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Forwards FEMA & Associated Final Exercise Evaluations on 850306 Offsite Emergency Preparedness Exercise for Lake County,Il,Kenosha County,Wi & States of Il & Wi.Deficiency Found:Inappropriate Traffic Control
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Issue date:	06/13/1985
From:	Paperiello C; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C; COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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JUN 1 3 1985 Docket No. 50-295 Docket No. 50-304 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed Vice President Post Office. Box 767

-Chicago, ILL 60690 Gentlemen:

We have received the enclosed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

letter dated May 23, 1985, and associated final exercise evaluations on the offsite emergency preparedness exercise conducted on March 6, 1985, for Lake County Illinois, Kenosha County Wisconsin, and the States of Illinois'and Wisconsin.

This final exercise evaluation lists one deficiency for Lake County related to inappropriate traffic control measures to close off the' area impacted by the plume, thus permitting a potentia 1' route by which the public could have entered the area affected by the plume. This access control deficiency has been identified by FEMA as one which affects public health and safety. FEMA is performing a determination based on the response on the State of Illinois regarding the overall adequacy of the corrective actions and the status of approval of the offsite plans around Zion Station under 44 CFR 350.

This final exercise evaluation also lists some recommendations (which are referred to in the FEMA evaluation as other deficiencies; e.g., those not affecting public health and safety) regarding the offsite agency responses.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of

'this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

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,g Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. M. Phillips of my staff at (312) 790-5530.

Sincerely, U90 P C. J. Paperiello, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch

Enclosure:

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D. L. Farrar, Director of Nuclear Licensing K. L. Graesser, Station Manager Jan Norris, Project Manager, NRR DM8/ Document Control Desk (RIDS)

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Exercise Report for tLe) March 6,1985 Exercise of the Offsite j

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. Zfon Nuclea'r Power Plant (NPP)

. - , 4 Attached +are two copies of the Exercise Report for the March 6,1985, joint exercife Jof the off[ site REP plans for the Zion NPP. ~The report, dated April 30,19dj,w#as prepared '

by Region V of the Federal' Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

One deficiency affectf19 the public health add safety (Category A) was identified during the ' course of the exercise. The Categori A deficiency (NUREG evaluation criterion J.10.j) for Lake County, Illir.ois resulted because

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proper procedures for determining appropriate traffic control measures were not followed and," as a results a road was allowed to remain opem by which the i public could have entered the-area affected by the plume. The Lake County staff respensible for access control shovld bd provided additi'onal training regarding proper procedures and their inplemuttation.- This training should also include ,

i a demonstration l/y the appropriate staff of their ability to effectively implement the procedures.

l FEMA Region V will provide a copy of this report to the State of Illinois and

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request a schedule of corrective actions. As soon as we receive and analyze the response, we will send you our determination.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Robert S. Wilkerson, Chief, Technological Hazards Division, at 646-2861. ,.

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EXERCISE REPORT ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY JOINT EXERCISE Facility Location: Located in the State of Illinois, Lake County, in the City of Zion, Illinois.

Exercise date: March 6, 1985 Date of Report: April 30, 1985

Participants:

State of Illinois (partial); Lake County, Illinois (full);

Curnee, Illinois ( full); North Chicago, Illinois (full);

Park City, Illinois (full); Waukegan, Illinois (full);

Winthrop Harbor, Illinois (full); Zion, Illinois (full);

State of Wisconsin (full); Kenosha County, Wisconsin (full);

Walworth County, Wisconsin (full); and Commonwealth Edison Company (full)

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REGION V NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS DIVISION 300 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606

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1. EXERCISE gUMMARY 5 tate of Illinois page 4 Lake County page 5 curnee page 5 North Chics 20 Page 6 Park City page 6 Vaukegan page 6

. Winthrop Marbor page 6 Zion page 6 State of Wisconsin page 6 Renosha County page 9 Walworth County page 11 II. EXERCISE REPORT A. Introduction Exercise Background page 13 Participating and Non-Participating State and Local Governments page 13 List of Evalustors page 13 Evaluation Criteria page 14 Exercise Objectives page 14 Summary of Scenario page 19 State and Local Resources Planned To le Used in the Exercise page 21 Deficiencies Noted In Past Exercises Which Persist page 22 Exercise Objectives Still To Be Ef fectively Achieved page 22 E. Narrative l

State of Illinois Page 24 Lake County page 28 Curnee Page 33 North Chicago page 33 Park City page 34 Waukegan page 34 Winthrop Harbor page 35

$ Zion page 36 State of Wisconsin page 36 Kenosha County page 45 Walworth County page 53 I

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LISTING OF DEFICIENCIES State of Illinois Deficiencies Af fecting Public Health and Safety page 61 Other Deficiencies page 62 Recommendations page 63 Lake County Deficiencies Af fecting Public Health and Safety page 64 Other Deficiencies page 65 Recommendations page 66 State of Wisconsin Deficiencies Affecting Public Health and Safety page 67 Other Deficiencies page 68 Recommendations page 69 Kenosha County Deficiencies Affecting Putlic Health and Safety page 70 Other Deficiencies page 71 Recommendations page 72 Walworth County Deficiencies Affecting Public Health and Safety page 73 Other Deficiencies page 74 Recommendations page 75 3

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State _of Illinois The Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ISDA) and th's Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety (IDNS) participated only to the extent necessary to support the local response effort and coordinate emergency activities with the State nf Wisconsin. For evaluation of this exercise it must also be noted that on the day of the exercise th; State of Illinois was experiencing major flood problems. Therefore, staff assigned to the exercise in the State Emergency Operations Center (E0C) had to be reassigned to support the State's response to the flood situation. The limited number of personnel who did participate in the exercise at the State EOC and the Radiological Energency Assessment Center (RIAC) capably supported the governmental units who were fully participating.

Many of the personnel assigned to the State EOC have participated in numerous nuclear power station exercises. The management of the emergency was satisfactory for the level of participation and the developing flood situation. The designated response positions were staffed according to the scenario and objectives. Information was exchanged and procedures were effectively implemented.

The operations officer held briefings and kept the staff fully apprised of events as the making process. y occurred. The staff participated in the decision The series of site specific plans were available and referred to as necessary. Message logs were kept and distributed to EOC staff. Message handling was efficient.

The Unusual Event classification was received at 0558, Alert at 0623, Site Area Emergency at 0810 and General Emergency at 0927. Protective action was ordered (shelter in place) at 0854 and upgraded (evacuate) at 0932 and 0954 The recommendations to activate the Prompt Alert and Motification System were made using the Nuclear Accident Reporting System (MARS) at 0854 and again at 0932 after the Governor's Declaration of Emergency.

The State EOC is functional for directing emergency operatio.ns.

Acenmodations are present to house operations personnel for an extended period. Emergency elsesification levels were posted. Status boards l

were kept current and have high visibility.

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i Communicationa hetween the State EOC and other points were ef fective and efficient. Telephone was the principal means of establishing the exchange of information. Periodically comununications were interrupted i between the State IOC and the Winthrop Harbor E0C on the NARS. Backup cgamunications systems were effectively utilised during this period.

Iiformation exchange between E8DA and FEMA Region V was by teletype. p The IDNS was partially participating in the exercise and had personnel at the REAC, the State EOC, the Joint Public Inforestion Center (JFIC) and the Wisconsin Division of Emergency Government Southeast Area Office.

Comunication occurred on a regular basis between Illinois and Wisconsin staff concerning protective action decisions. All State objectives were met consistent with the level of participation.

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The State of Illinois demonstrated their capability to activate and j fully staff the JPIC in a timely manner. After some early problems i press briefings were coordinated, timely and contained factual information. Protective action recommendations contained all the necessary precautions with the exception of information for transient I populations. In view of the close proximity of Illinois Beach State Park both north and south of Zion Station, special' attention should be i given to the transient population.

The State of Illinois provided appropriate recovery and reentry recommendations to the local ~ governments in a timely fashion. The

. scenario was sufficient to initiate emergency response by the State organizations and to judge the capability of these emergency response organizations.

Lake County Key agencies and municipalities were notified by the Sheriff's dispatchers. An up to date call list was utilized with the time of agency notification recorded by the participants. The capability to activate the Lake County Community Coordination Center (CCC) was not fully demonstrated. It was partially set up prior to the exercise.

The CCC was fully staf fed by all agencies listed in the plan, however a complete shift change was not demonstrated. The ability to make decisions and coordinate emergency activities was demonstrated by a well-managed staff.

The CCC was fully equipped, well lighted and had all the necessary

amenities. The Sheriff's dispatch center has primary and backup communication systems with all the necessary locations. The personnel were trained and performed their tasks in an efficient manner. A

, simulated activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification System (sirens, EBS, tone alert radios) was accomplished within a fif teen 2

minute period. The CCC staff demonstrated the organizational ability to manage an orderly evacuation. The special evacuation of simulated mobility impaired individuals was successful, however, there should be

. additional training for the emergency workers that escort the mobility impaired individuals during the evacuation.

Although every other-aspect of the objective to control access to an evacuated area was demonstrated by the CCC staff, the proper procedures for determining appropriate traffic control measures were not followed and, as a result, a road'was allowed to remain open by which the public could have entered the area af fected by the plume.

Lake County did not send a PIO to the JPIC. A press briefing area was not set up at the CCC and no press briefings were' presented. The ability to coordinate press' releases with the JPIC was accomplished through the use of telephone'and datafax. The CCC staff demonstrated

! the ability to determine and implement appropriate procedures for controlled recovery and reentry.

Gurnee The EOC was activated and staffed in an efficient manner. The facilities have the necessary amenities to support emergency

operations. Communications to and from Lake County were ef ficient.

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. North Chicago Activation and staffing of the EOC was completed in an efficient manner with all key organizations present. EOC operations were coordinated by the ESDA Coordinator. The facilities contained the necessary amenities and displays for emergency operations. The communications were able to support exercise activity.

Park City The Director was knowledgeable of the actions he and his staff are required to implement during an emergency. The EOC was activated and staffed in an efficient manner. They have the capability to control traffic.from the Great America Theme Park.

Waukegan All Key organizations were present in the EOC. Information flow and message handling were good. However, the handling of mutual aid requests from the CCC showed a need for improvement in the area of decision making and operations management. Facilities, displays and '

communications were adequate to support activities at this exercise.

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.All key staff members were present in the EOC. The ability to make

. decisions and to coordinate emergency activities was demonstrated.

Occasional break-up of NARS voice communications was experienced and backup communications (commercial telephone) were successfully utilized.

Zion The ability to mobilize the staff and activate the facilities was fully demonstrated. The ESDA Coordinator was clearly in charge of the EOC.

The facility has the necessary amenities and displays. The EOC staff successfully initiated the activity with respect to the special evacuation of simulated mobility impaired individuals.

State of Wisconsin Activation and staffing procedures of the Wisconsin State EOC were fully demonstrated. The capability for 24 hour2.777778e-4 days 0.00667 hours 3.968254e-5 weeks 9.132e-6 months activation of emergency response organization was demonstrated by the use of a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days 0.00667 hours 3.968254e-5 weeks 9.132e-6 months emergency call list.

Notification of the EOC personnel to mobilize and staff the EOC was initialed at 0615 by the 24 hour2.777778e-4 days 0.00667 hours 3.968254e-5 weeks 9.132e-6 months DEG Duty Officer. The EOC was fully staffed by 0805, approximately 1 hour1.157407e-5 days 2.777778e-4 hours 1.653439e-6 weeks 3.805e-7 months 45 minutes from receipt of the declaration of the Alert emergency level classification.

At 1030 relief personnel were briefed and a shif t change was completed smoothly by 1100. Both shif ts displayed knowledge of their responsibilities and the ability to successfully implement them.

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The Director of the DEC was in overall charge of emergency operations as provided for in the State plan. Senior DEG staff members were designated as "of ficare-in-charge" (01C) on each shif t. The 01C conducted periodic staff briefings. Copies of the current state plan were available and used during the exercise. Various staff agencies l

, had written procedures and check lists which they used. ;

Message logs were kept by both the message controller and by individual agency representatives. The message controller reproduced and i distributed messages as appropriate. Overall, the message handling procedures were prompt and efficient. Although an exercise objective, the EOC staff did not initiate any request for Federal assistance.

The EOC is located in the lower level of the Hill Farm State Office Building. It comprises the day to day offices of DEG. The facility has sufficient equipment and supplies for extended operations.

Communications in the EOC was well organized and controlled. The Communications Room was equipped with various primary and backup communication systens. Conferencing was available for up to six lines within the EOC and with operator assistance a " bridge" could be arranged to allow a communication link with any number of outside lines. Communications to the JFIC was demonstrated using commercial l telephone as the primary system. Hard copy capabilities were demonstrated via telefax. The communication systems operators

' performed their functions well, demonstrating skill and their knowledge of responsibilities.

A comunication problem existed at the State Highway Patrol's District 2 Office in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The District 2 facility is J responsible for transmitting the initial notification and followup I

notification messages to Walworth County. These messages were never received at the Walworth County EOC from District 2. A call was made from the Walworth EOC to the State IOC in Madison over a coimmercial l phone line at 0712. Notification of the Unusual Ivent (received by j Wisconsin at 0612) and the Alert (received by Wisconsin at 0630) was I

relayed during this call. Timely transmission of messages from the District 2 of fice continued to be a problem throughout most of the exercise. -

l The State Radiological Coordinator (SRC) and the dose assessment staff j were able to calculate dose projections based on both plant release data and readings from the field monitoring teams. These do*e estimates were calculated on a personal computer and were update 1 as conlltions changed. Monitoring teams were updated regularly and were i directed by the Forward Operating Center / Mobile Van.

krotectiveactionrecommendationdecisionsbasedonEPAexposure guidelines were given for both plume pathway and ingestion-pathway hasards. Theme rocassendations were coordinated awng the states and the utility and were updated as appropriate. The decision for the use i i

of potassium iodide (KI) was based on the potential for release of I radiciodine and was consistent with the State Plan.

Field teams assembled promptly and were conscientious about preparing for dispatch to the field. Some equipment problems were noted including the lack of instrument calibrations, lack of a full instrument capability and out-of-date equipment. Although team members were very attentive to their duties, weaknesses exist with their training in preventing contamination to themselves and to equipment.

New radios were installed since the last exercise but transmission dead spots still remain. Team members were adaptive in dealing with radio problems. The procedure for taking exposure rate readings should be modified to avoid taking readings too close to large shielding objects like cars. Field equipment should be tested for cold weather performance.

While the EOC staff do not have a direct role in public alerting, they do confirm the recommendation of the utility and direct the county to implement their alerting procedures. The state EOC staff also relay protective action information for use in public instruction, to the county and the JPIC.

Recommendations from the SRC to the operations room directed evacuation of Kenosha County to ten miles in downwind sectors. These instructions were relayed to the county and the JPIC by the operations room staff.

The Kenosha County plan states that when any part of the City of Kenosha is evacuated the entire City will be evacuated. The County plan has been approved by the State. Therefore protective action recommendations from the State to Kenosha County should conform to conditions in the State approved county plan.

Recommendations from the SRC to the operations room directed placing cattle within ten miles on stored feed. This information was relayed to the JPIC at 0935 and released by the JPIC at 0950. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture at 1026 sent instructions to Kenosha County and Walworth County to shelter animals out to fourteen miles and place them on stored feed. These instructions were later recinded by the SRC and OIC without discussion with the Agriculture representative.

Space is available at the EOC for press briefings. No briefings were conducted at this location as all inquiries were referred to the JPIC in Zion, Illinois. There were suf ficient staf f present at the JPIC to conduct extended operations. There was some initial confusion concerning the location of the working area. Once this confusion was resolved the space requirement was well met. A move to the backup location at Northbrook, Illinois was simulated. Communications to and from the JPIC appear to be adequate although JPIC phone numbers utilized at the beginning of the exercise were incorrect.

Media kits (Illinois) were available and regular briefings were held.

Some briefings were not timely. After some early problems the coordination among the PIO's improved as they gained experience in working with each other. The briefings did not always provide sufficient detail to make maximum use of the news media as a key channel of information and instruction to the public. For example, EBS messages were not transmitted to the JPIC for use by the PIO's. A rumor control number was distributed for the Madison hotline.

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', my.17 '85 09:37 fem REGION V CHICAGO 1 P.05 Recovery and reentry procedures were implemented by the SRC and his staff. These measures were appropriate and consistent with the recovery and reentry protective action guidelines presented in the HMS publication, FDA 82-3196.

Kenosha County Renosha County demonstrated the ability to mobilise staff and activate facilities promptly. This demonstration followed the Alert classification notification that was received at 0629 by the County Communications Center. Initial notification was received over the NAWAS dedicated phone and verified by a call to the utility.

Notification was later received over the NARS phone and a hard copy form completed by the dispatcher. Three dispatchers were assigned to

' es11 EOC staff members. The call-outs were completed in less than 25 minutes and the EOC staff mobilized within one hour af ter initial notification.

The IOC staff included representatives from fourteen organisations.

The utility also provided a staff member on assignment from the E0y.

Round-the-clock staffing was demonstrated with a roster and by carrying out an efficient shift change. The new shift was provided with a multi- departmental briefing. Both shifts demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of their responsibilities and promptly acted on their assignments.

The EOC staff demonstrated effective interaction among the response organizations within the EOC and with their respective emergency workers in the field. The EOC had all required maps, status boards and operational amenities to support short and long term emergency response actietties.

The primary communication linking the EOC with the state, utility, Federal agencies, EBS, JPIC and schools was by land line. Radio backup was provided by a number of high and low band radio systems in the County Communications Center which is located in the same building as the EOC. The EOC was directly linked to the Connunication Center by a phone-intercom. The EOC communications area also conceined a NAWAS and MARS dedicated phone, teletype and radio that linked southeastern Wisconsin County and Municipal agencies.

Actions were initiated following the 0817 notification of the site Area Emergency classification when sirens, voice radios an1 EM were activated. These three nstificetian systems were again activate 1 In rewpese to a shelter recommendation fran the State. In addition, the Kenosha City Police and County.8heriff's Department performed route alerting with public address messages to supplement fixed siren warning

$nthe10-mileEpZ. Throughout the shelter and evacuation perioja the alerting continued every fif te n minutes with the strens, voice ra tins an1 E43.

During the shelter, evacuation and reentry perioda prescripted movvag.es were distributed to the public via the EBS and voice radio. Messages used in these transmissions were derived directly from the County emergency plan. The content of these messages was clear and described the area af fected in familiar geographic terms.

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e, 11AY.17 '85 09:37 FEMA REGICN V CHICAGO 1 P.06 There was an evacuatio.1 of a cross section of the population which included school children, the handicapped and masbers of the general population of the county. Seventeen (17) handicapped individuals, accompanied by an Agency coordinator and the bus driver from the.

Kenosha Achievement Center, were evacuated by bus to a reception at / congregate Burlington, care center at the W' int 1u t Center Crade School, Wisconsin. !

l The evacuees were proceste:1 at the reception / congregate care center where they were first monitored for potential radiation contamination i by a monitoring team from the State of Wisconsin Radiation Protection j

Section an1 the Italversity of Wisconsin Safety tiepartment. Thereafter, they were registered at the center by staff of the Ken >s'io Caunty Social Services Agency, accompanied by two nurses from the Xenosha City Public Health Department and the American Red Cross.

The avacuses were fed by the Red Cross and later returned to the Achievement Center.

In addition, thirty-five (35) students, three teachers and the bus driver were evacuated by hun from the Pleasant Prairie School to the Lakeland Counseling Center in Elkhorn, Wisconsin (Walworth County).

The staff procedurally demonstrated the manning of access control points on maps in the 500.

They additionally dispatched County l personnel control points.

of the Sheriff's and Highway Departments to two of the accesa

! They set up barricades to simulate control (ingress / egress) of the sheltered / evacuated area. The County Sheriff,

Kenosha Police Chief, County Righway Commissioner and Kenosha Chairman identified and coordinated the resources necessary to deal with impediments to evacuation.

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control emergency worker exposure. Suitable dosimeters ware available, exposure cards were issued and the EOC staff monitored their exposure.

Personnel in the field from the County Sheriff's Department and the County Department of Highways demonstrated and indicated a lack of training and understanding of dosimetry and the need to maintain radiation exposure recorda.

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The EOC staff demonstrated the ability to supply and administer KI once the decision had been made to do so. Supplies of actual RI were available but a substitute was used for the purposes of the exercise. i The administration of K1 was conducted at the appropriate tim- and !

written Information on the KI was provided.

The r.0C staff made the decision for raentry af ter an extensive discussion an.1 a IV.S notification by the State that restricted reentry was recomended.

Procedures for reentry were derived from the county ganandimplementedthroughtheEOCdepartmentrepresentatives. The EOC ati staff expressed concern that t1.*y did not have current radiological ,

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It is reconsended this display map be obtained by Walworth County and used in future exercises.

The ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organisations and field personnel was demonstrated. The Federal evaluation team is aware of the new communications center scheduled for the E00 which should further enhance capability in this area. It should be noted the State Patrol District 2 office failed to establish and maintain communications with Walworth County early in the i

exercise. The District 2 office never did notify Walworth County of the tlnusual Event or Alert classification at the Zion nuclear power station. Walworth County, once aware of a probles at the Zion Nuclear Power Plant, took corrective action and obtained information either from the State EOC in Madison or Kenosha County. It should also be pointed out the Courthouse telephone system failed during the exercise 4

but the EOC telephone system continued to operate since it is a system separate from the Courthouse.

Walworth County staff also demonstrated the organisational ability and resources necessary to manage an orderly evacuation of a simulated 40,000 Kenosha residences to reception / congregate care facilities located in Walworth County. Part of this demonstration of capability involved the reception of students and teachers from the Pleasant Prairie School from Kenosha County to the reception / congregate care facility at the Lakeland Counseling Center. Access control was planned and actually demonstrated at three access control pointa. Estimates of expected traffic volumes sere considered and appropriate resources were

, identified to keep the evs.cuation routes clear, even in the event of bad weather or stalled / wrecked cars. Kenosha County residente evacuated to the Walworth County reception / congregate care facilities 7 were monitored for possible contamination and registered upon arrival,

' The Walworth County Department of Social Services and Red Cross planned for and simJ1sted mass feeding of the evacuees from Kenosha County.

I j Walworth County did not develop EBS messages. In addition, a problem j tys experienced in coordinating information with the JFIC. E0C i

briefings and public announcements did not include detailed information

on activities taken by Walworth County. The messages were general in nature, sostime insceurate and were basically a repest of information provided by the State.

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Tha cbility to datormina end ispiscent cppropriate secouras for controlled recovery and reentry operations was demonstrated. The Walworth County Board Chairman issued a media message announcing the start of recovery and reentry operation. This message identified routes (highways) Kenosha County evacuees should use in returning to their homes. Walworth residents were advised to avoid these routes.

Access control was maintained and congregate care facilities were kept open until all Kenosha evacuees cleared Walworth County.

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II. EXERCISE REPORT A. Introduction Exercise Background This was the third joint exercise for Illinois and Wisconsin resulting from a simulated accident at the Zion Nuclear Power Station. The first joint exercise was on July 29, 1981 and involved full participation by the States of Wisconsin and Illinois, Lake County, Illinois and Kenosha County, Walworth County and Racine County, Wisconsin. As a result of exercise omissions, a remedial exercise for Kenosha County was held on October 7, 1981 to fully demonstrate emergency response capabilities. The second joint exercise was on January 18, 1983 and involved partial participation by the States of Wisconsin and Illinois and full participation by Lake County and Kenosha County. This report addresses the most recent joint exercise for the Zion Nuclear Power Station which was conducted on March 6, 1985.

Participating and Non-Participating State and Local Governments The emergency planning zone (EPZ) of the Zion Nuclear Power Station impacts on both of the States of Illinois and Wisconsin.

The inhalation EPZ encompasses portions of Lake County and Kenosha County as well as Lake Michigan. In addition to these areas, there are eleven counties, five in Wisconsin and six in Illinois, which are within the ingestion EPZ. These counties, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth and Waukesha in Wisconsin and Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane and McHenry in Illinois, did not demonstrate the procedures for implementation of ingestion EPZ protective actions as this activity was beyond the scope of this exercise. This was a full participation exercise for the State of Wisconsin, Kenosha County and Lake County and a partial participation exercise for the State of Illinois. Walworth County participated fully to demonstrate their capability as a host county in support of the Kenosha County evacuation. This ;ise was initiated at night during non-duty hours and conducted curing both non-duty and normal working hours.

List of Evaluators For this exercise, there was a total of twenty-one (21) federal

evaluators observing off-site exercise activities. On-site activities were evaluated by a separate team from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Of the off-site evaluators, eight, including the Off-site Exercise Evaluation Team Director, were FEMA Region V staff; nine were contract evaluators from the Argonne National Laboratory ( ANL); and four were representatives of federal agencies comprising the Regional Assistance Committee.

These four evaluators were from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The evaluator assignments were as follows.

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O Off-site Exercise Evaluation Team Director Wallace Weaver, FEMA State of Wisconsin Evaluation Team Ray Kellogg, Team Leader, FEMA Anna Hart, USDA Eileen Courter, FEMA Cindy Boggs-Mayes, DOE Larry Jensen, EPA Kenisha County Evaluation Team Woodie Curtis, Team Leader, FEMA Cary Kaszinski, ANL Sue Ann Curtis, ANL Walworth County Evaluation Team Dan Bement, Team Leader, FEMA Bill Gasper, ANL Bill Knoerzer, ANL State of Illinois Evaluation Team Gordon Wenger, Team Leader, FEMA Jim Opelka, ANL Marcia Smith, NRC Lake County Evaluation Team Ed Robinson, Team Leader Ed Tanzman, ANL Walter O'Keefe, FEMA (Red Cross Representative)

Bob Rospenda, ANL Ken Lerner, ANL Kim Suchy, ANL Evaluation Criteria The plans being evaluated by this exercise were developed using the " Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants" (NUREG-0654/ FEMA REP-1, Revision 1). Therefore, these criteria and the execrit based on these criteria, " Modular Format for Uniformity of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Observations and Evaluation" dated June 1983, were used for exercise evaluation.

Exercise Objectives Objectives for this exercise were selected from among the 35 standard objectives listed in Tab "M" of the " Modular Format For i

Uniformity of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Observations and Evaluations" dated June,1983. The objectives numbers listed below correlate to Tab "M".

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The State of Wisconsin selected the following twenty-one (21) objectives, including those applicable to the JPIC, to be demonstrated during the exercise.

1. - Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly.

2. Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain staffing around the clock.

3. Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate

. emergency activities.

4. Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and displays to support emergency operations.

5. Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations, and field personnel.

6. Demonstrate ability to mobilize and deploy field monitoring teams in a timely fashion.

7. Demonstrate appropriate equipment and procedures for determining ambient radiation levels.

8. Demonstrate appropriate equipment and procedures for measurement of airborne radiciodine concentrations as low as 10-7 uci/CC in the presence of noble gases.

9. Demonstrate appropriate equipment and procedures for collection, transport and analysis of samples of soil, vegetation, snow, water, and milk.

10. Demonstrate ability to project dosage to the public via plume exposure, based on plant and field data, and to determine appropriate protective measures, based on PAG's, available shelter, evacuation time estimates, and all other appropriate factors.

11. Demonstrate ability to project dosage to the public via ingestion pathway exposure, based on field data, and to determine appropriate protective measures, based on FACs and other relevant factors.

12. Demonstrate ability to implement protective actions for ingestion pathway hazards.

13. Demonstrate ability to alert the public within the 10-mile EPZ, and disseminate an initial instructional message, within 15 minutes.

21. Demonstrate the ability to make the decision, based on predetermined criteria, whether to issue KI to emergency workers and/or the general population.

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22. Demonstrate the ability to supply and administer KI, once the decision has been made to do so.

24. Demonstrate ability to brief the media in a clear, accurate and timely manner.

25. Demonstrate ability to provide advance coordination of information released.

26. Demonstrate ability to establish and operate rumor control in a coordinated fashion.

32. Demonstrate ability to identify need for, request, and obtain Federal assistance.

34. Demonstrate ability to estimate total population exposure.

35. Demonstrate ability to determine and implement appropriate measures for controlled recovery and reentry.

Kenosha County selected the following nineteen (19) objectives, including those applicable to the JPIC, to be demonstrated during the exercise.

1. Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly.

2. Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain staffing around the clock.

3. Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities.

4. Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and displays to support emergency operations.

5. Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations, and field personnel.

13. Demonstrate ability to alert the public within the 10-mile EPZ, and disseminate an initial instructional message, within 15 minutes.

14. Demonstrate ability to formulate and distribute appropriate instructions to the public, in a timely fashion.

15. Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to manage an orderly evacuation of all or part of the plume EPZ.

16. Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to deal with impediments to evacuation, as inclement weather or traffic obstructions.

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17. Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to control access to an evacuated area.

18. . Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to effect an orderly evacuation of mobility-impaired individuals within the plume EPZ.

19. Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to effect an orderly evacuation of schools within the plume EPZ.

20. Demonstrate ability to continuously monitor and control emergency worker exposure.

22. Demonstrate the ability to supply and administer KI, once the decision has been made to do so.

24. Demonstrate ability to brief the media in a clear, accurate and timely manner.

25. Demonstrate ability to provide advance coordination of information released.

27. Demonstrate adequacy of procedures for registration and radiological monitoring of evacuees.

28. Demonstrate adequacy of facilities for mass care of evacuees.

35. Demonstrate ability to determine and implement appropriate measures for controlled recovery and reentry.

Walworth County selected the following eleven (11) objectives to be demonstrated during the exercise.

1. Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly.

2. Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain staffing around the clock.

3. Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities.

4. Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and displays to support emergency operations.

5. Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations, and field personnel.

14. Demonstrate ability to formulate and distribute appropriate instructions to the public, in a timely fashion.

15. Denonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to manage an orderly evacuation of all or part of the plume EPZ.

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16. Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to deal with impediments to evacuation, as '

inclement weather or traffic obstructions.

27. Demonstrate adequacy of procedures for registration and radiological monitoring of evacuees.

28. Demonstrate adequacy of facilities for mass care of evacuees.

35. Demonstrate ability to determine and implement appropriate measures for controlled recovery and reentry.

The State of Illinois selected the following ten (10) objectives, including those applicable to the JPIC, to be demonstrated during the exercise.