ML20196H267
| ML20196H267 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Westinghouse |
| Issue date: | 02/12/1999 |
| From: | WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20196H264 | List: |
| References | |
| A-01, A-1, NUDOCS 9907060188 | |
| Download: ML20196H267 (7) | |
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EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
COORDINATOR / DIRECTOR Number Revision Title C-01 0
UF6 Release C-02 0
Fire Control C-03 0
Criticality Accident C-04 0
Radioactive Powder / Liquid Release C-05 0
Explosion C-06 0
Power / Water Loss C-07 0
Hazardous Weather C-08 0
Transportation Accident C-09 1
Bomb Threat C-10 0
Civil Disturbance HAZMAT Number Revision Title H-01 0
Hazardous Material Release / Spill O' '
H-02 0
Oil Spill ADMINISTRATIVE Number Revision Title j
A-01 3
Emergency Response Organization A-02 0
Emergency Brigade A 1 Evacuation, Accountability &
f General Response A-04 3
Classification A-05 0
Communications A-06 1
Notifications A-07 2
Equipment & Supplies A-08 2
Local Response Events EMERGENCY GUIDE Number Revision Title G-03 0
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EMERGENCY PR0 6'URES MANUAL TABI2 OF CONTENTS REGULATORY Number Revision Title R-01 0
HP Emergency Actions R-02 0
HP Criticality Actions R-03 0
Contaminated Casualty R-04 0
Calculation of Dose Commitment 0017-A 3
Establishing Downwind Concentrations Utilizing Ground Level Release Diffusion j
Factor and Stack Data 1
0017-B 2
Establishing Meteorological Conditions and Calculating Downwind Concentrations l
Using Uniform Direction Wind Model 0017-C 1
Establishing the Source Term for Released Material 0017-D 2
Calculating the Dose Commitment Due to Exposure to Airborne Radioactive Material f;,
SECURITY Number Revision Title S-01 1
Security Actions EMERGENCY BRIGADE Number Revision Title B-01 0
Incident Control & Termination MEDICAL Number Revision Title M-01 0
Medical Treatment Issue Date: 02/12/99 Page 2 of 2 (P \\ PROCEDURES \\ CONTENTS)
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION EMERGENCY PROCEDURE A-01, REV. 3 Issue Date: 02/12/99 1.O PURPOSE The Emergency Response Organization (ERO) exists to safeguard Westinghouse Columbia Plant employees and property, and the general public from the consequences of accidents.
2.O POLICY AND SCOPE The Emergency Response Organization is a voluntary unit which acts in a prompt, efficient and intelligent manner to resolve any emergency situation which may occur at the plant site as a
result of
- chemical, radioactive, hazardous
- material, natural or other causes.
3.O REFERENCES 3.1 Replaces Emergency Procedure A-01, Rev. 2 3.2 Information Notice 98-08.
3.3 Site Emergency Plan, Chapter 4 A
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4O TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 4.1 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION The Emergency Response Organization (ERO) consists of the Emergency Coordinator, the Emergency
- Brigade, Emergency Director and Emergency Staff.
Support groups which may assist the ERO in irarious response events include the Regulatory Response Team, Medical Responce Team and Security Force.
Directors and Coordinators are qualified under the same requirements and may serve in either or both capacities.
1 5.O REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS This entire procedure is of regulatory significance.
6.0 RESPONSIBILITIES 6.1 EMERGENCY DIRECTOR The Columbia Plant Manager is the site Emergency Director (ED) and is responsible for directing incident response for emergencier classified as ALERT and SITE AREA.
The Emergency Operations Center will be manned by the Director and Staff for these situations (see Section 8.0.)
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6.2 EMERGENCY STAFF Select Columbia Plant Managers serve as the Emergency Staff, and assist the ED as a disaster evaluation team in the resolution of emergencies classified as ALERT or SITE AREA.
They may serve art - Emergency Director in the absence of the Plant Manager.
6.3 EMERGENCY COOPJ)INATOR The Emergency Coordinator (EC). is the On-Scene Incident commander during emergency events, and is responsible for the resolution and termination of same.
During routine working hours which are first, second & third shifts Monday through
- Friday, the ADU Conversion Area Supervisor is the Duty EC.
During non-routine working hours which are weekends, holidays
& shutdowns, alternate EC's will serve as the Duty EC as scheduled.
6.4 EMERGENCY BRIGADE The Emergency Brigade consists of volunteers who are trained
("' 1 in fire-fighting and other aspects of emergency response, and i
is directed by the Brigade Chief who reports to the EC.
x 6.5 REGULATORY RESPONSE TEAM The Manager of Regulatory Engineering & Operations (REO), and staff of Regulatory Engineers and Technicians serve on this team. Criticality Safety Engineers and Technicians serve as support personnel to the team.
The REO Manager (or designee) is the HP Coordinator.
6.6 MEDICAL RESPONSE TEAM The Manager of Security & Services, and staff of Medical Doctor and Nurses serve on this team.
6.7 SECURITY FORCE Security watchmen report to the Manager of Security Services.
Security assistants may be recruited from within the general plant population during any actual emergency, drill or exercise to assist Security as noted in 6.8 and 6.9.
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,gj 6.8 ALL MANAGERS All Columbia Managers are required per procedure A-03, l
EVACUATION, ACCOUNTABILITY & GENERAL RESPONSE, to conduct a manual accountability of their department and to report the results to the Accountability Coordinator at the Assembly
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Area.
Managers should also assist the Security Department as needed in response activities such as traffic
- control, escorting off-site emergency responders (Fire Department, I
- sheriff, etc.)
and accountability of non-Westinghouse personnel.
6.9 SITE EMPLOYEES Any Westinghouse Columbia employee may be required to assist the ERO during any emergency event, drill and/or exercise by performing actions not requiring formal training such as traffic control, notification of personnel, escort duty and messenger.
6.10 MINIMUM STAFFING In the event of an actual emergency during non-routine working
- hours, all members of the Emergency
Response
organization and Support Groups will be called to respond.
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minimum number of response personnel would be required on i
site to respond to such emergencies.
This required MINIMUM STAFFING will consist of:
1 - Emergency Coordinator j
1 - Emergency Staff Member 1 - Team Manager (or designee) of affected area such as Conversion, Pelleting, IFBA, URRS, etc.
1 - Regulatory Engineer or Manager 1 - Regulatory Technician i
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Once minimum staffing is achieved, these personnel will call other emergency responders and plant personnel as needed.
l 7.O PROCEDURE 7.1 Upon being informed of an emergency situation, all members of the ERO will listen for announcements by Security via the Voice Communication System (VCS), and assume a standby status for assigned response actions.
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7.2 The Coordinator will investigate the situation, determine what actions are necessary, act tvate the appropriate plant alarm / warning
- systems, and instruct Security to make announcements to the plant population over the VCS.
7.3 The Director and Staff will report to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for any ALERT or SITE AREA emergency, and will assist the Emergency Coordinator in resolution of the emergency.
7.4 Emergency Brigade members will report to the EC, or to their assigned duty station for instructions.
7.5 Regulatory Response Team members will acquire instruments for taking radiological readings, and will report to designated duty stations for instructions from the HP Coordinator and/or the EC.
7.6 The Medical Response Team will stand by for announcements over the VCS for information regarding injured personnel, and will report to designated stations to provide medical treatment as needed.
OUI 7.7 Security will make announcements over the VCS as instructed by the EC, provide traffic control of personnel and vehicles f
as needed, and will provide instructions and directions for q
off-site organizations responding to the emergency.
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8.0 EOC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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Certain duties must be assigned to the Emergency Staff to
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assure a smoothly functioning Operations Center.
8.1 Requests for assistance from off-site organizations will be i
made by the Emergency Director or designee.
8.2 Notifications to off-site organizations will be made by the Emergency Director or designee.
8.3 The Emergency Director and Emergency Coordinator will assure accountability of all personnel via the Accountability coordinator.
8.4 The Emergency Director will establish responsibilities and daties for each worker in the EOC.
Examples are:
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION EMERGENCY PROCEDURE A-01, REV. 3, 02/12/99 a monitor for all radio transmissions; e
- .a recorder (scribe) of all activities, communications, etc, which take place during the event; telephone communicator (s) to handle any calls with off-e site response groups; a communicator to be responsible for press releases and/or e
" statements for use if queried";
e a reviewer to scan the Emergency Procedures, Emergency Plan and/or BMP to assure that all required actions are properly taken; e contact person (s) for any state or federal personnel who may come on-site to assist.
8.5 State and' Federal agencies will be available to assist the ERO as requested, but resolution of the emergency is the sole responsibility of WCNFD, Columbia Site.
8.6-The Director and Staff should be prepared to address questions as below which may be asked by assisting off-site agencies:
- Is there any change to the classification of the event?
If so, what is the reason?
- What is the ongoing / imminent damage to the
- facility, including affected equipment and safety features?
- Have toxic or radiological releases occurred or been projected, including changes in the release rate?
If so, what is the projected onsite and offsite releases, and what is the basis of assessment?
e What are the health effect/ consequences to onsite/offsite people?
How many onsite/offsite people are/will be affected and to what extent?
- Is the event under control?
When was control established, or what is the planned action to bring the event under control?
What is the mitigative action underway or planned?
e What onsite protective measures have been taken or planned?
- What offsite protective actions have been recommended to state / local officials?
e What is the status of state / local /other federal agencies' responses, if known?
- .If applicable, what is the status of public information activities, such as alarm, broadcast or press releases (regulatee/ state / local /other federal agencies)?
Has a
Joint Information Center (JIC) been activated?
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