ML20132D904

Forwards FEMA 850506 Draft Exercise Evaluation Rept for 850410 Remedial Exercise.Exercise Conducted to Correct Two Category a Deficiencies Cited at 841017 Exercise. Deficiencies Corrected

ML20132D904
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	07/01/1985
From:	Harpster T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Daltroff S PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
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Docket Nos. 50-277 50-278 Philadelphia Electric Company ATTN: - Mr. 5. L. Daltroff Vice President Electric Production 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 Gentlemen:

This letter transmits the exercise evaluation report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region III, dated May 6, 1985, for the Peach Bottom remedial exercise of April 10, 1985. The remedial exercise was conducted to correct two Category A deficiencies cited at the October 17, 1984 Peach Bottom exercise.

FEMA found that the April 10, 1985 remedial exercise demonstrated that the Category A deficiencies cited during the October 17, 1984 exercise had been corrected and, based on these results, offsite radiological emergency preparedness is adequate to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of an accident at the Peach Bottom Power Station.

If you have any questions concerning this matter please contact me at (215) 337-5208.

Sincerely, 0FliiEa1 signea By:

Terry L. Harpster, Chief Emergency Preparedness Section Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards Attachments: As Stated cc w/ encl:

R. S. Fleischmanr. Station Superintendent John S. Kemper, Vice President, Engineering and Research A. J. Pietrofitta, General Manager, Power Production Engineering, Atlantic Electric Troy B. Conner, Jr. , Esquire Eugene J. Bradley, Esquire, Assistant General Counsel Raymond L. Hovis, Esquire Thomas Magette, Power Plant Siting, Nuclear Evaluations Public Document Room (PDR)

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REGION III EXERCISE EVALUATION REPORT FACILITY: Peach Bott e At mic Power Station OPERATOR: Philadelphia Electric Capany LOCATION: Peach Bott a Township, York County, Pennsylvania REPORT DATE: May 6, 1985 EXERCISE DATE: April 10,1985 PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS: Lancaster and York Counties Drumore Township, Little Britain Township Fawn Grove Township and Fawn Grove Borough

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EXERCISE

SUMMARY

................................................ 1 OB S E R V ER AS S I G NMEN TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i i

, EVALUATION CRITERIA.............................................. iii EXERCISE OBJECTIVES.............................................. iv i

SCENARIO / TIME LINE............................................... v DEFIC IENCIES NOTED IN PAST EXERCISES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi-viii EXERCISE REP 0RTS................................................ 1-5 Drumore Township E0C......................................... 1-2 Litt l e Bri t ai n Townshi p E0C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fawn Grove Borough / Fawn Grove Township E0C................... 4-5

SUMMARY

LIST OF CATEGORY "A" DEFICIENCIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS... 6 r

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EXERCISE StNWARY The remedial exercise held on April 10, 1985 involved the participation of two Lancaster County municipalities and two York County municipalities. The two Lancaster County municipalities, Drumore and Little Britain Townships, did not allow Federal observation of their operations during the October 17, 1984 Peach Bottom Exercise, and thus were considered non-participating. Tne two York County municipalities, Fawn Grove Borough and Fawn Grove Township, which have a joint radiological emergency response plan and operate a joint E0C, demonstrated a number of deficiencies which cummulatively led to the conclusion that emergency preparedness was not adequate to provide a reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public living in the vicinity of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in the event of a radiological emergency.

Drumore and Little Britain Townships implemented their REP plans quite satisfactorily. Fawn Grove Borough / Fawn Grove Township also implemented their joint REP plan satisfactorily, thus eliminating most of the deficiencies brough to light in the October 1984 exercise.

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OBSERVER ASSIGW9ENTS DRAFT Lancaster County E0C r Drumore Township Janet Lamb i

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Little Britain Township James Asher i

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EVALUATION CRITERIA USED The local government's response capabilities during this remedial exercise were evaluated in relationship to the draf t Radiological Emergency Response Plans for each municipality. These plans were developed in accordance with NUREG 0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1. " Criteria for Preparedness and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plans," November 1980.

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1. To demonstrate the capability of municipal governments to implement emergency response plans to protect the health and safety of people located within the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ).

2. To demonstrate the adequacy of communications systems.

3. To demonstrate the operational knowledge and support from elected or appointed public officials.

4 To demonstrate the capability to alert and mobilize people and resources in a timely manner.

5. To demonstrate adequacy of facilities to provide sufficient space and accessibility for response team staff and communications equipment.

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e scE 10 DRAFT Unit 1 at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station is operating at 100% power.

Two operators were contaminated this morning at 0800. While working in the refueling area of the reactor building, one of the operators fell into the spent fuel pool. The second operator, who was helping the first, slipped, fell, and cut his neck. An unusual event was declared - radioactivity was not released.

At 1300 a fire was reported in the control room at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station. The fire was fueled by leaking fuel oil. The CO2 fire extinguishing system malfunctioned requiring offsite assistance due to the severity of the fire. An unusual event continues - radioactivity was not released.

At 1500 a discharge pipe on a condensate pump ruptured and water from the rupture sprayed on the other condensate pumps, tripping the pumps. The loss of the condensate pumps resulted in a reactor scram, an unplanned shutdown resulted - unususi event continues.

Security forces are investigating the possibility of sabotage. Facility engineers, NRC, and BRP are attempting to manually open relief valves to depressurize the reactor vessel. PEMA is monitoring the situation and will keep all agencies abreast of any changes in systems which could jeopardize the public health and safety.

At 1700 an alert was declared at Unit I due to release of radioactive gases within the reactor building. There has not been a radioactive release from the plant but the reactor building had to be evacuated.

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS Alert 1700 Site Area Emergency 1800 General Emergency 1900 Evacuation Ordered 1940 Termination of Exercise 2000 (Approx.)

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l DEFICIENCIES NOTED IN PAST EXERCISE This remadial exercise was necessitated by the following Category "A" l deficiencies reported in the October 17, 1984 exercise report.

Drumore Township and Little Britain Township (Lancaster County)

Deficiency

1. Because no federal observation was permitted, FEMA is unable to find that emergency preparedness was adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of residents in the event of a radiological emergency at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.

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In this exercise Drumore and Little Britain Townships demonstrated a level of preparedness sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate

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residents in the event of a radiological emergency at Peach Bottom Atomic I

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2. Fawn Grove Borough / Fawn Grove Township did not demonstrate an overall level of emergency preparedness sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of borough and township residents in the event of a radiological emergency at Peach Bottom.

Disposition In this exercise the borough / township demonstrated a sufficient level of emergency preparedness. The following Category "B" deficiencies were reported for Fawn Grove Borough / Fawn Grove Township in the October 1984 exercise and, taken together, resulted in the Category "A" deficiency noted l above.

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25. Future exercises should This deficiency is corrected.

demonstrate staffing of the Staffing of the E0C was adequate E0C to include active involve- during the exercise. There was ment by elected officials during active involvement on the part of critical periods of activity and elected officials and sufficient greater control and direction of direction and control was demon-emergency response activities strated by the EMC.

demonstrated by the EMC.

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26. Twenty-four hour staffing of all This deficiency has been corrected.

E0C positions should be estab- Twenty-four hour staffing was de-lished, and the RERP updated monstrated by double staffing for accordingly, this exercise.

27. Additional training should be The provisions of the RERP regard-provided to response personnel ing the use of KI were not demon-with regard to the provisions of strated during this exercise. No the RERP, especially concerning direction concerning its use was evacuation and relocation of E0C received from the York County E0C.

activities and use of KI. Arrangements have been made for the relocation of the E0C out of the 10-mile EPZ.

28. The communications systems used This deficiency has been corrected, at the E0C should be critically Communications between the County reviewed and reorganized. The EOC and the Fawn Grove Borough /

revised system should enable Fawn Grove Township regarding plant timely notification to the EMC status and protective action and E0C staff regarding changes recommendations were timely. RACES in plant status and protective operationc were efficient.

action recommendations.

Specifically, RACES network operations, and training with re-gard to the recently provided scanner should be provided.

29. The borough and township's plan This deficiency has been satis-for the utilization of route factorily addressed pending the alerting is unclear; route next Pennsylvania-Maryland Peach alerting was conducted at in- Bottom exercise. The RERP has been appropriate times. Clarification clarified to the effect that the is needed with regard to the joint EOC is not responsible for timing of the dispatching of route alerting in Maryland, route alerting teams. Initiating route alerting with the sounding of Maryland's sirens is not in-dicated in the RERP, and could cause coordination difficulties with Pennsylvania EBS announcements.

Responsibility for completing route alerting in Maryland (as alluded to by the Fire personnel) should be clarified and incorporated in the RERP, if appropriate.

30 Route alerting took an excessive At least one route alerting team amount of time. Route alert completed its route well within 45 sectors should be reviewed and minutes 'as called for by the exist-restructured as necessary in order ing RERP. Additional restructuring to provide for a more timely com- of sectors is underway and can be pletion of routes. expected to result in timely completion of routes, vii

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31. Lists of mobility-impaired in- Lists of mobility-impaired in-dividuals should be developed dividuals are in the process of and maintained at the E0C. development . The borough and town-ship expect to have up-to-date lists during 1985

32. The RERP should be revised to RERP revisions are underway to reference all mutual support reference mutual support agreements. agreements.

33. The borough / township EMC should The borough / township EMC has ob-confer with the County in order tained approval for removal of the to establish an appropriate E0C to Stewartstown as necessary.

location outside of the 10-mile A decontamination center has been EPZ for the monitoring and de- established outside the 10-mile EPZ contamination of Delta Borough in Stewartstown and its operation evacuated emergency workers, was successfully demonstrated in this exercise.

34 The EMC should investigate the The use of KI was not addressed

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cause for the apparent lack of in this exercise. There was no notification to administer KI, notice from the County E0C of and ensure the completion of possible plume exposure in the corrective actions as necessary. Fawn Grove area.

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DRAFT Drumore Township EOC .

The Emergency Management Coordinator received a call at her home from I

, Lancaster County EOC at 1806 informing her of a Site Area Emergency at the Peach Bottom Power Station. The call was verified at 1820 when the EMC

! arrived at the Drumore Township EOC. She had notified two of her staff  :

! members before leaving home and they arrived at the EOC shortly after she i did. She instructed them to notify the rest of the staff. The EOC was  !

} completely manned at 1855. The following staff members were present in the

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Transportation Officer

Public Works Officer Fire and Rescue  ;

-Radiological Officer '

Route Alert Team Members I The deputies were called and placed on standby, several deputies came into j the E0C and watched the procedures. Round-the-clock staffing capabilities j were adequately demonstrated by double staffing.

The Drumore Township ~ Emergency Management Coordinator demonstrated a good i

knowledge of the township emergency response plan and was effectively in ,

j control of the emergency operations in the E0C. However, other' staff  :

{ members should be more actively involved in briefings and the decision i naking process. Copies of the township plan and written procedures were

! available and used throughout the exercise. The EMC kept a message log and i messages were distributed appropriately. The EMC should appoint another l staff member to keep the log so that she is free for the many other i responsibilities associated with her position. Access to the EOC was j controlled.

i The E0C was notified of Site Area Emergency at 1806, General Emergency at 1905 and at 1935 were instructed that the siren system would be activatet at 1945 with EBS announcements and evacuation to follow ~immediately. Township supervisors were present in the EOC and actively involved.

The Drumore Township EOC is more than adequate for emergency response functions with adequate space, furniture and lighting. There were two 1 telephones available in the EOC, one was wall-mounted and the other was a

. desk instrument. The township should rearrange the layout of the EOC to

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Status boards were available and posted.- Again, these boards should be moved so that they are closer to the communications room and the staff responsible l for posting ~them.

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DRAFT All appropriate maps, evacuation routes and relocation centers were available in the township plan. They were not posted. It is suggested that all these items be posted on the walls so that they are readily available to all staff members.

The township E0C demonstrated adequate communications with the County E0C.

As stated, two telephones were avialable and the county radio net was available. Both systems were used extensively. The County E0C dispatched a RACES operator to the township; however, he never arrived at the Township E0C.

At 1935 the Township E0C was informed that sirens would sound at 1945 and route alerting, if necessary, should begin in conjunction with siren activation. The township sent out 4 route alert teams at 1945 with instructions to the public to tune to their EBS stations for further information. The routes took approximately 4'. minutes to complete.

The traffic control points in Drumore Township are manned by State Police.

The Emergency Management Coordinator verified through Lancaster County E0C that the traffic control points were manned.

There are three mobility-impaired individuals in the township. Each person was contacted to verify the need for ambulances and the transportation officer informed the county of ambulance requirements. The ambulances arrived at the township at 1943.

Mid-range dosimeters have been predistributed to Drumore Township. High and low-range dosimetry is not available but will be maintained in the Township E0C when it is available. Appropriate instructions were issued along with dosimetry. All staff members have received training in radiological exposure control. They were aware of maximum doses allowed without authorization and where to go for monitoring and decontamination.

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l Little Britain Township E0C Members of Little Britain Township assembled at the EOC at 1830, after the Emergency Management Coordinator had received a call at home from the Lancaster County E0C declaring a Site Emergency.

The E0C was staffed and operating by 1830. Dosimetry was distributed to all occupants in the E0C.

The RACES operator arrived and established a communication contact by RACES radio. There were three telephones available.

The Emergency Coordinator discussed all messages with his staff and all important events were listed on the status board. The staff frequently referred to its plans and all decisions were instantly conveyed to the staff for action.

The RADEF Officer supplied the people in the E0C with dosimetry and explained its use, then periodically reminded each one to read the inst rument ,

t The General Emergency message was received at 1900, at which time sirens and EBS messages were activated.

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Fawn Grove Borough / Fawn Grove Township E0C The Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) for the borough and township received a call at home from the York County Emergency Operations Center (E0C) at approximately 1700, notifying him of an alert declaration at Peach Bottom. The EMC notified the deputy coordinator and proceeded to the Joint Borough / Township E0C in the Citizens' Fire Hall in Fawn Grove where he arrived at 1720. The EMC and deputy notified the remainirig E0C staff, all of whom reported by 1830. Each position was double staffed for training purposes. The following positions were filled:

Medical / Ambulance Public Works Transportation Fire / Rescue / Radiology Communications Police / Security Elected officials from both the borough and the townhip were present for the exercise. A RACES team dispatched by the County EOC established radio communications by 1829.

Sufficient furniture, space, lighting and telephones were p esent. Some awkwardness was evident in the use of telephones with the et ordinator and other EOC staff having to move across the room to receive various phone calls on one or another of the three phones available.

Status boards were clearly visible and kept up-to-date on sig11ficant events. Evacuation routes, relocation centers, etc. were ava"lable but not posted.

Communications with the County E0C were demonstrated satisfactcrily via phone and radio. Additionally, the County police / fire radio network was monitored in the E0C. The local EBS station was also monitored.

The coordinator was effectively in charge of operations. Messager were satisfactorily handled. Plans, checklists and SOPS were available and utilized and a message log kept. Access to the E0C was satisfactorily 1 controlled.

The E0C was notified of Site Emergency status at 1832 and of General l Emergency at 1914 Route alerting teams were dispatched, at county request, !

at 1900 in conjunction with a simulated siren sounding and EBS activation. I The message conveyed by the route alerting teams was that residents shouold monitor their EBS stations.

The route alerting team covering Sector One completed its route in approximately 30 minutes. Return of the other two teams to the E0C was not i observed by the FEMA observer, although they may have returned within 45 or l 50 minutes of their dispatch. It is understood that a revision of the ,

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sectors is anticipated. In light of the large size of Sectors Two and Three, such a revision would seem warranted, Word of the Governor's declaration of Disaster Emergency was received at 1856. The evacuation order was received at 1945. Appropriate messages were conveyed to and from the decontamination center established in Stewartstown.

E0C staff were aware of the location of most mobility-impaired residents and spent time during the exercise compiling a list of same. The staff expects to obtain a complete list through a utility mailing that is scheduled for later this year and will recuest that mobility-impaired residents complete a form that will be forwarded to the borough / township ~ indicating the particular needs of such residents.

An adequate supply of mid-range dosimetry is permanently stored at the E0C and was distributed during the exercise. Dosimeters were charged and appropriate record forms distributed.

Arrangements have been made to relocate the joint E0C to the Stewartstown Borough office, should it become necessary. A letter from the president of the Stewartstown Borough Council on file in the Fawn Grove E0C assures the availability of the alternate location.

A decontamination center was activated at the Eureka Fire Company in Stewartstown. The facility was set up to handle anyone in need of monitoring and decontamination. The capacity of the center was estimated by the fire company chief to be several hundred persons.

Procedures for monitoring and decontamination of persons was demonstrated.

A CDV-700 dosimeter was used correctly. Proper procedures were demonstrated for handling contaminated clothing, etc.

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SUMARY LIST OF CATEGORY "B" DEFICIENCIES AND RECOMENDATIONS Deficiencies Drumore Township

1. The RACES operator never arrived at the E0C. The township, in conjunction with the Lancaster County Emergency Management Coordinator, should determine the source of this problem and tak-steps to avoid its reoccurrence.

Recommendations Drumore Township

1. The EOC staff should be used more by the Coordinator and should be involved more in the decision making process. Appointment of a specific individual as message runner and logger would free the EMC for supervision of all aspects of the response.

2. Reorganization of the EOC layout shuold be considered to ensure convenient access to message logs, status boards, etc. and to provide easier access to the telephone by the Coordinator. Various maps and other graphics would be more useful if mounted on the walls.

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3. Consideration should be given to the repositioning of telephones within the E0C. The layout of tables and telephones in this exercise necessitated the Coordinator getting up and walking across the roon to answer phone calls.

4 Restructuring of route alerting sectors should be continued in order to ensure completion of routes within acceptable times.

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