency preparedness. In addition to the training and drills, regular reviews ; and audits are ' performed. Plan review and updates are described

in the following section.

10.4.1 Plan Revision and Update: The Emergency Planning Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the updating of the Plan and its implementing

. procedures. . He schedules a biennial review by the Radiation Protection

-Council. Any proposed changes to the Plan due to regulatory revisions, ex-periences of. drills and exercises, or other requirements, are approved by the Radiation Protection Council. Approved changes-to the Plan and Proce-dures L will be distributed to all pertinent organizations and individuals -

i with responsibilities for implernentation.of the plan within 30 days of the revision. . Revision -pages will be marked to show where changes have been

- nade.-

I '10.4.2 Off-Site Agreements: Emergency response agreements with sup-

-porting organizations are revised and updated by the cognizant organization at least every two years and incorporated into the biennial revision.

! 10.5 -Equipment Readiness:

10.5.1 Inventory: An inventory of all emergency equipment and supplies is held on a quarterly basis and after use in an emergency- or drill. A ' listing of the appropriate emergency locker contents are in-cluded in the implementing procedures.

-10.5.2 Maintenance and Calibration: Preventative maintenance such as battery checks are performed monthly or as needed on pertinent equip-

- ment. Calibrations are. performed quarterly on the pertinent survey instru-ments.

10.5.3 Functional Testinc : Survey instruments are functionally test-ed by way of response to_a radioac;ive source on a monthly basis.

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