ML20134H707
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| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1985 |
| From: | Brownlee V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Richard J MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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n GQAed AUS 141985 Mississippi Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. J. B. Richard Senior Vice President, Nuclear P. O. Box 23054
-Jackson, MS 39205 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
FEMA FINAL REPORT - GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION EXERCISE OF FEBRUARY 27, 1985 Enclosed is the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Final Report of the Grand Gulf Emergency Exercise conducted on February 27, 1985, regarding exercise participation by the State of Mississippi and . Claiborne County, Mississippi.
Your attention is directed to the suggested areas for improvement identified by FEMA.
We- encourage you to assist the State of Mississippi and Claiborne County to resolve the improvement items identified by FEMA. Resolution of these items should be completed prior to the next full scale emergency. preparedness exercise.
We also encourage you to work closely with the State and Claiborne County in the development of the scenario for the next full scale exercise that will effectively test those areas in which the previous deficiencies were disclosed.
Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
! Virgil L. Brownlee, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects
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, Manager of Quality Assurance R. B. McGehee, Esquire Wise, Carter, Child, Steen and Caraway Bishop, Liberman, Cook, Purcell
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MEMORANOVil FOR: Edward L. Jordan -
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Exercise Report for the February 27, 1985, Exercise of the Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP)
Plans for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (NS) r Attached are two copies of the Exercise Report for the February 27, 1985, l partial participation joint exercise of the offsite REP plans for the
! . Grand Gul f f4S. The Grand Gulf NS is located near the Mississippi . River, in Claiborne County, liississippi . Included in' the 10-mile plume emergency planning zone are porticns of Claiborne County,111ssissippi and Tensas Parish, Louisitna; .a report on the Louisiana exercise participation was furnished to you by memorandum dated May 14, 1985.
The State of Mississippi partially participated and Claiborne County fully
- participated in this exercise. Their performance is evaluated in the
- attached exercise report which was prepared by Region IV of the Federal.
( Energency itanagement Agency (FEliA). TheTsuggestedJreH7f6FfioiprWisshtTan ~
listed in detail in Section IVnkhich'are, typically- classifjed asiCategory183 deficiencies, can be corrected th' rough training and additional resources.
These deficiencies did not detract from the overall capability deconstrated
_by the State of ltississippi and Claiborne County to protect the health and .
safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency. Therefore, the 44 CFR 350 approval granted on June 29, 1983, Will remain in effect.
l FEMA Region IV staff will furnish a copy of this exercise report to the State l -of Mississippi and will request a schedule of corrective actions. The~ Region l_
will assure completion by the State of the necessary corrective actions.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Robert S. Wilkerson, Chief, Technological Hazards Division, at 646-2860.
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( Federal Emergency Management Agency I Region IV 1375 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 o o March 29, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: RICHARD W. KRIMM, ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OFFICE OF NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS - SL-NT FROM: Glenn C. Woodard, Jr., Chief Natural and Techno]ogical Hazirds Division - RIV Chairman, RAC IV
SUBJECT:
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Mississippi Exercise Report Three copies of the Grand Gulf " Draft" Exercise Report for the exer-cise conducted February 27, 1985 are enclosed. The exercise was remedial in nature, although it was not required.
Needed improvements have been made and were demonstrated in the area of public information. Also, the State of Mississippi and Claiborne County demonstrated that off-site preparedness is adequate to pro-vide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public living in the vicinity of the site in the event of a radiological emergency.
The report was distributed to the Federal evaluators for review.
Minor changes were made which are incorporated in the enclosed report.
Please notify us when the report is transmitted to the Nuclear Regu-latory Commission so that a copy can be transmitted to the State of Mississippi.
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LISTING OF DEFICIENCIES 8 IV. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT 9 V. APPENDICES A. Evaluator List and Assignments B. Exercise Objectives and Scenario
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I. EXERCISE
SUMMARY
A partial participation exercise of a remedial nature was conducted at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station on February 27, 1985. The exer-cise was observed by ten Federal evaluators representing three Federal agencies (FEMA, NRC and DOT). The evaluation was based on NUREG-06 54-FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, " Criteria for Preparation and Evalua- ,
1 tion of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in 3 Support of Nuclear Power Plants."
1 The necessity for conducting a voluntary remedial exercise was brought
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information (G.4.b., G.4.c., F.1.b.) during the Grand Gulf Exercise )
, conducted April 11, 1984. Clearly, a great deal of effort has been ,
' spent correcting those problem areas, as was evident in the success- l ful completion of the February 27, 1985 exercise. Much improvement was noted. )
i The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station is located near the Mississippi River, in Claiborne County, Mississippi. Included in the 10-mile Emergency e Planning Zone (EPZ) of the utility are portions of Claiborne County and Tensas Parrish, Louisiana. The Federal boundary between FEMA Region IV and FEMA Region VI is the Mississippi River. Accordingly,
. FEMA Region VI is responsible for the evaluation of activities in Tensas Parrish. The FEMA Region IV Risk County, Claiborne County, l I
was fully activated and is evaluated in this report.
No NUREG-0654 deficiencies were observed by the Federal evaluators j
. during the course of this exercise. However, some suggestions for improvement have been offered, such as: additional training for
.- Claiborne County emergency workers; more direct responses to media inquiries on such things as liability, health implications of radia-tion, and specific dose projections; and possibly improve upon the information logging system in the Public Information section of the State EOC, or add a status board for more thorough tracking of Public Information actions. These suggestions for improvement are listed in greater detail in Section IV of this report.
j A brief summary of State and county activities follows.
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Exercise activity on the part of the State of Mississippi was mini-mal with the exception of Public Information. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) utilized its operations and communications personnel during exercise play. Additionally, the Mississippi Health Department, Radiological Health, participated in and utilized the j exercise to train additional personnel. The most activity at the State level, however, was in the area of Public Information.
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[J exercise, than was observed in the April 11, 1984 exercise. MEMA U and Mississippi Power and Light Company (MP&L) have worked together to develop and employ a new Public Information set of Standard Operating Procedures. Additionally, new equipment has been added to provide a telephone conferencing capability between the three Public Information points: State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC),
the Emergency News Media Center and the MP&L Corporate Headquarters (back-up Emergency News Media Center).
Emergency Operating Facility (EOF) l The State of Mississippi dispatched two representatives from the
'j Health Department to the EOF. This action facilitated the coordi-nation and communications between the State and MP&L. Consequently, I protective action measures were jointly developed and implemented J in a timely fashion.
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Introduction a
This was the fourth exercise conducted at the Grand Gulf Nuclear
' Station based on NUREG-0654 guidance criteria. The plant is located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, near the east bank of the Missis-
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.1 strate better coordinstion among State and local agencies and MP&L in the release of Public Information.
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- Participants in the February 27, 1985 exercise included: Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Mississippi Health Department, Missis-
- sippi Highway Patrol and Claiborne County officials and staff. On the west bank of the Mississippi River, Tensas Parrish, Louisiana
'* also participated, however, review of those activities is included in the report being prepared by FEMA Region VI.
Criteria used to evaluate the exercise are contained in the " Modular Format for Uniformity of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise
- Observations and Evaluations," issued by FEMA on August 5, 1983.
The Federal Evaluators List, Exercise Objectives, Scenario, and the MEMA Public Information SOP are included in Appendices A through C in the last section of this report.
State of Mississippi State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC)
The State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC) is an adequate facility to support the operations of emergency personnel of respondina agencies. All necessary status boards and maps were available and posted in clearly visible positions in the EOC. Equipment used to communicate with other facilities, including the utility and
- Claiborne County, is excellent and staff was knowledgeable in its use.
I Exercise play was minimal at the SEOC except for Public Information which was fully activated. Personnel participating in the exercise represented MEMA and Mississippi Health Department. Emergency j operations were effectively managed by the State Director and the Operations Officer. Primarily, MEMA operations were limited to communications, message handling, and simulated coordination with i other State and Federal agencies.
Mississippi Health Department (Radiological Health) had responsibility for assessing the radiological situation, and for makiag appropriate protective measure recommendations. Radiological Health activities included the training of additional personnel. Operations were ob-served to be excellent. Management decisions and actions were carried 3 ,
b out properly. Communications were good. Calculations of off-site
? dose commitments and protective action recommendations were given to local government and other State agencies in a timely and appro-priate manner.
Radiological Health made use of a new portable computer during this 3 exercise, which proved to be most helpful. Using the computer, off-site dose commitments were figured very rapidly. Protective
'.I action reocamendations were timely, however, hard copy updates on 3 plant conditions were lagging approximately 30 minutes during the early part of the exercise. Minor procedural activity should be
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Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) l The State Health Department dispatched two representatives to the 1 Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) . Their primary function was to direct the efforts of the State Monitoring Teams (simulated) and to coordinate and communicate with the MP&L Technical Assessment Team.
These Health Department representatives were adequately trained, and effectively carried out their responsibilities in accordance with prescribed State procedures. The State effectively utilized this exercise as an opportunity to cross train other Health Depart-ment members.
The flow of technical information from the Grand Gulf facility to the State EOC in Jackson was complete and timely.
Public Information State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC) - State activation and staff-ing of the Public Information System was effectively demonstrated.
Staff were promptly alerted and later activated for response during the exercise. Implementation of established notification procedures was professionally managed. Pre-packaged kits with support materials were ready and available for all aspects of the Public Information operations.
. As the emergency situation continued to deteriorate, appropriate ac-tions were accomplished. The State PIO briefed and transferred respon-sibilities to the Deputy PIO in order to depart for the Emergency News
- Media Center (ENMC). Equipment and resources were available to support coordination between the State, local and utility representatives.
, This was accomplished by use of a dedicated phone line between the I State and utility operations. Hard copy capability was established to follow-up all discussions by dedicated phone lines.
'} Public Information activities at the State EOC included the follow-ing staff: Deputy PIO, Information Assistant, Rumor Control Monitor, Government Liaison for Notification, Speaker Phone Monitor, Support
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, ! all necessary spokespersons were available for response.
1' The numbering and tracking of press releases was a little confusing j early in the exercise play. Press release number two was not num-bered correctly. This was corrected, and subsequent releases were
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t ' l The coordination of releases was effectively carried out. Some 3 problems were encountered between the SEOC operations staff and the PIO's. Several delays were experienced in receiving hard copy n releases from the telefax center. In fact, one draft release was l
not received and the coordination had to be accomplished by the MP&L PIO reading the release over the phone to the State Deputy i
- - PIO. Later the Deputy PIO pursued a resolution to the problem, and a clear distribution system was established. This solved the
- communications break down, and restored the flow of information, i Early tracking of T.V. and radio coverage was not accomplished. Com-
. merical radio monitoring was later established.
! Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) support was excellent. The coordi-i nation and activation of EBS for emergency information to the public was properly carried out. Radio staff taped live EBS messages from i
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actions were simulated.
Press briefings were good and the SEOC support from decision-makers iL was excellent. State decision-makers were available for all press briefings.
The Deputy PIO was outstanding in a leadership role and effectively utilized staff. It is recommended that staff keep a more formal log of individual actions and the time at which these actions were ,
carried out. This would allow for a better system of identifying actions which are still outstanding so that a responsibility is not overlooked.
! ! Support maps and charts were available and used in the media room 1 as well as the PIO work area. It is suggested that a status board
' " be added to the work room so that PIO staff can quickly and accu-j rately keep up with emergency actions. In a long term emergency operation, status boards and log sheets are also helpful for ease in shift changes.
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- ing the brief period of time the procedures have been in place.
Staff were enthusiastic and carried out instructions professionally.
3 Emergency News Media Center (ENMC) - MEMA Public Information activi-l ties were greatly improved over previous exercises. The agency, in t concert with Claiborne County and MP&L, has developed both written i and verbal procedures which were satisfactorily demonstrated during this exercise.
The only shortcomings observed were caused by a reluctance to ad-
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The physical location and facility for the ENMC is still less than desirable, but MEMA and MP&L staff made the most of what they had to work with at the Chamberlain Hunt Academy.
Claiborne County Claiborne County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
The Claiborne County EOC is located in Port Gibson, Mississippi. ;
The facility has adequate space to accommodate the EOC staff, but l
" it is located only 4 miles from the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.
The construction of a new facility is currently being discussed.
Claiborne County's EOC staff consisted of representatives from: l Claiborne County Hospital, County Agent, Electric Power Association, I MP&L, Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, American Red Cross, l Claiborne County Health Department, Claiborne County Schools, Claiborne County Gas & Water Department, County Welfare Department, ,
e County Fire Department, Port Gibson Police, Mayor of Port Gibson, County Board of Supervisors, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Port
Gibson/Claiborne County Civil Defense Director. All representatives j except the Health Department were in place by 10:52 a.m.
The exercise was well-executed, though more activitiy for EOC per-l* sonnel would be desirable in future exercises. A. C. Garner, Port Gibson/Claiborne County Civil Defense Director, provided good
! direction and control in the EOC. Staff were plentiful and most
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Outside activities in Claiborne County consisted of activating three Traffic Control Points (TCP's). Personnel at these TCP's were very y
knowledgeable in matters concerning the direction and control of traf-fic. However, they were not knowledgeable in such things as dosimetry, personal exposure limits, decontamination procedures, identification of evacuated residences, or plant conditions. One officer, with the
,! Mississippi Highway Patrol, had completed the Radiological Accident
.I Course currently being offered by the State of Mississippi, but did not feel knowledgeable in radiological matters. It is strongly recom-c: mended that additional training keyed toward nuclear power plant accident response, specifically in the radiological exposure area, be provided for these field personnel.
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' - Tracking of radio and T.V. coverage of an accident at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station should be started when the EOC is noti-1 fled that a problem exists.
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- A status board would be helpful in the PIO work room at the
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" - Public Information questions on such things as liability, health implications of radiation, and specific dose projec-tions should be anticipated and answered directly.
- Claiborne County
- More activity for EOC personnel would be desirable in future
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- - Additional training keyed toward nuclear power plant accident response, specifically in the radiological exposure area, should be provided for field personnel. The current State offered Radiological Accident Course is not adequate for training field personnel who would be involved in an accident at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.
- Tracking of radio and T.V. coverage of an accident at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station should be started when the EOC is noti-fied of a problem.
- A more appropriate type of status board would have space for multiple messages and information regarding actions taken over time.
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FEDERAL EVALUATOR ASSIGNMENTS GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION EXERCISE f February 26-28, 1985 i
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John Heard (FEMA)
Ray Boyett (FEMA) 3 Cheryl Stovall (FEMA)
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Bob Trojanowski (NRC)
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Al Hall (DOT)
Tony Foltman (FEMA)
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE FEBRUARY 26-28, 1985 i
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On February 26-28, 1985, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station will conduct an emergency preparedness exercise. This will be the fourth exercise to be evaluated by Federsi observers, and will fully l
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' and support agencies in Mississippi.
in accordance with the regulations set forth in 44 CFR 350, and
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Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants.
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- 1. State Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Department of Natural Resources (Notification only)
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation (Notification only) 1 Mississippi De partment of Agriculture and Commerce (Notification ,
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Mississippi Department of Public Welfare (Notification only)
Mississippi Military Department (Notification only)
Mississippi Highway Department (Notification only)
Mississippi Highway Patrol (Communications only)
- 2. Local Port Gibson/Claiborne County Civil Defense Claiborne County Sheriff's Office Port Gibson Police Department Claiborne County Fire Department Fort Gibson Fire Department Claiborne County Agricultural Extension Office i
Claiborne County Hospital i ,
Claiborne County Public Schools Copiah County Civil Defense (Communications only)
Vicksburg/ Warren County Civil Defense (Communications only)
' Jackson / Hinds County Civil Def ense (Communications only)
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National Weather Service (Notification only) i l Natchez Trace Parkway (Notification only) 1
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- 1. State EOC (partially activated with Mississippi Emergency l Management Agency and Radiological Health Department personnel only.): located in Jackson, operational
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Port Gibson/Claiborne County EOC: located in Port Gibson, 2.
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- 3. Grand Gulf EOF: located adjacent to the plant site, activated at Site Area Emergency.
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- 4. Emergency News Media Center:
activated at Site Area Emergency.
- 5. Claiborne County Schools: demonstration of school evacuation plans will be conducted in Port Gibson at 1:30 p.m.
- 6. Traffic Control Points, State Agency participation will activated throughout be simulated (local only):
the 10 mile EPZ at Site Area Emergency.
D. Briefings and Critiques Enclosed is a schedule of activities to be held during the exercise. A State controller briefing will be held on Tuesday morning, February 26. At 3:00 p.m., a special briefing will be held for Federal evaluators.
' Immediately following the exercise, individual critiques will be conducted at each facility. These will be for the participants only and will be closed to the Federal evaluators.
The conference room of the State EOC has been reserved for use by the Federal team in conducting their critique during this time.
On Thursday morning, the joint local State, and Federal critique will be held at the State EOC. At 12:30 p.m., a State / utility meeting will be held. At 4:00 p.m. that evening, the public critique will be held at the Claiborne County Courthouse in ,
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- 1. Identification All FEMA /RAC observers will be required to obtain State Identification. This will be issued during the briefings on February 26. .
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- 2. Transportation It is requested that all observers provide their own transportation. In certain instances, observers may wish to accompany State and local personnel during the exercise.
These arrangements will be made during the briefings on February 26.
) 3. Lodging
- It is suggested that all observers stay at the Holiday Inn-Medical Center or the Sheraton Motor Inn, I-55 North in Jackson. They are both very close to the State EOC and l
.3 the offices of the Division of Radiological Health. It is requested that each person make their own reservations to j' accomodate their individual schedules.
Holiday Inn-Medical Center Sheraton Motor Inn 1 2375 N. State Street I-55 North at Northside Drive
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- 4. Observer Packets An observer packet will be issued during the evaluator briefing on February 26. The packet will contain all relevant scenario materials, observer / controller assignments, maps, and other related information.
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' Date 8:30 a.m. Controller briefing.
2 2/26/85 Conference Room, State EOC, Jackson 3:00 p.m. Federal evaluator briefing.
Conference room, State EOC,
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8:30 a.m. Exercise begins.
. 2/27/85 4:00 p.m. Exercise terminates.
4:30 p.m. Independent local State, and Federal evaluations.
Joint local State, Federal 2/28/85 8:30 a.m.
critique. Conference room, State EOC, Jackson.
' 12:30 p.m. Joint onsite/offsite evaluation. Energy Services Center, CGNS, Port Gibson.
4a00 p.m. Public critique. .Claiborne r:oo County Courthouse, Port Gibson.
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- 1. Demonstrate ability to receive and disseminate notification of an i event.
- 2. Demonstrate ability to assemble and maintain adequate staffing.
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i 4. Demonstrate ability to request assistance from other States and from the Federal government.
- 5. Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and equipment to support emergency activities.
- 6. Demonstrate ability to estimate accident consequences and determine appropriate protective actions.
- 7. Demonstrate ability to provide timely emergency public information using sirens, tone alert receivers, and the emergency broadcast system.
- 8. Demonstrate ability to coordinate the collection and dissemination of public information with other principal organizations.
, 9. Demonstrate ability to provide the public with accurate and timely information fully coordinated among the principal organizations involved.
Demonstrate the ability to handle public inquiries and successfully
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- 11. Demonstrate the ability to implement protective actions for the i plume exposure EPZ. Recovery and reentry will not be tested.
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SUMMARY
OF EVENTS The plant is at 98% power near the end of the second 18 month cycle.
) A combination of forced outages in other Middle South Utilities Inc.
plants has put the entire grid at 5% undervoltage. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in Warren, Claiborne and Adams counties. New fuel l.
is being moved and channeled in the Auxiliary Building fuel pool in
- preparation for the upcoming outage. Spent fuel channels are being recycled. Drywell floor drain leakage is at 4 GPM and has been slowly increasing since startup from a forced outage (2 weeks ago) to repair a leaking CRD flange gasket.
A spent fuel bundle is dropped and damaged, causing high area radiation, high ventilation radiation and increasing readings on the CAM. An Alert is declared. Soue time later (while recovery from the fuel handling l
accident is still underway) lightning strikes the switchyard and ESF l
Transformer 12, causing a loss of all of f site power. A scram transient l
occurs, causing the leak on the CRD flange to increase to 60 CPM. The electrical transient causes a " flash fire" in Division II switchgear; I Division I and III power are restored.
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Core cooling is being maintained by RCIC and/or BPCS when failures of these, including a break in the RCIC steamline, result in Reactor Pressure vessel (RPV) water level and drywell pressure reaching the Site Area i Emergency levels. LPCS Pump trips on instantaneous overcurrent when it is
- started, so there is no injection system capable of injecting water into
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j The core is uncovered and fuel f ailure results. The RCIC Steam Line
' break is not isolable for about 30 minutes and ultra-high noble gas and iodine activity is released to the Auxiliary Building. SGTS efficiency '
has been reduced to the point that General Emergency levels of activity are released to the environs. A General Emergency is declared and Protective 3 Action Recommendations are made for evacuation out to 2 miles and sheltering out to 5 miles.
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't Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Emergency Preparedness Exercise February 26-28, 1985 i
TIME EVENT 1
j 0830 EXERCISE BEGINS. Distribute initial conditions to key players.
Appropriate notifications based on weather conditions are made.
't 0900 ALERT DECLARED. Declaration is' based upon plant conditions.
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0905 Ammo truck accident at I-20 Springridge Road exit.
0915 Reports of a possible tornado at Alcorn University.
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- 0925 AIS6 truck accident reported blocking west bound lane I-20.
- No, danger to public exists.
0930 Loss of power at Claiborne EOC.
0935 Bomb threat 301 building.
I 0945 Power restored at claiborne EOC.
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1015 Transportation assistance requested.
3025 Bomb threat over.
1030 Auto fire downtown Port Gibson.
Several press calls about Grand Gulf Emergency.
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! , 1035 Report of robbery in Patison.
I i 2 1035 Citizen calls and reports a flash of light near GGNS.
t 1040 Report of a possible brush fire at Port Gibson/Claiborne county line.
1045 Inquiry f rom f armer about ef f ects of radiation on crops.
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1055 Report of auto accident downed power line in Power Gibson.
TIME EVENT 1055 Report auto fire out.
- ,8 6 1100 Report of truck / auto accident on intersection of Hwy.
- 61. Possible hasardous materials.
1105 Request for plans to protect school children.
Inquiry about who will pay for inconvenience and loss 1110 -
1 of income.
.3 1110 SITE AREA EHERGENCY DECLARED. Declaration based upon plant
. conditions.
1115 Inquiry about local Emergency Preparedness Plans.
1115 Request to county C.D. Director for camera crews and interview.
1125 ActivTtion of sirens, tone alert receivers and EBS.
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> 1130 Bill of Laden f ound in truck involved in accident. No hazardous materials in truck. Roads clear.
1130 Inquiry to local EOC about effects of radiation on pregnant woman.
1135 Report of truck backing over gas pump. Cas is leaking.
1140 Several calls inquiring about sirens going of f.
1140 Inquiry from campers asking if they should evacuate.
1145 Report that alot of fumes are in the area where the gas pump is leaking. Fireman requesting evacuation order. ,
1145 Power line repairs made. Accident cleared.
1145 Inquiry regarding ways to protect dairy cattle from radiation.
1150 Claiborne County Hospital requests that ambulances be arranged for j possible evacuation.
. 1.150 camper trailer has jack-knifed at intersection at Grand Gulf i Park.
1155 Report of smoke coming from home in Port Gibson.
>' = 1200 Brush fire put out.
Gas station accident cleared up. No danger exists.
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1210 Request recommendation as to harvesting garden in case of radiation release at plant.
., 1215 S.moke from home reported as a small kitchen fire.
1220 Farmer reporting he has dead cow. Requests that cow be checked 5 for radiation.
J 1225 Ammo truck accident cleared.
t Fishing boat reported overturned. 3 year old child and J 1230 father is missing.
I 1245 GENERAL EMERGENCY DECLARED. Declaration is based on plant conditions.
1245 Jack-knifed trailer accident cleared up.
- 1300 Inquiry to State EOC from pregnant woman living 15 miles from plant. Requests recommendation on taking iodine.
1300 Sirens, tone alert receivers and EBS activated.
1300 Evacuation and sheltering ordered.
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1305 Report that shelter is locked.
1310 Report shelter is opened and staffed.
Evaluate school evacuation plans.
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- 1335 Several inquiries about taking potassium iodide.
1340 15 inmates are requesting release or transfer.
1345 Inquiry about assisting aged, handicapped and others with 4 special needs.
1350 Infant locked in car in Port Gibson.
L 1355 3 year old and f ather f ound. , Requests ambulance.
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- 1400 Large unruly crowd reported at local grocery store.
for potential looting.
"? Possible fuel shortage.
. 1415 Reports of long lines at gas stations.
1445 Reports f rom area hospitals about some people thinking they are exposed to radiation.
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plant conditions.
1450 Number of media inquiries requesting interviews with county
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I t 1500 Inquiry about ef f ects of radiation on local drinking water,
crops milk and livestock.
1510 Two car accident on Hwy.18 at Natchez Trace Exit. Possibre J injuries.
1 1530 ALERT DECLARED. Declaration based upon improved plant conditions.
1530 Local C. D. Director injured in auto accident.
1540 Request from National Wire Service requesting update and other information from acting director.
1555 Auto accident at Natchez Trace cleared.
1559 Report that C. D. Director is ok.
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I. PURPOSE A. The purposes of this document are to revise current plans and establish a new standard operating procedure for public information, to be used by personnel of the State of Mississippi in responding to an -
incident at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station near Port Gibson.
Mississippi. This document is not intended to address the public information needs of the operator of the plant, Mississippi Power and Light Company, but rather is intended to complement their procedures and mesh with their needs in order to accomplish the goal of the emergency public information program--the effective distribution of vital .information to the affected populace in the most expeditious andefgcLient'mannerpossible.
II. SCOPE A. In the event of an incident at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, the scope of the public information effort undertaken by the State of Mississippi will include: '
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- 1. Activation of the State emergency public informa ion nbrogram and to the public the subsequent distribution of pertinent {nfo '
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- 2. Activation of the Emergency News Media Center in port Gibson, Mississippi.
' 3. Activation of the Emergency Broadcast System. .
- 4. Activation of the Public Inquiries / Rumor Control System to handle questions from the general public.
- 5. Activation of the Governmental Liaison Notification System.
- 6. Coordination of public infomation statements with Port Gibson/
Claiborne County Civil Defense, the State of Louisiana, Tensas Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Mississippi Power and Light Company.
III. ASSIGNENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES A. Lead Public Information Officer: Normal assignment is Public Information
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Officer for Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Answers to the Assumes Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
primary responsibility for oversight of the public information program, including composition of press statement and distribution of public infomation throughout the incident. (One exception is while the Lead Public Information Officer is enroute to and from Jackson, which is outlined elsewhere in this document.) '
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i Stationed at the State Emergency Operations center during Unusual Event status and Alert status, then reports to Emergency News Media Center for Site Area Emergency status and General Emergency status.
B. Deputy Public Information Officer: Nomal assignment is Public Information
- Officer for Mississippi Department of Health. Answers to the Director
'; of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the Lead Public l Information Officer. Responsible for primary operation of the emergency 1
public information program when the Lead Public Information Officer is enroute to and from Jackson. Supervises the public information staff at the State Emergency Operations Center, which includes the Public Information Assistant / Jackson, the Public Information/ Rumor i
Control Assistant, the Media Room Attendant, the Notification Assis-tant, the News Gatherer, the Speakerphone Assistant and the support staff. Stationed at the State Emergency Operations Center.
C. Assistant Public Information Officer: Answers to the Lead Public Information Officer. Responsible for coordinating public information activities between the Port Gibson/Claiborne County Civil Defense Agency and the Lead Public Information Officer. Stationed at the Port Gibson/Claiborne County Civil Defense Agency.
D. Information Assistant /Jacksen: Answers to Deputy Public Information Officer. Responsible for assisting Deputy Public Information Officer in any area, as ordered by the Deputy Public Information Officer.
Stationed at the State Emer5ency Operations Center.
E. Infomation Assistant / Port Gibson: Answers to lead Public Information Officer. Responsible for assisting Lead Public Information Officer in any area, as ordered by the Lead Public Information Officer.
Stationed at the Emergency News Media Center.
F. Public Inquir;es/ Rumor Control Assistant: Answers to the Deputy Public Inforr.ation Officer. Responsible for accepting calls from the public and answering questions on the status of the incident.
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Responsible for floating freely around the State Emergency Operations j Center when activated to gather information on actions taken by other state agencies present at the State Emergency Operations Center that
, are responding to the incident. Stationed at the State Emergency
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. H. Media Room Attendant: Answers to the Deputy Public Information Officer. Responsible for attending to the reasonable comfort of the media at the State Emergency Operations Center, and for helping the media get answers and interviews between press conference. Stationed at the State Emergency Operations Center.
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I. Governmental liaison Notification Assistant: Answers to the Deputy Public Information Officer. Responsible for the Governmental Liaison )
1 Notification System when activated, which involves updating of l important agencies and persons as outlined elsewhere in this document. '
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! Officer. Responsible for monitoring the Speakerphone from the
- Emergency News Media Center and taking appropriate action on the infonration received over the system. Stationed at the State Emergency Operations Center.
K .' Support Staff: Answers to the Lead Public Information Officer at the Emergency News Media Center and the Deputy Public Information Officer at the State Emergency Operations Center. Total number of support staff to be determined at time of response. Responsible for clerical, logistic, monitoring and other duties as needed. Stationed
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IV. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
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A. In the initial stages of the incident (Unusual Event status and Alert status), public information response will be handled from the State Emergency Operations Center.
B. The Duty Officer of the iiississippi Emergency Management Agency will notify the Lead Public Information Officer of an Unusual Event status and any changes thereafter in the status of the incident.
C. Th Duty Officer of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will
, handle any media inquiries at the Unusual Event status stage, if the incident occurs after normal business hours. Otherwise the toad Public Information Officer will take media calls at this point. At
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, confirm only that an Unusual Event has been declared and the State
.' Emergency Operations Center is monitoring the incident.
D. The Lead Public Information will report to the State Emergency Operations Center if the incident is upgraded to Alert status.
a 1. The Lead Public Information Officer will field media calls at this point from the State Emergency Operations Center.
- 2. The Lead Public Information Officer will notify members of the public information staff to stand by to report for duty. A list
, of public information staff can be found in Attachment 1.
- 3. The Lead Public Information Officer will begin preliminary pre-5 Parations for the activation of the Emergency News Media Center.
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Claiborne County Civil Defense Agency. the State of Louisiana.
Tensas Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness and Mississippi
- Power and Light Company. A listing of these offices can be -
found in Attachment 2 .
E. When it appears likely that the incident is degrading and a declaration of Site Area Energency is imminent, the Lead Public Information Officer will call in the oublic information staff and <
begin final preparations for departure to the Emergency News Media Center, located at Chamberlain-Hunt Acadewy on Highway 61 South in Port Gibson.
- 1. The Deputy Public Information Officer will be briefed by the lead Public Information before departure for the Emergency News Media Center.
- 2. The Deputy Public Information Officer will assume public information responsibility at the State Emergency Operations Center while
- the Lead Public Information Officer and staff is enroute to the Emergency News Media Center.
e 3. Responsibility for public information will shift to the
- Emergency News Media Center upon the arrival of the Lead Public Infonnation Officer at the Emergency News Media Center,
- a. The lead Public Information Officer will notify the Deputy Public Information Officer upon arrival at the Emergency News Media Center.
F. Should the incident be upgraded to Site Area Emergency status '
while the Lead Public Information Officer is en route to the Emergency News Media Center, the Deputy Public Information Officer shall activate the Emergency Broadcast System in preparation for its use after sirens are sounded in the Claiborne County area. A listing of Emergency Broadcast System stations can be found in Attachment 1
- 1. Until Emergency Broadcast System personnel have reported to the State Emergency Operations Center. the Deputy Public Information
- officer will read the message to radio station operators over the telephone.
! G. Unilateral activation of the Emergency News Media' Center may become -
necessary when distribution of information for the protection of lives and property must be done immediately.
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H. The System for Public Inquiries / Rumor Control will be activated at the same time as the StateTm~ergency Operations Center.
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, the State Emergency Operations Center upon notification by the Lead Public Information Officer.
- 2. The Public Inquiries / Rumor Control Assistant will be briefed by i j the Deputy Public Information Officer and placed in the circula- l tion loop for press statements. l
- 3. The Public Inquiries / Rumor Control Assistant shall keep a log of telephone inquiries received and be conscious of rumor patterns l that may need addressing in the next press statement. A series of calls numbering more than three on the same erroneous information :
should immediately be brought to the attention of the Deputy Public Information Officer. The Deputy Public Information Officer shall discuss the matter with the Lead Public Information Officer for possible action.
- 4. The Public Inquiries / Rumor Control Assistant shall use the fom found in Attachment 6 to research answers to questions that cannot be answered immediately from the information at hand.
I. The Governmental liaison Notification System shall be activated at Site Area Emergency status.
- 1. The' Notification Assistart will report to the State Emergency Operations Center upon nctification by the Lead Public Information Officer.
- 2. The Notification Assistant will be briefed by the Deputy Public
- Information Officer and placed in the circulation loop for press statements.
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, governmental agencies and other persons who have a vested interest 3 in frequent updates on the situation. A listing of these agencies
- and persons can be found in Attachment 7 .
l J. The Lead Public Information Officer shall be responsible for the distribution of press statenents to the Port Gibson/Claiborne Ccunty Civil Defense Agency, the State of Louisiana, the Tensas Parish Office bf Emergency Preparedness and Mississippi Power and Light Company. This .
shall be accomplished by the use of high-speed facsimile transmission equipment available at each of the locations. A listing of facsimile telephone numbers can be found in Attachment 2 .
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L. The News Gatherer shall report to the State Emergency Operations Center l upon notification by the Lead Public Information Officer. I
- 1. The News Gatherer will move from table to table in the State Emergency Operations Center (when activated) to gather information r on actions by state agencies involved in the incident.
- 2. He shall report his findings to the Deputy Public Information Officer for transmission to the Lead Public Infonnation Officer.
- 3. The News Gatherer shall remain on duty until dismissed by the Director of the Mississippi Emergency Managenent Agency through the Deputy Public Information Officer.
M. The Media Room Attendant shall report to the State Emergency Operations Center upon notification by the Lead Public Information Officer.
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- 1. The Media Room Attendant is permanently assigned to the Media Room at the State Ecergency Operations Center to attend to the needs of any media present and assist the media in every reasonable manner.
t N. Press conferences shall be called by Mississippi Power and Light's Hanager of the Emergency News Media Center on a regular basis, to be
- announced at the activation of the Emergency News Media Center at Site Area Emergency. ,; Press Conferences may be called on a special basis when circumstances warrant. Mississippi Power and Light Company i
shall open the press conferences and give an update on plant conditions, to be followed by State and local government spokespersons.
L . The major exception to that rule will occur when State and local authorities have protective action recommendations, which will take 1 Precedence in announcement and will be moved to the start of 1 the press conference.
, 1. Provisions for the unilateral opening of the Emergency News Media Center are detailed in Section "!V-G" of this document.
- 2. A question and answer period will follow the statements of the participants in the Emergency News Media Center. The period shall be of reasonable length to address as many questions as possible, i without causing delay in returning to the work rooms for information updates. ,
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the Lead Public Information Officer between press conferences !
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- 0. Photographs and interviews shall be available to members of the media l by contacting the Lead Public Information Officer at the State l
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- 1. Photographs and interviews must not be conducted in a location, atmosphere or time frame that will impede the conduct of response to the incident.
, P. Participants at the Emergency News Media Center shall meet in the i
pre-designated " Quiet Room" at the Emergency News Media Center to discuss and exchange information prior to press conferences.
V. 24-HOUR STAFF 0F EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM A. When circumstances dictate that the incident will extend beyond 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> from the declaration of Site Area Emergency status, a
, second-shift and third-shift public information duty roster shall be
. composed after consultation between the Director of the Mississippi i- Emergency Management Agency, the lead Public Information Officer and the Deputy Public Information Officer. Duty rosters for subsequent days, if necessary, shall be composed each 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> as called for.
I VI. EVACUATION OF THE EMERGENCY NEWS . MEDIA CENTER l
A. Should evacuation of the Eccrgency News Media Center become necessary, the Backup Emergency News Media Center will be activated. The Backup Emergency News Media Center is located at the Corporate Emergency Center at Mississippi Power and Light Company headquarters in Jackson.
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. 2. The Lead Public Information Officer will notify the Deputy Public
. Information Officer upon activation of the Backup Emergency News Media Center.
VII. ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM
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C. The Emergency Broadcast System personnel shall rcport to the Mississippi i Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Riverside Drive in ,
Jackson.
D. Technicians of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shall assist Emergency Broadcast System personnel setting up equipment and ensuring that the system is operational.
E. When local residents have been alerted to tune to Emergency I
Broadcast System stations by the sirens, the Lead Public Information Officer, through the Deputy Public Information Officer. will release the Emergency Broadcast System message to the radio stations positioned in the Media Room at the State Emergency Operations Center. A listing of Emergency Broadcast System press statements can be found j in Attachments 5(A),5(B),5{C) .
I F. Should the i.ead Public Information Officer be in transit at the time
- of the Emergency Broadcast System Message, the Deputy Public Information Officer shall follow the procedure outlined in Section "IV-F" of this document.
G. The Emergency Broadcast System shall remain activated until the need for distribution of emergency information is determined to be at an end by the Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
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, 1. Public Information Staff Assignment of Responsibilities
- 2. Public Information Government Coordination
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- 5. Prescripted Emecqency Brcadcast System Messages (A) Alert Message (B) Site Area Emergency Message
,; (C) General Emergency Message
,, 6. Public Inquiries / Rumor Control Research Form
- 7. Government Liaison Notification System
- 8. Prescripted Message on Sheltering
- 9. Prescripted Message on Evacuation
- 10. Prescripted Protective Action Areas
. 11. State Emergency Operations Center Downstairs Layout
- 12. State Emergency Operations Center Upstairs Layout
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Office: 354-6653 Home : 982-7479 j Assistant Public Information Officer: Joyce Evans Office: 352-9100 Home : 354-4166 Public Information Assistant / Jackson: Clay Kirkland Office: 354-6653 Home : 924-5491 Public Information Assistant / Port Gibson: Diane McRaney Office: 352-9100 Home : 372-4875 Public Inquiries / Rumor Control Assistant: Claude Boyd Office: 352-9100 i Home : 845-7773 Media Room Attendant: Robbie Watson Office: 354-6653 Home : 924-7848 News Gatherer: Clay Kirkland Office: 354-6653 Home : 924-5491-Government Liaison Notification Assistant: Julia Harris Office: 352-9100 Home : 922-1720 .
Speakerphone Assistant: Corte Johnston
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l .} Office: 352-9100 Vickie Fleming Home : 355-3035 1
Support Staff / Port Gibson: Scarlet Wyatt
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Home : 924-5227
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Public Information Government Coordination l
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Telephone Number : 437-4684 ,
Facsimile Number : 437-6885 i
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Telephone Number : 352-9100 i Facsimile Number : 352-8314 il LOUISIANA
( Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness ,
Telephone Number : 504-342-1570
, Facsimile Number : 504-342-5471 Louisiana Nuclear Energy Division Telephone Number : 504-925-4518
.. Facsimile Number : 504-926-1903
'l Tensas Parish Emergency Preparedness Office Telephone Number : 318-766-3992 (TPEPOffice) 318-766-3376 (Sheriff'sOffice)
Facsimile Number : 318-766-4391 4
FEDERAL Federal Emergency Management Agency-Public Information Officer Telephone Number : 404-881-2400 ll MISSISSIPPI POWER,AND_ LIGHT COMPANY
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Telephone Number : 969-2328 i
Facsimile Number : 969-4878 Emergency News Media Center
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. AttachTent 4 Emergency Broadcast Stations MISSISSIPPI
, WJDX/AM, WMSI/FM 982-2000 (Jackson)
WOKJ/AM, WJMI/FM 948-1515 (Jackson)
! WKYV/FM 638-5111 (Vicksburg)
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MISSISSIPPI ENERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY P. O. Box 4501. Fondren Station JACKSON, MISSIS $1PPI 39216 (601) 352 9100 -
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'i An Alert was declared at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station near Port Gibson, Mississippi at ___ am/pm.
3 An Alert is the second level of the four-level classification system used for incidents at nuclear power plants in the United States. An Alert could affect plant safety, and even though there is no danger to the public.
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Stay tuned to the Emergency Broadcast System stations for further infor-mation. A listing of the Emergency Broadcast Stations can be found on the March page of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Emergency Public Information Calendar for 1985. The stations are:
Mississippi: WJDX/AM 620 on the AM dial WOKJ/AM 1550.on the AM dial, WHSI/FM 102.9 on the FM dial WJMI/FM 99.7 on the FM dial
- WXYV/FM 106.7 on the FM dial
. . Louisiana: KNOE/AM 540 on the AM dial
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Site Area Emergency Message MI551551PPl EMERGENCY MANAGEMENI AGENCY
' P. O. Box 4501, Fondren Station JACKSON, MIS $1SSIPPI 39216 2
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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A Site Area Emergency was declared at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
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A Site Area Emergency is the third level of the four-level classification system used for incidents at nuclear power plants in the United States.
Warning sirens may be sounded in the Port Gibson area to alert residents to tune to Emergency Broadcast System radio stations.
Government authorities have directed the following action for residents in the Claiborne County area:
i O Sheltering in Protective Action Area (s):
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ONo action directed at this time Stay tuned to the Emgrgency Broadcast System for further infonnation.
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Mississipp.1: WJDX/AM 620 on the AM dial
, WOKJ/AM 1550 on the AM dial WMSI/FM 102.9 on the FM dial i
s WJMI/FM 99.7 on the FM dial WKYV/FM 106.7 on the FM dial Louisiana: \
KNDE/Ali 540 on the AM dial KNOE/FM 101.9 on the FM dial i
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Emergency Broadcast System General Emergency Message ,
MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY P. O. Box 4501, Fondren Station JACKSON, MISSIS $lPPI 39216 (601) 352-9100 i
FOR IPMEDIATE RELEASE M e: - Time: am/pm Statement f, A General Emergency was declared at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station near Port Gibson, Mississippi at _ am/pm.
A General Emergency is the most serious level of the four-level classification system used for incidents at nuclear power plants in the United States. Warning sirens have been sounded to alert residents in the Claiborne County area to tune to Emergency Broadcast System radio stations.
, Government authorities have directed the following action for residents in the Claiborne County area:
OSheltering in Protective Action Areas:
O Evacuation in Protective Action Areas:
ONo action directed; -
Stay tuned to the Emergency Broadcast System for further information.
A listing of the Emergency Broadcast System radio stations can be found on the March pa.ge of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Emergency Public -Information Calendar for 1985. The stations are:
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' WJDX/AM 620 on the AM dial WOKJ/AM 1550 on the AM dial .
L WMSI/FM 102.9 on the FM dial l WJMI/FM 99.7 on the FM dial l WKYV/FM 106.7 on the FM dial I Louisiana: KNOE/AM 540 on the AM dial
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PUBLIC INQUIRIES / RUMOR CONTROL RESEARCH FORM Name of caller:
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'. . Government liaison Notification System
_ Office cf the Governor Honorable Bill Allain, Governor 359-3100 Honorable Herman Glazier, Assisant to the Governor 359-3100
't Ms. Jo Ann Klein, Press Secretary j 359-3109 Governor's Mansion 359-3175
} United States Senate -
Honorable John C. Stennis 202-224-6253 (Washington,DC) 353-5494 (Jackson) .
Honorable Thad Cochran 202-224-5054 (Washington,DC) 960-4459 (Jackson)
, _ United States House of Representatives Honorable Jamie L. Whitten 202-225-4306 (Washington,DC) 647-2413 (Jackson)
Honorable Webb Franklin 202-225-5876 (Washington,DC) l 453-0126 (Greenwood)
Honorable G.V. " Sonny" Montgomery 202-225-5031 (Washington,DC) 693-6681 (Meridian)
Honorable Wayne Dowdy 202-225-5865 (Washington.DC) 969-3300 (Jackson)
Honorable Trent Lott 202-225-5772 (Washington,DC)
- 864-7670 (Gulfport)
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Office of the Lieutenant Governor Honorable Brad Dye, Lieutenant Governor 359-3200 Office of the Speaker of the Hou,se Honorable CB " Buddy" Newman, Speaker of the House 359-3300 t
- Host Counties ,
Adams 442-7021 Copiah 892-2133 '
1 Warren 636-1544 Hinds 960-1476 a
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Attachment 8 Prescripted Message on Sheltering 3 SHELTERING J
} Sheltering does not mean that an evacuation is underway or' is 3 even being planned. What sheltering does mean is that persons in the affected Protective Action Areas should remain indoors with all window and doors closed.
Outside ventilation should be shut off as much as possible. i Bring pets indoors, where possible, and make arrangements to shelter larger animals in other enclosed facilities (such as barns) with adequate food and water. ~
For a listing of your Protective Action Area, consult the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Emergency Public Information Calendar for 1985.
This information can be found on the back inside flap of the calendar.
Stay tuned to the Emergency Broadcast System radio stations for -
further information on the proper actions to take.
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Attachment 9 Prescripted Message on Evacuation EVACUATION i
Evacuation means that persons in the affected Protective Action I
Areas should leave their homes in a calm, orderly fashion. Evacuations are always ordered by authorities a considerable time before an evacuation
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is actually necessary. This is a precaution that allows for plenty of time for the evacuation, i
Persons who are directed to evacuate umy go to one of the pre-designated evacuation centers that will be opened in surrounding counties.
For a listing of your Protective Action Area and shelter, consult the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Emergen:y Public Information Calendar for 1985.
This infornation is on the back inside flap of the calendar. Follow the !
evacuation route and information signs. Traffic control points have been established by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol and local law enforcement agencies to assist you in reaching the designated Evacuation Center.
When leaving your home, be sure to take articles such as:
Two blankets per person Pillows Two changes of clothes Essential personal papers Medication a
i Toilet articles Bahy supplies
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Close blinds and curtains Provide food, water and shelter for pets
' Lock all windows and doors Shut off faucets and unnecessary appliances Stay tuned to the Emergency Broadcast System radio stations for i further information on proper actio7s to take. -
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PROTECTIVE ACTION AREAS -
- 1. North: Big Black River East : Ingleside Consnunity South: Bayou Pierre West : Mississippi River j 2(A). North: Big Black River East : Highway 61 3 South: Bayou Pierre i West :
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.A East : Willows Comunity South: Bayou Pierre West : Highway 61 3 ( A) '. North: Bayou Pierre East : Natchez Trace Parkway South: Little Bayou Pierre West : Little Bayou Pierre 3(B). North: Bayou Pierre East : 10-mile boundary South: Little Bayou Pierre West : Natchez Trace 4(A). Innediate Port Gibson Area South of Little Bayou Pierre West of Natchez Trace
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10-mile boundary South: Gorden Consnunity
- West : Highway 61/Natchez Trace
$(A). North: Bayou Pierre East : Highway 61
- South: Westside Consnunity West : Bayou Pierre 5(B). North: Westside Community East : Highway 61
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