ML20237G513
| ML20237G513 | |
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| Site: | Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/19/1987 |
| From: | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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| RTR-NUREG-0654, RTR-NUREG-654 OL-5-I-FEMA-002, OL-5-I-FEMA-2, NUDOCS 8709020284 | |
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AGAIiGT NUREG-0654/FDM-REP-1, AND FDM-RP-10
~E~8 csf9/n PU7 POSE Z-R=MR-2 0 This G;1 dance Memoranctam (G1) describos paliev aM nrocedures to be folloe! hv the Federal Eneroenu tnaae ent Mency (FD%) HeaMuarters and GeolonAl Otf. ices in assessim and makina fiMires and determinations on the Meauacy of alert and notification systenn instal 1M arouM ccntrercial nuclear nower plants.
Plannim StaMards E, F, and N and Appendix 3 of NURD:i-0654/FDM-REP-1, and FD%-REP-10, the " Guide for the Evaluation of. Alert and Notification System for Nuclear Powr Plants" contain the specific technical criteria aqainst which alert and notification system desions will be reviewei.
his G4 suoersedes the carrently ocerative Gt-lh Revision 1, entitlM "FDM Action to Qualify Alert and Notification System Aqainst NUREG-0654/ FDR-REP-1, Revision 1" dated October 19, 1983.
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Re President of the United States, in a statenent on Decenber 7,1979, assignei FEK4 as the lead Federal Aqency for coordinatim State and local radiological emer-cency plannirn aM preparedness activities arcand cwercial nuclear trawer plants.
This responsibility inc1MM evaluatirn arri aonrovirra State and locd radiological emergency plannirn aM orecaredness for dedirn with the consequences of an occident j
at a convercial nuclear rnwr clant.
Followirn this Presidential elirective, 5'DB I
aM the Nuclear Requlatory Comission (NP.C) iointly produced, in November 190, NUREG-0654/FD4A-REP-1, " Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radioloolcal
!i Ehernency Resnonso 91ans and Preparedness in Suoport of Nuclear Power Plants".
This cuidance docurent orovides the basis for the development of radiological e cer -
gency rest:onse olans ad preparedness by State and local governments aM the NRC licensees for dealina with accidents at ecmrercial nuclear nower niant<,.
N' fREG-0654/FD4A-RT-1 also nrovides the. basis for the review of radiolcaical enernencv resnonse olans ancl preparedness by Federal Aqencies.
Appendix 3 of NURm-0654/ FD4A-REP-1 States that NRC licensees are required to install alert aM notification system arouM comnercial nuclear' rower plants and f urther states that netivation c5 these systems is the rest:onsibility of the State and local goverrrents. he licensees were mandated by NRC to have alert and noti-f.ication systens installed around coeratiro ecnnercial nuclese nower clants b/
February 1,1982 (originally by July 1,19S1), or face enforcement actions.
Anv nuclear onwer plant scheduled for oneration after Febtvery 1,1982, is recuivel to have an alert aM notification system installed crior to camercial omration of the facility.
Ercuch mreement with the NRC, FDM accepted the lead resmnsl5111ty for review-inq and soprovina alert aM notification systems. Wis inc1Wed confirmina that the systems are in f ull cooliance with NURm-0654/FD%-REP-1, FD% Rule 44 CFR 350, end NEC Rule 10 CFR 50, Annedix F.
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l evalustinq alert aM notification systems. FDiA-43 presented an elaboration on and an application of the criteria contained in NURm-0654/FDiA-R9-1 for purrnses of reviewirn aM anprovim alert and notification syste*.s.
FDLA-43 was subsequently revised to reflect conments received durina the interim-use period.
In Nowrher 1985, final cuidance was issued in FDM-REP-10, which nunersedd FD4A-43,
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The cuidance contained in this Gli addressos the proceiural steos which wiH be followed by the FDR Regions and Headquarters in the evaluation of alert and noti-fication systems leMirq up to apnrwal of the systens. All technical asnects involved in the review ani Anproval process are contained in FDM-RD-10 1
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RESPCx SIBILITIES J
The responsibilities for the nrocedural aspects of evalustim alert and nott-fication syste n are described below:
FFAA Headquarters is responsible for the followim:
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Establishira arvi reviewing nolicy for makinq findinqn aM determinations on the adequacy of alert aM notification systems; In coordination with the Reaions, develooinq standard formsts, content, and acceptapeg criteria for reviewina the technical aspects of alert ard notifi-cation system desion submittals from State aovernmnts and/or NRC licensees; Issuins reconrendations aM policy concernim the Dnergency BroMcast System
. (EDS), National O:canic and Atmascheric Ministration radio system.s, etc.,
as they relate to alert and notification systems; l
Coordinatim arrangements with other Federal Acencies, if necessary, to complete the alert ard notification system desian reviews; i
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problems when recuestei tu the FD4A Peqions; Ahinisterirn contracts for the provision of technical assistance in review-ino aM evaluatirn alert aM notification systems:
Coordinating the schedulirn of alert aM notification system telenhone surveys with the FEMA Bealons and technical assistance contractor Coordinatim contractual arrangements for conductira the telephone survevs aM resurvevs, if necessny, for each alert ard notification systen; Coordinatim arranqemnts with the Office of tnacemnt and Baioet (040 for clearance to conduct the telephone surveys; Issuinc fornal findinqs to the NRC on the adequacy or inadequacy of alert
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and notification systems ba.e4 on FDR Regional recorrnendations ani findims; and I
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DRAPT Issuina cuidance, as necessarv, for the FDu Regions to follow in reviesinq the routine alert aM notification systen testinq nrogram and coerability followinq the initial alert and notification systen anoroval.
i FFm Reqional Of fices a m responsible for the follewinq:
Reviewins alert ani notification system desiqq suhmittals as a cart of FD%'s evaluation and aoproval process of State ard local raiiolccical emrqenev nians and preparedness in accordance with FD% Rulo 44 CFR 350; Making preliminary and final reccmtendations to FDM Headquarters on accrovina or disapproving alert and notification syste n oursuant to NUREG-0654/FDG-mb-1 evaluation criteria E.5., E.6.(with technical assistance), F.1., N. l.,
N. 2., N. 3., ani N. S. ;
Centirming that State and lo;al governments have demonstrated the canability to alert aM notify the conulation within the 5-or 10-mile niunn e,wraenev plannim zone (EP2) in accordance with the ti.me requirements in 10 CFR 50, Annendix E, Section D.3, and NUREG-0654/FD%-REP-1, Appendix 3; Confirmina that acceotable procedures are established, have been demonstrated if required, eM are in full comliance with all FDM Quidance for alertinq and notifyina the transient conulation in recreational arcas, State Parks, wildlife refuoes, hunting areas, river areas, ocean areas, beaches, ani other areas frecuented by the transient population; Peviewina the routine = aWt and notifit s'. ion system testinq nrogra, c.n17*ci by the licensee and/or the State AM local qoverrnents to maintain ani test the system, so as to assist FD% Ibadquarters in determinim the adequacy of the proaram; Reviewim State / licensee cperabilitv reports to confit9 that the siren oner-ability standard of 90% required in FD%-REP-10 has been achieved based on the most recent 12 months of test results before the systen is aonrovoi (the operability of the systet. will be detenninei by averaqim the results of all regularly scheduled tests employed as cart of the testing nrogram, e.a. silent, arcul, f ull-cycle );
Reviesira alert aM notification system testing results annually af ter the initial system anproval to confirm that testim has been ecmpleted in accord-ance with aDproved orocedures aM that the siren operability renains at or above 90%; anri notifyinc FDR Headquarters if it falls belcw 901 (this nay he included as mrt of the periodic recluirennts sticulated in 01 PR-1);
Assistim in the alert aM notificatico system telephone surveys by coor-dinatirq all necessary arramements with State and local officials and b/
providing a representative at the alert aM notification system activation noint (Encruency Operations Centers, etc.) the day of the survey, if at all possible, to act as a liaison to the technical assistance contractor:
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Feviesim aM evaluatim chames to alert ani notification systems as necessary followim the initial annroval of the system; and
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the initial syste1 approval and recrueMirq resurv af ter ranted.
"Ihe Technical Assistance Contractor is renoon ibl e for the followinn:
s uation criterion E.6. in NUREG-0654/FDiA-RD)-1;Rav ant to evab-Ibcumentim the results of the technical review in preliminary retorts for use by the FDM Rcolons and Headquarters; ani final Providinq alert cM notification systen reviews: technical assistance aM Mvice o
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e Conductina a public telephono survey imwdiately followina activ ti the alert and notification system and statistically analyzina the s on of for inclusion in a final report on the adequacy of the systemt results ani Conducting telephone resarveys if dimeted.
Stato and local covern ents are resD3nsible for the followimt Coordinating with licensees to ensure oromr consideration of off i Icgical emrgency response plans aM preparedness in the desian s te radio-notification systems; ert aM Boviewing, to the extent possible, the alert and notification s submitted by the KRC licensees aM providina appropriate segmnts ysten designs rdiolo:ical ewrgency resmnse plans (or at a minimam, an accura of their reference) for inclusion in the alert and notification systen desion:
Fowarding the licensee's alert ad notification, system design sub i the FD% Boqion for review m ttal to Assurim activation of the alert aM notification systems for t l parrown an$ for routina tests aM exercises:
e ephone survey Revisim of fsite radiolcqical energency plans and preparedness t the FDiA Begional of fice with cooles of the revisions o reflect any operability aM testim results to the FD4A IkiCcordinatim system siren data is not already provided bv the licensco; cions for review annual:V if the Assurina that Mdress registers containina information on the dist ib tone alert radios within the energency o'.annim zona are updated r ution of-are available for inspection; annua 11v an$
Confirming that appropriate testim and maintenance of tone alort rad been etnoleted pursuant to the quidance in FD%-RfP-10 for those sys os has tainirq tone alert radios; and ms con-
b F4t,21 '87 21:?6 FEMA UATH FEL CTF 2 P.06 DRAFT CoMuetina resurveys of alert an1 notification systems after the initial sys-tem anproval, if the resurvey cannot be conducted ny FD1A tut is determined icintly by FEMA Headamrters aM the FDG Pegion to be necessary to certify the continued adecuacy of the systen (this is nore likely to anply to system with a significant tone alert radio cormnent however, the reasons for the resurvey will be outlined for State and local of.ficials, the licensee, aM the NRC and suf f teient time will be allcwed in which to conioct it if other arrarriewsnts cannot be mie).
'70 licensees _are responsible _ f_or the followinq:
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l Prenarim alert aM notification system desinn recorts in accordance with the cuidance in FDiA-RT-10 ad in NURED-0654/ FEMA-RP-1, Pavision 1, Appendix 3, and coordinating the desiqn with Stat *e officials (ani local covernment officials if necessary); and submittim the designs to the appropriate State government i
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DeneMina on est611shed procMures, sernittim alert an$ notification systen operability ani testim records either directly to the State coverrrent or to the FDtA Realons for review annually; ani Assistim in alert am notification system telechone surveys aM resurveys, as necessary, and orcmptly correctini systen problems.
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Reviewina aM anorovina alert aM notification systen designs prior to
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installation of the system hv the licensees; and I
Feviewim FD% fiMinas on the Mequacy or inadeguacy of alert aM notifi-cation systems and followinq uo with annronriate actions to ensure that oronpt corrective actions are taken when needed.
l PROCEDCRAL ASPECTS OF ALERT AND NCfrIFICATION StSTEM FIVIDG NRC licenseos are responsible for Dreoarirrl aM submittina three ccoles of their alert and notification system designs to State officials (and to local governrent of ficials if necessary) f or coordination and review. State aM local novernment officials will be exoected to incorporate accropriate sections of the offsite radio-Icqical emergency response plant into the alert aM notification system design sub-mittal. Followina the review by State aM local officials, the designs will be submitted to the FD4A Region, and the Region will in turn submit a copy of the desian to FDIA Headquarters for review ty the technical assistance contractor.
It is acceptable for the alert aM notification systen desion submission tn in-corporate an accurate cross reference to evaluation criteria E.5., E.6.,
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N. l., N.2., N.3., and N.S. as Mdressed in the State and local radiological emergency response plans instead of havim those cortions of the plans rewritten just for the alert aM notification system desion recort.
The FEMA Regional review of the alert aM notification system desian aM of the technical assistance contractor's prelimirery draf t report on the alert and notification system design should consist of the followin1
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- A verification or reverification o' the adequacy of evaluation criteria E.5.,
E.6. (administrative aspects and if nonsible, physical asoects), F.1., N.l.,
N.2., N.3., aM N.5. as docueented in the trost recent interim findim, exer-cise recort, or 44 CFR 350 approval
- A review of and em ents on the technical assistance contractor's preliminaw draf t report especially as it relates to evaluation criterion E.6.(nhysical aspects) aM a review of the rcutine systcrn testim procedures and coerability!
- A confirmation of compliance of the State and local governments with the' tim requirements in 10 CFR Part 50, Anoendix E, Section D.3, and NUREU-0654/FDtA-RED-1, Revision 1, Annendix 3 (See Attachment I to this Gi for ere details);
- A. review of both institutional alertino Drocedures ad special alerting pro-cedures utilized for the transient pooulation to detemine the adecuacy of these procedures.
I FollcWina their orcliminary review, the Regional Of fice should provide a preliminary findina of adequacy or inadequacy to FDM Headquarters.
If the system is fouM to have adocuate alertim ccneraae, a date for the telephone survey will he established by FEMA Headquarters that is aqreeable to the Recional Of fice, State and local coverrTynts, technical assistance contractor, and the NRC licensee.
If the system is fouM to have inadequate alertim coverage or other problems, the State and/or utilitv vill be notified thrcuch the FE% Pbqional Of fice that further documentation to sunoort the alert aM notification system design is recuirei. A mm detailei review of the alert aM notification system. design b/ the Reaional Of fice may he required if significant ti c has elapsed since the last Rocional interim findim, 44 CFR 350 review, or exercise was ccrnpleted in which the alert and notification system related plan elements were reviewed.
As mrt of the review process, the techniesl assistance contractor will conduct a telephone survey of permanent residents in the 10-mile IPZ after activation of the alert and notification systen. Households will be nolled to ascertain whether or not they were alerted darin the activation of the system. Such a telephone sur-vey will be performed only once to approve the alert aM notification system unless the results are unacceptable durin1 the initial survey. The telephonc survey can l
be coMuctel following activation of the alert ad notification system either durina routine testing, as part of a scheduled exercise, or as a separate activation.
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i The technical assistance contractor will prepare a final draf t report on the alert and notification system follcMinq the telenhone survey. mis final draf t remrt will document the results of the survey alom with the results of the earlier tech-nical review of the systen desion. 'Ihe FD% Recions will review this final draf t renort, address the acceptability of the routine siren testing procedures aM aner--
ability with resDect to established standards, address any remainim issues not coverei in their preliminary findim, as discussed above, and nake a final reem-nendation on aoproving or disancrovim the system, we Recional findimi may include recmtreMations for system modifications or enhancanents.
FD".A HeMquarters will incorporate all appropriate Reqional reccmendations into a final remrt and issue a fiMirq to the NRC on the Mequacy or inMoouacy of the alert aM notification system. It is imWartant to note that findinos on alert and notification syste~s employina sirens cannot be issmd without documentation that the routine siren j
testing procedures are adequate an1 that the operability standard of 906 in FDm-REP-10 has been achieved based on 12 months of current testina records.
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- 44.21 '87 21:37 FEf% IMSH FED CTR 2 P.08 DRAigS 1 I Stato and local covernmnt emroency plannim and preparedness can be anor,ved by FmA pursuant to 44 CFR 350 without approval of the alert aM notification In these cases, FEMA will issue a conditional 44 CFR 350 aoproval cave-system.
ated on the ultimate aoproval of the alert aM notification system.
'Ihe caveat in the 44 CFR 350 acoroval will be removed once the alert aM notification system is aporoved.
Hwever, in smo cases, alert aM notification systen relatet croS-lems may delav a 44 CFR 350 approval aM in other cases the alert aM notification systen accroval may be granta3 simultaneously with the 44 CFR 350 approval.
An alert aM notification system is subject to an engineerirn analysis acainst NUREG-0654/TEMA-RW-1, Revision 1, and FD4A-RTP-10 by this nrocedure only once, unless a significant charge, as specified in 44 CFR'350.14, is mde to the system.
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FEMA Posional Of fices will be responsible for advisino FNA Headquarters of siqni-jj ficant changes to alert aM notification systens or oE significant chanQes in the N
EPZ that,miqht impact the alert aM notification system after the initial aporoval.
I The Pacions will also be responsible for assistim in rereviews that may becom necessary. If necessary, technical assistance may be pewided aM a telephone resurvey conducted if such rereviews are undertaken.
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Follcwin;l the initial cualifyim telechone survey and apnroval of an alert ad i
notification system, FD% will not conduct nor require that telephone resurveys be coMuctei in the cutyears to assoss the continued capabilities of the system unless one or note of the followim coMitions is encountered that vauld warrant
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i A significant chame occur 9 in the denograo5ics or in the configuration i
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A significant modification is maic to the physical crJnoonents of the i
alert and notification systo. that actually or rntentiallv decreases the ef festiveness of the system;
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A significant problem is identified in sone asnect of the alert and notification system or there is documentation provided by the Region supporting concerns over the continued adequacy of the system; Should any of these con 3itions be enecuntered, it will be incumbent upon the Regional Of fice to notify FDiA Headquarters aM recottneM revisions and/or corrective actions which could include a teleohone resurvey conducted either by FD% or the State.
If FD% conducts the resurvey, FDG Headquarters will coordinate all appropriate arran and other of fices as necessary. gements for the resurvey with the N'1C, OMR, State aM local governments, in conjunction with the licensees, are encouraaed to coMuct their own annual surveys as a mthod of conitoring the continued effectiveness of their sVstems, esnecially those with significant tone alert rMio ccroonents.
Followirg the initial anoroval of an alert aM notification system, the FDM Regions will be responsible for routinely receivina the results of alert and notification system tests and will be expected to review the results aM report them to FD4A HeMquarters annually, possibiv as part of the periodic require-ments reporting.
'Ihis is necessary to verify that siren system operability is maintained at 90% or higher, the staMard in FEMA-REP-10, aM to confirm that routine testing, includim testim of special alerting components, is beinn
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"he onorability resdits my be submittei to the FD% Reaion by either the State aM local coverrments or the licensee.
'or alert and notification system consistirra of tone alert radios, the FEM;
<egions should receive confir' nation fron State aM local of ficials aM/or the icensee annually that the tone alert registers how been reviewod and uMatei and that anrual mintenance aM testing of these systems has been performi by the accrocriate authorities.
l Attaclant I to this qaidance memoraMum contains an explanation of 'the tim requirements for alert and notification System outlinei in NUREG-0654/FF.vA-RT-1, Favision 1, Apperdix 3, FD4A-RT-10, and 10 CFR 50, Appendix C.
Attachment II contains an approximate tine line for reviewing alert aM notification syste.
desians as'cutlined in the procedures abwe.
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AITACR'* INT I: A*IRT AND EIFICATION TIME REDUIRFENTS PURPOSE The nurnose of this attachment is tw0 fold:
- To elatrarate uNn the accepted FDG interpret 9 tion aM application of alert aM notifiestion system desian objectives outlined in 10 CFR 50, 1
Aopendix E and in NUREG-0654/FDG-RT-1, Anoendix 3 that relate to alert aM notification system activation and timing; and 1
- To provide cuidan:e and su3costions for evaluatina aM confimim com-l i
l pliance with these design objectives durina offsite radiological' ener-l gency preparedness (RF) exercises; The provision of timely and apercoriate alertina aM notification could be one of the most critical aspects of protectim the oublic in the event of an acci-dent at a nuclear power plant. Ensurina that alert and notification systems installed around nuclese power olants are in fact capable of racidly wseninq the public is an important aspect of FDIA's rmies of offsite radiological emraenev olannini and precatedness.
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l Each alert aM notification system nust have the capability to rapidly alert
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the ouMic snd advise then of protective action reccwendations..R e actual design objectives against which these systems must be desianed are o.itlined in the NJclear Pegulatory Commission (tPC) Rule 10 CFR 50, Annendix E, NLWG-l 0654/ Feta-RT-1, Appendi < 3, an.1 FDG-REP-10 As stated in NUREG-0654frDR-RT-1, AnDeMix 3, the minimum acceDtable desjon objectives for coveraqe hv an alert aM notification systei are:
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" a) Capability for providirra both an alert sianal and an informational or instructional nossaae to the population on an area wide basis throughcut the 10 mile EP2, within 15 mina tes.
b) 2e initial notification system will assure direct coveraqe of essentially 100% of the occulation within 5 miles of the site.
c) Special arrangements will be made to assure 100%.coverace within I
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ne basis for any special rewirenents exwotions (e.g., for extended water areas with transient boats or remote hikina trails) tust be docu.-ented. "
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essentially connlete the initial notification of the nhlic within th. plum exposre patway PZ within shout 15 :ninutes.
he use of this notification caoability will rance frov immediate notification o' the nublic (within 15 ninuw s of the time that State and local officials are notified that a situatien exists recuiring urgent action) to the r: ore likely event where the,re is substantial time available for the State ani local governmental of ficials to mske a juivmt whether or not to activate the public notification system."
A very important asmet of the fonnal FEMA process for reviewing ani approving alert and notification system is confirmin1 that the riesign objectives and re-c irements outlined abcve have been met.
In confirn' ira alert and notification system capability, FDtA must consider a conservative scenarior i.e. the coniltion in which alerting and notification of the population must be congleted by offsite authoritipe within 15 minutes of notification bv the licensee that imediate l
orotective actions are required. NRC Rule 10 CFR 50, Appendix E requires that licensees have the capability to notify responsible offsite officials within 15 minutes af ter declarirq an etemency. Similarly of faite, the caoability to complete the alert and notification orecess within 15 minutes of notification by the licensee, or within 15 minates of a decision b/ the resrunsible official, to activate the system, uct exist. While FDG and NRC require that this 15 nirute capability exist, it is recognized that not all energency conditions will necessitate offsite notification within as short a tine as 15 minutes.
~he confirmatory mechanism for certifying "15-mirute capability" is acccnralished throue actual demonstrations or simulations of this capability durity offsite radiolecical emoroency creparainess exercises. Daring these exercises, exercise
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evalcators actually time the alert and notification nrocess to confirm that the administrative proceiures an$ nachanical conponents of the system are in olace such that the entire neccess can be comnieted within the re7Jired tire fram.
IN'IUP RETATICUS FDa's interpretation of the design objectives oatlined in NUREG-0654/ FEMA-PIP-1, Anoendix 3 and of the requirements in 10 CFR 50, Aopendix E are bas +1 on coograohic location within the emenency clanning zone (EPZ). The design ob-jectives will be applied tv FDM in the alert and notification systen reviews as folicMs:
- Within 0 to 5 Hiles of the Site Alert anj notification systems must be capable of providing an alert sianal and an informational nessaae within 15 minutes to ponulated (permanent and transient) areas locatei within 5 miles of the facility. ' Ibis incluies alertirq ard notifyirn the transient ponulation in renote rural areas, open water areas, rivers, huntirn areas, recreational aren, private connoun ts, beaches, and other Icw nonulation areas utilizirn conventional or srncisi alertina procodores within 15 ndrutes.
- Within_5__to_10 Miles of the Site Alert
.d notifiestion systems must also be capable of providing an alert signal arri an inforrutional russane within 15 ninutes between 5 and 10 miles
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miles, up to 45 minutes ruy be alloved for providing an alert signal mi e, I
informational massane. Examples of such areas inclu% rural fams, huntinn I
emrounds, recreational areas, open waterways, national forests, beaches, and riverways. The alert and notification system desian submittal shouli contain the rationale for requirina uo to 45 minutes to alert such areas a 3 well as other docu.entation requiroi in FDiA-REP-10.
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al?rtira within 45 minutes vill be revlwed as part of the formal revica process on a case-by-case basis.
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- All Areas Within the Emeroency Planning Zone In all situations the tim fraws for activatim the alert and notification syste7 are measured from the pint lii time at which the officially designated decision ~nker, or decisionmakers if two States are involvei, reaches a decision which necessitates the activation of the alert and notif.ication system to alert and advise the public. As indicated in the chart beloa, there is decision-mkina tine itvailable to of fsite officials that should not be calculated i, the 15 or 45 minutes.
"he folloaina chart illustrates the key steps in the alert and notification process:
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D3cisiomukina Time for Public Officials Varies Frm Virtually No Time Available In A Fast-Breakinc Accident To Substantial Time In A Slow.ly Evolvirq Accident il CONFIRMATION OF CAPABILITIES Dl1 RING EXERCISy In preoaring to evaluate the 15 minate alert an$ notification canability durina an exercise, there are stens that can be taken to maka this task easier for the evaluator. Beloa 'are surmctions and considerations reaardina evaluatim this capability before, darim, and following exercises:
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Pre-Exercise Activities Before exercise activity be; ins, the Pacions should confirm or be aware of the followirg aspects:
- That for the of fsite jurisdictions with alert and notification resmnsi-bilities, all administrative proced. ires for concleting the entire process are clearly coordinated ad cocumente.! in the plans.
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- That the plans clearly state that the ? art and notification crocess can be ecmpleted ia its entirety within the requirei time frames.
- That the plans clearly identify the official or apreinted official vith j
decision making authority who car. issto protective action reconrenda-tions and authorize activation of the system (this official mi;ht be the Governor, a coanty administrator, a county Judge, or other similar officials). The 15 or 45 minutes begins with this official's autter-i ization to activate the system.
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' Ihat the plans cicarly injicate the clanned alert aM notification activities related to each e:mroency action level outlined in the plan.
- Wich emergency actim level will be used to verify the alert and noti-fication systen capabilities.
It is acceotable to verify the canahilities
{(k of the systen at any one of the activations, if there is more than one, as lor *J as the entire secuence can be observed durirr.: the activation choson for verification.
- Wien routes will be o5 served if rcute alertirc is part of the alert and notification system ad is boirra confirmd durina the exercise.
- That any redundant or backup alertina orocedures that have been develonei l
are clearly outlined in the plan includina hos these procedures will be I
imolementM aM the time frenes neanosed Ir/ the respondina oraanizstion for co cletir4 them, if any are proposed.
Exercise Activities Durim exercises, the Poqions should be ccqnizant of the folkwing:
- Starting the C M :
The reint in time at which the decision to activate the alert and noti-fication system is mde because this is the beginnino point for coni-tority.1 cc,pliance with the time equirenents e.g. within 15 or 45 ninutes of this decision bV offsite officials, an alert sional mast ce activatei aM an informational broadcast of protective actions must he on the air.
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Every step of the alertirc process should be r:enitorM ntartini with the decision to activate the system through the actual or sinulated broad-
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cast of the protective action recommendation to confirn that nrcoer procedures are Seiro followed.
Daring exercises, decisiomaking time sMuld be available to offsite officials.
Howver, it will be incumbent umn the exercise evaluators to rhternine if the time required b/ offsite officials to make nrotec-Live action reccorrendations is excessive and would result in the public beiro placM at risk (the decisionraking issue will be addressed in future guidance memranda). Obviously in a real emrgency, the nature of the cmergency will dictate the mount of time available to offsite officials in arrivim at orotective action recommendations. Similarly, durira an exercise, the scenario and exercise play will nive an indication of what reasonable decisionmakim tim is and when a lack of action should result in a roquired corrective action citation or deficiency.
D:cisionmaking tino could rango frcm absolutely zero in a serious, fast-breakira accident, to the mre likely situation whereby consultation time would be availabic to of fsite officials. Once the offsite officials make a decision to implement a protective action, the 15-minute clock begins. Since every exercise is different, the decisionmakim time observed will vary.
- Primary Route Alertim:
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If rcute alertira is a primary means of providing the $ert sicnal,.the '
Bogion can assian evaluators to accompany the individuals cerfomino this function to confirm that orooer procedures are followed and that the an-plicable 15-or 45-minute rectairements are achieved includim all stens outlined in FEMA-REP-10 (e.g. mobilization of personnel, transit time to the becinnirn of the route, etc.).
If fdultiple routes are involved and sufficient evaluators are not available for evaluatirn every route, a samplino of the routes nay be chosen for evaluation, possibly focusinq on the most dif ficult roates or the more populate 1 routes.
- Rejundant Route Qertin';:
If redondant route alert aM notification system procedures are demon-stcated during exercises, evaluators should be aware of the tine recuired for offsite authorities to ecmplete the entire redundant rcute alertim j
Rese systems are desianed to be out into effect only when process.
primar/ systess, especially sirens, f ail.
W ere is no harri and fast tim require:nent for completim the redundant route alertina orocesst howver, 45 minutes is a reasonable objective fdr ccroletirq the process.
- Sinulation:
- It is accentable to simulate the activation of alert and notification systems ducirq ex6reises. However, even thouQh the system activation is beiro simulated, the 15-tr.inute canability can still tw confitwd.
he exception to this involves confirmina route alertim tims in which cane the activity cannot be simulatM ard can only be confirmed throuqh actual observation.
, y41,21 *87 21:43 FC1A 1r-5H FED CTR 2 P.15 Post-Exercise Activities In Dreparim the cost-exercise report, the follcwing iter.s should be eddressei:
- A clear state ent of whether or not the exercise objectives associated with the alert and notification systen were achieved.
- A chart or some 'other mthrxi of indicatirn the exact times of the various steos in the alert aM notification crocess that will nake it clear whether or not the tine requirements have been achieved.
Tailure by of fsite authorities to ccrnolete the primary alort aM notifi-cation process within the tim frams stipulated in NORT,-0654/FD4A-REP-1, Appendix 3, should automatically result in a " deficiency" citation, which could lead to a necative findina, recaMless of the tyoe of system (e.a.
sirens, tone alert radios, route alertim, etc. ) emloved.
- Failure to complete reduMant.u.ite alertirq in accoMance with the tiw frawas esta511shel W the rescoMira organizations should be cited as a "recom endation for ierovemnt".
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4 Attachrent II Below is an approximate time line representing cach of the major steos leadian up to ard following an alert and notification svsten demonstration. his tine line is approximate aM for planniro ourposes only. Due to charges in nriorities, it rnay be nodified by FD% Headquarters as needed on a site-specific basis.
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-16 Weeks FDM Beat;uarters receives a ccpy of the licensee's design submission through the FD% Regional Office with a copy remainirn in the Reaion for review.
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-15 Weeks FDM Headquarters provides the licensee's desiQn submittal to the technical assistance contractor for revlee.
-12 Weeks FDu Head:;uarters and Region jointiv acree on a nre'.iminar/
date for the alert aM notification demonstration and survey.
-9 Weeks FDu Headquarters receives the preliminary.ernrt on the design fra, the technical assistance contractor.
-8 'beks FDM HeadrJuarters submits the preliminary recort to the Fe::ional Of fice for review.
-4 Weks Reaional Office ecnoletes a review of the preliminary renort fron the technical assistance contractor aM, including their own review, makes a preliminary finiim of adecuacy or inadequacy to FDiA Headquarters.
If the desian submission is fou vi to be Meauste, the Region completes finel schedulina for the alert ard notification dernonstratic... At this ruint the technical assistance contractor initiates ef forts with the subcontractor to prepare for the telephone survey.
POST-SURVE_Y
+8 Weeks Technical assistance contractor provides final report on the alert and notification demonstration to FD% Headquarters.
+10 Weks FDM Headquarters transmits report to-the Regional Director for Einal review aM evaluaton.
+14 Weeks Reaional Director submits final recommendations on the alert aM notification demonstration to FD% Headquarters.
+16 Weeks FD% HeMquartem issues final firdiras and certification to -
NRC. If a site has a conditional 350 aonroval, cavent is lifted aM the Governor is notified of anproval.
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