ML20216J672
| ML20216J672 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 09/22/1999 |
| From: | Quinn V Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Essig T Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| References | |
| PT-CR-RP, NUDOCS 9910060039 | |
| Download: ML20216J672 (5) | |
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Washington, D.C. 20472 SEP 2 21993 PT-CR-RP MEMORANDUM FOR: Thomas H. Enig, Chief
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SUBJECT:
Disaster Initiated Review, Hurricane Floyd Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant, Offsite Preparedness Attached for your information and record is copy of a memorandum dated September 20,1999, which I received from Lawrence A. Robertson, Regional Assistance Chair, FEMA Region IV, regarding the summary of the Disaster Initiated Review, Hurricane Floyd for Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant, Offsite Preparedness.
The attached memorandum accurately reflects the issues discussed for the i
Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant, during in the September 18,1999 conference call Based on this information, approval for the restart of the Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant was given to NRC Headquarters.
Should you have any concern regarding this issues, please call me at (202) 646-3664.
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September 20,1999
' Memorandum For: - Vanessa Quinn, Acting Chief REP Branch -
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Disaster Initiated Review, Hurricahe Floyd
. Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant, Offsite Preparedness i
SACKGROUND Hurricane Floyd, a category 3 storm, made landfall at Oak Island, Brunswick Coumy, North Carolina at 0400 on September 16,1999. The hurricane quickly moved through the state
- dumping heavy rains. Carolina Power & Light Company's Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant was f affected by the storm and shut down prior to landfall.
' On September 16,1999, the Regional Director, FEMA Region IV, deployed a team of Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) program personnel, which included Lawrence A..
Robutson, RAC Chairman, Region IV, and Robert E. Pmrdue, North Carolina REP State Liaison.
Robert E. Trojanowski, Director of State and Government Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Region D. was the third member of the team. - The team's mission was to assess the offsite emergency response capability of the State ofNorth Carolina, Brunswick County and New Hanover County to respond to an emergency at the Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant located in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Stephen Payne, Lead REP Planner, North Carolina Division ofEmergency Mar =gan% and Paul Snead, Carolma Power and Light Company, Inc., accompanied the team and were utilized as technical resources, as appropriate, durmg the course of the offsite assessment.
On September 17,1999, the team conducted a telephone conference call with Cecil Logan,
- Director, Bnmswick County Emergency Management, and Dan Sumrners, Director, New Hanover County Emergency Management, as well as representatives from Carolina Power and
.,. _ Light Company, and NRC. Tho purpose of this conference call was to deternune the capability of the counties to respond to an incident at the Brunswick Nuclear Power Picat in light of the impact q
F SEP 22 '99 03:38Ri P.3 ofHurricane Floyd. The team was unable to meet with them due to extensive flooding conditions in the area and along the routes from Raleigh to the Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant.
On September 18,1999, the team traveled to Southport and made a visual inspection of the evacuation routes and traversed a number of secondary roads. CP & L personnel had driven the roads in the EPZ to determine their passability and provided the information on road conditions to Brunswick County and the team. The team also met with senior representatives from the Brunswick Nuclear Plant to discuss the status of the siren system, whic.h is part of the prompt alert and notification system. The following is a summary of the Disaster Initiated Review.
ASSESSMENT
- 1. SIREN SYSTEM The Brunswick 10-mile EPZ has 35 sirens that are strategically placed throughout the two-county area. 33 became inoperable during the passage of Hurricane Floyd, Restoration of service for the last 2 sirens was completed during the day en September 18,
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- 2. EVACUATION ROUTES AND SIGNS Since the passing of the storm, all evacuation routes in the 10-mile EPZ are open. The assessment team traversed the major evacuation routes in Brunswick and New Hanover Counties and confirmed their passability. Residents have been allowed to return to the coastal areas that had been evacuated before the hurricane. Evacuation routes for the EPZ are the same as those used for hurricanes. The evacuation route signs were not damaged by the hurricane.
On September 18,1999, two of the evacuation routes outside of the ten-mile EPZ were blocked by high water. Both of these routes have alternate routes to bypass the problem areas. The water on highway 211 has subsided sufficiently to be passable by automobiles.
North Carolina Depanment of Transportation and the Highway Patrol continue to monitor all roads in the State.
- 3. EPZ POPULATION The approximate EPZ permanent resident population is 27,000. The transient population is between 50 to 60 thousand people. Mandatory evacuation ofhurricane risk areas in the
' counties was ordered prior to Floyd's landfall. Shelters were opened in both counties to house evacuees.
. Brunswick County has one shelter open for approximately 3'O residents in the coumy who are unable to return home. New Hanover County has closed all ofits shelters.
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Both Counties stated that the shelters that would be used in the event of an accide Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant were 'available.
- 4. ALERT AND NOTIFICATION As stated in Section 1, all of the sirens are operational. All sirens were tested to verify operability. Brunswick and New Hanover Counties have emergency response teams capable of providing back-up route alerting ifneeded. County Of5cials confirmed that the commercial EAS stations are operational and were extensively utilized during Hurricane Floyd.
- 5. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS The dedicated Decision Line that is used to coordinate the development and implementation ofprotective actions is fully operational. Local government and State owned radio communications systems are fully operational. The commercial telephone systemis functioning.
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- 6. ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT The ability of the State ofNorth Carolina to perform independent accident assessment analysis and administer an effective environmental monitoring program was not adversely affected by the passage ofHurricane Floyd. The Radiation Protection Division, Department ofEnvironment, Health and Natural Resources conducts these accident assessment activities.
- 7. STATE / LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS c
The State ofNorth Carolina and Brunswick and New Hanover Counties are capable of responding to a radiological emergency at the Brunswick Nuclear Power Station and this capability has not been adversely affected by the hurricane. The State provided assistance to both EPZ counties.
- 8. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION All supponing documentation gathered by the Assessment Team will be on file in the FEMA IV Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia.
FINDINGS Based on the assessment of field investigation data collected by the Federal Emergency
' Management Agency's Region IV Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Team on September 17th and 18th 'and information provided by the State ofNorth Carolina, and officials of Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, the following statements are made:
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No significant changes to the infrastructure of the Brunswick EPZ occurred which would necessitate the development of extra-ordinary compensatory measures.
- Offsite emergency preparedness in the State ofNorth Carolina, and in Brunswick and New Hanover Counties is adequate.
These statements complete the Disaster Initiated review made necessary by the landfall of Harricane Floyd within the EPZ of the Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant.
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