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Intervenor Exhibit I-FEMA-2B,consisting of Draft 870121 Guidance Memo AN-1, FEMA Action to Qualify Alert & Notification Sys Against NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1 & FEMA-REP-10
ML20237G519
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Site: Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date: 06/09/1987
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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References
RTR-NUREG-0654, RTR-NUREG-654 OL-5-I-FEMA-002, OL-5-I-FEMA-2, NUDOCS 8709020287
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This Guidanca Nmorarrt.m (G4) describes pallev anci nrocedures to be folloM hv the Federal EneroenW mnaae ent AaenW (FDM) Headquarters aM PacionAl Ctfices in assessirn and rakinn fiMires and determinations on the adecuacy of alert and notification syste-n installei around centreccial nuclear oower olants.

Pla nino Stardards E, F, and N and Appen31x 3 of NURU3-0654/FDM-RT-1, and FD%-RP-10, the "Gaide for the Evaluation of Alert and Notification System for Nuclear Powr Plants" contain the snecific technical criteria mainst which alert and notifiestion system desions will be reviewed. Ris G4 suoersedes the carrently coerative Ct-19, Revision 1, entitbi "FDM Action to Qualify Alert ad Notification Systems Aqainst NUREG-0654/ FOR-REP-1, Revisiori 1" dated 0: tober 19,1983.

_RACKGROUNO we President of the United States, in a statetent on December 7,1979, assigned FDG as the lead Federal MenW for coordinatim State aM local radiological erer-(.

cency planniry; an.1 orecaredness activities armnd e:nrercial nuclear mwer plants.

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1his responsibility included evaluatim aM aonrovira State and local radiological emergency plannim an$ orecaredness for deslirti with the consequences of an accident at a com ercial nuclear me elsnt.

Followim this Presidential directive, mn aM the Nuclear 3equlatory Co nission (NRC) icintly oroduced, in Nove-her 190, NUREG-0654/ FEMA-RG-1, " Criteria for Preparation aM Evalustion of Radioloolcai Ehernency Pesponso Plans and Preparedness in Suomrt of Nuclear Power Plants".

This cuidance doeurent provides the basis for the developr.unt o' radiological oter-l qency respanse olans aM neeparedness by State and local oeverrments and the NRC i

licensees for dealin; with accidents at comercial nuclear nower niants.

N' REG-0654/FEhM-1 als > orovides the. basis for the review of radiolo3ical emernencv j

resnonse olans and nrenaredness by Federal kjencies.

l Appendix 3 of NUREO-0654/ FD4A-REP-1 States that NRC licensees are required to install alert aM notification systems arouM crs-crercial nuclear rmer plants and f urther states that activation o' these systems is the resmnsibility of the State and local govern ents.

We licensees were fnandated by NRC to hnw alert and noti-fication systens installed ar:und coeratinn camercial nucleir mwer clants b February 1,1982 (oriqinally by July 1,1981), or face enforcement actions;

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Anv nuclear trywer plant scheduled for aneration af ter Februarv 1,1982,, is recUirei to have an alert and notification system installed orier to camercial orw&ation of the facility.

i trauch mreeent witn the NRC, FD% accepte1 the lead resmnsibility for review-inq and accrovina alert ani notification systems.

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the systens are in f ull cavaliance with NURm-0654/FDM-RFP-1, FD% Rule 44 CFR

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I develcr>ed the "Stardard Guide for the Evaluation of Alert aM tbtification Syste-s for Nuclear Power Plants" (PD%-43) which was issued as interiq-use cuidance for

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FD%-43'nresented an elaboratim o.

and an application of tne criteria contained in NtRm-0654/F04A-R.9-1 for purooses k

of reviewim aM anprovim alert and notification syste-3.

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revised to reflect coments received duriru the interim-use period.

In he.ber 1985, final cuidance was issued in FDM-REP-10, Which sur>3rseded FD%-4 3.

':he cJidance contained in this G1 addressos the crocedural steos which will be followed h/ the FOR Regions and Headquarters in the evaluation of alert aM n0ti-fication systems leadity) up to apnroval of the systens. All technical asnects I

involved in the review ani anoroval process are containM in FDM-REP-10.

PISPORSIBILITIES The resonnsibilities for the procedural. aspects of evaluatim alert and noti-fication syste n are descrioed below:

FD1A Headquarters is responsible for the follcuim:

i Establishire ani reviewing relicy for makinq findinas and determinations on the adecuacy of alert aM notification systems; In ecordination with the Recions, develcoinq standard formts, content, and acceptanca criteria for reviewim the technical aspects of alert and notifi-cation syste6desian submittals frem State covernrents and/or NRC licensees; i

i Issuins recommendations aM policy concernirn the Emeraency BroMcast System

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er they relate to alert and notification systers; Coordination arrargoments with other Federal Acencies, if necessary, to co olete the alert aM notification system desian reviews; Providim assistance in vikinq rolicy determinations on snecific issues an,!

problens when recuestei b/ the FD4A Peqions; l

te.inisterirn contracts for the provision of technical assistance in review-im ard evaluating alert aM notification systems:

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Coordinating the schedulim of alert ard notification system telenhone surveys with the FD% Regions ard technical assistance contractor; Coordination contractual arrangements for conductire the telechone survevs a d resurvevs, if necessar/, for each alert ard notification syston; Coordinatim arranqemnts with the Office of "anaqemnt and RaiQet (043) for clearance to corduct the telephone surveys

,C ssuinc forral findinan to the NRC on the adequacy or inadequacy of alert X

ard notification syste-s basei on FDtA Begional recommendations ani findims; and

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Issuinq cuidance, as necessary, for the FD% Re; ions to follow in reviewinq the re:utine alert aM notification systen testim nrogram and coerability

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followinq the initial alert aM notification system ancroval.

FD% Reqional Of fices am responsible for the following:

Reviewina alert aM notification system desico submittals as a cart of FDG's evaluation aM aoproval process of State aM local radiolecical emroenev olans and preparedness in accordance with FDR Rulo 44 CFR 350; Making preliminaev and final recomeMations to FDM HeMouarters on accrovim or disapproving alert aM notification syste~n oursuant to NUREG-0654/FD%-

REM-1 evaluation criteria E.S., E.6.(with technical assistance), F.1., N. l.,

N. 2., N. 3., aM N. 5. ;

Centirming that State aM local oovermients have denonstratei the canabilitv to alert aM notify the granulation within the 5-or 10-mile niune e,wroenev

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nlannim zone t&2) in accordance with the time requirements in 10 CFR 50, Anoendix E, Section D.3, and NUREG-0654/FD%-R@-1, Acpendix 3

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  • Co-.cmine that acceotable procedures are established, have been demnstratei if recuired, and am in full comliance with all FD% quidance for alertinq l

and notifyina the transient 07nulation in recreational areas, State Parks, wildlife refuces, hunting areas, river areas, ocean areas, beaches, aM other areas frecuented by the transient renulation; I

Reviewino the routine aWt 9M notificP. ion systan testinq cro;ra: c nlovci by the licensee ani/or the State aM local qoverrnents to mintain ani test the systems, so as to assist FDR ibadquarters in detet,ninim the adequacy of the procram; Reviewim State / licensee enershilitv rerorts to confirm that the siren oner-i ability standard of 90% required in FC%-REP-10 has been achieved based on t1e -ost recent 12 onths of test results before the systen is acorovoi (the operability of the system will be deter nined by averaging the results of all reaularly scheduled tests employed as cart of the testing progran, e.c. silent, grwl, full-cycle);

~ Iwviewina alert aM notification system testing results annually af ter the initial system anoroval to confirm that testim has been completed in accord-ance with approved procedures aM that the siren operability renains at or above 90%; aM notifyino FD% Headquarters if it falls below 90% (this may be included as mrt of the reriodic requirennnts stinulated in Gi PR-1);

Assistim in the alert aM notification system telenFone surveys by coor-dinatim all necessar/ arrangermnts with State and local officials aM b/

orovidim a recresentatiw at the alert aM notification system activation noint (Emercency Coerations Centers, etc.) the chy of the survey, if at all f.m mssible, to act as a liaison to the technical assistance contractor; ii(

Feviewinq and evaluatim chames to alert and notification syste-s as necessary followim the initial approval of the system; and

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The Technical Assistance Contractor is resconsihls for the f n:

Reviewin; alert end notification cystern denian submittals cursu-uation criterion E.6. in WRIG-0654/FDG-RE)-1; i

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I Ibcumentim the results of the technical review in preliminary aM #i retorts for use br the FDM Pacions and Heaicuarters; nal Prcvid' m technical assistance aM aivice on orchlems that nsy aris i

alert and notification systen reviews; e in the

". Cond.ictina a public telephone survey immediately. folicwirc activsti the alert and notification system and statistically analyzim the on of for inclusion in a final repet on the adequacy of the systen; ani results Conducting telechone resurveys if dimeted.

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State and local governments are responsible for the follcuinnt Coordinating with licensees to ensure ororer consideration of offs logical emergenc notification sys/ respnse plans aM preparedness in the desian of alert aM e~ radio-te m; Reviesing, to the extent rossible, the alert and notification i

submitted by the NRC licensees and providim appropriate seQments system designs radiological emergener resmnse plans (or at a minimuni, of their '

reference) for inclusion in the alert and notification systen desion; an accurate cross the 5'D4A Peqion for review;Forwardica the licensee's alert ad no n submittal to Assurim activation of the alert and notification systems for t l purrose aM for routine tests aM exercises; e enhone survey Revisire of fsite radiological errergency plans and preparedness t chances to an alert and notification systen after it is anoroved o reflect any the FD4A. gional Of fice with cooles of the revisions; ovidim Ccordinatim on and submittim a report on alert and notificati data is not already provided b/ the licensocionerability and l

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e Assurim that address registers containirc information on the di t ib tone alert radios within the ewrgency olanninq zone are updat d sr ution of ar available for inspection; e annuallv and been etnoleted nursuant to the cuidance in FD%

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CoMuctin: reservev; of alert an1 notification system,* af ter the initial sys-tem anoroval, if tna resurvey cannot be conducted ny FDtA h.st is determined icintiv by FD4A Headquarter 9 aM the FDG Region to he necess2.ry to certify the continued adecuacy of the system (this is trare likely to anply to system.s with a significant tone alert radio ccrnponent: however, the reasons for the resurvey will be outlined for State and local officials, the licensee, aM the NRC and

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suf f teient time will be allosed in which to conduct it if other arranqemnts cannot be trade).

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WC licensees are responsible for_ the followinn:

Preoscim alert and notification system desinn recorts in accordance with the i

cuidance in FD4A-RfP-10 aM in NUREG-0654/FD4A-RT-1, Fevision 1, Appendix 3, and coordinating the desian with State officials (ani local covernment officials if necessary); and submitting the desians to the apprcoriate State governent for review; t

Denendina on estelished procMures, s'fnittire alert aM notification systen operability aM testina records either directiv to the State covernmnt or to the FDtA Reaions for revies annually: ad Assistim in alert ae notification syste, telenhone surveys and resurveys, as necessary, and oremotly correctina systen problems.

NRC is responsible for the followino:-

Reviewina at anprovinc alert aM notification systen desions prior to installation of the system hv the licensees; and Feviesira FD4A findin;;s on the Mequacy or inadequacy of alert aM notifi-cation system and followinq uo with sonronriate actions to ensure that orompt corrective actions are taken when needed.

PRTEDURAL ASPECTS OF ALERT AND NCrlIFICATION Sf STDi FIVIDG NRC licenseos are rescansible for Oreoarirn aM submitting three cocies of their alert and notification system designs to State officials (and to local governmnt of ficials if necessary) for coordination and review. State aM local novernment officials will be exoected to incorr. orate appropriate sections of the offsite radio-logical emergency respanse plant into the alert AM notification system desian sub-mittal. Following the review tt/ State and local officials, the designs will be submitted to the FD4A Region, and the Recion will in turn submit a car'y of the desian to FDIA Hea42uarters for review 6/ the technical assistance contractor.

It is acceptable for the alert aM notification systen desion submission to in-cort: orate an accurate cross reference to evaluation criteria E.5.,

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N. l., N.2., N.3., and N.S. as addressed in the State and local radiologic.91 emergency resronse plans instead of havim those portions of the plans rewritten just for the alert and notification system desion remrt.

b Ihe FEMA Pegional review of the alert aM notification system desian ard of the i

tecnnical assistance contractor's preliminary draf t rerort on the alert and notification system desicn should consist of the followiro l

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  • A verification or reverification o' the adequacy cf evaluation criteria E.5.,

E.6. (adr.inistrative aspects aM if rossible, physical asoects),

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N.2., N.3., aM N.S. as docrented in the nost mcent interim findime exe r-cise reoort, nr 44 CFR 350 approval:

  • A review of and co tents on the technical assistance contractor's preliminar/

l draf t report especially as it relates to 3 valuation criterion E.6.(nbysical aspects) aM a reviw of the routine systen testim procedures and coerability;

  • A confirmtic, of cotsliance of the State and local covernwnts with the' tim requirements in 10 CFR Part 50, AcceMix E, Section D.3, and NURE:3-0654/FmA-REo-1, Revision 1, ApocMix 3 (See Attachment I to this G4 for m re details);

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' A re/iew of both institutional alertinc procedures ad special alerting pro-cedures utilized for the transient reculation to determine the adecuacy o' these procedures.

Follwim their orelbinary review, the Regional Of fice should nrovide a preliminary finding of adecuac/ or inadequacy to FEMA Headquarters.

If the system is fouM to have adocuate alertim covera:e, a date for the telephone survey will he established j

by PEMA Headquarters that is aqreeable to the Pacional Office, State and local i

i governments, technical assistance contractor, and the NRC licensee.

If the systen 1

is found to have inadecuate alertim coveraoe or other problems, the State and/or utility will be notifiM through the FEMA Feqional Of fice that further documentation to sunocrt the alert aM notification system design is recuired. A mte detailed review of the alert aM notification system.desicr. ty the R9aional Of fice may be recuired i.f significant ti e has elapsed since the last Racional interim findim, l

44 CFR 350 review, or exercise was completed in which the alert and notification syster, related plan elements were reviewed.

As part of the review process, the technical assistance contractor will conduct a telephone survey of Dermsnent residents in the 10-mile EPZ after activation o' the alert aM notification systen. Households will be rolled to ascertain whether or not they were alerted darim the activation of the system. Such a telephone sur-vey will be rnrformd only once to approve the alert aM notification system unless the results are unacceptable durin1 the initial survey. We telephone survey can be coMuctel Collowing activation of the alert and notification system either durina routine testing, as part of a scheduled exercise, or as a separate activation.

The technical assistance contractor will prepare a final draf t report on the alert and notification system followim the telenhone survey. mis final draf t recort will documnt the results of the survey alora with the results of the earlier tech-nical review of the systen desion. We FDA Recions will review this final draf t recort, address the acceptability of the rtutine siren. testina procedures aM ener-ability with res:ect to estshlishM standards, address any remainire issues not covered in their preliminary fiMirn, as discussed above, and rake a final recan-l meMation on aoprovina or disaporovino the system. Se Recional findinq may inc M.e recomnedations for systen codifications or enhancanents.

FWA HeMquarters will' incorporate all aDoropriate Regional reccerendations into a final reDort and issue a firdirq to the NRC on the adequacy or inMecuacy of the alert aM notification system.

It is immrtant to note that findinos on alert and notification syste-s l

V encloyinq sirens cannot be issued without documentation that the rcutine siren I

testing crocedures are aimaate aM that the operability standsro of 906 in FDm-REP-10 has been achieved based on 12 nonths of current testina records.

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u State aM local covern ent emercency plannim aM preparedness can be annrnved 1

by FD% nursuant to 44 CFR 350 without approval of the alert aM notification 4

In these cases, FDiA will issue a conditional 44 CFR 350 accroval cove-system.

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ated on the ultimate nonroval of the alert aM notification system.

The caveae in the 44 CFR 350 acoroval will be removel once the alert aM notification system

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However, in som casos, alert 'ad notification system relat<yt croh-lems may delav a 44 CFR 350 approval ad in other cases the alert aM notification t

systen accroval may be granted simultaneously with the 44 CFR 350 encroval.

An alert aM notification system is subject to an engineerim analysis acainst IWREG-0654/FDtA-RD-1, Tsevision 1, and FEMA-RD-10 by this nrocedure only once, unless a significant change, as specified in 44 CFR'350.14, is made to the system.

The FD% Pa:ional Offices will be responsible for advisirc FEMA Headquarters of siqnt-ficant changes to alert and notification systens or of significant chanQes in the 92 that,miqht impact the alert aM notification system after the initial nonroval.

4 The Fecions will also tn resmnsible for assistim in rereviews that may becom If necessary, technical assistance may be cr nided and a telephone necessary.

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3 resurvey conducted if such rereviews are undertaken.

Folicwing the initial cualifyim telechene survey and accroval of an a.lert ani q

i notification system, FD% will not conduct nor require thrt telephone resurveys be coMacted in the oatyears to assess the continued capabilities of the system unless one or nere of the followim conditions is encountered that wuld warrant such a resurvey:

I' A significant chame occurs in the demarachics or in the configuration of the EP2 arouM the nuclear oower nlant' j

!i A significant wification is raie to the ohysical cmmnents of the

'l slert and notification system that actually or tratentiallv decreases the ef festiveness of the system;

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'I A significant problen is identified in sone asnect of the alert and I) notification system or there is documentation crovided by the Begion i

supporting concerns over the continued adequacy of the system; d

Should any of these coMitions be enecuntered, it will be incumbent upon the Regional Of fice to notify FDtA Headquarters and reccmeM revisions and/or corrective actions which could include a telechene resurvey coMucted either I

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If FD% conducts the resurvey, FD% Headquarters will l

cooMinate all apprceriate arran and other offices as necessary. gements for the resurvey with the NRC, rym, l

State aM iccal governments, in con junction with the licensees, are encouraaed to coMuet their own annual surveys as a

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method of vanitoring the continued ef festiveness of their systems, esnecially tMse with significant tone alert rMio emoonents.

Pollowirq the initial anoroval of an alert aM notification system, the FD%

Feqions will be responsible for rmtinely receivina the results of alert ani notification system tests and will be expected to review the results aM reocrt I

them to FDAA HeMquarters annually, mssibiv as part of the periodic recuire-mnts recortina.

This is necessary to verify that siren system operability is mintaired at 90% or higher, the staMard in FD%-R9-10, and to confir t that m

routine testinq, includim testim of Srecial alertirq comrenents, is beinn crnducted at the prcper frequency and in accordsnee with those nrocMures I

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~he onorability rescits my be submitte 1 to the TM Feaion by either the State aM local coverments or the licensee, for alert and notification systems consistim of tone alert radios, the FDM egions should receive confirmation frm State aM local officials aM/or the icensee annually that-the tone alert re isters have been revie'.ei and uMatei and that anrual malatenance aM testing of these systems has been oerfomei by the accrocriate authorities, Attach.mnt I to this quidance memoradan contains an explanation'of 'the ti=

re:;uiremnts for alert and notification syste is outlined in NUREG-0654/FF.vA-RD-1, Favision 1, Apperdix - 3, FEMA-Re-10, an.1 13 CFR 50, Appendix E.

Attachment II contains an acoroximate time line for reviewirr; alert and notification system desians as' outlined,in the procedures above.

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CL~rPOSE The nurcose of this attacnment is twfold:

' To elaborate u un the accepted FDG interpretation and application of alert aM notification systen desion objectives outlined in 10 CFR 50, Acpendix E and in NUREG-0654/FDG-RCP-1, Accendix 3 that relate to j

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  • To provide cuidance and suaqestions for evaluatim aM confimim cer--

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pliance with these design objectives durira of fsite radiological emer-j geng/ preparedness (R9 ) exercises; I

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' he provision of timely and aporcoriate alertim aM notification could be one of the -est critical asreacts of protectim the cuhlic in the event of an acci-1 dent at a nuclear power plant.

Ensurina that c'lert and notification system.s I

installed around nuclesr power clants am in fact capable of ranidly wsrninn the nuolic is an ir:>ortant aspect of FDtA's revies of of f site radiolcx;ical emercency olanninq and orecaredness.

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l BACKGROUND Each alert ad notification system mast have the capability to rapidly alert l

the cuMic sM advise then of protective action recorrendations..The actual design oojectives against which these systens must be designed are cutlined

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in the Naclear Feculatory Ccnmission (NRC) Rule 10 CFR 50, Aonedix E, NURFG-0654/FDt;-RT-1, Appendix 3, aM FDG-RT-10.

As stated in NUREG-0654 DH-REE-1, Ancendix 3, the *ninimum acceotable desian obiectives for coveraoe hv

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an alert aM notification system are:

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" a) Canability for providim both an alert sianal and an informational or instructional nessaae to the population on an area wide basis throu;hout the 10 elle D2, within 15 minutes.

b) 'he initial notification system will assure direct coveraqe of essentially 100% of the occulation within 5 miles of the site.

c) Epacial arrangements will be rede to assure 100% coverdce within 45 Mnutes of the repulation who enay not have received the initial notification within the entire plu e exnosure 92 I

ne basis for any soecial reTuiremnts excentions (e.q., for exteMed water areas with transient boats or renote hikim trails) rust be documented. "

l he NRC rJ1e 10 CIR 50 ADDendix E,Section IV. D.3 recuires that licensees n) e"snell de-onstrate that the State / local officials have the canability to make

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nuolic notification d> cision oranntly on beim infotmed by the licensee of

,v an emergency condition." he rule f urther states that "the desien obiective of the prcr pt punlic notifiestion systen shall be to have the canability to i

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o, essentially cemlete the initial noti'ication of the nablic within th plum ex;es ee pathway M within ancet 15. minutes.

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capability will rane f ron ivediate notificatino o' the nu511c (within 15 -inutes f

of the time that state and local officials are notified that a situation exists recuiring urcent action) to the mre likely event where there is substantial time available for the State aM local goveranental of ficials to raske a juicmnt whether or not to activate the public notification system."

A very important asnect of the formal FDtA crocess for reviewing aM aporoving alert aM notification system is confimien that the design objectives and ra-qairements mtlined above have been met. ~ In confirm'ina alert and notification system capacility, FDtA must consider a conservative scenario; i.e. the coniitinn in which alerting and notification of the population must be conpleted bV offsite authoriti,es within 15 minutes of notification by the licensee that imediate crotective actions are required. NRC Pale 10 CFR 50, AppeMix E requires that lic sees have the capability to notify rescensible offsite officials within 15 minutes af ter declaring an energency.

Similarly of fsite, the caoability to comiete the alert and notification process within 15 minutes of notification b',' che licensee, or within 15 minutos of a decision b/ the responsible official to activate the systen, tast exist. 'rhile FDO and NRC require that this 15 ntnote caoability exist, it is recoanized that not all energency coMitions will necessitate offsite notification within as short a tine as 15 minutes.

':he confirmatory mechanisn for certifying "15-minute capability" is acccTolished throa:5 actual de onstrations or simulations o' this capability during offsite rMielo:;ical eneraency creparMness exercises. Daring these exercises, exercise

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FDiA's interpretation of the design objectives outlined in NURSG-0654/FD4A-FID-1, Apoendix 3 and of the require-ents in 10 CER 50, Appendix E are based on ceo;;raphic location within the ener1ency olanning zone (EPZ). 'Ihe desiqn ob-jectives will be a7 plied by F.N. A in the alert arx1 notification systen reviews as folloss:

  • Within G to 5 Miles of the Site Alert an3 notification systems must he caoable of providing an alert sional and an informational messaae within 15 minutes to nmulated (permanent and tran51ent) areas locatM within 5 miles of the facility. 'Ihis incluies alerting aM notifyin) the transient population in renote rural areas, ooen water ereas, rivers, huntina areas, recreational aress, private emnaunis, beaches, and other los nonulation areas utilizim conventional or special alertina procodores within 15 mimtes.
  • Within 5_to 10 Miles of the Site i

Alert and notifiestion systems must also 63 capable of orovidirt1 an alert signal aM an infor ational mssaoe within 15 ninutes betwen 5 and 10 miles

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miles, up to 45 ninutes cuy be allcwed for providing an alert sianal and em informational russane. ExaT>les of such areas inelaie rural farm.s, huntin, comrounds, recreational areas, open watersays, national forests, benches, and riverways. "he alert ard notification system desian submittal shouli contain the rationale for requirina uo to 45 minutes to alert such areas a3 u

well as other docu.entation required in FDiA-REP-10.

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alertiro within 45 minutes will be revieM as part of the fonnal revies process on a case-by-case basis.

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  • All Areas Within the Emercency Planning Zone In all situations the tim frames for activatirn the' alert an:5 notification systen are measured frm the point in time at which the officially desi:nate1 decisionmaker, or decisioncukers if tv3 States are involved, reaches a decision which necessitates the activation of the ' alert ard notification system to alert i

and advise the oublic. As indicated in the chart belos, there is decision-nakim time available to of fsite of ficials that should not be caletnated in the 15 or 45 minutes.

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Virtually No Time Available In A Fast-Breakinc Accident To Substantial Time In h Sicwly Evolvity Accident 1

I CONFIRMATION OF CAPABILITIES DURING EXERCISES In preparing to evaluate the 15 minute alert an$ notification canability durina an exercise, there are stens that can be taken to mak* this task easier for the evaluator. Belos are socystions and considerations regardina evaluatim this espability before, d;rirn, and followim exercises:

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  • mat for the of fsite jurisdictions with alert and notification restransj-j bilities, all administrative proced. ires for completina the entire process are clearly coordinated ard documente.! in the plan.s.
  • That the plans clearly state that the alert arri notification crocess can he ecmpletM in its entiretv within the required time fr'ames.

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  • That the clans clearly identify the official or appointed official with decision making authority W.o can isstn protective action recomenda-i tions and authorize activation of the system (this official might be the Governor, a ccunty administrator, a county Judge, or other similar officials). ne 15 or 45 minutes begins with this official's author-ization to activate the system.
  • 'Ihat the plans clearly iMicate the olanned alert aM notification activities related to each emergency action level oatlinei in the plan.

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  • Mich routes will be observed if route alertinc is part of the alert and notification system aM is being confirmed durina the exercise.
  • That any reiundant or backup alerting nrocedures that have been develoned are clearly outlined in the plan includino how these proceduros will be imolementei aM the time franes nroposed Ey the rescondirm oraanizstion for cocletina them, if any are nro'xnei.

Exercise Acti_vities Durim exercises, the Pegions should be cer;nizant of the followina:

  • Startina the Clock:

The reint in time at #.ich the decision to activate the alert and noti-fication system is : vide because this is the beginnino rraint for runi-torire cennliance with the time equirenents; e.g. within 15 or 45 ninutes of this decision W offsite officials, an alert sicnal m.ist be sctivated a ri an informational-broaicast of protective actions mst he on ene air.

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  • Monitorina Each Sten:

Every sten of the alertitu process should be nonitored startin1 with the decision to activate the system through the actual or simulated broad-

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_ cast o' the neotective action reccreendation to confirn that orcoer procedures are beinc folicW.

During exercises, decisiomaking time should be available to of fsite officials.

However, it will be incumbent unan the exerciso evaluators to deter +nine if the time recuired tr/ of fsite of ficials to make nrotec-tive action recommendations is excessive and would result in the public beira placed at risk (the decisierrnaking issue will be addressed in future guidance memeanda). Cbviously in a real emtgency, the nature of the energency will dictate the amount of time available to offsite officials in arrivirn at protective action reccmendations.

Similarly, durim an exercise, tM scenario and exercise play will qive an indicai. ion of what reasonable decisionmakim tim is. and when a lack of action should result in a required corrective action citation or deficiency.

Decisionmakira tino could rame fran absolutely zero in a serious, fast-breakirm accident, to the "cre likely situation whereb/ consultation tite wauld be available to of fsite officials. Once the offsite officials make a decision to implement a protective action, the 15-minute clock f

begins. Since every exercise is dif ferent, the decisiomakirn time ch3erved will vary.

  • Pri'rarv Route Alertina:

If rcute alertirn is a primarv eens of nroviding the tert sicnal,.the '

Region can assion evaluators to accompany the individuals cerfornim this function to confirm that procer procedures are folicwed and that the an-plicable 15-or 45-minute requirements are achieved inci.udim au stens outlined in FEMA-REP-10 (e.g. mobilization of personnel, transit time to the becinnim of the route, etc.).

If r5altiple routes are involved and sufficient evaluators are not available for evaluatirn every route, a samplinc of the routes may be chosen for evaluation, possibly focusing on the nest difficult roJtes or the more populatec L1utes.

  • Redundant Boute Alertinn:

If redundant rcute alert and notification system proce.iures are demon-strated durirra exercises, evaluators should be aware c# the tire recuired for offsite authorities to comlete the entire redundant route alertim Dese systems are desicnod to be out into effect only when process.

primary system.s, especially sirens, fail.

There is no har-i and fast tine requirement for completing the redundant route alertina crocesst howver, 45 minutes is a reasonable objective fde completirq the nrocess.

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  • It is acceptable to simulate the activation of alert and notification systems durirq exercises. However, even thouch the systen activation

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ne exceotion to this involves confit ninq route alertire tims in which V

case the activity cannot he simulated ard can only be confir'ned thecuqh actual observation.

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-s-Ppst-Exercise Activities In Drenarim the cost-exercise report, the folloiinq ite.s should be addressed:

  • A clear statemnt of whether or not the exercise objectives associated with the alert aM notification systen were achieved.
  • A chart or sace 'other mthryi of indicatim the exact ties of the various steos in the alert aM notification orocess that will make it clear whether or not the tim require:nents have been achieved.

' Failure by offsite authorities to ccmolete the primary alert and notifi-cation process within the tire frams stipulated in NURCG-0654/FD4A-REP-1, Apoandix 3, should autz.atically result in a " deficiency" citation, which could lead to a necative finding, recarrliess of the tyne of system (e.c.

sirena, tone alert radios, route alertim, etc. ) e noler/ed.

  • Failure to complete redundant route alertira in accordance with the' tim frams esta51ishei tu the researdiru organizations sho;1d be cited as a "recomiation for i'mrove' ent".

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Below is an aonroximate time line recresentina each of the najor steos les11 r) l up to and following an alert and notification svstea d emastration. ?.is tinu line is approximate aM for plannire currnses only.

We to charges in nrincities, it may be nodified by FDM Headquarters as needed on a site-specific basis.

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-16 Weeks FDG &adquarters receives a ecpy of the licensec's design subuission through the FD% Regional Office with a ecpy ranainirq in the Peaion for review.

-15 Weeks FDR Headquarters provides the licensee's desian subntittal to the technical assistance contractor for revies.

-12 Weeks FD% Headquarters and Region jointly acree on a cre'.iminary date for the alert and notification demonstration and survey.

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-9 Weeks FD% Readcuarters receives the preliminary rerort on the design fram the technical assistance contractor.

-8 ' %ks FDG Headquarters subt.its the orell tinary recort to the Recional Of fice for revies.

-4 N3eks Reaional Dffice ecmnletes a review of the preliminary renort fror the technical assistance contractor ana, includina their own review, makes a preliminary finiirri M huacy or inadMuacy to FD% Headquarters.

If the desian submission is fouM to be adecuate, the Peqion ecmnletes final schedulin:

for the alert ard notification demonstration. At this reint the technical assistance contractor initiates ef forts with the subcontractor to crenare for the telephone survey.

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+B Weeks Technical assistance contractor provides final report on the alert aM notification demonstration to FD% Heai uarters.

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+14 Weeks Regional Director submits final recommendations on the alert aM notification de onstration to FD% Heachuarters.

16 %3ek s F9G HeMquarte:s issues final findirqs and certification to mt0.

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