ML20155G170
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 04/23/1986 |
| From: | Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Koester G KANSAS GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8605050041 | |
| Download: ML20155G170 (2) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:.. 's - APR 2 31986 In Reply Refer To: Docket: STN 50-482 Kansas Gas and Electric Company ATTN: Glenn L. Koester Vice President - Nuclear P. O. Box 208 Wichita, Kansas 67201 Gentlemen: Attached is a copy of the exercise report of the November 20,1985, joint exercise of the offsite radiological emergency exercise for the Wolf Creek Generating Station. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) identified a deficiency and several inadequacies as requiring corrective action. It is requested that representatives from Kansas Gas and Electric and the appropriate state agencies coordinate to complete the necessary corrective action in a timely manner. If you have any further questions, please contact this office. Sincerely,
,egrijf,nal S@wd b/e" J. E. Gagliardo, Chief Reactor Projects Branch cc w/o report:
Richard W. Krimm, Assistant Associate Director Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Program Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 cc w/ report: Kansas Gas and Electric Company ATTN: Otto Maynard, Manager of Licensing ' P. O. Box 309 (Sharp Road) Burlington, Kansas 66839 Forrest Rhodes, Plant Superintendent
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fem Region VII has identified a deficiency regarding the Anderson County , procedures for registration and radiological monitoring of evacuees. We State of Kansas, Division of Emergency Preparedness, has agreed to provide training and other technical support to the County as well as conduct a remedial exercise. We State has also agreed to canplete its remedial action not later than 60 days from the date of the exercise report. When this office has received and analyzed the report from the Region on the remedial action taken oy the State and the County, we will send you a copy. In the November 20, 1985, exercise, there were other inadequacies identified as requiring corrective actions. We State of Kansas has received a copy of the exercise report and will be preparing schedules of corrective actions. When they are received and analyzed we will send you copies. If you have any questions, please contact bt. Robert S. Wilkerson, Chief, Technological Hazards Division, at 646-2861. Attachments f As Stated fM'(D]
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EVALUATION November 20,1985, Exercise of the Radiological Emergency Response Plans of the State of Kansas and Coffey County for the Kansas Gas & Electric's WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION at Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas February 5, 1986 o Federal Emergency Management Agency JOHN P. COLEM AN Acting Regional Director 911 Walnut Rogihn Vil [ 02g q]Jg'g5
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ABIEEETIATICES AND ACRONDE ANL Argonne National Laboratory ARC American Red Cross ASCS Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service CCEOC Coffey County Emergency Operations Center DOC U.S. Department of Commerce DOE U.S. Department of Energy DOI U.S. Department of the Interior - DOT U.S. Department of Transportation DPM Disintegrations Per Minute EBS E=ergency Broadcast System EOC E=ergency Operations Center EOF Emergency Operations Facility EPA Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA l FEMA Federal E=ergency Management Agency FHL*R Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge FSA Forvr d Staging Area GPM Gallons Per Minute HEPA High Efficiency Particulate
, HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services INEL Idaho National Engineering Laboratory KG&E Kansas Gas & Electric KI Potassium Iodide LOCA Loss-of-Coolant Accident l
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; off-site agencies to respond to an emergency covered by State and local l Radiological Energency Response Plans. The evaluation of such an effort j vill, of necessity, tend to focus on the negative aspects of the exercise, j on inadequacies in planning, preparedness and performance. ,
i This focus of attention of the negative should not be taken to mean j that there were not a great many positive accomplishments, as well. Indeed, j there were; however, in the interest of brevity, only inadequacies will herein be summarized. -* i FEMA classifies exercise inadequacies as deficiencies or areas requiring s corrective actions. Definitions of these categories follow. Deficiencies are demonstrated and observed inadequacies that would cause a finding that off-site emergency preparedness was not adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public living in the vicinity of a nuclear power facility in t'-a event of a radiological emergency. Areas requiring corree actions are demonstrated and observed inadequacies of State and lo w 3Ivernment performance, and although their-
, correction is required, they are not considered, by themseleves, to adversely 4 impact public health and safety. .
In addition, FEMA identifies areas recommended for improvement, which / are problem areas observed during an exercise that are not considered to I adversely impact public health and safety. While not required, correction of these would enhance an organization's level of preparedness. During this exercise one Deficiency and 15 Areas Requiring Corrective # Action vere identified. The deficiency, the most serious of the inadequacies, occurred at the Anderson County Relocation / Reception Center. Anderson County failed to demonstrate adequate procedures for radiological monitoring and
; decontamination of evacuees. Basic standard operating procedures were not 3 available and the procedures demonstrated were inappropriate. The inadequate procedures vould result in contaminated individuals not being identified and allowing cross-contamination to occur to other individuals at the mass 4 care center. Because of the potential impact of the deficiency on emergency preparedness, appropriate remedial action is required to promptly correct 7
this deficiency. Pursuant to the kh Code of Federal Regulations, Part 350.9
- and Guidance Memorandum EX-1, detailed procedures and checklists for the
=enitoring and decontamination activity must be prepared for Anderson County.
In addition, training in nonitoring and decontamination concepts and procedures must be provided to the monitors and their response capabilities ( must be demonstrated. This action must be completed no later than 60 days after the date of this report. f 4
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} ! A summary of the deficiency and the inadequacies observed during this j exercise are listed below. FEMA requests that the State of Kansas, Division j of Emergency Preparedness submit a " Schedule of Corrections" summarizing j the measures they intend to take to correct these items and the dates the measures vill be accomplished. This must be submitted no later than 60
] days of receipt of the exercise report. 3 DEFICIENCY l COURT OPERATIONS I Anderson County Relocation / Reception Center 1 Basic standard operating procedures for radioloi. cal monitoring and i decontamination vere not available and the procedures demonstrated were 1 inappropriate. (NUREG-065h, J.12, K.5.a.)
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] KAESAS STATE OPERATIONS Media Release Center j '
- 1. The State and County PIO's did not re=ain in the =edia room until all the briefings were concluded. As a result, subsequent media
- questions concerning evacuation could not be addressed as the PIO responsible for the statement was not available. (NUREG-065h, G.h.a.)
1 i Dose Assessment and Field Team Coordination
- 2. One zone was inadvertently left out of the initial protective action reco=cendation to evacuate. (NUREG-065h, P.5.)
! 3 State personnel at the . EOF did not have appropriate dosimetry , ! for =easuring the administrative limit of 25R. (NUREG-065k, K.3.a.) '
- h. Reco==endations cade to the field team members to take KI were j' inconsistent. The State ordered team members to take KI, whereas, the utility did not. As each field team consists of a State, County, and utility staff person, uniform criteria for use in )
3 decision making must be developed. (NUREG-065h, J.10.f) - ( l 5 Field team measurements were not reviewed by the field team i coordinator to assure consistency with other data available. J The incorrect measurements submitted by the field teams delayed I procedures and the subsequent protective action recommendations for recovery and reentry to the public. (NURE -065h, M.1.) i,
- 6. Round-the-clock staffing capability was not demonstrated for the dose assessment / field team coordination staff. (NUR E-065h, A.h.)
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l Radiological Field Monitoring Teams i T. The radiological monitoring equipment utilized by the field teams , was somewhat different from the equipment listed in the State
- Plan. This was identified as an inadequacy during the previous j exercise conducted November 7, 198h. (NURm-0654, P.h.)
! 8. Field Team Number 3 made an error in converting instrument counts < into air concentrations (uC1/ce). The subsequent discovery of I this error by the field tesm was not immediately reported to the EOF. (NURm-065h, I.9. ) COUriT OPERATIOES I Coffer County Emergency Operations Center (CCEOC) l i 9 The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) message did not include information on the evacuation of the school and nursing home in Waverly. (NURE-065h, E.5.)
- 10. The initial call from the Coffey County EOC to the Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge for the notification of the Site Area Emergency did not include protective action recommendations (route alerting). (NURE-065h, E.6.)
- 11. The ability to cake the decis' ion whether to issue potassium iodide l (KI) to emergency workers and the ability to administer KI was
, an objective during this exercise. However, this was not ! demonstrated. (NURE-0651, J.10.f., J.10.e.) i Anderson County Relocation / Reception Center
- 12. Appropriate dosimetry was not provided to the radiological monitors.
per=anent (TLD) dosimeters were not available and only high range dosimetry was utilized. (NURE-065k, K.3.a.) e i 13. Radiological monitoring and registration were not properly segregated at the Garnett High School. Movement from the monitoring , and decontamination station to registration could easily occur. i, (NURm-0654, J.12. )
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- 14. The Coffey County ambulance crev was not aware of the procedures for reading and recording dose amounts. (NURE-0654, K 3.a.)
15 The Coffey County ambulance crev was not aware of potassium iodide (KI), nor the proegdures for its. use. (NUR E -0654, J.10.e.) It should be noted that teight of the eleven inadequacies identified during the previous exercise ~ ccnducted November 7, 1984, were corrected during this exercise. The re=aining inadequacies repeated during this exercise, Numbers 2, 6, and 8 are identified in their respective sections
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1: _ vag z. y ;;sggga m .33 x __ w3 : _ a 1 IETBODUCTION 1 i i 1.1 EIEBCISE BA N WW1ED On December 7, 1979, the President directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assume lead responsibility for all off-site nuclear planning and response. FINA's responsibilities in radiological emergency planning for fixed nuclear facilities include the following:
- Taking the lead in off-site emergency planning and in the review and evaluation of radiological emergency response plans developed by State and local governments.
- Determining whether such plans can be implemented on the basis of
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observation and evaluation of exercises of the plans conducted by State and local governments. (
- Coordinating the activities of Federal agencies with responsibilities in the radiological e=ergency planning process:
) - U.S. Depart =ent of Commerce (DOC)
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Co==ission (NRC)
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- U.S. Environ = ental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- U.S. Depart =ent of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)
- U.S. Depart =ent of Transporation (DOT)
,. - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) l - U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
Representatives of these agencies serve as te=bers of the Regional Assistance Co=mittee (RAC), which is chaired by FEMA. l i For=al submission of the radiological emergency response plans for I the Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS) to the RAC by the State of Kansas 5 and affected local jurisdictions was followed by a critique and evaluation
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l A joint radiological emergency preparedness exercise was conducted e for WCGS on November 20, 1985 The results of that exercise are presented in this report. The exercise was conducted between the hours of 0800 and 1600 on November 20, 1985, to assess the capability of State and County e=ergency preparedness organizations to: (1) implement their radiological emergency preparedness plans and procedures, and (2) protect the public during a radiological emergency at the Kansas Gas & Electric WCGS. The plans evaluated included the " Kansas Nuclear Facilities Incidents Response Plan" and "Coffey County Contingency Plan for Incidents Involving Commercial Nuclear Pover". This was the second exercise held for WCGS.
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An observer team consisting of personnel from FINA Region VII, the RAC and FINA's contractors evaluated the November 20, 1985, exercise. FINA Region VII assigned 19 Federal observers to evaluate the activities in the State of Kansas and affected local jurisdictions. Following the exercise, these Federal observers met to compile their evaluations. Team leaders consolidated the evaluations of individual evaluators and furnished them to the RAC Chairman. An Exit Interview with the State and local governments and the utility was conducted by the RAC Chairman and Exercise Team Leaders at 1200 on Thursday, November 21, 1985, , to discuss the results of the exercise. A public critique of the exercise i for exercise participants and the general public was held jointly by the 1 RAC Chairman and the NRC, Region IV, Emergency Preparedness Analyst at 1600 on Thursday, November 21, 1985, at the Coffey County Courthouse, Burlington, Kansas. . The findings presented in this exercise report are based on the evaluations of the Federal observers, and have been reviewed by FEMA Region VII. FEMA requests that State and local jurisdications submit a schedule
- of remedial actions for correcting the inadequacies discussed in this report.
The Regional Director of FEMA is responsible for certifying to the FINA Associate Director of State and Local Programs and Support, Washington, D.C., that all negative findings observed during the exercise have been 3 corrected and that such corrections have been incorporated into State and j local plans, as appropriate. 1.2 EIERCISE EVATEATORS j Nineteen Federal observers evaluated off-site emergency response < functions. These individuals, their affiliations, and their exercise assignments are given below: l OBSERVER AGENCY ASSIGNMEIT nolf Biedenfeld HHS/PHS Medical Energency Robert Bissell FEMA Exercise Overviev . Bill Brinck EPA Field Team Coordination / Dose l Assessment j Kay Carder FENA Coffey County Access Control Marlee Carroll FEMA Exercise Overview John Coleman FINA Regional Office Coordination Anthony Foltman MIL Anderson Co. Decon. Center i Anna Hart USDA Kansas State EOC Tom Hogan FINA Coffey Co. EOC Rochelle Honkus INEL Field Monitoring Team A Gerald Jacobson HHS/FDA State Forward Staging Area , Richard Leonard FEMA Exercise Overviev Jim Levenson MIL Coffey County EOC Gary McClure FEMA State & Utility Liaison Warren Pugh FEMA Anderson Co. Relocation / Reception Center i t s
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l ANL = Argonne National Laboratory i DOT = U.S. Department of Transportation j EPA = U.S. Environmental Protection Agency j FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency I HHS = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services l FDA = Food and Drug Administration PHS = Public Health Service INEL = Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
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l5 The evaluation criteria for this exercise were:
- 1. hk Code of Federal Regulations, Part 350.9
- 2. NUREG-065h/ FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 (All applicable requirements).
I i 2.a. The thirty-five standardized objectives developed as a summary 4 1 of observable elements contained a NUREG-0654 4 j 3. The State of Kansas Annex A, Nuclear Facilities Incidents Response
; Plan to Assistance R, Nuclear Emergency of the State Disaster ! Emergency Plan (Revised June, 1985).
I h h. Coffey County Contingency Plan for Incidents Involving Commercial Nuclear Power (Revised June, 1985).
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. 1.% EMICISE OBJECTIVE The licensee, Kansas Gas & Electric (KG&E), the State of Kansas and j~ Coffey County planned a coordinated exercise of their respective emergency plans for both the on-site and off-site support agencies on November 20, 1985. The exercise involved activation and participation of the staff and 1 response facilities of WCGS as well as emergency organizations and emergency I facilities of the State of Kansas, Coffey County, and Anderson County.
The exercise was intended to demonstrate many, but not necessarily all, of the WCGS capabilities to respond to a wide range of emergency 1 conditions. The scenario was designed to activate the State and local j radiological emergency response plans for WCGS and KG&E's radiological emergency response plan through their various levels. The exercise
' demonstrated a number of primary emergency preparedness functions. At no ! time was the exercise permitted to interfere with the safe operations of the WCGS, and the plant -ana6ement, at its discretion, could have suspended the exercise for any period of time necessary to ensure this goal.
l Free play was encouraged and the exercise controllers interfered only if operator or player action prematurely terminated the exercise or deviated excessively from the drill schedule. Exercise objectives included full-scale participation from the State of Kansas and Coffey County. State activities included the activation of a the Radiological Field Monitoring Teams, participation at the Media Release Center (MRC) and co==unication and information with Coffey County and KG&E organizations. The Kansas State Emergency Operations Center in Topeka was i activated to support KG&E and Coffey County play. In addition, the State i Forward Staging Area (FSA) was activated. The Coffey County Emergency j Operations Center was fully activated, including participation of the County a Road and Bridge Department. The alert and notification, system, consisting of sirens, and activation of the Emergency Broadcast. System (EBS), was simnated during this exercise. Kansas Gas & Electric, in a co=munication to FDfA Region VII dated September 4, 198h, identified the following formal exercise objectives to be accomplished at the November 20, 1985, emergency response exercise for the WCGS. I j Ehermency Operations Facility l OBJECTIVE mmsER 1 Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly. 2 Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and =aintain ] staffing areund the clock. 4
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l 2 Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain j staffing around the clock. I h Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and displays to support
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2h Demonstrate ability to brief the media in a clear, accurate j and timely manner. 25 Demonstrate ability to provide advance coordination ,of l information released. 4
] 26 Demonstrate ability to establish and operate rumor control I in a coordinated fashion. , Iran === State R)C i ! OBJECTIVE NUMBER i 1 Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly.
{ 2 Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain f staffing around the clock. t i 3 Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities. i k Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and displays to support i emergency operations. i
! 5 Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropri'te a locations, organizations, and field personnel.
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)g 10 Demonstrate ability to project dosage to the public via plume l exposure, based on plant and field data, and to determine ! appropriate protective measures, based on PAG's, available shelter, evacuation time estimates, and all other appropriate factors. ] 11 Demonstrate ability to project dosage to the public via j ingestion pathway exposure, based on field data, and to determine appropriate protective measures, based on PAG's j and other relevent factors.
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! 20 Demonstrate ability to continuously monitor and control ! emergency worker exposure.
I { 21 De=enstrate the ability to make the decision based on predetermined criteria whether to issue KI to emergency workers
; and/or the general population. ,; 35 Demonstrate ability to determine and implement ' appropriate a measures for controlled recovery and reentry.
i j Radiological Field Monitoring Teams OBJECTIVE NU'GER 5 De=enstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations, and field personnel. 6 Demonstrate ability to mobilize and deploy field monitoring i teams in a timely fashion. l' 7 Demonstrate appropriate equipment and procedures for i determining ambient radiation levels.
! 8 Demonstrate appropriate equipment and procedures for measurement of airborne radioiodine concentrations as lov as 10-I uCi/CC in the presence of noble gases.
9 Demonstrate appropriate equipment and procedures for collection, transport and analysis of samples of soil, vegetation, snow, water, and milk. i i i t
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22 Demonstrate ability to supply and administer KI, once the decision has been made to do so. Coffer County L - s Operations Center OBJECTIVE NLHBER 1 Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly. 2 Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain staffing around the clock. 3 Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities. 4 Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and displays to support emergency operations. 5 Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations, and field personnel. 12 Demonstrate ability to implement protective actions for ingestion pathway hazards. i 13 Demonstrate ability to alert the public within the 10-mile EPZ, and disseminate an initial instructional message, within 15 minutes. Ik Demonstrate ability to formulate and distribute appropriate instructions to the public, in a timely fashion. 15 Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessarf to nanage an orderly evacuation of all or part of the plume EPZ. 16 Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to deal with i=pdiments to evacuation, as inclement weather or traffic obstructions. 17 Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to control access to an evacuated area. 18 Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessarf to effect an orderly evacuation of mobility-i= paired individuals within the plume EPZ. I L'_^ *_ '~
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(If, 1 I 20 Demonstrate ability to continuously monitor and control k emergency worker exposure. 21 Demonstrate the ability to make the decision, based on predetermined criteria, whether to issue KI to emergency workers and/or the general population. b 22 Demonstrate the ability to supply and administer KI, once the decision has been made to do so.
; 35 Demonstrate ability to determine and implement appropriate
- measures for controlled recovery and reentry.
Coffer County Road and Bridae Departament OBJECTIVE 3 NUMBER 4 1 Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities 1 promptly. 2 Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain , i staffing around the clock. ( [ 3 Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities k k Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and displays to support
) emergency operations.
5 Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations, and field personnel. 8 13 Demonstrate ability to alert the public within the 10-mile EPZ, and disseminate an initial instructional nessage, within 15 minutes. i j 16 Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary to deal with impediments to evacuation, as inciement weather 3 i or traffic obstructions. 1 i 17 Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary
} to control access to an evacuate area. ] Demonstrate the organizational ability and resources necessary ; 18 1 to effect an orderly evacuation of mobility-impaired 1 individuals within the plume EPZ.
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. 5 Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate l locations, organizations, and field personnel.
20 Demonstrate ability to continously monitor and control emergency worker exposure. i 30 Demonstrate adequacy of ambulance facilities and procedures for handling contaminated individuals. 31 Demonstrate adequacy of hospital facilities and procedures for handling contaminated individueis. 4
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. .. o, 1.5 EIERCISE SCERARIO The scenario for the exercise consists of a sequence of events resulting in a release of radioactivity of sufficient magnitude to warrant the declaration of a General Emergency. The plume travels in a northeast direction from the plant. Protective Action Recommendations result in the evacuation of residents within rural Coffey County and Waverly, Kansas.
Ingestion pathway protective recommendations will be implemented in all of East Coffey County and portions of West Anderson and South Franklin Counties. Narrative Summary This Field Exercise scenario is based on a large break loss of-coolant accident (LOCA), breach of containment, and subsequent fuel cladding failure due to mechanical stress. , Initial conditions establish that the area is in a very low reserve electrical power situation. The plant has been operating at or above 90% of full power for the last 30 days. The unit is currently operating at 100% full power. The unit is one hour into a six-hour technical specification requiring
-it be in hot standby due to an unidentified 15 gym reactor coolant system 4RCS) leak. A repair team consisting of one health physics technician and one =echanical maintenance technician was sent into the containment building to identify the leak. 'A relief valve in the letdown system is leaking and is isolated upon isolating letdown.
The initiating event for the scenario occurs when a mechanical
" maintenance technician falls while replacing a seal vater injection filter in the auxiliary building. He sustains head and leg injuries. Upon being surveyed by a health physics technician, contamination levels are determined to approach 300,000 dpm/100 cm2. A Notification of an UNUSUAL EVENT is declared based on reports of a contaminated / injured individual.
Meanwhile, upon exiting the containment building the repair team that had been searching for the unidentified RCS leak is trapped in the containment personnel hatch and is unable to open either hatch door. The problem is located in the interlock mechanism. The control room authorizes the trapped mechanic to attempt freeing the interlock mechanism using tools stored in the hatch. A short while later, the control room receives a reactor coolant pump (RCP) vibration danger alarm and verifies . RCP B vibrations at 22 mils. The reactor is manually tripped. Within minutes positive indications are received of a LOCA as safety injection systems actuate and function normally. ' The leak rate stabilizes at 3000 gpm. An ALERT is declared upon . loss of one fission product barrier. Conditions further degrade when the trapped personnel in the containment personnel hatch fail both hatch doors open causing a breach of containment. A SITE AREA D(ERGENCY is declared on the loss of two fission product barriers. 1 es-+ . . 4 - .e- = = q
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. One hour later the -control room receives an alarm and audible verification from the reactor vessel loose parts monitor. Within minutes radiation levels within containment indicate significant fuel daange. A GENERAL DERGENCY is declared based on the loss of three fission product barriers.
A release path for radioactive effluents is provided to the atmosphere j through the open containment personnel hatch and the emergency exhaust system. However, the release is monitored and filtered. The minimum off-site l protective action at this point should be the sheltering of subzone A0 and downwind sectors to five miles. i ( Later the ' emergency ventilation high efficiency particulate (NEPA) l filter pre-heaters fail causing the loss of iodine and particulate filtration
- efficiency. The unit vent iodine and particulate monitors rapidly go
- j. offscale, thereby indicating a significant off-site release of iodine and i particulates. As containment spray is actuated to clear the containment j building of iodine and particulate, an electrical breaker fails preventing j the actuation of the pump. Based on dose projections, off-site protective
! actions should be upgraded to the evacuation to five miles and shelter to j ten miles in downwind sectors.
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{ " the faulty breaker, and the containment spray pump is actuated. Airborne i radicactivity levels decrease due to the scrubbing action of the sodium } ~ hydroxide (NaOH) spray. Repair personnel are soon able to gain access to j the containment personnel hatch and complete repairs on the hatch doors,
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l . Field Exercise play terminates with substantial discussions on recovery and reentry procedures and practices. } j Meteorological i j It is a clear day with vinds out of the west at h mph. The ambient ; temperature is 600F. A list of major events with planned and actual times follows: f, l Planned Actual j Time Event Time 0805 Unusual Event 0755 0850 Alert 0858 1020 Site Area Emergency 1021 ! 1125 General Emergency 1150 , 1145 Release to Environment 1150 1h35 Release is Termine+.ed ih23 j 1600 Exercise Terminated 1620 i i _m_____2_a____.l______m.____
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- 1. Division of Emergency Preparedness
.]) 2. Department of Health and Environment
- 3. Highway Patrol
- h. Department of Transportation
( 5. Board of Agriculture
- 6. National Guard
- 7. Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
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Coffey County I 1. Emergency Operations Office
- 2. Sheriff's Office 3 Board of Cecmissioners k h. Highway Engineering Department
- 5. Health Department n 6. . Fire Department
- 7. Radiological Depart =ent
- 8. Ransem Memorial Hospital j 9 Coffey County Ambulance Service Anderson County
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2 EIERCISE EVAIEATION i 2.1 KAESAS STATR OPERATIOBS i 2.1.1 Emergency Operations Facility (BOF) j The following objectives were to be demonstrated at the EOF: 1, 2, h, and 5 i The ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly was j fully demonstrated. The State of Kansas dispatched seven representatives j to the Emergency Operations Facility; three from the Division of Emergency
' Preparedness and four from the Department of Health and Environment. }
Round-the-clock staffing was demonstrated by shift change or double staffing. On-coming staff were briefed and generally displayed adequate training and knowledge. Based on the above, Objectives Number 1 and 2 vere fully demonstrated. Objective Number k, Adequacy of Facilities and Displays to Support E=ergency Operations was fully demonstrated. There were adequate space, tables, and telephones. All necessary maps, status boards and other visual aids were clearly displayed. The ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations and field personnel was adequately demonstrated. However, it was noted u that it was difficult at times for the EOF staff to establish communication
- links with other response organizations. The primary ec=munication system
, utilized is a commercial telephone line. Because of overloaded circuits, j some delays in co=munications occurred. In addition, during a real emergency, telephone lines vould be exceptionally crowded, more so than during an exercise, and could =ake it impossible to establish co==unication links.
A secondary system is available and could be utilized, if necessa.ry. However, it was not de=onstratred during this exercise. It is reco== ended that a dedicated telephone line be established between the Emergency Operations Facility, Coffey County EOC, and the State EOC. This vould be a = ore reliable system and enhance overall communications. 1 I The inadequacy identified during the previous exercise concerning the I lack of verification of implementation of protective action recommendations was resolved during this exercise.
/ ; Su= mary: The one inadequacy identified during the previous exercise was corrected during this exercise.
There were no inadequacies observed at the EOF that would require corrective action. Area Recommended For Imrovement A dedicated telephone line should be established between the EOF, Coffey / County EOC, and State ECC. This would be a more reliable system and enhance overall com=unications.
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; demonstrated to Coffey County EOC and the Emergency Operations Facility.
j A reliable hard copy device was available. Approximately twenty telephones 1 were available for media use. Emergency information. was obtained rapidly I by all the Public Information Officer's (PIO's). Based on the above, i Objective Number 5 was funy demorstrated. I \ i
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Objective Number 2h, ability to brief the media in a clear, accurate, j and timely manner, was demonstrated with one exception. During media
] briefings, the State and County PIO's would immediately leave after their respective briefings. This did not allow the media to ask questions that might arise based on the briefings made previously. For example, in one instance the State PIO stated that at 1059 the State was "getting people out". The County PIO briefing followed, but there was no mention of the
" evacuation". When the County PIO was subseq'uently questioned about the
- evacuation, an answer could not be provided, as the County PIO could not explain the State PIO's remarks and the State PIO had left the MRC. If
'}' an FIO's remain available .until the completion of a n briefings, any i questions that might arise chuni be answered. In future exercises, 'all i PIO's (State, County, and utility) must remain available until the media I briefing is complete. The exceb. ion noted above also i=pacted the ability to provide advance coordirition' of., information released, Objective Number 25 Otherwise, an information was quickly verified prior to release. A moderator was used to introduce participants and was available to field questions from the media. Press packets were distributed and entained information on the utility, local area, and radiation. As a result,
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, announced during each press briefing and was available in the public l information pamphlets that have been distributed throughout the EPZ.
4 Approximately twenty-one individuals are available to staff this function. ] Based on the above facts, Objective Number 26 was adequately demonstrated. l Summary: There were no inadequacies identified during the previous l; exercise that required corrective action or subsequent demonstration for reevaluation during this exercise. I
! Objectives Number 2h (nd 25 was not fully demonstrated during this exercise.
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- 1. The State and County PIO's did not remain in the media room until all the briefings were concluded. As a result, subsequent media questions concerning evacuation could not be addressed as the
! PIO res (NUREG-065k, 1 G.h.a) ponsible for the statement was not available.
2.1.3 State Esermancy Operations Center (SEDC) The following objectives were to be demonstrated at the SEOC: 1, 2,
! 3, h, 5, 12, 13, 16, 17, 32, 35.
( The call to activate the Kans&s State EOC vas received at 1021 from i the utility. The call was verified and staff mobilization procedures were demonstrated with full staffing completed at 1115. Round-the-clock staffing capability was demonstrated by double staffing and/or presentation of a j rester. All staff displayed adequate training and knowledge. Based on the above facts, Objectives Number 1 and 2 were fully der.onstrated. The ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities. Objective Number 3, was fully demonstrated. Periodic briefings were held l to update and involve the staff. A State representative was dispatched to the Emergency Operations Facility to act as a liaison between the State and utility.
? ! Objective Number k, Adequacy of Facilities and Displays to Support ? Emergency Operations, was fully demonstrated. Status boards were clearly visible and kept up-to-date on significant events. All appropriate maps and displays were posted or available.
The ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations and field personnel, Objective Number 5, was adequately demonstrated. Commercial phone lines were the primary communication system between the State EOC and the other response organizations. A backup communication system was available and demonstrated. It was noted that the communication link was broken at times or the lines were busy. A recommendation that dedicated telephone lines be established between the Emergency Operations Facility, Coffey County EOC, and the State EOC was made in Section 2.1.1,
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l , , i I The ability to implement protective actions for ingestion pathway hazards, Objective Number 12, was funy demonstrated. Current information c , was available concerning locations of dairy farms, food processing plants,
- and water intake points. The Kansas Board of Agriculture and the United
, States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service (.ASCS) have staff available to work individuany with I
! ' farmers and food processing workers. The Department of Agriculture notably I demonstrated the ability to interpret data, plan and implement protective actions for ingestion pathway. It was noted that the protective action ! recommendations to place dairy animals on stored feed did not include recomunendations to shelter the animals. It should not be assumed that animals given stored feed will be sheltered. It is recommended that protective action reccamendations to place dairy animals or stored feed also include recommendations for sheltering. Public alerting and notification activities conducted at the SEOC vere limited to contacting the EBS station to transmit prescripted messages prepared by Coffey County. The messages were timely transmitted, fully demonstrating Objective Number 13 for the State level. Evacuation and access control were effectively coordinated at the SEOC. The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Kansas Depart =ent of Transporation adequately demonstrated the ability and resources necessary to control road, i air, water, and rail traffic into the affected area. Estimates of expected traffic volu=e vere discussed with activation of traffic control points k promptly ordered. Resources are available to assist in keeping evacuation i routes clear during inclement weather. Based on the above facts, Objectives Number 16 and 17 vere fully demonstrated at the State level. The ability to identify the need for and request Federal assistance, l
- Objective Number 32, was adequately demonstrated.
Objective Nu=ber 35, ability to determine and implement appropriate measures for controlled recovery and reentry, was partiany demonstrated. An error in field team data did not allow a complete demonstration of recovery and reentry. The field teams reported contamination levels much higher than the scenario source term data. As a result, the exercise terminated before the contamination levels decreased to a point that recovery and reentry activities could occur. The EOC Director discussed the support functions that the facility vould provide, if necessary. However, recovery and reentry i information was not provided to other response organizations. This will not be identified as an inadequacy at the State level, but vill be addressed in Section 2.1.5, Dose f.ssessment and Field Team Coordination, of this report. Summary: There were no inadequacies identified during the previous exercise that required corrective action or subsequent l demonstration for reevaluation during this exercise.
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- 3. k, 5, 17, and 20.
; The FSA was activated at 0755 during the Alert stage with full staffing completed at 1108. Organizations represented at the FSA vere the Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas National Guard and the Coffey County Sheriff's Department. All staff demonstrated adequate training and knowledge.
Round-the-clock staffing was demonstrated for all FSA participants. Based on the above facts, Objectives Number 1 and 2 were fully demonstrated. Objective Number 3, Emergency Operation Management was fully demonstrated with good interaction among the various organizations present. Periodic briefings were held to update the staff concerning the emergency status. Objective Number h, . Adequacy of Facilites and Displays, was fully }I demonstrated. Backup power was demonstrated for the State Patrol Communications Van as the power cord used for connection to a AC power source was missing. The National Guard staff utilized status boards very 4 effectively.
, The ability to commtmicate with all appropriate organizations, Objective % Number 5, was adequately demonstrated. The Kansas National Guard and Highway H Patrol both provided mobile communication vans. The National Guard and ; the Highway Patrol radios were used as the primary communication system.
Also available for backup communications were telephone land lines installed subsequent to the exercise conducted in 1984 The Kansas Highway Patrol communications van was used as the field control point for establishing readblocks. Communications at times were hand carried back and forth between the National Guard and the Highway Patrol vans. Conference line capability between the State EOC, Coffey County EOC, and the Emergency Operations Facility utilizing the telephone land lines available would be an improvement, but is not required. The organizational ability and resources necenaary to centrol e.ccess to an evacuated area was fully demonstrated. Resources are available to cover all traffic and access control fur.ctions simultaneously. As protective action areas changed in the course of the exercise, staff at access control 1 points were promptly infomed and reassigned. Based on the above, Objective
! Number 17 was fully demonstrated.
The ability to continuously monitor and control emergency worker exposure was adequately demonstrated. An adequate supply of self-reading and pemanent J dosimetry, including chargers and record keeping cards, was available. However, the Highway Patrol and National Guard had low range dosimetry only. i ' Mid or high range dosimetry was not available. As emergency workers are at risk of exposure to all levels of radiation, high or low range dosimetry should be available. For example, the Highway Patrol could be asked to 1 respond to an auto accident at a location inside the EPZ. This could possibly j require traversing the plume to perfom rescue efforts. The low range j dosimetry would not be adequate in areas where the exposure rates are high. In light of the above, it is recommended that mid or high range dosimetry should be provided to all organizations at the FSA. This vould prevent emergency workers from exceeding their protective action guides (PAGs). j r
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! in the FSA location and the subsequent failure to notify all cognizant j organizations, was corrected. The revised State Plan submitted in July, g 1985, contained procedures to assure that changes to the State Plan are y disseminated to all interested organizations.
i Summary: The one inadequacy noted during the previous exercise was
, corrected in the revised State Plan submitted in June, 1985.
There vere no inadequacies observed at the FSA that vould require corrective action. Areas Rec h ad For Improvement Conference line capability should be established at the FSA between
~ the State EOC, Coffey County EOC and the Emergency Operations Facility
' utilizing the telephone land lines that were installed last year. This vould establish a direct line of communication and would allow both the
{ National Guard and Highway Patrol vans access to the same communication system. This would eliminate the current system which requires messages f' to be hand carried between the National Guard and Highway Patrol vans. l The Kansas Highway Patrol and National Guard should be provided with mid or high range dosimetry as their emergency response functions could require them to enter the EPZ. Low range dosimetry would not be adequate ' in areas where the exposure rates are likely to be high and could result in emergency workers exceeding their PAGs. P 2.1 5 Dose Assessment and Field Team Coordination i The following objectives were to be demonstrated: 1, 2, 3, h, 10, j 11, 20, 21, and 35. 1 Notification of the staff was initiated at 0815 with staffing completed
- at 1005 at the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF). All staff = embers generally displayed excellent training and knowledge. Round-the-clock staffing was simulated by contacting the State E^C to request that backup
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; exercise. Based on the above facts, Objective Number 1 was fully
) demonstrated; Objective Number 2 was partially demonstrated. The ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities, Objective Number 3, was fully demonstrated. There was excellent coordination j between the State and utility staff members. _ . . . _ . _ , . _ . . . -. . . .-- _ , _ _ - . _ ~ . . - - -
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} - - k l l ! Objective Number k, Adequacy of Facilities and Displays, was fully j demonstrated. Status boards were clearly visible and kept up to date; radiological monitoring points and radiological data were promptly posted. There were sufficient furniture, space, lighting, and telephones. i The ability to project dosage to the public via plume exposure based L on plant and field data and determine appropriate protective measures Objective Number 10, was demonstrated with one exception. One subzone (A2) was not included in the initial protective action recommendation (PAR) to evacuate. The criteria established by the utility requires any evacuation , recommendations to include PARS for all sub:;ones within the 3 downwind sectors ' to 10 miles. It appears as if this subzone was simply overlooked initially. As this criteria is conservative in nature, the effect on the health and safety of the public was minimal. However, additional training must be provided to assure the protective action recommendations are consistent with the criteria established by the utility. Dose assessment methods used were commendable and consistent with the , State Plan. Backup calculation methods were also demonstrated. This corrected an inadequacy identified during the previous exercise. Objective Number 11, ability to project dosage to the public via ingestion pathway exposure based on field data, was fully demonstrated. Protective action recommendations were promptly reviewed and updated as - conditions changed. The ability to continuously monitor and control emergency worker exposure was demonstrated with one exception. The dosimetry provided to State personnel was inconsistent. For example, all were provided 0-200mR; some with 0-200R; some with 0-5R. Dosimetry was not appropriate for the administrative limit for exposure, as none of the staff vas equipped to
=easure the State limit of 25R. This was noted as an inadequacy during the previous exercise. Based on the above, Objective Number 20, was not fully demonstrated. Dosi=etry provided to State personnel cust be consistent and be appropriate for measuring the State limit of 25R.
l The ability to make the decision, based on predetermined criteria, whether to issue KI to emergency workers was not fully demonstrated. Recommendations to the field team members to take KI were inconsistent. KI was ordered for State and County field team members based on dose projections. The utility did not agree, based on actual exposures, as calculated from field team measurements. Consequently, the State ordered team members to take KI, but the utility did not. As each field team consists of a State, County, and utility staff person, this inconsistency could cause much anxiety among team members and should be resolved. Uniform criteria for use in decision making concerning the issuance of KI to field teams must be developed. All field team members should receive the same recommendations. Based on the above facts, Objective Number 21 was not fully demonstrated. I Off-site recovery and reentry =easures were not fully demonstrated at the EOF. The exercise play continued well into post-exercise time because i
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t - l . j of a mistake in field team data. The field teams reported contamination levels much higher than the scenario source term data. Consequently, recovery and reentry data was provided to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment staff late in the exercise. This resulted in some discussions among the staff. However, decisions were not subsequently communicated i to all response organizations, as the exercise . was near termination. As a result, no provisions or arrangements were made to provide the public j vith recovery and reentry infomation such as safety precautions during I recovery and reentry and possible health effects of low-level exposure. Obviously, the incorrect field readings reported by the field team to the
! EOF delayed recovery and reentry procedures and the subsequent protective action recommendations. Results of the field team measurements must be i reviewed by the field team coordinator to assure they are consistent with other data nailable. Based on the above facts, Objective Number 35 was not fully demonstrated.
Summary: Two of the three inadequacies noted during the previous exercise have been corrected during this exercise. The inadequacy concerning inappropriate dosimetry for State personnel remains unresolved. Objectives Number 2, 10, 20, 21, and 35 vere not fully demonstrated during this exercise. Areas Requirina Corrective Action
, 2. One subzone vas inadvertently left out of the initial protective ; action recommendation to evacuate. (NUREG-065h, P.5.)~
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! 3 State personnel at the EOF did not have appropriate dosimetry l for measuring the administrative limit of 25R. (NUREG-065h, K.3.a.)
i h. Recccmendations =ade to the field team members to take KI were inconsistent. The State ordered team members to take KI, whereas, the utility did not. As each field team consists of a State, County, and utility staff person, uniform criteria for use in decision making must be developed. (NUIE-065k, J.10.f. ) [ 5 Field team measurements were not reviewed by the field team j coordinator to assure consistency with other data available. The incorrect measurements submitted by the field teams delayed procedures and the subsequent protective action recommendations for recovery and reentry to the public. (NUREG-065k, M.l.) [ 6. Round-the-clock staffing capability was not demonstrated for the dose assessment / field team coordination staff. (NUREG-065h, A.k.) o I-f J 4 4
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1 . . c 2.1.6 Badiala=4 cal Field Manitorina Teams 4 i The following objectives were to be demonstrated by the Field Teams: 4 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, and 22. Three field teams were utilized consisting of three members each. Each team consisted of a representative from the utility, State and County. Two field teams were evaluated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency j (FD(A) and one by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Comments contained in this section are based on the FEMA evaluations only. Field team activation and mobilization was adequately demonstrated for both teams at the Emergency Operation Facility (EOF). Prior to deployment, both teams were briefed on current plant and meteorological j j conditicus, exposure control, equipment check procedures and division of j responsibilities. This corrects an inadequacy identified during the previous 4 exercise conducted November 7,1984. Based on the above. Objective Number 2 6 was fully demonstrated for both teams. The appropriate equipment and procedures for determining ambient radiation levels were fully demonstrated. Equipment was available for
. obtaining soil, vegetation, water and milk samples. Recent calibration of the equipment was performed and documented. However, as noted during the previous exercise, the equipment listed in the State Plan for the field ; teams is semewhat different from the kits supplied by the utility, e.g.,
CDV-700's and Eberline RO-2A's were in the kits, but not listed in the State Plan. The State Plan must be modif*.ed to reflect the actual , equipment 1 utilized. Based on the above facts, Objective Number 7 was fully demonstrated, but with the need for a Plan change. I Objective Number 8, appropriate equipment and procedures for measureme.nt of airborne radiciodine concentrations in the presence of noble gases, was fully demonstrated for Field Team Number 2. Field Team Number 3 gave an j excellent demonstration of their ability- to locate the plume boundaries [ and the plume centerline. This corrects an inadequacy identified during the previous exercise. However, Field Team Number 3 made an error in converting instrument counts into air concentrations (pCi/ce). This resulted in air concentrations of a considerably high magnitude. The mistake was subsequently discovered by the field team by use of the mathematical equation. ; However, the corrected results were not immediately reported to the Emergency i b Operations Facility (EOF). The field team members assumed that the dose assessment staff at the EOF would identify the error and make the appropriate changes. Consequently, as the contamination levels were much higher than the scenario source term data, reentry and recovery could not be fully demonstrated. The exercise terminated before the level of contamination decreased to a point where reentry and recovery procedures could be fully ] demonstrated. Obviously, errors discovered by the field teams must be j reported promptly to the dose assessment staff, as inaccurate readings vill i have an effect on the extent and timeliness of protective action ; recommendations. Based on the above, Objective Nu=ber 8, was not fully ! demonstrated for Field Team Number 3 j i j
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The ability to continuously monitor and control emergency worker exposure was adequately demonstrated. Both field teams had the appropriate dosimetry. Potassium Iodide (KI) was also available. Both teams were aware of the
, procedures for the use of KI. The lack of adequate protective measures was identified as an inadequacy during the previous exercise. Based on the above, Objectives Number 20 and 22 were adequately demonstrated.
Summary: Three of the four inadequacies identified during the previous _ exercise have been corrected during this exercise. The equipment utilized by the field teams does not accurately _ reflect what is listed in the State Plan. This inadequacy remains unresolved. Objectives Number 7 and 8 vere not fully demonstrated during this exercise. Areas Requiring Corrective Action .i -} 7. The radiological monitoring equipment utilized by the field teams
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, 8. Field Team Number 3 made an error in converting instrument counts into air concentrations (uCi/cc). The subsequent discovery of this error by the field team was not i= mediately reported to the EOF. (NURM-065h, I.9.)
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2.2 COFFEY COUrff OPERATIOES l 2.2.1 Coffer County amermener operations Center (CCEDC) J . l The following objectives were to be demonstrated at the CCEOC: 1, l 2, 3 h,_5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 35 l The ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly was fully demonstrated. The CCEOC received notification of the Alert at 0913 EOC staffing was complete at 1020. Round-the-clock staffing capability was demonstrated by shift change. The EOC staff was well trained and displayed much enthusiasm during this exercise. Based on the above facts, Objectives Number 1 and 2 were fully demonstrated. j Objective Number 3, Ability to Make Decisions and to coordinate Emergency Activities, was fully demonstrated. Periodic briefings were held to update i the staff concerning the status of the emergency. The briefings were informative and involved all appropriate staff members. Decision making was strongly de=enstrated. The adequacy of facilities and displays to support emergency operations
-f was fully demonstrated. The EOC is new and has all the necessary resources and supplies to operate on a 2h hour basis and is admirably suited for a radiological emergency response. Maps, displays and other graphics were excellent. The plume EPZ, evacuation routes, relocation centers, access ; control points, radiological monitoring points were all displayed and updated 5 promptly. All the =aps and displays are uniform . throughout the emergency l ; response organizations for the Wolf Creek plant. This is commendable, as ] it greatly reduces confusion when updates and changes are made. Based on the above, Objective Number h was fully demonstrated.
The ability to communicate with all appropriate lccations, organizations and field personnel, Objective Number 5, was adequately demonstrated. Primary and secondary co==unication systems were demonstrated to the State ECC, utility, Emergency Operations Facility (EOF), Media Center, local schools, and hospital. A conferencing system was not available. The only provision now includes =ultiple handsets for the Emergency Management Coordinator and the RADEF Officer. A recommendation that dedicated telephone lines be established between the State IOC, Coffey County EOC and the EOF was made in Section 2.1.1, Emergency Operations Facility, of this report. The ability to implement protective actions for ingestion pathway hazards, Objective Number 12, was adequately demonstrated. Current I] information was available on the location of dairy far=s, food processing f plants , and water supply intake points. Final protective action j recommendations were made to place dairy ani=als on stored feed out to 10
; miles in the appropriate sectors.
I The ability to alert the public within the 10-mile EPZ and disseminate
. an initial instructional =essage within 15 minutes, Objective Number 13, i was fully demonstrated. At 1025 the utility notified Coffey County that 1 a Site Area Emergency was declared. Siren activation was simulated at 1039 1 A simulated call was subsequently made to the EBS at 10h0.
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. not be identified as an inadeqaucy. However, in the future, the call to i
the FHNWR Office to initiate the route alerting =ust include protective action recccmendations (route alerting), per the County Plan. Therefore, this must be included as an objective to be demonstrated at the next exercise. Based on the above facts, Objective Number lh was not fully demonstrated. . The final protective action recommendations made by the Coffey County EOC vere to evacuate subzones AO, A1, B1, Cl within 2 to 5 miles and evacuate A2, 32, C2 within 5 to 10 miles. As the plume traveled northeast from the plant, the protective action recocm:endations were appropriate. The organizational ability and resources necessary to =anage an orderly evacuation of all or part of the plume EPZ was fully deconstrated. Activation 1 of traffic control points were promptly ordered. Resources are available at the County Shop to keep evacuation routes clear during inclement weather. The Kansas National Guard was requested to supply additional personnel and resources, if required. Appropriate actions were taken to control access to the affected area. Based on the above, Objectives Number 15, 16, and 17 vere fully demonstrated. The organizational ability and resources necessary to effect an orderly evacuation of mobility-i= paired individuals within the plume EPZ, Objective Number 18, was fully demonstrated. An extensive listing of mobility-impaired individuals including the specific type of assistance required is maintained by the County. This aspect of evacuation was well planned and throughly 4 demonstrated. e
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, The organizational ability and resources necessary to effect an orderly ; evacuation of schools within the EPZ, Objective Number 19, was admirably j demonstrated. Coffey County Emergency Preparedness in conjunction with j the school district have prepared detailed plans and procedures for school j evacuation. These procedures were actually demonstrated at the Burlington, j Kansas High School during this exercise. The procedures require that all (i students are accounted for prior to evacuation. A task force, composed I of instructors and other staff members, is assigned sections of the school.
Each task force member checks their assigned classroom, restroom, gymnasium, etc., to assure the accountability of all students. A list of students
- with automobiles is maintained to allow these students to be- released separately. They are instructed to follow EBS instructions, specific evacuation routes, and to rejoin the remaining students which are transported by school bus to the designated relocation areas. School buses are equipped with the appropriate dosimetry to be utlized by the bus drivers and radios to maintain communication.
The ability to make the decision, based on predetermined criteria, s of whether to issue KI to emergency workers and the ability to supply and ] ad=inister KI once the decision has been made, Objectives Number 21 and j 22, was not demonstrated. The scenario did not allow the County EOC to { ' demonstrate these objectives as the direction of the plume was northeast j and =oved away from the facility. Emergency workers were routed around
'the plume to avoid exposure.
} Objective Number 20, Ability to Continuously Monitor and Control
] Energency Worker Exposure, was fully demonstrated. All appropriate' dosimetry vas available. Instructions and record-keeping cards were issced with the
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- controlled recovery and reentry, Objective Nu=ber 35, was partially demonstrated. Procedures were developed to allow entry to evacuated areas for essential services, e.g., to milk dairy cows. However, relaxation of
,J protective actions based on monitor data was not demonstrated. Consequently, there were no recovery and reentry decisions commicated to the response i organizations. No arrangements were made to provide the public with I information, such as safety precautions during recovery and health effects 1 of low-level exposure. A mistake in field team data did not allow a complete demonstration of this objective. The field teams reported contamination
, levels much higher than the source term data. As a result, the exercise terminated before the contamination levels decreased to a point that recovery and reentry activities could occur. Summary: One of the two inadequacies identified during the previous
- exercise was corrected during this exercise. The inadequacy concerning the failure of the EBS message to include information concerning the evacuation of schools was not t resolved.
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- 10. The initial call from the Coffey County EOC to the Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge for the notification of the Site Area Emergency did not include protective action recommendations (route alerting). (a c a -065h, E.6.)
- 11. The ability to make the decision whether to issue potassium iodide (KI) to emergency workers and the ability to administer KI was an objective during this exercise. However, this was not demonstrated. (NUREG-0654, J.10.f., J.10.e.)
2.2.2 Coffer County Road and Bridae Department (County Shop) l The following objectives were to be demonstrated at this facility: 1, 2, 3, h, 5, 13, 16, 17, 18, and 20.
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Activation and mobilization procedures were adequately demonstrated. The ability to fully staff facilities and maintain staffing around-the-clock was demonstrated. Based on the above fact, Objectives Number 1 and 2 were fully demonstrated. The ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities, Objective Nu=ber 3, was fully demonstrated. The County Shop Superintendent was very knowledgeable of the emergency response capabilities and responsibilities. An "Energency Plan Handbook" has been developed for the Coffey County Shop staff cembers which outlines specific duties to be assu=ed during e=ergencies at the Wolf Creek Generating Station. Consequently, all personnel were familiar with their assigned emergency duties. This system is very efficient and commendable. The adequacy of facilities and displays to support emergency operations, Objective Number k, was fully demonstrated. The ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations and field personnel was adequately demonstrated. Pri=ary and secondary coz:z:unication links were established with the Coffey County EOC. All county vehicles are equipped with radios to maintain constant contact with the County Shop. Based on the above facts, Objective Nu=ber 5 was fully demonstrated. The County Shop also played a role in public alerting, assuming the responsibility for notifying the hearing i= paired within the EPZ. This j was fully demonstrated during this exercise. A list is maintained of all 1 individuals that are in this category. The County Shop staff members were ' directed to each location via the two-way radios in each vehicle. Route I l c--___________.- , - . , .,. _ _
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maps were available to the staff for use during alerting. Based on the above facts, the County Shop's responsibility for alerting the hearing ,, impaired, Objective Number 13 was fully demonstrated. l h) The ability and resources to deal with impediments to evacuation, such 1 as inclement weather or traffic obstructions, Objective Number 16, was fully demonstrated. An adequate supply of vehicles and personnel were available to cover all traffic control functions. Resources were available to keep evacuation routes open and clear during inclement weather. 1 Objective Number 17, the organizational ability and resources necessary to control access to an evacutted area, was fully demonstrated. Activation a of traffic control points was promptly ordered. Crews were dispatched to establish road blocks at various locations throughout the county. As emergency conditions changed, the road blocks were appropriately relocated. ' l} j The organizational ability and resources necessary to effect an orderly 1 evacuatien of mobility-i= paired individuals within the plume EPZ was fully demonstrated. Transportation assistance is provided for the local nursing f ' homes, Coffey County Hospital and other individuals who request assistance through the County EOC. Lists of mobility impaired individuals and their respective locations are maintained at the County Shop. Based on the above, Objective Number 18 vas fully demonstrated. All required dosimetry was available to staff members of the County Shop. The staff demonstrated proper procedures for reading and recording a dose a=ounts. All were aware of caximum dose levels without authorization. j 1 The staff was aware of decontamination procedures for personnel and vehicles.
- l. Su==ary: There were no inadequacies identified during the previous exercise that required corrective action or subsequent demonstration for reevaluation during this exercise.
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', Communication links could be established between the State EOC, Coffey County EOC, and the local hospital. The County Sheriff's Office provided the primary means of communication.
The ability to continuously monitor and control emergency exposure was partially demonstrated. The Anderson County emergency response organization has not provided appropriate dosimetry for the staff. Permanent (TLD) dosi=eters were not available and only high range dosimetry (0-200R) was utilized. The County has not established PAG's for exposure. However, the State li=it of 25R, which is also the limit under EPA protective action guidelines for e=ergency workers, cannot be accurately measured with high range (0-200R) dosimetry. Therefore, mid range self-reading (0-20R) dosi=etry
=ust be provided to assure accurate measurements to prevent monitors from exceeding FAG's. Procedures for frequent reading and reporting must also , be provided. In addition, permanent record dosimetry (TLD) must also be provided to the monitors per NUREG-065h, K.3.a. Based on the above, objective i Nu=ber 20 was net fully demonstrated.
Objective Number 27, adequacy of procedures for registration and radiological =enitoring of evacuees, was not de=onstrated. Anderson County s radiological conitoring procedures are deficient and are not adequate to protect the health and safety of the public. Basic standard operating procedures were not available_ and the procedures demonstrated were inappropriate. Specifically: The monitor failed to make a source check of the instrument (CDV-700) to insure its operability.
- The probe was used with its vindow closed and was not protected from contamination with plastic.
- The probe was moved very rapidly over the evacuee at a rate faster than the response time of the meter to detect contamination. The monitor missed two lantern cantle sources ~ planted on the evaluator, even though he was aware of their existence.
- The monitor repeatedly touched the evacuee's clothes with the probe, risking contamination and loss of use of the instrument.
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'1985, has agreed to provide training and conduct the remedial exercise by the due date as stated above.
The primary facilities to be used for registration and radiological
=onitoring of evacuees is the Garnett High School. There was not proper segregation of monitoring and registration activities at this facility.
The space set aside for arriving evacuees was not segregated from the monitoring and registration area. A hall vithin the High School is to be utilized for this entire function. Movement of evacuees from the monitoring and decontamination station to registration could easily occur which would result in cross contamination of evacuees and facilities. The adequacy of facilities for mass care of evacuees was fully demonstrated. Overflow facilities are available within the County, if required. The facility was adequate in terms of sleeping accomodations, toilets, drinking water, and parking. The Garnett High School cafeteria and American Red Cross (ARC) can provide food supplies. The shelter was staffed and equipped to handle handicapped evacuees. A nursing station could be established, if necessary, with quick access to hospital care. Based on the above, Objective Number 28 was adequately demonstrated. It should be noted that the Garnett High School, where the registration and radiological monitoring of evacuees occur, could be utilized as a cass care center.- However, the school is not currently listed as a resource. As soon as the evacuees were =onitored and registered they could simply be co-located in the high school gymnasium as well as other areas in the school. This vould be advantageous as the evacuees vould not have to be
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- 12. Appropriate dosimetry was not provided to the radiological monitors.
Per=anent (TLD) dosi=eters were not available and only high range dosimetry was utilized. (NURE-065h, K.3.a.)
- 13. Radiological conitoring and registration vere not properly segregated at the Garnett High School. Movement from the monitoring and decontamination station to registration could easily occur.
(NURE-065h, J.12.) Area Recomended For Improvement , The Garnett High School could be utilized as a mass care center. This facility could accommodate approximately h00 to 500 evacuees and is equipped with a cafeteria. As monitoring and registration occur at this facility, transporction of evacuees to another location would not be required. 2.2.k Medical Emergency The following objectives were to be demonstrated: 5, 20, 30, and 31. The Coffey County Ambulance Service participated in this =edical drill. The ambulance crew demonstrated procedures to restrict the spread of contamination. Injuries were treated and the patient was transported in accordance with appropriate standards. Objective Number 30 was adequately de=enstrated. The ability to communicate with all appropriate organizations, Objective Number 5 was adequately demonstrated. However, the a=bulance dces have a problem com=unicating with the hospital. The radio in the ambulance is not compatible with the radio system at Ransom Me=orial Hospital. Consequently, the ambulance crew must relay a message through another ambulance service (Ottava) to reach the hospital. If medical consultation j was required during transit, it would be difficult or i=possible to contact l the hospital, if the other a=bulance service was not available or currently transmitting themselves. It appears all of the Coffey County ambulances
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; in exposure control. This lack of awareness of the use of dosimetry and KI increases the risk of emergency workers incurring exposure amounts in i)j excess of PAGs. Training should be provided in all aspects of emergency worker exposure control.
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] and to perform decontamination procedures. Procedures for handling 1 radioactive vastes, including contaminated wash water was adequately
] demonstrated. All appropriate dosimetry was issued. Proper procedures j vere de=onstrated to prevent cross contamination of the patient and staff. j j The hospital staff was well trained and willing to participate in the exercise. Questions raised by the staff indicated they are committed to j] quality performance in the event of a real emergency. Su= mary: There were no inadequacies identified during the previous exercise that required corrective action or subsequent j demonstration for reevaluation during this exercise. Objective Number 20 was not fully demonstrated during this exercise.
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4 15 The Coffey County ambulance crev was not aware of potassium iodide
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I j Area ReWad For Ierovement The Coffey County Ambulance Service should install radios that are compatible with Ransom Memorial Hospital. If nedical consultation is required j during transit, the current system of relaying communications through another j ambulance system is cumberseme and at times could be i=possible. t ] 1 i I 4
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-l source term and meteorological data, the radioiodine grounii deposition 1 activity was much lower than those indicated in the scenario radiological y data. The more conservative approach by KG&E to use higher ground deposition l values is commendable. However, the data does not accurately reflect what vould actually occur. Consequently, in future exercises ground deposition activity and radioactive , concentrations in the air will be expected to
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- 2. One zone was inadvertently left out of .the initial protective
] action recc=endation to evacuate. (NURE-065h, P.5.)
- 3. State personnel at the EOF did not have appropriate desi=etry for =easuring the ad=inistrative limit of 25R. (NURE -065h, K.3.a.)
- h. Reco=endations =ade to the field team =e=bers to take KI were inconsistent. The State ordered team =e=bers to take KI, whereas, the utility did not. As each field tea consists of a State, County, and utility staff person, unifor= criteria for use in decision =aking must be developed. (NUREG-065h, J.10.f) 5 Field team =easure=ents were not reviewed by the field team coordinator to assure consistency with other data available.
The incorrect =easure=ents submitted by the field tea =s delayed procedures and the subsequent protective action reco==endations for recovery and reentry to the public. (NUREG-065h, M.l.)
- 6. Round-the-clock staffing capability was not demonstrated for the dose assess =ent/ field team coordination staff. (NUREG-065h, A.h.)
Radiological Field Monitoring Teams . 7. The radiological monitoring equipment utilized by the field teams l 4 was so=ewhat different from the equipment listed in the State Plan. This was identified as an inadequacy during the previous exercise uducted November 7, 1984. (NURE-065h, P.h.) _~_ . _ _ _ .
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I COURT OPERATIONS Coffer County h w Operations Center (CCEDC) i l 9 The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) message did not include i information on the evacuation of the school and nursing home in i Waverly. (NUREG-065h, E.5.) l 10. The initial call from the Coffey County EOC to the Flint Hills l National Wildlife Refuge for the notification of the Site Area 1 E=ergency did not include protective action recommendations (route alerting). (NURm-065h, E.6.) {
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. 12. Appropriate dosimetry was not provided to the radiological monitors.
permanent (TLD) dosimeters were not available and only, high range dosimetry was utilized. (NUREG-065h, K.3.a.)
!; 13. Radiological monitoring and registration were not properly segregated at the Garnett High School. Movement frem the monitoring l and decontamination station to registration could easily occur.
j (NUREG-065h, J.12.) i Medical meersency l l 1h. The Coffey County ambulance crev was not aware of the procedures i for reading and recording dose amounts. (NUREG-065h, K.3.a.) 15 The Coffey County ambulance crev was not aware of potassium iodide
. (KI), nor the procedures for its use. (NUREG-065h, J.10.c.) ? _ It should be noted that eight of the eleven inadequacies identified i during the previous exercise conducted November 7, 198h, were corrected I during this exercise. The remaining inadequacies repeated during this i exercise, 'Tumbers 2, 6, and 8 are identified in their respective sections ;i of this report and must be included as objectives to be de=enstrated during the next exercise.
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