ML20247G483
| ML20247G483 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1989 |
| From: | Donovan R Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0654, RTR-NUREG-654 OL-I-MAG-063, OL-I-MAG-63, NUDOCS 8905300413 | |
| Download: ML20247G483 (5) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Selected Distribution NTm
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. Richard W. Donovan.
REP Program Officer
SUBJECT:
Registration and Radiological Monitoring of Evacuees (NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1. J.12)
At the Hood River meeting last fall. there was a-presentation by Washington DfMS on their assessment of the needs for radiological sonitors for the sonitoring of evacuees at Assistance / Relocation and Emergency Worker Centers. Discussions were held on the appropriate standard to be used for the productivity of a radiological-
- sonitor.
In order to assure consistency with other FEMA Regions. this subject was discussed between the Regions and FEMA Headquarters, and among the Regions. Following is the Agency's position that all FEMA Regions will use as policy, guidance, and review criteria to determine the adequacy of offsate preparedness for radiological monitoring and registration of evacuees:
Level of Preparedness: Offsite plans should include provisions for sonitoring a ainlaus of 20 percent of the public (permanent and transient populations of the plume exposure EPZ) in approximately la bours. The sonitoring should be done at Relocation Centers, which are called Assistance Centers in most Region X Plans. Preparedness should include trained personnel and equipment.
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Productivity of Monitors: FEMA essumes that an individual sonitor will j
require 90 seconds (1.3 minutes) for monitoring each evacues. FEMA usil not consider any lower time estimate tot konttoring w.fth hand-held instruments to be appropriate: 1.e.
90 seconds (1.5 minutea) is the lowest i
i acceptable time that an organization *:en specify for the monitoring process I
of as fadividual (gesteral public or Zaergency Worker) with hand-held instruments. This 90-second startard does not include the time required to perfore the documentation process. Therefore. FLMA assumes the minissa productivity to be 33 evacuees por hour, per mootter, et a monitoring statios. It is assumed that one individual could work a 18-hour shift (maximum number of hours per shift is it) and the above productivity figure assumes a 10-minute break every hour. The 10-minute break period is for meals and for personal convenience. FEMA will allow an organization to assume a rate of maxinua production of 40 persons per hours e.g.. remove the 10-minute break from the calculations and the standard of 90 seconde per person does not change. However. if this saxinua productivity figure is used by an organization the organization should provide for supple-mental staffing:
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allow seal and personal convenience breaks.
If the monitor is responsible for the documentation (completion'of forms, etc.) of the sonitoring process. then
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a figure higher than 90 seconds as a productivity standard sust be used (see
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Documentation of Monitoring Results: Please see the attached papr.r.
- Ability to Manage and Control Dose Coesitaent." Although the subject of this paper is Emergency Worker dose commitment, it does address the adelnistrative require-sents regarding record keeping and documentation that the monitoring function aust address. The above referenced FEMA standard assumes that the monitor-does not perfore the documentation function.
If an organization's approach to personnel sonitoring is for the monitor to perfore the documentation of the monitoring process, then a higher time factor than 90 seconds per person.aust be used. Note. Ideally, the County's registration process would incorporate the dMusentation needs of the monitoring and decontamination process, thus ellainating redundancy between the two functions.
Demonstration of Capabilities: Activation of the Relocation / Assistance i
Center (s), and Energency Worker Centsr(e) are required at each biennial exercise evaluated by FEMA. Registration capabilities for.the general public -
sust be demonstrated as well as radiological sonitoring capabilities for the general public and Energency Workers. FEMA will use the to percent of J
population (permanent and transient) as the planning base-line figure for registration planning purposes FEMA currently does not have a productivity standard to review and evaluate arrangements (staff and process) for registration. The American Red Cross (ARC) has found that it takes between 1 minute and 5 minutes for a family to complete the ARC shelter registration form with the assistance of a registrar. Assuming the county uses a sia11ar form and approach (register stations), the ARC experience should provide an adequate productivity standard to develop preparedness capabilities for the registration of evacuees. Organizations should provide sufficient staff to activate the Relocation / Assistance Centtr. Documentation should be provided that indicates adequate staffing arrangements for two shifts of personnel and evidence of adequate registration forms for 20 percent of the population. The organizations must staff at least one sonitoring station at each appropriate center. Documentation sust be provided that indicates, through a roster of trained ptrsonnel and an inventory of svallable survey instruments, the i
capability of the organization to monitor at least 30 percent of the populatico (permanent and transler.t). Once every six years, the organizations must demonstrate a shift change. Note. an actual physical shift change whereby the existing staff will be relieved by incoming staff.
1 Supplemental Assistance: State and local governments should incorporate, via letters of agreement / memorandums of understanding, arrangements for expanding registration and radiological monitoring capabilities. Federal assistance via the FRERP is one mechanism for radiological sonitoring arrangements. As specified in FEMA REP-3 Rev. 1. adequate non-federal resources should be identified in organization's Plans for a period of 18 hours2.083333e-4 days <br />0.005 hours <br />2.97619e-5 weeks <br />6.849e-6 months <br />; e.g.. the i
organization should plan for, designate, train, and equip sufficient personnel j
for two shifts. Note, radiological sonitoring equipment is only required for
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3 Adequate Monitoring Instruments: FEMA's REP 2. Rev. 1. identifies the types of acceptable genea exposure rate sensuring instrumentation for personnel monitoring:
1.e., low-range ganaa survey instrument (approximately 0.1 to 50 ar/hr).
Congregate Care Centers for Evacuees: Most organizations have made arrange-sents for the ARC or other volunteer organizations to staff and operate Congregate Care Centers (a mass shelter which is adequate to provide temporary 4helter for groups of persons unable to continue their living arrangements in i
their normal accommodations). The ARC criteria for shelters calls for safe and.
healthful facilities with space for sleeping, office, nursing and health, infirmary and storage. There must be an adequate supply of drinking water.
. toilet and bath facilities. Provisions for cooking, serving and storing food are required. The appropriate governments should provide fire and police protection. The Shelter Operators must provide for 24-hour shelter super-vision. nursing service and police protection. Other necessary arrangements should include communici:fons to the risk governments and Relocation Center (s1.
. fire protection, and transportation / parking arrangements. Special' allocations call for 40 square feet per bed and a maximum size of approximately 1.000 persons per Congregate Care Center. TEMA will not require the activation of Congregate Care Centers. FEMA will expect documentation provided tJ indicate that 20 percent of the population can be.provided space in Congregate Care Centers. This documentation must specify that sufficient staff is identified to manage and initially staff these centers for the first 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of operation before supplemental assistance is provided. The documentation must include evidence that the appropriate letters of agreement with the facility owners and food service providers have been completed and that these agressents are current.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Attachment Selected Distribution List Attached cc RAC RI J. Keller. INEL B. Salmonson. INEL R. Balaicky. ARC
FEMA RX/RWD/814-D200-501/2-8-f8 A3ff.f fY TO EMAct AND CONTROL Dost C040f!DEEJff__
prepared by Alchard W. Donovan. FEMA RX
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' Af ter the energency phases of a suelear incident are ever. there will be saar studies and investigations directed towards assessing the tapact of the lacident and sensurlag the effectiveness of the State's radiological energency plans and preparedness for use
!a taprovios future plans and guidance. Both these efforts will involve reconstruct-l ing the incident based upea the aval!able data, and both efforts will also involve the 4
calculations of the dose received and the dose saved by proper management of Energency
.J Worker (EW) dose control and exposure.
Consequently. It is important that data be documented with the following aspects la sind:
date, tiae. leceties, weather conditions. sessurement readings directions for dose control and exposure guidance.l signatures of personnel regarding decontamination process and results, and other pertinent information.
All State and local plans j
should provide proprinted forms with specific directions for documenting appropriate
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instructions. Protective Actions (i.e., take RI. record dose exposures, etc.) and soaltering results.
i DOSE COMMITMENT MANActJEENT gYSTEN Federal criteria requires that response organizations provide destsetry (perasnest and self-reading) and El to all taergency Workers. gWs should be trained to understand i
the principios of radiatloa, exposure centrol, and exposure limits. Response organisa-tiens should provide for the screening, detecties, and quantificaties (sessurement) of the presence of betsped gemas contamination as a!! energency personnel (gus) and equipment leaving areas where protective Actions are laplemented (i.e.. shelter er evacuation) after their alssles. Provisions sha!! be made to effect decontasisaties of personnel and egulpaent she are found to have contamination levels higher than defined levels (i.e., sexieue permissible contaminates limit is as spes wiedes reading of.0.1 mR/hr above the preaccident background aR/h scale reading).
The screening levels estah!!shed by the state shall include sa spper trigger Intet that would cause the gl' to be scheduled for medical osasinaties ace evaluaties of radiaties espesure and aptake (see ON MS 1).
t-The ensite and offsite dess verift:stfee systees should pesvide Information is the offsite officials that will assist then la sanaging and controlling espesure to the public nad to gWo.
Attenties aheald be gives to identifylag the locaties and espected locations of the plume serial coverage (ptvse location and forecepted locations), and any deposities that any be deposited (plume feetprint er ground shiae). The offsite authorities abeeld stilise tkle safersattaa la develop a saaagenest strategy. inform and instreet SW es dose espesure conditions and manageneat strategy, and keep gN apprised et the radielegical condittees encountered la the field.
t The georgency Worker gester (gvC) should docuneat the doses received by gWs and for-ward this informaties to the appropeiste authorities, ube then should use this informa-i tien to determine future work assignments and missions for gWo. (i.e.. take necessary steps to effectively manage future dese exposure).
If the GWC detects grosa contesina-tion, appropriate steps should be taken to ensure that the person (s) are directed to appropriate hospitals for medical examination and evaluation of radiation exposure and uptake.
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