ML20137F320

Informs That Until Lake County Traffic Control Training Evaluated by Fema,Final Decision Re States of Wi & Il Schedule for Corrective Actions to 850306 Offsite Emergency Preparedness Exercise Cannot Be Made

ML20137F320
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Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	08/20/1985
From:	Shafer W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 8508260194
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AUG 2 01985 Docket No. 50-295 Docket No. 50-304 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed Vice President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Gentlemen:

We have received the enclosed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) letter dated July 30, 1985 which contains the proposed schedules of corrective actions submitted by the States of Illinois and Wisconsin for the deficiencies identified in the Final Report for the Zion Nuclear Power Plant Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise conducted on March 6, 1985. The Final Report was forwarded to you from Mr. C. J. Paperiello of the NRC dated June 13, 1985.

This was a partial participation exercise for the State of Illinois and a full participation exercise for Lake County, Illinois, The State of Wisconsin, and Kenosha and Walworth Counties, Wisconsin. One Category A deficiency was identified for Lake County, Illinois because 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 affected by the plume. The Final Report forwarded to you on June 13, 1985 stated a requirement that the appropriate Lake County staff be provided with additional training regarding proper procedures and their implementation.

This training should also include a demonstration by the appropriate staff of their ability to effectively implement the procedures.

FEMA Headquarters and Region V staff have reviewed the proposed schedules of corrective actions submitted by Illinois and Wisconsin and found them to be appropriate. However, a final decision cannot be provided until the training scheduled by Illinois for the Lake County traffic and access control staff, to be held on August 21, 1985, has been observed and evaluated by FEMA Region V.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission s regu b. ions, a copy of this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

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l Commonwealth Edison Company 2 AUG 2 0125 Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. M. Phillips of my staff at (312) 790-5530.

Sincerely, W. D. Shafer, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/ enclosure:

D. L. Farrar, Director of Nuclear Licensing K. L. Graesser, Plant Manager JanNorris,ProjectManager,NRR DM8/ Document Control Desk (RIDS)

Resident Inspector, RIII Phyllis Dunton, Attorney General's Office, Environmental Control Division Mayor, City of Zion D. Matthews, EPB, OIE

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. Federal Emergeticy Management Agency b Washington, D.C. 20472 JUL 3 01985 MEMORANDUM FOR

Edward L. Jordan Director Division of Emergency Preparedness and Engineering Response Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Commission FROM:

Assistant Associate Director Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs

SUBJECT:

Illinois and Wisconsin Schedule of Corrective Actions for Deficiencies Identified During the Zion Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Conducted on March 6,1985 -

Attached are the proposed schedules of corrective actions submitted by the States of Illinois and Wisconsin for the deficiencies noted in the Final Report for the Zion Nuclear Power Plant offsite REP Exercise conducted on March 6, 1985. The exercise report was sent to you on May 23, 1985.

One deficiency affecting the public health and safety (Category A) was identified during the course of the exercise. The Category A deficiency (NUREG evaluation criterion J.10.j) for Lake County, Illinois resulted because l

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 affected by the plume. To correct this deficiency, Illinois has scheduled training for the Lake County traffic and access control staff for August 21, 1985. This training will include a demonstration by the appropriate staff of their ability to effectively implement procedures relating to traffic and access control. The Federal -

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V staff will observe and evaluate the effectiveness of the training.

FEMA Headquarters and Region V staff have reviewed the proposed schedules of corrective actions submitted by Illinois and Wisconsin and found them to be appropriate. However, a final decision cannot be provided until the training scheduled by Illinois for the Lake County traffic and access control staff has been observed and evaluated by FEMA Region V.

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We will advise you as soon as possible concerning the adequacy of the training to correct the deficiency affecting public health and safety and the status of the approval under FEMA Rule 44 CFR 350.

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

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June 17, 1985 Mr. Wallace~ Weaver Chief, Technical Hazards Branch Region V. Federal Emergency Management Agency 300 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606

Dear Mr. Weaver:

This letter is in response to your letter of May 17, 1985 and the accompanying report of the Zion Nuclear Power Station exercise conducted on March 6, 1985. -

Attached is the Proposed Corrective Action Response which indicate's the schedule.for correcting the deficiencies, as requested in your letter.

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Summary Listing of Deficiencies Illinois March 6, 1985 (State) (Date) l B. Other Deficiencies 1

Illinois (Community)

NUREG Narrative Statement Corrective Action Scheduled Actual Item of Deficiency Proposed Date Date E.7 Media briefings and information Local governments will provide copies of Next Exe .ise released at the JPIC did not all EBS announcements to the ESDA PIO at address the transient population. the JPIC for dissemination to the media. ~

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Summary Listing of Deficiencies ..

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A. Deficiencies Affecting Public Health and Safety Lake County (Community)

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Scheduled Actual Item of Deficiency Proposed Date Date J.10.j. The proper procedures for deter- The CCC staff responsible for traffic 8/21/85 mining appropriate traffic control and access control will receive addi-measures were not followed and, as tional training in the area of t~raffic a result, a road was allowed to re- and access control implementation.

main open by which the public could This training will include a demonstra-have entered the area affected by tion by the appropriate CCC staff of '

the plume. their ability to ef fectively implement the procedures. This activity is cur-J rently scheduled for August 21, 1985.

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UTILITY: Zion Nuclear Power Station '

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NUREG Narrative Statement Corrective Action Scheduled Actual i Item of Deficiency Proposed Date Date E.7 Media briefings and information Local governments will provide copies of Next Exercise l released at the JPIC did not all EBS announcements to the ESDA PIO at address the transient population. the JPIC for dissemination to the media.

As the transient population is adequately addressed in the EBS announcements, dis-semination of this information to the -

media during briefings, will properly ,'

address the transient population.

G.3.A. Lake County did not demonstrate Lake County will demonstrate the capab'il- Next Exercise its capability for handling the ity to activate a media briefing area and ,

media as described in their plan, provide effective media briefings by the designated spokesperson at the next sched-uled exercise.

J.10.h. Evacuees from the Illinois Beach Prior to the next sch'eduled exercise, the Next Exercise State Park were sheltered in municipalities within the EPZ will be Waukegan instead of a designated provided with additional training. The congregate care facility outside training will emphasize that only tempo-of the EPZ. (Waukegan) rary staging for evacuation should occur within the EPZ, and that all sheltering "

activities should take place at designated congregate care facilities.

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Dear Mr. Weaver:

This is in response to your letter of May 17, 1985, transmitting the Exercise Report on the March 6, 1985, exercise of the Zion Nuclear Power Station. The schedule of corrective actions for the State of Wisconsin and Kenosha and Walworth Counties is attached.

If you have any further questions regarding this response, please contact either David Speerschneider at (608)266-1899 or Garrett Nielsen at (608)266-3115.

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CAROL Z. HEMERSBACH Administrator CZH:seg Enclosures cc: Rick Anthony, FEMA, Battle Creek, MI David Speerschneider Lawrence J. McDonnell, D455 James Malueg. Southeast Area Director -

Garrett A. Nielsen Lawrence C. Reed, Ill Doran Hughes. EG Director, Kenosha County Jan Van Dreser, EG Director, Walworth* County -

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IfrILITY: Zion W elear Power Station Sunmary Listing of Deticiencies . '.

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B. Other Deficiencies Wisconsin (connunity)

NUREG terrative Statenent Cbtrective Action Scheduled Actual Item of Deficiency Proposed Dete Dete A.2.a W ere were instances during the exercise A joint meeting was held on 5/8/B5 5/8/85 when the lack of effective coordination between DEG, DISS, Radiation by the DOC staf f resulted in the need to Protection and the Dept. of Agriculture, issue followup messaqes from the IDC to Trade and Cbnsumer Protection (DA'ICP) rescind or clarify information released to discuss the problem. Agreement earlier. Ebrther, conflicts anong BOC has been reached on revised procedures staff elements were not always referred to resolve the problem.

to the OIC for resolution.

C.l.a We objective to request federal Wis objective will be demonstrated 9/9/B6 assistance was not demonstrated during during the next full-scale exercise; the exercise. which will be with the Point Beach toclear Ibwer Plant-in September of .

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l E.1 %e State Highway Patrol <. District 2 Attactment B Warning /tetification of the 8/B5 Office in Waukesha did not provide timely Plan will be clarified so that the notification of emergency action levels to District 2 dispatcher will automatically l Walworth Cbunty. notify Walworth County of an incident I or exercise at the Zion teclear Ibwer Station. %e District 2 notification ,

SOP's have already been nodified to "

I ensure timely notification of Walwcrth (bunty.

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Wisconsin (conununity)

NURFG R1rrative Statement Corrective tction Scheduled Actual Item of Deficiency Proposed Dnte Date I.8 'Ihe radiation instrument inventory was 1) Calibration of field staff equipment insufficient and not all instruments is performed on a routine basis as is slowed evidence of up-to-date calibration. Indicated in the State's Radiological Some field supplies proved ineffective in Dnergency Pesponse Plan (RERP) . Annual cold weather. 'Ihe field monitoring team calibration of the air samplers used in demonstrated weaknesses in their ability the Zion Exercise is scheduled for to 'inplement the procedures for obtaining the sumner of 1985 and _ is presently samples. underway. Procedures for the calibration ,

of the Reuter Stokes (RS) pressurized ion chanbers are under investigation and I developnent. RS calibration sixxsid be conpleted during the sumner of 1985. '

2) 'Ihe present instrument inventory of the State's radiological emergency response Cield kits is deemed to be minimally adequate by the Section. 'Ihis is not however to say that additional equipnent would not be purchased should funding become available.

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3) Table 3 of NURBG-0654 lists those radionuclides which are considered to . ,,

be significant contributors to the dominant exposure modes in the plume exposure pathway. None of these

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UTILITY: Zion POclear Power StLtion .-

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?UREG tbrrative Statenent ODrrective Tction Scheduled Actual of Deficiency Proposed Date Date Item I.8 radionuclides decay by alpha radiation.

(Contd.) 'Ihe Section does presently possess alpha radiation detection and measureaent equipnent but has no innediate plans

' to include such equipnent in the radiological emergency response team's field kit inventory.

4) loquisition of alarming NaI scintillation detectors, by the State, for inclusion in the radiological emergency response team's field kits would be desirable to the Section. However said acquisition is not presently considered to be critical to ,

either the performance or safety of the

. radiological emergency response teans in their response to a radiological incident.

'Ibe present equipment inventory of the field kits provides all of the instrumentation necessary to warn the field staff that they I are in or passing through a high radiation area. Section plans no corrective actions in this area. ,, j

5) A review of the currency and cold weather functioning of supplies contained in tie radiological emergency response team's field _

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Sumnary Listing ot DeLiciencies ,'.

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B. Other Deficlencies (Contd.)

Wisconsin (Oxmunity)

NURDG Narrative Statenent Cbtrective 7ction Scheduled Actual Itan of Deficlency Proposed Date" Date I.8 kits is presently underway by this Section.

(Cbntd.) %ose itens deemed inappropriate for use in cold weather or beyond current expiration dates will be replaced. % is, work should be corrpleted by August,1985.

6) A review of the State's SOP's for sanpling I will be conducted with the radiological .

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1. Some calculations by the dose assessment staff were not checked by a second independent calculation. An effort should be made to have two individual calculations separately performed and conpare results rather than two people working a calculation together.

turing future exercises, when dose calculations are made, they will be checked by a second, independent calculation.

2. Protective action reconsnendations for sheltering animals and placing on stored feed should be given not sinply as " place animals on stored feed."

In the future, protective action reconinendations will call for sheltering animals and placing them on stored feed.

3. When field team menbers enter a known contaminated area they should minimally don protective shoe covers and then survey themselves for surface contamination bnfore re-entering the vehicle. Protective gloves should be removed lefore touching clean equipment in the vehicle.

We State Radiological Coordinator has expressed concern that the donning of protective clothing when levels of contamination are not yet ascertained, particularly in residential areas, may have an alarming effect on the local population which may be of greater importance than the small amount of contamination that may be trarisferred to the vehicle it such clothing is not worn. .

4. We State of Wisconsin should consider distribution of media press kits at the JPIC.

In the future, media information packets will be available for distribution at the JPIC.

5. Re-entry restrictions should be thoroughly explained in the messages sent to local governments.

Ib-entry restrictions will be discussed by the Officer-in-Charge, ,the SRC, and appropriate agency representatives prior to their transmission to local governments so that the local of ficials can be given all necessary infotuption relating to those restrictions.

6. Fbture scenarios which include a time junp should also include a description of activities which occurred or were coupletet during the time junp (e.g. evacuation) . .

%e activities which occurred or were conpleted during a time junp will be included in future scenarios.

7. Consideration should be given to providing' radiological infonnation from the SRC to local goverrunents.

%e SRC will provide radiological data to the counties in future exercises. - ,

UTILITY: Zion Puclear Power Station ,,

Sunnary Listing of Deficiencies ,

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A. Deficiencies Affecting Public Health and Safety Kenosha County (Genunity)

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NUREG Narrative Statement (brrective Action' Scheduled Pctual Item of Deficlency Proposed IMte Date E.7 Media briefings and information released 'Ihe Kenosha Cbunty representative at the 1987 7 ton at the JPIC did not address the transient JPIC will receive copies of all EBS Exercise population. messages in the future and will distribute them to the media as they are disseminated by the PIO in the EDC'to the JPIC and radio stations. 'Ihe messages will contain necessary information as to

, sectors to be evacuated, population and transients. -

K.3.b Personnel of the County Sheriff's A program will be arranged with the I 1987 Zion Department and (bunty liighway Radiological Officer to train all Exercise Department have had no training personnel from the County Sheriff's in dosimetry and emergency worker Department, City Iblice Department ,

exposure control. and County Ilighway Department on  ;

. dosimetry and emergency worker exposure control.

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ITTILITY: Zion Mx: lear Power Station '

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C. Recommendations Kenosha Oxinty (Ownunity)

1. Specific procedures and instruction for BOC staff in the fornulation of EDS messages would be useful. A general outline for message preparation could be included in the County Plan.

Procedures and instructions for 00C staff in the fornulation of EBS messages will be worked out with State staff and j included in the County Plan.

2. Personnel of the O)unty Sheriff's Department and Oxinty Ilighway Department should receive specialized training in '

preparation for the potential of their participation in an incident involvino. the Zion Nuclear Ibwer Station.

Sheriff, Police and Oxinty Ilighway personnel will be requested to visit the EOC through their departments for specialized training for participation in an incident at the Zion Nuclear Power Station.

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3. Plan procedures for controlled railroad access to the EPZ should be addressed during the next annual training session and identified in the planning process.

Plan procedures for controlled access of CIM railroad trains into the EPZ will be addressed during the next annual trainiE session. A procedure will have to.be worked out to stop trains from the north in Racine Oxinty and Lake County, Illinois will be responsible for stopping northbound trains.

4. Posters should be available to the Center Manager if this individual is to be responsible for maintaining continuous operations at the reception / congregate care center.

Will request Social Services and Red Cross Directors to develop rosters of their personnel for the purpose of shif t changs at reception / congregate care centers.

5. A nulti-copy registration form should be considered for the registration of evacuees.

Red Cross and Social Services Directors will be requested to develop and use nulti-copy registration forms for the registration of evacuees. .

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6. 'Ihe Wheatland Center Grade School is not suited for special needs individuals, therefore a more suitable reception / congregate care center should be designated.

In the future the Wheatland Center Grade School will not be used as congregate care for the handicapped. Arrangements had '

been made prior to the exercise for the handicapped to come into a side door at the school (parking lot level) directly to the gynnasium for reception. Innch trays were to be brought to them. Ebr some reason the Red Cross arranged the reception in another location -- the handicaFped had to go up about five steps to be registered and go after their meals.

7. Mditional training on EPA PM's for the Radiological staff and inclusion of the EPA PM's in the Cbunty Plan is reconmended.

l Mditional training will be given to the Radiological staff on the EPA PM's with inclusions added to the Oxinty Plan.

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8. nature scenacios which include a tine junp should also include a description of activities which ocx urred or were conpleted; during the time jump (e.g. evacuation) . .

In the future a description of all activities that have taken place during the time jtmps will be included in the scenario. ;

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NUREG Narrative Statement Q)rrective k: tion Scheduled Actual item of Deficiency Proposed Date Date A.2.a During periodic DOC staff briefings by In the future, agency representativas

• agency representatives some pertinent will be instructed at the pre-exercise information which would have been briefings that they should include beneficial to the overall operation all pertinent information in their was not discussed. periodic reports to the DOC staff during the exercise.

E.7 'Ihe messages developed by Walworth County During future exercises, Walworth j for release to the public through the County officials will include JPIC were often a repeat of information information and instructions ,

from other sources, sometimes relevant to Walworth County in inaccurately, and did not include their messages to the JPIC. <

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C. Ib.ui..endations Walworth County (Ctzmunity)

1. 'Ihe Walworth (bunty DOC should be provided an EPA Population Distribution Map to facilitate their planning for hosting evacuees.

Walworth (bunty will be provided with an EPZ Population Distribution Map.

2. Hard copy capability between the Walworth County EDC and the JPIC should be considered.

Walworth County is considering developing hard copy capability with the JPIC. .

3. Walworth (bunty should consider providing a PIO/spokesperson at the JPIC to coordinate thE information flow and handle media inquiries. ,

During future exercises, in which they participate, Walworth County will have a representative at the JPIC. 'Ibe EOC's new telephone system will allow' for direct line comnunication with the JPIC.  :

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