ML20235K686

Informs That Coffey County Will No Longer Be Qualified to Uphold Application Portion of Facility Emergency Response Plan,For Listed Reasons,As of 890109

ML20235K686
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Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	01/06/1989
From:	Eric Freeman COFFEY COUNTY, KS
To:	NRC
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' COFFEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S' OFFICE E ARL B. FREEMAN.

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I am writing this letter toinform you that as of January 9,1989 Coffey County will no longer be qualified to uphold their portion of the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan for the following reasons.

1.

Under the plan,' the Sheriff has primary overall responsibility and control until the head of the County Commission reaches the EOC and assumes his responsibilities. This requires that the Sheriff be acquainted with the workings of the whole plan and be totally knowledgeable with the Sheriff's and County Commission's portions of it, as well having a working familiarity with the Sh erif f's Dispatch e r's and Coffey County Engineer's portions. As of the date of this letter, to my knowledge,the new Sheriff is not capable of performing his portion of the plan due to lack of training and experience, and thus the Sheriff's portion of the plan becomes null and void.

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In the absence of the Sheriff, the Undersheriff has these same responsibilities. The Sheriff and Undersheriff would be each other's relief in case of a prolonged stay in the EOC.The newly designated Undersheriff is not capable of performing his portion of the plan due to lack of training and experience, and thus the back-up of the Sheriff's portion of the plan becomes null and void.In fact, when asked by me what he and the new Sheriff intended to do about the Wolf Creek Plan, the newly designated Undersheriff laughed ir my face and said,"We'll fake it!"

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The County Engineer is new and to my knowledge has received very little training in his role, thus making 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> manning of this key position very unlikely,even though his alternate is fully trained and capable.

4.

There will be a new alternate for the Director of Emergency Preparedness, since the old alternate will become the Public Information Officer, and the new alternate has received very little training, to my knowledge,thus making 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> manning of this key position unlikely.

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There is a new County Clerk, who will become the PublicInformation Officer,and who has not received enough training to my knowledge,thus making the manning of this key position difficult.

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The County Commissioners apparently do not take their responsibilities under the

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plan seriously, and do not keep the Dispatchers advised of where they can be reached in j

case of the activation of the Wolf Creek Plan. This makes having a trained Sheriff and l

Undersheriff even more vital. There was a several day stretch in November 1988 when all of the commissioners were out of the county in Wichita,and the Sheriff, Undersheriff, i

Director of Emergency Preparedness,and the Dispatchers were unaware of this. The only f

notification was in the Burlington paper of the previous Wednesday.There would not be time,in an emergency,to check the papers for the Commission's where-abouts. During an

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announced pre-exercise drill, not only did not all of the Commissioners attend the briefing, but it took an hour and a half to get a Commissioner into the EOC,even though

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Since so many key positions are lacking in training and ability, and especially the vital Sheriff and Undersheriff positions, the plan as it is now, is unworkable.Coffey County cannot keep their part of the plan in effect, and since they are the first link in the chain, the whole plan falls apart.

The outgoing Sheriff and Undersheriff have always taken this plan very seriously. Since the plant opened, they have had to coordinate their days off so that one of them would always be in reach, and they would know where to get ahold of the other in case of emergency. To my knowledge, they were the only two in th e whole plan to have done this as a regular routine.

- Hopefully someone will take my concerns to heart and pay attention, since lives are at stake.

Hopefully these deficiencies will be corrected before the unthinkable happens,Besides being the outgoing Shvfiff, I am also a resident and taxpayer of Coffey County.1 feel a concern and a responsibility to bring these facts to light so that the public will know.

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Board Meets Every Monday In response to a letter written by the former Sheriff of _Coffey County, Earl Freeman',._the Coffey County Commissioners would like to take this opportunity to respond. The' Commissioners place great importance on protecting the health and safety of Coffey County residents. Coffey County continues to be qualified to uphold their_ portion of emergency planning for, Wolf Creek.

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'Our. responses to the items identified in the letter are as follows:

1.

The new Sheriff received training on January 3 at 1:00 P.M.-on the " Overview of the Three Emergency Plans"., This course included how the Wolf Creek, Coffey County, and the State _of Kansas emergency plans function, and covers.the primary

. responsibilities of key personnel.

2.

The new Undersheriff was appointed to this position on January 9, 1989 and will be trained as soon as the sessions can be sdheduled.

As a deputy, the Undersheriff received tral'ning in the " Overview

'of the Three Emergency Plans", " Basic Radiation Effects", "Self-Protection Radiation Monitoring", and the " Sheriff's Deputy

. Role Position". Additionally, the former Undersheriff still works in the department and is being placed on emergency call lists as a second alternate.

3.

The County Engineer received training on January 3 and actively participated in the December 5,1988 annual Field Exercise with Wolf Creek, the County, and the State of Kansas.

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The alternate for the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator i

remains unchanged and has held the position since December, l

1986. When a new alternate is trained', the County Clerk will then assume the position of Public Information Officer.

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Rresently, experienced personnel are trained to fill the position.

of Public Information Officer. -The County Clerk has received.

training on January 3,.1989, and will formally assume the position in the near future.

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The County Commissioners take their responsibilities under the plan very seriously and have-done so since it's creation. The Commissioners' line of succession is stipulated in the County Plan. During the unannounced pre-exercise, a Commissioner was available by telephone within 22 minutes of the notification of a simulated emergency f rom Wolf Creek. During the un-announced annual Field Exercise, a Commissioner was present in the County Emergency Operations Center within 34 minutes of receiving the first notification from Wolf Creek. All five-Commissioners came to the E.0.C. the evening of the exercise.

All personnel filling key positions in the Coffey County Emergency Response Organization are trained and able to fulfill their responsibilities in protecting the health and safety of the residents of Coffey County.

Sincerely, n

David Beard Chairman, Coffey County Commissioners cc:

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1/12/89 Front Page Coffey County called unready for disaster By STEVE SWARTZ politics suggested that Freeman's Freeman also said the county en-Capital.lournal assistant stats editor questioning of the county's response gineer, Harry Hunsley, "to my ability is simply fallout from a knowledge has received very little BURLINGTON - Is Coffey Coun-messy sheriff's campaign.

training in his role," making 24-hour ty qualified to uphold its portion of In a letter from Freeman dated manning of his position unlikely.

the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant Jan. 6, three days before he left The former sheriff noted that emergency response plan?

office, he alleged that the new sher-there will be a new public informa-Not according to former Sheriff iff, Warren K. "Pete" Gunlock Sr., tion officer and alternate for the Earl Freeman, who lost a bid for and undersheriff Mike Hinnen, are county director of emergency pre-re-election in November.

not capable of performing their por-paredness, making it difficult to But key players in the plan which tion of the plan due to lack of train-man these jobs on a 24-hour basis.

would be put into effect if an acci-ing and experience.

Finally, Freemsn, who sent his dent at the state's only nuclear pow-According to the emergency plan, er plant endangered public safety the sheriff is in charge of the emer.

Continued on page 6-B. column 5 say they have no doubts about Cof-gency plan until a member of the fey County's ability to satisfactorily county commission arrives at the respond in an emergency.

emergency operating center to take One observer of Coffey County control.

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Freeman said on Wednesday that, his letter was not reaction to losing :

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his bid for re-election in November.

Freeman failed to receive the Re-tinue serving as mzurmauon omeer

1. 9' until Birk is free to assume that Publican nomination for sheriff in ;

role' the primary election and then ran a '

letter to county, state and federal write in campaign in November.,,

As to Freeman's criticism of the Freeman received 710 votes, finish-;

officials as well as area news agen-county commission, the commission-ing third behind Gunlock, a Demo -

cies, accused the county commis-ers said they "take thetr responsibil-crat, with 1,809 votes; and Peter l

stoners of not taking their responsi-ity under the plan very seriously and Werner, a Republican who receiveC bilities seriously.

have done so since the creation of 1,183 votes, according to county; "Since so many key positions are lacking in training and ability, and the plan.... All key personnel are clerk Birk.

trained and able to fulfill their re-The former sheriff said be "want+2 especially the vital sheriff and un-sponsibilities in protecting the pe*

ed the people of Coffey County to dersberiff positions, the plan as it is Ple of Coffey County.

know" that he does not think the net now is unworkable " Freeman wrote. "Coffey County cannot keep Col Mahlon G. Weed, deputy di-sheriff is qualified to etrry out thq.

their part of the plan in effect and rector of the Kansas Department of emergency plan. Freeman said he, since they are the first link in the Emergency Preparedness, acknowl-harbored no hard feelings about the.;

chain, the whole plan falls apart."

edged that there are new people in election and added that "rne and-Wednesday, the county commis-s me of the plan's leadership roles, Pete are friends."

sion issued a statement debunking but "there's still a nucleus there."it A long-time observer of Colley;

-* Freeman's letter.

Said Weed, "I wouldn't call County politics said the race for,

The commissioners said the new (c unty's safety) in jeopardy at all.

sheriff was not amicable.

sheriff received some training Jan. 3 Certainly we'll be working with Newspaper ads were published,

on the plant, county and state emer-these new people."

urging the citizens to vote for "ABE :

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gency plans. The new undersheriff,

. Weed emphasized that the new y,

ta who was previously a deputy and sheriff and undersheriff would be-have a high school di 1

'I had some training, will be trained come well. acquainted with the quirement for the tral ng ca e y soon on his new role, emergency plan.

that all sheriffs must attend) andl The commissioners said the coun-George Mills, the county's emer' efforts were rnade to keep his name '

ty engineer also received training gency preparedness director, said'.

off the November ballot.

O Jan. 3 and was a participant in the the change in county officials due to Gunlock received his GED before!

Jan. 5,1988, field exercise involving the election "is not a threat." He -

the general election and his name

the plant, county and, state, also noted that the new sheriff has was kept on the ballot.

Responding to other points in already received some training and,.

Gunlock, who had some training!

Freeman's letter, the commissioners along with others who have -oles in -

under the emergency plan whiie ;

said that the alternate to the county the plan, will continue to receive serving as the marshal of the Coffey" emergency preparedness director, training.

County town of LeRoy for nearly ~

newly elected county clerk Vernon Ronn Smith, a spokesman for Wolf five years, said Freeman's letter.

Birk, will continue to serve as alter-Creek Nuclear Operating Corp., said was "Nst spite.**

nate until a replacement is tran,

plant officials are " comfortable and.

He said he was confident he could and former county clerk Jack Se confident that the plan is intact.

handle the responsibility be has un-.-

who was public information officer We feel that the county is certainly.

under the emergenc.y plan, will. con-up to handling their responsibilities."..

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CONCERNS RE WOLF CREEK EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN Stello Taylor

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. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington D.C. 20555 Nuclear Regulatory Commission :

I am writing this letter to inform you that as of January 9,1989 Coffey County will no longe be qualified to uphold their portion of the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan for the follow.g reasons.

1.

Under the plan, the Sheriff has primsry overall responsibility and control until the' head of the County Commission reaches the EOC and assumes his responsibilities. This requires that the Sheriff be acquainted with the' workings of the whole plan and be totally knowledgeable with the Sheriff's and County Commission's portions of it, as well having a working familiarity with the Sh erif f's Dispatcher's and Coffey County Engineer's portions. As of the date of this letter, to my knowledge,the new Sheriff is

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not capable of performing his portion of the plan dee to lack of training and experience, and thus the Sheriff's portion of the plan becomes null and void.

2.

In the absence of t!,e Sheriff, the Undersheriff has these same responsibilities. The Sheriff and Undersheriff would be each other's relief in case of a prolonged stay in the EOC.The newly designated Undersheriff is not capab!: of performing his portion of the plan due to lack of training and experience, and thus the back.up of the Sheriff's portion of the plan becomes null and void.In fact, when asked by me what he and the new Sheriff intended to do about the Wolf Creek Plan, the newly designated Undersheriff laughed in my face and said,"We'll fake it!"

3.

The County Engineer is new and to my knowledge has received very little training in his role, thus making 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> manning of this key position very unlikely,even though his alternate is fully trained and capable.

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There will be a new alternate for the Director of Emergency Preparedness, since the old alternate will become the Public Information Officer, and the new alternate has received very little training, to my knowledge,thus making 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> manning of this key position unlikely.

5.

There is a new County Clerk,who will become the Public Information Officer.and who has not received enough training to my knowledge,thus making the manning on ihis key position difficult.

6.

The County Commissioners apparently do not take their responsibilities under the plan seriously, and do not keep the Dispatchers advised of where they can be reached in case of the activation of the Wolf Creek Plan. This makes having a trained Sheriff and Undersheriff even more vital. There was a several day stretch in November 1988 when all l

of the commissioners were out of the county in Wichita,and the Sheriff, Undersheriff, Director of Emergency Preparedness,and the Dispatchers were unaware of this. The only notification was in the Burlington paper of the previous Wednesday.There would not be time,in an emergency,to check the papers for the Commission's where abouts. During an announced pre-exercise drill, not only did not all of the Commissioners attend the briefing,but it took an hour and a half to get a Commissionerinto the EOC,even though one was contacted three Ms, but refused to come.

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The outgoing Sheriff and Undersheriff have always taken this plan very seriously. Since the plant opes.ed, they have had to coordinate their days off so that one of them would always be in reach, and they would know where to get ahold of the other in case of emergency. To my

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knowledge, they were the only two in the whole plan to have done this as a regular routine.

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Hopefully someone will take my concerns to heart and pay attention, since lives are at stake.

Hopefully these deficiencies will be corrected before the unthinkable happens.Besides being the l

outgoing Sheriff, I am also a resident and taxpayer of Coffey County.1 feel a concern and a j

responsibility to bring these facts to light so that the public will know.

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. PHONE 3I6 3602123 John Liddell, Undersheriff January 6,1989 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington D.C. 20555

' Nuclear Regulatory Commission :

I am writing this letter to l'nform you that as of January 9,'1989 Coffey County will no longer be qualified.to uphold their portion of the Wolf Creek Emergency Response Plan for the following reasons.

1.

Under the plan, the Sheriff has primary overall responsibility and control until the head of the County Commission reaches the EOC and assumes his responsibilities. This requires that the Sheriff be acquainted with the workings of the whole plan and be totally knowledgeable with the Sheriff's and County Commission's portions of it, as well having a working familiarity with the Sh erif f's Dispatcher's and Coffey County Engineer's portions. As of the date of this letter, to my knowledge,the new Sheriff is

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not capable of performing his portion of the plan due to lack of training and experience, and thus the Sheriff's portion of the plan becomes null and void.

2.

In the absence of the Sheriff, the Undersheriff has these same, responsibilities. The Sheriff and Undersheriff would be each other's relief in case of a prolonged stay in the EOC.The newly des!gnated Undersheriff is not capable of performing his portion of the plan due to lack of training and experience, and thus the back.up of the Sheriff's portion of the plan becomes null and void.In fact, when asked by me what he and the new Sheriff intended to do about the Wolf Creek Plan, the newly designated Undersheriff laughed in my face and said,"We'll fake it!'

3.

The County Engineer is new and to my knowledge has received very little training in his role, thus making 24 hout manning of this key position very unlikely,even though his alternate is fully trained and capable.

4.

There will be a new alternate for the Director of Emergency Preparedness, since the old alternate will become the Public Information Officer, and 'the new alternate has received very little training, to my knowledge,thus making 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> manning of this key position unlikely.

5.

There is a new County Clerk, who will become the PublicInformation Officer,and who has not received enough training to my knowledge,thus making the manning of this key position difficult.

6.

The County Commissioners apparently do not take their responsibilities under the plan seriously, and do not keep the Dispatchers advised of where they can be reached in case of the activation of the Wolf Creek Plan. This makes having a trained Sheriff and Undersheriff even more vital. There was a several day stretch in November 1988 when all of the commissioners were out of the county in Wichita,and the Sheriff, Undersheriff, J Director of Emergency Preparedness,and the Dispatchers were unaware of this. The only notification was in the Burlington paper of the previous Wednesday.There would not be time,in an emergency,to check the papers for the Commission's where abouts. During an announced pre-exercise drill, not only did not all of the Commissioners attend the briefing,but it took an hour and a half to get a Commissionerinto the EOC,even though one was contacted three times, but refused to corne.

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PHONE 316-3602123 John Liddell. Undersheriff Since so many key positions are lacking in training and ability, and especially the vital Sheriff and Undersheriff positions, the plan as it is now, is unworkable.Coffey County cannot keep their part of the plan in effect, and since they are the first link in the chain, the whole plan falls apart.

The outgoing Sheriff and Undersheriff have always taken this plan very seriously. Since the plant opened, they have had to coordinate their days off so that one of them would always be in reach, and they would know where to get ahold of the other in case of emergency. To my knowledge, they were the only two in the whole plan to have done this as a regular routine.

Hopefully someone will take my concerns to heart and pay attention, since lives are at stake.

Hopefully these deficiencies will be corrected before the unthinkable happens.Besides being the outgoing Sheriff, I am also a resident and taxpayer of Coffey County.1 feel a concern and a responsibility to bring these facts to light so that the public will know.

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