ML20246C918
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| Site: | 05000000, Grand Gulf |
| Issue date: | 07/24/1984 |
| From: | Trojanowski R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
J. Philip Stohr, rector, Division of Radiation Safety and Safegua FR0!i:
Robert
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SUBJECT:
GRAND GULF - EMA, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES
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The following information is provided response to your request of July 17, 1984 and in the interest of the upcoming Commission meeting to consider a full power operating license for Grand Gulf.
STATE EMERGENCY PLANS The Mississippi and Louisiana Radiological Emergency Response Plans site specific to the Grand Gulf facility were approved by FEMA on June 29, 1983.
Implicit in this approval was the understanding that at some future date FEMA would perform an evaluation of the overall Alert and Notification system and that certain revisions to the system may be required.
ALERT AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM The FEMA evaluation of the Grand Gulf Alert and Notification system is tentatively 7 scheduled to be performed in September,1984 s JtG I
Although MP&L did prepare a system design package as required I understand that the State of Mississippi did not transmit this package to FEMA IV and will not until several concerns that the State of Louisiana has are resolved.
These concerns deal with the notification of residents in the 10 mile EPZ that habitate '
surtner houses and cottages on an irregular and infrequent basis.
FEMA IV advised me on July 24, 1984 that MP&L is re-working the design package and will resubmit it to the States of Mississippi and Louisiana by July 31, 1984 In view of the above, the evaluation scheduled for September is likely to slip.
AREAS OF CONCERN The most significant areas of concern noted in the last several full scale exercises involving Grand Gulf, the States of Mississippi and Louisiane and the applicable local governments are twofold:
(1) The flow of technical and emergency infomation from the licensee, and (2) Poor coordination in the area e' "Public Information".
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2 M 24 g TECHNICAL INFORMATION FLOW The flow of technical and emergency information from the facility to the appropriate State agencies is generally untimely and in certain cases incomplete.
For example, during the last exercise in April 1984 the flow of technical information to the State of Mississippi was generally delayed by ninety minutes.
The initial simulated release f rom the Site was reported to the State approximately two hours and twenty minutes after it was initiated.
e' After this exercise, the State of Mississippi reouested of MP&L, in writino, access to the Technical Support Center curing future exercises or real emergencies.
MP&L took ninety days to respond to this request and when they did respond they were not in f avor of State representation at the TSC.
The State
<f (FUENTE) indicated to me on July 20, 1984 that the State will continue to seek u'2" representation in the TSC unless they are provided strong assurances, along with
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the appropriate procedures, that the communication flow will improve.
In summary, the State of Mississippi is frustrated for obvious reasons and there has been little improvement in this area in the past several years.
PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Poor coordination between the States and MP&L in the area of "Public Information" is a common problem.
FEMA has voiced criticism of this area subsequent to each of the last three exercises and recently they have called for improvements.
FEMA hosted a meeting on May 31, 1984 in which representatives of MP&L, the State of Mississippi (Health Department and Emergency Management), local government and the NRC were in attendance. There appeared to be a genuine spirit of cooperation between the State and MP&L and it's too early to measure what progress has been made.
Enclosed for your information is a draf t " Interim Emergency Public Information Program for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station."
As of this writino, this document has saat progressed beyond the draft stage._
EXERCISES Also enclosed for your information is a copy o# the draft exercise report for the last Grand Gulf exercise which was conducted on April II,1984
.The FEMA TV transmitted letter which forwarded this draf t report to FEMA:HO recommends a ___
""remedialTercise be held within a year of the last exercise instead of a
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twenty-tour month ceriod which is allowed under the ttMA rules.
' I understand that the State of Mississippi and MP&L have agreed to conduct such and exercise in February,1985.
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SUMMARY
The above information provides a generel overview of the off-site considerations as related to the MP&L Grand Gulf f acility.
I would be happy to discuss these issues'with you in more detail at your convenience.
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Enclosures:
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Draft
Interim Emergency Public Information Program for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station" 2.
Draft - Exercise Report for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station conducted on April 11, 1984 cc w/o enc 1:
James P. O'Reilly.
Regional Administrator Robert D. Martin, Deputy Regional Administrator K. M. Clark.
R. C. Lewis J. A. 01shincki D. M. Collins W. E. Cline L
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1 Ei ir INTERIM DIERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMAT30N PROGRAM FOR GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STA7]ON First Draft _
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1 The State of Mississippi vill participate in the Emergency Kevs Media Gibson on an interim basis.
Academy in Port Center at Chamberlain-Hunt i d of nine l
jointly with Mississippi Power and Light Company, f or a per o The timetable may be extended at the months, beginning July 1,1984 descretion of the State of Mississippi.
upon the Participation by the State of Mississippi vill be contingent following conditions:
documented progress must be made 31, 1984, By Octobertoward an acceptable solution in the form of an agree-1.
ment on a permenant Emergency News Media Center loca-tion and the associated logistical considerations.
The State of Mississippi and Mississippi Power and Light Company will have responsible access to the workrooms 2.
Responsible and electronic equipment of each other.
access shall be defined as unrestrained but limited in number of persons, and shall not be disruptive or interruptive to important work underway in the work-At least two cable-connected television monitors shall rooms.
be available for viewing of news telecasts in vorkrooms.
The State of Mississippi accepts the of fer by Mississippi Power and Light Company of two VATS lines in the State Additional lines may be requested by other These VATS lines shall be workroom.
agencies present.
government routed through the Natchez exchange.
A dI Swa 9conferencing telephone connection shall be in ich vill allow high government officials sta-3.
the State Emergency Operations Center in place w tion?d at Jackson to nenitor press conferences and answer any arise during the press conf erences.
questions that
" will be established in order f or eli parties to conf er on press statements and other details A " quiet r oc:
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State of Mississippi wi33 f o33cv vith' their descrip-tions of-off-site conditions and responses.
Each party will apprise the other of background inter-require views given and requests fcr inf ormation that additional research, in order for both party's responses to.be uniform.
- 6. _ In the event that evacuation of 'the Emergency News
. Media Center becomes necessary, both parties shall relocate to.the Mississippi Power. and Light. Company corporate headquarters, to pre-determined f acilities designated by Mississippi Power and Light Company that conform as closely as possible to agreed-upon conditions for the Emergency News Media Center.
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
FEDERAL EVALUATORS - GRAND GULF EXERCISE FROM:
Glenn C. Woodard, Jr., Chief Natural and Technological Hazards Division
SUBJECT:
Draft Exercise Report for Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station, Mississippi Attached is a copy of the Draft Exercise Report for Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station, Mississippi conducted on April 11, 1984.
Please review and submit any changes or comments by Monday, May 7, 1984.
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GRAND GULT NUCLEAR POWER STATION EXERCISE Conducted on April 11, 1984 Ekercise Report April 24, 1994 Utility:
Mississippi Power and Light Company Plant Location:
Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi Participating State and local governments:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS E*2e_
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Exercise Summary 1
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Detailed Discussion 3
Introduction 3
State of Mississippi 3
State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC) 3 Emergency Operating Facility (EOF) 4 Radiological Monitoring Teams 4
Mobile Radiological Laboratory 5
Public Information 5
'Claibo'rne County 6-Claiborne County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 6 Field Activities 7
Fire Activities 7
Copiah County 7
Copiah County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 7 Reception and Shelter 8
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Summary Listing of Deficiencies 10 IV.
Appendices 11 A.
Evaluator List and Assignments B.
Exercise Objectives C.
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EXERCISE
SUMMARY
l The full participation exercise at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station was observed by seventeen Federal evaluators representing five L
Federal agencies (FEMA, NRC, DOT, USDA, EPA).
The exercise was the third test for State and local governments to demonstrate i
off-site preparedness for the plant.
The evaluation was based on NUREG-0654-FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1,
" Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Prepared-ness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants".
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The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station is located near the Mississippi River, in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
Included in the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) of the utility are portions of Claiborne County and Tensas Parrish, Louisiana.
The Federal boun-dary between Region IV and VI is the Mississippi River.
According-ly, Region.33Lis responsible for the evaluation of activities in Tensas Parrish.
The risk county, Claiborne County, was fully activated and is evaluated in this report.
In addition, Copiah County was exercised as a host county in this exercise and is also evaluated.
In some areas, strides towards improvement were evident during the exercise, and'few specific NUREG 0654 deficiencies were noted.
Nevertheless, certain problems surfaced which are of significant concern.
Among these was the delay in the report of necessary technical information from the utility to the State, making acci-dent assessment difficult, and the timely notification of the public of significant events impossible.
Thi's problem was also noted in the exercise on November 4-5, 1981.
Another problem was the uncoordinated approach to public informa-tion, hampering the timely and accurate flow of information to the public.
This deficiency has been noted in both previous exercises at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.
Basic to the resolution of both of these problems is improved cooperation and coordination between representatives of the State and of the Mississippi Power and Light Company.
Exercise performance is discussed in detail in Part II of this re-port entitled, " Detailed Discussion".
Deficiencies are listed in Part III, " Summary Listing of Deficiencies".
All deficiencies noted can be corrected through increased coordination and coopera-tion, training, and procurement of resources and equipment.
A brief summary of State and county activities follows.
State of Mississippi The State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC) is an adequate facility with excellent communications capabilities.
Personnel successfully demonstrated their capabilities to perform their assigned responsi-bilities.
Staf f of the Mississippi Health Department ef fectively f
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Demonstrated their-accident assessment capabilities.
However, the yoid of information ' flow from the utility to the SEOC hampered accident assessment"'and protective action decision-making.
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dination of the State monitoring teams was satisfactorily directed by State Health Department officials in the Emergency Operating Facility (EOF).
The teams were trained, competent and well-equipped to perform their tasks.
Minor problems in the availability and use of equipment could be resolved through the purchase of equipment and use of existing S.O.P.'s.
The mobile radiological laboratory is well-equipped and demonstrated an exceptional response' capability.
The State and. utility operated two separate media centers and there >
This split operation would have led to confu were virtually no efforts to coordinate news releases and other N
oublic information.
^ ion of the media and public in a real emergency and reduced credi '
s bility.
An additional problem was the lack of a coordinated arrangement for rumor control.
The State has taken an important step towards improving public information through hiring a public information officer for this program.
This should greatly enhance opportunities for overcoming current problem areas.
Claiborne County Leadership and staff at the Claiborne County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) were knowledgeable and performed their functions ade-quately.
An early sounding of the sirens to alert the public to the exercise was not discussed with Tensas Parrish, which could have led to undue concern across the river.
Evacuation routes are identified with permanent, noticeable signs and would be an asset to an evacuation.
Traffic control points were promptly manned.
Additional radiological training for these pecple would be bene-ficial.
A fire drill at the utility brought a timely response from the_ Claiborne County and Port Gibson Fire Departments.
Per-sonnel were well-equipped and knowledgeable.
More frequent train-ing and orientation sessions on-site would be valuable.
Copiah County As a host county, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of Copiah Ceunty was adequate.
Staff was aware of their responsibilities and performed them well.
A formalized plan and set of procedures would enhance operations, as would status displays and maps.
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Civil Defense base station is needed for improved communications, i
as is a telephone.
The facility for the reception center is adequate.
_However, the shelter ca_pacity is unknown and should be determined.
- Overall, most functions at the reception center were performed well.
More training is needed, however, for radiological monitoring teams I
regarding use of equipment and contamination problems.
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DETAILED DISCUSSION 4
Introduction This exercise was.the third test conducted at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station based.on NUREG 0654 guidance criteria.
These other two exer.
cises were held on November 4-5, 1981, and January 26, 1983..The plant is' located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, near the-Mississippi River.
Participants in the exercise included the State of. Mississippi, Claiborne County, and Copiah County.
Copiah County participated for the first time and serves. as a host county.
The three remaining host counties have been tested in prior exercises.and were not tested at this time.
On the opposite bank of the Mississippi River, Tensas Parrish, Louisiana, also participated.
Discussion of their participation is not included here, except-as it relates directly to the exercise in Mississippi, as Louisiana is located in FEMA. Region VI.
Criteria used ' to evaluate the exercise are contained in the Modular.
Format for Uniformity of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Observations and Evaluations," issued by FEMA on August 5, 1983.
The Federal evaluators' list, exercise objectives and scenario are contained in Appendices A through-C in the last section of this re-port.
State of Mississippi State Emergency Operating Center (SEOC) l Emergency personnel of the State of Mississippi responded promptly
. and effectively.
Staffing of the EOC was completed in an efficient L
and timely manner and all State agencies with emergency responsibili-ties.were represented.
'l Dmergency. operations were effectively managed by the State Director and the Operations Officer.
Briefings were comprehensive and dealt with plant and weather conditions, and off-site emergency consequences.
The EOC staff was kept abreast of the changing emergency classifica-tions.
The State EOC is an adequate facility to support the operations of Emergency personnel of responding agencies.
Back-up cenerator power is available and was demonstrated.
Status boards were clearly vis-ible and kept up-to-date, accurately reflecting changing emergency classification levels.
All required maps were available and were posted.
The equipment used to communicate with other facilities, including the utility and Claiborne County, is excellent and staff was knowledge-able in its use.
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Decisions to implement protective actions were carefully weighed
.and frequently discussed among the agency coordinators.
All pro-tective actions were announced and posted.
Reentry and recovery considerations were not an objective of this exercise and these activities were not demonstrated.
The exercise. realistically tested the' response capabilities of the State EOC and participat-ing emergency personnel stated that it was a beneficial experience in testing their emergency response procedures.
The Mississippi Health Department ef fectively demonstrated their accident assessment capability, although no off-site projections were found necessary.
The maior problem ar_ga was the void of information flow between the EOF and the State EOC.
The State Health Department could not obtain j
the technical information it needed to evaluate what was happening I
at the plant and, consequently, the scope and seriousness of the accident and what protective actions might be appropriate.
These ll problems in coordination between the utility and the State EOC were tha time nf the radioactive release
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.19:53 a.m.) and notification to the State of the release (11:44 a.m.)'..
It is suggested that trainino ses_sions be held for the utility,
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State, and counties on communicating"promptly, and providing each other with accurate and timely information required by each to per-j form its function.
Emergency Operating Facility (EOF)
The two Mississippi Health Department officials located at the EOF were responsible for directing the State monitoring teams and serv-ing as interface with the licensee and provided information to the State EOC in Jackson.
With minor exceptions, these responsibilities were carried out in a satisfactory manner.
These exceptions are as follows:
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The monitoring teams should have been directed to initiate air sampling sooner, and 2) the monitoring teams could have been more efficiently utilized by traversing their designated sectors more frequently.
Communications available to the State personnel located in the EOF consisted of commercial telephone to the State EOC in Jackson, and a radio channel for communications with the field monitcrine teams and the field laboratory.
Although these conmunicatien links were adequate, there was considerable interference over the radio net due to another radio channel bleeding into the frequency assigned to the State.
Corrective action should be initiated to determine and eliminate the source of this interference.
Radiological Monitoring Teams Overall, the teams were trained, competent, and well equipped to carry out their tasks.
Some minor problems in equipment availa-bility and use were noted that hindered their performance.
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. ment earlier in the week, although not during the morning of the j
exercise.
1 The equipment is generally very good.
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b were in calibration, but the. air samplers were out of calibration.
This limits the ability to detect radio iodines in the field.
One team did not have permanent reading dosimeters.
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least one silver zeolite cartridge plus environmental sampling supplies is a severe limitation which prohibits direct deployment and collection of samples without the necessity of stopping at the mobile laboratory.
h Field team operations were good, but would be improved if the S.O.P.'s were used as a checklist.
Radio communications were generally adequate, but some interference from non-authorized users of the DRH frequency was noted.
Team members were cognizant of the need to frequently read and record dosimeters and did well in this area.
Successions for improvement include the following:
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Add at least one silver zeolite cartridge to each field team kit, 2)
Add some minimal environmental sampling supplies, especially for water samples, 3)
Team members should use the S.O.P.s rather than just have them present.
Mobile Radiological Laboratory The mobile radiological health laboratory response capability demon-strated was exceptionally good.
Equipment on board the lab was state-of-the-art research grade, and trained personnel were well versed in laboratory technicues and sampling methodology.
Public Information The State and utility operated and staffed two separate media centers throughout the exercise.
The failure of the licensee and the State public information staffs to cooperate and coordinate caused numer-ous problems, and in a real accident, would have led the public and the media to lose all respect for both agencies' public information
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_In one instance, the public was not informed for
.over three hour _s that a radiat un r e l e a s e x a s_ t a n n o place.
In another instance, the State released licensee informi~t'ioH-(a news release prepared by the licensee) to the public before the licensee intended to release it at their next news conference.
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. operations of two media centers, neither one jointly manned by the State and the utility, would have led to confusion and consternation in the media.
Another problem-is the lack of coordinated arrangements for rumor control.
The licensee provided a citizen call-in phone number to the public, but did not coordinate their effort with the State.
A rumor' control number operated by the two staff people in the Claiborne County EOC was not publicized, nor did procedures exist to assure coordination with the utility.
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Despite these problems, some improvements have been made since the last exercise.
Mississippi has hired a full-time, well qualified Public Information Officer for their Emergency Management Agency.
The hiring of Mr. Perkins will have a very positive effect on the agency's capability to handle public affairs in emergencies.
Claiborne County Claiborne County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
The Claiborne County EOC was completely staffed and located in an adequate yet unprotected facility (located 4 miles from the utility).
However, staff stated that there are plans to build a new facility.
The local coordinator, A.C. Garner, provided strong leadership and delivered complete and frequent briefings.
At the end of each briefing, he asked if there were any questions.
There were very few.
Staff'were very familiar with their roles in the EOC, but there appeared to be a limited amount of sharing of information between 2
staff members.
It is hoped that EOC staff, in the future, will more aggressively pursue needed information through questioning and discussion.
The EOC facility was well equipped (communications, maps, etc.).
However, a different type of status board would be more useful.
The status board available only held one message at a time.
A more appropriate type of board would have space for multiple messages and information regarding actions taken over time.
Early in the morning, sirens were sounded in an effort to encourage the public to tune to EBS and be informec about the exercise and what was taking place.
While this was a good idea, Tensas Parrish should have been notified so that people across the river who might have heard the sirens would know what opening.
(F.1.b) 5, A release at the utility occurred at H9:53 a.m.
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not provided by the utility to Claibo'rne County until 11:44 a.m.
The information was shared with the EOC staff at ll:dd a.m., and an
-action _was ini.tiated to alert people to take in place shelter at approximately712:08 p.m]
Following this_two hour delay in receipt of information concerning a release, there seemed to be little or g no effort to attain additional needed information.
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.7 Field Activities Evacuation around the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station should not be difficult, mainly because of the excellent evacuation route signs that have been installed by the Highway Department.
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strategically located and. highly visible.
These permanent signs,
.along with the portable informational signs that are placed at designated traffic control points,.would v.ake evacuation more effi-cient and reduce manpower during evacuation.
During the exercise,.the Mississippi Hishway Patrol and the High-way Department responded in a timely manner.
The Highway Patrol manned three traffic control points and was on standby with eight additional personnel.
The patrolmen were most cooperative, bright, and eager to learn.
They had received minimal training in dosimetry and few were aware of the effects of radiation, or of maximum dose levels.
It is suggested that continuing radiological health train-ing concerning worker exposure be a permanent program for the Patrol, particularly for personnel assigned in the Grand Gulf area.
Each trooper was assigned a 0-20R and 0-200R dosimeter.
Permanent record devices, such as TLD's or film badges, are recommended.
Fire Activities A fire dril'1 was-held at the utility.
Fire departments from Clai-borne County and Port Gibson responded in good time and appeared capable of providing valuable assistance in the event of a real emergency.
All personnel were properly equipped with turn out gear, apparatus and fire fighting tools.
All units were promptly admitted to the fire site and guides were provided to each department.
An excellent attitude seemed to exist between the on-site and off-site personnel, creating a potential for improved training' programs.
More frequent training and orientation sessions on-site, including all fire personnel, would be valuable to an efficient operation.
Radio equipment capable of transmitting information between on-site personnel and incoming units would improve operations.
Copiah County Copiah County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
The Copiah County EOC was adequately staffed and personnel knew their responsibilities.
The Civil Defense Director successfully demonstrated overall command and control of emergency operations.
The staff displayed a strong positive attitude.
For the assigned function as a host county, the facility and staff were adequate.
The following recommendations are offerec to improve the overall operation:
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Call-up/ activation procedures need to be formalized.
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Although~ staff knew their jobs, written procedures
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Periodic briefings with full staff: participation are needed.
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A status board with emergency classification levels needs.to be posted as well as maps and displays with-the following information:
- Emergency planning zone sectors, population
- Reception / care centers
- Evacuation routes
- Access control points 6)
A Civil' Defense base station is needed.
During the interim, the permanent installation of the RACES antennae is needed for reaching the State EOC.
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Staff needs one or two additional phone lines.
' Reception and Shelter A reception center was opened at the Hazelhurst North Campus Ele-
=mentary School in Hazelhurst.
The facilities were quite adequate.
The school cafeteria has facilities for feeding.
A limited number of cots and blankets were set up.
Although the shelter capacity was unknown, it appears to have the capacity to feed and shelter a large number of people.
This need was noted in last year's exer-cise report in which shelters in Adams County were observed.
In addition to assessing the capacity of shelters, the shelter mana-ger needs further knowledge on procedures for managing the distri-butien of evacuees between' shelter facilities.
Staff needs to be aware of the shelter capacity.
In fact, capacities of all shelters in the county need to be assessed.
Communications with the county and State EOC's were adecuate and the operator was competent.
The nurses station was well ecuipped and staffed.
The nurses had telephone communications and numbers for further' medical assistance (hospital, ambulance, physiciani.
Instructional signs were clearly visible.
Access control to the center was demonstrated.
Activation procedures were not observed, as staff of the American Red Cross was repositioned.
Transit time from Jackson, where they are based, is approximately 40 minutes and some staff ex-pressed concern over the length of time needed for travel and to set-up the center.
Evacuees arrived before the set-up was com-plete and waited in their buses for approximately 15 minutes.
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registration.
Evacuees were monitored for contamination prior to admission to the central registration 1. area.
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l and set-up for monitoring and decontamination were adequate.
Decontamination was-simulated in the shower-facilities adjacent to the gymnasium.
Some of.the radiological monitoring teams lacked adequate knowledge in radiological monitoring, decontam-ination and the=use'of. equipment.
A greater understanding of containment and'the disposal.of' contaminated garments and per -
sonal effects; and'in the organized separation of unmonitored-individuals is needed.
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