ML20137M002
| ML20137M002 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/23/1986 |
| From: | Krimm R, Krimm R Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Jordan E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| NUDOCS 8601280165 | |
| Download: ML20137M002 (3) | |
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MEMORANDUM EUR: Edward L. Jordan Director Division of Emergency Pmparedness and Engineering Response Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear a
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Assistant Associate Director Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs SUBJECI:
Exercise Report of the April 17, 1985, Exercise of the Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plans for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant and a Report on the June 6, 1985, Remedial Exercise Attached is a copy of the Exercise Report of the April 17, 1985, Exercise of the offsite radiological emergency preparedness plans for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, Vernon, Vermont. h is was a joint full par-ticipation exercise for the States of Vernont, Massachusetts and New Hanpshire i
l and the localities within the plume exposure emergency planning zone I
(EP2). he report dated August 19, 1985, was prepared by Region I of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Also included is a report on the June 6,1985, remedial exercise which was prepared by FEMA Region I and transmitted to this office on August 15, 1985.
here were three Category A deficiencies observed at the April exercise by j
the Region.
l (1) he Region cited the State of New Hanpshire for a Category A deficiency because the exchange of information among the Department of Public Health (DPH) accident assessment liaison staff at the utility's emergency operatiry facility (EOF), and between representatives of DPH management and civil defense operations management at the State emergency operating center (EOC),
did not result in rapid enough connunication of accident assessment data from the plant and the field for the Governor to make appropriate protective action decisions.
i (2) no Region also cited the utility's EOF for a Category A deficiency for failure to follow cmmunication procedures between the States and the utility as given in their respective plans for the General Dnergency classification. H is failure to follow planned procedures caused sericus delays in official notification of state and local governments.
l (3) Wo utility was also cited for a Category A deficiency for disseminat-l ing misleading and inaccurate public information, including protective
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action recomendations that could have conflicted with those recomended Op by State authorities. In a real incident, this would have confused the js public.
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- ---- While FEMA does not routinely cite the utility for deficiencies, other than to note such a fault to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission, these deficiencies in offsite preparedness were significant enough to require pronpt corrective actions on the part of the utility.
Also the licensee was expected to cooperate in the early correction of these deficiencies.
As described in the attached report on the June 6,1985, renedial exercise, the three Category A deficiencies were renedied as follows:
(1) The two-hour renedial drill at the New llampshire EOC successfully tested a new high speed telefax which rapidly transmitted preformatted hard copy data fran the New Ilanpshire DMI liaison staff at the EOF to the State EOC. Such transmissions were rapidly distributed to the State EOC staff through the immediate reproduction of materials. The hard copy was supported by rapid delivery of messages by telephone, especially changes in the energency classification levels, so that the appropriate decisions could be pronotly made among the DPil staff and between the DPfl nunagement, the Civil Ibfense decision makers and the Governor's office.
(2) The drill remedied the communication deficiency at the EOF because the canmunication procedures between the utility and the States were followed for the General Dnergency classification as given in their respective plans. Also, with the support of the Nuclear Alert System (NAS) and the high speed facsimile machines, detailed data was transmitted rapidly and accurately.
(3) Finally the drill ranedied the dissanination of misleading and in-accurate information to the public by the utility. Were was a dramatic improvement by the utility through the media center in the clarity, accuracy, timeliness and frequency of news releases. In addition the utility appropriately deferred to the States the responsibility of issuing protective action reconnendations to the public. Further, the NAS and the high speed facsimile machines wre a major support in the improvement noted in the dissemination of infornution by the utility.
There were other inadequacies identified requiring corrective actions; however, they did not detract fran the overall demonstrated cabability to protect the health and safety of the public. The States have received a draf t copy of the exercise report and will be preparing schedules of corrective actions. Men they are received and analyzed, w will send you copies.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Ibbert S. Wilkerson, Chief, Technological llazards Division, at 646-2861.
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Region I J.W. McCormack Post Office and Court House Boston, Massachusetts 02109 August 15, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: Samuel W. Speck Associate Director State and Incal Programs and Support Directorate
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Edward A. homas "k l.)y Division Chief Natural and Technological Hazards j
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g Report on the Remedial Exercise fo;:
e Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, June, 1985 Attached is the above referenced report for your information.
We conclude that the remedial exercise success fully demonstrated correction of the " Category A" deficiencies noted in the exercise.
If there are any questions on this matter, please call Rebecca n omson at ETS 223-1197.
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