ML23285A306
| ML23285A306 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Monticello, Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 10/12/2023 |
| From: | Scott S Northern States Power Company, Minnesota, Xcel Energy |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk |
| References | |
| L-XE-32-017, EPID L-2021-LLA-0210 | |
| Download: ML23285A306 (1) | |
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414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401-1993 October 12, 2023 L-XE-23-017 10 CFR 50.54(q)(5) 10CFR 72.44(f)
ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket No. 50-263 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60 Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket 72-10 Materials License No. SNM-2506 Implementation of the Fleet Standard Emergency Plan for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (EPID L-2021-LLA-0210)
Reference:
- 1) U.S. NRC to NSPM, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendments Re: Standard Emergency Plan and Consolidated Emergency Operations Facility (EPID L-2021-LLA-0210), dated March 31, 2023 (ADAMS Accession Number ML22357A100)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(q)(5) and 10 CFR 72.44(f), Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSPM), doing business as Xcel Energy, is providing a copy of the Xcel Energy Standard Emergency Plan (SEP) with the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) and the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP) site specific Annexes (Enclosures 1, 2 and 3, respectively) as implemented. The SEP and Annexes were approved by Amendment No. 211 for MNGP, and by Amendment Nos. 242 and 230 for PINGP Units 1 and 2, respectively (Reference 1). The SEP and Annexes were provided previously for NRC review; some changes, e.g., typographical corrections and for style and formatting were made to align with NSPM procedural requirements. These changes do not result in a reduction in the effectiveness of the Emergency Plan.
ENCLOSURE 1 XCEL ENERGY NUCLEAR LICENSING DOCUMENT STANDARD EMERGENCY PLAN EPLAN-01 (116 Pages Follow)
Nuclear Licensing Document EPLAN-01 Revision: 0 Page 1 of 116
Title:
Standard Emergency Plan Approval:
602000030746
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 2 of 116 Table of Contents Page INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 4 1.1 PURPOSE................................................................................................... 4
1.2 BACKGROUND
........................................................................................... 4 1.3 SCOPE........................................................................................................ 5 PLANNING STANDARDS AND ELEMENTS...................................................... 6 2.1 A - ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY................................................... 6 2.2 B - EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION (ERO).......................... 13 2.3 C - EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES............... 31 2.4 D - EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM....................................... 36 2.5 E - NOTIFICATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES.............................. 40 2.6 F - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.................................................... 44 2.7 G - PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION...................................... 48 2.8 H - EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT................................... 51 2.9 I - ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT................................................................... 60 2.10 J - PROTECTIVE RESPONSE.................................................................. 67 2.11 K - RADIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE CONTROL.......................................... 76 2.12 L - MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT.................................... 80 2.13 M - RECOVERY AND REENTRY PLANNING AND POST-ACCIDENT OPERATIONS............................................................. 83 2.14 N - EXERCISES AND DRILLS.................................................................. 89 2.15 O - RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING.................. 99 2.16 P - RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING EFFORT:
DEVELOPMENT, PERIODIC REVIEW, AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS............................................................................. 101
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 3 of 116 APPENDICES.................................................................................................. 105 APPENDIX A DEFINITIONS....................................................................................... 105 APPENDIX B CROSS REFERENCE TO 10 CFR 50 APPENDIX E.IV -
CONTENT OF EMERGENCY PLANS............................................................. 109 APPENDIX C NUREG 0654, REV 2, SEP, SITE-SPECIFIC ANNEX AND EPIP CROSS WALK................................................................................................. 115 APPENDIX D CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS REVISION.......................................... 116
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 4 of 116 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE The Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSPM),
doing business as Xcel Energy, in accordance with license conditions, 10 CFR Part 50, and NRC Regulatory Guidance, the Standard Emergency Plan (SEP) provides the means to protect the health and safety of the general public, persons temporarily visiting or assigned to power plants operated by Xcel Energy, and plant employees. Xcel Energy operates the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) and the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP).
1.2 BACKGROUND
The Xcel Energy licensing basis for meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and Appendix E include the following documents:
SEP (EPLAN-01) - The SEP outlines actions taken to prepare for and respond to a declared emergency. Planning efforts common to Xcel Energy sites are encompassed within the SEP.
Site-Specific Annexes (EPLAN-02, EPLAN-03) - The Site Annexes contain information and guidance unique to the sites. The site annexes are subject to the same review and audit requirements as the SEP.
Site-Specific Emergency Action level (EAL) Technical Basis Document (EPLAN-04, EPLAN-05) - Establishes the EAL scheme used by the sites to declare emergencies. The Technical Basis document references inputs to determine values or events that would result in event classification.
Site-Specific Evacuation Time Estimate (ETE) Studies (EPLAN-06, EPLAN-07) - The ETE study defines the sites Plume Exposure (~10 mile)
Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). It documents the population within defined areas of the zone, evacuation routes and ETEs for different scenarios.
Site-Specific On-Shift Staffing Analysis (EPLAN-08, EPLAN-09) - The NEI 10-05 On-Shift Staffing Analysis fulfills the requirements of 10 CFR50, Appendix E.IV, Subsection A.9.
Site-Specific Notification System (ANS) Design Report (EPLAN-10, EPLAN-11) - The report approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) describes the public notification system that fulfills the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, IV, Subsection D.3.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 5 of 116 1.3 SCOPE Detailed procedures concerning the implementation of the SEP are in the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs). The EPIPs address the functional areas and actions that implement the plan and serve as the interface between the Emergency Plan, plant operations, security, and radiological control programs. Xcel Energy also has procedures in place that implement onsite protective actions and personnel accountability during hostile action threats or events that are appropriate for plant and environmental conditions. These procedures are available for use at the plants. There are supporting and complementing emergency plans, including those of federal agencies, the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, the Prairie Island Indian Community and risk counties.
Xcel Energy Chief Nuclear Officer has overall responsibility for maintaining a state of readiness to implement this Plan for the protection of plant personnel, the general public, and property from hazards associated with nuclear power generation facilities operated by the company.
The SEP describes the organization, facilities, training, and maintenance of both onsite and offsite facilities and equipment available to implement the plan.
Site-Specific Alert and Notification System Design Report - approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) describes the approved public warning system.
The SEP was developed with the guidance of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 2, "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants." The SEP meets the emergency planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b), the requirements of Appendix E, and the intent of NUREG-0654 Revision 2. The SEP is organized using the structure of NUREG-0654 Revision 2, and that structure provides the cross-reference to the base document.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 6 of 116 PLANNING STANDARDS AND ELEMENTS 2.1 A - ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY Primary responsibilities for emergency response by the facility licensee and by State and local organizations within the EPZs have been assigned, the emergency responsibilities of the various supporting organization have been specifically established, and each principal response organization has staff to respond and to augment its initial response on a continuous basis.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(1), 44 CFR 350.5(a)(1)
A.1 The Federal, state, local and tribal governments, licensee, and other private sector organization that comprise the overall response for the EPZs are identified A description of the Xcel Energy Emergency Response Organization (ERO) is detailed in Section B. The subsections below identify the Offsite Response Organizations (OROs), federal, state, tribal, county and other organizations that encompass the overall response organization for an event at an Xcel Energy site.
A.1.a The organizations having an operational role specify their concept of operations and relationship to the total effort Xcel Energy Emergencies or accident situations at the sites are initially coordinated by the Control Room shift crew under the direction of the Shift Manager/Emergency Director (SM/ED). When an abnormal situation occurs, the SM/ED, using operating and implementing procedures determines whether it rises to the level of a declarable emergency.
For emergencies classified as Alert, Site Area Emergency and General Emergency, the SM/ED will initiate callout of the ERO.
The augmented ERO relieves the shift personnel of emergency response functions not associated with plant operations.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 7 of 116 Federal Organizations Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
The NRC is the coordinating agency for incidents at or caused by a facility or an activity that is licensed by the NRC or an Agreement State, with the Chairman of the Commission as the senior NRC authority for response. The Chairman can transfer control of emergency response activities when deemed appropriate.
Incident Response Centers have been established at the NRC regional offices and NRC headquarters, to centralize and coordinate NRCs emergency response. Provisions are made for NRC personnel at the plants Technical Support Center and the Emergency Operations Facility.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
In accordance with the National Response Framework (NRF), DHS is responsible for the overall coordination of a multi-agency Federal response to a significant radiological incident.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
The primary role of FEMA is to support the states by coordinating the delivery of federal non-technical assistance. FEMA coordinates state requests for federal assistance, identifying which federal agency can best address specific needs. If deemed necessary, FEMA will establish a nearby Joint Field Office from which it will manage its assistance activities.
Department of Energy (DOE)/Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) Support The DOE provides radiological assistance on request though the REAC/TS and has radiological monitoring equipment and personnel resources that it can assemble and dispatch to the scene of a radiological incident. Following a radiological incident, DOE operates as outlined in the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Plan (FRMAP).
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 8 of 116 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Support from the FBI is available through its statutory responsibility, based in public law and the US code, and through a memorandum of understanding for cooperation with the NRC. Notification to the FBI of emergencies in which they would have an interest will be through the provisions of a plant security plan, or by the NRC.
National Weather Service (NWS)
NWS provides meteorological information during emergency situations, if required. Data available will include existing and forecasted wind directions, wind speeds, and ambient air temperatures.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The EPA can assist with field radiological monitoring, sampling, and non-plant related recovery and reentry guidance.
State Organizations State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety The Minnesota (MN) Department of Public Safety has the responsibility for notification and coordination of MN state agencies in the event of a major emergency at Monticello and Prairie Island. When the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is activated, communications between departments are initiated in order to coordinate procedure implementation. The state agencies responsible for implementing procedures have established a system of 24-hour communications.
The state agencies and local government agencies are responsible for protecting the general public and providing logistical support such as food, temporary quarters, water, and sanitary facilities if evacuation and isolation is required.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 9 of 116 Health Department The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is responsible for providing radiological expertise in the State Emergency Operations Center in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety.
The Minnesota Department of Health will interpret data and participate in recommending protective actions to the Governors Authorized Representative.
State of Wisconsin Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM)
Wisconsin Emergency Management has the responsibility for notification and coordination of Wisconsin state agencies in the event of a major emergency at PINGP.
In the event of an emergency situation at the plant, PINGP will notify WEM who coordinates the implementation of emergency procedures.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
The Wisconsin Division of Health is responsible to prevent exposure to ionizing radiation in amounts which are detrimental to health according to nationally accepted standards.
The Wisconsin Division of Health, Radiation Protection Section, is responsible for coordination of radiation response activities in the State of Wisconsin. In the event of an emergency at Prairie Island, the Division of Health, Radiation Protection Section will be concerned with monitoring the air and water about the plant to assure that the public is not exposed to levels of radioactive pollutants potentially detrimental to public health. The Division of Health's facilities are in Madison, Wisconsin.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 10 of 116 County Organizations Counties within the sites plume exposure EPZ maintain emergency plans that address the following primary response aspects:
Notification of their own personnel and other agencies such as, local law enforcement, fire & rescue, and the Red Cross.
Traffic control Notification or warning of persons in affected areas.
Evacuation out of the affected area, and provisions for shelter, food, accommodations, communications, medical care, etc.
Provide support to other counties, Xcel Energy, state and federal agencies.
Select counties adjacent to the sites plume exposure EPZ maintain emergency plans to provide assistance and logistics support if evacuation of portions of the ten-mile EPZ becomes necessary.
Plume exposure and ingestion pathway EPZ counties are listed in the site-specific annexes.
Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) Counties The Emergency Management Agencies representing the Minnesota counties of Sherburne, Wright, Dakota, and Goodhue and the Wisconsin County of Pierce have the responsibility for notification and providing direction to residents in the event of an emergency that affects their respective jurisdiction. The 24-hour notification points have the responsibility to notify necessary local civil support groups in the event of an accident. The County is responsible for protection of the public and can provide personnel and equipment for evacuation, relocation, and isolation.
Private Sector Organizations Private sector organizations are not used to provide additional personnel for positions on the Xcel Energy ERO or perform an operational role. Contractor and private organizations may be requested to provide technical assistance.
Those are described in element B.5.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 11 of 116 A.1.b Each organizations emergency plan illustrates these interrelationships in a block diagram.
Interrelationships between the Xcel Energy emergency response facilities and offsite response organizations are provided in element B.4.
A.1.c Each organization identifies the individual, by title/position, who will be in charge of the emergency response.
The Emergency Manager in the EOF is responsible for overall event response upon activation of that facility.
A.2 References to the applicable acts, codes, or statutes that provide the legal basis for emergency response-related authorities, including those that delegate responsibility and authority to state, local, and tribal governments are included.
Each emergency plan indicates who may declare a State of Emergency and the powers that ensue.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
A.3 Each organization specifies the key individual(s), by title/position, responsible for the following functions, as applicable to that organization: command and control, alert and notification, communications, public information, accident assessment, public health and sanitation, social services, fire and rescue, traffic control, emergency medical services, law enforcement, transportation, protective response (including authority to request Federal assistance and to initiate other protective actions), and radiological exposure control.
Refer to the list of primary responsibilities of each ERO position in element B.1.a, and to Table B-1 for the list of key individuals responsible for command and control, alerting and notification, communications, public
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 12 of 116 information, accident assessment, protective response, and radiological exposure control.
A.4 Written agreements with the support organizations having an emergency response role within the EPZs are referenced. The agreements describe the concept of operations, emergency response measures to be provided, mutually acceptable criteria for their implementation, and arrangements for exchange of information.
Assistance will be provided, as necessary, by federal, state, tribal and county agencies that are mandated by charter, regulation, or law to protect public health and safety. State, tribal and county organizations cooperate with Xcel Energy and have developed radiological emergency plans and procedures in an integrated manner. LOAs are discussed further in element C and in site-specific annexes.
A.5 Each principal response organization is capable of continuous operations for a protracted period. The principal response organization specifies the individual, by title/position, who is responsible for ensuring continuity of resources (technical, administrative, and material).
Xcel Energy nuclear maintains an ERO that is capable of providing continuous, 24 hour/day, operation for an extended period of time. The shift rotations for the protracted period will be designated by the Emergency Manager.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 13 of 116 2.2 B - EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION (ERO)
On-shift facility licensee responsibilities for emergency response are unambiguously defined, adequate staffing to provide initial facility accident response in key functional areas is maintained at all times, timely augmentation of response capabilities is available, and the interfaces among various onsite response activities and offsite support and response activities are specified.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(2); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(2) 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E.IV.A B.1 The emergency plan specifies how the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) and the applicable sections of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 are met.
10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) Compliance Per Regulatory Guide 1.101, the criteria and recommendations contained in Revision 1 of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1 are considered by the NRC staff to be acceptable methods for complying with the standards in 10 CFR 50.47 that must be met in onsite and offsite emergency response plans.
The SEP Section B is based on the criteria provided in the Revision 2 of NUREG-0654, Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants,Section II.B, Emergency Response Organization (ML19347D139) and the applicable sections of 10 CFR 50 Appendix E, as documented below.
10 CFR 50 Appendix E Compliance Refer to the 10 CFR 50 Appendix E.IV.A cross-reference in Appendix 2 of this emergency plan.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 14 of 116 B.1.a The site-specific emergency response organization (ERO) is developed. Note that while other site programs, such as operations, fire response, rescue and first aid, and security, may be controlled via other licensing documents, it is only when these personnel are assigned EP functions that they become part of this regulatory standard. Consideration is given to ensure that EP functions are not assigned to individuals who may have difficulties performing their EP function(s) simultaneously with their other assigned (non-EP) duties.
Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 requires licensees to perform an on-shift staffing analysis to ensure on-shift staff can support the EP functions assigned, as well as other assigned duties.
A description of the normal site operating organization is contained in each sites USAR.
The requirements for on-shift operations staff, security force staff, fire brigade and first aid staff are controlled by site-specific Technical Specifications and other site-specific licensing and administrative documents. Positions from these departments are contained in the emergency plan only when assigned an EP function that is performed during an event.
Site-specific on-shift staffing analysis reports are developed in accordance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix E.IV.A.9 and NEI 10-05. (EPLAN-08, EPLAN-09)
The ERO is composed of the following positions and assigned responsibilities:
Main Control Room (MCR)
Shift Manager/Emergency Director (SM/ED)
Provide overall ERO command and control Evaluate plant conditions and approve Emergency Action Level (EAL) classifications Approve Protective Action Recommendations (PARs)
Authorize personnel dose extensions
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 15 of 116 Evaluate and assess plant and offsite radiological data in the development of onsite protective actions and offsite PARs Direct radiation protection activities, including Field Monitoring Team (FMT) direction Direct and approve notifications to state and county authorities Senior Reactor Operator (SRO)/Shift Technical Advisor (STA)
Evaluate reactor conditions and assess for core damage Evaluate plant conditions and recommend EAL classifications Activate or confirm activation of Emergency Response Data System (ERDS)
Perform Emergency Notification System (ENS) communications Shift Emergency Communicator Notify the ERO as needed Communicate required information per element E.3 to Offsite Response Organizations (ORO)
RP Technicians Provide RP coverage for responders accessing potentially unknown radiological environments Provide in-plant surveys Control dosimetry and radiologically controlled area (RCA) access Perform dose assessments and provide input regarding PARs to the SM/ED
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 16 of 116 Technical Support Center (TSC)
Emergency Director (ED)
Approve EAL classifications Approve notifications to state/local agencies Approve Protective Action Recommendations (PARs)
Approve personnel dose extensions Approve issuance of KI TSC Manager Supervise TSC staffing and activities Assist the Emergency Director as needed Engineering Coordinator Direct and coordinate engineering resources Core Thermal Engineer Core damage assessment Mechanical Engineer Provide engineering support and troubleshooting for mechanical systems Electrical Engineer Provide engineering support and troubleshooting for electrical systems Operations Coordinator Evaluate plant conditions and recommend emergency classifications
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 17 of 116 ENS Communicator Communicate changes in classification, PARs, protective action decisions made by offsite response organizations Activate / confirm activation of the Emergency Response Data System (ERDS)
Perform notifications to the NRC as required by 10 CFR 50.72 ERF Communicator(s)
Maintain communications and transmit key activities between the CR, TSC, OSC and EOF Security Coordinator Coordinate security response with Local Law Enforcement and Federal officials Provide oversite for the Offsite Communicator Offsite Communicator Transmit information to state/local agencies Maintenance Coordinator Supporting the repair and corrective actions Supporting Search and Rescue efforts Radiological Assessment Coordinator (RAC)
Develop and recommend PARs Communicate changes to plant radiological conditions Provide oversight for facility habitability surveys Dose Projection Specialist Perform dose assessment
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 18 of 116 Field Monitoring Team (FMT) Monitor Direct field monitoring teams for collection of dose rates and contamination levels Field Monitoring Team (FMT)
Conduct radiation surveys in areas at or beyond the Site Boundary Collect environmental samples for future analysis HPN Communicator Establish communications with the NRC on the Health Physics Network (HPN) bridge line as requested Relay NRC requests for information on radiological conditions as needed Operational Support Center (OSC)
OSC Coordinator Coordinate OSC staffing and activities ERF Communicator Establish and maintain communications with the CR, TSC and EOF Transmit information related to key activities in the OSC Maintenance Coordinators Provide oversight for OSC activities related to mechanical, electrical and I&C work RP Coordinator Provide oversite for OSC activities related to radiological surveys and monitoring of radiological conditions in the plant
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 19 of 116 Emergency Operations Facility (EOF)
Emergency Manager Provide overall event response and control Approve notifications to state/local offsite agencies Approve PARs EOF Manager Supervise EOF staffing and activities Radiological Assessment Coordinator (RAC)
Assess and communicate offsite radiological conditions Provide oversite for dose assessments and projections Develop and recommend PARs Dose Projection Specialist Develop offsite dose projections based on event conditions for development of PARs Offsite Communicator(s)
Transmit information to state/local agencies HPN Communicator Establish communications with the NRC on the Health Physics Network bridge line as requested Relate NRC requests for information on radiological conditions as needed Field Monitoring Team (FMT) Communicator Relay FMT information to the Dose Projection Specialist and RAC Offsite Agency Liaison Coordinate ERO and ORO activities
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 20 of 116 Security Coordinator Coordinate security response with Local Law Enforcement and Federal officials Provide oversite for the Offsite Communicator ERF Communicator Establish and maintain communications with the CR, OSC, and TSC Transmit information related to key activities in the EOF Joint Information Center (JIC)
Executive Spokesperson Serve as the Xcel Energy spokesperson for major media meetings and conferences held at the Minnesota state EOC/JIC.
Supply information to ERO communications personnel who develop media releases at the state EOC/JIC.
Represent Xcel Energy at the state EOC/JIC by interfacing with state officials.
Ensure adequate liaison occurs between Xcel Energy representatives and state and county management.
Establish 24-hour shift coverage for JIC Staff JIC Manager Coordinate the efforts of Xcel Energy personnel at the state EOC/JIC Provide oversight for public information requests Technical Advisor Brief the Executive Spokesperson on plant conditions and technical aspects of the event
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 21 of 116 State Liaison Serve as an interface between Xcel Energy and the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin Respond to state questions related to Xcel Energy response activities County Liaison(s)
Provide assistance to County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) personnel Serve as an interface between County and Xcel Energy personnel Resolve rumors and validate site information regarding event status Coordinate response efforts with Sheriffs Offices Security Advisor Provide pertinent security information for security related events Serve as interface between Xcel Energy and State personnel Figures B-1, B-2, B-3 and B-4 outline the organizational structure for the TSC, OSC, EOF and JIC.
B.2 An individual is designated as the on-shift emergency coordinator (individual title may vary) who has the authority and responsibility to immediately and unilaterally initiate any emergency response measures, including approving protective action recommendations (PARs) to be disseminated to authorities responsible for implementing offsite emergency response measures.
The SM/ED is the on-shift individual who has the authority and responsibility to immediately and unilaterally initiate any emergency actions, including providing PARs to authorities responsible for implementing offsite emergency measures.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 22 of 116 The SM/ED is responsible for the provision of overall event command and control until relieved.
B.2.a The functional responsibilities assigned to the ERO are established and the responsibilities that may not be delegated to other members of the ERO are clearly specified in the emergency plan.
Functional responsibilities for ERO positions are listed in element B.1.a.
Non-delegable responsibilities include the following:
Event classification.
PARs for the general public.
Notification of offsite authorities Emergency Exposure Controls The SM/ED has responsibility for event recognition and performing the non-delegable responsibilities until relieved by the Emergency Director in the TSC. Upon activation of the EOF, responsibility for development of PARs and notification to state/local authorities transitions to the Emergency Manager. The transfer of these command-and-control activities is depicted in the diagram below.
CONTROL ROOM TSC EOF On-Shift/Emergency Director Emergency Director Emergency Manager Classification Classification Notifications (State/local)
(Federal)
Notifications (State/local)
Notifications (Federal)
Notifications (State/local)
PARs PARs PARs Emergency Exposure Controls Emergency Exposure Controls
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 23 of 116 B.3 A table is developed depicting the site-specific on-shift staffing plan, as well as the ERO staffing augmentation plan. Table B-1, Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Staffing and Augmentation Plan, provides a model for licensees to consider.
The Xcel Energy Minimum Staff Table B-1 includes on-shift and augmented positions as identified in NUREG-0654, Revision 2, Table B-1 as well as those positions required in the TSC, OSC and EOF for facility activation.
B.4 The interfaces between and among the licensee functional areas of emergency activity, local services support, and state, local, and tribal government organizations are identified. The information includes all licensee emergency response facilities.
A block diagram is preferred for ease of use, but not required.
A block diagram showing the interfaces between the licensee and state, local, tribal government organizations is located in Figure B.4-1.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 24 of 116 Figure B.4-1 Primary Interfaces Between License, State, Local and Tribal Organizations
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 25 of 116 B.5 The external organizations, including contractors, that may be requested to provide technical assistance to and augmentation of the ERO, as applicable, are specified.
Vendors and Contractors Major equipment providers or Architect-Engineers include Westinghouse Electric Corporation and General Electric Corporation, which can provide the following assistance in an emergency:
Trained personnel.
Technical analysis.
Operational analysis.
Accident and transient analysis.
Pooled Equipment Inventory Company (PEICo)
Contracts exist for the withdrawal of PIM PAS-1Casks for emergency response.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 26 of 116 Table B-1 Minimum On-Shift and Augmented Staffing Major Functional Area Major Tasks Position Title/Expertise On-Shift Capability for Additions 60 min 90 min Emergency Direction and Control Classification/Oversight Shift Manager (SRO) 1 TSC Emergency Director (TSC) 1 Operations Coordinator (TSC) 1 EOF Emergency Manager (EOF) 1 Notification/
Communication Licensee, Local/State, Federal Shift Emergency Comm (State/local) 1 Communications (Federal) 1*
Offsite Communicator (TSC/EOF) 1 1
ENS Communicator (TSC) 1 Radiological Accident Assessment Offsite Dose Assessment RP Technician 1*
Dose Projection Specialist (TSC/EOF) 1 1
Offsite Surveys FMT Monitor (TSC) 1 FMT Lead 1
1 FMT Member 1
1 In-plant/Onsite (out-of-plant) Surveys RP Technician 1
1 1
Protective Actions RP Technician 1
2 2
RP Oversight Rad Assessment Coordinator (TSC/EOF) 1 1
Plant System Engineering Technical Support Shift Technical Advisor (SRO/STA) 1 Core Hydraulic Engineer (TSC) 1 Electrical Engineer (TSC) 1 Mechanical Engineer (TSC) 1 Repair and Corrective Repair and Corrective Actions MM Coordinator (OSC) 1 EM Coordinator (OSC) 1 I&C Coordinator (OSC) 1 OSC Coordinator (OSC) 1 RP Coordinator (OSC) 1 Mechanical Personnel (OSC) 1 Electrical Personnel (OSC) 1 Instrument & Control Personnel (OSC) 1 Total 5
18 14
- May be performed by someone filling another position having functional qualifications.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 27 of 116 Figure B-1 TSC Organization
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 28 of 116 Figure B-2 OSC Organization
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 29 of 116 Figure B-3 EOF Organization
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 30 of 116 Figure B-4 JIC Organization
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 31 of 116 2.3 C - EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES Arrangements for requesting and effectively using assistance resources have been made, arrangements to accommodate State and local staff at the licensees EOF have been made, and other organizations capable of augmenting the planned response have been identified.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(3); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(3);
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E.IV.A and E C.1 Emergency response support and resources provided to the licensees EOF, as agreed upon, are described The Xcel Energy EOF contains dedicated work areas and resources for federal personnel.
C.2 Provisions made for additional emergency response support and resources are described and include the following Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and/or LOAs have been developed between Xcel Energy and several entities to provide emergency response support and services consistent with this plan.
MOUs and LOAs are referenced by organization and title in element A.4 of the site-specific annexes. A contract/purchase order with a private contractor is considered acceptable in lieu of a MOU or LOA for the specified duration of the contract.
Written agreements have been developed which establish the extent of operations between Xcel Energy nuclear and other support organizations that have an emergency response role consistent with this plan. These agreements identify the emergency measures to be provided, the mutually accepted criteria for implementation, and the arrangements for the exchange of information. LOAs common to both sites include; Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
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The respective sites have obtained LOAs with private contractors and others who provide emergency support services. LOAs, as a minimum, state that the cooperating organization will provide its normal services in support of an emergency at the affected plant. LOAs are referenced in the site-specific Annexes and the actual letters are maintained in accordance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, IV.A.7.
C.2.a The individual(s), by title/position, authorized to request emergency response support and resources from responding organizations The individual authorized to request assistance and resources from responding organizations is the Emergency Manager who has overall authority for the Xcel Energy nuclear response.
Refer to element B.2.a, for greater detail regarding command & control.
C.2.b (1) Each organization from which emergency response support and/or resources may be requested, (2) the circumstance(s) in which the emergency response support and/or resources would be required, (3) the process for requesting needed emergency response support and/or resources, (4) categories of capabilities and/or resources expected to be provided, (5) when the expected emergency response support and/or resources would be available once requested, and (6) how integration would occur.
Refer to elements A.1.a, and A.4 for the description and details of the provisions made for additional assistance and resources.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 33 of 116 C.2.c Coordination of NPP site access and support for external organizations that have agreed to provide requested emergency response support and resources Site access is controlled by the Security organization in accordance with the site security plan and procedures. The TSC Security Coordinator is responsible for coordination with on-shift personnel when site access is needed for non-badged offsite agency and support personnel.
C.2.d Agreements between licensees and local agencies for law enforcement, medical and ambulance services, fire, hospital support, and other support Agreements with state and county response organizations have been established through the integrated development of their respective emergency plans.
Agreements with other entities have been formally developed and documented through memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and/or letters of agreement (LOAs).
OROs may be called to assist onsite for events requiring firefighting, medical, or law enforcement. Immediate assistance with firefighting, medical, law enforcement at the sites is initiated using the 911 emergency system. The coordination of these activities will be performed initially by CR personnel and subsequently by response personnel in the TSC or EOF when the facilities are activated.
If an event is of significant magnitude to require establishment of a near site Incident Command Post (ICP), the sites will provide liaison(s) to the ICP to assist in coordinating response efforts.
A list of applicable agreements is maintained in element A.4 of the site-specific annexes.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 34 of 116 C.3 The capability of each principal organization to coordinate with other principal organizations leading the incident response is described In addition to the coordination between the individuals in command and control of each organization, Xcel Energy personnel are dispatched to state or county EOCs as liaisons. The liaisons clarify information contained in emergency notifications and provide a communications link between the Xcel Energy and governmental emergency response facilities.
When NRC representatives are present at the EOF and/or TSC, coordination occurs directly between NRC and Xcel Energy nuclear personnel.
C. 4 Radiological laboratories, their general capabilities, and expected availability to provide radiological monitoring analysis services that can be used in an emergency are described.
Plans to augment the identified radiological laboratories are described.
Onsite Laboratory The onsite laboratory/counting rooms at Xcel Energy nuclear sites are the primary facility for radiation monitoring and analysis efforts. The onsite laboratory is the central point for receipt and analysis of onsite samples and includes equipment for chemical and radiological analyses. The plant laboratories have the capability of quantitative analysis of water and air samples, and qualitative analysis of terrestrial samples.
Additional facilities for counting and analyzing samples are available at the unaffected Xcel Energy nuclear site or using state and federal laboratory services. These laboratories can act as backup facilities if the affected site's counting room and laboratory become unusable or the capacity or capability of the sites laboratory is exceeded.
Contract Laboratories Additional outside analytical assistance may be requested from contracted vendors. These laboratories provide environmental sample analysis services and are listed in the site-specific annexes.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 35 of 116 C.5 Arrangements are described for integrating the licensees response with the NRC Headquarters and regional incident response centers and, when dispatched, the NRCs site response team.
The TSC Emergency Director and the EOF Emergency Manager are the initial primary contact positions for the NRC site response team personnel sent to those facilities.
Xcel Energy nuclear sites have dedicated areas within the TSCs for NRC site response teams. Communications equipment, as well as instrumentation displays are available for use by the response teams.
Near site locations for NRC and other offsite agency staff are described in element H.3 of the site-specific annexes.
C.5.a The activation process for the NRCs emergency response data system (ERDS) during an emergency is described.
ERO personnel will activate or confirm activation of ERDS as soon as possible but not later than one hour after declaring an alert or higher emergency classification level in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(a)(4).
C.5.b Provisions to continuously maintain open communications lines with the NRC, when requested, are described.
The Xcel Energy ERO is staffed for and capable of maintaining continuous communications with the NRC. When requested, open communication lines will be staffed by knowledgeable personnel to ensure efficient and effective information flow.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 36 of 116 2.4 D - EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM A standard emergency classification and action level scheme, the bases of which include facility system and effluent parameters, is in use by the nuclear facility licensee, and State and local response plans call for reliance on information provided by facility licensees for determinations of minimum initial offsite response measures.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(4); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(4);
10 CFR Part 50 Appendix E.IV.B and C D.1 A standard emergency classification and action level scheme is established and maintained. The scheme provides detailed EALs for each of the four ECLs in Section IV.C.1 of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50.
Xcel Energy has established and maintains a standard emergency classification and emergency action level scheme. The four ECLs are described as follows:
Unusual Event (UE)
Events are in progress or have occurred which indicate a potential degradation of the level of safety of the plant or indicate a security threat to facility protection has been initiated. No releases of radioactive material requiring offsite response or monitoring are expected unless further degradation of safety systems occurs.
Alert Events are in progress, or have occurred, which involve an actual or potential substantial degradation of the level of safety of the plant or a security event that involves probable life-threatening risk to site personnel or damage to site equipment because of hostile action. Any releases are expected to be small fractions of the EPA Protective Action Guideline exposure levels.
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Events are in progress or have occurred which involve actual or likely major failures of plant functions needed for protection of the public or hostile action that results in intentional damage or malicious acts; 1) toward site personnel or equipment that could lead to the likely failure of or; 2) that prevent effective access to, equipment needed for the protection of the public. Any releases are not expected to result in exposure levels which exceed EPA PAG exposure levels beyond the site boundary.
General Emergency (GE)
Events are in progress or have occurred which involve actual or imminent substantial core degradation or melting with potential for loss of containment integrity or hostile actions that result in an actual loss of physical control of the facility. Releases can be reasonably expected to exceed EPA PAG exposure levels offsite for more than the immediate site area.
EAL schemes are site-specific and are documented in EAL Technical Basis Documents referenced in the site-specific annexes.
D.1.a The EALs are developed using guidance provided or endorsed by the NRC that is applicable to the reactor design.
EALs at Xcel Energy nuclear sites have been developed in accordance with NEI 99- 01 Revision 6, Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors. This guidance has been approved by the NRC and is applicable to the reactor design at Xcel Energy nuclear sites.
D.1.b The initial emergency classification and action level scheme is discussed and agreed to by the licensee and OROs and approved by the NRC. Thereafter, the scheme is reviewed with OROs on an annual basis.
The emergency classification and EAL scheme has been agreed upon by state and county governmental authorities that support Xcel Energy sites.
Changes to the classification scheme or site-specific EALs are reviewed with the sites respective state and county EPZ governmental authorities in advance of implementation.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 38 of 116 D.2 The capability to assess, classify, and declare the emergency condition within 15 minutes after the availability of indications to NPP operators that an EAL has been met or exceeded is described.
Xcel Energy has and maintains the capability to assess, classify, and declare an emergency condition within 15 minutes after the availability of indications to plant operators that an EAL threshold has been met or exceeded.
The 15-minute time requirement to declare events will not be construed as a grace period to attempt to restore conditions to avoid declarations.
D.3 A summary of emergency response measures to be taken for each ECL is provided. The detailed emergency response measures are described in implementing procedures.
Xcel Energy maintains procedures that include immediate actions to be taken that are consistent with any declared ECL. Those procedures describe in detail required onsite protective actions, activation of the ERO when warranted, notification to the supporting state and county governmental agencies, and notification to the NRC.
Other notifications to plant management, corporate communications staff and any other supporting agency are also described in procedures.
A summary of emergency response measures for each ECL are detailed in Table D.3-1. Additional measures not listed may be taken based on event progression.
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Response
Measure Unusual Event Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency Activation of ERO NOTE X
X X
Notification to OROs and NRC X
X X
X Site Assembly and Accountability X
X Site Evacuation X
X Protective Action Recommendation X
NOTE: Activation of ERO at Unusual Event may occur at SM/ED discretion.
D.4 Emergency response measures based on the ECL declared by the licensee and applicable offsite conditions are described.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 40 of 116 2.5 E - NOTIFICATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES Procedures have been established for notification, by the licensee, of State and local response organizations and for notification of emergency personnel by all organizations; the content of initial and follow up messages to response organizations and the public has been established; and means to provide early notification and clear instruction to the populace within the plume exposure pathway EPZ have been established.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(5); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(5)
E.1 The mutually agreeable process for direct and prompt notification of response organizations, aligned with the emergency classification and action level scheme, is described.
Xcel Energy, in coordination with state and county authorities, has developed methods and procedures for notification of offsite response organizations consistent with the emergency classification and EAL scheme. When an ECL is declared or upgraded, or changes are made to PARs, an initial notification will be performed within 15 minutes. The first notification is made to designated offsite agencies listed in the site annexes. If the states and counties choose to staff their EOC, notification messages could be received at those facilities. Receipt location of the notification messages is dependent on the applicable state and county procedures.
The state and county notification process is completed using a combination of electronic document transmittal and calls using commercial phone lines.
The initial notification to the NRC is made using the Emergency Notification System (ENS). If the ENS is inoperative, the required notification will be made using a backup means, such as an alternate commercial line, cell or satellite phone.
An accelerated call to the NRC will be made following discovery of an imminent threat or attack against a plant. The accelerated NRC notification will be completed after or concurrent with notification of local law enforcement agencies. The goal will be to initiate the notification within 15 minutes of discovery of an imminent threat or attack against a site. The information provided in the accelerated notification will be limited to the following:
Site name.
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Nature of the threat and the attack status E.1.a Provisions for notification of response organizations are established, including the means for verification of messages.
Xcel Energy nuclear sites initially notify state and county agencies listed in the site-specific annexes under the following conditions:
The initial ECL declaration An upgrade to the ECL The issuance of, or change to, a PAR This notification includes a means of verification or authentication. The authentication is accomplished in accordance with the offsite agency's specific emergency plans.
Follow-up messages are provided periodically to the appropriate offsite authorities. For long duration events with little change in information between messages, the follow-up message time interval can be increased as agreed upon by affected agencies and may include items such as:
The current ECL declaration Release status and type Offsite survey results Plant conditions Emergency response actions in progress Dose assessment/projection details Meteorological updates Initial and follow-up notification message content and the methods used for authentication are mutually developed and agreed upon by Xcel Energy and the offsite authorities. Notification forms, methods and the message authentication technique are provided in implementing procedures.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 42 of 116 E.1.b The capability to notify responsible OROs within 15 minutes and the NRC within 60 minutes is described.
Xcel Energy nuclear sites notify responsible OROs within fifteen (15) minutes of event declaration.
The initial notification to the NRC is made using ENS immediately after notification to the states and counties, and not longer than 60 minutes of event declaration.
E.2 The alert and notification systems (ANS) used to alert and notify the general public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ and methods of activation are described. This description includes the administrative and physical means, the time required for notifying and providing prompt instructions to the public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ, and the organizations or titles/positions responsible for activating the system.
Xcel Energy Alert and Notification Systems (ANS) are described in site-specific annexes.
E.3 The licensee and state, local, and tribal government organizations establish the contents of the initial and follow-up emergency notifications to be sent from the NPP.
In conjunction with state and county authorities, Xcel Energy nuclear sites have established the content of the initial and follow-up notification messages to be used during an emergency. Initial notification will include the following:
Site name ECL Release status PAR, if applicable
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E.4 Each organization establishes the contents of the initial and follow-up messages to the public including, as applicable, instructions for protective actions.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
E.5 Provisions are made to provide timely supplemental information periodically throughout the radiological incident to inform the public.
State and county procedures provide for initial and follow-up messages to the public including instructions for protective actions, if required. Xcel Energy assists with establishment of appropriate instructions and message content.
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Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(6); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(6)
F.1 Each principal response organization establishes redundant means of communication and addresses the following provisions:
F.1.a Continuous capability for notification to, and activation of, the emergency response network, including a minimum of two independent communication links.
Xcel Energy nuclear sites maintain the capability to perform emergency communications, notifying NRC and OROs, and activating the ERO.
Communication systems are designed to facilitate normal and emergency communications within the plant, between the plant and emergency facilities, and between the plant and NRC and OROs. Redundant systems are provided to ensure continuous communications between entities and personnel. At least one system used for on-site communications and one system used for offsite communications is maintained with an alternate power source to ensure continuous availability.
Site communications capabilities are described in the site-specific annexes.
F.1.b Communication with applicable organizations to include a description of the methods that may be used when contacting each organization.
Provisions exist for communications with state, county and tribal governments, NRC, and FMTs within the EPZs Site communications capabilities are described in the site-specific annexes.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 45 of 116 Telephones have been designated for the following NRC communications:
NRC Emergency Notification System (ENS) - This communications line provides a link to the NRC Operations Center in Rockville, Maryland, and is used for initial notifications and continuous communications in a classified emergency.
NRC Health Physics Network (HPN) - This communications line provides a link with the NRC to provide radiological information.
NRC Reactor Safety Counterpart Link (RSCL) - This communications line provides a link for the NRC to conduct internal NRC discussions on plant equipment conditions separate from the licensee.
Protective Measures Counterpart Link (PMCL) - This communications line provides a link for the NRC to conduct internal NRC discussions on radiological releases, meteorological conditions, and the need for protective actions.
Management Counterpart Link (MCL) (Executive Bridge Line) - This communications line provides a communications link for any NRC internal discussions between the NRC Executive Team Director or Executive Team members and the NRC response team leader or top-level licensee management at the site.
Security Bridge - This communications line provides a link to the NRC Security bridge Line for discussions between the NRC, site and EOF personnel.
Additional Methods of Communication Telephones Satellite phones Mobile Devices Radios Plant Page System ERDS The available communications methods and their applicable locations are illustrated in Section F.1.b of the site-specific annexes.
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Xcel Energy nuclear sites use an automated ERO Notification System to rapidly notify members of the ERO. The system can notify impacted members of the ERO simultaneously using multiple methods. The vendor supplied notification system is designed with redundant power, and with geographic separation. Activation of the ERO Notification System is performed by on-shift personnel as described in element B.1.a.
Alternate methods of ERO notification are in place via individual callouts of personnel utilizing any of the various calling methods available.
F.2 Systems for coordinated communication methods for applicable fixed and mobile medical support facilities are described.
Local medical facilities are listed in element L.2.b of the site-specific annexes.
Site communications capabilities are described in the site-specific annexes.
F.3 The testing method and periodicity for each communication system used for the functions identified in evaluation criteria E.2, F.1, and F.2 are described.
Communications tests will be conducted and documented on the frequency specified below. The tests include provisions to ensure participants in the test are able to understand the content of the messages in the test.
Systems used to communicate with state and county government warning points within the plume exposure pathway EPZ will be tested monthly.
Systems used to communicate from the MCR, TSC, and EOF to NRC Headquarters and NRC Regional Office Operations Center are tested monthly.
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Systems used to communicate between Xcel Energy ERFs, and from the applicable ERF to the FMTs, are tested annually.
Systems used to communicate with Federal emergency response organizations are tested annually.
The ERDS is verified as connected and transmitting data on a quarterly basis.
ANS testing frequency is described in site-specific annexes:
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Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(7); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(7)
G.1 Provisions are made for a coordinated annual dissemination of information to the public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ, including transient populations and those with access and functional needs, regarding how they will be notified and what actions should be taken. The information is disseminated using multiple methods, to include non-English translations per current Federal Guidance.
Xcel Energy, in coordination with state and county emergency management personnel, updates and distributes site related emergency planning information annually to residents living within the plume-exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ).
Xcel Energy, in coordination with state, county and local officials, annually provides the general public, including transients, with information concerning the methods of public notification and what individual actions should be taken during an emergency. This information may include:
Methods of public notification Possible protective actions General information as to the nature and effects of radiation Contact points for additional information Special needs for the handicapped Registration cards for the mobility impaired.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 49 of 116 Methods for disseminating information may include brochures, annual publications, public postings, websites and/or meetings and lake access signs. Transient locations will be identified by state and county emergency management officials. These locations may include, but are not limited to, motels, hotels, marinas, and lake access areas. Dissemination of information to the public is coordinated with state and local agencies.
G.2 Methods, consistent with JIS concepts, are established for coordinating and disseminating information to the public and media. Plans include the physical location(s) for interacting with the media.
The State of Minnesota maintains a combined JIC/EOC for use by Xcel Energy and the State of Wisconsin. The JIC/EOC has sufficient space to allow interaction with the media. The JIC is staffed at an Alert or higher classification by Xcel Energy Corporate Communications personnel to ensure coordination with affected agencies and provide public information to the media and the public. The JIC provides the necessary structure and mechanism for organizing, developing, integrating, and delivering coordinated interagency messages via established plans, procedures, and strategies.
Corporate Communications personnel may provide public information at the Unusual Event declaration using social media in accordance with Joint Information System (JIS) precepts. Interactions with the media may occur at various locations and with various agencies depending on the extent of the response.
Various means are used to share information with the public and the media, such as media briefings in person or by phone, news conferences, social media posts, web posts, blogs, interactive voice response messages, news releases/updates/advisories, etc.
G.3 Organizations designate news media points of contact and a spokesperson(s) with access to necessary information During the initial stages of an emergency, responses to media questions relative to plant status are typically provided by the corporate communications team. When the EOF is not activated, the normal Xcel Energy media interaction and news release process is followed.
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G.3.a Arrangements are made for the timely exchange of information among the designated spokespersons representing the entities involved in incident response Arrangements are made for the timely exchange of information among the designated spokespersons that use various means and technologies as agreed upon by the applicable agencies. Xcel Energy will provide information and updates to address the emergency event to include plant conditions and associated response actions. States and counties will address public response and actions.
G.4 Organizations establish coordinated arrangements for identifying and addressing public inquiries and inaccurate information A Corporate Communications liaison will work with state, county and federal public information officers to acknowledge rumors and determine the origin.
A coordinated response will be made to address rumors or correct misinformation.
G.5 Organizations conduct programs to acquaint news media with the emergency plans at least annually The Xcel Energy Communications Department has communications procedures to ensure prompt communications between Xcel Energy and principal media organizations.
At least once a year, both states will conduct training programs or send mailings to acquaint the news media with the emergency plans and to provide information concerning radiation and points of contact for release of public information in an emergency. Xcel Energy has input to this process.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 51 of 116 2.8 H - EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT H.1 A TSC is established, using current Federal guidance, from which NPP conditions are evaluated and mitigative actions are developed.
The TSC provides a location to house personnel who are responsible for management and technical support of plant operations during emergency conditions. The TSC also functions to relieve the on-shift personnel of peripheral duties and communications not directly related to reactor system manipulations and preventing congestion in the MCR.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site has a dedicated TSC for use during emergency situations to implement emergency actions and analyze and mitigate accident conditions. The TSCs are sized to accommodate ERO responders and NRC representatives. State and county personnel are not expected to report to the TSC.
The TSC is activated within 60 minutes following the declaration of an Alert or higher classification. TSC activation at the Unusual Event emergency classification level is optional. When activated, the TSCs primary functions include:
Prompt relief of the on-shift ERO emergency response activities Coordination of site emergency response actions Capability to display and trend plant data Assessment of the plant status and potential offsite impact Continued evaluation of event classification Communications with the NRC Communication of technical data and information to the EOF Personnel in the TSC are protected from radiological hazards, including direct radiation and airborne contaminants under accident conditions, with radiological habitability standards similar to the MCR. To ensure adequate radiological protection, radiation monitoring equipment has been installed and periodic radiation surveys are conducted as needed during event
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Each TSC provides reliable voice communications to the MCR, OSC, EOF and NRC.
The TSC has the capability to display vital plant data and radiological information, in near real time, to be used by knowledgeable individuals responsible for providing technical briefings on plant conditions, event progress and for management of overall emergency response.
The TSC has access to drawings and other records, including general arrangement diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams (PI&Ds),
electrical schematics and plant procedures.
Site specific details of the TSC are described in the site-specific annexes.
H.2 An OSC is established, using current Federal guidance, from which repair team activities are planned and teams are dispatched to implement actions.
The OSC provides a location where plant maintenance, operations, radiation protection and other plant emergency support personnel will assemble and stand by to assist as needed in order to minimize congestion in the MCR during event response.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site has an OSC that provides an area for coordinating and planning event response activities and for staging personnel and equipment.
The OSC is activated within 60 minutes following the declaration of an Alert or higher classification. OSC activation at the Unusual Event emergency classification level is optional.
When the OSC is activated, dosimetry, respiratory protection, radiation survey equipment and Radiation Work Permits (RWPs) will be provided.
Personnel decontamination is performed as discussed in Section K.1.e.
The OSC has access to drawings and other records, including general arrangement diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams (PI&Ds),
electrical schematics, and plant procedures.
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Each OSC provides reliable voice communications to the MCR, TSC and teams dispatched from the OSC.
If the OSC is deemed uninhabitable, the OSC may be moved to other locations as described in the site-specific annexes.
Site-specific details of the OSC are described in the site-specific annexes.
H.3 An EOF is established, using current Federal guidance, as the primary base of emergency operations for the licensee during a radiological incident. The EOF facilitates the management and coordination of the overall emergency response, including the sharing of information with Federal, state, local and tribal government authorities.
The EOF is a dedicated facility located in conjunction with Xcel Energys general offices in Minneapolis and serves as the EOF for Xcel Energy nuclear sites. The EOF serves as a central location for management of offsite emergency response, coordination of radiological assessment and management of initial recovery operations. Access to the EOF is controlled using electronic card readers.
The EOF can accommodate designated Xcel Energy personnel as well as NRC and FEMA responders and has the capability to display vital plant data and radiological information for each site and unit, in near real time, to be used by knowledgeable individuals responsible for providing technical briefings on plant conditions, event prognosis, and for management of overall emergency response.
The EOF provides reliable voice communications to each site's MCR, TSC, OSC, the NRC, and state and county warning points and EOCs.
Normal power to the EOF is from reliable offsite sources. In the event of a loss of normal power, critical EOF loads will be powered from an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and a generator with automatic transfer.
Because the EOF is located outside the plume exposure Emergency Planning Zone for the Xcel Energy NPPs, specialized ventilation systems
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The EOF has access to site reference materials that may be needed for supporting emergency response.
The EOF is required to be activated within 90 minutes following the declaration of an Alert or higher classification.
The EOF provides for:
Overall management of emergency response Coordination of emergency response activities with federal, state and local agencies Coordination of offsite radiological and environmental assessments Development of PARs Notification of state/local offsite agencies Management of recovery actions Response to and coordination of response efforts for events occurring simultaneously at both MNGP and PINGP.
H.3.a For an EOF that is located more than 25 miles away from the NPP site, provisions are made from locating NRC and offsite responders closer to the NPP site.
The EOF is greater than 25 miles from MNGP and PINGP. Xcel Energy maintains space for members of an NRC Site Team and federal responders at the respective Training Buildings for each site. Each near site facility provides for:
Space for an NRC site team and Federal/state/local responders Conference areas and presentation boards for conducting briefings with emergency response personnel Communication capability with other licensee and offsite emergency response facilities
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H.4 An alternative facility (or facilities is established, using currently provided and/or endorsed guidance, which would be accessible even if the NPP site is under threat of or experiencing hostile action.
An Alternative Emergency Facility for staging of ERO personnel has been designated for each Xcel Energy nuclear site and serves as a location for TSC and OSC personnel should those facilities become uninhabitable or in the cases where the facilities cannot be accessed such as a hostile action or natural disaster. The location of the Alternative Emergency Facility for each site is provided in the site-specific annexes.
H.5 A JIC is established, and its location is identified, to coordinate communication from Federal, state, local, and tribal government authorities and licensee personnel with the public and media.
Refer to Section G for details regarding the Xcel Energy JIC and JIS.
H.6 Each organization establishes an emergency operations center (EOC) for use in directing and controlling response functions and provides for timely EOC activation. For an EOC located within the plume exposure pathway EPZ, an alternate EOC, or location outside the plume exposure pathway EPZ, is identified to continue response functions in the event of an evacuation.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 56 of 116 H.7 Onsite monitoring systems used to initiate emergency response measures in accordance with the emergency classification scheme, as well as those to be used for conducting assessment, are identified. Monitoring systems consist of geophysical phenomena monitors, including meteorological, hydrologic, and seismic instrumentation; radiation monitors and sampling equipment; plant process monitors; and fire, toxic gas, and combustion products detectors.
Xcel Energy nuclear sites have installed instrumentation for seismic monitoring, radiation monitoring, fire detection and meteorological monitoring, in accordance with their USAR, Technical Specifications (TS) and Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM).
A plant computer system provides a display of plant parameters from which the safety status of operation may be assessed in the MCR, TSC, and EOF.
Primary and secondary power sources are supplied to this system. Displays are available in the TSCs, OSCs, EOF and Alternative Facilities.
Instrumentation used to continuously monitor vital plant parameters in the MCR is described in the site USARs. Essential process monitoring is available in the emergency facilities through facility computer and display systems.
H.8 Provisions are made to acquire data from offsite monitoring and analysis equipment, including data on geophysical phenomena (e.g., meteorological, hydrologic, and seismic monitors) and radiological data (e.g., from FMTs, environmental dosimeters, and laboratory analyses.
Meteorological Monitoring Meteorological information from offsite sources can be obtained from the National Weather Service. Xcel Energy can contact the National Weather Service to obtain additional synoptic scale weather data and compile a site-specific atmospheric diffusion assessment for each Xcel Energy nuclear site.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 57 of 116 Seismic Monitoring Seismic information from offsite sources can be obtained from the National Earthquake Information Center. A considerable array of seismometers is in the region. A central point of contact to obtain information about a seismic event is the USGS.
Radiological Monitoring Offsite monitoring programs and processes that include the use of fixed dosimetry and air sampling capability are developed within the Radiological Environmental Assessment Program (REMP) at each site as described in the site-specific Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM).
H.9 Organizations directly responsible for offsite radiological monitoring provide for radiological monitoring equipment. This includes equipment that is located or stored near the NPP site, as well as additional equipment that may be brought to the site.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site maintains a sufficient supply of emergency equipment to be used for environmental monitoring. Additional offsite radiological monitoring equipment and resources are available from the other Xcel Energy nuclear site.
H.10 Instrumentation is provided to obtain current meteorological information. Additional provisions are made to obtain representative meteorological information from other sources as needed by the NPPs radiological assessment models for site-specific characterization of plume dispersion and transport.
Meteorological information is provided to the control room, TSC, EOF (or backup EOF), and NRC (via ERDS).
Refer to element H.7 for a description of the onsite meteorological monitoring capabilities.
Refer to element H.8 for a description of the offsite meteorological monitoring capabilities.
Site meteorological information is available directly in the MCR and is provided to the TSC and EOF.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 58 of 116 The ERDS will supply the NRC with selected meteorological data points on a near real time basis. The selected ERDS data points are transmitted via Virtual Private Network (VPN) to the NRC at approximately 1-minute intervals.
Meteorological parameters used for input into the site-specific URI dose assessment model are described in the site-specific URI Site Annex documents.
H.11 Provisions are made to ensure that emergency equipment and supplies are tested, maintained, and available in sufficient quantities, to include reserves and replacements, when needed. This includes:
In addition to supplies of normal use equipment and instruments, emergency kits are maintained at Xcel Energy nuclear sites. Routine quarterly inventories are performed to verify contents and operationally check equipment/instruments in accordance with site procedures.
Sufficient reserves of instruments and equipment are maintained to replace those removed from emergency kits or lockers for calibration or repair.
H.11.a Identification of the organization(s) responsible for the testing and maintenance of emergency equipment Radiation Protection is responsible for the maintenance and storage of radiological equipment and instruments.
H.11.b Calibration and operational checks of emergency equipment per national standards or the manufacturers instructions, whichever is more frequent.
Requirements to calibrate emergency equipment and instruments are specified in site or fleet procedures.
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Emergency kits may be assembled for radiation protection, field monitoring, first aid or other emergency use needs based on location and availability at each site.
H.13 Each organization identifies the location(s) for the receipt and analysis of field monitoring data and coordination of sample media and identifies the organization(s) responsible for assessing radiological data.
Site count rooms are the primary location for receipt and analysis of FMT samples. Sampling and analysis equipment are available for quantitative activity determination of liquid and air samples, and qualitative activity determination of terrestrial samples.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 60 of 116 2.9 I - ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT Adequate methods, systems, and equipment for assessing and monitoring actual or potential offsite consequences of a radiological emergency condition are in use.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(9); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(9)
I.1 Capabilities for performing radiological assessment for all reactor core and spent fuel pool sources, individually and collectively, including response to events occurring simultaneously at all units on the NPP site, are described.
These capabilities include:
I.1.a Methods for determining the magnitude and isotopic composition of an ongoing release of radioactive material through waterborne or airborne release pathways, or estimating these parameters for a potential release The magnitude of a release of radioactive material to the environment is primarily identified directly by effluent monitors. Survey and sample analysis may also be used to determine the magnitude of a release. Indirect means such as core damage estimates and release pathway assumptions may be used to estimate the magnitude of a release of radioactive material.
The isotopic composition of a release of radioactive material to the environment may be determined by; (1) specialized gaseous monitors that distinguish between gases, iodines and particulate, (2) survey and sample analysis, or (3) source term estimates based on core damage and release pathway assumptions.
Dose assessment model methods are capable of estimating source term and magnitude of gaseous releases from effluent monitors or plant parameter data and release rate projections.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 61 of 116 I.1.b A radiological assessment model for airborne releases that provides estimates of offsite radiation exposures and contamination levels using a dispersion model that is representative of the plant release points, topographical features, and meteorological regimes at the NPP site.
Xcel Energy uses site-specific versions of the Unified RASCAL Interface (URI) off-site dose projection computer model. The underlying dose assessment model in URI is the NRC RASCAL 4 model, based on the methods and equations documented in NUREG-1940.
The URI model provides off-site radiological dose and dose rate estimates based on near real time or hypothetical inputs. Projected dose is based on EPA-400 dose conversion factors and provided as; (1) the total effective dose equivalent, or TEDE (the sum of the effective dose equivalent from immersion, 4 days of ground deposition, and the committed effective dose equivalent from inhalation), and (2) the committed dose equivalent to the thyroid (CDE thyroid).
URI dose projection results are given for various locations from the site boundary to 10 miles. URI can provide dose assessment results for multiple release points from the site.
URI dose projection results and field monitoring readings are used in assessing radiological EALs and PARs.
The URI/RASCAL program may be run from terminals that are located in the Control Room, TSC, and EOF. Back-up capabilities are provided by stand-alone laptop computers using manual data entry for meteorology.
I.1.c A capability to coordinate and implement in-field radiological assessments by FMTs and provisions to assess the data obtained.
On-site/out of plant environmental monitoring is performed by site radiation protection personnel under the direction of the OSC RP Coordinator.
Off-site environmental monitoring is performed by qualified field monitoring team personnel under the direction of the TSC Field Team Monitor.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 62 of 116 FMTs are provided vehicles and equipment for environmental surveys. Field monitoring surveys and sampling may be performed at pre-identified locations or other geographic locations within the EPZ determined during the event. FMTs are directed to track the radioactive plume by monitoring radiation levels and by obtaining and analyzing air samples. Samples taken by the FMTs will be further evaluated by one of the available laboratory facilities described in elements C.4 and site-specific annexes.
I.2 Methods for assessing contamination of drinking water by waterborne releases for sites located on bodies of water from which public drinking water is drawn.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
I.3 The capability and responsibility for monitoring the following parameters, which provide input to radiological assessments during an emergency, are described:
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Status of reactor fuel (e.g., no fuel damage, technical specification activity, clad failure, core melt).
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Status of containment integrity.
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Leakage of radioactive material from plant systems, structures, and components.
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Status of engineered safety features used to mitigate the release of radioactive material to the environment (e.g., filters, containment spray, etc.).
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Onset and duration of an actual release of radioactive material to the environment or estimating these parameters for a potential release.
The Xcel Energy ERO monitors plant parameters using information provided by plant data transmittal systems to assess the status of reactor fuel using core damage assessment procedures.
The ERO also monitors plant data transmittal systems to evaluate the status of containment integrity, systems used to mitigate the release of radioactive
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By observing effluent and process monitors, the onset and duration of an actual release of radioactive material to the environment can be determined, or these parameters estimated for a potential release.
I.4 The methods and responsibility for determining the source term present in reactor coolant, containment atmosphere, and spent fuel pool area atmosphere are described.
Source term present in reactor coolant, containment atmosphere, and spent fuel pool area atmosphere are estimated using effluent, process and area radiation monitor readings, comparison of plant conditions against design basis event scenarios, sample analysis and environmental survey results, and plant parameter indications as inputs into the dose assessment and core damage assessment processes.
I.4.a The contingency arrangements to obtain and analyze highly radioactive samples from the reactor coolant system, containment atmosphere and sump, and spent fuel pool storage area are described.
Details on the arrangement for obtaining and analyzing highly radioactive samples are provided in Section I.4.a of the site-specific annexes.
I.5 The organizations responsible for FMT activities, and necessary resources, are identified.
Responsibility for state FMT personnel remains with state ORO and responsibility for Xcel Energy FMT personnel remains with Xcel Energy ERO.
Xcel Energy FMT activities are coordinated with environmental monitoring efforts performed by state directed teams as appropriate for the site.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 64 of 116 I.6 Each organization, where appropriate, provides methods, equipment, and expertise to make timely assessments of the actual or potential magnitude and locations of any radiological hazards through liquid or gaseous release pathways, including development of post-plume PARs for comparison to current Federal guidance.
Xcel Energy uses an industry recognized dose assessment code to make timely assessments of the actual or potential magnitude and locations of any radiological hazards through gaseous release pathways. Personnel qualified in dose assessment are available on-shift, in the TSC and the EOF. Dose assessment results and field monitoring readings assist in evaluating appropriate ECLs based on radiological EALs and developing any related PARs.
The immediate onsite magnitude and consequences of liquid releases regarding event classification are primarily determined by liquid effluent monitors and direct area surveys.
Post-plume protective actions are developed by OROs and described in state and county radiological emergency plans. Xcel Energy FMT and laboratory personnel may assist ORO decision making with sample collection and analysis using established procedures and protocols.
I.7 The capability to detect and measure radioiodine concentrations in air in the plume exposure pathway EPZ as low as 10-7 Ci/cc (microcuries per cubic centimeter) under field conditions is described. The sample collection process takes into account the sample flow rate, collection efficiency of the sample media used to collect the sample, duration of the sample, counter efficiency, and background radiation, including interference from the presence of noble gases.
Xcel Energy field monitoring equipment has the capability to detect and measure airborne radioiodine concentrations as low as 1E-7 Ci/cc in the presence of noble gases. Air samples will be taken with portable air sampling equipped with a Silver Zeolite or equivalent cartridge and particulate filter.
Interference from the presence of noble gas and background radiation is minimized by ensuring that monitoring teams move to areas of low background prior to analyzing the sample cartridge.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 65 of 116 Air sample results can be estimated in the field. The samples can be analyzed for greater precision by one of the available laboratory facilities described in elements C.4 and site-specific annexes.
I.8 A means is established for relating the various measured parameters (e.g., exposure rates, contamination levels, and air activity levels) to dose or dose rates. Provisions are made for estimating integrated dose from the projected and actual dose rates and for comparing these estimates with current Federal guidance. In addition, provisions are established to validate dose projections with field data and compare projections with other organizations also calculating dose projections. The detailed provisions are described in implementing procedures.
Xcel Energy FMTs will track the plume from any radiological release by monitoring radiation levels as indicated on radiological measuring instruments and by obtaining and analyzing air samples. Environmental survey and air sample results are compared with dose assessment results to validate or adjust projections. Additionally, results can be input into the Xcel Energy URI dose assessment model to develop projections at various locations.
I.9 Arrangements to locate and track the airborne radioactive plume are made using available resources, which includes Federal, state, local, and tribal governments, and/or licensee resources. Provisions are made to characterize the plume including taking peak plume measurements. Identification of the plume includes determining a measurement that is high enough to be reasonably above background radiation readings and sufficient enough to indicate submersion within the plume.
Xcel Energy provides vehicles and equipment for the FMTs. Methods to monitor a radioactive plume include establishing peak centerline values and edges. Monitoring strategies may include the traversing of plumes when road networks and exposure rates permits. Additionally, local field sampling and monitoring points are specified to support pre-positioning of teams or use in comparison with dose projection results.
Xcel Energy personnel coordinate environmental radiological monitoring and assessment efforts with state directed teams as appropriate for the site.
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I.10 Organizations directly responsible for radiological monitoring, analysis, and dose projections describe the capability for coordinating monitoring efforts, tracking and trending data, and sharing analytical results with other organizations performing radiological assessment functions.
Environmental radiological monitoring, analysis, and dose projections are conducted independently by Xcel Energy and OROs in accordance with their respective Emergency Plans. The OROs respond to their respective Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). Coordination of information is performed remotely via communications links described in Section F.1.b of the site-specific annexes.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 67 of 116 2.10 J - PROTECTIVE RESPONSE A range of protective actions has been developed for the plume exposure pathway EPZ for emergency workers and the public. In developing this range of actions, consideration has been given to evacuation, sheltering, and, as a supplement to these, the prophylactic use of potassium iodide (KI), as appropriate. ETEs have been developed by applicants and licensees.
Licensees shall update the ETEs on a periodic basis. Guidelines for the choice of protective actions during an emergency, consistent with Federal guidance, are developed and in place, and protective actions for the ingestion exposure pathway EPZ appropriate to the locale have been developed.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(10); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(10)
J.1 The means and time required to alert, notify, and provide a range of protective actions for onsite individuals and individuals who may be in areas controlled by the licensee (including members of the public) during a radiological incident are described.
Alarms are available for alerting personnel during a declared emergency or other hazardous conditions. Site communication methods are available for notification of Xcel Energy personnel and members of the public onsite.
Instructions are provided that describe the protective action to be taken in each instance. Alerting personnel of the condition and notification of protective actions is initiated as soon as practical upon identification of an emergency or other hazardous condition. If the event warrants initiating assembly and accountability, Security personnel are dispatched to patrol buildings and structures onsite to ensure personnel have been alerted and are reporting to the designated assembly area. The dispatch of Security patrols is described in Security procedures.
The implementing procedures describe the assembly areas for personnel on-site.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 68 of 116 J.1.a Provisions are made for evacuation of onsite non-essential personnel at an SAE or General Emergency (GE).
Direction is provided to non-essential site personnel regarding the need to evacuate to either the off-site relocation center or to individual homes as determined by the Emergency Director or Emergency Manager.
Transportation offsite includes use of personnel vehicles and company vehicles if needed.
J.2 Provisions are made and coordinated with appropriate offsite entities for evacuation routes and transportation for onsite individuals to a suitable offsite location. Selection of location considers the potential for inclement weather, high traffic density, and potential radiological conditions. Alternate location(s) and route(s) are identified.
Evacuation routes, transportation and relocation areas are described in the site-specific annexes.
J.3 Provisions for radiological monitoring and decontamination, if necessary, of personnel evacuated from the NPP site are described.
Personnel to be evacuated from MNGP or PINGP will be directed to report to designated onsite locations for radiological monitoring and decontamination.
If radiological conditions onsite do not support monitoring and decontamination, personnel will be directed to report to established offsite monitoring and decontamination locations. The movement of personnel to an offsite monitoring and decontamination location is coordinated between Xcel Energy and the applicable ORO using established communications methods.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 69 of 116 J.4 The capability to account for all individuals inside the NPP Protected Area following declaration of an SAE or GE is described. The names of missing individuals are ascertained within 30 minutes following the emergency declaration and accountability is maintained for the duration of the incident.
This capability includes provisions for prompt accountability following events that may preclude completion within 30 minutes (e.g., hostile action).
Assembly and accountability is conducted following the declaration of a Site Area or General Emergency, or at the discretion of the Emergency Director and is initiated via site assembly announcement.
Accountability of personnel within the Protected Area is accomplished within 30 minutes following emergency declaration and maintained continuously thereafter as described in the Security Plan. Accountability may be delayed during a security event if the Emergency Director, in consultation with Security, determines that performing accountability could be detrimental to the safety of plant personnel. If accountability is delayed, then accountability will be performed as soon as conditions permit.
J.5 Provisions are made for personal radiological protection for individuals arriving or remaining onsite during the incident.
During an emergency, protective actions would be taken to minimize radiological exposures or contamination affecting onsite personnel. A range of protective actions applicable to site personnel include:
Assembly/Accountability Site Evacuation Issuance of KI Security event related actions Security will control access to the site in accordance with Security Procedures to ensure only authorized personnel are allowed onsite during an emergency event at an Xcel Energy NPP. Personnel responding to the site will report to designated Emergency Response Facilities. Personnel
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Accountability of onsite personnel will be maintained throughout the incident.
Actions related to site evacuation are described in Section J.1.a.
Each site maintains an inventory of equipment and potassium iodide (KI) available for use by emergency workers. The Emergency Director has the responsibility for approval of issuing KI to site emergency workers. The issuance of KI is described in implementing procedures.
Implementing procedures provide specific protective actions to take during hostile action or severe weather events.
Radiological monitoring, decontamination, and exposure control for personnel responding to the site or remaining onsite is described in Section K of the Xcel Energy SEP.
J.6 The basis and methodology are established for the development of PARs for the responsible OROs, including evacuation, sheltering, and, if appropriate, radioprotective drug use, for the plume exposure pathway EPZ. Current Federal guidance is used.
PARs for preventing or minimizing exposure to the public and are based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 400-R-92-001, Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents and NUREG-0654, Revision 1, Supplement 3. PARs are provided to the offsite agencies responsible for implementing protective actions for the public within the 10-mile EPZ. Protective actions that can be recommended to the state and counties include the following:
Evacuation.
Shelter in place.
Thyroid blocking agent in accordance with state plans and policy.
Additional precautionary protective actions for PINGP are included in the site-specific annex.
PAR decision-making flowcharts are site-specific in nature and are provided in implementing procedures. Sites have the capability to provide state and local agencies an ad hoc PAR for beyond the 10-mile EPZ.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 71 of 116 J.7 A site-specific protective action strategy or decision-making process, informed by the ETE study, is coordinated between the licensee and OROs. Current Federal guidance is used.
Plant conditions, projected dose and dose rates and field monitoring data are communicated to offsite agencies responsible for dose assessment/PARs to assist them in developing parallel assessments.
Site-specific protective action strategies, informed by the site-specific ETEs, have been developed using guidance provided in NUREG-0654. Rev 1.
Supplement 3, Guidance for Protective Action Strategies, in coordination between Xcel Energy and the site-specific Offsite Response Organizations (OROs) and are included in implementing procedures.
J.8 The latest ETEs are:
J.8.a Incorporated either by reference or in their entirety into the emergency plan.
Refer to the site-specific annexes for reference to ETEs.
ETE analyses are maintained as described in element P.4.
J.8.b Incorporated either by reference or as a summary of the latest ETE analysis into the emergency plan.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 72 of 116 J.9 PARs are provided, in a timely manner, directly to the designated ORO(s) responsible for making protective action decisions (PADs) within the plume exposure pathway EPZ.
Applicable plume exposure pathway EPZ PARs are developed at the General Emergency classification level and provided to the ORO personnel responsible for making protective action decisions as noted in element E.1.
Prior to ERF activation, the SM/ED is responsible for making these notifications. Following ERF activation, the TSC Emergency Director and subsequently the EOF Emergency Manager assumes the responsibility for PAR notification.
PARs are communicated using the initial notification form and process. See section E for a discussion of emergency notification.
J.10 Plans include maps, charts, or other information that demonstrate the following for the plume exposure pathway EPZ:
J.10.a Evacuation routes, evacuation areas, reception centers in host areas, and shelter areas.
Maps and other information showing site-specific evacuation routes, evacuation areas, reception centers in host areas, and shelter areas are contained in the ETE study reports as noted in the site-specific annexes.
J.10.b Population distribution around the NPP site by evacuation areas.
Maps and other information showing population distribution around each Xcel Energy nuclear site, by evacuation area, are contained in the ETE.
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J.11 A capability for implementing protective actions based on current Federal guidance is established. The process ensures coordinated implementation of PADs with all appropriate jurisdictions. The process for implementing protective actions for the plume exposure pathway EPZ is described and includes the following:
J.11.a Means for identifying and protecting residents who would have difficulty in implementing protective actions without assistance.
This includes those with access and functional needs, transportation-dependent residents, those in special facilities, and those in correctional facilities. These means include notification, support, and assistance in implementing protective actions where appropriate.
J.11.b The decision-making methodologies for use of radioprotective drugs and the provisions for administration to the general public, emergency workers, and institutionalized persons within the plume exposure pathway EPZ. This includes the means of determining quantities, maintaining and managing supplies, communicating recommendations, and distributing.
J.11.c Means of evacuation informed by the updated ETEs. The evacuation routes and transportation resources to be utilized are described and include projected traffic capacities of evacuation routes and implementation of traffic control schemes during evacuation.
J.11.d The locations of pre-identified reception centers beyond the boundaries of the plume exposure pathway EPZ, organizations responsible for managing reception centers, arrangements for handling service animals and pets, and provisions for radiological monitoring/decontamination.
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J.11.f Identification of and means for dealing with potential impediments to the use of evacuation routes (e.g., seasonal impassability of roads) and contingency measures. The resources available to clear impediments and responsibility for re-routing traffic, as necessary, are described.
J.11.g Identification of and means to implement precautionary protective actions (e.g., actions taken at an SAE).
J.12 Protective actions to be used for the ingestion exposure pathway EPZ are specified, including the methods for protecting the public from consumption of contaminated foodstuffs, and are based on current Federal guidance.
J.13 The means for registering, monitoring, and decontaminating evacuees, service animals, pets, vehicles, and possessions at reception centers in host areas are described. The personnel and equipment available are capable of monitoring 20 percent of the plume exposure pathway EPZ population, including transients, assigned to each facility within a 12-hour period.
J.14 General plans for the removal or continued exclusion of individuals from restricted areas are developed. Relocation plans include:
J.14.a Process for implementing current Federal guidance for relocation.
J.14.b Means to identify and determine the boundaries of relocation areas, including a buffer zone.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 75 of 116 J.14.c Prioritization of relocation based on projected dose to an individual and the timeframe for relocation.
J.14.d Control of access to and egress from relocation areas and security provisions for evacuated areas.
J.14.e Contamination control during relocation.
J.14.f Means for coordinating and providing assistance during relocation.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 76 of 116 2.11 K - RADIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE CONTROL Means for controlling radiological exposures, in an emergency, are established for emergency workers. The means for controlling radiological exposures shall include exposure guidelines consistent with EPA Emergency Worker and Lifesaving Activity Protective Action Guides.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(11); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(11)
K.1 The radiation protection controls for emergency workers to be implemented during emergencies are described. These controls address the following aspects:
K.1.a Onsite emergency exposure guidelines for emergency workers consistent with their assigned duties and current Federal guidance and the conditions under which the guidelines apply Plant management approval is required before emergency workers are allowed to exceed the maximum administrative radiation dose.
The Emergency Director has responsibility for authorizing personnel exposure levels under emergency conditions using the guidance in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 400-R-92-001, Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents.
Table K.1-a Emergency Worker Dose Limits Dose (TEDE)
Applicability Conditions 5 rem All N/A 10 rem Protecting valuable property or equipment Lower dose not practicable 25 rem Lifesaving or protection of large populations Lower dose not practicable
>25 rem Lifesaving or protection of large populations Only on a voluntary basis to persons fully aware of the risks involved
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 77 of 116 K.1.b The capability to evaluate emergency worker dose (i.e., the sum of the effective dose equivalent and the committed effective dose equivalent) at the time of exposure when direct measurement is not feasible.
Emergency worker dose when direct measurement is not feasible will be determined by the sum of the effective dose equivalent and the committed effective dose equivalent.
K.1.c The capability to monitor and assess the radiation doses received by emergency workers for the duration of the incident.
Personnel monitoring equipment is issued to and worn by personnel as required in 10 CFR 20 and RP procedures as a record of radiation exposure.
Other radiation detection devices are available for use by emergency workers to allow real time measurement of exposure.
K.1.d The capability to implement onsite contamination control measures.
Radiation safety controls are established to contain the spread of loose surface radioactive contamination. Contamination control limits are defined in radiation protection procedures.
K.1.e The capability to decontaminate emergency workers, equipment, and vehicles.
Guidelines as established in radiation protection procedures will be used to determine action levels for decontamination. Radiation protection procedures have been established for decontamination of emergency workers and equipment. The means for disposal of contaminated waste are also established.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 78 of 116 K.1.f Appropriate radiation protection briefings for repair teams that are being dispatched into the plant and FMTs being sent onsite and offsite, the scope of which is consistent with the expected risk to the team.
Emergency response teams, including FMTs, that must enter areas where they might be expected to receive higher than normal doses will be briefed on the task assigned, risks associated with the task, the planned route to destination, allowed dose and dose rates, stay time, protective clothing/equipment and other hazards or conditions as applicable.
K.1.g The process for NPP site access and dosimetry issuance to personnel from OROs arriving to assist with the onsite response.
ORO personnel supporting on-site activities will be issued dosimetry and/or be monitored by radiation protection personnel when responding to areas where exposure could occur. This process will be implemented by radiation protection and site security personnel.
K.2 Individual(s) who can authorize personnel to receive radiation doses in excess of the occupational dose limits in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in 10 CFR Part 20 or 29 CFR 1910.1096, as applicable to the organization, are identified by title/position. Such authorizations are documented.
The Emergency Director may authorize emergency workers to receive doses in excess of the occupational dose limits set forth in 10 CFR 20.
K.2.a The process for allowing onsite volunteers to receive radiation exposures in the course of carrying out lifesaving and other emergency activities is described.
Personnel dispatched into radiation areas or areas of unknown radiation levels are briefed on the task and environmental conditions and are provided appropriate monitoring and personnel protective equipment. Decisions to
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Refer to element K.1.a., for appropriate emergency exposure limits.
The following elements are not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
K.2.b.
The process for authorizing emergency workers to incur exposures that may result in doses in excess of the current Federal guidance is described K.3 The capability to determine the doses received by emergency workers involved in any commercial NPP radiological incident is described. Each organization makes provisions for distribution of direct-reading dosimeters (DRDs) and permanent record dosimeters (PRDs).
K.3.a Provisions to ensure that DRDs are read at designated intervals and dose records are maintained for emergency workers are described.
K.4 Action levels for determining the need for decontamination are specified and the means for radiological decontamination are established for emergency workers and the general public, as well as equipment, vehicles, and personal possessions. The means for disposal of contaminated waste created by decontamination efforts are also established.
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Regulatory
Reference:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(12); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(12)
L.1 Arrangements are established with primary and backup hospitals (one hospital is located outside the plume exposure pathway EPZ) and medical services. These facilities have the capability for evaluation of radiation exposure and uptake. The persons providing these services are adequately trained and prepared to handle contaminated, injured emergency workers and members of the general public.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
L.2 Arrangements for the medical treatment of contaminated, injured onsite personnel and those onsite personnel who have received significant radiation exposures and/or significant uptakes of radioactive material are described. These arrangements include the following components:
Refer to element L.2.e for arrangements for personnel who have received significant radiation exposures and/or significant uptakes of radioactive material.
L.2.a An onsite first aid capability with adequate medical equipment and supplies.
First aid capability is maintained as part of the sites administrative procedures.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 81 of 116 L.2.b Primary and backup offsite medical facilities.
Arrangements have been made with local hospitals for the medical treatment of contaminated injured personnel.
Primary and backup offsite medical facilities to treat contaminated injured personnel are described in the site-specific annexes.
L.2.c Radiological controls capability, including the isolation of contamination, assessment of contamination levels, radiation exposure monitoring for medical facility staff, collection of contaminated waste, and decontamination of treatment areas.
Xcel Energy personnel are available to assist medical personnel with decontamination, radiation exposure and contamination control. Hospitals are equipped and hospital personnel trained to address contaminated injured individuals and basic training on the nature of radiological emergencies.
Radiological controls capability, including the isolation of contamination, assessment of contamination levels, radiation exposure monitoring for medical facility staff, collection of contaminated waste, and decontamination of treatment areas are described in licensee radiation protection department and hospital procedures.
L.2.d Provisions to evaluate for radiological contamination either prior to transport to a medical facility or after arrival.
Injured personnel are evaluated for radiological contamination prior to transport to a medical facility in accordance with radiation protection procedures.
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Contact of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) is maintained per LOA.
L.3 Supplemental lists are developed that indicate the location of the closest public, private, and military hospitals, and other emergency medical facilities within the state or contiguous states considered capable of providing medical support for any contaminated, injured individual.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
L.4 Each organization arranges for the transportation of contaminated, injured individuals and the means to control contamination while transporting victims of radiological incidents to medical support facilities and the decontamination of transport vehicle following use.
In addition to the information provided in element L.2, radiation monitoring is provided by Xcel Energy personnel whenever it becomes necessary to use an ambulance service for the transportation of contaminated persons. Injured personnel are evaluated for radiological contamination using contamination control practices to transport to a medical facility per radiation protection procedures. Xcel Energy personnel will assist with decontamination of transport vehicles if necessary. Ambulance services are described in the site-specific annexes.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 83 of 116 2.13 M - RECOVERY AND REENTRY PLANNING AND POST-ACCIDENT OPERATIONS General plans for recovery and reentry are developed.
Regulatory
Reference:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(13); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(13)
M.1 General recovery, reentry, and return plans for radiological incidents are developed, as appropriate. These plans address re-occupancy, as appropriate. The plans should include:
M.1.a Provisions for allowing reentry into areas controlled by the licensee. Reentry planning includes evaluation of the controls necessary for reentry under post-incident conditions.
Site reentry criteria and actions are established by recovery procedures.
M.1.b Provisions for reentry into restricted areas, including exposure and contamination control, as appropriate. A method for coordinating and implementing decisions regarding temporary reentry into restricted areas is addressed.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
M.2 Individuals who will comprise the licensees recovery organization are identified by title/ position. The recovery organization includes technical personnel with responsibilities to develop, evaluate, and direct recovery and reentry operations.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 84 of 116 Figure M.2-1 illustrates the Recovery Organization structure. Recovery activities are required for the transition from a Site Area Emergency with long-term plant damage or General Emergency classification to an outage organization. The primary positions in the Recovery Organization are described as follows:
Recovery Manager Overall management of recovery activities.
Interface with federal, state and county agencies during the recovery process Operations Manager Direct interface with outage organization Provides oversight of work orders/priorities for repairs RP Manager Coordinates radiological and environmental assessment with federal and state agencies.
Coordinates offsite radwaste management and decontamination activities with OROs as needed.
Engineering Manager Provides oversight for repairs and modification requires as part of recovery efforts Maintenance Manager Provides oversight for equipment repair and replacement work Communications/Public Affairs Directs the Public Information Program during the recovery process.
Supports communications with federal, state and local OROs
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 85 of 116 M.3 The process for initiating recovery actions is described and includes the criteria for terminating the emergency.
Implementing procedures provide guidance to directly terminate from an Unusual Event, Alert or Site Area Emergency with no long-term plant damage classifications when a normal outage organization is able to address any plant issues, or to transition to a recovery organization.
The Emergency Director in consultation with the Emergency Manager, determines when conditions warranting an emergency declaration have passed and steps will be taken to terminate directly from the event or transition to a recovery organization.
Recovery from an emergency situation is guided by the following principles:
The protection of the public health and safety is the foremost consideration in formulating recovery plans.
Public officials would be kept informed of recovery plans so that they can properly carry out their responsibilities to the public, Periodic information would be provided to the news media so that they can provide information to the public regarding recovery plans and progress made.
Periodic status reports would be given to company employees at other locations and to government and industry representatives.
The Emergency Manager will take the following steps to inform members of the EOF, site organization, and off-site agencies that recovery operations are being initiated and that activities associated with bringing the plant to a safe shutdown condition are completed:
Develop a brief message as to the time and date of recovery operations initiation as well as any necessary organizational realignments.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 86 of 116 M.4 The process for initiating recovery actions is described and includes provisions to ensure continuity during transfer of responsibility between phases. The chain of command is established.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
M.5 The framework for relaxing protective actions and allowing for return are described. Prioritization is given to restoring access to vital services and facilities.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
M.6 The organization(s) responsible for developing and implementing cleanup operations offsite is identified.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
M.7 Provisions for developing and modifying sampling plans are established. Provisions for laboratory analysis of samples are included in the plan.
The recovery organization will coordinate Xcel Energy environmental sampling activities with the state agencies. Refer to elements C.4 and H.8 for a description of laboratory capabilities.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 87 of 116 M.8 A method for periodically conducting radiological assessments of public exposure is established This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 88 of 116 Figure M.2-1 Typical Long Term Recovery Organization
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 89 of 116 2.14 N - EXERCISES AND DRILLS Periodic exercises are conducted to evaluate major portions of emergency response capabilities, periodic drills are conducted to develop and maintain key skills, and deficiencies identified as a result of exercises or drills are corrected.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(14); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(14).
N.1 Exercises and drills are conducted, observed, and critiqued/evaluated as set forth in NRC and FEMA regulations and guidance.
An exercise tests the integrated capability and a major portion of the elements of the emergency plan and organizations. Over the period of the exercise cycle, exercises will test the adequacy of timing and content of implementing procedures and methods, test emergency equipment and communications networks, test the public alert and notification system, and ensure that emergency organization personnel are familiar with their duties.
Drills are supervised instructional periods aimed at testing, developing and maintaining skills in a particular operation and are a part of the continuous training program and is often a component of an exercise.
Drills and Exercises may be comprised of combinations of the criteria described below.
N.1.a The process to critique/evaluate exercises and drills is described.
Following exercises and drills, a critique is conducted by qualified Xcel Energy individuals to evaluate areas and identify issues with ERO performance, response procedures, facility and equipment adequacy. The critique is performed as soon as possible following the conclusion of a drill or exercise using preselected drill and exercise performance objectives that are evaluated against measurable demonstration criteria. Provisions are made for federal, state, and county representatives to observe and participate in drill and exercise critiques.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 90 of 116 A critique report is prepared by the EP group following a drill or exercise documenting objective demonstration. Failed or degraded performance objectives are entered into the corrective action program (CAP).
N.1.b The process used to track findings and associated corrective actions identified by drill and exercise critiques/evaluations, including their assignment and completion, is described.
The Xcel Energy CAP process provides for tracking and trending of issues in accordance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion XVI.
N.1.c A drill or exercise starts between 6:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. at least once every eight-year exercise cycle.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct at least one drill or exercise between 6:00 pm and 4:00 am within an eight-year exercise cycle.
This requirement may be satisfied by an actual event provided it meets the above criteria and the objectives are evaluated and documented in a critique report for the augmentation of the ERO.
N.1.d A drill or exercise is unannounced at least once every eight-year exercise cycle.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct at least one unannounced drill or exercise within an eight-year cycle.
This requirement may be satisfied by an actual event provided objectives are evaluated and documented in a critique report for the augmentation of the ERO.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 91 of 116 N.2 Exercises are designed to enable the response organizations demonstration of the key skills and capabilities necessary to implement the emergency plan. The following two types of exercises are conducted at the frequency noted:
N.2.a Plume Exposure Pathway Exercises. Plume exposure pathway exercises are conducted biennially. These exercises include mobilization of licensee and state, local, and tribal government personnel and resources and implementation of emergency plans to demonstrate response capabilities within the plume exposure pathway EPZ.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct a Plume Exposure Pathway (PEP) Exercise biennially. This exercise includes mobilization of licensee state, local, and tribal government personnel, as applicable, and resources and implementation of emergency plans to demonstrate response capabilities.
State, county and tribal authorities are invited to participate in PEP exercises.
If a state, county or tribal organization chooses not to participate it will be documented that they were given the opportunity to participate.
Exercise scenarios are submitted in accordance with 10 CFR50, Appendix E, IV.F(2)b.
N.2.b Ingestion Exposure Pathway Exercises. Ingestion exposure pathway exercises are conducted at least once every eight years. These exercises include mobilization of state, local, and tribal government personnel and resources and implementation of emergency plans to demonstrate response capabilities to a release of radioactive materials requiring post-plume phase protective actions within the ingestion exposure pathway EPZ.
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 92 of 116 N.3 Exercise Scenario Elements. During each eight-year exercise cycle, biennial, evaluated exercise scenario content is varied to provide the opportunity to demonstrate the key skills and capabilities necessary to respond to the following scenario elements:
N.3.a Hostile Action-Based (HAB). Hostile action directed at the NPP site. This scenario element may be combined with either a radiological release scenario or a no/minimal radiological release scenario, but a no/minimal radiological release scenario should not be included in consecutive HAB exercises at an NPP site.
During each eight-year exercise cycle, scenario content will address the following elements; Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct at least one HAB scenario in a drill or exercise within an eight-year cycle. The HAB scenario will include either a radiological release scenario or no/minimal radiological release scenario. HAB scenarios combined with a no/minimal radiological release scenario will not be used consecutively in exercises.
N.3.b Rapid Escalation. An initial classification of, or rapid escalation to, an SAE or GE.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct at least one rapid escalation scenario in a drill or exercise within an eight-year cycle. The rapid escalation scenario will begin with an initial classification of or rapidly escalate to the Site Area Emergency or General Emergency level.
N.3.c No/Minimal Release of Radioactive Materials. No release or an unplanned minimal release of radioactive material which does not require public protective actions. This scenario element is used only once during each eight-year exercise cycle.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct at least one No/Minimal radiological release scenario that escalates to a Site Area Emergency but
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 93 of 116 does not require escalation to the General Emergency classification level with PARs in a drill or exercise within an eight-year cycle.
N.3.c.1 The licensee is required to demonstrate the ability to respond to a no/minimal radiological release scenario. State, local, and tribal government response organizations have the option, and are encouraged, to participate jointly in this demonstration. If the offsite organizations elect not to participate in the licensees required minimal or no release exercise, the OROs will still be obligated to meet the exercise requirements as specified in 44 CFR 350.9.
State and county agencies located within the plume exposure pathway EPZ are invited to participate in No/Minimal radiological release scenarios.
N.3.c.2 When planning for a joint no/minimal radiological release exercise, affected state, local, and tribal government jurisdictions, the licensee, and FEMA will identify offsite capabilities that may still need to be evaluated and agree upon appropriate alternative evaluation methods to satisfy FEMAs biennial criteria requirements. Alternative evaluation methods that could be considered during the extent of play negotiations include expansion of the exercise scenario, out of sequence activities, plan reviews, staff assistance visits, or other means as described in FEMA guidance.
When planning for a joint no/minimal radiological release exercise, affected parties will identify offsite capabilities that may still need to be evaluated.
N.3.d Resource Integration. Integration of offsite resources with onsite response.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct at least one scenario that integrates offsite resources with onsite response in an exercise within an eight-year cycle.
Demonstration of resource integration includes briefings, offsite response to the site and coordination of worker protection, as appropriate to the scenario.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 94 of 116 N.3.e 10 CFR 50.155(b)(2) Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events. Demonstration of the use of equipment, procedures, and strategies developed in compliance with 10 CFR 50.155(b)(2).
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct at least one scenario in a drill or exercise within an eight-year cycle to demonstrate strategies and guidelines to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, or spent fuel pool cooling capabilities under the circumstances associated with the loss of large area due to explosions or fire. Strategies to be demonstrated may include one or more of the following:
Fire fighting Operations to mitigate fuel damage Actions to minimize radiological release N.4 Drills are designed to enable an organizations demonstration and maintenance of key skills and capabilities necessary to fulfill functional roles. Drills include, but are not limited to, the following at their noted frequencies:
N.4.a Emergency Medical Drills. Emergency medical drills are conducted annually. These drills involve a simulated, contaminated individual and contain provisions for participation by support services agencies (i.e., ambulance and offsite medical treatment facility).
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct an emergency medical drill once per calendar year.
The scope of the emergency medical drill will include a simulated contaminated individual and invitation for participation by support services agencies.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 95 of 116 N.4.b Medical Services Drills. Medical services drills are conducted annually at each medical facility designated in the emergency plan. These drills involve a simulated, contaminated emergency worker and/or member of the general public and contain provisions for participation by support services agencies (i.e.,
ambulance and offsite medical treatment facility).
This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
N.4.c Laboratory Drills. Laboratory drills are conducted biennially at each laboratory designated in the emergency plan. These drills involve demonstration of handling, documenting, provisions for record keeping, and analyzing air, soil, and food samples, as well as quality control and quality assurance processes. These drills also involve an assessment of the laboratorys capacity to handle daily and weekly samples and the volume of samples that can be processed daily or weekly This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
N.4.d Environmental Monitoring Drills. Environmental monitoring drills are conducted annually. These drills include direct radiation measurements in the environment, collection and analysis of all sample media (e.g., water, vegetation, soil, and air), and provisions for record keeping.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct an environmental monitoring drill once per calendar year. The scope of the environmental monitoring drill will include performance objectives for direct radiation measurements in the environment, collection and analysis of sample media including water, vegetation, soil, and air, provisions for communications and record keeping.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 96 of 116 N.4.e Ingestion Pathway and Post-Plume Phase Drills. Ingestion pathway and post-plume phase drills are conducted biennially.
These drills involve sample plan development, analysis of lab results from samples, assessment of the impact on food and agricultural products, protective decisions for relocation, and food/crop embargos This element is not applicable to the licensee. See state and county radiological emergency plans for specific information related to this element.
N.4.f Communications Drills. Communications amongst and between emergency response organizations, including those at the state, local, and Federal level, the FMTs, and nuclear facility within both the plume and ingestion exposure pathway EPZs, are tested at the frequencies determined in evaluation criterion F.3. Communications drills include the aspect of understanding the content of messages and can be done in conjunction with the testing described in evaluation criterion F.3.
Communications Drills are accomplished during testing described in element F.3.
N.4.g Post-Accident Sampling Drills. Post-accident sampling drills are conducted annually. These drills address capabilities including analysis of liquid and containment atmosphere samples with simulated elevated radiation levels. This criterion is not applicable if the NPP unit(s) does (do) not have licensing basis requirements for post-accident sampling.
Testing of Post-Accident sampling systems are described in the site-specific annexes.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 97 of 116 N.4.h Off-Hours Report-In Drills. Off-hours report-in drills are conducted biennially and are unannounced.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct an off-hours unannounced ERO report-in augmentation drill biennially. The EOF will participate concurrent with either of the Xcel Energy nuclear sites.
N.4.i Off-Hours Call-In Drills. Off-hours call-in drills are conducted quarterly, such that each ERO members normally expected response time is assessed at least biennially based on call-in drill responses or an alternate means for determining response time. Some drills are unannounced.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site and the EOF will conduct an off-hours call-in drill quarterly. Some call-in drills will be unannounced.
The scope of the off-hours call-in drill will require ERO members response regarding ability to respond to their applicable facility within the required augmentation time. Each Table B-1 ERO members ability to respond within the required augmentation time will be assessed at least biennially.
N.4.j Onsite Personnel Protective Action Drills. Onsite personnel protective action drills are conducted during every eight-year exercise cycle. These drills demonstrate the NPP sites ability to implement and coordinate protective actions for onsite personnel during hostile action.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct a protective action drill within an eight-year cycle.
The scope of the protective actions drill will demonstrate the ability to implement and coordinate protective actions for onsite personnel during a hostile action.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 98 of 116 N.4.k Aircraft Threat/Attack Response Drills. Aircraft threat/attack response drills are conducted during every eight-year exercise cycle. These drills demonstrate the use of procedures and protective measures developed for responding to hostile action involving an aircraft threat or attack.
Each Xcel Energy nuclear site will conduct an aircraft threat/attack response drill within an eight-year cycle.
N.4.l Consolidated EOF Drill. A Consolidated EOF Drill is conducted during every eight-year exercise cycle. This drill demonstrates the ability to provide coordinated response to multi-site events.
Xcel Energy will conduct a Consolidated EOF response drill involving both nuclear sites within an eight-year cycle.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 99 of 116 2.15 O - RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING Radiological emergency response training is provided to those who may be called on to assist in an emergency.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(15); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(15)
O.1 Each organization ensures the training of emergency responders and other appropriate individuals with an operational role described in the emergency plan. Initial training and at least annual retraining are provided.
Initial training and annual retraining will be conducted for members of the ERO and offered to those offsite organizations that may be called upon to assist the site in the event of an emergency.
Details on the content and conduct of ERO training are maintained in the Xcel Energy EP Training Program Description.
O.1.a Site-specific emergency response training is developed and conducted for those offsite organizations that may be called upon to provide onsite assistance in the event of an emergency.
Xcel Energy offers emergency response training annually for those offsite organizations that may be called upon to provide onsite assistance in the event of an emergency. They are invited to attend training applicable to the Xcel Energy nuclear site or sites where they could provide assistance.
Training of state and county offsite response organizations is described in their respective radiological emergency plans, with support provided by Xcel Energy, if requested.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 100 of 116 O.2 The ERO training program consists of learning objectives that are used to develop and maintain key skills. This includes a systematic analysis of jobs and tasks to be performed from which learning objectives are derived.
The EP Training Program Description identifies the training requirements for initial qualification, continuing training, and requalification of the ERO.
Training will be evaluated in accordance with the principles of the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) practices to ensure effectiveness and in order to identify areas that need improvement or correction.
O.2.a The ERO training program is reviewed at least annually and revised as necessary.
Revisions to the training program are identified with feedback from trainees in training and critique items during drills. EP training is also reviewed during EP assessments at the Xcel Energy nuclear sites. During assessments, ERO and EP staff performance is reviewed and appropriate revisions to the training program are made.
O.2.b Training sessions that provide performance opportunities to develop, maintain, or demonstrate key skills are evaluated in order to identify weak or deficient areas that need correction.
Training sessions providing performance enhancing opportunities for key positions are evaluated in order to identify weak or deficient areas that need correction for the key skills demonstrated.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 101 of 116 2.16 P - RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING EFFORT: DEVELOPMENT, PERIODIC REVIEW, AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS Responsibilities for plan development and review and for distribution of emergency plans are established, and planners are properly trained.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(16); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(16)
P.1 The training program, including initial training and periodic retraining, of individuals responsible for the planning effort is described.
EP staff responsible for the planning effort complete initial and continuing training on regulatory requirements, applicable guidance documents and industry operating experience.
P.2 The individual with the overall authority and responsibility for radiological emergency planning is identified by title/position The Xcel Energy Chief Nuclear Officer has the overall authority and responsibility for Xcel Energy Emergency Plan.
P.3 The individual(s) with the responsibility for the development, maintenance, review, updating, and distribution of emergency plans, as well as the coordination of these plans with other response organizations, is identified by title/position.
The Xcel Energy EP Staff is responsible for the development, maintenance, review, and updating of the emergency plan and site-specific annexes, as well as the coordination of the plan with other response organizations.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 102 of 116 P.4 The process for reviewing annually, and updating as necessary, the emergency plan, implementing procedures, maps, charts, and agreements is described. The process includes a method for recording changes made to the documents and, when appropriate, how those changes are retained.
The SEP and associated documents as identified herein, are reviewed on an annual basis and updated if necessary. Changes due to regulatory revisions, issues identified by drills and exercises, or other updates will be incorporated.
Agreements with supporting organizations will be reviewed and certified to be current on an annual basis and updated, if necessary. Changes to agreements may be coordinated with the annual review of the SEP.
Emergency Plan changes will be processed in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q) requirements and fleet document control/records management procedures. ETE updates are completed in accordance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, IV.4, 5 & 6.
P.5 Provisions for distributing the emergency plan and implementing procedures to all organizations and appropriate individuals with responsibility for implementation of the plan/procedures are described.
Approved changes to the SEP, associated documents and implementing procedures will be transmitted in accordance with the distribution list maintained in the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS).
P.6 A listing of annexes, appendices, and supporting plans and their originating agency is included in the emergency plan.
A listing of emergency plan extension documents is included in the Introduction of this SEP.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 103 of 116 External emergency plans specific that support the SEP are listed in Section A.1.a. Supporting plans for organizations that support individual sites are listed in the site-specific annexes.
P.7 An appendix containing a listing by title of the procedures required to maintain and implement the emergency plan is included. The listing includes the section(s) of the emergency plan to be implemented by each procedure.
Appendix C of the SEP provides a listing by title of the procedures required to maintain and implement the emergency plan and the section(s) of the emergency plan to be implemented by each procedure.
P.8 A table of contents and a cross-reference index to each of the NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2 evaluation criteria are included. The evaluation criteria that do not apply are identified.
SEP contains a specific table of contents. The SEP and Annexes are numbered corresponding to the NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev.2 evaluation criteria. Evaluation criteria which do not apply to utilities are listed and identified.
P.9 Provisions for addressing the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(t) are described.
An independent review will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR50.54(t)(2). The review findings will be submitted to the appropriate corporate and site management. The part of the review involving the evaluation of the adequacy of interface with state and county governments will be reported to the appropriate state and county governments. Corporate or site management, as appropriate, will evaluate the findings affecting their area of responsibility and ensure effective corrective actions are taken. The results of the review, along with recommendations for improvements, will be documented, and retained.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 104 of 116 P.10 The administrative process for the periodic review and updating of contact information identified in the emergency plan and implementing procedures is described.
The Emergency Preparedness Emergency Telephone Directory contains contact numbers for ORO, ERF, and support organizations identified in the emergency plan and implementing procedures.
The directory is reviewed quarterly and updated as needed. EP staff update call out information in the ERO Notification System quarterly.
P.11 The process for entering EP program-related issues that could reduce the effectiveness of the emergency plan into the site-wide corrective action program is described.
Xcel Energy CAP is used to capture conditions that do not meet program regulations, requirements, or expectations, or are otherwise adverse to quality.
P.12 The process to evaluate changes in plant configuration for their impact on the effectiveness of the emergency plan is described.
Changes in plant configuration are evaluated for their impact on the effectiveness of the emergency plan through the Applicability Determination process specified in Regulatory Affairs procedures and, if required, the 10 CFR 50.54(q) process specified in EP procedures.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 105 of 116 APPENDICES Appendix A DEFINITIONS The following are definitions of terms commonly used in this Emergency Plan and each site-specific annex:
Accountability Accountability is the list of individuals missing within the protected area after a site assembly has been called.
Assembly The process of relocating personnel onsite to pre-designated locations as a personnel protective measure during an event.
Committed Dose Equivalent (CDE)
CDE is the dose equivalent to organs or tissues of reference that will be received from an intake of radioactive material by an individual during the 50-year period following the intake.
Committed Effective Dose Equivalent (CEDE)
CEDE is the sum of the products of the weighting factors applicable to each of the body organs or tissues that are irradiated and the CDE to these organs or tissues.
Dose Equivalent (DE)
DE is the product of the absorbed dose in tissue, quality factor and all other necessary modifying factors at the location of interest. The units of dose equivalent are the rem and sievert (Sv).
Effective Dose Equivalent (EDE)
EDE is the sum of the products of the dose equivalent to each organ or tissue and a weighting factor applicable to each of the body organs or tissues that are irradiated.
Emergency Action Levels (EALs)
A pre-determined, site-specific, observable threshold for a plant Initiating Condition that, when met or exceeded, places the plant in a given emergency classification level.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 106 of 116 Appendix A CONTD DEFINITIONS Emergency Planning Zones (EPZ)
A defined area around the plant to facilitate emergency planning by state and local authorities, to assure that prompt and effective actions are taken to protect the public in the event of a release of radioactive material. It is defined for:
Plume Exposure Pathway - A 10-mile radius around the plant where the principal exposure source is: (1) whole body exposure to gamma radiation from the plume and from deposited material; and (2) inhalation exposure from the passing radioactive plume (Short Term Exposure).
Ingestion Exposure Pathway - A 50-mile radius around the plant where the principal exposure would be from the ingestion of contaminated water or foods such as milk or fresh vegetables (Long Term Exposure).
Emergency Worker Any individual involved in mitigating the consequences of an emergency situation and/or minimizing or preventing exposure to the offsite population.
Facility Activation An Emergency Response Facility is activated when the minimum staff per Figures B-1, B-2 and B-3 are available and the facility is ready to assume its assigned Emergency Plan functions and relieve the on-shift staff of those functions. Although the facility may be ready, the on-shift staff relief may be postponed in the interests of completing critical tasks prior to turnover.
Hostile Action An act towards a nuclear power plant or its personnel that includes the use of violent force to destroy equipment, take hostages, and/or intimidate the licensee to achieve an end. This includes attack by air, land, or water using guns, explosives, projectiles, vehicles, or other devices used to deliver destructive force. Other acts that satisfy the overall intent may be included.
Hostile action should not be construed to include acts of civil disobedience or felonious acts that are not part of a concerted attack on the nuclear power plant. Non-terrorist based EALs should be used to address such activities, (e.g., violent acts between individuals in the owner-controlled area).
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 107 of 116 Appendix A CONTD DEFINITIONS Offsite Survey The area located beyond the confines of the Protected Area.
Onsite Survey The area located within the confines of the Protected Area.
Owner Controlled Area The area owned by the licensee and located within the confines of the Site Boundary.
Protective Actions Emergency measures taken to avoid or reduce radiation dose. These commonly include sheltering, evacuation, and prophylaxis.
Protective Action Decision (PADs)
Protective actions determined and implemented by offsite agencies for protection of the health and safety of the general public.
Protective Action Recommendations (PARs)
Protective actions recommended by a plant to offsite agencies to protect the health and safety of the public within the plume exposure pathway.
Protective Action Guides (PAGs)
Projected dose to individuals, that warrants protective action prior to and/or following a radioactive release.
Site Boundary The boundary of a reactor site beyond which the land or property is not owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the licensee.
Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE)
TEDE is the sum of the Deep-Dose Equivalent (for external exposures) and the CEDE (for internal exposures).
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 108 of 116 Appendix A CONTD DEFINITIONS Vital Areas Areas within the protected area that contain equipment vital to the operations of the plant.
Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 109 of 116 Appendix B CROSS REFERENCE TO 10 CFR 50 APPENDIX E.IV - CONTENT OF EMERGENCY PLANS Regulatory Criteria E-Plan Reference
- 1. The applicant's emergency plans shall contain, but not necessarily be limited to, information needed to demonstrate compliance with the elements set forth below, i.e., organization for coping with radiological emergencies, assessment actions, activation of emergency organization, notification procedures, emergency facilities and equipment, training, maintaining emergency preparedness, recovery, and onsite protective actions during hostile action.
N/A
- 2. This nuclear power reactor license applicant shall also provide an analysis of the time required to evacuate various sectors and distances within the plume exposure pathway EPZ for transient and permanent populations, using the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data as of the date the applicant submits its application to the NRC.
Annex J.8.a
- 3. Nuclear power reactor licensees shall use NRC approved evacuation time estimates (ETEs) and updates to the ETEs in the formulation of protective action recommendations and shall provide the ETEs and ETE updates to state and local governmental authorities for use in developing offsite protective action strategies.
Annex J.8.a J.7
- 4. Within 365 days of the later of the date of the availability of the most recent decennial census data from the U.S. Census Bureau or December 23, 2011, nuclear power reactor licensees shall develop an ETE analysis using this decennial data and submit it under § 50.4 to the NRC. These licensees shall submit this ETE analysis to the NRC at least 180 days before using it to form protective action recommendations and providing it to state and local governmental authorities for use in developing offsite protective action strategies.
SEP Section P.4
- 5. During the years between decennial censuses, nuclear power reactor licensees shall estimate EPZ permanent resident population changes once a year, but no later than 365 days from the date of the previous estimate, using the most recent U.S. Census Bureau annual resident population estimate and state/local government population data, if available. These licensees shall maintain these estimates so that they are available for NRC inspection during the period between decennial censuses and shall submit these estimates to the NRC with any updated ETE analysis.
Annex J.8.a SEP Section P.4
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- 6. If at any time during the decennial period, the EPZ permanent resident population increases such that it causes the longest ETE value for the 2-mile zone or 5-mile zone, including all affected Emergency Response Planning Areas, or for the entire 10-mile EPZ to increase by 25 percent or 30 minutes, whichever is less, from the nuclear power reactor licensee's currently NRC approved or updated ETE, the licensee shall update the ETE analysis to reflect the impact of that population increase.
Annex J.8.a SEP Section P.4 The licensee shall submit the updated ETE analysis to the NRC under § 50.4 no later than 365 days after the licensee's determination that the criteria for updating the ETE have been met and at least 180 days before using it to form protective action recommendations and providing it to state and local governmental authorities for use in developing offsite protective action strategies.
Annex J.8.a SEP Section P.4
- 7. After an applicant for a combined license under part 52 of this chapter receives its license, the licensee shall conduct at least one review of any changes in the population of its EPZ at least 365 days prior to its scheduled fuel load. The licensee shall estimate EPZ permanent resident population changes using the most recent U.S.
Census Bureau annual resident population estimate and state/local government population data, if available. If the EPZ permanent resident population increases such that it causes the longest ETE value for the 2-mile zone or 5-mile zone, including all affected Emergency Response Planning Areas, or for the entire 10-mile EPZ, to increase by 25 percent or 30 minutes, whichever is less, from the licensee's currently approved ETE, the licensee shall update the ETE analysis to reflect the impact of that population increase. The licensee shall submit the updated ETE analysis to the NRC for review under § 50.4 of this chapter no later than 365 days before the licensee's scheduled fuel load.
N/A
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Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan
- 1.
B.1.a
- 3.
B.1.a
- 7.
Annex A.4 2.a B.1.a, B.2, B.2.a
- 4.
B.1.a, I.6, E.3
- 8.
A.1.a 2.b B.1.a
- 5.
B.1.a, B.5
- 9.
B.1.a, Annex B.1.a 2.c B.1.a, B.2, B.2.a
- 6.
A.1.a, C.2, C.2.d 10 CFR 50 Appendix E.IV.B - Assessment Actions Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan
- 1.
I.6, D.1.a, D.1.b
- 2.
D.1.a 10 CFR 50, Appendix E.IV.C - Activation of Emergency Organization Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan
- 1.
F.1.c, E.1.a D.1, D.1.b
- 2.
D.2
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- 1.
Annex E.2, E.3
- 3.
E.1, Annex E.2
- 2.
G.1
- 4.
NA 10 CFR 50, Appendix E.IV.E - Emergency Facilities and Equipment Adequate provisions shall be made and described for emergency facilities and equipment, including:
Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan
- 1.
K.1.c 8.b H.3, Annex H.3.a 8.d Annex H.4
- 2.
I.8, I.9 8.b (1)
Annex H.3.a 8.e NA
- 3.
K.1.e 8.b (2)
Annex H.3.a
- 9.
F.1, Annex F.1.a, E.1
- 4.
L.2.e 8.b (3)
Annex H.3.a 9.a E.1, Annex F.1.b, F.3
- 5.
L.2.b 8.b (4)
Annex H.3.a 9.b E.1, Annex F.1.b, F.3
- 6.
L.4 8.b (5)
Annex H.3.a 9.c Annex F.1.a, Annex F.1.b
- 7.
L.2.b 8.c (1)
H.3 9.d E.1, Annex F.1.b, F.3 8.a (i)
H.1, H.3 8.c (2)
H.3 8.a.(ii)
H.2 8.c (3)
H.3
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N.1 1.(b).ix O.1, O.1.a 2.c (3)
NA 1.(b)
N.4, N.4.a, N.4.d, F.3, N.4.h - k, O.1
- 2.
N.1 2.c (4)
NA 1.(b).i O.1 2.a N.2.a 2.c (5)
NA 1.(b).ii O.1 2.a (i)
NA 2.d NA 1.(b).iii O.1 2.a (ii)
NA 2.e N.4 1.(b).iv O.1 2.a (iii)
NA 2.f N.1.a 1.(b).v O.1 2.b N.2.a, N.4 2.g N.1.a, N.1.b 1.(b).vi O.1 2.c NA 2.h N.2.a 1.(b).vii O.1 2.c (1)
NA 2.i N.1, N.3, N.3.a-e, N.4 1.(b).viii O.1 2.c (2)
NA 10 CFR 50, Appendix E.IV.G - Maintaining Emergency Preparedness Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan Criteria E-Plan IV.G P.2, P.3, P.4
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Standard Emergency Plan Revision: 0 EPLAN-01 Page 115 of 116 Appendix C NUREG 0654, REV 2, SEP, SITE-SPECIFIC ANNEX AND EPIP CROSS WALK NUREG-0654 Rev 2, SEP and Site-Specific Annex Section Applicable EPIP Assignment of Responsibility FP-EP-EPIP-01 Emergency Response Organization FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-06 Emergency Response Support and Resources FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-04 Emergency Classification System FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-03 Notification Methods and Procedures FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-04 Emergency Communications FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-04 Public Education and Information FG-EP-WI-15 Emergency Facilities and Equipment FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-06, Accident Assessment FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-02 Protective Response FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-05 Radiological Exposure Control FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-05 Medical and Public Health Support FP-EP-WI-28 Recovery and Reentry Planning and Post-Accident Operations FP-EP-EPIP-01, FP-EP-EPIP-07 Exercises and Drills FP-EP-WI-14 Radiological Emergency Response Training PI-BEP TPD MT-BEP TPD Responsibility for Planning Effort:
Development, Periodic Review and Distribution of Emergency Plans CD 10.1
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Description Date
ENCLOSURE 2 XCEL ENERGY NUCLEAR LICENSING DOCUMENT MONTICELLO EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX EPLAN-02 (19 Pages Follow)
Nuclear Licensing Document EPLAN-02 Revision: 0 Page 1 of 19
Title:
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Approval:
602000030747
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 2 of 19 Table of Contents Page A - ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY........................................................... 3 B - EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION (ERO).................................... 6 D - EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.................................................. 8 E - NOTIFICATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES......................................... 8 F - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS............................................................ 10 H - EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT........................................... 12 I - ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT........................................................................... 14 J - PROTECTIVE RESPONSE........................................................................... 15 L - MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT............................................. 17 N - EXERCISES AND DRILLS........................................................................... 18 P - RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING EFFORT:
DEVELOPMENT, PERIODIC REVIEW AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY PLAN.......................................................................................... 18 REFERENCES................................................................................................... 19
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 3 of 19 A - ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY Primary responsibilities for emergency response by the nuclear facility licensee and by State and local organizations within the EPZs have been assigned, the emergency responsibilities of the various supporting organization have been specifically established, and each principal response organization has staff to respond and to augment its initial response on a continuous basis.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(1); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(1)
A.1 The Federal, state, local and tribal governments, licensee, and other private sector organization that comprise the overall response for the EPZs are identified.
A.1.a The organizations having an operational role specify their concept of operations and relationship to the total effort.
County Organizations The county and municipal governments with an operational role within the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) 10-mile EPZ as depicted in Figure 1 are:
Wright County Sherburne County The county governments having an operational role within the MNGP 50-mile Ingestion Pathway Zone (IPZ) as depicted in Figure 2 are:
Minnesota Anoka Isanti Morrison Sibley Benton Kanabec Pine Stearns Carver Kandiyohi Ramsey Washington Chisago McLeod Renville Wright Dakota Meeker Scott Hennepin Mille Lacs Sherburne
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 4 of 19 Figure 1 MNGP 10-Mile Plume Exposure Pathway Zone (EPZ)
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 5 of 19 Figure 2 MNGP 50-Mile Ingestion Pathway (IPZ)
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 6 of 19 A.4 Written agreements with the support organizations having an emergency response role within the EPZs are referenced. The agreements describe the concept of operations, emergency response measures to be provided, mutually acceptable criteria for their implementation, and arrangements for exchange of information.
Site specific Letters of Agreement (LOAs) are maintained by Xcel Energy with the following organizations:
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH)
CentraCare - Monticello (CC-M)
CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital (SCH)
Sherburne County Sheriffs Department and Emergency Services Division Wright County City of Monticello Support for HAB events is included as appropriate.
B - EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION (ERO)
On-shift facility licensee responsibilities for emergency response are unambiguously defined, adequate staffing to provide initial facility accident response in key functional areas is maintained at all times, timely augmentation of response capabilities is available, and the interfaces among various onsite response activities and offsite support and response activities are specified.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(2); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(2);
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E.IV.A B.1 The emergency plan specifies how the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) and the applicable sections of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 are met.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 7 of 19 B.1.a The site-specific emergency response organization (ERO) is developed. Note that while other site programs, such as operations, fire response, rescue and first aid, and security, may be controlled via other licensing documents, it is only when these personnel are assigned EP functions that they become part of this regulatory standard. Consideration is given to ensure that EP functions are not assigned to individuals who may have difficulties performing their EP function(s) simultaneously with their other assigned (non-EP) duties.
Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 requires licensees to perform an on-shift staffing analysis to ensure on-shift staff can support the EP functions assigned, as well as other assigned duties.
The MNGP on-shift staffing analysis has been developed in accordance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix E.IV.A.9 and NEI 10-05.
The Monticello On-Shift Staffing Analysis (OSA) (EPLAN-08) is maintained in the Document Records Management System.
B.5 The external organizations, including contractors, that may be requested to provide technical assistance to and augmentation of the ERO, as applicable, are specified.
Contractor Support Arcadis: Arcadis will provide personnel and/or consulting services to MNGP as needed.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH): GEH will provide assistance and services to MNGP through the BWR Nuclear Emergency Support Program as identified in Services Information Letter SIL No. 324.
GEL Laboratories, LLC: GEL will provide personnel and laboratory support services to MNGP as needed.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 8 of 19 D - EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM A standard emergency classification and action level scheme, the bases of which include facility system and effluent parameters, is in use by the nuclear facility licensee, and State and local response plans call for reliance on information provided by facility licensees for determinations of minimum initial offsite response measures.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(4); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(4);
10 CFR Part 50 Appendix E.IV.B and C D.1 A standard emergency classification and action level scheme is established and maintained. The scheme provides detailed EALs for each of the four ECLs in Section IV.C.1 of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50.
The MNGP EAL scheme is documented in Monticello Emergency Action Level (EAL) Technical Basis Document, (EPLAN-04).
E - NOTIFICATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES Procedures have been established for notification, by the licensee, of State and local response organizations and for notification of emergency personnel by all organizations; the content of initial and follow up messages to response organizations and the public has been established; and means to provide early notification and clear instruction to the populace within the plume exposure pathway EPZ have been established.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(5); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(5)
E.1 The mutually agreeable process for direct and prompt notification of response organizations, aligned with the emergency classification and action level scheme, is described.
E.1.a Provisions for notification of response organizations are established including the means for verification of messages.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 9 of 19 The site-specific state and county entities notified of a declared emergency at MNGP are as follows:
State of Minnesota Wright County Sherburne County E.2 The alert and notification systems (ANSs) used to alert and notify the general public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ and methods of activation are described. This description includes the administrative and physical means, the time required for notifying and providing prompt instructions to the public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ, and the organizations or titles/positions responsible for activating the system.
MNGP maintains an ANS that provides the administrative and physical means to complete the initial alerting and initiate notification of the public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ within about 15 minutes of the time that State and local officials are notified. The ANS system consists of a primary and backup activation and monitoring of outdoor warning sirens, primary and backup initiation of the Emergency Alert System (EAS), primary and backup initiation of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), and county auto-dial notification systems for special populations.
Activation of the ANS begins with a protective action recommendation (PAR) of evacuation or sheltering by the MNGP Emergency Director/Manager. The Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is responsible for coordinating the recommendation and making it a decision with appropriate approvals and assigning siren activation times and EAS activation times. The Sherburne and Wright County Sheriff's Offices are responsible for activation of the outdoor warning sirens.
The sirens provide essentially 100% coverage of the populated area within the 10-mile EPZ. In the event that a siren is not working, affected areas will still be alerted through the use of IPAWS.
Detailed information on the FEMA approved system used to alert and notify the general public is maintained in the Monticello Notification System (ANS)
Design Report (EPLAN-10).
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 10 of 19 F - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS Provisions exist for prompt communications among principal response organizations to emergency personnel and to the public.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(6); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(6).
F.1 Each principal response organization establishes redundant means of communication and addresses the following provisions:
F.1.b Communication with applicable organizations to include a description of the methods that may be used when contacting each organization.
Provisions exist for communications with applicable onsite and offsite emergency organizations. The available communication systems are illustrated in Table 1, MNGP Communications Matrix.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 11 of 19 Table 1 MNGP Communications Matrix Commercial Telephones Plant/Xcel Energy Phones Mobile Devices Plant Page System ERDS Facsimile and/or Scan/E-mail Xcel Radio Network Dedicated Telephone ERO Notification System Satellite Phones USNRC - Communications Control Room X
X X
X X
X X
X X
TSC X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X OSC X
X X
X X
EOF X
X X
X X
X X
NRC Near Site Facility X
X X
MNGP Alternative Facility X
X X
X X
X X
X Prairie Island NGP X
X X
Plant Areas X
X X
X Field Monitoring Teams X
X X
MNGP Key Personnel X
X X
X MNGP Security X
X X
X X
X Xcel Energy System Dispatcher X
X X
X MN/HSEM - EOC X
X X
X X
MN/State Patrol X
X X
Wright Co. Sheriff X
X X
X Wright Co. EOC X
X X
Monticello Police/Fire X
Monticello Hospital X
Monticello City Hall X
Sherburne Co. Sheriff X
X X
X Sherburne Co. EOC X
X X
USNRC/HQ X
X X
X USNRC/REG III X
X USNRC/Resident Insp.
X X
X X
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 12 of 19 F.3 The testing method and periodicity for each communication system used for the functions identified in evaluation criteria E.2, F.1, and F.2 are described.
Systems used to communicate with the state of Minnesota, Wright County, and Sherburne County warning points will be tested monthly.
ANS siren silent testing is completed on a weekly frequency and activation testing is completed on a monthly frequency.
H - EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Adequate emergency facilities and equipment to support the emergency response are provided and maintained.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(8); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(8)
H.1 A TSC is established, using current Federal guidance, from which NPP conditions are evaluated and mitigative actions are developed.
The Technical Support Center (TSC) is located within the Protected Area on the first level of the Plant Engineering Building (PEB). The facility provides working space for a minimum of twenty-five people.
The TSC is provided reliable power from offsite sources. In the event of a loss of normal power, critical TSC components will be powered from an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and a generator with automatic transfer capability.
The TSC has been designed to have the similar habitability as the MCR. The TSC structure provides shielding for TSC personnel. The TSC ventilation system provides filtered and temperature controlled air to the TSC. The ventilation system design maintains a slight positive pressure in the TSC with filtration provided by HEPA filters and charcoal absorbers. Radiological monitoring of the TSC is provided by airborne and area radiation monitors.
If the TSC becomes uninhabitable, responders will report to the Alternative facility described in Section H.4.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 13 of 19 H.2 An OSC is established, using current Federal guidance, from which repair team activities are planned and teams are dispatched to implement actions.
The Operational Support Center (OSC) is located in designated areas on the first and second levels of the Plant Administration Building and is provided with the necessary equipment and communication links to support OSC emergency response actions.
If determined to be uninhabitable, the OSC will be moved to the Alternative Facility described in H.4 or to another location as deemed appropriate by the OSC Manager.
H.3 An EOF is established, using current Federal guidance, as the primary base of emergency operations for the licensee during a radiological incident. The EOF facilitates the management and coordination of the overall emergency response, including the sharing of information with Federal, state, local and tribal government authorities.
H.3.a For an EOF that is located more than 25 miles away from the NPP site, provisions are made for locating NRC and offsite responders closer to the NPP site.
The MNGP Training Building has been designated for use as a near site location for the NRC and other off-site agency staff.
H.4 An alternative facility (or facilities) is established, using currently provided and/or endorsed guidance, which would be accessible even if the NPP site is under threat of or experiencing hostile action.
The MNGP Training Building has been designated as the MNGP alternative facility.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 14 of 19 H.8 Provisions are made to acquire data from offsite monitoring and analysis equipment, including data on geophysical phenomena (e.g., meteorological, hydrologic, and seismic monitors) and radiological data (e.g., from FMTs, environmental dosimeters, and laboratory analyses).
Laboratory Facilities MNGP environmental sampling is performed in accordance with MNGP ODCM and Technical Specifications.
If needed, additional offsite laboratory services are available from PINGP or provided by GEL Laboratories as stated in section B.5-2.C, Contractor Support.
I - ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT Adequate methods, systems, and equipment for assessing and monitoring actual or potential offsite consequences of a radiological emergency condition are in use.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(9); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(9)
I.4.a The contingency arrangements to obtain and analyze highly radioactive samples from the reactor coolant system, containment atmosphere and sump, and spent fuel pool storage area are described.
MNGP maintains the ability to obtain and analyze highly radioactive samples.
The capability includes the ability to obtain large and small volume liquid coolant samples from jet pumps and RHR pumps as well as gas samples from the drywell and torus. The sampling and analysis facility is located outside of secondary containment to enhance accessibility. Local shielding and area radiation monitoring are also provided to protect the operator.
Collection and analysis of highly radioactive samples is performed in accordance with Chemistry procedures.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 15 of 19 J - PROTECTIVE RESPONSE A range of protective actions has been developed for the plume exposure pathway EPZ for emergency workers and the public. In developing this range of actions, consideration has been given to evacuation, sheltering, and, as a supplement to these, the prophylactic use of potassium iodide (KI), as appropriate. ETEs have been developed by applicants and licensees.
Licensees shall update the ETEs on a periodic basis. Guidelines for the choice of protective actions during an emergency, consistent with Federal guidance, are developed and in place, and protective actions for the ingestion exposure pathway EPZ appropriate to the locale have been developed.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(10); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(10)
J.2 Provisions are made and coordinated with appropriate offsite entities for evacuation routes and transportation for onsite individuals to a suitable offsite location. Selection of location considers the potential for inclement weather, high traffic density, and potential radiological conditions. Alternate location(s) and route(s) are identified.
Evacuation is coordinated with the OROs and may be to individual homes or designated offsite locations, Xcel Energy Monticello Service Center or Sherco Generation Plant, should radiological monitoring of site personnel be needed. Pre-established primary and alternate routes for each location have been established and are maintained in implementing procedures.
J.8 The latest ETEs are:
J.8.a Incorporated either by reference or in their entirety into the emergency plan.
The MNGP site specific ETE report is documented in, Monticello Evacuation Time Estimate (ETE) Study, EPLAN-06.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 16 of 19 J.10 Plans include maps, charts, or other information that demonstrate the following for the plume exposure pathway EPZ:
J.10.a Evacuation routes, evacuation areas, reception centers in host areas, and shelter areas.
Maps and other information showing site specific evacuation routes, evacuation areas, reception centers in host areas, and shelter areas are contained in the Monticello Evacuation Time Estimate (ETE) Study, EPLAN-06.
J.10.b Population distribution around the NPP site by evacuation areas.
Maps and other information showing population distribution around MNGP, by evacuation area, are contained in the Monticello Evacuation Time Estimate (ETE) Study, EPLAN-06.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 17 of 19 L - MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT Arrangements are made for medical services for contaminated injured individuals.
Regulatory
Reference:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(12); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(12)
L.2 Arrangements for the medical treatment of contaminated, injured onsite personnel and those onsite personnel who have received significant radiation exposures and/or significant uptakes of radioactive material are described. These arrangements include the following components:
L.2.b Primary and backup offsite medical facilities.
The primary and backup offsite medical facilities to treat contaminated injured personnel from MNGP are:
Primary - CentraCare Health-Monticello Backup - CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital L.4 Each organization arranges for the transportation of contaminated, injured individuals and the means to control contamination while transporting victims of radiological incidents to medical support facilities and the decontamination of transport vehicle following use.
Arrangements for transportation of radiologically contaminated casualties have been made with the CentraCare Health-Monticello Ambulance Service.
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 18 of 19 N - EXERCISES AND DRILLS Periodic exercises are conducted to evaluate major portions of emergency response capabilities, periodic drills are conducted to develop and maintain key skills, and deficiencies identified as a result of exercises or drills are corrected.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(14); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(14).
N.4.g Post-Accident Sampling Drills. Post-accident sampling drills are conducted annually. These drills address capabilities including analysis of liquid and containment atmosphere samples with simulated elevated radiation levels. This criterion is not applicable if the NPP unit(s) does (do) not have licensing basis requirements for post-accident sampling.
By letter dated March 19, 2003, the Commission issued Amendment No. 136 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant which deleted TS 6.8.C, "Post Accident Sampling," and thereby eliminated the requirements to have and maintain the post-accident sampling system at MNGP. Therefore, Criterion N.4.g is not applicable to MNGP.
P - RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING EFFORT: DEVELOPMENT, PERIODIC REVIEW AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY PLAN Responsibilities for plan development and review and for distribution of emergency plans are established, and planners are properly trained.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(16); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(16)
P.6 A listing of annexes, appendices, and supporting plans and their originating agency is included in the emergency plan.
External emergency plans specific to the support of MNGP include the following:
Wright County Emergency Response Plan Sherburne County Emergency Response Plan
Monticello Emergency Plan Annex Revision: 0 EPLAN-02 Page 19 of 19 P.7 An appendix containing a listing by title of the procedures required to maintain and implement the emergency plan is included. The listing includes the section(s) of the emergency plan to be implemented by each procedure.
Appendix C of the Standard Emergency Plan (SEP) provides a listing of the MNGP implementing procedures required to maintain and implement the emergency plan, and the section(s) of the emergency plan implemented by each procedure.
REFERENCES 10CFR50.47, Emergency Plans 10CFR50, Appendix E, Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, REV. 2; Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants
ENCLOSURE 3 XCEL ENERGY NUCLEAR LICENSING DOCUMENT PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX EPLAN-03 (19 Pages Follow)
Nuclear Licensing Document EPLAN-03 Revision: 0 Page 1 of 19
Title:
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Approval:
602000030748
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 2 of 19 Table of Contents Page ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY................................................................. 3 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION (ERO).......................................... 6 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM........................................................ 7 NOTIFICATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES.............................................. 8 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.................................................................. 10 EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT................................................. 12 ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT............................................................................... 14 PROTECTIVE RESPONSE................................................................................ 15 MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT.................................................. 17 EXERCISES AND DRILLS................................................................................ 18 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING EFFORT: DEVELOPMENT, PERIODIC REVIEW AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS............. 18 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS............................................................................. 19 12.1 SOURCE DOCUMENTS............................................................................ 19 12.2 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS..................................................................... 19 12.3 COMMITMENTS........................................................................................ 19
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 3 of 19 ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY Primary responsibilities for emergency response by the nuclear facility licensee and by State and local organizations within the EPZs have been assigned, the emergency responsibilities of the various supporting organization have been specifically established, and each principal response organization has staff to respond and to augment its initial response on a continuous basis.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(1); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(1)
A.1 The Federal, state, local, and tribal governments, licensee, and other private sector organizations that comprise the overall response for the EPZs are identified.
A.1.a The organizations having an operational role specify their concept of operations and relationship to the total effort.
1.1 County Organizations The county and municipal governments with an operational role within the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP) 10-mile EPZ as depicted in Figure 1 are:
Goodhue County, Minnesota Dakota County, Minnesota City of Red Wing, Minnesota Pierce County, Wisconsin The county governments having an operational role within the PINGP 50-mile Ingestion Pathway Zone (IPZ) as depicted in Figure 2 are:
Table 1 Minnesota Wisconsin Anoka Dodge Olmsted Steele Winona Barron Pepin Carver Goodhue Ramsey Wabasha Buffalo Pierce Chisago Hennepin Rice Waseca Dunn Polk Dakota Le Sueur Scott Washington Eau Claire St Croix
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 4 of 19 1.2 Tribal Organizations The Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) is located within the PINGP 10-mile EPZ, as depicted in Figure 1, and has an Emergency Operations Plan that includes the description of tribal responsibilities during a nuclear plant declared event.
Figure 1 - PINGP 10-Mile Plume Exposure Pathway Zone (EPZ)
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 5 of 19 Figure 2 - PINGP 50-Mile Ingestion Pathway Zone (IPZ)
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 6 of 19 A.4 Written agreements with the support organizations having an emergency response role within the EPZs are referenced. The agreements describe the concept of operations, emergency response measures to be provided, mutually acceptable criteria for their implementation, and arrangements for exchange of information.
Site-specific letters of agreement (LOAs) are maintained by PINGP with the following organizations:
- State of Wisconsin
- Mayo Clinic Health System -
Red Wing
- Goodhue County Emergency Management
- Sacred Heart Hospital
- Dakota County Emergency Services
- Westinghouse Electric Company
- Pierce County Emergency Management
- Environmental, Inc.
Midwest Laboratory
- City of Redwing
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Prairie Island Indian Community EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION (ERO)
On-shift facility licensee responsibilities for emergency response are unambiguously defined, adequate staffing to provide initial facility accident response in key functional areas is maintained, timely augmentation of response capabilities is available, and the interfaces among various onsite response activities and offsite support and response activities are specified.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(2); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(2);
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E.IV.A B.1 The emergency plan specifies how the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) and the applicable sections of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 are met.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 7 of 19 B.1.a The site-specific emergency response organization (ERO) is developed.
Note that while other site programs, such as operations, fire response, rescue and first aid, and security, may be controlled via other licensing documents, it is only when these personnel are assigned EP functions that they become part of this regulatory standard. Consideration is given to ensure that EP functions are not assigned to individuals who may have difficulties performing their EP function(s) simultaneously with their other assigned (non-EP) duties. Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 requires licensees to perform an on-shift staffing analysis to ensure on-shift staff can support the EP functions assigned, as well as other assigned duties.
The PINGP on-shift staffing analysis has been developed in accordance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix E.IV.A.9 and NEI 10-05.
The PINGP on-shift staffing analysis is documented in EPLAN-09, On-Shift Staffing Analysis Report, and is maintained in the Document Records Management System.
B.5 The external organizations, including contractors, that may be requested to provide technical assistance to and augmentation of the ERO, as applicable, are specified.
2.1 Contractor Support Westinghouse will provide technical support upon request.
Environmental, Inc. Midwest Laboratory will provide laboratory support services for PINGP as needed.
EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM A standard emergency classification and action level scheme, the bases of which include facility system and effluent parameters, is in use by the nuclear facility licensee, and State and local response plans call for reliance on information provided by facility licensees for determinations of minimum initial offsite response measures.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(4); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(4);
10 CFR Part 50 Appendix E.IV.B and C
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 8 of 19 D.1 A standard emergency classification and action level scheme is established and maintained. The scheme provides detailed EALs for each of the four ECLs in Section IV.C.1 of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part
- 50.
The PINGP EAL scheme is documented in EPLAN-05, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Emergency Action Levels.
NOTIFICATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES Procedures have been established for notification, by the licensee, of State and local response organizations and for notification of emergency personnel by organization; the content of initial and follow up messages to response organizations and the public has been established; and means to provide early notification and clear instruction to the populace within the plume exposure pathway EPZ have been established.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(5); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(5)
E.1 The mutually agreeable process for direct and prompt notification of response organizations, aligned with the emergency classification and action level scheme, is described.
E.1.a Provisions for notification of response organizations are established, including the means for verification of messages.
The site-specific state and county entities are notified of a declared emergency at PINGP are as follows:
Minnesota Division of Homeland Security (HSEM)
State of Wisconsin Emergency Management Goodhue County Sheriff Dakota County Sheriff Pierce County Sheriff Prairie Island Indian Community - Treasure Island Security Dispatch
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 9 of 19 E.2 The alert and notification systems (ANSs) used to alert and notify the general public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ and methods of activation are described. This description includes the administrative and physical means, the time required for notifying and providing prompt instructions to the public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ, and the organizations or titles/positions responsible for activating the system.
PINGP maintains an ANS that provides the administrative and physical means to complete the initial alerting and initiate notification of the public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ within about 15 minutes of the time that State and local officials are notified.
The PINGP ANS system consists of a fixed siren system providing 100%
coverage of the populated area within the 10-mile EPZ with primary and backup activation and monitoring of capability; Emergency Alert System (EAS) with primary and backup initiation capability; Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) with primary and backup initiation capability; Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) System; and county auto-dial notification systems.
Additional ANS capabilities are provided by PINGP at the Prairie Island Indian Community. An EAS Radio Receiver maintained by Xcel Energy is provided at the Prairie Island Indian Community Administrative Building. In addition, the ANS Siren located near the Prairie Island Indian Community Center can be activated from the TSC at a Site Area Emergency (SAE) with a special stutter tone for the purpose of quickly notifying Prairie Islands Indian tribal leaders.
Activation of the ANS begins with a protective action recommendation (PAR) by the PINGP Emergency Director/Manager. The Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is responsible for coordinating the recommendation and making it a decision with appropriate approvals from Pierce, Goodhue and Dakota Counties and the Wisconsin Emergency Management and assigning siren activation times and EAS activation times. The Dakota, Goodhue and Pierce County Sheriffs Offices are responsible for activation of the outdoor warning sirens.
Detailed information on the FEMA approved system used to alert and notify the general public is maintained in EPLAN-11, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant ANS Design Report.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 10 of 19 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS Provisions exist for prompt communications among principal response organizations to emergency personnel and to the public.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(6); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(6).
F.1 Each principal response organization establishes redundant means of communication and addresses the following provisions:
F.1.b Communication with applicable organizations to include a description of the methods that may be used when contacting each organization.
Provisions exist for communications with applicable onsite and offsite emergency organizations. The available communications systems are illustrated in Table 2, PINGP Communications Matrix.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 11 of 19 Table 2 - PINGP Communications Matrix Commercial Telephones Plant/Xcel Energy Phones Mobile Devices Plant Page System NAWAS ERDS Facsimile and/or Scan/E-mail Xcel Radio Network Auto Ring Direct Dialing Phone ERO Notification System Satellite Phones USNRC - Communications Control Room X
X X
X X
X X
X X
TSC X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X OSC X
X X
X X
X EOF X
X X
X X
X X
NRC Near Site Facility X
X PINGP Alternative Facility X
X X
X X
X Monticello NGP X
X X
Plant Areas X
X X
X Field Monitoring Teams X
X X
PINGP Security X
X X
X X
Xcel Energy System Dispatcher X
X X
X PINGP Key Personnel X
X X
MN/HSEM - EOC X
X X
X MN Duty Officer/State Patrol X
X X
Goodhue Co. Sheriff X
X X
X Goodhue-Red Wing EOC X
X X
X Red Wing Police/Fire X
Red Wing Hospital X
X PIIC X
X X
X Dakota Co. Sheriff X
X X
X Dakota Co. EOC X
X X
X WI/WEM - EOC X
X X
WI/WEM - Eau Claire X
X Pierce Co. Sheriff X
X X
X X
Pierce Co. EOC X
X X
X WI/State Patrol X
X X
USNRC/HQ X
X X
X USNRC/REG III X
X USNRC/Resident Insp.
X X
X X
National Weather Service X
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 12 of 19 F.3 The testing method and periodicity for each communication system used for the functions identified in evaluation criteria E.2, F.1, and F.2 are described.
Systems used to communicate with the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, Goodhue, Dakota and Pierce County, and Prairie Island Indian Community warning points will be tested monthly.
ANS siren silent testing is completed on a weekly frequency, activation testing is completed on a monthly frequency, and Prairie Island Indian Community stutter tone testing is on a monthly frequency in accordance with EPLAN-11, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant ANS Design Report.
EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Adequate emergency facilities and equipment to support the emergency response are provided and maintained.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(8); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(8)
H.1 A TSC is established, using current Federal guidance, from which NPP conditions are evaluated and mitigative actions are developed.
The Technical Support Center (TSC) is located within the Protected Area across the Turbine Building from Units 1 & 2 Control Room. The facility provides working space for about twenty-five people on the main floor and working space for additional people on the other floor.
The TSC is provided reliable power from offsite sources. In the event of a loss of normal power, critical TSC components will be powered from an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and a generator with automatic transfer capability.
The TSC has been designed to have the similar habitability as the MCR. The TSC structure provides shielding for TSC personnel. The TSC ventilation system provides filtered and temperature controlled air to the TSC. The ventilation system design maintains a slight positive pressure in the TSC with filtration provided by HEPA filters and charcoal absorbers. Radiological monitoring of the TSC is provided by an airborne and an area radiation monitor.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 13 of 19 If the TSC becomes uninhabitable, responders will report to the Alternative facility described in Section H.4.
H.2 An OSC is established, using current Federal guidance, from which repair team activities are planned and teams are dispatched to implement actions.
The Operational Support Center (OSC) is located in the New Administration Building and is provided with the necessary equipment and communications links to support OSC emergency response actions.
If determined to be uninhabitable, the OSC will be moved to the Alternative Facility described in H.4 or to another location as deemed appropriate by the OSC Manager.
H.3 An EOF is established, using current Federal guidance, as the primary base of emergency operations for the licensee during a radiological incident. The EOF facilitates the management and coordination of the overall emergency response, including the sharing of information with Federal, state, local, and tribal government authorities.
H.3.a For an EOF that is located more than 25 miles away from the NPP site, provisions are made for locating NRC and offsite responders closer to the NPP site.
The PINGP Training Center has been designated for use as a near site location for the NRC and other off-site agency staff.
H.4 An alternative facility (or facilities) is established, using currently provided and/or endorsed guidance, which would be accessible even if the NPP site is under threat of or experiencing hostile action.
The Red Wing Service Center (RWSC) has been designated as the Alternative Facility.
H.8 Provisions are made to acquire data from offsite monitoring and analysis equipment, including data on geophysical phenomena (e.g.,
meteorological, hydrologic, and seismic monitors) and radiological data (e.g., from FMTs, environmental dosimeters, and laboratory analyses).
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 14 of 19 6.1 Laboratory Facilities PINGP environmental sampling is performed in accordance with the PINGP ODCM and Technical Specifications.
Additional offsite laboratory services are available through an LOA established with Environmental, Inc. Midwest Laboratory.
ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT Adequate methods, systems, and equipment for assessing and monitoring actual or potential offsite consequences of a radiological emergency condition are in use.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(9); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(9)
I.4.a The contingency arrangements to obtain and analyze highly radioactive samples from the reactor coolant system, containment atmosphere and sump, and spent fuel pool storage area are described A post-accident sampling system (PASS) is installed at Prairie Island with associated procedures to provide the capability to obtain and analyze highly radioactive RCS liquid samples and containment atmosphere samples. The PASS incorporates exposure reduction capabilities to include a shielded sample panel, shielded sample lines and drains, shielded sample carriers, shielded work area with filtered exhaust hood, remote analysis lab, and remote counting labs with geometries for counting extremely high-level radioactivity samples.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 15 of 19 PROTECTIVE RESPONSE A range of protective actions has been developed for the plume exposure pathway EPZ for emergency workers and the public. In developing this range of actions, consideration has been given to evacuation, sheltering, and, as a supplement to these, the prophylactic use of potassium iodide (KI), as appropriate. ETEs have been developed by applicants and licensees.
Licensees shall update the ETEs on a periodic basis. Guidelines for the choice of protective actions during an emergency, consistent with Federal guidance, are developed and in place, and protective actions for the ingestion exposure pathway EPZ appropriate to the locale have been developed.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(10); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(10)
J.2 Provisions are made and coordinated with appropriate offsite entities for evacuation routes and transportation for onsite individuals to a suitable offsite location. Selection of location considers the potential for inclement weather, high traffic density, and potential radiological conditions. Alternate location(s) and route(s) are identified.
Evacuation of onsite personnel to a suitable offsite location is accomplished using Xcel Energy vehicles and/or personal vehicles and is coordinated with the OROs. Primary and alternate routes have been established and are maintained in implementing procedures.
J.6 The basis and methodology are established for the development of PARs for the responsible OROs, including evacuation, sheltering, and, if appropriate, radioprotective drug use, for the plume exposure pathway EPZ.
PINGP, in coordination with impacted OROs, has developed site specific precautionary measures for specific EPZ populations that may result in precautionary Protective Action Recommendations prior to reaching a General Emergency.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 16 of 19 Precautionary measures may be warranted for the near site Treasure Island Casino and/or residents within a 2 mile radius under the following conditions:
At an Alert or SAE declared for an HAB event, PINGP will make a recommendation that the Casino staff, Patrons, and residents within a 2-mile radius to stay indoors and continue to monitor radio/tv broadcasts for further information.
At an SAE declared based on radiological effluents, PINGP will make a recommendation for Casino Shutdown and Dismissal of Staff and Patrons.
At an SAE, where the station will not deescalate in less than 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> and there is a potential for escalating to a General Emergency, PINGP will make a recommendation to implement a precautionary relocation of the population within a 10-mile radius of the plant for areas of restricted egress due to flooding.
J.8 The latest ETEs are:
J.8.a Incorporated either by reference or in their entirety into the emergency plan.
The PINGP ETE Report is documented in EPLAN-09, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Evacuation Time Estimates.
J.10 Plans include maps, charts, or other information that demonstrate the following for the plume exposure pathway EPZ:
J.10.a Evacuation routes, evacuation areas, reception centers in host areas, and shelter areas.
Maps and other information showing site-specific evacuation routes, evacuation areas, reception centers in host areas, and shelter areas are contained in EPLAN-09, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Evacuation Time Estimates.
J.10.b Population distribution around the NPP site by evacuation areas.
Maps and other information showing population distribution around PINGP, by evacuation area, are contained in EPLAN-09, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Evacuation Time Estimates.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 17 of 19 MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT Arrangements are made for medical services for contaminated injured individuals.
Regulatory
Reference:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(12); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(12)
L.2 Arrangements for the medical treatment of contaminated, injured onsite personnel and those onsite personnel who have received significant radiation exposures and/or significant uptakes of radioactive material are described. These arrangements include the following components:
L.2.b Primary and backup offsite medical facilities.
The primary and backup offsite medical facilities to treat contaminated, injured personnel from PINGP are:
Primary - Mayo Clinic Health System located in Red Wing, Minnesota Backup - Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota L.4 Each organization arranges for the transportation of contaminated, injured individuals and the means to control contamination while transporting victims of radiological incidents to medical support facilities and the decontamination of transport vehicle following use.
Arrangements for the transportation of radiologically contaminated casualties have been made with Red Wing Ambulance Service in Red Wing, Minnesota.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 18 of 19 EXERCISES AND DRILLS Periodic exercises are conducted to evaluate major portions of emergency response capabilities, periodic drills are conducted to develop and maintain key skills, and deficiencies identified as a result of exercises or drills are corrected.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(14); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(14).
N.4.g Post-Accident Sampling Drills. Post-accident sampling drills are conducted annually. These drills address capabilities including analysis of liquid and containment atmosphere samples with simulated elevated radiation levels. This criterion is not applicable if the NPP unit(s) does (do) not have licensing basis requirements for post-accident sampling.
Post-accident sampling drills are conducted annually. These drills address capabilities including analysis of liquid and containment atmosphere samples with simulated elevated radiation levels.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING EFFORT: DEVELOPMENT, PERIODIC REVIEW AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS Responsibilities for plan development and review and for distribution of emergency plans are established, and planners are properly trained.
Regulatory
References:
10 CFR 50.47(b)(16); 44 CFR 350.5(a)(16)
P.6 A listing of annexes, appendices, and supporting plans and their originating agency is included in the emergency plan.
PRAIRIE ISLAND EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX Revision: 0 EPLAN-03 Page 19 of 19 External emergency plans specific to the support of PINGP include the following:
Goodhue County/Red Wing City Emergency Response Plan for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Dakota County Emergency Response Plan for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Pierce County Emergency Response Plan for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Prairie Island Indian Community Emergency Response Plan for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant P.7 An appendix containing a listing by title of the procedures required to maintain and implement the emergency plan is included. The listing includes the section(s) of the emergency plan to be implemented by each procedure.
The Standard Emergency Plan (SEP), Appendix C contains a listing of the PINGP implementing/administrative procedures required to maintain and implement the emergency plan, and the section(s) of the emergency plan implemented by each procedure.
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 12.1 SOURCE DOCUMENTS 10 CFR 50, Appendix E; Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities 10 CFR 50.47; Emergency Plans NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, REV. 2; Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants 12.2 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS None 12.3 COMMITMENTS None