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Intervenor Exhibit I-SC-18,consisting of Undated Draft Guidance Memorandum AN-1, FEMA Action to Qualify Alert & Notification Sys Against NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1 & FEMA-REP-10
ML20238A269
Person / Time
Site: Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date: 03/18/1987
From:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:
References
RTR-NUREG-0654, RTR-NUREG-654 OL-5-I-SC-018, OL-5-I-SC-18, NUDOCS 8708280388
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w FPA AC' PN '1" Ot!A:.I Y AP* AND N7iiF:01T*AN SGTDiS AGA!d.3T N'. jug-0654 /FDtA-RD)-1 AND FDM-RD-10 PL~PCSE This G;11anc* *b9eraM;m (Gil describos miiev aM nrocedures tu be d the Federal Druroeno/ ".ans e ent Mene/ (FD%) Meduarters d.ni Re !cnAl 0 f;;ct ol,1 pe hv in assessim and r akir.a fiMinas aM determinations on the Y!Mcac notification syste n instal 1M arouM cmnercial ncelear oowe olants.

/ of alert a C StaMards E, F', and N and Annendix 3 of NLREG-0654/FDM-W-1, and FD%-R9-10 Plsonim the "Gaide fer the Evaluation o' Alert and Notification Svste-s for N Plants" contain. ta.e snecific technical criteria mainst which alert systen desians will N reviewed.

P.is G4 suoersedes the carrently onerative Ct-li, Revision 1, entittai "F N A:tica NLEG-0654/ FDR-RT-1, Revision 1" datM Cctober 19,to Qualifv Alert am Notifica 1983.

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The President of the United States, in a stateent on December h 1979, assiped i

i FEvA as the leaf FMetal Men'y cency plannim sd crocaredness activities ar a;M conreccial nucle This resronstoility includei evm1mtim aM aonrovim State and locil. radioloqiest at a cir. ercial nuclear mw clet.emergene/ plannlm ard crecareiness for deslim a ri ta.e Nclear Raquiatory Con.ission (NPC)Follo4m this Presidev.ial directive, m%

icintly or% ed, NLEO-0654/FD%-REP-1, " Criteria for 9:ecaration aM Evalm*.ico of Paiicloaica D ernenev Fesnonso Plans ad Preparedness in Sunrort of NJelete PNar Plants" 1

'Ihis q'aidance doev ent orovides the basis for the develop ent o' radiological o gercv resmase clans aM neasaredness by Stats and local coverme'its snd the NRC licensees for dealin: with accidents at comercial nuclear no-er nlants.

i C65 '/FDG-31i-1 also trovides the basis for the review of radio N" REG-res ense n' a a ari nee,arWees by FMeral viencies.

Aspetix 3 of ZEC-3654 / FE*G-REP-1 states t.at NRC licensee pnwr plavs and i;rt.or States tut a *.tvat:m o' t ese syste s is t'.e resmnsibility of the st,3 9 a rd 1,ocal.novern ents.

'.e licensees wre matata! nv N70 to have

'ication syste s installM arcuvi toeratim corur:ia' nz:leir m alert and r,oti-Fehraary 1,1932 (or:mnall/,/ July 1, wer olants br nuclear wer Mant sene1;1M for cieration af tar Fehras / 1,1.992,1981),

Any to nave an aler:. an! nauf::stion system installed orlor to cmreretal o arati is recat.e!

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3 mreement vitn the NW, FDt; accentM the lead resnonsi5ility for review-in and soorovim alert aM notification syste s.

353, and NaC Rate 10 CFR 50, Ac edtx E.tte systrs are in f 41 cy :lianc 1

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g PLTPCSE The nu: me of this nta:. ent is tw ful1:

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  • To elamrate e u th e accented FDG internretstion ani annlitation
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alert and notifiestion systr. desian enjectives extlia.ed in 10 CF'4 50, Aapendix E amt :n NL*RE3-0654 /FD%-FD-1, Accendix 3 that reine to alert and notifienion systri activat:.on aM ti-ing: W

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ani sixr:estio s for evaluatim aM coa.firi r2 Orr*-

0 pliance with these Nsi:, ccjectives carira of f ctte radioloci al emer-cency prenarodness (IUP ) exercises :

he provision of tinely and asoccoriate alertin:

k W no ;;ficatt.on could be caa of the most critical asne:ts of crotecti m the cu$lic in the e/ent of an acci-dent at a nuclear powr plant.

Ensarinc :na; alert and notification systers

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installed trouM nuclest nawr clants are in fact capable o' ranidly m eninq t,e naoli is an ;. :nrtant asnect of FDtA's revi-N of of f site radioleciesi e-er:en:V clannim and orecare Jmess.

a._ t x M-3 Each alert aM notification systa-rust have the ca.matility

Se N:lic aM siviae the. of crote:tive s tion rec r endations.to rsoidly alert P e actual das!;n on;eceives agnr.se.hi:5 in the N clear Paoulatory Cer--ission (N"40)these systes must t,+ designed are cuttia.M C654 ?rn '?-1, Aomh 3, an! FD%-R9-10, Rule 10 Crr. 50, Aanedix E, wetr*,-

As s:.nv. in NCPE-0634 ' Dn-PD-1, AcneMix 3, the minimum a::ent351e desian objectives for coveraqe hv an alert ani notification systet are:

Canability for providim "cth an alert sin tal and 5.

" a) inforn.r.al or instr; tir.al essace to tha

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innJ!ation nn a rt a rt!3 wide hisie throu".*oJO the 10 File EU', Within 15

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b) S.e i,itial mtif; nton svsten.411 assare direct coverre of essann ally ICM c e :.e :xnaistic, witnin 5 miles o' the site.

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.s.ie to 49sare 10M cove: ace witnin 45 ti.;tes of the mmulnion -hn cy n:

have receivet the initial n:.ification wi tht", tne e7 tire olv e ex90scre EP Z.

The cas:s for any s >? ia! re Jire c9ts exce7tions (e.q., for exteMc.1 water areas with tra.si?9: hoata or ce ot* Nik1T trailt) rust be doc J.~e n t ed.

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oxoasre pathuriy P2 within ano.:t 15 -inates.

Se use of this noti'i:stion caca7ility will runw f ro, irre11 ate noti'icatian o' Me nu7 tic (within ' 5

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0 the time t:ia State aC 10:51 cf ficials are noti'ied that a situstion exists recuiring arcent actioq) to the mra likely event #. era there is suW. anti c, tine available for the State aM local vavern, ental of ficials to make s ju+ mt

  1. .etter or n?t to activne the onlic notification systen."

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A ver/ i ports,t 4snec of tr.e foti.sl FNA crocess for reviewi ri aM aon~'--

i alert aM notifiestion system is co-firnim that the desian obie:tivos aM ra-1

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o.*e have :ecq et.

In confir-im aler; aM noti *ication system cacacility, FOt\\ mst consider e conservat tue scenario: i.e. the conii.in, in whien alerting aM notification of the foculation r.ast be emplete! W of fsits authorities withlm 15 rrinutes of mti#ication bv the licensee that 1rnedtate oratective actior.s are required. NRC ble 10 CFR 50, AnpeNix I recuires tMt licensees have the cacability to notify rescransible o** site o ficials within 15 r

minates af ter declarin; an e er;ency.

Similarly c2fsite, the cacability to co?nlete the alert and notification crocess within 15 minutes of notification by the licensee, or wiein 15 mi utos of a decision w the resrunsible of ficia'.

to activate the system, ust exist.

'+ile pct \\ and NRC recaire that this 15 i

. minute caoacility exist, it is recccnized that not all emer:ency coMitions will necessitate offsite n tidicstic, wit 5tn as short a time as 15 minates.

":he confir. story mechants, for certity:ng "15-mirute carshility" is accomplished chraa;q actual 1 demonstrations er simulations o' this cacability darino offsite t

radiolo:;ical e*ercency creparWeas eurcises.

D; rim these exercises, exercise evaluators actually tt e the aler aM notif teation,cocess to confir. that the at-lnistrative preceiares aM e:5s9: a cmnonents of the systs, are in olace s.2:1 that the entica crocess can Na coel".M within the rerairei ti a fr w.

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FEA's inte:oretation of tne desi n on:e:tives oatlhed in NURT>-0634/FNA-R :-1, Acmnfix 3 and of the re7Jire ents in 10 CFR 50, h,endix E are Sasai ce:orachi: loca !o, witnin the emer.enr/ olanni r: zone 9 2 ). B e desiin og on je:tives will 5e a, plied tv FN\\ in the ale-. and notiti:nio, syste review 3 as fallass:

  • *:itMm C to S wiles ef the Site Alert aM w.ifiestion syste.s..as. he cax :le cf crovidin) an aler.,3iq,31 a x3 an info: wional ess r:e wit t' 15 919utes to nmulnei (rer anent aM t e ru ient ) a reas locaret wi tt1 5 -i.'es c! the faciltty. Ng in: lug,3 alert m aM cotif An1 the tri,sie.: re ulation in re ete raral 3:ess, oce,

wa.a r s te a s, r ive rs, 5 t 170 Areas, recrc4: 1990. 4re n,,rin te e,3 m.;,g, beaches, a'>f other 1 V T721 " i T1 Meas utilizim conventional or sr>ecisi aler_in; pr:cojares witnin 15 nimtek

  • Within 5 to 10 uiles of t e ?'.ta Alert arvi noti *icstion syste-s -ast also be ca uhle of crovidirri an alett signal ani an infor a 10911 essaoe within 15 minates Natween 9 and 10 miles o' t.ha facility.

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miles, up to 45 min::tes e sv he allwed f ar rrovidin; an alert sicnal 4H an infor-atianal mssane.

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con ounds, recreational areas, ocen waterways, national forests, besches, and rive: ways.

The alert and notification systan desim sutnittal shoul-contain the rationale for reqairim un to 45 atinutes to aler*:

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alertim witnin 45 rri utes will be revieM as cart of the for al revie,/

j process on a case-cy-case oasis.

  • All Areas Uithin the E.?rcency Plaamm Zone In an situations the ti e frames for activatim the alert and noti *ication syste are easured f rm the coint in tt% at Aich the of ficially desi nated decis!.nnMer, or decistorrukers if tw States are involve 1, resenes a decis;on which necessitates the activation of the alert and notif.ication syste9 a-1 advise the public.

As indicated in the chart bel-w, there is decisi-n-to alert i

M:im tim avallanle to of f site of ficials tnat should not be cale'detti the 15 or 45 minutes.

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I C071R".CICS CF CAS ABII.ICIES DC 4!T EXEPCISE5 In r:recari a; to evauste tt; 15 mirute alort ae notigi2ation canability durina an exercise, there are stens t. hat es7 N taken to da evalu a tor. Mcw are succesele this task easier for the escanility before,1; rim, and gs aM cor.siderations regar. dim evaluatim this rollfulm exercises:

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Before exercise activitv be-ins, tM R20i07s should confirm or be aware o' the following aspects:

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  • Bat for the of fsite jurisdictions wi:5 alert amt notification restnnsi-bilities, all administrative procedares for cratetina the entire procm are clearly coordinates ani dcca ente! in the plan.s.
  • B at the plans clearly state that the aler ani nottlication nrocess ca he cy 0le:M in its entirew witni, the req;irei time frr es.
  • That the olens clearly identify the of ficial or apacinted official with decision making authority who can issm pectective action recerrenda-tions and authorize activstion of the system (this o"icial micht be the Governor, a coanty ahinistrator, a ermnty Judge, or other similar officials).

te 15 or 45 :ninutes be ins with this official's author-tzation to activate the system.

  • 2at the plans clearly iMicata the clanned alert aM notification l

activities relateo to each e nergency action level oJtlinM in the plan.

  • W.ich emercency action level will be usca to verify the alert and neti-fication system ca abilities.

It is acceotante to verify the capabilities of tne systen at any one of the activations, if there is more than one, as long as the entire secuence can be observed durim the activatio, choson for veri'icatio7

- * 'Aien r:utes will be o* served if rcute alertim is cart of the alert and notification system aM is beim confirred durim the exercise.

3r hecun alartirq nr:x.eiures that hwe been dev21onei

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are elesri.y outline 1 in the clan includino hoe these procedaros will to 1-nle-ent+1 and the time 'trws or2v: sed cy the resmndim omniz3:io, for croleti m them, if any are orocolet Exercise Activities

'Lrim eor:ises, the ?mions sm h' he cer;nizant of the follawim:

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  • Startinc the Cic6 :

S.e mint in ti e at e.ich the (Meiston to activate the wlett a.y1 ny,tt

'ic tien syste-is.w!e because t.his i; the neginninq oint <3r mnic

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tor:m co-n11a,ca wi:5 the ci e r.vwirnnts: e.1. within 15 or 45 ntnates o' t,is decision.W of f 3ite of'icials, an alert sicnal cust be setivate ' a71 an i7'q:-a tional tro&1 cast of Orotective actions n nt 5e

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  • Monitorino Eac9 Stem:

Every sten o' the alertino neccess should te monitorM startim with the decisio7 to ac tvate the system throum the actual. or simulated brasi-i 1

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d e cut o' the nrotective action reto-endation to confir-that nrcour rstocedares are beinc follc*i-

  • >ur i n:: exarcises, decisiomaki'a time shooli tn available to of fsite officials.

Howver, it will lx incuTnent unen the exercise evaluators to &?ter.ine if the ti,e recuirsi by of fsite of ficials to mke nrote:-

tive action reco nendat: ens is excess!ve and would result ic

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betru nla:e1 at the nutlic future ~;idance enemeanda). risk (tne decision aking issue will be addressed in Caviously in a real emrcen~/, the natura e' the crer:ency will dictate the amount of ti.,e available to of fsite of ficials in arrivim at erotective action recommendations.

Si tilarly, urim an exercise, the scenario ard exercise play will nive en iMicatio,

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of what reasonacle decisionnakim ti e is and when a lack of action sN:21d result in a recaired corrective action citstion or deficiency.

De:idoraking tim could ranm frm absolutely zero in a serious, f ast-breakin: accident, ti e wuld De available to of fsite of ficials.to the mee likely situation whereb/ cons Once the offsite officials

.Take a decision to i plerent a protective action, the 15-rinute clock beqia.s.

Since every exercise is di!ferent, the decisinrrskirn time otserved will va ry.

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Fe; ion can assi:n evaluators to accomany the individuals cerfor-im this func. ion to confit, that crocer crocedures are fallowed and that the a7-niicanle 15-or 45---imate recaire ents are acnievet in:ludim au ste cratlined !n FEMA-R!P-10 (e.c. mobilization of cersonnel, transit time to the be innim of the route, etc. ).

If ulticle roatos are involved aM suf f teient evalastors are not available for evaluatira every ecute, a i

aa alina of the routes -ay be enosen for evaluation, the mra. di!fic;1. roates or the -cre reculated roates.noosielv fee;sinq on

  • Rad;-dant Tt:ute Alert:.q:

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  • ' Pr h res are de m n-c' de time reTJirei l,e 7,{f C0Jte alertim f o r Of f s it a authorit ies to scen t e,,e ge e

($.~ 9 ect only men ONS 4 ' 2e9e syste is a:T desianoj to N pr: aty syste

.5, espectatty 3i7,,3, g3tt, ti e :ec;ir2 ent for co Cletim the redunga,.-. Q 3. r,;m crocess:

  1. . aM f ast h'>e ve r, 45 -:ruten is a reasona,1 e'e.1./e ;or co cloti 4 the n"ocess 3

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ic 3 h,s$e,s1;rirqexer:;ses.: nta91e t7 si glate the activation o' alert and notification H:Wyer, evm thouen the systen Setivation g g g.;1ated, the 15---irute ceanility can stil} N confi:med.

ne exceotion to this involves confi:-.inq route alert nc tims in which esse tho activity cannot he si.malatoi and can only be conttrned throuqh actuel observation.

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l DRAFy Pest-Exercise Activitiet In Drenacim the mst-exercise remrt, the follwinq itrs should be a.idressai:

  • A clear state ent of whethet er not the exercise objectives associatM wit 7 the alert ani 10tification sys ten we re achieved.

' A cnart or scry other mthcd of indicstirn the exact

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in the alert asi notification crocess that will make it clear vt steo9 the tim remiremnts have toe, schieved.

nether or not Tsilure W of f site authorities to ecnolete the nei.sev alort and nc,tifi-l Accendix 3, s%mld autr.atically result in a " deficiency could lead tn a necative findin1, recardless of the tym of system (e.c.

_ sirens, tone alsrt rahos, rm te alertira, e tc. ) emolged.

  • Failure to complete rguMant rwte alertira in accordance with the ti e

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