ML20205M847

Discusses Shortcomings of 880921 Emergency Exercise at Plant in Areas of Communications & Accountability. Accountability Drill Should Be Performed Prior to Unit 2 Refueling

ML20205M847
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	10/27/1988
From:	Little W NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	Partlow J NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
References
NUDOCS 8811030321
Download: ML20205M847 (1)

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W OCT : 7 1938 MEMORANDUM FOR: JamesG.Partlow, Director,OfficeofSpecialProjects(OSP)

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FROM: William S. Little, Chief, TVA Projects Section 2, TVAPD/OSP f

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY EMERGENCY EXERCISE  ;

The BFN resident staff oarticipated in the 9/21/8e drill at BFN as observers and attended the exit. The exercise was not satisfactory in the areas of:

1 Communications - the TSC did not receive timely information from the control room.

the licensee was unable to account for personnel Accountability evacuated from t he plant in the time required.

As a result of the problems Region II, EP considered that: l An accountability drill should be performed prior to Unit 2 refuel (to be witnessed by residents).

A full scale exercise should be conducted prior to criticality of Unit 2. (The extent of participation by state and local governments should be worked out between RII, DRSS, TVA and OSP).  :

TVA G. Campbell Our obser-vatio(ns also indicate that th s is appropriate. Plant Mana pr) agreed that this was a It is recommended that we pursue this course of action as a restart action. ,

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