ML20248G952

Forwards FEMA to DA Devito Re Inadequacies During 890516 Emergency Exercise at Plant

ML20248G952
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	10/02/1989
From:	Bellamy R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Fernandez W POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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NUDOCS 8910110107
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i DCT 0 21969 Docket No. 50-333 Power Authority of the State of New York James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant ATTN: Mr. William Fernandez Resident Manager .

P. O. Box 41  !

Lycoming, New York 13093 /

Gentlemen:

Enclosed is a September 22, 1989 letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region II to Donald A. DeVito, Director, New York State Emergency Management Office, which describes two inadequacies identified during the May 16, 1989 emergency exercise at Nine Mile Point. These planning inadequacies concern the availability of transportation resources and the training of emergency workers, and have resulted in FEMA's finding that the New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan is not adequate *.o protect public health and safety. In accordance with 44 CFR 350, FEMA has initiated action to withdraw approval -of the Plan.

We are concerned about the inadequacies identified by FEMA. As stated in the letter, FEMA has given the State four mer:ths in which to correct the inadequacies.

Accordingly, you should coordinate with New York and Oswego County in responding to these issues and should assist them in developing a schedule for ensuring timely corrective actions. Please keep this office informed of progress. If you have any questions, please call me at P15-337-5200.

Sincerely, civinal 52ncd Dy:

Rda!d R. Belbmy Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief Facilities Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards

Enclosure:

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Ron Bel /amy Federal Emergency Management Agenc R

Region II

<l . 26 Federal Plaza New York, New York 10278 September 22, 1989 Mr. Donald A. DeVito, Director State Emergency Management Office Public Security Building State Campus Albany, New York 12226-5000

Dear Mr. DeVito:

the status of off-site preparedness eerns Point Nuclear Power Station.

surrounding regarding Nine Mile thThis In your March 9, 1989 ensured, as per Guidance Memorandum PR-1," Annual Letter of Certificati for the following functional araas:1988 the requisite activities had b swego County Public Education and Information Exarcises Facilities and Equipment Emergency '

Update of Plans and Letters of AgreementRadiologic Alert and Notification The biennial exercise for this site conducted on May 16, 1989,

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s was in thedesigned Nine Mile to evaluate Response emergency r,esponse capabilities Plan. orth set f j

Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA).this Region areas of equipment, a Areas resulted in thre facilities, procedures and training.The Theensuing ARCAs in I

exercise deficiencies concern the following issues:

EBS message development (FEMA Objective 13)

Training of monitors at the ReceptionNotification e 12) of the h Center (FEMA Objective 21) l

f . , . .. i .. _ . .. , i .. .. . ..T- 5 E. T. T After the summation of these exercise results, it has come to my attention that two functional areas of emergency preparedness have been deteriorating to a point which causes due concern as to the assurance this plan gives for the protection of the general public. My concerns with these two functional areas, resources and training, are discussed below.

l Resources According to FEMA's assessment of the May 16, 1989 exercise through LOAs, the Osvego County Plan requires more buses than are available for a one wave evacuation of school children and transit dependent general population. The current plan requires a total of 366 buses and 5 vans for a single wave evacuation of schooln:, special facilities and the transit dependent general population. FEMA has determined from the plan that only 353 buses would be cvailable in the event of an evacuation totals to only 353. Below is an outline of these calculations:

evacuation requirements:

kuggs vans City School District of Oswego 112 2 City School District of Mexico 52 1 Special Facilitics 12 2 General population 190 Total 366 5 evacuation resources:

hyses vans City School District of Oswego 67 Centro of Oswego 9 Gibson Bus Service 10 Centro of Syracuse 175 Oswego County BOCES 29 Oswego County Opportunities 19 Mexico Academy & Central Schools 44 Total 353 From these figures it appears that there are not sufficient bus resources to meet the requirements for a single wave evacuation. These figures leave a shortage of 13 buses and 5 vans. Aside from this procedural problem, the exercise brought forth the same resource problem. During the exercise, only 131 buses were available for the evacuation of the Oswego County school children located in the Emergency Planning Zone. This is 33 fewer buses than is necessary for a complete school evacuation.

Trainino The performance of emergency workers during this exercise and I the available training logs indicate that the annual training of emergency workers was either not performed or was

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ineffective. (Guidance Memorandum PR-1, Sec. 0.5)

Bus Drivers: Those training logs, maintained at the Oswego County EOC, indicate only 136 Oswego County emergency worker bus drivers have been trained since January 1988. Since the total number of buses and vans required for an evacuation is 371, there is a deficit of 235 trained emergency bus drivers needed to implement an evacuation.

Ambulance Drivers: Ambulance companies, listed in the Oswego County plan, also are required to have annual training.

Although the plan does not specify the quantity of vehicles provided by each company, there are two ambulance companies which, by your records, have not received ADY training this year. (SOVAC Ambulance Corp. and Phoenix Ambulance Corp.)

Review of other ambulance driver training logs indicate that a total of 50 drivers have been trained. Since the vehicle requirements are not outlined, FEMA is unable to determine whether this training is adequate.

General: During the exercise, one deficiency and several ARCAs are directly related to training. The deficiency (OCFA 1), incurred at the Arts and Home Center Reception Center, points to a lack of trained monitors and inefficient monitoring techniques. The training related ARCAs indicates lack of or insufficient review in procedural items and radiological exposure control. In particular, these training issues concern field team coordinators, vehicle monitors, reception center monitors (vehicle and decontamination), PMC workers, and ambulance drivers.

FEMA is. concerned that this lack of training and absence of sufficient resources may place the health and safety of the public in jeopardy. After review of these issues, the certification of completed training and adequate resources is in question. It appears that Oswego County is unable to provide adequate transportation resources to complete a single wave evacuation of the Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planing Zone. Also apparent is the insufficient quantity of emergency bus drivers to implement an evacuation. FEMA finds that due to the inadequacy of the number of trained emergency workers, the Plan is not adequate to protect public health and safety by providing reasonable assurance that appropriate protective measures can be taken. FEMA is, i therefore, invoking the provisions of FEMA Rule 44 CFR 350.13 to withdraw approval of the Plan. If, after four months from the date of this letter, the State of New York has not corrected the inadequacy by providing the required number of trained emergency workers, and adequate transportation resources, FEMA will withdraw approval of the Plan and immediately inform you and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of the determination to withdraw the approval. At that time, FEMA would be required to publish J

notification of the withdrawal in the Federal Register and the '

local newspaper having the largest daily circulation in the State, i

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please' provide this office with a schedule of' corrective: actions-

~in-sufficient detail.to review by October 30, 1989.

Sincerely,

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Paul'Weberg, Chairman.

Regional Assistanca Committee cc: NRC Region'I-

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