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ENT00285A Submitted: March 29, 2012 WESTCHESTER COUNTY RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PLAN FOR THE INDIAN POINT ENERGY CENTER Robert P. Astorino County Executive Uncontrolled Copy
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Implementing Procedures Nomenclature VOLUME I: CORE PLAN SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION I-I A. Authority 1-2 B. Situation 1-3
- 1. Indian Point Energy Center Site Description
- a. Site Location
- b. Site Area Authority and Control
- c. Regional Topography
- d. Site Description
- 2. Westchester County Description 1-4
- a. Westchester County Locale
- b. Westchester County Infra-structure
- c. Public Facilities and Institutions C. Assumptions 1-8
1. Background
- 2. Emergency Planning Basis D. Concept of Operations 1-9 E. General Responsibilities 1-19
- 1. County Responsibility
- 2. State Responsibility
- 3. Nuclear Facility Operators' Responsibility
- 4. Federal Government's Responsibility DRAFT-7/1O
II-l A. Mission II-2 B. Preparedness Activities II-2
- 1. Administration
- 2. Facilities and Equipment
- 3. Exercises and Drills
- 4. Technical Assistance
- 5. Public Education/Awareness SECETION III: RESPONSE III-l A. Mission III-2 B. Concept of Operations III-3
- 1. Command and Control
- 2. Notification of Public
- 3. Evacuation
- 4. Reception/Congregate Care Centers
- 5. Communications
- 6. Fire and Rescue Service
- 7. Law Enforcement and Traffic Control
- 9. Public Works (Engineering)
- 10. Public EducationlInformation
- 11. Emergency Medical Services
- 12. Transportation
- 13. Social Services
- 14. Accident Assessment
- 15. Protective Response Evaluation
- 16. Radiological Exposure Control
- 17. On-site Evacuation C. Direction and Control III-14
- 1. Direction
- 2. Control (1) Westchester County Emergency Operations Center (2) Westchester County Emergency Communications Network (3) Release of Public Information (4) Public Inquiry
- 3. State Direction and Control D. Emergency Personnel Radiological Exposure Control III-I 17 DRAFT-7/10
E. Activation and Mobilization III -19
- 1. Notification (a) Nuclear Facility Operators' Notification Plan (b) County Notification Plan
- 2. Activation (a) County Personnel Reporting to the EOC (b) County Personnel Reporting to the NFO/EOF (c) Joint Information Center (d) Other Personnel Reporting to the EOC
- 3. Verification
- 4. Preliminary Public Information Release F. Assessment and Evaluation of Protective Action Response Options III-25
- 1. Assessment (a) Previously Developed Data (b) Relayed Meteorological and Radiological Data (c) Incident Diagnosis and Prognosis
- 2. Evaluation (a) Input Parameters and Boundary Conditions (b) Critical Time Frames (c) Projected Doses (d) Decision Process G. Protective Action Response Options III-29
- 1. Initial Precautionary Operations
- 2. Selective Sheltering
- 3. General Sheltering
- 4. General Evacuation
- 5. Immediate General Emergency
- 6. Administration ofKl
- 7. Isolation of Ingestion Pathways and Sources
- 8. Re-Entry SECTION IV: RECOVERY IV-l A. Mission IV-2
- 1. Short Term Re-Entry Operations
- 2. Intermediate and Late Phase Operations
- 3. Long Term Recovery Operations B. RecoverylRe-Entry Overview IV-3 C. Re-Iocation IV-4 D. Re-entry IV-5 E. Return IV-6 F. Recovery IV-6 DRAFT-7/1O
APPENDICES A. EVACUATION TRAVEL TIME ESTIMATES A-I B. LETTERS OF AGREEMENT B-1 C. IODINE PROPHYLAXIS C-l D. SHEL TERING-IN-PLACE D-l E. WESTCHESTER COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK E-l F. WESTCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PLAN F-l G. EPZ POPULATION DATA G-l H. LISTING OF SPECIAL FACILITIES (DELETED) H-l I. RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT RESOURCES 1-1 J. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING AREAS DEFINITION OF BOUNDARIES (DELETED) J-l K. PUBLIC INFORMATION K-l L. SUPPORTING PLANS AND DOCUMENTS L-l M. PLAN DISTRIBUTION M-l N. GLOSSARY N-l O. CROSS REFERENCE - NUREG-0654 0-1 VOLUME 2: PROCEDURES DRAFT 7/10
Implementing Procedures Number Procedure IP-l.O County Executive/Command Room IP-l.l OEMlEOC Operations IP-2.0 Law Enforcement IP-3.0 Health Department IP-3.l - Dose Assessment IP-3.2 - Field Monitoring IP-3.3 - Radiological Safety Officer IP-3.4 - Reception Center Operations IP-3.S - Emergency Workers PMC (EWPMC)
IP-4.0 Schools EOC Representative IP-S.O Transportation IP-6.0 Social Services IP-7.0 Public Works IP-S.O Fire Services IP-9.0 American Red Cross IP-lO.O Emergency Medical Services IP-ll.O Mental Health IP-12.0 Public Information IP-13.0 Environmental Facilities IP-14.0 Parks and Recreation IP-lS.0 Correction IP-16.0 Hospitals Coordinator IP-17.0 Municipal Liaison Administrative Procedures AP-OI Document Control AP-02 Drills and Exercises AP-03 Training AP-04 Radiological Equipment Maintenance AP-OS Communications Equipment LIST OF FIGURES DRAFT-7/IO
I-I IPNPS Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone 1-13 1-2 IPNPS Ingestion Exposure Pathway 1-14 1-3 IPNPS Site Plot Plan I-IS I-4 Pressurized Water Reactor Schematic 1-16 III-l EOC Incident Command organization III-24 III-2 Westchester County Radiological Emergency Response Organization Relationships 111-41 1II-3 Response Organizational Structure 1II-42 E-l Radiological Emergency Communication System - Part 1 Form E-ll E-2 RECS system Diagram E-13 E-3 Communications Diagram E-15 F-I Siren system Schematic F-14 K-l Transient Location Sticker K-6 K-2 JIC Information Flow Diagram K-7 DRAFT 7/10
LIST OF TABLES III-l Emergency Response Responsibilities III-35 III-2 EPA Protective Action Guidelines 1II-36 III-3 Example Implementation Sequence 1II-37 III-4 EPA 400-R-92-001 PAGs 1II-38 III-5 Derived Response Levels for Emergency PAG III-40 A-I Evacuation Time Estimate Excerpts A-3 F-I Participating EAS Stations F-8 F-2 List of Sirens for the Old Siren System F-9 F-3 List of Sirens for the New Siren System F-ll G-l Emergency Response Planning Area Population G-G-2 Population According to the US Census with 2003 Projections G-3 G-3 2008 Population Projections G-6 1-1 Field Monitoring Team Kit Contents 1-9 1-1 ERPA Descriptions (DELETED) 1-3 DRAFT 7110
NOMENCLATURE CCH County Commissioner of Health CCPS County Commissioner of Public Safety CCPW County Commissioner of Public Works CDOH County Department of Health COPS County Department of Public Safety CDOEM County Director, Office of Emergency Management (term is \lsed interchangeably with Deputy Commissioner of Emergency ServIceS)
CDPW County Department of Public Works CE County Executive CEMS County Emergency Medical Services CFC County Fire Commissioner CFD's County Fire Departments CNFLO County Nuclear Facilities Liaison Officer CPIO County Public Information Officer CREPP County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan CRO County Radiological Officer CEDE Committed Effective Dose Equivalent DOE Deep Dose Equivalent CDE Committed Dose Equivalent DMNA Division of Military and Naval Affairs DOE Department of Energy EOC Emergency Operations Center EOF Emergency Operations Facility EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPZ Emergency Planning Zone ERPA Emergency Response Planning Area IPEC Indian Point Energy Center IPNPS Indian Point Nuclear Power Station NFO Nuclear Facility Operators NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission NYSDOH New York State Department of Health NYSDPW New York State Department of Public Works NYSP New York State Police NYSEMO New York State Emergency Management Office PAG Protective Action Guide TEDE Total Effective Dose Equivalent TODE Total Organ Dose Equivalent WCREP Westchester County Radiological Emergency Plan DRAFT-7/10
WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PLAN VOLUME 1 CORE PLAN AND APPENDICES SECTION I INTRODUCTION Revision 0.0 DRAFT 08/06/10
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WCREP Volume 1 Section I: Introduction SECTION I: INTRODUCTION When the operating licenses for the Indian Point Energy Center, Units 1, 2 and 3 were issued, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed to its satisfaction detailed reviews of the design and construction of each unit, as wen as the procedures by which the units are operated (Unit 1 has subsequently been shutdown). These NRC reviews confirmed that each unit at the Indian Point Energy Center has a number of engineered safety features to minimize the offsite environmental impact of potential radiological releases and that Entergy Nuclear Northeast, the nuclear facility operator, (hereinafter referred to as "Entergy") who operates the Indian Point Energy Center, has in effect many rigidly enforced safety features and programs associated with the handling of radioactive materials. Nevertheless, radioactive release incidents affecting public health and safety in Westchester County and the other three counties surrounding Indian Point may occur. Therefore, it is not only considered both prudent and appropriate to plan for such a contingency, but is required by Federal regulation in order to ensure that the offsite impact of such an occurrence is minimized.
A. AUTHORITY The following laws, regulations and documents are relevant to authority to develop and implement this radiological emergency plan:
- 1. Westchester County Charter
- 2. New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- 3. New York State-Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agreement Article 7; Memorandum of Understanding, Paragraph 5.
- 4. New York State Defense Emergency Act
- 5. New York State General Municipal Law
- 6. New York State Executive Law, Article 2B as amended by Section 708, Laws of 1981
- 7. New York State Sanitary Code, Part 16
- 8. New York State Public Health Law, Section 201.
- 9. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (1974) PL 93-288, as amended.
- 10. Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (Public Law 920,81 51 Congress), signed January 12, 1951.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section I: Introduction B. SITVAnON
- 1. Indian Point Energy Center (lPEC) Description
- a. Site Location The Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) is located on the east bank of the Hudson River about 24 miles north of the New York City boundary line at Indian Point, Village of Buchanan in upper Westchester County, New York State. The station is about 0.8 miles southwest of the City ofPeekskiIl, 8.3 miles south of West Point, 1.5 miles northeast of the Lovett Generating Station site, 4.6 miles north of the Bowline Point Generating Station site and 2.3 miles north of Montrose Point.
- b. Site Area Authority and Control The Indian Point Energy Center is owned and operated by Entergy Nuclear Northeast.
There are no residences within the site boundary. In addition, there are no public highways or railroads that traverse the site area.
Entergy has the authority to determine and control all non-emergency activities occurring within the site boundary. This includes the removal and exclusion of personnel and the removal of property from the site. Additionally, Entergy is responsible for planning and implementation of the emergency response activities at the IPEC.
The site area boundary is used for establishing effiuent release limits and enables the Nuclear Facility Operator to fulfill it's obligations with regard to the V.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements contained in 10CFR20. Access to the site is controlled for the purposes of protecting individuals from exposure to radiation or radioactive materials and to keep unauthorized persons outside the area.
- c. Regional Topography The Indian Point Energy Center is surrounded on almost all sides by high ground ranging from 600 to 1,000 feet above sea leveL The site is on the east bank of the Hudson River which runs northeast to southwest at this point but turns sharply northwest approximately two miles northeast of the site. The west bank of the Hudson is flanked by the steep, heavily REV 0.0 (Draft) 1-3 08/06110
WCREP Volume 1 Section I: Introduction wooded slopes of the Dunderberg and West Mountains to the northwest (elevations 1,086 feet and 1,257 feet respectively) and Buckberg Mountain to the west-southwest (elevation 793 feet).
These peaks extend to the west by other names and gradually rise to slightly higher peaks.
The general orientation of this mass of high ground is northeast to southwest. One mile northwest of the site, Dunderberg bulges to the east; north of Dunderberg and the site, high ground reaching 800 feet forms the east bank of the Hudson as the river makes a sharp turn to the northwest. To the east of the site, peaks are generally lower than those to the north and west.
Spitzenberg and Blue Mountain each average about 600 feet in height and there is a weak, poorly defined series of ridges which again run mainly in a north-northeast direction. The river south of the site makes another sharp bend to the southeast and then widens as it flows in a southerly direction past Croton-on-Hudson and Haverstraw.
- d. Site Description The Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) is approximately 239 acres in size and contains three pressurized water reactors. Unit 1 (615 MWt, 265 MWe, de-fueled and not operating), Unit 2 (3,071 MWt, 981 MWe) and Unit 3 (3,071 MWt, 981 MWe). Indian Point Unit 3 is adjacent to and south of Unit 1, and Unit 2 is adjacent to and north of Unit 1. Figure 1-3 is
. a plot plan of all facilities at the IPEC.
The two operating plants were designed by Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
The Indian Point pressurized water reactors each contain a nuclear reactor and closed loops of pressurized water, which remove the heat energy from the reactor core and transfer the energy to a secondary water system that generates steam. The steam, in turn, drives a turbine generator set which produces electric power. This is shown in Figure 1-4.
- 2. Westchester County Description
- a. Westchester County Locale The area within ten miles of the Indian Point Energy Center is located within four counties: approximately 37%
Westchester, 27% Rockland, 21% Orange and 15% Putnam.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section I: Introduction Geo-politically, the portion of Westchester County within the approximate ten-mile emergency planning zone varies from Peekskill, a city of22,459 (2000 census) - 0.8 miles northeast of the site, to unpopulated parkland.
The western boundary of Westchester County runs approximately through the center of the Hudson River, the northern border coinciding with the southern border of Putnam County, the eastern border coinciding with the western border of Connecticut in the north and Long Island Sound in the south and the southern border coinciding with the northern border of New York City ..
At the extreme northwestern comer of the County is the Bear Mountain Bridge, approximately 3.8 miles north of the site; it is the only river-crossing within the ten-mile zone.
The Metro-North Hudson Line (MTA), runs north-south along the river and passes within one mile of the site.
Major highways within the Westchester portion of the ten-mile zone include Routes 9 and 9A running north-south, the Bear Mountain State Parkway, Routes 6, 35 and 202 all running east-west through Peekskill and the Taconic State Parkway running north-south, approximately seven miles east of the site.
- b. Westchester County Infrastructure Westchester's location in the metropolitan region is one of its premier features. The county is easily accessible to and from New York City as well as Connecticut, New Jersey, Rockland and points north such as Albany.
The road network offers a system of interconnecting routes for direct travel. Alternate roads are generally available when needed - for efficiency or preference. Road maintenance is a priority and Westchester County coordinates with the NYS Department of Transportation to promote optimal conditions on the roads. The County's SMART Commute Program provides information on ride sharing and transit as alternatives to driving alone during commute hours.
Public transportation is readily available intra-county and inter-county.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section I: Introduction and New York City. For longer distances, Amtrak services the Croton-Harmon, New Rochelle and Yonkers railroad stations for points north to Canada, south to Baltimore and Washington, west to Chicago and northeast to Boston.
Westchester County's airport serves passengers in its new world-class terminal with service provided by a number of major U.S. airlines. The airport handles most types of aircraft and is the largest corporate terminal in the country.
Power in Westchester County is transmitted and distributed by Consolidated Edison and by New York State Electric and Gas. The utilities offer a number of special rate programs to qualifying customers, business and residential, which result in savings in dollars and energy.
Power programs specifically for industrial and government customers are provided by and accessed through the Westchester County Public Utility Agency and the New York Power Authority.
Westchester's drinking water is provided by two major types of suppliers, municipal and private. The principal water source for both municipal and private suppliers is the New York City water supply system. The Catskill, Croton and Delaware systems are part of the New York City reservoir and aqueduct system and provide water to 85% of Westchester's residents.
Seven County-operated wastewater treatment plants located along the Hudson River and Long Island Sound shores service approximately 90%
of the county's population. The remaining areas in the north county towns depend on locally-based central sewage collection and treatment districts or on subsurface sewage disposal systems located on each lot. Most solid waste is processed at the Charles Point Resource Recovery Facility in Peekskill. Recyclables are received at the County's Material Recovery Facility which separates, processes and markets materials - a proven cost-effective method of waste management.
A more detailed description of Westchester County's infrastructure can be found in the "Databook" maintained by the Westchester Planning Department. It may be accesses via the County's website at:
http://www.westchestergov.comlplanningiresearchlDatabooklDatabook.pdf.
- c. Westchester County Population In 2008, Westchester's popUlation was estimated to be 953,943 according to the US Census Bureau's American Cornmunity Survey. Since the 2000 Census, Westchester's population has increased by 30,484 people or 3.3 REV 0.0 (Draft) 1-6 08/06/10
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The population distribution within the approximate 10-miIe EPZ of the IPEC, is presented in Appendix O.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section 1: Introduction C. ASSUMPTIONS
- 1. Background The nature of the uranium fuel at the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) precludes the possibility of a nuclear explosion (a weapon-type detonation).
Other types of accidents are possible, but unlikely. These accidents, should they occur, would almost certainly be contained within the reactor containment building. Nonetheless, an accidental release of radioactive materials to the offsite environment remains a remote possibility. If such a release should occur, the radioactive materials released would be comprised primarily of radioactive iodine, xenon and krypton gases. Although iodine filters will absorb most of all of the radioactive iodine released, the remaining gases vented into the atmosphere and carried by the wind into nearby areas of Westchester County could result in a potential hazard to the health and safety of the general public in the affected areas.
- 2. Emergency Planning Basis A report prepared by the joint NRC-EPA task force on emergency planning entitled "Planning Basis for the Development of State and Local Government Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plans in Support of Light Water Nuclear Power P!ants" (NUREG-0396, 12178) recommends the creation of two Emergency Planning Zones (EPZ) around fixed nuclear power facilities. This recommendation was subsequently adopted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the planning basis for the development of licensee, state and local radiological emergency preparedness plans, in NVREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-I "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants," which was published in January of 1980 and revised in November, 1980.
The first EPZ, the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone, is approximately ten (10) miles in radius and is designed primarily to control radiation exposures to the general public from direct radiation exposure from the plume. The principal radiation sources associated with this pathway are: (a) whole body external exposure to gamma radiation from the plume and from deposited materials and (b) inhalation exposure from the passing radioactive plume. The time of potential exposure could range in length from hours to days.
The second, the ingestion pathway EPZ, is approximately fifty (50) miles in radius, includes the 10-mile EPZ and is designed primarily to monitor contamination from any releases. The principal sources of radiation exposure from this pathway would be from ingestion of contaminated water or foods such as milk or fresh vegetables.
The time of potential exposure could range in length from hours to months.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section I: Introduction D. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS When considering preparedness, response and recovery for the IPEC, there are general responsibilities, which are shared by all levels of government and the Nuclear Facility Operator Entergy Nuclear Northeast. These emergencies will initially be dealt with at the County (or local) level. In accordance with Article 2B of the Executive Law of the State of New York, the County Executive may proclaim a Local State of Emergency within any part or all of the territorial limits of the County. The County Executive may also request the Governor to declare a State of Emergency, or as a result of a disaster arising from a radiological accident, the Governor may direct the County Executive and emergency service organizations to notify the public that an emergency exists and take appropriate actions according to the New York State Plan.
The County will first utilize county resources. When resources are exhausted or additional assistance is required, such assistance will be requested and provided through the New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO). If it is necessary, the Governor will request Federal assistance. State and local resources such as airfields, command posts and communications will be made available, if possible, to support the Federal responSe. A liaison person for the Federal response has been designated in Part 1,Section III, of the New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan. This liaison person will be responsible for maintaining the list of resources available and maintaining communications with Federal agencies. The list of resources will be found in Part III,Section II, "Lists, Maps and Resources 1/ of the New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan.
E. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- 1. County Responsibility It is the responsibility of the government of each county to provide resources (equipment and personnel) for the effective implementation of the protective action response options required to protect the health and property of the general public and emergency workers in the event of a radiological release incident. Ifprotective actions are required, the county will:
- Activate its emergency operations center.
- Notify municipal officials and other appropriate public officials.
- Consider initial precautionary actions.
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- Close parks and recreational areas.
- Initiate public information functions and participate in the Joint Information Center as a centralized source for public information and media releases.
- Clear the Hudson River of pleasure craft within the 10-mile EPZ and (possibly) close the river to commercial traffic in the potentially affected area (U.S. Coast Guard authority and action).
- Notify law enforcement officials and possibly establish Traffic Control Points.
- Notify hospitals, nursing homes and other special facilities.
- Place on stand-by transportation resources, fire and emergency medical services, field monitoring teams, Congregate Care Centers and Reception Centers and Reception Center support personnel.
- Notify FAA and Metro-North (including Conrail/CSX and Amtrak).
- Request/receive reports from agencies reporting to Emergency Operations Center.
- Consider (in consultation with the County Executives of Orange, Putnam and Rockland Counties) the declaration ofa Local State of Emergency.
- In the event of a need to modify public behavior, consider (in consultation with the County Executives of Orange, Putnam and Rockland Counties) making public notification through sounding sirens followed immediately by an Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio message.
- In support of a federal response, OEM will provide liaisons to any federal operations centers that may be established, and the county will make county-owned facilities, such as the airport and Westchester County Center, available to the extent requested and feasible (Note: See section I.E.2 below. The State Operations Officer is responsible for communicating with federal responders, determining needs and relaying that information to the county EOC. To date, no pre-planned requests for facility or other support services have been made to the county.)
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- 2. State Responsibility It is the responsibility of the State of New York to recommend protective actions that would prevent or minimize radiation exposure to the population in the event of a radiological release incident. The State will also provide technical guidance and evaluation. Other than the extension of credit, assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, supplies, services and facilities may be provided when local resources are insufficient to cope with the effects of the emergency. The State shall take the necessary actions to respond to those instances where a county does not have the capability to implement all or part of its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan or the Chief Executive of a county does not elect to put such a plan into effect. The State assigns a State Liaison Officer who will coordinate the support for Federal agencies. This Liaison Officer will also be responsible to coordinate Federal support with the County when necessary. The State will continue to work closely with the Federal Government in all aspects of emergency management and will continue its role of intermediary between the Federal Government, local governments and private citizens (Ref. NYS Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan, Part I,Section II.B.a. page II-I). The Operations Officer at the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is the designated State liaison to the Federal agencies, which have been requested to provide response support to the State (Ref. NYS Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan, Part I,Section III, 1.4.).
- 3. Nuclear Facility Operators' Responsibility It is the responsibility of Entergy Nuclear Northeast to provide overall assessment, evaluation and notification for response to both onsite and offsite emergency situations. The scope of their responsibility ranges from timely response action and notification in the event of minor occurrences which may lead to more serious consequences, through increasingly serious conditions, to severe events which may require immediate notification and evacuation of the public and the activation of a large emergency response organization.
- 4. Federal Government Responsibility The responsibilities of the Federal government are:
(1) The Federal Emergency Management Agency has the lead responsibility for offsite nuclear emergency planning and response.
This agency is charged with establishing policy for and coordinating civil emergency planning and assistance functions for Federal agencies.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section I: Introduction (2) The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the lead federal agency (LF A) in response to an event at a nuclear power plant, and is responsible for verifying that appropriate emergency plans have been implemented and for conducting investigative activities associated with a radiological emergency.
(3) The U.S. Department of Energy provides radiological assistance to the LF A and state, and is responsible for providing emergency operations to assist State and local governments in protecting the health and safety of individuals, the public, and the environment in the event of a radiological incident. This is accomplished by means of the Radiological Assistance Plan (RAP), which provides for the use of all available Federal capabilities.
(4) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets standards for exposure and for certain recovery criteria (see Appendix I, 2.d and e).
(5) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for restricting air-space and regulating air traffic. In the event of an emergency at IPEC, FAA may be requested to modify usual air traffic patterns and restrictions to ensure safety and security related to air traffic.
(6) The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is responsible for regulating the navigable waters of the United States. This includes the Hudson River along the borders of Westchester County. They will be responsible for restricting marine traffic on the river and for notifying boaters of emergency conditions.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section II: Preparedness SECTION D: PREPAREDNESS Preparedness efforts associated with the county radiological program includes plan and procedure updates, annual training, drills and exercises, equipment maintenance and outreach efforts.
A. MISSION The County, State and Federal governments, as wen as Entergy, have the responsibility to prepare for all hazards at the Indian Point Energy Center (lPEC). A radiological emergency is a situation in which offsite protective action might be necessary to prevent or reduce radiation exposure to population as a result of an incident at a commercial power reactor.
Adequate preparation for radiological emergencies includes, but is not limited to the following:
- 1. Program administration (Project Management; Updating)
- 2. Plan and procedure development and maintenance
- 3. Maintaining emergency facilities and equipment
- 4. Conducting exercises and drills
- 5. Conducting annual training
- 6. Public Education!Awareness B. PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES The Commissioner, Department of Emergency Services is responsible for the development and administration of this plan. These responsibilities include:
- 1. Administration a.Controlling the distribution of copies of this plan.
- b. Providing for the prompt distribution of amendments and updates for this plan.
c.Maintaining compatibility of this plan with other emergency plans.
- d. Conducting an annual review and update of this plan for the County Executive
- e. Coordinating the status of County radiological emergency response agencies and their procedures for implementing this plan.
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- f. Make provisions for certification of the plan/procedures to be current on an annual basis.
- 2. Facilities and Equipment
- a. Maintaining up-to-date inventories of equipment resources that can be marshaled in the event of an emergency.
- b. Maintaining and ensuring the availability of the following:
(l) Radiation dosimetry, including direct reading, electronic and radiation badge/dosimeter of legal record (DLR), for County emergency response personnel.
(2) The County emergency communications network.
(3) The County EOC in operational readiness.
(4) An up-to-date telephone number listing that will be checked quarterly.
All other logistical elements of this plan are the primary responsibility of the individual County and local emergency response agencies.
- c. Providing for the quarterly (and after each use) testing of radiological instruments, equipment, warning systems and communications.
- d. Obtaining and maintaining supplies necessary to implement the plan, including but not limited to:
(I) Materials for reception center operations; (2) Strip maps for evacuation or re-Iocation of schools and other facilities; (3) Distribution of Potassium Iodide (KI) to the public and to emergency workers.
- 3. Exercises and Drills
- a. Conducting required drills and exercise(s) for the County emergency response agencies in conjunction with Entergy and the State of New York.
Provisions will be made for the critique of the emergency drills and exercises by qualified observers. A mechanism will also be established for using the results of drills and exercises as a basis for improving this plan.
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- b. Pending the development of exercise scenarios by the State, NRC and FEMA before each drill and exercise, the County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) shall coordinate, with appropriate County, State and utility personnel the following information:
(1 ) The basic objectives of the drill or exercise and appropriate evaluation criteria.
(2) The date, time period, place and participating organizations.
(3) The simulated events.
(4) A time schedule of real and simulated initiating events.
(5) A narrative summary describing the conduct of the exercises or drills to include required simulated events.
(6) The scenario will be written to show that activities that are demonstrated will occur as a result of free play whenever possible.
Free play will insure that events are occurring in the sequence desired and timing is appropriate and in sequence with the scenario.
(7) Arrangements for the observers will be completed by the Exercise Director. The arrangements will include housing, transportation, equipment and the time and place meetings are to be held for the observers. Each observer will be given a schedule of events with time and places included, observer/evaluator evaluation sheets with instructions on how to prepare and complete the sheets and the requirements for post-exercise meetings and critiques.
- c. Selecting official observers and controllers from Federal, State and/or local governments to evaluate the drills and exercises.
- 4. Training and Technical Assistance
- a. Maintaining liaison with the State and Entergy in order to fully utilize training assistance that may be provided.
- b. Establishing, in connection with the State, a suitable training program that is specifically oriented toward radiological release incidents at the IPEC for all county emergency response agencies. This training program will provide for periodic retraining on, at least, an annual basis. Training and retraining programs shall be provided in the following areas:
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- c. Familiarizing new county emergency response personnel with this plan.
- d. Providing relevant, up-to-date radiological incident emergency planning information, as appropriate, to the county emergency response agencies.
- 5. Public Education/Awareness
- a. Developing, in conjunction with the County Public Information Officer (PIO), Entergy, the State of New York and the Federal government, a public education program to provide information about emergency planning and response to IPEC incidents.
- b. Coordinating with the PIO, the State of New York and the Federal Government, an annual news media education program to acquaint the news media with the county radiological emergency plan.
- c. Ensuring that the emergency information booklet is mailed to all 10-Mile EPZ residents.
- d. Providing the news media with information concerning county response to radiation emergencies, and points of contact for release of public information in a radiological emergency. Unless otherwise indicated, the Joint Information Center, when operational, will serve to facilitate this purpose.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section Ill: Response SECTION III: RESPONSE A. MISSION The mission of the County Emergency Response Organization and the County Radiological Emergency Plan is to protect the health and safety of the general public of Westchester County in the event of a radiological incident at the Indian Point Energy Center.
In order to successfully execute the mission, it will be necessary to perform the following operations:
- 1. Monitor and assess the scope and magnitude of the incident.
- 2. Evaluate and decide which protective action response options should be initiated.
- 3. Implement the appropriate protective action response option or combination of options, if necessary. This includes:
- a. Initial Precautionary Operations
- b. Selective Sheltering-in-place
- c. General Sheltering-in-place
- d. Selective Evacuation
- e. General Evacuation
- f. Administration of potassium iodide (KI) to the public and to emergency workers
- g. Isolation of Ingestion Pathways and Sources
- 4. In addition to the operations stated above, the successful implementation of the plan will depend on the efficient and effective coordination of the plan with the REPs of other emergency response organizations. Specifically, the plan will have to be closely coordinated with the REPs of Orange, Putnam and Rockland Counties, the New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan and the Nuclear Facility Operator Site Emergency Plans. In the case of a multi-county response, inter-county actions will be coordinated through the New York State Emergency Management Office, Region II. (Refer to the Indian Point site-specific section of the New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan).
In those instances where a County does not have the capability to implement aJl or part of its Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan or the Chief Executive Officer of a County does not elect to put such a plan into effect, the Governor shall declare a State of Emergency for that County and direct State agencies to implement those parts of the plan that may be appropriate and necessary under the direction of the Disaster Preparedness Commission. State and local resources and personnel shall be utilized in carrying out these measures. The Disaster Preparedness Commission assigns a representative to the County EOC to act at its direction in assigning REV 0.0 (DRAFT) III-2 08/06110
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B. RESPONSE ACTIVITIES CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS Effective implementation of the plan requires a clear understanding of the responsibilities of the people and/or organizations involved. For each emergency response activity, this section provides the following:
- Mission statement and description of the activity.
- Designation of lead responsibility.
- Designation of available assistance (primary and secondary support).
Secondary support for all response activities will be provided on an as-needed basis by all other organizations with functional responsibilities.
Table III-I summarizes the information on agency responsibilities.
The organizational structure outlined in the following paragraphs consists of existing govemment departments and offices and appropriate private organizations, as required for the planned emergency response or service activities. For coordination purposes, the County Emergency Response Organization consists of a "command and control" element and other specified emergency services, and is organized in a manner consistent with NIMSIICS concepts. Each of the major emergency service functional areas will be headed by a Branch Director or titled individual from the organization who has lead responsibility. The department, organization or individual assigned to lead responsibility is responsible for obtaining agreed-upon division of responsibilities among the organizations participating in the service, exercising leadership in planning and training and reporting service performance and requirements to command and control. Participating organizations will plan for and carry out the service activities for which they are responsible.
- 1. Command and Control Mission Statement: To assign missions and tasks, direct courses of action which control the operation whatever the emergency, inform the public and provide resource continuity for the County Emergency Response Organization.
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Command and control is established both procedurally and operationally. The county uses the National Incident Management System (NIMS)/
Incident Command System (ICS) to organize and direct response activities.
Operationally, the county activates an emergency operations center (EOC). The EOC is situated to include a Command Room manned by the County Executive and senior level staff. Decision-making and overall command/control is directed from the Command Room. The Operations Room of the EOC is managed by the EOC Manager who provides oversight and coordination for EOC staff. Field personnel take direction from EOC staff.
- 2. Alert and Notification of Public Mission Statement: To activate the prompt Public Alert and Notification System and to establish and maintain channels of cooperation between governmental officials and the news media through which an emergency public notification program can provide essential information to the residents of Westchester County when a protective action response may be required.
Lead Responsibility: County Commissioner of Emergency Services Primary Support: Westchester County Executive, Director of Communications, Public Information Officer, Office of Emergency Management and 60 Control.
Secondary Support: Law Enforcement Agencies, County Commissioner/Sheriff Public Safety, County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation and New York State Department of Parks and Recreation, New York State Police, Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard.
Description:
Alerting of the public is accomplished primarily through a siren system. The county has backup means of alerting and notifying the public, including but not limited to an automated Emergency Notification System, an automatic telephone dialing system which provides taped messages to the public.
Notification of the public is accomplished through the Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages via radio and television broadcasts. A Joint Information Center (HC) is established as a primary means for the issuance of public information for the media.
A JIC website is also available for the public to access both emergency information and the County will post emergency information on its website as well.
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- 3. Evacuation Mission Statement: To implement, as directed, the evacuation response option identified in order to insure the safety of the public.
Lead Responsibility: County Executive, in coordination with County Commissioner of Emergency Services and Commissioner of Health Primary Support: County Commissioner of Public Safety and New York State Division of State Police; County Department of Transportation. Protective action recommendations are provided by IPEC.
Secondary Support: Local Law Enforcement Agencies, New York State Emergency Management Office and New York State Department of Transportation; County Emergency Medical Services, private transportation companies.
Note: Additional Secondary Support provided on an as-needed basis by all other organizations with functional responsibilities.
Description:
Evacuation is one of several protective action options available to the county. Evacuation areas will depend upon the wind direction and plant conditions. Most likely evacuation scenarios are for a two mile radius around the plant and five miles down wind; five mile radius and ten miles down wind; or a full ten mile radius. This is known as the "keyhole" approach.
- 4. Reception and Congregate Care Centers Mission Statement: To provide the resources essential to support evacuated people requiring assistance in designated Reception Centers and shelters where the care and needs of these people will be met, and to operate such Reception Centers and shelters.
Lead Responsibility: County Commissioner of Social Services for reception centers and the American Red Cross for congregate care.
Primary Support: County Commissioner of Health, County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, County Department of Public Works, New York State Department of Social Services, and local fire, emergency medical services and police.
Secondary Support: Salvation Army, County Department of Senior Programs and Services, County Office of the Disabled and the Westchester Emergency Volunteer Reserve (WEVR).
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The Reception Centers will be organized by the County Commissioner of Social Services to provide initial assistance to evacuees needing temporary lodging. Services provided at reception centers include activities such as registration, monitoring, decontamination (if necessary), first aid and disposition to a shelter or medical facility, as needed. These services will be provided on a priority basis, depending upon the areas that may be affected by a release. Shelters will be coordinated by the American Red Cross to provide short-term housing and food for the evacuees.
Westchester County has identified six public reception centers, all of which are approximately twenty miles from the IPEC. See the public information brochure for a location map showing all receptions centers. A map is also located in the EOC.
- 5. Communications Mission Statement: To provide facilities and personnel to support the emergency communication needs of essential government departments, volunteer services and the pUblic. To provide communication facilities and personnel in the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC); to interface with the IPEC, the State of New York, affected county local governments including the City of Peekskill and appropriate Federal agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Lead Responsibility: County Commissioner of Emergency Services Primary Support: County Commissioner of Public Safety, Department of Emergency Services Chief of Communications, Department of Emergency Services 60 Control Secondary Support: County Fire Services, County Emergency Medical Services, County Department of Information Technology and New York State Emergency Management Office, County Nuclear Facility Liaison Officer.
Description:
Westchester County maintains a robust emergency communications network for daily emergency service requirements, as well as communication systems specific to response to the Indian Point. Dedicated telephone (digital/analog) systems, local government radio, commercial telephone, automated digital call-outs and local emergency service radio frequencies are all part of the county communications system. The EOC is equipped with a dedicated RECs line, Executive hotline, telephones (digital/analog) and radios. Additional communication capabilities including cell phones, satellite phones, Voice over IP phones and email are also available for use during emergencies. RACES radio volunteers supplement these resources. The county 60 Control Communications Center communicates with county fire and EMS units and is the designated County Warning Point. The REV 0.0 (DRAFT) III-6 08/06110
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- 6. Fire and Rescue Service Mission Statement: To limit the loss of life and property which could result from fire or other causes, to rescue trapped and injured persons and to insure fire prevention and suppression.
Lead Responsibility: Deputy Commissioner, County Department of Emergency Services Primary Support: Local Fire Departments and Ambulance Corps and County Emergency Medical Services
Description:
Activities that are performed under this function include, but are not limited to the following:
- a. Establishing communications with all County Fire Departments and disseminating information to them.
- b. Alerting all firefighters and bringing each department to full operational capacity.
- c. Coordinating resources and assistance requirements with other agencies, e.g.
water resources, re-supply of firefighting equipment and law enforcement assistance.
- d. Updating and verifying the inventory of county-wide firefighting resources.
- e. Rendering first aid and assisting emergency transport of the injured during an evacuation or other emergency operation, as required and establishing communications with medical support facilities (hospitals).
- f. Assisting in the dissemination of evacuation warnings in affected areas if called upon to do so.
- 7. Law Enforcement and Traffic and Access Control Mission Statement: To provide traffic direction and contro)~ to insure citizen safety; to maintain law and order; to protect public and private property during emergency operations; to provide protection for critical facilities, supplies, and evacuated areas; to control access to risk areas and to assist in the dissemination of emergency announcements.
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Description:
An evacuation time estimate study and Traffic Management Plan have been developed which identify traffic control points (TCPs) to be manned in order to facilitate evacuation traffic flow. The specific points to be manned are dependent upon the evacuation scenario, and law enforcement agencies have the discretion to man any intersection based upon traffic conditions at any time or emergency classification level. Personnel required to staff key TCPs will be placed on standby at an Alert and will activate TCPs at a Site Area or General Emergency.
Access control will be established after evacuation is completed in order to secure impacted areas.
- 9. Public Works (Engineering)
Mission Statement: To provide overall coordination to all engineering activities for the construction, rehabilitation and repair of all essential materials and facilities in order to support and maintain emergency services.
Lead Responsibility: County Commissioner of Public Works Primary Support: New York State Department of Transportation Secondary Support: County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation and local Public Works and Highway Departments
Description:
Activities which may be required under this function include, but are not limited to, the following:
- a. Coordinating debris clearance, the removal of other impediments to evacuation and emergency repairs to roads and bridges.
- b. Establishing and maintaining traffic control barricades.
- c. Provide assistance in transporting uncontaminated supplies of foodstuffs to the general public and water and stored feed for livestock to farmers.
- 10. Public EducationlInformation Mission Statement: To educate the general public on how they will be notified and what their initial actions should be during a radiological emergency and to disseminate information to the public once a radiological emergency has occurred.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section III: Response Lead Responsibility: County Public Infonnation Officer Primary Support: Department of Emergency Services, Director of Communications (OCE), State Emergency Management Office PIO, Entergy PIO Secondary Support: New York State Department of Health and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Description:
Activities that are required under this function will be coordinated with the Nuclear Facility Operator, the State of New York and the Federal government and include:
- a. Coordination of public education programs to familiarize the general public of Westchester County with the various aspects of the plan.
- b. Preparation of press/news releases which may be issued to the news media in case of a radiological release or impending release.
- c. Establishment of procedures to access the area's Emergency Alert System for dissemination of emergency infonnation over radio and television.
- d. Establishment of a Public Inquiry Call Center to answer questions during an emergency
- e. Establishment of rumor control procedures for specific infonnation
- 11. Emergency Medical Services Mission Statement: To coordinate emergency medical services and treatment for the ill and injured and to coordinate the movement of patients, equipment and personnel of hospitals, nursing homes or other special facilities that are health-related facilities.
This includes establishing communications links between fixed and mobile medical support facilities, as well as coordination of support for the non-institutionalized mobility impaired and hearing impaired, as required.
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- 12. Transportation Mission Statement: To provide transportation services during an emergency situation for people without the resources to transport themselves. The services provided under this activity exclude those described in association with rescue and law enforcement operations (activities - see paragraphs g and h above).
Lead Responsibilit)!: County Commissioner, Department of Transportation Primary Support: County Transportation Companies Secondary Support: County Emergency Medical Services, County Department of General Services, County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, National Guard (if committed by the Governor), other State militia organizations (if committed by the Governor), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Civil Air Patrol.
- 13. Social Services Mission Statement: To provide short-term housing, food, clothing, registration, inquiry and rehabilitation; to furnish information or counseling in personal family problems due to the inability to re-enter areas which may require decontamination following an incident; to coordinate the movement and consolidation of persons from adult homes (non-health related) and to supervise and assist in the organization and training of emergency welfare services.
Lead Responsibilit)!: County Commissioner, Department of Social Services Primary Support: County Department of Mental Health and New York State Emergency Management Office Secondary Support: American Red Cross, Salvation Army and County Department of Senior Programs and Services
- 14. Accident Assessment Mission Statement: To assess and/or monitor the offsite consequences of a radiological emergency and to coordinate such monitoring activities. This includes the prompt offsite actions necessary to determine the potential risk to public health and safety. The Nuclear Facility Operator (NFO) has the initial responsibility for accident assessment. This will be followed by prompt, specialized radiological assessments by qualified county and state personnel. Activities that are required under this function include, but are not limited to, the following:
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- a. Detennining the magnitude and disposition of radioactive releases into the air, earth's surface or surface water.
- b. Deploying field or mobile radiological assessment resources.
- c. Correlating the NFO estimates of possible offsite radiological consequences of a release with actual offsite consequences detennined by field measurement.
- d. Maintaining survey and sampling stations to assess the consequences of radiological releases.
Lead Responsibility: County Commissioner of Health Primary Support: Nuclear Facility Operator and New York State Department of Health Secondary Support: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Emergency Management Office, U.S. Department of Energy and Civil Air Patrol
- 15. Protective Response Evaluation Mission Statement: To detennine the proper protective action response options to be implemented based on the protective action guides and projected doses, dose rates, contamination levels and levels of airborne or waterborne radioactivity. The initial recommendations concerning protective actions to be taken will be made by the Nuclear Facility Operator. Each of the protective action response options are described in Section III.G of this plan:
Lead Responsibility: County Commissioner of Health Primary Support: New York State Emergency Management Office and New York State Department of Health, Nuclear Facility Operator Secondary Support: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Commissioner of Emergency Services Note: Other secondary support provided on an as-needed basis by all other organizations with functional responsibilities.
- 16. Radiological Exposure Control Mission Statement: To control and minimize the radiological exposure of emergency response personnel and potentially affected members of the general public.
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Description:
Activities that are required under this function include, but are not limited to, the following:
- a. Protecting emergency personnel from excessive exposure to radiation and for decontamination of exposed individuals, ifrequired. (See Section III.)
- b. Performing radiological monitoring and decontamination of evacuees, including recording estimates of radiological exposures, if necessary. (See Section IV.D.)
- c. Assessing the need for the administration of potassium iodide (KI) to the public and to emergency workers
Lead Responsibility: Entergy is responsible for directing and implementing an evacuation of the site in accordance with their onsite emergency plans. Westchester County supports that effort as necessary. Lead responsibility for the county rests with the Commissioner of Public Safety.
Primary Support: State and local law enforcement agencies Secondary Support: Provided on an as-needed basis by all other organizations with functional role.
Description:
IPEC provides Westchester County a copy of their onsite emergency plan, and has also provided a copy of IP-EP-250 which addresses release of non-essential personnel. Non-essential personnel may be released as early as an Alert.
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In the event of movement of EOF personnel to the alternate EOF, Westchester County will provide police escorts, if requested. Specific information on points and routes of egress are considered confidential and are not published in plans for security reasons.
C. DIRECTION AND CONTROL
- 1. Direction The County Executive of Westchester County has the statutory authority for executing the County Radiological Emergency Plan. The County Executive may delegate to the Deputy County Executive or Commissioner of Emergency Services the authority to act on hislher behalf in carrying out these responsibilities. Figure 111-I illustrates the relationship between the various members of the County Emergency Response Organization. The County uses NIMSIICS as an emergency management tool to facilitate effective direction of response activities.
In the City ofPeekskiIl, the Commissioner of Public Safety/City Manager (or hislher designee) acts as the Emergency Management Director. It is the responsibility of the Commissioner to implement the City of Peekskill's Disaster Response Plan.
Other towns within the County Emergency Planning Zone may activate Emergency Operations Centers. Coordination with these local jurisdictions will be facilitated through county OEM and other county EOC staff assigned such responsibilities.
- 2. Control
- a. Westchester County Emergency Operations Center For radiological emergencies at the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC),
Westchester County will use its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located in the Hudson Valley Transportation Management Center, 200 Bradhurst Avenue, Hawthorne, New York. The backup EOC is located in the Michaelian Office Building in White Plains, N.Y. Once the EOC is activated, provisions will be instituted to insure 24-hour operation, if necessary. Each county agency head will establish 24-hour (l2-hour shift) duty assignments.
Commissioners or other agency heads will immediately initiate their respective telephone call down procedures and then report to the EOC on notification of an emergency classification of Alert, Site Area Emergency or General Emergency.
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WCREP Volume I Section III: Response Entergy will provide space in their Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) for the County Nuclear Facility Liaison Officer (CNFLO). Entergy has established and will maintain a communications link between the EOF and the County Emergency Operations Center for use by the CNFLO to exchange information with the County Commissioner of Health. While in the EOF, the CNFLO will also be able to communicate with the representatives of the New York State Department of Health, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Orange, Rockland and Putnam Counties. A description of the EOF is given in Section 7.1 of the IPEC Site Emergency Plans.
The EOF will have a considerable amount oftechnical information available for use by the Westchester Liaison, which includes detailed Westchester County maps showing road networks and population distributions, pre-calculated dose overlays for different radiological releases and meteorological conditions and relayed data on the prevailing radiological release rates and onsite meteorological conditions at the IPEC. The data will be analyzed at the EOF/AEOF and recommendations of protective actions will be transmitted to each County and State EOC.
- b. Westchester County Emergency Communications Network The Westchester County emergency communications network and facilities are described in Appendix E. The NFO emergency communication network and facilities are described in Section 7.2 of the IPEC Site Emergency Plan.
The CNFLO will have access to the communications facilities within the EOF.
Also, the NFO will provide and maintain a communications link to the EOC for use by the CNFLO.
Both the Westchester County and the NFO emergency* communications networks incorporate advance design concepts, such as emergency power sources, dedicated communications links between key points, alternate communication pathways and prearranged security procedures. Because of the importance and sensitivity ofthe emergency communications networks, the technical details of these design concepts are classified on a need-to-know basis.
The New York State Radiological Emergency Communications System (RECS) interconnects Warning Points operated on a 24-hour basis, the State and the four counties surrounding the Indian Point Energy Center.
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The New York StatelFour-County Radiological Emergency Executive "hotline" is a de~icated line with stations in the Emergency Operations Centers of Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Westchester Counties and the State of New York, as well as the Indian Point Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) and Alternate Emergency Operations Facility (AEOF), for inter-county coordination of protective actions.
Communications with field radiological monitoring teams may be accomplished by four different means:
Primary Portable mobile radio with each team.
Secondary Team may be accompanied by a RACES operator with mobile radio Backup Transport of the team by police vehicle with police mobile radio.
The Emergency Medical communications system provides radio link between ambulances (EMS and fire), hospitals and the County EOC. This system includes fixed and mobile radio stations and operates on a 24-hour basis.
- c. Release of Public Information To insure the controlled and coordinated release of information to the public, the County Public Information Officer (PIO) is designated as the official Westchester County source for all releases of information to the news media.
All other Westchester County emergency response personnel will forward all requests for information from the news media to the PIO.
The PIO, under the direction of the County Executive (CE), Director of Communications (OCE) and the Commissioner of Emergency Services will arrange for any public announcements to be made over local radio and/or TV stations via the Emergency Alert System (EAS). (Reference the Indian Point Joint Information Center Procedures, bound under separate cover.) County, State and NFO Public Information Officers shall consult with one another prior to issuing information to the public to insure that factual and consistent information will be available for reporting to the public in a timely manner at both State and local levels. Specific requests for information accrued by local jurisdiction regarding public health and safety items not covered in the joint State-local liaison will be referred to the State PIO.
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- d. Public Inquiry The Westchester County PIO will participate in the Public Inquiry system designed for any emergency at Indian Point. The Public Inquiry program has two components. The primary component provides for the monitoring of broadcast and print media for news accuracy. The second component deals with response to questions, misinformation or rumors circulating through the public. A Public Inquiry team, staffed by County personnel will carry out the Public Inquiry function. The public inquiry call center will be established at the Alternate EOC in White Plains.
Westchester County will rely upon Entergy to monitor the media and identify rumors or misinformation.
- 3. State Direction and Control The Governor of the State of New York may, at the request of the County Executive or upon hislher own initiative, declare that a state of emergency exists in the county; upon which declaration, responsibility 'for direction and control of the emergency shall pass from the county government to the State government in accordance with Article 2-b of the Executive Law of the State of New York.
It is understood that the county government generally, and the county emergency organization specifically, shall remain in place and continue to perform their normal and emergency functions albeit under State direction and control. (See Figure III-2.)
D. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RADIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE CONTROL Emergency Personnel Radiological Exposure Control is necessary to monitor and minimize the radiological exposure of County emergency response personnel. This includes individuals engaged in accident assessment, the rescue of endangered or injured personnel, lifesaving activities, the evacuation of affected populations and protection or prevention of property damage or loss.
If a radiological emergency occurs at the Indian Point Energy Center, emergency operations may be necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and reduce the escalation of the radiological problem. It is possible that involved emergency response personnel may be exposed to radiation and become contaminated performing their duties.
All possible measures will be taken to limit the radiation exposure of emergency workers to those values and conditions as described below except when specific lifesaving actions or extraordinary emergency operations are required.
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weREP Volumel Section III: Response During a radiological emergency, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and the County Commissioner of Health are responsible for the radiological exposure control of emergency response personnel. Activities associated with this responsibility include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 1. Issuing, as appropriate, to Westchester County emergency response personnel direct-reading dosimeters, electronic dosimeters, radiation badgesIDLR's, chargers and Kl (if directed) upon the initiation of the execution of this plan.
- 2. Instructing each person performing emergency service functions inside affected areas to take dosimeter readings at 15 to 20-minute intervals. Should an indicated exposure exceed 1 REM, a report shall be made to the individual's immediate superior, and the County Radiological Officer, who will in turn ensure notification of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and the County Commissioner of Health.
If the indicated exposure exceeds 1 REM per day or 3 REM total, a report should immediately be made to the County Commissioner of Health. In this case, the dosimeter reading should be recorded and the dosimeter zeroed to insure adequate recording of the emergency worker's exposure. Only the Commissioner of Health shall extend time in the 10-mile EPZ for exposure greater than 5 REM Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE). All dosimeter reading changes shall be recorded on the individual's Exposure Record Card.
- 3. Assuring that personnel assigned specific missions inside affected areas which entail out-of-vehicle operations are provided with an Emergency Worker Reference Card and instructed on how to use appropriate protective equipment. Included shall be instructions regarding the availability and use of radio-protective drugs. (Further information regarding this subject may be found in Appendix C).
- 4. Recording the radiological doses received of all exposed emergency workers.
- 5. Establishing facilities for the decontamination of possibly contaminated emergency personnel.
- 6. Selecting rescue personnel for lifesaving activities utilizing the following criteria:
- a. Rescue personnel should be volunteers or professional rescue personnel.
- b. Rescue personnel should be broadly familiar with the consequences of exposure and contamination.
- c. If practical, women capable of reproduction should not take part in these actions.
- d. If practical, volunteers above the age of 45 should be selected.
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- 7. EPA 400 suggests that Emergency Worker, performing activities that protect valuable property, keep emergency radiation exposures within the following guidelines:
- b. Hands and forearms may receive an additional dose of up to 100 REM's (i.e.,
extremities).
- c. Eyes may receive an additional dose of up to 30 REM's
- 8. EPA 400 suggests that Emergency Worker, performing life saving activities or the protection of large populations, keep emergency radiation exposures within the following guidelines:
- b. Hands and forearms may receive an additional dose of up to 250 REM's (Le.,
extremities ).
- c. Eyes may receive an additional dose of up to 75 REM's
- 9. EPA 400 also suggests that Emergency Workers can exceed 25 REM TEDE on a voluntary basis if well informed of the risks.
- 10. EPA 400 also states that any female emergency worker who is "declared pregnant" (Le., self-declared in writing) shall be limited to 500 mREM TEDE for the duration of her pregnancy.
E. ACTIVATION AND MOBILIZATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations (NUREG-061 0) have established four classes of Emergency Classification Levels for nuclear power plants. Nuclear power plant licensees are required to provide for the prompt notification oflocal and state authorities whenever an initiating condition for any of the four Emergency Classification Levels exists. These definitions have been updated in the Westchester County REP effective 2009 to incorporate NRC recommended language related to security events. These revisions are based on the challenge posed by terrorist events rather than current plant status. Nuclear accident progression considers the unlikely occurrence of mUltiple failures and the defense-in-depth provided by plant design. The ECL definitions incorporate the intentional harm and destruction of a hostile action that could lead to a radiological release.
The four classes of Emergency Classification Levels by increasing severity are:
Notification of Unusual Event (NUE)
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Alert Events are in process 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 intentional malicious dedicated efforts of a hostile act. Any releases are expected to be limited to small fractions of the EPA Protective Action Guideline exposure levels.
Site Area Emergency (SAE)
Events are in process or have occurred, which involve actual or likely major failures of plant functions needed for protection of the public or security events that result in intentional damage or malicious acts; (1) toward site personnel or equipment that could lead to the likely failure of or; (2) prevents effective access to equipment needed for the protection of the public. Any releases are not expected to exceed EPA Protective Action Guideline 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 security events that result in an actual loss of physical control of the facility. Releases can be reasonably expected to exceed EPA Protective Guideline exposure levels offsite for more than the immediate site area.
The rationale for the Notification of Unusual Event and Alert classes is to provide early and prompt notification of minor events which could lead to more serious consequences given operator error or equipment failure or which might be indicative of more serious conditions which are not yet fully realized. A graduation is provided to assure more complete response preparations for more serious indicators.
The Site Area Emergency class reflects conditions where some significant releases are likely or are occurring, but where a core-melt situation is not indicated based on current information. The General Emergency class involves actual or imminent substantial core degradation or melting with the potential for loss of containment. In these situations, full mobilization of emergency personnel in the near-site environs is indicated as well as the dispatch of monitoring teams and associated communications.
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- 1. Notification
- a. Nuclear Facility Operators' Notification Plan The NFO notification plan is initiated when the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) Emergency Director determines that an initiating condition exists for any of the four Emergency Classification Levels. Upon this determination, the NFO Emergency Director shall notify the County Warning Point By activating the New York State Radiological Emergency Communications System (RECS) (Appendix E).
- b. County Notification Plan Immediately following receipt of an IPEC emergency warning, the County Warning Point (DES 60 Control) will call the agencies and persons indicated in the implementation procedures. The county's automated digital Emergency Notification System (ENS) will be used to make some of these contacts. The calls will include pertinent information received from the IPEC. The person receiving the call is responsible for making additional calls as indicated in the agency procedures. The county Warning Point is operated on a 24-hour basis. Calls from the Communication Center may be supplemented by using law enforcement personnel to personally notify agencies and persons when initial calls cannot be completed.
The County Commissioner/Sheriff will direct the notification of local municipal officials (town, city, village) through their respective chiefs of police.
- 2. Activation Westchester County Emergency Operations Center is organized along NIMS/lCS lines and adheres to incident command principles. During the activation phase of the radiological emergency plan, the following key County emergency response personnel will proceed to their primary duty station: either the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the Nuclear Facility Operator's Emergency Operations Facility (NFOIEOF) or the Joint Information Center. This activation may occur at an Alert or higher classification.
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- a. County Personnel and Agency Representatives Reporting to EOC County Executive Commissioner of Emergency Services Commissioner/Sheriff of Public Safety Commissioner of Health Information Technology staff Commissioner of Public Works Commissioner of Transportation Commissioner of Social Services Public Information Officer and staff Emergency Medical Services Coordinator Commissioner of Environmental Facilities Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Director of Community Mental Health Office of Emergency Management personnel Department of Correction
County Homeland Security Representative (DPS)
- d. Other Representatives Reporting to the EOC Schools' Representative RACES Radio Officer(s)
New York State Department of Transportation New York Division of State Police New York State Emergency Management Office American Red Cross (also representing other Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters, e.g.
Salvation Army)
Board of Legislators Representative Consultants and other Expert Advisors Upon arrival at the EOC, the first responsibility of the Commissioner of Emergency Services, or designee, is to activate and confirm the operability of the secure communications links between the County, State EOC and the NFOIEOF. Afterthe NFOIEOF-to-EOC communications link has been operationally verified, the Commissioner of Emergency Services will through hislher staff, activate and confirm the operability of the County emergency communications network.
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weREP Volume 1 Section III: Response The County is capable of sustained EOC operations. Primaries and alternates have been designated for each EOC staff position. EOC procedures call for each EOC officer to plan shift changes for response to protracted events. Further, the Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services, or his designee, acting as EOC Operations Manager, is responsible for confirming shift assignments and maintaining a shift organizational chart.
OEM staff is responsible for planning food and beverages for extended operations.
Upon arrival at the EOF, the County EOF Liaison Officer will confirm arrival atthe EOF to the Health Department Representative in the EOC.
In the event the individual listed above for each agency does not respond, hislher alternate or designee will be immediately notified. A list of alternates will be maintained by the Health Department.
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Unified Command Group may include:
County Executive or Deputy Department of Emergency Services, Department of Public Safety, Department of Transportation, Department of Health.
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- 3. Verification During the verification phase of the County Radiological Emergency Response Plan, the County Executive and the County Commissioner of Emergency Services will, either personally or through their staffs, confirm the activation and availability of emergency response personnel and resources.
- 4. Preliminary Public Information Release The County Commissioner of Emergency Services will coordinate with the Director of Communications and EOC Public Information Officer, to initiate the appropriate public notification procedures to inform the general public of the existence and nature of the emergency. This initial notification of the public will be coordinated with public information personnel in the other involved jurisdictions through the Joint Information Center and existing joint information system. It will be followed by periodic information updates, as discussed in Section C, D.2.c and the Indian Point Joint Information Center Procedures. Contact with radio station for Emergency Alert System messages is via telephone.
The County PIO will also notify the State PIO, who in tum will notify the FEMA PIO of actions taken.
F. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF PROTECTIVE ACTION RESPONSE OPTIONS
- 1. Assessment The County Commissioner of Health (CCH) has three (3) primary resources to use during the assessment phase of the County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan. In assessing the impact that potential radiological release incidents at the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) can have on the general public of Westchester County, the CCH will have previously-developed accident analysis data and information, relayed data on the prevailing radiological release rates and onsite meteorological conditions at the IPEC and nuclear safety specialists from the County and State Health Departments, the NFO, the NRC and the U.S.
Department of Energy as described in Appendix J, who will provide both diagnostic and prognostic assessments.
- a. Previously-Developed Data The CCH will have available evacuation timetables for different areas of the County. As referenced in Appendix A, evacuation timetables are available for various contingencies such as adverse weather conditions or the loss of a primary evacuation route.
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- b. Relayed Meteorological and Radiological Data Relayed data from the meteorological monitors at and around IPEC will be available to the COUNTY. This information, when integrated with data from the National Weather Service, can be used to determine the actual and projected meteorological conditions for the County.
The COUNTY will also have available relayed data from numerous fixed radiation monitors at and around IPEC and mobile radiation monitoring teams which will be deployed by the NFO to the NFLO, who will in tum provide the data in hard copy to the EOC and by the U.S. Department of Energy through the RAP and FRMAP programs as described in Appendix J.
- c. Incident Diagnosis and Prognosis The COUNTY will be coordinate assessment of the incident with nuclear safety specialists from the State Health Department, the Nuclear Facility Operator, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy who will be providing an on-going diagnosis and prognosis of the incident. This assessment will identify events that have occurred or are in progress that might result in major failures of plant functions that normally protect the general public. The NFO will provide information on estimates of time required to repair the release projections and the corrective actions being taken.
The COUNTY has established procedures for dose assessment. These procedures are on file in the Does Assessment Room within the County EOC.
Dose Assessment calculations are performed by a staff made up of professional engineers and other technical staff assigned to the Westchester County Health Department. In accordance with instructions from the Dose Assessment Coordinator, the Field Monitoring Team Coordinator directs the Field Monitoring Team to location points. (See also Field Monitoring Procedures Manual, bound under separate cover.)
After completed, calculations are reported to a Dose Assessment Coordinator. After verification by the Coordinator the assessment information is reported to the County Health Commissioner and the County Commissioner of Emergency Services and after evaluation to the County Executive. The County Executive will discuss the assessment data with State officials, officials of other counties over the dedicated "Executive Hotline" and if necessary with licensee officials. Once coordination is completed, decisions will be made on what protective actions will be taken.
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(1) Receiving meteorological reports.
(2) Calculating formulas - worksheets for distances of 1, 2, 5 and 10 miles.
(3) Calculating Projected Centerline Doses.
(4) Calculating Release Rates, if necessary.
(5) Identifying Potential or Actual Source Term 1 (6) Taking Plant Parameter readings.
(7) Activating, directing and receiving information from Field Monitoring Teams.
(8) Means of communicating with State and Licensee Dose Assessment personnel.
- 2. Evaluation
- a. Input Parameters and Boundary Conditions The evaluation phase of the Westchester County Radiological Emergency Plan determines the protective action response options that should be implemented in order to successfully execute the primary mission of the Plan. To accomplish this goal, the plan has incorporated the Protective Action Guidelines (PAGs) developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for determining appropriate responses during radiological emergencies. The EPA PAGs are presented in Table III-2.
In evaluating which of the protective action response options to implement, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and CCH will integrate the following input data and boundary conditions to establish a basis for the decision-making process:
The County Dose Assessment Group uses the source term and release rates provided by the NFO which is then confirmed with the State. The County follows the dose assessment methodology provided by the Nuclear Facility Operator.
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(3) Time requirements for the implementation of the protective action response options.
(4) Plant status including incident diagnosis and prognosis received from the Nuclear Facility Operator, the State Department of Health, the County Department of Health, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy.
- b. Critical Time Frames Once the input parameters and boundary conditions have been established, the OEM and CCH will proceed to identify the critical time frames necessary to successfully complete the mission of the plan for a particular incident.
Specifically, the critical time frames to be identified for a particular incident are the implementation time frames for the various protective action response options and the time frame for the safe termination of the incident.
The implementation time frame for a particular protective action response option has two components: notification time and execution time.
"Notification Time" refers to the time required to notify the population-at-risk and to deploy whatever emergency response personnel and equipment is necessitated by the particular protective action response option.
"Execution Time" refers to the time after notification that is required for the completion of the particular protective action response option. When the notification time requirements for different County areas have been established, the critical time frame for the General Evacuation Response Option will have been identified.
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- c. Projected Doses After the decision bases and critical time frames have been established, the County Health Department will determine the projected doses for a particular area by extrapolating projected dose rates (CDE-thyroid and TEDE) over the critical time frames for the various protective action response options and for the estimated duration of the incident. These values, when added to any doses already received in the area since the beginning of the incident, represent the projected doses for the particular county area within the time frames of interest. The projected doses approaching the PAG levels are an indication of the increasing desirability of implementing one or more of the plan protective action response options.
Besides utilizing data from radiological monitors to determine projected doses, the COUNTY will also utilize the results of the diagnostic and prognostic assessments of the incident discussed in Section C. 7.a.(3).
Unless otherwise directed, dose projections will be for a 4-hour period.
- d. Decision Process Based upon the information from previous paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above, the County Executive can make a decision as to the protective action response option to be implemented. This decision may be coordinated with the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, the Chairman of the Disaster Preparedness Commission, the Nuclear Facility Operator and with the Chief Executives of Orange, Rockland and Putnam Counties.
An example of one potential implementation sequence for the protective action response options is presented in Table III-3. As discussed in Section C.7.a.(3), the projected doses shown in Table III-3 can be based either on radiological monitoring data or on results from the diagnostic and prognostic assessment of the incident.
G. PROTECTIVE ACTION RESPONSE OPTIONS In this section, the following protective action response options are described:
- 1. Initial Precautionary Operations
- 2. Selective Sheltering-in-place
- 3. General Sheltering-in-place
- 4. General Evacuation
- 5. Immediate General Emergency
- 6. Administration of KI to Emergency Workers and the Public
- 7. Isolation of Ingestion Pathways and Sources
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- 1. Initial Precautionary Operations The implementation and execution of the initial precautionary operations will be in accordance with the procedures and may include the following:
- a. The temporary closing of tourist areas such as parks and campgrounds in those Westchester County areas within approximately ten miles of the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC).
- b. The temporary closing of all elementary and secondary schools in Westchester County within approximately ten miles of IPEC.
- c. The recommending of temporary suspension of non-critical patient admissions to FDR Veterans Administration Hospital and the Hudson Valley Hospital Center at Peekskill/ Cortlandt. Agreements presently exist to facilitate such an inter-hospital transfer of patients.
- f. Activation of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to achieve a heightened awareness of a radiological emergency at Indian Point and to recommend public attention to future EAS or news broadcasts.
- 2. Selective Shelter-in-place The Selective Shelter-in-place Response Option gives the County Executive the capability of implementing effective protective action for individuals who could not be safely evacuated if a Selective or General Evacuation was necessary. This would include individuals who have been designated medically unable to withstand the physical and/or psychological stress of an evacuation as well as those individuals who require constant, sophisticated medical attention.
The primary locations for implementing the Selective Shelter-in-place Response Option include FDR Veterans Administration Hospital in Montrose, the Hudson Valley Hospital Center of Peekskill! Cortlandt and the Sing Sing Correctional Facility.
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- 3. General Sheltering-in-place The General Shelter-in-place Response Option gives the County Executive the capability to implement an effective protective action for the general public in the event of a puff-type radiological release incident at IPEC. In addition, for those situations requiring evacuation and where evacuation cannot be implemented because of time constraints and/or impediments to highway movement, General Shelter-in-place may be implemented in lieu of evacuation.
(A puff-type radiological release is defined as a concentrated release of radionuclides of short, limited duration.) For an incident of this type, the most effective protective response action is immediate, temporary shelter-in-place for the general public in the affected areas. The viability of this response option is extremely dependent on existing meteorological conditions at the time ofthe incident.
The implementation and execution of the General Shelter-in-place Response Option will include notifying the general public of Westchester County in the affected areas around IPEC to remain indoors and close their windows, etc. (See Appendix D for information.) The public will also be advised to monitor future EAS and news broadcasts for possible protective action recommendations.
The decision to initiate this option will be made by the County Executive. The Director of Communications (OCE) and 1 or the Lead PIO, will coordinate the notification of the general public.
- 4. General Evacuation The General Evacuation Response Option provides the CE with the capability to efficiently evacuate the general public from any or all areas within the 10-mile EPZ.
The evacuation time estimate study for Westchester County's portion of the ten mile EPZ is summarized in Appendix A and a complete copy is on file in the EOC. The evacuation study details the evacuation routes, traffic control points, traffic capacities and the total evacuation time requirements for evacuating different areas of the county. These evacuation times represent the estimated time required to evacuate a particular area after the general public has been notified that an evacuation is necessary. Alternate routes will be selected and announced via EAS in the event of loss of primary routelroutes during adverse weather conditions. Various evacuation scenarios have been developed and are detailed in Appendix A. These include:
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- Summer, midday, weekend
- Summer, evening, midweek/weekend
- Winter, midday, midweek
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- Autumn, midday weekend, West Point Football
- Spring, midday, midweek, West Point Graduation The implementation and execution of the General Evacuation Response Option of the plan will include the following:
- a. The notification of all members of the general public in the areas to be evacuated of the situation and the officially recommended course of action.
(See Appendix F.) This notification will include information on when and how far to evacuate, what evacuation routes to use, reception centers and how to notifY authorities if any relocation assistance is needed. This operation will be directed by the CE and assisted by the other County emergency response organizations.
- b. The establishment of traffic control points at key intersections along the evacuation routes. The final traffic control point will be located beyond the boundary of the 10-mile EPZ. This operation will be coordinated by the County Commissioner/Sheriff of Public Safety (CCPS) assisted by the Westchester County local law enforcement agencies and the New York State Police.
- c. The evacuation of non-mobile residents and hard-to-move (medical) residents who are without access to other transportation. This operation will be coordinated by the Hospitals representative in the EOC assisted by the County Department of Transportation (DOT), the County Office for the Disabled and County Emergency Medical Services.
- d. The monitoring of the evacuation routes and the facilitating of the evacuation traffic flow. This operation will be coordinated by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) assisted by the county and local police, and the New York State Police.
- e. The establishment of incoming traffic control points and security patrols for evacuated areas. This operation will be coordinated by the DPS assisted by the Westchester County local law enforcement agencies and the New York State Police.
- f. Any or all patients from special facilities for whom evacuation would have a minimal medical risk will also be evacuated. This operation will be directed by the Hospitals representative in the EOC and other appropriate County officials in conjunction with the special facilities' administrators. The Commissioner of Emergency Services will coordinate whatever assistance is requested by the Hospital's representative in the EOC.
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- 5. Immediate General Emergency By mutual agreement, Orange, Putnam, Westchester, and Rockland Counties, and New York State have agreed to issue an initial default protective action decision to shelter in place five miles around, until the four County Executives can consult with health authorities and coordinate an evacuation decision.
- 6. Administration ofKI to Emergency Workers and the Public Appendix C of this plan details the county plans and procedures for administration of KI to emergency workers and the public. The county Commissioner of Health is responsible for determining when to take this action. Upon Dec laration of a General Emergency at IPEC by the licensee, the Commissioner of Health will order the administration ofKI to emergency workers and those members ofthe general public in the impacted (or potentially impacted) area.
- 7. Isolation of Ingestion Pathways and Sources The State of New York, through the Commissioner of Health with assistance from designated agencies is responsible for the implementation and execution of the isolation of the Ingestion Pathways and Sources Response Option contained in the State of New York Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan.
The Isolation of Ingestion Pathways and Sources Response Option gives NY State and Westchester County the capability of implementing effective protective actions to ensure that the potential for individuals to receive radiological doses in excess of recommended limits through the various ingestion pathways is minimized. This would involve control of radioactively-contaminated drinking water and foodstuffs.
The implementation and execution of the isolation of the Ingestion Pathways and Sources Response Option will conform to the Isolation of Ingestion Pathways Guidelines contained in the State of New York Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan and will include the following:
- a. Upon receipt of radiation monitoring results which indicate contamination of a drinking water supply or foodstuffs (ingestion of which could exceed recommended limits), the Commissioner of Health shall immediately quarantine such foodstuffs and ban the drinking of water as an initial precaution.
- b. Based upon additional examination, if isotopic concentrations exceed those specified in Tables 111-4 and III-5, the County Commissioner of Health (CCH) shall coordinate the appropriate actions to be taken with the New York State Department of Health, as indicated in these tables.
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- c. OEM with the CDPW shall coordinate arrangements necessary for the distribution of uncontaminated supplies of drinking water and food, as necessary.
- 8. Re-Entry Authorization for any re-entry of members of the general public into previously evacuated areas shall originate with the Commissioner of Health and the County Executive.
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[PROJECTED EXPOSURE DOSE (REM) TO RECOMMENDED AlI10NS THE POPULATION
[rEDE <I 1. No protective action required.
OR County/State may issue an advisory CDE-Thyroid <5 to seek shelter and await further instructions or to voluntarily evacuate.
- 2. Monitor environmental radiation levels.
IrEDE 1 to < 5 l. Conduct mandatory evacuation of OR populations 1
in the predetermined
~DE- Thyroid 5 to < 25 area.~
- 2. Seek shelter for remainder of plume EPZ and await further instructions.
~. Monitor environmental radiation levels.
~. Control access.
TEDE 25 1. Conduct mandatory evacuation of OR populations in the predetermined
~DE- Thyroid 225 area. 2
- 2. Monitor environmental radiation levels and adjust area for mandatory evacuation based on these levels.
~. Control access.
NOTE: Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE)
Committed Dose Equivalent (CD E)-Thyroid I These actions are recommended for planning purposes. Protective action decisions at the time of the incident must take into consideration the impact of existing constraints.
Seeking shelter would be an alternative if evacuation was not immediately possible.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section III: Response TABE 111-3 EXAMPLE IMPLEMENTATION SEQUENCE PROJECTED DOSE PROTECTIVE ACTION RESPONSE COMMITMENT OPTIONS IMPLEMENTED EPA 400-R-92-001 Limits Initial Precautionary Operations iEp A 400-R-92-00 1 limits General Shelter-in-place f<l REM TEDE ~solation of Ingestion Pathways OR Selective Evacuation f<5 REM CDE-Thyroid Selective Shelter-in-place 1 to < 5 REM TEDE General Evacuation OR Selective Evacuation 5 to <25 REM CDE-Thyroid Selective Shelter-in-place General Shelter-in-place solation of Ingestion Pathways
~ 5 REM TEDE or General Evacuation
~ 25 REM CDE-Thyroid Selective Evacuation Selective Shelter-in-place General Shelter-in-place solation ofIngestion Pathways
~: <<) = Less than
(>> = Greater than G::::) = Greater than or equal to rrhis implementation sequence assumes a radiological release incident that develops pver a period of time. In addition, it assumes arbitrarily that the projected doses are for an area within 2 miles of the IPEC or 5 miles downwind, projected over a 4-hour period.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section III: Response TABLE 111-4 RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE ACTION TO A VOID WHOLE BODY AND THYROID DOSE FROM EXPOSURE TO A GASEOUS PLUME U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA 400-R-92-001 Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions For Nuclear Incidents A. PA Gs for the Early Phase of a Nuclear Incident Protective Action for General PAG COMMENTS Public (projected dose)
Evacuation (or shelter-in-placea) 1-5 REMb YEDE Evacuation (or, for some or situations, sheIter-in-placea) 5-25 REM CDE-Thyroid should normally be initiated at 1 REM.
aShelter-in-place may be the preferred protective action when it will provide protection equal to or greater than evacuation, based on consideration of factors such as source term characteristics, and other site-specific conditions.
bYhe sum of the effective dose equivalent resulting from exposure to external sources and the committed effective dose equivalent incurred from all significant inhalation pathways during the early phase.
Committed dose equivalents to the thyroid and to the skin may be 5 and 50 times larger, respectively.
Although the PAG is expressed as a range of 1-5 rem, it is emphasized that, under normal conditions, evacuation of members ofthe general popUlation should be initiated for most incidents at a projected dose of 1 rem. (It should be recognized that doses to some individuals may exceed 1 rem, even if protective actions are initiated within this guidance.) It is also possible that conditions may exist at specific facilities that warrant consideration of values other than those recommended for general use here.
SheIter-in-place may be preferable to evacuation as a protective action in some situations. Because of the higher risk associated with evacuation of some special groups in the population (e.g. those who are not readily mobile), shelter-in-place may be the preferred alternative for such groups as a protective action at projected doses up to 5 rem. In addition, under unusually hazardous environmental conditions use of shelter-in-place at projected doses up to 5 rem to the general population (and up to 10 rem to special groups) may become justified. Shelter-in-place may also provide protection equal to or greater than evacuation due to the nature of the source term and/or in the presence of other site-specific conditions.
Illustrative examples of situations or groups for which evacuation may not be appropriate at 1 rem include:
a) the presence of severe weather, b) competing disasters, c) institutionalized persons who are not readily mobile, and d) local physical factors which impede evacuation.
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RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE ACTION TO AVOID WHOLE BODY AND THYROID DOSE FROM EXPOSURE TO A GASEOUS PLUME U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA 400-R-92-001 B. Guidance on Dose Limits for Workers Performing Emergency Services Dose limita (REM) Activity Condition TEDE 5 all 10 protecting valuable property lower dose not practicable 25 life saving or protection of large lower dose not practicable populations
>25 lifesaving or protection of large only on a voluntary basis to populations persons fully aware of the risks involved aTotal Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE): Sum of external effective dose equivalent and committed effective dose equivalent to non-pregnant adults from exposure and intake during an emergency situation. Workers performing services during emergencies should limit dose to the lens of the eye to three times the listed value and doses to any other organ (including skin and body extremities) to ten times the listed value. These limits apply to all doses from an incident, except those received in unrestricted areas as members of the public during the intermediate phase of the incident.
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OR CRITERION FOR EACH RADIONUCLIDE GROUP (8), (b)
All Components of the Diet Radionuclide Grou,Q 160 4300 Sr-90 1-131 170 4600 Cs-134 + Cs-13 7 1200 32,000 Pu-238 + Pu-239 + Am- 2 54 241 Ru-l03 + Ru-106(c) + <1 + <1 6800 450 180,000 12,000 Notes: a. The DIL for each radionuclide group (except for Ru-103 + Ru-l06) is applied independently (see discussion in Appendix D of "ACCIDENTAL RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF HUMAN FOOD AND ANIMAL FEEDS:
RECOMMENDA TIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES:, Radiation Programs Branch, division of mammography Quality and Radiation Programs, Office of Health and Industry Programs, U.S. Department of health and Human Services, food and drug Administration, August 13,1998). Each DIL applies to the sum of the concentrations of the radionuclides in the group at the time of measurement.
- b. Applicable to foods as prepared for consumption. For dried or concentrated products such as powered milk or concentrated juices, adjust by a factor appropriate to reconstitution, and assume the restitution water is not contaminated. For spices, which are consumed in very small quantities, use a dilution factor of 10.
- c. Due to the large difference in DILs for Ru-103 and Ru-106, the individual concentrations of Ru-l 03 and Ru-l 06 are divided by their respective DILs and then summed. The sum must be less than one. C3 and C6 are the concentrations, at the time of measurement, for Ru-l 03 and Ru-l 06, respectively (see discussion in Appendix D).
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Par1(s& Air patrd Recreation NYS Disaster Preparedness Commission r Consultants I***..**. *......*...*.....
Local heads of Government Depart""'"' Department of Oepartment of DepMment Of Other of Health Emergency Services Public Works Social Servioes \lOADs Administrators d NY state Office of Sped" Facilities Dept. Of The Disabled Transportation NYS Local Govt Office of Health Dept Of the AgIng Dept PubtjcWorks REV 0.0 (DRAFT) 08/06/10
WCREP Volume 1 Section //1: Response FIGURE 111-3 STATE CONCEPTUAL RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AFTER GUBERNATORIAL DECLARATION OF STATE DISASTER EMERGENCyl GOVERNOR Determines need for State assistance and leadership to locals.
DISASTER PRBPARBDNRSS COMMISSION (DPC)
Creates temporary org/Yliza1ion to ooordinate and support all available resources: Local. Stete.
Federal and Private Orgaruza1ions. Selects the SCQ.
STATE COORDINATING OFFICER (SCO)
Individual selected by the DPC to head emergency management efforts on site.
STATE EMERGENCY MANIiGEMBNT OFFICE I I VOLUNTARY PRIVATE STATE COUNTY, CITY, FEDERAL PRIVATE BUSINESS, AGENCmS TOWN, AGBNCmS AGBNCmS INDUSTRY VD..J..AGE Appropriate support All local resources Any Federal American Red Any private es provided fur by and emergency agencies that are Cross, Salvation resources the S tate Disaster service able to respond Army, avallab le to Plan or selected by organiza1ions prior to Mennonites, CAP, sup po rt S tete t1le Disaster avallab 1e to the Presidential etc. efforts.
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WCREP Volume 1 Section IV: Relocation, Re-Entry, Return and Recovery SECTION IV: RELOCATION, RE-ENTRY, RETURN AND RECOVERY A. MISSION The mission of this section is to describe the details of those short term recovery/re-entry and long term operations which are unique to radiological emergencies and to provide the County Executive with the capability of implementing the safe re-entry to places of residence and/or employment for the members of the general public who have been relocated under one of the protective action response options described in Volume I, Section lILG.
The recovery phase is the final stage of the Radiological Emergency Plan. Operationally, recovery begins during the response phase and continues until restoration of community life has been completed.
Recovery operations for radiological emergencies consist of the following two operational parts:
- 1. Short Term Re-Entry Operations Re-entry from a radiological emergency shall commence only after all emergency initiating conditions have been neutralized and the threat to public health and safety from a release of radiation no longer exists. The following shall be confirmed before initiating re-entry operations:
- a. Safe shutdown of the nuclear facility.
- b. Radiological materials under controlled confinement.
- c. Initiating physical phenomenon has been stabilized.
- 2. Intermediate and Late Phase Operations Aside from long term radiation and medical monitoring programs, intermediate and late phase recovery operations are generic to all emergencies. For additional details and guidelines for the implementation of long-term recovery operations, refer to the New York State Disaster Preparedness and Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plans.
Intermediate and late phase operations as discussed here consist of four operational parts:
- a. Relocation of those portions of the general public that reside in areas that have been determined to have contamination levels in excess of the relocation Protective Action Guide (PAG);
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- b. Re-entry into contaminated areas for the retrieval of valuables or to conduct activities deemed necessary to support the recovery effort;
- c. Return of the general public to areas that had previously been evacuated but that have subsequently been determined to have contamination levels below the relocation PAG; and
- d. Recovery of contaminated areas for unconditional occupancy and/or use.
Additional details of these operations are found in Attachment 1 of this section and in the New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan.
B. RECOVERY/RE-ENTRY OPERATIONS OVERVIEW Recovery/re-entry operations will conform with the guidelines contained in the New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan and should include the following:
- 1. Determination that a threat to public health as a consequence of a release of radiation no longer exists.
- 2. Completion of decontamination activities, including waste disposal with assistance from County Fire Departments and from the U. S. Department of Energy.
- 3. Completion of radiation surveys by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) which indicate that contamination levels in an evacuated area are within acceptable contamination action limits as established by the NY State Commissioner of Health. The County Department of Health (DOH) may assist the State in radiation surveys. In areas which have been contaminated, the NYSDOH and the CDOH may direct that re-entry be allowed to all but special cordoned-off areas.
- 4. Assessment and mitigation of the effects of an evacuation on public health and sanitation within the evacuated areas.
- 5. Notification to incoming traffic control check points of the areas for which re-entry is authorized and the realignment of the traffic control perimeter.
- 6. In conjunction with the State of New York, the Federal government and the Nuclear Facility Operator, the preparation and issuance of announcements to the communications media (e.g., newspapers, radio and television stations) and to Reception/Congregate Care Centers specifying the areas which may be re-entered.
- 7. Continuation of security for evacuated areas, including those for which re-entry has been approved, to prevent unauthorized entry and vandalism.
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- 8. Provision of transportation for those individuals who needed it during the evacuation.
- 9. Distribution of drinking water and foodstuffs, if necessary. for the isolation of ingestion pathways and sources.
- 10. Establishment of a long term radiation monitoring program for any contaminated County areas.
I 1. Establishment of a long term medical monitoring program for both the general public and emergency response personnel of the County.
- 12. In conjunction with the State of New York and FEMA, establish long-term housing for that segment of the population which has been permanently relocated.
C. RELOCATION Following a release of radioactive material to the environment, it will be necessary to locate and define any areas in which radioactive materials were deposited. Once those contaminated areas are identified, a determination will have to be made as to whether or not individuals occupying these areas will receive radiation exposures in excess of the relocation PAG. If this is the case, these individuals will need to be relocated.
In accordance with the provisions of the State REP Plan, the following activities will be undertaken:
I. State field teams will collect various samples from the contaminated areas. (State field teams may be augmented by County Health Department field monitoring teams).
- 2. Samples will be analyzed at the New York Department of Health Laboratory in Albany.
- 3. Results will be evaluated by the State, charted and compared to the relocation PAG.
- 4. In coordination with the County, a restricted zone perimeter will be defined.
- 5. Individuals not previously evacuated from a restricted zone will be monitored, decontaminated (as necessary) and relocated.
- 6. Individuals previously evacuated from a restricted zone will be designed for relocation.
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- 1. Following the delineation of a restricted zone, continuous access control will be maintained. Access to a restricted zone may be allowed for the following reasons:
- a. Retrieval of valuables;
- b. Periodic security inspections;
- c. Maintenance of essential services;
- d. Maintenance of property or care of farm animals;
- e. Decontamination and recovery efforts; or
- f. Other appropriate circumstances as presented.
- 2. During re-entry activities it will be necessary to ensure that individual radiation exposures are controlled and that the spread of contamination is kept to a minimum. Toward that end the following measures will be instituted:
- a. Access control points will be established at or near the boundary of the Restricted Zone;
- b. Radiation badgeslDosimeters of Legal Record (DLR' s) and direct reading dosimeters may be issued for individuals entering the Restricted Zone;
- c. Information regarding the individual's destination, estimated length of stay, and objectives will be recorded;
- d. If available, maps will be provided to individuals entering the Restricted Zone along with recommendations of areas to avoid;
- e. Measures will be instituted for persons exiting the Restricted Zone to provide for the monitoring and decontamination of individuals, vehicles and equipment as well as procedures for the collection and processing of dosimetry; and
- f. Individuals radiation exposures will be maintained in accordance with occupational exposure guidelines. (e.g., exposure levels considered safe for adult males, might not be safe for pregnant women or small children).
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The following activities may be undertaken to assist the gem: ral public during the return process. These include:
- 1. In conjunction with the State Disaster Preparedness Commission, and the other three counties, prepare and issue announcements to the public through the media and at reception center (if still open) and congregate care centers, specifYing which areas are designed for return.
- 2. Provide transportation for transit-dependent individuals.
F. RECOVERY
- 1. The State will institute recovery efforts for those areas determined to be contaminated in an attempt to recover part of all of that area designated as a restricted zone. In addition, recovery efforts will focus on those areas contaminated at levels below the relocation PAG. If decontamination efforts are successful, the boundary of the Restricted Zone may be tightened allowing the return of additional popUlation. Recovery efforts will include:
- a. Scrubbing and/or flushing of hard surfaces;
- b. Soaking and/or plowing of soil; and
- c. Removal of soil from locations where radioactive materials have concentrated.
- 2. The implementation of long-term recovery operations is the primary responsibility of the State of New York and will conform with the guidelines contained in the New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Preparedness Plans. The County will provide support to the State upon request.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix A: Evacuation Time Estimate APPENDIX A EVACUATION TIME ESTIMATES FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY The following evacuation time estimates have been extracted from the documents prepared by KLD Associates, Inc., entitled "Indian Point Energy Center, Development 0/ Evacuation Time Estimates", dated May 2003, and "Indian Point Energy Center, Development 0/ Evacuation Time Estimates, Addendum/or New Protective Action Areas",
dated June 2008. They are based on 14 scenarios as defined by ETE Table 5-1.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix A: Evacuation Time Estimate TABLE A-I EVACUATION TIME ESTIMATE STUDY EXCERPTS Table B-4. Description of Protective Action Areas in Westchester County KLDID 2000 2008 NUMBER COUNTY NAME DESCRIPTION POPULATION POPULATION 1 Westchester Briarcliff Manor The Village of Briarcliff Manor. 7,844 8,247 6 Westchester Ossining The Town and Village of Ossining. 29,440 28,877 The Town of New Castle west of 8 Westchester Town of New Castle Hardscrabble Road. 4777 4,884 14 Westchester Croton-on-Hudson The Village of Croton-on-Hudson. 7589 7,976 16 Westchester Verplanck The Hamlet of Verplanck. 1273 1,345 18 Westchester Buchanan The Village of Buchanan. 2,184 2,290 19 Westchester Montrose The Hamlet of Montrose. 3534 3,731 23 Westchester City of Peekskill The City of Peekskill. 22,446 25327 The Town of Cortlandt excluding the Hamlets of Verplanck and Montrose, and the Villages of Buchanan and Croton-on-Hudson; including Camp 24 Westchester Town of Cortlandt Smith and the FOR VA Hospital. 23890 25215 28 Westchester Town of Yorktown The Town of Yorktown. 36333 38,307 The Town of Somers west of State 29 Westchester Town of Somers Route 118 and Wood Street. 3972 4,478 Total Population: 143,282 150,677 REV 0.0 (DRAFT) A-3 08/06/10
WCREP Volume 1 Appendix A: Evacuation Time Estimate TABLE A-I EVACUATION TIME ESTIMATE STUDY EXCERPTS Table 5-1. Evacuation Scenario Definitions Scenario Season Day of Week Time of Day Weather Special 1 Summer Midweek Midday Good None 2 Summer Midweek Midday Rain None 3 Summer Weekend Midday Good None 4 Summer Weekend Midday Rain None 5 Summer Midweek, Weekend Evening Good None 6 Winter Midweek Midday Good None 7 Winter Midweek Midday Rain None 8 Winter Midweek Midday Snow None 9 Winter Weekend Midday Good None 10 Winter Weekend Midday Rain None 11 Winter Weekend Midday Snow None 12 Winter Midweek, Weekend Evening Good None 13 Autumn Weekend Midday Good West Point Football 14 Spring Midweek Midday Good West Point Graduation
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- Volume 1 TABLE A* I EVACUATION TIME ESTIMATE STUDY EXC ERPTS Tlblo F*1. TI.... 10 Clea. tho Indlclted A..I 01100 Porconl olllle EVlcuatina PODullllon 10' Wnlc ....bt. Portion 01 RlQlon R1 KLD ID NUMBE Scenario R Protective Action Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Briarcliff Manor 6 OssininQ B Town of New Castle 14 Croton-on- Hudson 16 Verplanck 4:20 4:50 3:30 3:50 3:00 4:30 5:00 5:40 3:30 3:40 4:10 3:00 3:30 4:30 18 Buchanan 4:40 5: 10 3:35 4:00 3:00 4:40 5: 10 5:50 3:30 3:50 4:20 3:00 3:30 4:40 19 Montrose 4:40 5:10 3:50 4:00 3:50 4:50 5:10 5:50 3:50 4:00 4 :50 3:50 3:50 4:50 23 City of Peekskill 5:00 5:20 4:30 4:50 3:50 5:10 5:30 5:50 4:20 4:50 5:20 3:50 4:20 5:10 24 Town of Cortlandt 28 Town of Yorktown 29 Town of Somers 5:0 5:2 4:3 4:5 3:5 5:1 5:3 5:5 4:2 4:5 5:2 3:5 4:2 5:1
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Appendi'C A: Evacuatioll Time Estimate TABLE A-I EVACUATION TIME ESTIMATE STUDY EXCERPTS Table F-3. Time to Cleor the IndlcatH Area of 100 P.rcent of the Evacuatino Poouillllon for W**tc ....t.r Portion of Roalon R3 KlD ID NUMBE Sc ena rio R Protective Action Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Briarcliff Manor 7:05 7:55 8:30 9:10 5:30 7:10 8:00 9:05 6:10 6:45 7:50 5:20 6:10 7:10 6 Ossining 6:20 7:00 8:30 9:10 4:50 6:20 7:00 7:40 5:20 5:40 6:20 4:35 5:20 6:20 8 Town of New Castle 7:05 8:00 6:20 6:55 5:35 7:15 8:00 9:05 6:10 6:45 7:50 5:20 6:10 7:15 14 Croton-on-Hudson 6: 10 7:00 8:30 9:10 4:40 6:10 6:50 7:35 5:10 5:30 6:00 4:30 5:10 6:10 16 Vl?rplanck 5:50 6:30 5:00 5:30 4:10 5:50 6:30 7:10 4:50 5:10 5:40 4:00 4 :50 5:50 18 Buchanan 6:00 6:50 5:00 5:30 4:00 6:00 6:40 7:30 4:40 5:10 5:30 3:50 4:40 6:00 19 Montrose 6:10 6:50 5:30 6:00 4:45 6:10 6:50 7:30 5:10 5:30 6:15 4:30 5:10 6:10 23 City of Peekskill 6:55 7:35 5:50 6:30 5:10 7:00 7:40 8:40 5:50 6:25 7:40 5:10 5:50 7:00 24 Town of Cortlandt 7:20 8:20 6:30 7:30 6:10 7:20 8:20 9:50 6:30 7:20 9:00 6:10 6:30 7:20 28 Town of Yorktown 7:20 8:10 6:55 7:30 6:00 7:25 8:10 9:10 6:30 7:10 8:20 5:50 6:30 7:25 29 Town of Somers 7:30 8:20 7:00 7:30 6:10 7:30 8:20 9:20 6:40 7:20 8:30 5:55 6:40 7:30 7:4 8:3 8:3 9:1 6:3 7:4 8:3 9:5 7:0 7:3 9:0 6:3 8:4 7:4
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix B: Letters ofAgreement APPENDIXB LETTERS OF AGREEMENT The following organizations have agreements on file with OEM acknowledging their participation in the plan.
Agency Department/Organization FD/PD/EMS Ardsley Fire Department FD/PD/EMS Bedford Fire Department FD/PD/EMS Bedford Police Department FD/PD/EMS Eastchester Fire Department FD/P DIE MS Eastchester Police Department FD/PD/EMS Eastchester Volunteer Ambulance Corps FD/PD/EMS Fairview Fire Department FD/PD/EMS Grasslands Fire Brigade FD/PD/EMS Greenburgh Police Department FD/PD/EMS Greenburgh Police Department - EMS FD/PD/EMS Harrison Police Department FD/PD/EMS Harrison Fire Department FDIPD/EMS Harrison Volunteer Ambulance Corps FD/PD/EMS Hartsdale Fire Department FD/PD/EMS Metrocare Ambulance EMS FD/PD/EMS Mount Pleasant Police Department FD/PD/EMS Port Chester Fire Department FD/PD/EMS Port Chester - Rye Volunteer Ambulance Corps FD/PD/EMS Rye Brook Police Department FD/PD/EMS Valhalla Ambulance Corps FD/PD/EMS Westchester County Police FD/PD/EMS White Plains Fire Department FD/PD/EMS White Plains Police Department FD/PD/EMS Thornwood Fire Department FD/PD/EMS North White Plains Fire Department School Chappaqua Central School District School White Plains Public School District School Westchester Community College School St. Patrick's School School Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District School North Salem Central School District School Maria Regina High School School Katonah-Lewisboro U F S D School Harrison Central School District School Greenburgh 7 Central School District School Eastchester U F S D School Dobbs Ferry U F S D School Byram Hills C S D School Blind Brook-Rye U F S D REV 0.0 (DRAFT) B-2 08/06/10
WCREP Volume 1 Appendix B: Letters ofAgreement APPENDIXB LETTERS OF AGREEMENT Continued Agency Department/Organization School Bedford Central School District School Ardsley Union Free School Radio Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service EPZ School Hendrick Hudson School District EPZ School Briarcliff Manor Schools School PACE University School Our Lady of Victory Academy EPZ School Ossining Union Free School School Manhattanville College School Purchase College, SUNY Ambulette MetroCare Ambulance Group Special Bethel Nursing Home Facilities Special Treetops at Mohegan Lake Facilities Special Cedar Manor, Inc.
Facilities Tow Trucks A&P Collision Tow Trucks Montague Towing Tow Trucks Hilltop Auto Tow Trucks Revolutionary Auto Body Tow Trucks ETtowing Tow Trucks Sellick's Auto body Tow Trucks Mark's Towing Tow Trucks TJ's Towing Tow Trucks NY Recovery Tow Trucks RJT Motorists Services Tow Trucks Lisi's towing Tow Trucks Luposellos Garage Tow Trucks Bouton Mobil Buses White Plains Bus Company Buses Briarcliff Bus, Inc Buses County Coach Corporation Buses Chappaqua Transportation, Inc.
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- Agreement language is drafted to be a multi-year agreement with various expiration dates.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix C: Iodine Prophylaxis APPENDIXC IODINE PROPHYLAXIS A. NEW YORK STATE AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICY The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) endorses the 2001 US. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations on potassium iodide (KI) as outlined in "Guidance on Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies," December, 200 I. The State and County Departments of Health maintain that under certain specified conditions of use, KI is a safe and effective means by which to prevent radioactive iodine uptake by the thyroid gland, thereby reducing the risk of thyroid cancer in the event of a radiological emergency.
The recommendation to take KI by emergency workers and the general public will be issued on the authority of the Westchester County Commissioner of Health, or by the New York State (NYS) Commissioner of Health, or by the designee of either, during a radiological emergency where the potential to exceed the new FDA dose limits may be exceeded by the general public.
The NYS and Westchester County Departments of Health stress that KI provides protection only for the thyroid from radioactive iodines. It has no impact on the uptake by the body of other radioactive materials and provides no protection against external irradiation of any kind. Both agencies emphasize that the use of KI should be as an adjunct to recommended protective actions such as evacuation, sheltering-in-place, and control of foodstuffs.
The availability of potassium iodide is not an authorization for its use. No person will be considered to have been advised to use it without the approval of the Commissioner of Health or hislher surrogate.
All persons to whom potassium iodide is issued will be provided instructions on the use ofKI.
B. PROCUREMENT OF KI SUPPLY F or Emergency Workers: Carter-Wallace Labs of New Jersey and Anbex, Inc. of New York City have been authorized by the FDA to produce KI in tablet form for use during radiological emergencies. Each tablet is 130-Milligram dosage and packed 14 tablets per container or foil strip. Westchester County maintains KI supplies for emergency workers. The Westchester County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is responsible for, and has distributed KI to, response agencies with backup supplies maintained by OEM. KI is supplied to the County by the New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO).
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During 2005, updated supplies ofKI were received by Westchester from SEMO. Sufficient KI doses exist to provide at least one dose per 10-mile Plume Exposure Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) resident, plus KI for members of the business community, transients, school, daycare center and nursery school populations. Additional KI will be requested from SEMO, as required.
C. KI DOSE New York State will follow the FDA's lower radioactive exposure thresholds for KI prophylaxis as well as the new doses of KI for neonates, infants, and children, lower than those previously recommended in 1982.
Westchester County has adopted the New York State Policy on KI, provided at Attachment
- 1. Dose recommendations contained in that document are as follows:
Threshold Thyroid Radioactive Exposures and Recommended Doses of KI for Different Risk Groups KI dose # mlliquid #of65 mg # of 130 (mg) (65 mg/ml) tablets mg tablets
!Adults over 40 yrs 130 2 2 1
!Adults over 18 through 40 yrs Pregnant or lactating women Adolescents over 12 through 18 yrs 130 2 2 1 who weigh at least 150 pounds Adolescents over 12 through 18 yrs 65 1 1 112 who weigh less than 150 pounds iChildren over 3 through 12 yrs 65 1 1 112
[over 1 month through 3 years 32 112 112 114
)3irth through 1 month 16 114 1/4 118 The County stocks 130 mg tablets, Sixty-Five mg tablets and liquid KI.
The FDA has noted that absolute precision in dosing is generally not critical to safety or efficacy, and has emphasized in their guidance document that across popUlations at risk for radioactive iodine exposure, the overall benefits of KI far exceed the risks of overdosing, especially in children.
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- a. The County emergency worker supply of KI is stored at the same locations as the dosimeters. Each County agency will use their respective dosimeter distribution procedures for the bottles/sleeves of KI. Prior distribution of an adequate supply to captive populations will belhas been accomplished by the County OEM.
A back-up emergency worker supply is stored under specifications from the manufacturer by OEM. Potassium iodide should be stored at controlled room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 - 80 degrees F). The container must be tightly closed and protected from light. This backup supply allows for persons that may not usually be classified as an emergency worker (e.g. farmers that may need to care for livestock during an extended release period) to receive KI. Inventory accountability for the supply of KI will be the responsibility of those agencies/personnel to which/whom the KI was distributed.
- b. It is Westchester County's policy to pre-distribute KI to the resident and transient popUlation of the ten mile emergency planning zone to the maximum extent possible. Four KI distribution days were conducted in Westchester County during June 2002. These events were well publicized and covered by the media. One (1) 130mg tablet was distributed for each member of the household.
The distribution included a fact sheet on the makeup of KI, how it works, directions on when to take it, possible side effects and information on the means to receive KI.
The County is considering additional means to ensure most, if not all residents of the EPZ receive KI and instructions on its use, as a preparedness measure. A mass direct mailing effort is one option being considered.
- c. School and day care popUlations: Westchester County makes KI available to all educational institutions (public, private and parochial; faculty, staff and students). Licensed daycare centers located within the 10-mile EPZ have received a letter from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) instructing them to contact OEM to obtain their necessary allocation of KI. The State has conducted outreach to the school districts on the KI program and has provided some KI supplies directly to the schools. In addition, the County OEM is in the process of pro-actively distributing at the school district level.
- d. Hospitals and Nursing Homes: It is Westchester County policy to pre-distribute KI to all hospitals and nursing homes within the ten-mile emergency planning zone. Sufficient KI for patients and staff have been or will be distributed.
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- e. KI has also been offered to businesses within the 10-mile EPZ. During 2002, 3,520 KI pills were distributed to businesses. This is an ongoing process.
Note: The state and federal government are responsible for pre-distribution of KI to state and federal facilities. The State has provided KI to Sing Sing Correctional Facility.
- 2. Post-Accident Distribution If the decision to administer KI is made by the State or County Commissioner of Health, those residents not having KI in their possession must be instructed on where they can obtain the appropriate doses. This information will be disseminated via the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and through other media advisories. The EAS is used any time there is a need to modify public behavior in response to emergency situations. However, it cannot be emphasized enough, that taking the primary protective action of sheltering-in-place or evacuation must remain the first priority. Any effort to distribute KI to the general public during or immediately after an event, must be done in a manner which does not interfere with these primary protective actions.
Emergency workers will be notified to take KI through emergency service communications channels.
For post-accident distribution, multiple locations are being stockpiled with KI supplies. In order to facilitate post-event distribution, KI supplies have been stockpiled at selected emergency service locations, including reception centers.
Emergency personnel and county volunteers will man the KI distribution stations at the time of emergency.
KI distribution stations will be located beyond the ten-mile EPZ to ensure that evacuation times are not impacted.
In identifying potential locations for KI distribution, locations where sought that were along major evacuation routes where traffic could be quickly routed off the main roads. Signage (put up only at the time of emergency) and public information materials will direct only those needing KI pills to detour through these designated facilities. Evacuees will not leave their vehicles, but will be dispensed pills and instruction sheets by personnel manning these locations.
In addition to the KI distribution stations referenced above, the County will also make KI available at reception centers. Reception center distribution will be performed by reception center staff once a member of the public has completed registration.
EAS messages (and/or Press releases) have been drafted to support this process.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix C: Iodine Prophylaxis E. DECISION TO ADMINISTER KI I. To have the greatest effect in decreasing the uptake of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland, these doses of KI should be administered up to four hours before or immediately after exposure. KI given with radioactive iodine results in a 97% block of the radioactive iodine uptake by the thyroid (Becker and Zanzonico, 1997). Uptake is blocked by 90% if KI is administered 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> prior to exposure. The blocking efficiency of KI is reduced to 85% if taken one hour after exposure, to 50% at 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> and 5 to 10% at 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />.
- 2. The use of KI is only indicated in emergencies where the public is likely to be exposed to radioactive iodine. To have the greatest effect in decreasing the uptake of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland, KI should be administered immediately before or after exposure. In the event of accident at the Indian Point Energy Center, State and County Departments of Health will be assessing and evaluating the situation. The County Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the State Commissioner of Health and the County Executive will determine if the administration ofKI is warranted. Advisories to the public will be issued via the Emergency Alert System (EAS).
- 3. There will be only one trigger level to recommend KI - 5 REM to the thyroid. This trigger level applies to the general public, emergency workers and captive populations.
Radioiodine would only be present in the environment in sufficient quantities to exceed 5 REM child thyroid dose (CDET), if a General Emergency had been declared. This assumption is based on the fact that radioiodine can only be present in quantities capable of producing 5 REM CDET in the presence of significant core damage and loss of containment, which are criteria that would constitute a General Emergency. Upon declaration of a General Emergency, members of the public that are directed to take protective action (evacuate or shelter in place) and emergency workers shall also be directed to take KI.
F. RECORDKEEPING
- 1. Westchester County will maintain records of all advisories to the general public on the administration of KI.
- 2. The County Commissioner of Health shall maintain a log of all County emergency workers who ingest KI.
- 3. Captive populations will use a KI registry form that contains the following information:
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix C: Iodine Prophylaxis The following individuals and organizations participated in the development of this position paper, and agree to its purpose and contents. All participants agree to implement the guidance contained herein, to the extent possible.
Constellation Energy Group (Nine Mile Point)
James D. Jones Name Signature Date Entergy Nuclear Northeast (l.A. FitzPatrick and Indian Point Energy Center)
Michael Slobodien Name Signature Date Constellation Energy Group (R.E. Ginna Station)
Sherri Kennedy Name Signature Date New York State Emergency Management Office Andrew Feeney Name Signature Date New York State Health Department Adela Salame-Alfie, Ph.D.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix C: Iodine Prophylaxis EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Licensee and State members ofthe Potassium Iodide (KI) Task Force (KI Task Force) developed this position paper to detail the decision process by which several recommendations regarding KI distribution will be made. The Task Force agreed that upon declaration of a General Emergency by the licensee, a recommendation to evacuate and take KI would be made simultaneously. It was also agreed that a single trigger level would be used (projected dose of 5 rem to the child thyroid). This paper discusses several approaches to determine doses/iodine concentrations and whether one approach was selected over the others due to effectiveness, timeliness, ease of implementation, etc.
The following six specific recommendations were agreed upon by the KI Task Force:
- 1. "Upon declaration of a General Emergency, the following will be directed to ingest KI:
- members of the public that are directed to evacuate
- captive populations within the evacuated area
- members of the public that would otherwise have been evacuated but are directed to shelter-in-place because evacuation is not feasible. "
- 2. "If evacuation is recommended at an EeL other than a General Emergency, or for any other reason, a direction to ingest KI as described in recommendation No. 1 will not be made.
Ingestion of KI will be recommended only upon declaration of a General Emergency. "
- 3. "Upon declaration ofa General Emergency, members ofthe public that are directed to shelter-in-place in order to reduce dose shall be directed to ingest KI. Members of the public who are directed to monitor the Emergency Alert System will not be directed to ingest KJ."
- 4. "Upon declaration of a General Emergency, all emergency workers located within the 1O-mile EPZ will be directed to take KI (one 130-mg tablet every 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />). This recommendation will be made at the same time as the recommendation to ingest KI is made to the general public~ "
- 5. "Members of the public and captive populations who are directed to take Kl shall be directed to ingest KI in the dosage recommended by the US FDA. If a scheme of graded dosing is not possible, one 130-mg tablet per person may be ingested with minimal risk for those over one year of age. Dose to neonates should be limited to 16 mg, if possible."
- 6. "As part of a pre-distribution effort, each member of the public should be offered a quantity of Kl tablets equivalent to the following:
Maximum ETE (in days-rounded up) x 1 age and/or weight dependent dose/day Alternatively, one bottle ofliquid K.I may be offered per family."
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WCREP Volumel Appendix C: Iodine Prophylaxis The group recognizes that a strong public information campaign and clear messages during the emergency are key to a successful KI implementation program. Some implementation guidance is provided at the end of the document.
- 1. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document a technical assessment of issues associated with the distribution of Potassium Iodide (KI) to the general public, emergency workers and captive populations, and to provide implementation guidance for:
- Usage
- General Public
- Emergency Workers
- Captive Populations
- Dosage and frequency
- Pre-distribution criteria
- 2. Regulatory Requirements and Guidance 2.1 Applicable regulations The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) amended emergency planning regulations to require that States consider including the prophylactic use of KI as a protective measure for the general public in the plume exposure pathway Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) in 66 FR 5427 on 19 Jan 2001. (Ref. 1)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided notice that the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) revised its 1985 Federal policy regarding KI use in 67 FR 1355 on 10 Jan 2002. (Ref. 2) 2.2 Current guidance The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on the use of KI in radiation emergencies in December 2001 (Ref. 3). This document concludes "Short-term administration ofKI at thyroid blocking doses is safe ... " (Ref. 3 IV.A.) and indicates KI dosage is dependent on age and "Predicted Thyroid Exposure" (Ref. 3 IV.B.). This document states that "The recommendation should be interpreted with flexibility as necessary to allow optimally effective and safe dosing ... " Additionally, " ... the overall benefits of KI far exceed the risks of overdosing ... " (Ref. 3 IV.B.).
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WCREP Volume 1 Appeildix C: Iodine Prophylaxis In 2002, New York State, in it: consideration of the subject CFR, chose to incorporate KI as an adjunct to the current ran ~e of protective actions for the public. The New York State Revised KI Policy was is: ued in April 2002.
2.4 Upcoming Guidance This Position Paper will be revis(:d as necessary to accommodate any new Federal guidance and availability of KI in different dosages.
- 3. Assumptions
- For optimal protection against inhaled radioiodine, KI should be administered before or immediately coincident with passage of the radioactive cloud. Effectiveness drops off rather quickly as time since radioiodine exposure increases. The effectiveness drops to about 50%
ifKI is taken two hours after exposure, and continues to decrease as time after exposure increases. (Ref. 3. V.).
- The recommended daily dose protects the user from radioiodine uptake for approximately 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
- KI should be taken until the person is J 10 longer exposed to radioiodine.
- Radioiodine would only be present in t le environment in sufficient quantities to exceed 5 rem child thyroid dose (CDET), whid is the minimum dose at which KI is recommended, if a General Emergency (GE) had been de clared at the facility from which the source term originates. This assumption is based or the fact that radioiodine can only be present in quantities capable of producing 5 rem C lild CDET in the presence of significant core damage and loss of primary containment, which are criteria that constitute a General Emergency.
- There will only be one trigger level to recommend KI: 5 rem to the child thyroid (CDET).
This trigger level applies to the general public, emergency workers and captive populations.
- 4. Implementation Analysis This section presents six recommendations as well as the ratiQnaie, benefits and risks associated with each.
Recommendations are presented for when to issue a ~ J recommendation, dosage, and criteria for pre-distribution.
These analyses apply to members of the public, emerfency workers and captive populations.
4.1 Task Force Recommendation # ]
"Upon declaration of a General Emergen :y, the follOWing will be directed to ingest Kl:
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- members ofthe public that are directed to evacuate
- captive populations within the evacuated area
- members ofthe public that would otherwise have been evacuated but are directed to shelter-in-place because evacuation is not feasible. "
Analysis:
Three methods were investigated to arrive to this recommendation:
- Use of a dose value,
- Use of deterministic methods, and
- Use of emergency classification.
Each analysis is described separately.
4.1.1 Using Dose Value This analysis examines a method that utilizes projected dose to the thyroid as an indication of recommendation ofKI use by the public [specifically, Committed Dose Equivalent to the child thyroid (CDET)]. In accordance with FDA Guidance (Ref. 3), child CDET'::: 5 rem is the indication at which KI use should be recommended.
To date, none of the New York State nuclear power facilities utilize real-time iodine monitoring.
Hence, releases of radioiodine to the environment during an emergency are inferred from either grab samples or back calculated from field data. Both of these methods require several steps that need, at a minimum:
- Allocation and briefing of personnel,
- Assembling equipment and procedures to enter the field to collect and analyze samples,
- Reporting the results to an emergency facility,
- Performing calculations to determine child CDET,
- Relaying dose assessment information to the state/county,
- Decision-making by the state/county, and
- Dissemination of recommendations to the public.
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Normally, the calculation of the child CDET takes place after the completion of protective action recommendations (PARs) based on "plant conditions". The PARs for a General Emergency are to evacuate people within two-miles around and five miles downwind of the site, and advise all remaining ERP As to monitor the Emergency Alert System.
Given the above:
- Child CDET would likely be calculated and provided to the County and the State within 105-165 minutes after the declaration of the GE.
- If the County decides that the use of KI is appropriate, given the time the county takes to make the decision and prepare public information messages, this instruction could be provided to the public in 150-210 minutes after the declaration of the GE.
4.1.2 Use of Deterministic Methods In this case, methods that determine child CDET utilizing parameters such as containment high range monitor status, gross core damage estimate, and/or reactor pressure vessel and containment integrity were considered. Unfortunately, the data needed to make even rough estimations of these parameters would typically be assessed after the GE-related recommendations. Hence, the time-delay risks of such a method still apply.
Benefits of these methods Administration of KI would occur only in the presence of radioiodine in quantities that meet or exceed the "Predicted thyroid exposure guidance" in Reference 3.
Risks of these methods
- Administration ofKI would occur (up to 3-4 hours) after the release of radioiodine, decreasing the effectiveness of the prophylaxis by more than 75%.
- Administration ofKI would likely occur after other protective actions (that is evacuation) have already been recommended to the public. It is unknown if the public would comply with instructions to bring KI with them.
- Members of the public may delay evacuation in order to locate their KI.
- If two separate protective actions are issued to the public (for example, an order to evacuate not accompanied by a recommendation to take KI), compliance with the respective recommendations is unknown. It is possible that the public will not differentiate between the protective actions and, when told to evacuate, may take KI as well. The risk is that the REV 0.0 (DRAFT) C-15 08/06110
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4.1.3 Use of Emergency Classification This analysis examines a method that would use the emergency classification level as the indication for KI use. Specifically, the indication for KI use is a declaration of a General Emergency.
- The General Emergency classification is currently used to determine evacuation PARs.
- If KI use was always implemented concurrently with the "plant condition" protective action recommendations, the public would receive the recommendation to take KI at the same time they received the order to evacuate; that is, within an hour of the declaration of the General Emergency.
- By definition, the declaration of a General Emergency presumes that "Events are in process or have occurred which involve actual or imminent substantial core degradation or melting with potential for loss of containment integrity. Releases can be reasonably expected to exceed EPA Protective Action Guideline exposure levels offsite for more than the immediate site area." (Ref. 7).
- The EPA Protective Action Guideline (pAG) is to evacuate populations whose actual or projected exposure level equals or exceeds 5 rem Committed Dose Equivalent to the (adult) thyroid (Ref. 8).
- New York State nuclear power plant licensees calculate CDETto the child thyroid, and provide this number to the counties and state for comparison against the PAG's (Ref. 9).
- Hence, when the licensee recommends evacuation due to a General Emergency declaration, a child CDET~ 5 rem either exists or is anticipated to exist at the site boundary or beyond.
Though there are exceptions to this (such as GE's declared due to security issues or electrical problems) all GE's have the potential to exceed the 5 rem child CDET level. Calculations performed by New York State on a variety of plant conditions postulated to exist during a GE provide confirmation of this (Ref. 6).
- Given the above, it can be reasonably assumed that the radiological conditions present within the context of a General Emergency will result in meeting or exceeding the child CDET~ 5 rem, which is also the thyroid exposure at which the FDA recommends the use of prophylactic KI.
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- Compliance with taking KI is more likely since all protective actions are being implemented at once. Also, people would be more likely to have access to pre-distributed KI.
Risks to this method
- KI could be ingested without significant radioiodine ever being present in the environment.
For example, the accident may not result in a release of radioiodine to the environment.
Hence the public incurs the risk of taking KI without benefit.
Risk Analysis
- The risk of taking KI is minor (Ref. 10).
- A GE condition carries a risk of radioiodine release to the public.
- KI should be taken as soon as possible once the risk of radioiodine exposure is present.
- Using projected child CDET as the basis for a recommendation to take KI could significantly delay KI administration.
- Providing the public with a recommendation to take KI concurrent with an order for evacuation or sheltering-in-place provides the earliest and most effective thyroid protection with the greatest likelihood of compliance.
4.4 Task Force Recommendation # 2 "If evacuation is recommended at an ECL other than a General Emergency, or for any other reason, a direction to ingest Kl as described in recommendation No.1 will not be made. Ingestion of Kl will be recommended only upon declaration of a General Emergency. "
Analysis
- The recommendation to take KI should be given to any persons likely to be exposed to radioiodine in quantities that may exceed the "Predicted thyroid exposure guidance" presented in Reference 3.
- This analysis suggests that persons who are ordered to evacuate due to plant conditions or due to subsequently determined projected dose may exceed the predicted thyroid dose, and should take KI.
- For the population that has been told to evacuate for any reason other than the declaration of a General Emergency the risk of radioiodine exposure is low.
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4.5 Task Force Recommendation #3 "Upon declaration of a General Emergency, members of the public that are directed to shelter-in-place in order to reduce dose shall be directed to ingest KI. Members ofthe public who are directed to monitor the Emergency Alert System will not be directed to ingest KI. "
Analysis
- Upon declaration of a General Emergency, the licensee will automatically recommend evacuation for the area two miles around and five miles downwind from the plant.
- In cases where a General Emergency is the first ECL declared ("fast-breaker"), resources and facilities would not be in place to allow for orderly evacuation. It is therefore likely that the population will not be directed to evacuate, but will be directed to shelter-in-place (in order to reduce dose).
- If it has been determined that an impediment to evacuation exits (i.e., lack of transportation resources, inclement weather, or road impediment) then the county or state may decide to shelter-in-place for the purpose of reducing dose rather than evacuate.
- Given the analysis in section 4.1.3, it can be reasonably assumed that the radiological conditions present within the context of a General Emergency will result in meeting or exceeding the child CDET2 5 rem, which is also the thyroid exposure at which the FDA recommends the use of prophylactic KI.
- For the population that has not been evacuated and has been told to monitor the Emergency Alert System in order to maintain a heightened state of awareness, the risk of radioiodine exposure is low. The reasons for this are:
- Due to the distance from the reactor, this popUlation is at significantly less risk from radiation exposure from all sources, versus persons closer to the reactor.
- Monitoring the Emergency Alert System in order to maintain a heightened state of awareness is used for projected doses of < 1 rem TEDE or < 5 rem CDET. Hence this population is not at risk of significant exposures to radioiodine.
- Populations that have not been evacuated, who took, or were recommended to take KI coincident with the direction to monitor the Emergency Alert System are at risk of depleting their pre-distributed KI supply, making it unavailable in the event of radioiodine exposure.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix C: Iodine Prophylaxis 4.6 Task Force Recommendation # 4 "Upon declaration of a General Emergency, all emergency workers located within the 10-mile EPZ will be directed to take K1 (one 130 mg tablet every 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />). This recommendation will be made at the same time as the recommendation to ingest K1 is made to the general public. "
Analysis
- Though current trigger levels for emergency worker KI use vary within New York State, all methods use trigger levels greater than the 5 rem child CDET that is associated with the general pUblic.
- The KI Task Force has agreed that there will be one trigger level to recommend KI, and that trigger level will be 5 rem child CDET.
- Most emergency workers are members of the public, and many will encounter the evacuating public, who will have been told to take their KI. Additionally, emergency workers have access to the same public information that would be instructing the public to take KI. These emergency workers:
- May not differentiate themselves from the public in the presence of instructions regarding KI.
- May not comply with directions that differ from those being broadcast to the pUblic.
- Since emergency workers are likely to move about between evacuated and non-evacuated areas within the EPZ, all emergency workers within the EPZ will be directed to take KI.
This includes licensee emergency workers as well as county, state, and local emergency workers.
- Using the same arguments as in section 4.1, if current methods are continued, emergency workers would receive a recommendation to take KI while in the field. This method:
- Is likely to result in a recommendation to take KI after exposure to radioiodine has already occurred.
- Has potential delays due to the communications lag present when contacting several hundred emergency workers in the field.
- Directing emergency workers to take KI in the absence of radioiodine has the same risks and benefits detailed in section 4.1.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix C: Iodine Prophylaxis 4.7 Task Force Recommendation # 5 "Members of the public and captive populations who are directed to take KI shall be directed to ingest KI in the dosage recommended by the US FDA. If a scheme of graded dosing is not possible, one 130-mg tablet per may be ingested with minimal risk for those over one year of age. Dose to neonates should be limited to 16 mg, if possible.
Analysis The FDA guidance (Ref. 3) contains a number of age dependent doses. These recommendations are the lowest effective dose. Emergency planners and others should understand that absolute precision in dosing is generally not critical to safety or efficacy. Higher doses (e.g., up to 130 mg) would be equally effective and, particularly among school-age children, extremely safe (Ref. lO).
In addition to 130 mg tablets, KI is now FDA-approved and available in 65 mg tablets and liquid (65 mg/ml).
Threshold Thyroid Radioactive Exposures and Recommended Doses of KI for Different Risk Groups KI dose # ml liquid # of65 mg # of 130 (mg) (65 mglml) tablets mg tablets Adults over 40 yrs 130 2 2 1
!Adults over 18 through 40 yrs
[pregnant or lactating women
!Adolescents over 12 through 18 yrs 130 2 2 1 who weigh at least 150 pounds Ado lescents over 12 through 18 yrs 65 1 1 112 who weigh less than 150 pounds Children over 3 through 12 yrs 65 1 1 112 lOver 1 month through 3 years 32 112 112 114 lBirth through 1 month 16 114 114 118 A scheme of graded dosing may be difficult to implement during a radiological emergency involving large numbers of people. If local emergency planners conclude that graded dosing is logistically impractical, for populations at risk for radioiodine exposure, the overall benefits of taking up to 130 mg of KI instead of the lower doses recommended for certain age groups far exceed the small risks of overdosing. However, where feasible, adherence to FDA guidance should be attempted when dosing infants. Ideally, neonates should receive the lowest dose (16 mg) ofK!. Excess iodine intake can lead to transient iodine-induced hypothyroidism in neonates, which can impact intellectual development. Individuals who are intolerant ofKI at REV 0.0 (DRAFT) C-20 08/06/10
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This analysis recognizes:
- Potential confusion relating these doses to the public.
- Practical issues associated with delivering doses based on fractions of a tablet. This would require sectioning KI tablets in order to achieve a desired delivered dose.
- Likely lack of compliance regarding dose given the above issues.
Benefits to this method
- Instructions to follow the FDA recommendations if possible, but allowing up to 130 mg for persons over one year of age, and limiting neonates to 16 mg are easily related in public information material.
- Simple instructions are more likely to be complied with.
Risks to this method This recommendation may provide a dose to children significantly in excess ofthe FDA requirements. In light of potential developmental consequences of even transient hypothyroidism, neonates who receive KI should be medically monitored and thyroid hormone therapy given in cases where hypothyroidism develops. This action should be incorporated into the State and county plans.
Risk Analysis
- The risk associated with excessive KI is less than the risk of exposure to radioiodine (Ref. 3).
- The public is more likely to comply with simple dose instructions.
- The FDA has indicated that the use of a single 130-mg dose for all members of the public is safe, regardless of age (Ref. 10).
4.8 Task Force Recommendation # 6 "As part of a pre-distribution effort, each member of the public should be offered a quantity of KI tablets equivalent to the following:
Maximum ETE (in days-rounded up) x 1 age and/or weight dependent dose/day.
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Analysis
- The public should be provided with sufficient KI to assure that thyroid prophylaxis is available to accommodate an expected duration of exposure to radioiodine.
- Given that evacuation of the public is the preferred method of preventing exposure, in an incident that could result in the release of radioiodine, the public could be expected to be exposed for a period of time equal to the greatest Evacuation Time Estimate (ETE) for the facility in question.
- One dose ofKI protects the thyroid for approximately 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> (one day).
It is possible that impediments to evacuation may prevent the egress of portions of the population that would otherwise be evacuated (examples are road impediments such as heavy snowfall or transportation resource shortfalls), however, those conditions are accommodated in each nuclear facility's ETE.
- Given the above, pre-distribution efforts should provide sufficient KI in accordance with the following:
Maximum ETE (in days-rounded up) x I age and/or weight dependent dose/day
= # KI tablet(s) per person that should be pre-distributed Example: At Nine Mile Point, the maximum amount of time it would take to evacuate any member of the public is 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />, 20 minutes, as indicated in that facility's ETE (Ref. 4).
Rounded up, that is equivalent to 1 day. Plugging this into the above formula:
1 day x 1 age and/or weight dependent dose/day 1 age and/or weight dependent dose In this example, one tablet of the appropriate dosage should be offered per person in a pre-distribution method. If 65 mg tablets are not available, 130 mg tablets may be offered.
Alternatively, one bottle of liquid KI per family may be offered.
- 5. Implementation Considerations This section provides suggestions for implementing the recommendations contained above.
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5.2 County and State actions
- Emergency plans should be modified to include:
- The addition of Kl as a protective action for the pUblic.
- The above protective action may be implemented for the evacuating public and those directed to shelter-in-place upon declaration ofa General Emergency.
- The recommended dose will be in accordance with FDA guidance. Ifa scheme of graded dosing is not possible, one 130-mg tablet per person may be ingested with minimal risk for those over one year of age. Dose to neonates should be limited to 16 mg, if possible.
- Dose should be repeated every 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> while the person is exposed to radioiodine.
- All emergency workers located within the 10-mile EPZ will be instructed to take KI upon declaration of a General Emergency (that is, concurrent with the recommendation to the evacuating population).
- KI distribution policies and procedures, both pre- and post-event.
- Public information plans should be modified to include:
- KI purpose, dose, distribution methods (pre- and post-event) and precautions (consistent with NYS and FDA guidance) in public education materials.
- Incorporation of KI protective action details into EAS follow-up messages.
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- 6. GlossarylAcronyms CDEr (Committed Dose Equivalent to the thyroid) -the radiation dose due to radioiodine in the thyroid over the 50-year period following exposure. In this document, CDEr is used to refer to the committed dose equivalent to the child thyroid.
CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)-
Day - 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> period ECL (Emergency Classification Level) - one of four classes used to describe emergencies at nuclear power plants.
EAS (Emergency Alert System) - broadcasting facilities that have been authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to operate in a controlled manner during a war, state of public peril or disaster, or other national emergency.
EPZ (Emergency Planning Zone) - the 1O-mile radius around a nuclear power plant used for emergency planning purposes.
Evacuation - the urgent removal of people from an area to avoid or reduce high-level, short-term exposure, usually from the plume or from deposited radioactivity. Evacuation may be a preemptive action taken in response to a facility condition rather than an actual release.
ETE (Evacuation Time Estimate) - the time it is estimated to take to evacuate a certain area taking into consideration population size, road conditions, etc.
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - the federal agency responsible for coordinating federal response to an emergency.
FR (Federal Register)
FRPCC (Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee)
GE (General Emergency) - the most serious of four NRC emergency classes. Classification as a general emergency indicates that events are in progress or have occurred which involve actual or imminent substantial core degradation or melting with potential loss of containment integrity. Releases can reasonably be expected to exceed EPA Protective Action Guide exposure levels offsite for more than the immediate site area.
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PAG (Protective Action Guide) - the projected dose to reference man, or other defined individual, from an accidental release of radioactive material at which a specific protective action to reduce or avoid that dose is warranted.
Shelter-in-Place - a protective action where people go indoors, close all doors and windows, tum off all sources of outside air, and remain indoors until officially notified that it is safe to go out.
US FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) - the federal agency, which among other things, is responsible for evaluating and approving drugs.
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- 7. References (Ref. 1) 66 FR 5427 (19 Jan 2001).
(Ref. 2) 67 FR 1355 on (l0 Jan 2002).
(Ref. 3) Guidance: Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies: USFDA, Dec 2001.
(Ref. 4) Nine Mile Point / James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Facility Development of Evacuation Time Estimates, August 2003 (Ref. 5) EPA 400-R-92-001, Manual or Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents, USEPA, May 1992.
(Ref. 6) (NYSDOH RASCAL calculation).
(Ref. 7) NUREG-0654 FEMA REP 1: Appendix 1.
(Ref. 8) EPA 400-R-92-001, Manual or Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents, USEPA, May 1992, Table 2-2 footnote b.
(Ref. 9) Implementation of the new EPA Protective Action Guides in Existing Emergency Programs for Nuclear Power Plants in New York State, March 1994.
(Ref. 10) Guidance for Industry: KI in Radiation Emergencies - Questions and Answers, Revision 1, USFDA, December 2002.
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PLAN VOLUME 1 CORE PLAN AND APPENDICES APPENDIX D SHELTER-IN-PLACE Revision 0.0 DRAFT 08/06/10
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix D: Shelter-In-Place APPENDIXD SHELTER-IN-PLACE The Sheltering-in-place Response Option gives the County the capability to implement an effective protective action for the general public in the event of a puff-type radiological release incident at the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC). In addition, for those situations requiring evacuation and where evacuation cannot be implemented because of time constraints and/or impediments to highway movement (e.g. severe winter weather), Sheltering may be implemented in lieu of evacuation.
If the Sheltering-in-place Response Option is implemented, the general public and special facility administrators should be informed ofthe following:
- 1. Remain indoors and close all windows and doors.
- 2. Tum off all fans, air conditioning equipment and other sources of outside air, while maintaining a safe indoor temperature.
- 3. Close blinds and drapes.
- 4. Extinguish fires in fireplaces and close flues.
- 5. Keep listening to the radio for heightened awareness of a radiological emergency and for possible changes in protective actions announced via the Emergency Alert System.
Selective Sheltering-in-place Sheltering-in-place may be preferable to evacuation as a protective action in some situations.
Because of the higher risk associated with evacuation of some special groups in the population (e.g., those who are not readily mobile), Sheltering may be the preferred alternative for such groups as a protective action at projected doses up to 5 rem. In addition, under unusually hazardous environmental conditions use of Sheltering-in-place at projected doses up to 5 rem to the general population (and up to 10 rem to special groups) may become justified. Sheltering may also provide protection equal to or greater than evacuation due to the nature of the source term and/or in the presence of temporal or other site-specific conditions. Illustrative examples of situations or groups for which evacuation may not be appropriate at 1 rem include: a) the presence of severe weather, b) competing disasters, c) institutionalized persons who are not readily mobile, and d) local physical factors which impede evacuation.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix D: Shelter-In-Place ATTACHMENT 1 New York State Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee Technical Issues Task Force Alignment of Public Protective Actions for Nuclear Power Plant Incidents with Updated Guidance Draft Revision C September 2005 REV 0.0 (DRAFT) D-3 08/06/10
WCREP Volume 1 Appendix D: Shelter-In-Place The following individuals and organizations participated in the development of this position paper, and agree to its purpose and contents. All participants agree to implement the guidance contained herein, to the extent possible.
Constellation Energy Group (Nine Mile Point)
Name Signature Date Entergy Nuclear Northeast (J.A. FitzPatrick and Indian Point Energy Center)
Michael 1. Slobodien Signature Date Rochester Gas and Electric (R.E. Ginna Station)
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix D: Shelter-In-Place Executive Summary This project resulted in the alignment of State and county emergency plans with respect to the actions and terminology used to describe public protective actions during nuclear power plant incidents. The table below summarizes the protective action terms and details.
DecisionIProtective ActioD Expected PnbUc Response No Need for Protective Actions No action Evacuate specified ERPAs and advise the Evacuate if located in the specified remainder of the plume EPZ to monitor ERPAs; remainder of the plume EPZ to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) continue listening to the EAS for additional information Shelter in place
- Go indoors
- Limit outside sources of air
- Make preparation to evacuate
- Listen to EAS Monitor the EAS Continue listening to EAS for additional information Implement the KI plan Follow provided direction regarding the use ofKI
- 1. Purpose The terminology used in the protective actions recommended by nuclear power plant licensees differs from that recommended by current regulatory guidance. The purpose of this position paper is to recommend a strategy that will align the protective actions and terminology used by the Licensee, State, and counties.
- 2. Regulatory Requirements and Guidance 2.1 Applicable regulations
- a. NUREG 0654 FEMA REP 1 section 1.9: "Each state and local organization shall establish a capability for implementing protective measures based upon protective action guides and other criteria. This shall be consistent with the recommendations of the EPA regarding exposure from the passage of radioactive plumes ... ".
- b. NUREG 0654 FEMA REP 1 Supplement 3: Actual or projected severe core damage or loss of control of the facility should require a recommendation to evacuate a 2-mile radius and 5 miles downwind unless conditions make evacuation dangerous and, advise the remainder of plume EPZ to go indoors to monitor EAS broadcasts.
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- c. NRC Regulatory Information Summary (RIS) 2004-13, August 2, 2004, Consideration of Sheltering in Licensee's Range of Protective Action Recommendations
- d. NRC RIS 2004-13, Supp. 1, March 10,2005, Consideration of Sheltering in Licensee's Range of Protective Action Recommendations Dated August 2004
- e. NRC RIS 2005-08, June 6, 2005, Endorsement ofNEI Guidance "Range of Protective Actions for Nuclear Power Plant Incidents"
- 3. Definitions 3.1 "Actual or projected severe core damage or loss of control of the facility" is equivalent to a General Emergency.
3.2 " All remaining ERP As monitor the Emergency Alert System (EASY': .
- Will always and only be used in conjunction with evacuation, and
- Is not intended to provide dose reduction
- May involve a variety of actions, including:
- Listening to EAS
- Collecting medications, important papers, etc.
- Packing (in case you are later recommended to evacuate)
- Does not mean shelter in place 3.3 "Shelter-in-place" is an action that
- Would be recommended by the licensee for short duration releases during a General Emergency, or
- Would be taken by persons who should be evacuated but cannot because of:
- Transportation resource shortfalls
- Dangerous travel conditions
- Special popUlations (prisons, nursing homes, etc.)
- Would be taken for the purpose of reducing dose
- May include a variety of actions, including:
- Going indoors
- Limiting outside sources of air
- Making preparation to evacuate
- Listening to EAS
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- 4. Implementation Considerations This section provides suggestions for implementing the recommendations contained above.
5.1 Licensee actions
- The Part 1 Notification Fact Sheet item 6 should be modified to read, A. No Need for Protective Actions outside the site boundary B. Evacuate and implement the KI Plan for the following ERPAs ...
C. All remaining ERPAs monitor the Emergency Alert System (EAS)
- A "Note" should be added to 6B which states that "Offsite authorities should consider sheltering and take KI if evacuation is not feasible" This statement acknowledges that during an emergency, licensee typically are unaware of emergent impediments to evacuation as that information is obtained and acted upon by offsite officials.
- Licensee plans should be revised to reflect the recommendation of "shelter-in-place" for short duration releases during a General Emergency. A short duration release is defined as a controlled release of one hour or less duration.
- Licensee plans may be revised to reflect alternate arrangements that have been made with State and/or county officials to accommodate special evacuation circumstances.
5.2 County and State actions
- Emergency plans should be revised to include:
- The addition of sheltering as a protective action for the pUblic.
- The above protective action may be implemented when persons who should be evacuated cannot. See decision tree in Appendix A for additional information.
- If the public is sheltered in place during a General Emergency, KI will be recommended for administration
- Public information plans should be revised to include:
- The purpose of monitoring EAS, and actions to take while monitoring EAS should be incorporated into public education materials and press releases.
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- The purpose of sheltering, and actions to take in order to shelter should be incorporated into public education materials. See Appendix B for additional infonnation on recommended actions.
- Sheltering protective action details should be incorporated into EAS follow-up messages and press releases.
- Incorporation of KI protective action details, as they relate to a recommendation to shelter-in-place, should be incorporated into public infonnation materials, press releases, and EAS follow-up messages.
- 6. References http://www.redcross.orglservices/disasterlbepreparedlshelterinplace.html http://www.nationalterroralert.com/readyguide/shelterinplace.htm http://www.cfrpc.org/shelter.html http://bt.cdc.govIradiationlshe lter. asp http://www.ci.west-sacramento.ca.us/cityhailldepartments/fireIsip.cfm http://www.pep-c.org/shelterlinlplace/
http://www.fema.govlhazards/nuclear/radiolo.shtm
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix D: Shelter-In-Place APPENDIXB Recommended Actions Local officials on the scene are the best source of information for your particular situation.
Following their instructions during and after emergencies regarding sheltering, food, water, and clean up methods is your safest choice.
Remember that instructions to shelter are usually provided for durations of a few hours, not days or weeks. There is little danger that the room in which you are taking shelter will run out of oxygen and you will suffocate.
At Home:
- Close and lock all windows and exterior doors.
- Tum off all fans, heating and air conditioning systems. Close the fireplace damper.
- Gather essential disaster supplies, such as nonperishable food, bottled water, battery-powered radios, first aid supplies, flashlights, batteries, duct tape, plastic sheeting, and plastic garbage bags, and make sure the radio is working.
- Go to an interior room without windows that's above ground level. In the case of a chemical threat, an above-ground location is preferable because some chemicals are heavier than air, and may seep into basements even if the windows are closed.
- Bring your pets with you, and be sure to bring additional food and water supplies for them.
- It is ideal to have a hard-wired telephone in the room you select. Call your emergency contact and have the phone available if you need to report a life-threatening condition.
Cellular telephone equipment may be overwhelmed or damaged during an emergency.
- Use duct tape and plastic sheeting (heavier than food wrap) to seal all cracks around the door and any vents into the room.
- Keep listening to your radio or television until you are told all is safe or you are told to evacuate.
At Work:
- Close the business.
- Bring everyone into the room(s). Shut and lock the door(s).
- If there are customers, clients, or visitors in the building, provide for their safety by asking them to stay - not leave. When authorities provide directions to shelter-in-place, they want everyone to take those steps now, where they are, and not drive or walk outdoors.
- Unless there is an imminent threat, ask employees, customers, clients, and visitors to call their emergency contact to let them know where they are and that they are safe.
- Tum on call-forwarding or alternative telephone answering systems or services. If the business has voice mail or an automated attendant, change the recording to indicate that the business is closed, and that staff and visitors are remaining in the building until authorities advise it is safe to leave.
- Close and lock all windows, exterior doors, and any other openings to the outside.
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- Have employees familiar with your building's mechanical systems tum off all fans, heating and air conditioning systems. Some systems automatically provide for exchange of inside air with outside air these systems, in particular, need to be turned off, sealed, or disabled.
- Gather essential disaster supplies, such as nonperishable food, bottled water, battery-powered radios, first aid supplies, flashlights, batteries, duct tape, plastic sheeting, and plastic garbage bags.
- Select interior room(s) above the ground floor, with the fewest windows or vents. The room(s) should have adequate space for everyone to be able to sit in. Avoid overcrowding by selecting several rooms if necessary. Large storage closets, utility rooms, pantries, copy and conference rooms without exterior windows will work well. A void selecting a room with mechanical equipment like ventilation blowers or pipes, because this equipment may not be able to be sealed from the outdoors.
- It is ideal to have a hard-wired telephone in the room(s) you select. Call emergency contacts and have the phone available if you need to report a life-threatening condition. Cellular telephone equipment may be overwhelmed or damaged during an emergency.
- Use duct tape and plastic sheeting (heavier than food wrap) to seal all cracks around the door(s) and any vents into the room.
- Write down the names of everyone in the room, and call your business' designated emergency contact to report who is in the room with you, and their affiliation with your business (employee, visitor, client, customer.)
- Keep listening to the radio or television until you are told all is safe or you are told to evacuate.
At School:
- Close the school. Activate the school's emergency plan. Follow reverse evacuation procedures to bring students, faculty, and staff indoors.
- If there are visitors in the building, provide for their safety by asking them to stay not leave. When authorities provide directions to shelter-in-place, they want everyone to take those steps now, where they are, and not drive or walk outdoors.
- Provide for answering telephone inquiries from concerned parents by having at least one telephone with the school's listed telephone number available in the room selected to provide shelter for the school secretary, or person designated to answer these calls. This room should also be sealed. There should be a way to communicate among all rooms where people are sheltering-in-place in the school.
- Ideally, provide for a way to make announcements over the school-wide public address system from the room wh'ere the top school official takes shelter.
- If children have cell phones, allow them to use them to call a parent or guardian to let them know that they have been asked to remain in school until further notice, and that they are safe.
- If the school has voice mail or an automated attendant, change the recording to indicate that the school is closed, students and staff are remaining in the building until authorities advise that it is safe to leave.
- Provide directions to close and lock all windows, exterior doors, and any other openings to the outside.
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- Have employees familiar with your building's mechanical systems turn off all fans, heating and air conditioning systems. Some systems automatically provide for exchange of inside air with outside air - these systems, in particular, need to be turned off, sealed, or disabled.
- Gather essential disaster supplies, such as nonperishable food, bottled water, battery-powered radios, first aid supplies, flashlights, batteries, duct tape, plastic sheeting, and plastic garbage bags.
- Select interior room(s) above the ground floor, with the fewest windows or vents. The room(s) should have adequate space for everyone to be able to sit in. Avoid overcrowding by selecting several rooms if necessary. Classrooms may be used ifthere are no windows or the windows are sealed and can not be opened. Large storage closets, utility rooms, meeting rooms, and even a gymnasium without exterior windows will also work well.
- It is ideal to have a hard-wired telephone in the room(s) you select. Call emergency contacts and have the phone available if you need to report a life-threatening condition. Cellular telephone equipment may be overwhelmed or damaged during an emergency.
- Bring everyone into the room. Shut and lock the door.
- Use duct tape and plastic sheeting (heavier than food wrap) to seal all cracks around the door(s) and any vents into the room.
- Write down the names of everyone in the room, and call your schools' designated emergency contact to report who is in the room with you.
- Listen for an official announcement from school officials via the public address system, and stay where you are until you are told all is safe or you are told to evacuate.
In Your Vehicle If you are driving a vehicle and hear advice to "shelter-in-place" on the radio, take these steps;
- If you are very close to home, your office, or a public building, go there immediately and go inside. Follow the sheltering recommendations for the place you pick described above.
- If you are unable to get to a home or building quickly and safely, then pull over to the side of the road. Stop your vehicle in the safest place possible. If it is sunny outside, it is preferable to stop under a bridge or in a shady spot, to avoid being overheated.
- Turn off the engine. Close windows and vents.
- If possible, seal the heating/air conditioning vents with duct tape.
- Listen to the radio regularly for updated advice and instructions.
- Stay where you are until you are told it is safe to get back on the road. Be aware that some roads may be closed or traffic detoured. Follow the directions of law enforcement officials.
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Agree to all "Concepts" .'1115/03 All Develop and agree to schedule of major project milestones 1115/03 All Define all regulatory requirements 7/2003 Search for current guidance and standards on sheltering in 7/2003 place and incorporate into analysis Develop regulatory requirements matrix 7/2003 Define all technical concepts and document the basis for 712003 each protective action
- Evacuation
- Sheltering in place
- Heightened state of awareness Develop decision flowchart that incorporate the above 7/2003 protective actions Validate each permutation in the flowchart using scenario 7/2003 based table-tops Verify that the regulatory requirements matrix is satisfied 7/2003 with the new decision flowchart Provide decision flowchart and basis to all stakeholders for 12/2003 SEMO comment and approval Assess changes against 44CFR350.14 "Significant Changes" Develop wording changes for state plan NYS Developwording changes for countv plans Counties Develop wording changes for licensee plan Licensees Develop Part 1 NFS wording All Verify consistency of plan changes All Develop public information materials: All
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix E: Westchester County Emergency Communications Network APPENDIXE WESTCHESTER COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK In the event of a Radiological Emergency at the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC), the Radiological Emergency Communications System (RECS) will enable the IPEC staff to promptly notify State and County emergency response organizations. In addition, the RECS will provide for all additional communications between the IPEC Emergency Operations Facility and the Emergency Operations Centers for the State of New York and Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties.
The Westchester County Emergency Communications Network operates from either the Department of Emergency Services, 60 Control (County Warning Point) in Valhalla, N.Y. or the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Hudson Valley Traffic Management Center, Hawthorne, N.Y. The CWP in Valhalla is manned on a 24-hour-a-day basis.
- 1. NEW YORK STATE RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CRECS) FOR THE INDIAN POINT ENERGY CENTER
- a. INTRODUCTION This specification defines the configuration and functional requirements for a dedicated telephone network to be used for vital communications pertaining to radiological emergencies at the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y.
The network connects emergency facilities at IPEC to County Warning Points and EOC's of the surrounding counties and to State emergency operating centers in Albany, N.Y.
The system consists of dedicated (not switched) transmission facilities providing mUlti-party communications in a conferencing mode.
- b. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION (1) Site Locations A station set and associated accessones are provided at each of the following locations:
(a) New York State Offices (i) State Emergency Operations Center (State EOC)
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State Emergency Management Office State Campus, Building #22 1220 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12226 (iii) State Department of Health (State DOH)
Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection 547 River Street at Flannigan Sq Troy, New York 12180 (b) New York State SEMO Region II New York State Region II Office 171 Cheney Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 (c) Indian Point Energy Center
Contact:
Manager Emergency Planning (i) Unit 2 - Control Room (CR-2) (24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />)
Entergy Nuclear Northeast Indian Point Energy Center Buchanan, New York 10511 (ii) Unit 3 - Control Room (CR-3) (24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />)
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County Office of Emergency Management (i) Orange County EOC 22 Wells Farm Road Goshen, NY 10924 (ii) Orange County Warning Point (Orange WP) (24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />)
Orange County Sheriff's Office County Jail 40 Erie Street Goshen, New York 10924 (e) Rockland County
Contact:
County Office of Fire and Emergency Services (i) Rockland County EOC Fire Training Center Pomona, New York 10970 (ii) Rockland County Warning Point (Rockland WP) (24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />)
Sheriff's Radio Division Fire Training Center Pomona, New York 10970 (f) Putnam County
Contact:
Director, Bureau of Emergency Services (i) Putnam County EOC Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services 112 Old Route Six Carmel, New York 10512 (ii) Putnam County Warning Point Putnam County Sheriff s Department 3 County Center Carmel, New York 10512 REV 0.0 (DRAFT) £-5 08/06/10
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Contact:
Office of Emergency Management (i) Westchester County Emergency Operations Center Hudson Valley Transportation Management Center 200 Bradhurst A venue Hawthorne, New York 10532-1619 (ii) Westchester County Warning Point (Westchester WP) (24-hour)
Westchester County 60 Control Department of Emergency Services 4 Dana Road Valhalla, New York 10532 (h) Peekskill City
Contact:
Police Commissioner Peekskill City Warning Point (Peekskill CD)
Police Headquarters Nelson Avenue Peekskill, New York 10566 (2) Layout Figure E-I identifies the network configuration. Figure E-I is not intended to represent an exact routing plan for the network. However, the star configuration shown is required so that communications with more than one county will not be lost in the event of failure in one section. The central office is the location for any centralized hotline elements such as conference bridge, ring generators, etc.
(3) Voice Recording All voice traffic on the RECS will be recorded for accountability purposes. Recorders will be located at the New York State Emergency Operations Center in Albany, New York. Since all voice traffic is on a conference basis, each of the recorders will receive all voice communications on the RECS from the State, counties and NFO.
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(a) RECS Line calls are initiated by the NFO only; (b) When phone rings PICK UP handset and remain off-hook; (c) MONITOR the telephone speaker; (d) TO TALK, press the handset push-to-talk button; (e) When the conference is completed, HANG-UP the handset.
- 2. WESTCHESTER COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK The Emergency Communications Network utilizes telephone lines, both dedicated and commercial, and radio communications as described below:
- a. Department of Public Safety Communication Center (1) The Center utilizes a radio system and a telephone "hot line."
(a) The radio system includes communications links to:
(i) Department of Public Works (in part)
(ii) County corrections facilities (iii) Some park and recreational areas (iv) Court and offices of the District Attorney All utilize repeater systems.
(b) The telephone "hot line" system facilitates simultaneous communication links with the following:
(i) Forty-three (43) city, town and village police departments (ii) New York State Police (Hawthorne)
(iii) Greenwich, Connecticut local police department (2) The Center in Hawthorne has auxiliary power generating capabilities including a 14-day supply of fuel.
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- 3. WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMEREGNCY SERVICES (VALHALLA. N.Y.)
- a. Fire and EMS Emergency Communications Center (ECC). The ECC is capable of communicating with all fire and EMS agency within the County.
- b. The County maintains a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telecommunications systems in the EOC to communicate directly to the County's Emergency Communications Center, Department of Health and all 911 receiving hospitals within the County.
- 4. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) COMMUNICATIONS
- a. The County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) located in Hawthorne, as well as the alternate EOC in White Plains, has limited communications capabilities. It has the New York State Executive Hotline, the New York State Radiological Emergency Communications System (RECS) and radio communications.
The EOC is capable of maintaining communication with the EMS and with county hospitals. Space in the EOC is set aside for the American Red Cross and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), a radio organization of ham radio operators. RACES is of great importance in the event of an emergency in that it can be utilized to maintain communications between emergency organizations and workers including field monitoring teams, police, the American Red Cross, etc.
The EOC has an emergency Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) and diesel generator to supply all backup power needs.
NYSPIN terminals exist at the County Warning Point.
- b. Westchester County has two mobile communications vehicles at its disposal.
These vehicles are equipped with much the same radio communications capabilities as the EOC, allows coordinating efforts to be made at the scene of an emergency. The mobile communications van may be dispatched to near-scene locations to facilitate communications between local emergency services agencies and the county EOC. These units also utilize a mobile radio bridging system that allows for communications interoperability with multiple disparate radio systems.
- c. The County Public Safety Communications Center, EOC and alternate EOC have the capability to maintain telephone communication with the New York State Warning Point in Albany.
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- d. All frequencies are controlled and filed and maintained at EOC and at the emergency facilities.
- e. Communication between the Westchester County EOC and the Radiological Field Monitoring Teams (FMT) is provided through the use of local radios operating on a FM frequency with a base station adjacent to the Dose Assessment Room of the EOe. Each FTM is equipped with a Nextel (Phone and Direct Connect) with Public Safety Priority. Each team is provided with a satellite phone to ensure an additional layer of redundancy, Backup communications are primarily provided through the use of RACES radios and cell and satellite phones. This is detailed in Attachment 1 to the Field Monitoring Procedures Manual REV O. 0 (DRAFT) £-9 08106110
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix E: Westchester County Emergency Communications Network NEW YORK STATE Indian Point Energy Center R4.DlOLOGICAL EMERGENCY DATA FORM PARTl Notification #
This is the Indian Point Energy Center with a Part 1 notification (date) (time-24 hr clock)
L This is:
A. An Actual Emergency B. An Exercise at Unit 2 Unit 3 Botb Reactor Shut Down:
Unit -2 A. Not Applicable B. at (Date) (Time 24 hr clock)
Unit-3 A . Not Applicable B. at (Date) (Time 24 hr clock)
- 2. The Emergency Classification is:
A. UNUSUAL EVENT C. SITE AREA EMERGENCY E EMERGENCY TERMINATED B. ALERT D. GENERAL EMERGENCY This Emergency Classification declared on: at (date) (time-24 hr clock) 3 ..
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- 4. Release of Radioactive Materials due to the classified event:
A. No Release B. Release BELOW federal limits o To Atmosphere o To Water C. Release ABOVE federal limits o To Atmosphere o To Water D. Unmonitored release requiring evaluation
- 5. Wind Speed: Meters/Sec at elevation IO Meters
- 6. Wind Direction: (From) Degrees at elevation _10 Meters
- 7. Stability Class: A B C D E F G
- 8. The following Protective Actions are recommended to be implemented as soon as practicable:
A. NO NEED for PROTECTIVE ACTIONS outside the site boundary B. EVACUATE and IMPLEMENT tbe KI PLAN for the following Areas All remaining Area's MONITOR tbe EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM 2 miles around 5-miles downwind 5 miles around 10-miles downwind Entire EPZ In the following Sectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 NOTE: OFFSITE AUTHORITIES SHOULD CONSIDER SHELTER-IN*PLACE + TAKE KliF EVACUATION IS NOT FEASIBLE C. SHELTER-IN-PLACE and IMPLEMENT tbe KI PLAN for the following Area's and All remaining Area's MO....TIOR tbe EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM 2 miles around 5-miles downwind 5-miles around 10-miles downwind Entire EPZ In the following Sectors I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Il 12 13 14 15 16 REV 0.0 (DRAFT) E-11 08/06/10
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification APPENDIXF PUBLIC ALERT AND NOTIFICATION This Appendix presents a review of those prompt notification systems that have been established in the ten-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). One of NUREG-0654's numerous requirements for emergency planning and preparations is to promptly notify the public that an emergency situation exists and to take protective actions. This notification capability is required within the Plume EPZ, approximately a 10-mile radius around the reactor site.
Appendix 3 of NUREG-0654 discusses the primary requirements concerning public notification and for notification systems.
- 1. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
- a. INTRODUCTION This document provides an overview of the Public Alert and Notification System (ANS) for the 10-mile EPZ area centered on the Indian Point Energy Center. It describes the purpose, design criteria, configuration, implementation and testing schedule of the Indian Point ANS.
At the time of this writing, the IPEC siren system is in transition between the existing siren system and a new upgraded siren system that was, in part, mandated by the Energy Policy Act of2005 and related Nuclear Regulatory Commission orders.
Westchester County retains the ability to activate both systems; however, the new siren system will be relied upon as the primary.
In anticipation of transition to the new system, this plan reVISIOn incorporates the information for the new system. Implementation procedures at the County Warning Point and the OEM reflect procedures for both systems.
(1) Background IPEC has installed an Alert and Notification System (ANS) in the approximate 10-mile EPZ area surrounding the Indian Point Energy Center. The 10-mile EPZ area is the Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). The purpose of the ANS is to provide initial alert to the general public within the EPZ of an emergency at the Indian Point Plants. The intention of the alert signal is to instruct the public to monitor the Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages being broadcast on public media (radioITV) for more specific information.
The responsibility for the activation of the ANS resides with the county governments who have jurisdiction in the 10-mile EPZ area. The ANS is segmented into four parts along county boundaries with the alerting devices in each segment controlled by the respective county authorities.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification The Public Alert System is composed mainly of sirens and is augmented with tone alerts radios (TARs). Tone alert radios are an enhancement to the Indian Point Alert and Notification System. The radios have been distributed to supplement siren alerting for residents in EPZ areas where acoustic coverage is reduced, as well as to special facilities in the EPZ.
The tone alert radios are pre-tuned to a local EAS broadcast station that transmits EAS messages. The tone alert radios are activated automatically when an EAS message is broadcast by a commercial radio station in conjunction with siren soundings.
Entergy Nuclear is responsible for the administrative maintenance of the tone alert radio program. These activities include:
- Maintaining records of tone alert radios currently distributed by Entergy,
- Providing replacement radios to recipients as requested,
- Ensuring sufficient supplies of replacement radios,
- Identifying facilities that should be offered tone alert radios,
- Surveying tone alert radio holders annually to verify operability of tone alert radios, and to provide instructions on the use ofthe tone alert radios
- b. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION The existing siren system has 79 sirens in Westchester County. Attachment F-2 identifies the location of sirens for the existing system. The new siren system will have 77 sirens in Westchester County. Attachment F -3 lists the location of sirens for the new system.
The system description which follows is for the new system.
(1) Alerting Device Distribution For effective coverage of the Indian Point EPZ, omni-directional electronic stationary sirens were selected as the alerting devices for the new ANS. Based on the siren placement guidelines presented above, the system design indicates that 172 sirens are required. The distribution is as follows:
- Westchester 77
- Rockland 56
- Orange 23
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification (2) Control and Communication The communication control system uses twelve (12) communication control units (CCU) with an attached computer, running the control and monitor software. Each unit includes a CCU, computer, LCD monitor, printer, keyboard, track ball, batteries, and uninterruptible power supply, all within a rack-mounted enclosure.
Three (3) of the twelve (12) CCU's are located in Westchester County. They are located:
- in the 60 Control Communications Center, 4 Dana Road;
- the Emergency Operations Center in the Hudson Valley Traffic Management Center, 200 Bradhurst A venue; and
- the alternate EOC located in the County Office Building, White Plains.
Six (6) CCU's are located in the following counties:
- two (2) CCU's located in Putnam County
- two (2) CCU's located in Orange County, and
- two (2) CCU's located in Rockland County.
Each county has complete activation control and monitoring over the sirens used to alert their county from all CCU's located within their county. Westchester County's and Rockland County's CCU's have the capability of controlling all 172 sirens in all four Counties. The ability to activate another County's sirens is only exercised at that County's request.
There are three (3) CCU units located at Indian Point Energy Center that have complete control and monitoring capabilities over all sirens in the system.
All CCU's, computers, and associated equipment have battery back-up power capable of providing a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of operation in case of primary power failure. The system incorporates reliable communication and post-activation polling times of less than 3 minutes (using the IP communication path).
There are two completely separate and redundant parallel communication paths used to convey activation and monitoring messages between the CCU's and the remote sirens.
The dedicated simulcast radio system uses redundant transmitters and antennas located at each of four transmitter tower sites: Tinker Hill, Grasslands, Harriman and IPEC Meteorological. The transmitter towers are linked to provide simulcast operation. The effective radiated power (ERP) from the transmitter tower is 200 watts with 50 watts (ERP) talkback power.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification Using the four towers in simulcast mode, essentially 100% coverage is obtained from anyone ofthe twelve (12) CCU locations to all siren sites. All radio communication equipment has battery backup for at least twenty-four (24) hours of operation in case of primary power loss. This simulcast radio system uses one 220 MHz frequency pair that the Indian Point Energy Center is licensed for and confonns to the existing license ERP output power for both the repeaters and the mobile units (sirens and CCU's). The 220 MHz radio system eliminates the single points of siren communication failures since every CCU can communicate to every siren in the system.
To further increase the RF system reliability, all activation transmission messages are sent out multiple times. By sending out multiple redundant activation messages, the probability of all desired sirens correctly activating, even in the presence of random radio interference.
A wireless data network that uses cellular data modems provides independent, redundant communications between all CCU's and sirens. Several methods are employed to prevent unauthorized access to the siren system via these wireless links. Data is extensively checked and is encrypted using 128 bit AES. The modems are programmed to respond only to other modems within an assigned block of static IP addresses.
- c. SIREN PLACEMENT GUIDELINES The following guidelines on siren sound levels are employed in the siren placement for the Indian Point ANS:
(1) For non-residential areas, sirens are placed so that 60dB (C) will be the minimum outdoor siren-sound level in the area.
(2) For residential areas with population density below 2,000 persons/square mile, sirens are placed so that 65dB (C) will be the minimum outdoor siren-sound level in the area. This is to provide effective indoor as well as outdoor coverage.
(3) For popUlated areas with population density above 2,000 persons/square mile and for cities, sirens are placed so that 75dB (C) will be the minimum outdoor siren-sound level in the area for effective indoor as well as outdoor coverage.
(4) The maximum sound level received by any member of the public is no more than 123dB (C).
The above guidelines provide adequate outdoor, as well as indoor coverage under most circumstances.
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- d. ALERT AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TESTING AND MAINTENANCE Entergy is responsible for testing and maintenance of the siren system. Procedures detailing the testing and maintenance of the system are on file at Entergy. The siren system testing program is as follows. The success of any test will be confirmed by feedback reported to the control station. If unsatisfactory performance is reported, a technician is dispatched by the NFO to diagnose and repair the problem.
(l) Bi- Weekly Silent Test - A bi-weekly "Silent" test is initiated from either the County EOC or WP to ensures that the transmission path and the siren audio drivers are functional.
(2) Short Duration Full Volume Test - A quarterly "Growl" test is initiated from either the County EOe or WP. In this test, the sirens emit a constant tone for approximately 10 seconds.
(3) Full Alert Siren Test - The entire siren system is tested at least annually to ensure operability. The sirens are sounded from either a County EOC or WP as if it were a real actuation. In this test the sirens emit a constant tone for approximately 4 minutes.
(4) Preventive Maintenance - The NFO conducts a preventive maintenance program for the entire siren system including sirens, control stations and repeaters.
Adjustments or repairs are made as needed according to the manufacturer's specifications. Procedures detailing the maintenance and the maintenance frequency are on file at the NFO.
- e. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION (l ) Emergency Alert System (EAS)
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a network of radio stations designed to give information to the public in the event of any emergency, including a radiological emergency at Indian Point.
(a) System Description/Capabilities (i) Consists of radio stations whose broadcast area includes Westchester County (see Table F-l).
(ii) Stations should follow procedures developed for use by broadcasters to select the best EAS monitoring assignment according to specific EAS Operational (local) Area planning while considering constraints imposed by particular geographic and technical phenomena in those areas. Any detailed EAS Operational Plans developed voluntarily at the local level should be used in lieu of these procedures.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification (2) Other Notification Capabilities Westchester County uses an automated callout system for selected emergency worker notifications and general public notification.
This system is developed by Dialogic Communications Corporation (DCC) and is known as The Communicator. This system has two applications as follows.
(a) Emergency Worker Notification The Westchester County Emergency Notification System (ENS) is used to perform automated callout of the EOC staff. Pre-recorded messages are available for both drill scenarios and real events, one for each emergency classification leveL The system can be activated by the Warning Point or authorized Department of Emergency Services personneL This activation can be done remotely by those authorized. The system has 16 lines and is programmed with the home, office, mobile and pager numbers for EOC staff. The system is able to log successfully completed calls and print a report of calls completed.
(b) Community Notification System This feature of the Communicator is utilized for larger public notifications. It has three T-Systems connected to it with 72 lines. An additional tool used in conjunction with the system is GeoCast (GIS system) with which you can "drop and draw" specific geographic areas of the county to be notified. It is also capable of notifying special population groups such as schools and nursing homes. It will also be used as the backup in the event of siren failure.
The GeoCast automatic dialing system will also be used to replace route alerting in the event of siren failure. A distance of approximately one mile radius around the siren will be selected. A recorded message will be played for residents which advises them to tune to local EAS radio and TV stations for emergency information. This system is web-based and can be activated by OEM staff from any location.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification TABLE F-l PARTICIPATING EAS STATIONS Broadcast stations in the Lower Hudson Valley and Catskill, New York EAS Operational Area, which are recommended in the "Planning For Emergencies" booklet, distributed in the WestchesterCounty's portion of the lO-mile EPZ around the Indian Point Energy Center include:
AM Radio FMRadio Television WFAN 660 WRRV 92.7 WCBS Ch2 WABC 770 WHUD 100.7 WNBC Ch4 WCBS 880 WFAS 103.9 WNYW ChS WFAS 1230 WABC Ch 7 WALL 1340 WLNA 1420 Emergency information could also be carried on the following stations:
AM Radio FMRadio Television WRKL 910 WNEW 102.7 NEWS 12 HUDSON VALLEY WTBQ 1110 WGNY 103.1 WRCR 1300 WXPK 107.1 WINS 1010 REV 0.0 (DRAFT) F-8 08106110
WCREP Volume 1 Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification TABLEF-2 LIST OF SIRENS FOR THE OLD SYSTEM 37-Rt. 9 & Acker Ave 38-Pleasantville Rd & Central Dr.
39-Eastern Ave & Churchill St.
40-Rt. 133 & Rt. 9-A 41-No Alert Required-Croton Dam Rd. & Cherry Hill Circle 42-Rt. 9 & Audobon Rd. (Dominican Sisters) Ossining 43-No Alert Required-Rt. 134 & Grace Lane 44-Somerstown Pike & Surrey Lane 45-end of Barnes St. -near Rt.134 & TSP, Yorktown 46-Spring Valley Rd. & Teatown Rd.
47-G.E. Training Center, Ossining 48-No Alert Required-Riverside Ave & Croton Point Ave 49-01d Post Rd. & Rt. 129-cemetery, Croton 50- No Alert Required-Croton Point Park 5I-Rt. 9-A & North Riverside Ave 52- No Alert Required-Springvale Rd. & Summit Place, Crugers 53-Colabaugh Pond Rd & Woodlake Dr.
54- No Alert Required-Episcopal Church @ Montrose Point 55-Mt. Airey & Glengary Rd @HighIine Crossing, Cortlandt 56-Rt. 129 & Fox Run Rd., Cortlandt 57-Hanover Ave & Hanover Hilltop Farm 58-Baldwin Rd. & Baptist Church Rd.
59-Hanover Ave & Church Pl.
60-Baptist Church Rd. & Hunter Brook Rd.
6I-Broad St. & Loder Rd.
62-Rt. 202 & TSP 63-01d Crompond Rd. & Ave A-Quarry Acres 64- No Alert Required-Furnace Dock Rd. & Maple Ave, Cortlandt 65- No Alert Required-Washington Ave & Montrose Station Rd., Cortlandt 66- No Alert Required-Broadway opposite RJS #6, Buchanan 67- No Alert Required-Washington Ave & Sherman Ave @ Armory 68- No Alert Required-Washington St. & Hudson Ave, Peekskill 69- No Alert Required-Crompond Rd (Rt. 202) & Grant Ave 70- No Alert Required-Lakeview Dr. & Pemart Ave 7l-Roa Hook Rd & Bayview Rd, Cortlandt 72-Gallows Hill & Pumphouse Rd., Cortlandt 73-Crompond (Rt.202)& Lexington Ave 74- No Alert Required-Westchester Mall @ Rt. 6, Cortlandt 75-Woodland Ave & Heyward St.-Mohegan Water Tanks 76-Rt. 132 & Suncrest Ave-Copper Beach Middle School 77- No Alert Required- Whitman Rd. & Poplar Rd.
78- No Alert Required-Wood St & Mountain Rd.
79-Mill St. & Rt.6 301- No Alert Required-Verplanck Ballfield-II th St. & Broadway, Verplanck 302- No Alert Required-Paulding St. & Hayden St.
303-Hudson St. & Wells St.
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306-Curry St. & Tulip Dr.
307-Lafayette Ave & Matasac Rd., Peeskill 308- No Alert Required-Townsend Rd. & Clinton Ave.-Toddville School, Cortlandt 309-Camp Field Reservior @ Lindbergh 310-Locust Ave & Enrico Dr., Peekskill 311- No Alert Required-Beach Shopping Center @ Route 6 312-Dale Ave & Frederick St.-Lake Allendale, Peekskill 313- No Alert Required-Hollowbrook Lane & Root Lane 3 I 4- No Alert Required-Seward St & rear of Henderick Hudson HS, Buchanan 315-Croton Ave & Jacob Rd. Walter Pan is HS, Cortlandt 3l6-Highland Sr. @C.V.V.F.D. firehouse, Cortlandt 317- No Alert Required-Crugers Rd. & Dutch St., Montrose 318- No Alert Required-Route 9A & Furnace Dock Rd., Crugers 319-Furnace Dock Rd. near Suffiin Mtn Rd., Cortlandt 320- No Alert Required-High St. Constant Ave @ Top ofHiII 321- No Alert Required-State St. & Ossining Fire Police HQ 322-0rchard Rd. & Pleasantville Rd., Briarc1iffManor 323-Stony St.-North ofRt. 202 & South ofRt.6 324-Barger St. off of Oregon Rd., Cortlandt 326-Hemlock St. & Hickory Dr. off of Granite Springs Rd.
327-Rt.202 & Mercer Rd.- Yorktown HS 328-Granite Springs Rd @ Curry St.
329-Lexington Ave & Strawberry Rd.
331-Rt. 132 & Main St-Shrub Oak 333 -Van Cortlandt Drive & Ridge St.
335- No Alert Required-Elm & Alder-West of9A un BriarcIiff@ college 358- No Alert Required-French Hill To Darby St.
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WCREP Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification TABLEF-3 LIST OF SIRENS FOR THE NEW SYSTEM New Old Siren Siren Number Number Main Road Intersecting Road Municipality 301 37 S. Highland Ave. Archer and Nelson Ave. Ossining 302 38 Pleasantville Road Central Drive and Mulberry Ossining 303 40 Croton Ave. and Route 133 Route 9A Ossining 304 41 Croton Dam Road Cherry Hill Circle Ossining 305 42 No. Highland Ave. and Rt 9 Audabon Drive Ossining 306 43 56 Grace Lane --North East of 9-A Croton Dam Road NewCastle 307 44 165-169 Somerstown Pike Surrey Lane New Castle 308 45 200 Barnes St.--Near Rt.134 & T.S.P. Syska Road Yorktown 309 46 Spring Valley Road Teatown Road Yorktown 310 47 G.E. Training Center - Fowler Ave. Hillcrest Ave. Ossining 311 49 Old Post Road Maple S1. and Rt. 129 (cemetery) Croton 312 50 Croton Point Park Croton Point Park Parking lot Croton 313 51 180 No. Riverside Ave. Old Post Road Croton 314 53 66 Colabaugh Pond Woodale Ave. Cortlandt 315 55 Mt. Airy Road Glengary Rd. at highline crossing Cortlandt 316 56 Rt. 129 and Fox Run Road Short Hill Road Cortlandt 317 57 Hanover St Croton Heights Road Yorktown 318 58 1353 Baldwin Road Baptist Church Road Yorktown Underhill Ave (W-59 on Hanover and 319 59 Church) Front St. Yorktown 320 60 Hunter Brook Road Baptist Church Road Yorktown 321 62 Crompond Rd. Rt 202 Mohansic Ave. Yorktown 322 63 Old Crompond Road Ave A - Quarry Acres Yorktown 323 64 Furnace Dock Road Maple Ave. Cortlandt 324 65 Washington St. Montrose Station Road Cortlandt 325 66 Broadway Bleakley Ave and 1st Ave. Buchanan 326 67 Washington S1. - near Armory Sherman Ave. Peekskill 327 68 Washington St. Hudson Ave. Peekskill 328 70 116 Lakeview Drive PemartAve. Peekskill 329 71 Military Road Route 202 & 6 Cortlandt 330 72 Dogwood Road 28 Gallows Hill Road Cortlandt 331 73 Crompond Road Locust Ave. Yorktown 332 74 Cortlandt Town Center - Rt 6 Renee Gate Street Cortlandt 3482 Heyward Ave - Mohegan Water 333 75 Woodland Ave. Tanks Yorktown REVO.O F-11
WCREP Appendix F: Public Alert and Notification New Old Siren Siren Number Number Main Road Intersecting Road Municipality 334 76 Old Yorktown Road - Rte 132 Suncrest Ave. Yorktown 335 79 IMill St and Rt. 6 North Ridge Road Yorktown 336 301 111 S1. (ballfield) Broadway Verplanck 337 303 IHudson Ave. Wells Sf. Peekskill 338 304 Jack Road N Camp Road Cortlandt 339 305 Lee Blvd. Hill Blvd. Yorktown 340 306 Curry St TuliQDrive Yorktown 341 307 I Lafayette St. Greenlawn Road Peekskill 342 308 Townsend Road Lexington Ave. Cortlandt 343 309 Camp Field Reservoir Lindbergh Place Peekskill 344 310 253 Locust Ave. Enrico Drive Peekskill 345 314 210 Seward Sf. Hendrick Hudson HS - Rear Buchanan 346 315 Croton Ave Jacob St. Cortlandt 347 316 C.v.V.F.D. Firehouse/Spypond Rd. Highland Drive Cortlandt 348 317 9 Crugers Road extension Dutch Sf. Montrose 349 318 Furnace Dock Road Rt. 9A Cortlandt 350 319 317Furnace Dock Road Sniffen Mountain Rd. Cortlandt State Sf. & Ossining Fire Police 351 321 Headquarters St. Paul's St. Ossining 3256 Stony St.-North of 202 & South 352 323 of Rt. 6 Jud~Road Yorktown 353 324 8 Barger Sf. Peekskill Hollow Road Cortlandt Hickory Drive off of Granite Springs 354 326 2789 Hemlock St. Road Yorktown 355 327 Rt. 202 I 35 Crompond road Mercer Rd. - Yorktown HS Yorktown 356 328 124 Granite Springs Road Curry St. Yorktown 357 329 Lexington Ave. I Red Mill Road Strawberry Road Yorktown 358 331 Old Yorktown Road - Rt. 132 Main St. Yorktown 359 333 Van Cortlandt Circle Ridge S1. in Schrub Oak Yorktown Alder Road west of 9A in Briarcliff 360 335 96 Elm Road Manor (college) Ossining 361 358 Darby Street, End of French Hill Road Yorktown 362 380 1374 White Hill Road Mark Road - Wilkens Farm Yorktown 363 382 1518 Washington St. Watch Hill Road Cortlandt 364 384 522 lilington Road Rt134 Yorktown 365 386 1355 Journeys End Road Blinn Road Yorktown 366 N/A Poplar Street Forest Court Yorktown 367 N/A Broad Street Sara Court Yorktown 368 N/A RT 118 500 East of Birdsall Drive Yorktown REVO.O F-12
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix G: Population APPENDIXG TABLE G-l: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING AREA POPULATION*
OLD ERPA AREA NAME 2000 POPULATION NUMBER 1 Buchanan 2,171 2 City of Peekskill 22,459 3 Verplanck 1,273 4 Montrose and Blue Mountain Res. 3,534 5 Mount Airy Section, Town of Cortlandt 957 6 Croton-on-Hudson 7,589 7 Camp Smith Military Reservation 185 8 AnnsviIIe, Van CortlandtvilIe, Crompond 11,156 and Continental Village 9 Toddville and Quarry Acres in the Town of 4,486 Cortlandt 10 Mohegan Lake and Shrub Oak 8,021 11 Northeastern Yorktown and Jefferson 18,086 Valley 12 Southwestern Yorktown and Teatown 3,102 13 Southeastern Yorktown and Kitchawan 7,124 14 Granite Springs and Amawalk, Town of 2,688 Somers 15 Southwestern Somers 1,284 21 Western New Castle and Milkwood 4,785 22 Ossining 29,454 47 VA Hospital, Montrose 332 48 Crugers and Oscawana 3,483 49 Furnace Woods, Pleasants ide, Peekskill 2,820 Heights 50 Quaker Bridge, Town of Cortlandt 471 51 Briarcliff Manor and Mount Pleasant 8,368 TOTAL 143,828
- As developed by NYSEMO, per 2000 census.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix G: Population TABLEG-2: COUNTY POPULATION Population and Population Change, 1980 - 2000 Westchester County and Municipalities with Town Totals Pooulation Change Percent Change Municipality 2000 1990 1980 1990 to 2000 1980 to 2000 1990 to 2000 1980 to 2000 Westchester County 923,459 874,866 866,599 48,593 56,860 6% 7%
North 264,794 246,449 226,549 18,345 38,245 7% 17%
Central 227,499 213,474 210,131 14,025 17,368 7% 8%
South 431,166 414,943 429,966 16,223 1,200 4% 0%
Cities 427,122 405,690 413,176 21,432 13,946 5% 3%
Towns 279,384 266,228 230,320 13,156 49,064 5% 21%
Villages 216,953 202,948 223,103 14,005 -6,150 7% -3%
MountVemon 68,381 67,153 66,713 1,228 1,668 2% 3%
New Rochelle 72,182 67,265 70,794 4,917 1,388 7% 2%
Peekskill 22,441 19,536 18,236 2,905 4,205 15% 23%
CITIES Rye City 14,955 14,936 15,083 19 -128 0% -1%
White Plains 53,077 48,718 46,999 4,359 6,078 9% 13%
Yonkers 196,086 188,082 195,351 8,004 735 4% 0%
BEDFORD 18,133 16,906 15,137 1,227 2,996 7% 20%
CORLANDT 38,467 37,357 35,705 1,110 2,762 3% 8%
Buchanan 2,189 1,970 2,041 219 148 11% 7%
TOWNS AND VILLAGES Croton-on-Hudson 7,606 7,018 6,889 588 717 8% 10%
Cortlandt (tov) 28,672 28,369 26,775 303 1,897 1% 7%
EASTCHESTER 31,318 30,867 32,648 451 -1,330 1% -4%
Bronxville 6,543 6,028 6,076 515 467 9% 8%
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix G: Population Population Change Percent Chance Municipalitv 2000 1990 1980 1990 to 2000 1980 to 2000 1990 to 2000 1980 to 2000 Tuckahoe 6,211 6,302 6,076 -91 135 -1% 2%
Eastchester (tov) 18,564 18,537 20,305 27 -1,741 0% -9%
GREENBURGH 86,764 83,816 82,881 2,948 3,883 4% 5%
Ardsley 4,269 4,272 4,183 -3 86 0% 2%
Dobbs Ferry 10,622 9,940 10,053 682 569 7% 6%
Elmsford 4,676 3,938 3,361 738 1,315 19% 39%
Hastings-on-Hudson 7,648 8,000 8,573 -352 -925 -4% -11%
Irvington 6,631 6,348 5,774 283 857 4% 15%
Tarrytown 11,090 10,739 10,648 351 442 3% 4%
Greenburgh (tov) 41,828 40,579 40,289 1,249 1,539 3% 4%
HARRISON (tlv) 24,154 23,308 23,046 846 1,108 4% 5%
TOWNS AND LEWISBORO 12,324 11,313 8,871 1,011 3,453 9% 39%
VILLAGES MAMARONECK 28,967 27,706 29,017 1,261 -50 5% 0%
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Larchmont 6,485 6,181 6,308 304 177 5% 3%
Mamaroneck Village (MKT) 11,341 10,294 10,281 1,047 1,060 10% 10%
Mamaroneck (tov) 11,141 11,231 12,428 -90 -1,287 -1% -10%
MOUNT KISCO (v/t) 9,983 9,108 8,025 875 1,958 10% 24%
MOUNT PLEASANT 43,221 40,590 39,298 2,631 3,923 6% 10%
Briarcliff Manor (MTP) 686 604 795 82 -109 14% -14%
Pleasantville 7,172 6,592 6,749 580 423 9% 6%
Sleepy Hollow 9,212 8,152 7,994 1,060 1,218 13% 15%
Mount Pleasant (tov) 26,151 25,242 23,760 909 2,391 4% 10%
NEWCASTLE 17,491 16,648 15,425 643 2,066 5% 13%
NORTH CASTLE 10,849 10,061 9,467 788 1,382 8% 15%
NORTH SALEM 5,173 4,725 4,569 448 604 9% 13%
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix G: Population Population Change Percent Change Municipality 2000 1990 1980 1990 to 2000 1980 to 2000 1990 to 2000 1980 to 2000 OSSINING 36,534 34,124 30,680 2,410 5,854 7% 19%
Briarcliff Manor (OST) 7,010 6,466 6,320 544 690 8% 11%
Ossining Village 24,010 22,582 20,196 1,428 3,814 6% 19%
Ossining (tov) 5,514 5.076 4,164 438 1,350 9% 32%
PELHAM 11,866 11,903 12,978 -37 -1,112 0% -9%
Pelham 6,400 6,413 6,848 -13 -448 0% -7%
TOWNS AND Pelham Manor 5,466 5,490 6,130 -24 -664 0% -11%
VILLAGES POUND RIDGE 4,726 4.550 4,009 176 717 4% 18%
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RYE 43,880 39.524 38.896 4,356 4,984 11% 13%
Mamaroneck Village (RYE) 7,411 7,031 7,335 380 76 5% 1%
Port Chester 27,867 24.728 23,565 3,139 4,302 13% 18%
Rye Brook 8,602 7,765 7,996 837 606 11% 8%
Scarsdale (v/t) 17.823 16,987 17.650 836 173 5% 1%
SOMERS 18,346 16,216 13.133 2.130 5,213 13% 40%
,YORKTOWN 36.318 33,467 31,988 2,851 4,330 9% 14%
Source: United States Census Bureau. Prepared by the Westchester County Department of Planning.
(tov) - Town Outside ofa village(s)
(vii) - Coterminous Village/Town (having the same border or covering the same area)
(RYE) The portion of the Village of Mamaroneck within the Town of Rye (OST) - The portion of the Village of Briarcliff Manor within the Town of Ossining (MPT) - The portion of the Village of Briarc1iffManor within the Town of Mount Pleasant (MKT) - The portion of the Village of Mamaroneck within the Town of Mamaroneck REV 0.0 (DRAFT) G-5 08/06/10
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix I APPENDIX I RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT RESOURCES The capability for monitoring the area around the Indian Point Energy Center for released radioactivity; for following and predicting its movement and spread; and for assessing its potential health hazard presently exists under programs established by Entergy, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the u.s. Department of Energy, the New York State Government and County Governments. The existing and planned resources are described in this Appendix.
- 1. NUCLEAR FACILITY OPERATOR The Nuclear Facility Operator (NFO) has extensive monitoring and assessment capabilities consisting of operating and planned systems and equipment.
- a. Meteorological Radiological Plant Parameter Data Acquisition System (MRPDAS)
(1) MRPDAS Computer System The MRPDAS Computer System provides real-time meteorological and plant parameter data (e.g., radiation levels, temperatures) to the county so that proper accident assessments can be made during and immediately after a radiological emergency.
The system takes input from site-related meteorological and radiological instrumentation and provides information to assessment teams at the county emergency operations center.
(a) Calculates the dispersion path of radioactive material if released into the atmosphere by the plant.
(b) Obtains meteorological information from a backup meteorological tower when the primary tower is out of service, thus providing assurance that basic meteorological information is available during and immediately following an accidental airborne radioactivity release and providing an input to the assessment of the consequences of accidental radioactive releases to the atmosphere.
(c) Provides simultaneous real-time meteorological data and transport and diffusion estimates in the vicinity of the site to the licensee, emergency response organizations and the NRC Staff, on demand.
(d) Utilizes site-located radiological instruments.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix I (e) Produces the present location and shape of the plume (Class A static model) and predicts its future shape and travel (Class B dynamic model). The primary value of the MRPDAS System for making protective action response decisions is the ability to produce this information.
(2) Radiological and Meteorological Instruments with Telemetric Capability An Environmental Radiation Monitoring System consisting of 16 monitors has been installed at locations around the Indian Point Site.
These devices continuously radio and telemeter radiation level readings to a dedicated central data processor. The users interrogate the central location and obtain data directly.
- b. NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING The existing Nuclear Environmental Monitoring (NEM) program has the responsibility for gathering and documenting ongoing radiological and meteorological readings in the 10-mile EPZ. In addition to access to the data available from the systems described in preceding paragraphs 1 and 2 and the operational responsibility for the equipment described in paragraph 2.b, the NEM program is responsible for the equipment represented in the Indian Point Wind Sector Map in the EOC, for teams of trained technicians utilizing special portable equipment to the emergency sampling sites (also in the Wind Sector Map) and for directing Emergency Offsite Monitoring Teams in an emergency.
(1) Offsite NEM Equipment (a) Environmental Radiation Monitoring System - Refer to paragraph l.b.
(a) Windsets - Refer also to paragraph l.b. Additional windsets are deployed in the area around IPEC. Each installation contains a two-channel chart recorder that receives and records wind speed and direction. Charts from this equipment are periodically retrieved by the NEM program.
(c) Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLD's) - TLD's deployed as shown in the Indian Point Wind Sector Map in EOC, sensitive to Gamma radiation, are gathered and read periodically by the NEM program.
(d) Air Samplers deployed as shown in the Wind Sector Map are constantly in operation passing ambient air through a series of filters capable of trapping radioactive iodine and other radioisotopes in the air. The filters are periodically removed and analyzed by the NEM program. Activated charcoal filters are used for training, drills and exercises. Silver Zeolite filters are used for actual response. Both types are carried by field monitoring teams.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix I (e) Portable Equipment - NEM teams utilize portable equipment to gather data from any of the 61 pre-designated emergency sampling locations around the Indian Point Site shown on the Wind Sector Map in the EOC.
Readings taken by these teams are relayed back to the site via radio, using commercial telephones as backup. A partial list of the equipment utilized by these teams is presented in paragraph 4.
- c. EMERGENCY OFFSITE MONITORING TEAMS Entergy has trained volunteers from their staff in the operation of radiological monitoring equipment. In general, personnel utilized for this work have prior experience and have demonstrated capabilities working in areas of radioactivity exceeding normal levels. The volunteers would supplement and assist the radiation monitoring teams already assigned to the monitoring task in the event of an emergency at either Unit 2 or Unit 3.
Kits containing necessities including the following radiological equipment are maintained in a ready state and would be utilized by the teams:
(1) RO-20 Ion Chamber, or Equivalent - This device uses a display meter to indicate the level of Gamma radiation. (Since Gamma is normally present as background radiation, readings recorded by volunteers must be evaluated by trained personnel. )
(2) H809C Air Sampler - This device is basically a blower with a filter holder in the inlet, utilized to take samples of ambient air and pass the air through fiberglass and activated charcoal filters. These filters remove and absorb any radioisotopes from the air. Activated charcoal filters are used for training, drills and exercises.
Silver Zeolite filters are used for actual response. Both types are carried by field monitoring teams.
(3) Eberline RM-14 Radiation Monitor, or equivalent - This device is used to measure the radioactivity of filters produced by an Air Sampler (paragraph b, above).
(4) Personnel Protection Equipment - Includes ANTI-C clothing and special respirators for use in radiation environments.
(5) Support Equipment and Supplies - Includes spare filters, a stop watch, a filter holder, instruction kits, spare batteries, tools and spare rolls of chart paper.
- 2. FEDERAL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES The Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP) has been implemented consolidating the Federal response to a wide range of potential radiological emergencies.
The FRERP is intended to facilitate and clarifY the Federal role and mechanisms for providing support to State and local governments in a major radiological emergency.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendixl The Federal Emergency Management Agency has the responsibility for coordinating Federal response to nuclear incidents. SEMO will request all federal radiological assistance through FEMA. The coordination of the logistical support necessary for this operation will be the responsibility of SEMO and FEMA.
- a. FEDERAL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PLAN (FRMAP)
The Federal Monitoring and Assessment Plan (FRMAP) was developed by the U.S. DOE under 44 CFR Part 351 issued by FEMA on March 11, 1982. FRMAP is part of the FRERP and replaces the Interagency Radiological Assistance Plan (IRAP) originally published in 1965 to provide Federal technical assistance and response to radiological emergency incidents. Major provisions of the FRMAP are:
- Federal agencies will develop plans and procedures to implement the FRMAP.
- The participating agencies; NRC, EPA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DOD, and DOC will maintain facilities, equipment, and personnel to carry out their responsibilities.
- DOE will coordinate all Federal offsite monitoring and assessment operations during the emergency phase, while EPA will assume this role in the intermediate and long term phases.
- Federal response will be in support of and integrated with that of the State and local government.
- b. MAJOR DOE RESOURCES U.S. DOE radiological assistance will be requested for emergencies classified as Site Area or General Emergencies. Data from the DOE teams will be coordinated with other data in the EOF and transmitted from there to the State EOC. The DOE teams will be the primary source of information on aerial monitoring of the plume. Aircraft of the Aerial Measuring System (AMS) are maintained to be ready to apply state-of-the-art remote sensing equipment to map large areas that may have been affected by an accidental release. A computer based system, the Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability (ARAC) uses actual weather diffusion, and deposition of any radioactivity released to the environment.
The information supplied by this monitoring mode includes:
- exposure rates and radionuclide concentrations in the plume
- isotopic identification of radionuclide releases
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- extent of ground deposition
- c. RADIOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (RAP)
The function of the Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) is to respond, on an emergency basis, with appropriate scientific and medical advice and technical assistance to incidents involving loss of control over radioactive materials. RAP teams from the Brookhaven National Laboratory can respond to any site in NYS within 4 to 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />.
RAP advance teams at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), environmental Measurements Laboratories (EML) and the West Valley Demonstration Project may also be able to respond to the nearest nuclear site location.
- d. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) MILK MONITORING NET The EPA milk monitoring net is a part of the EPA's Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS). ERAMS maintains a continuing surveillance of radioactivity in the U.S. to identify the accumulation of long lived radionuclides in the environment. ERAMS is also designed to provide short term evaluation of large scale environmental nuclear releases. During ingestion pathway incidents, ERAMS data may be utilized to collect and analyze additional milk samples marketed in areas receiving fluid milk from the affected milk shed.
The results are provided to the State EOC and give them a back-up system to determine the effectiveness of preventive actions taken to reduce projected dose.
- e. OTHER EPA PROGRAMS
- Assist in developing recommendations regarding measures to protect the public health and safety.
- Assess the nature and extent of the environmental radiation hazard.
- Assist DOE in monitoring radioactivity in the environment during the emergency phase; assume primary responsibility for same in long term phase.
- f. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES FDA manages a program whereby representative samples of foods in a typical diet are taken from various locations throughout the country. These foods, including dairy products are then examined for their radionuclide content, commonly tritium S-90, Cs-137 and K-40. Under emergency conditions, FDA facilities can be used to analyze milk samples taken by FDA regional field staff.
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- Guidance to State and local officials on the use of radio-protective substances, including dosage, and on projected doses that warrant such measures.
- Guidance to State on protective action guides for food and animal feeds.
- h. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- Provide the State with advice on the minimization of losses to agricultural resources from radiation effects.
- Procurement of food.
- Inform and assist farmers and others in returning to pre-emergency conditions.
- Assist in the implementation of protective measures to minimize contamination through food ingestion.
- Assist in the collection of samples within the 50 mile EPZ.
- i. ACTIVATION OF DOE TEAMS USDOE Radiological assistance will be requested for emergencies classified as Site Area or General Emergencies. Data from the DOE teams will be coordinated with other data in the EOF and transmitted from there to the State EOC. The DOE teams will be the primary source of information on aerial monitoring of the plume. The information supplied by this monitoring mode includes:
- exposure rates and radionuclide concentrations in the plume
- isotopic identification of radionuclides releases
- delineation of plume extent
- extent of ground deposition Radiological Assistance teams operating from Brookhaven National Laboratory can respond to any site in the State within 4 to 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> if air transport is used. (If air transport cannot be used due to weather conditions, motor vehicles will be used. The use of motor vehicles may add about 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> to response time for an incident at Indian Point.
Aerial monitoring capabilities are expected to arrive from Andrews AFB, Maryland. This capability is expected to be functional for 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> after take-off.
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- 3. NEW YORK STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS The Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Resources of the State and Counties within the 10-mile EPZ have been evaluated, inventoried and summarized.
Present Monitoring and Assessment capabilities are available through the New York State Emergency Management Office and Department of Health and the appropriate County Emergency Management and Health Departments.
Sufficient county personnel shall be provided training in radiological field monitoring so that a total of six field teams are available for response to a radiological emergency (2 teams per shift 1 backup team and spare personnel). Each team, shall consist of three persons:
- a. Field Team Supervisor
- b. Monitor
- c. Record Keeper/Communicator The Westchester County Department of Health has been provided with six radiological monitoring emergency kits to be used by county field monitoring teams. The contents of each kit are shown in Table 1-1. A map of radiological sampling points is enclosed in each field monitoring kit and a map is posted on the wall in the Assessment Room of the EOC.
Offsite meteorological data is obtained from the licensee, and is available to the County EOC either from the EOF/AEOF, or via MRPDAS.
The Dose Assessment Coordinator from the Westchester County EOC directs Field Monitoring Teams by the use of mobile radios to any location in order to obtain required field data. It is estimated that field data can be relayed to the EOC Assessment Center within 20 minutes after arrival at field monitoring sites.
There are six field monitoring teams made up of three individuals. The training given to these teams consists of (1) the use of air sampling and air sampling equipment; (2) use of mobile radios; (3) portable radiation detection equipment; (4) use of personal dosimetry and KI.
Personnel rosters and training records are filed separately in the Westchester County EOC.
The Westchester County Field Monitoring Teams may be augmented by RACES communications.
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- 1. One CDV-700 with Headphones
- 2. One RO-20 or e~uivalent
- 3. One RM-14 RadIation Monitor or equivalent
- 4. One HP-210 Detection Probe
- 5. One Eberline SH-4A Probe/Sample Holder
- 6. One Radeco Air Pump Model H-809C or equivalent
- 7. One Radeco Paper Filter/Cartridge Holder for Air Pump
- 8. Six Silver Zeolite and Charcoal Filters
- 9. One Box of 24 Paper Filters
- 10. Three Model 611, 0-5 R Direct Reading Dosimeters
- 11. Three Model 742, 0-200 R Direct Reading Dosimeters
- 12. One Dosimeter Charger
- 13. Three New Jersey" Decontamination Suit Kits (Includes)
- 14. One Coverall with Hood
- 15. One Pair of PVC Gloves
- 16. One Pair Latex Gloves - Extra Large
- 17. One Pair of PV C Boots
- 18. One Motorola Mobile Radio with Microphone
- 19. One Power Cable for Radio
- 20. One Magnetic Base Antenna
- 21. Twelve (12) D-Size Batteries (Includes Replacement Batteries)
- 22. One Eveready Lantern with Battery
- 23. One Stop Watch
- 24. One Screwdriver
- 25. Two Pencils
- 26. Two Wax Marking Pencils
- 27. One Roll of Masking Tape
- 28. Assorted Sizes of Plastic Sampling Bags
- 29. Two Water Sample Bottles
- 30. One Dozen Pairs of Disposable Gloves
- 31. Twenty Large Plastic Bags for Contaminated Items
- 32. One Emergency Vehicle ID Placard
- 33. One Westchester County Road Atlas
- 34. One SectorlRadius Grid Map
- 35. One Clipboard
- 36. Fuses
- 37. Field Monitoring Team Procedures Manual (Includes):
Basic Protocol Radiological Sampling List of Fixed Field Monitoring Sites Guidelines for Use ofKI Phone Numbers of Response Personnel List of offsite Monitormg Teams Packet of Operating Instructions for Survey Equipment Air Sampling Check List Sampling Check List
- 38. One spare 6 volt gel cell battery (for RM-14)
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix K: Public Information APPENDIX K PUBLIC INFORMATION Public infonnation requirements for response to an Indian Point Energy Center radiological emergency include both pre-event (preparedness phase) and functions perfonned during an emergency. This section of the plan identifies both areas of public infonnation requirements.
- 1. PREPAREDNESS PHASE PUBLIC INFORMATION The Lead PIa shall assist in the development and implementation of a public education program to familiarize the public residing in the 10-mile emergency planning zone surrounding the Indian Point Energy Center and transients in this area with emergency preparedness plans, including siren notification systems, protective actions, emergency response planning area designations and other radiological emergency planning considerations.
Public education activities will include, but not necessarily be limited to the following:
- a. Develop and distribute planning infonnation for residents of the 10-mile EPZ to include infonnation on the County's Special Needs Registry and an "800" telephone number for seeking additional infonnation.
- b. Develop and distribute emergency planning materials targeted for transients.
The Westchester Department of Emergency Services annually distributes emergency infonnation stickers/posters to transient locations within the ten mile emergency planning zone. These stickers/posters provide infonnation on siren sounding; identify the local EAS station; and direct the public to refer to additional infonnation in telephone books. A sample is provided at Figure K-l.
- c. Participate in annual joint media education sessions (coordinated by Entergy).
- d. Provide speakers on emergency planning.
- 2. PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS Westchester County has designated the County Communications Director/Chief Advisor as the County's lead spokesperson for the release of infonnation to the public and the news media during an emergency. The release of all infonnation to the public and the media will be coordinated via a joint infonnation system (in accordance with NIMS/ICS concept of operations). The public infonnation staff is part of the command function in the EOC and report to the County Executive.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix K: Public Information The joint information system consists of a loint Information Center (lIC) located at the Hudson Valley Traffic Management Center in Hawthorne, New York, supplemented by Public Information operations at each of the four County Emergency Operations Centers.
Each of these key locations is linked via telephone, video-conferencing and a shared web-based public information computer network. The JIC is operated by SEMO and includes Entergy public information staff.
News media briefings will be conducted regularly during an emergency to provide accurate and timely information to the media concerning the nature and scope of the accident, onsite accident mitigation activities, governmental offsite response activities and recommended public protective actions. Details concerning news media briefings are contained in the Hawthorne Joint Information Center Procedures Manual.
When notified of an Unusual Event via the Office of Emergency Management or the County Warning Point, the County Communications Director will assess the event from a public information view. Public information functions may be activated at the discretion of the Director of Communications, if it is envisioned that the event may generate great public interest or a need to share emergency-related information with the general public.
For example, this may be the case for security related events at Indian Point. The Communications Director will notify the EOC Lead PIO and will assure they, or a qualified alternate, are available to stand by for possible escalation to a more severe event.
When notified of an Alert or higher emergency classification, the County EOC Lead PIO and PIO staff will report to their assigned positions the County EOC. The Westchester County EOC Lead Public Information Officer and staff will operate out of the EOC Public Information Work Room.
The EOC PIO staffwill coordinate with the state operated JIC, also located at the Hudson Valley Traffic Management Center in Hawthorne. The lIC is operated to facilitate a coordinated public information process or system. Coordination is accomplished via numerous communications methods, including shared web-based information; some physical co-location at the JIC; video-conferencing; and telephonic communications.
The County Executive and/or other County Spokesperson will participate in lIC press conferences.
EAS messages will be developed in the EOC by PIO staff, with final approval by the County Executive(s). EAS message content will be reviewed with and coordinated among the other counties via the Executive Hotline. Message formulation will be facilitated over the Public Information portal within the DisasterLAN web-based internet computer application.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix K: Public Information PIO staff may be assigned responsibility for recording the content of EAS messages and ensuring its proper transmittal and broadcast by the EAS station. An EAS encoder is available in the EOC to permit direct activation and broadcast of EAS messages from the EOC. Telephone communications are also available between the primary EAS station, WHUD, and the EOC. The EAS station also has call-back numbers to verity authenticity, when necessary.
PIO staff will also be responsible for preparing and issuing follow up news releases.
News releases may be issued through a variety of means including, but not limited to, posting on the internet, group emails, faxing directly to the media and posting in the JIC.
Individuals who may serve as county spokespersons, include but are not limited to:
The County Executive County Director of Communications/Chief Advisor EOCLeadPIO In addition to the above, additional senior managers may be made available to speak to specific technical issues. These individuals may include the Commissioners of Emergency Services, Health and Public Safety, or their designated representatives.
Public Inquiry The County will staff a public inquiry telephone bank to address public questions and concerns. This function will be initiated as early as an Alert. Public Inquiry personnel will operate from the alternate EOC in White Plains. A public information staff member will supervise this operation and facilitate coordination with the EOC. Public inquiry personnel will be trained and will have access to the EOC application in order to have up-to-date information on county response actions. Any recurring rumors or frequently asked questions, will be relayed by the Public Inquiry Call Center supervisor to the Lead PIO in the county EOC. The Lead PIO will ensure such items are addressed in news releases and will coordinate with the State, Entergy and other counties via the PIO conference line and through posting to the PIO module of the DisasterLAN system.
The Westchester County Public Inquiry telephone number will be disseminated to the public via news releases at the time of emergency and will be announced during media briefings. The public will be instructed to call this number to obtain emergency information, confirm information or to clarity suspected rumors.
A Public Inquiry team member will respond to the specific inquiry of the caller, if possible. If additional information is required before a response can be given, the call could be referred to the appropriate party for response and a call back made, if necessary.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix K: Public Information Media Inquiry Media inquiries will be addressed by the County Director of Communications and staff.
A specific telephone number has been identified for this purpose in the EOC. This telephone number will be circulated to the media via the website, in news releases and announced during press briefings.
Media Monitoring Westchester County will rely primarily on SEMO and Entergy to perform the media monitoring function. In addition, county PIO staff may monitor local news media via televisions and radios located in the PIO workroom ofthe EOC.
SEMO and Entergy will coordinate a broader media monitoring function out of the JIc.
An audio/visual room at the JIC will be used to monitor and record news broadcasts and bulletins carried by radio and television stations throughout the emergency. These broadcasts, as well as news reports in the print media and internet websites, will be reviewed for accuracy. This off-air monitoring and recording capability will provide the opportunity for prompt identification of inaccurate or incorrect information. Any reports requiring correction will be brought to the attention of the appropriate State, county or utility representative. Corrections will be made during briefings at the lIC, or by directly contacting the responsible station or publication.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix K: Public In/ormation FIGURE K-I TRANSIENT LOCA nON STICKER Siren Information If you hear a siren whICh sounds for 4 minutes, you are being not!fJed at an emergency In your area Tum on your radio 10 an Emergency Alert System (EAS) station lor the most timely and accurate information.
EAS messages are broadcast on WHUC-FM radio (100.7) and most local radio stations.
AddIIfonallnfotmation can bo-frJundin Ih6 yellowpages of8 /ocaJ /eIepI1on8 directoty.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix K: Public Information Figure K-2: JIC Information FlowlDissemination Diagram PLANT Information Entergy Technical AdvisorlRadiological from EOF/Computer Display 1---+ Advisor (phone, computer)
Entergy Entergy News Releases Spokesperson/Writer (direct, (email, fax, web-posted, phone, computer) internal distribution)
JIC Unified Command Joint Media Briefings by (SEMO, Entergy, SEMO, Counties, Entergy counties via f----+ (JIC, video stream real videolhotl ine) time, historic video
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WCREP Volume 1 AppendixL APPENDIXL SUPPORTING PLANS AND DOCUMENTS PLANS
- 1. Rockland County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- 2. Putnam County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- 3. Orange County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- 4. New York State Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan, and State Agency Standard Operating Procedures, April 2005
- 5. Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP), Federal Register Vol. 50, No. 217, November 1985
- 6. Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Plan (FRMAP)
- 7. U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, New York, Radiological Emergency Response Plan
- 8. Westchester County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, draft Janl2004
- 9. Indian Point Energy Center Emergency Plan, Rev 06-01
- 10. Hawthorne Joint Information Center Procedures, May 2007
- 11. Westchester County Field Monitoring Procedure, volumes 1 and 2
- 12. Indian Point Energy Center, Development of Evacuation Time Estimates, dated May 2003, developed by KLD Associates, Inc.
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
- 1. Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness In Support of Nuclear Power Plants (NUREG-0654IFEMA-REP-I, Rev. 1)
- 2. NUREG-0396IEPA 520/1-78-016 Planning Basis for the Development of State and Local Government Radiological Emergency Response Plans in Support of Light Water Nuclear Power Plants
- 3. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 400-R-92-001, Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents Draft REV 9/07 L-2
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix M: Plan Distribution APPENDIXM PLAN DISTRIBUTION The Westchester County Radiological Emergency Plan will be reviewed at least annually and updated, as needed, on a regular basis. Changes to the plan will be distributed to official holders of the plan. All change pages will be date stamped to identifY the current version. In instances where substantial revision or re-formatting has occurred, the county may elect to re-issue the entire document. Official plan copies will be numbered. An unlimited number of unofficial unnumbered copies may be made and distributed.
Controlled copies ofthe plan are as follows:
Plan No. Holder 1 Westchester County Executive 2 Deputy County Executive 3 Director of Communications 4 through 6 Westchester County Office of Emergency Management 7 through 10 Westchester County Emergency Operations Center 11 Westchester County Warning Point 12 and 13 Westchester County Department of Health 14 and 15 Westchester County Department of Public Safety 16 Westchester County Department of Social Services 17 Westchester County Department of Transportation 18 Westchester County Department of Public Works 19 Village of Buchanan 20 City of Peekskill 21 Town of Cortlandt 22 Village of Croton-on-Hudson 23 Town of Yorktown 24 Town of Ossining 25 Village of Ossining 26 Village of Briarcliff Manor 27 Town of New Castle 28 Town of Somers 29 Town of Mount Pleasant 30-39 County Libraries: Croton, Montrose, Ossining, Briarcliff, Peekskill, Yorktown, Chappaqua, Somers, White Plains (2) 40 Putnam County Office of Emergency Management 41 Orange County Office of Emergency Management 42 Rockland County Office of Emergency Management 43 New York State Emergency Management Office 44 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 2 45 Entergy Emergency Operations Facility 46 Entergy Alternate Emergency Operations Facility 47 Westchester County Department ofInformation Technology REV 0.0 (DRAFT) M-2 08/06110
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix N: Glossary of Terms APPENDIXN GLOSSARY OF TERMS Brief definitions of many of the terms used in this plan are given here. For more exact and detailed information, standard reference works can be consulted.
Absorbed Dose: The quantity of energy absorbed from ionization per unit mass of tissue. The "rad" is the unit of absorbed dose.
Airborne Radioactive Material: Any radioactive material dispersed into the air in the form of dusts, fumes, mists, vapors or gases.
Alpha Detector: Instrument designed specifically to detect alpha radiation.
Alpha Particles: Positively charged particles identical with the nuclei of helium atoms. They penetrate tissues to usually less than 0.1 mm (11250 inch) but create dense ionization and heavy absorbed doses along these short tracks.
Background Radiation: Radiation arising from material other than the one directly under consideration. Cosmic rays and natural radioactivity are always present and man-made sources may also contribute to the background radiation level.
Beta Particles: Electrons ejected from the nuclei of atoms; extremely tiny bits of matter travelling at nearly the speed of light. Their range in air can be several feet. In heavier material, such as the human body, they expend their energy within about 2 mm (1/1 0 inch).
Committed Dose Equivalent (CDE): 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. (Organ Dose). (EPA 400 defines CDE as the CDE plus DDE for the organ of interest).
Committed Effective Dose Equivalent (CEDE): The sum of the products of the weighting factors applicable to each of the body organs or tissues that are irradiated and the committed dose equivalent to these organs or tissues. (Internal Whole Body Dose).
Contamination (Radioactivity): Deposition of radioactive material in any place where it may alarm persons, spoil experiments or make products or equipment unsuitable or unsafe for some specific use. The presence of unwanted radioactive matter.
Decay: Disintegration of the nucleus of a radionuclide in a radioactive process.
Decay Product: A nuclide, either radioactive or stable, resulting from the disintegration of a radioactive material.
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Deep Dose Equivalent (DDE): Applies to external whole-body exposure, is the dose equivalent at tissue depth of 1 cm (1000 mglsquare cm). (External Whole Body Dose.)
Dose Equivalent: The product of the absorbed dose in tissue, the quality factor, and all other necessary modifying factors at the location of interest. Measured in rem.
DOE: U.S. Department of Energy provided monitoring and assessment resources to assist state and county response efforts.
Dose: The quantity of energy absorbed from ionization per unit mass of tissue. The "rad" is the unit of absorbed dose.
Dose Equivalent: A quantity that expresses all types of nuclear radiation on a common scale to indicate relative biological effects. The "rem" is the unit of dose equivalent.
Dose Rate: Absorbed dose delivered per unit time, as rads per second or rads per hour.
Dosimeter: A device that measures radiation dose, such as a film badge or ionization chamber.
Emergency Director: The individual responsible for directing onsite actions during an emergency at the nuclear plant site. (This position occupied by the Shift Supervisor until relieved by a higher ranking individual.)
Emergency Operations Center (EOC): A location at the headquarters of each offsite response agency or some other designated location that may be used to direct the action taken by designated agencies under its jurisdiction during an emergency at the Indian Point Energy Center.
Emergency Operations Facility (EOF): A facility operated by the licensee for the purpose of evaluating and controlling emergency situations and coordinating emergency responses.
Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ): The area surrounding the nuclear plant site for which planning has been done to assure that prompt and effective actions can be taken to protect the public in the event of a radiological incident. The EPZ is usually a radius of about ten (10) miles for the plume exposure pathway and a radius of about fifty (50) miles for the ingestion exposure pathway.
Evacuation: The process of removing people from a hazardous or potentially hazardous area to a safe area.
Evacuation Time Estimate: The roadway travel time required to leave the plume exposure emergency planning zone after mobilization has been completed.
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Appendix N: Glossary of Terms Exposure: A measure of the ionization produced in air by X-ray or Gamma radiation. The "Roentgen" is the unit of exposure. The term "dose" sometimes used interchangeably with exposure, actually refers to absorbed radiation.
Gamma Rays: Electromagnetic radiation comparable to light. They are similar to X-rays except for their origin. They are emitted with energies characteristic of each nuclide and many are highly penetrating. Although their intensity decreases exponentially with the thickness of the absorbing material, they can travel hundreds of feet in air and penetrate completely through the body.
General Population: People permanently residing within the plume exposure emergency planning zone (not including residents of nursing homes and long-term health care facilities).
Geiger-Muller Counter (Geiger-Muller Tube): A radiation detection and measuring instrument.
It consists of a gas-filled (Geiger-Muller) tube containing electrodes, between which there is an electrical voltage but no current flowing. When ionizing radiation passes through the tube, a short intense pulse of current passes from the negative electrode to the positive electrode and is measured or counted. The number of pulses per second measures the intensity of radiation. It is also often known as a Geiger Counter.
HOSTILE ACTION: For the purposes of this plan, an act toward 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.
Incident: An occurrence that results in the loss of control of radioactive materials and involves a potential hazard to life, health or property.
Ingestion Exposure Pathway (50-Mile EPZ): For planning purposes, the area within about a fifty (50) mile radius surrounding a nuclear plant site. The principal exposure from this pathway would be from the ingestion of contaminated water or foods.
Internal Radiation: Radiation (including Alpha and Beta particles and Gamma radiation) resulting from radioactive substances within the body.
Isotopes: Forms of the same element having identical chemical properties but differing in their atomic masses. A radioisotope is an unstable isotope of an element that decays or disintegrates spontaneously, emitting radiation.
Millirem (mrem): One-thousandth (111000) ofa Rem.
Milliroentgen (mR): One-thousandth (lll 000) of a Roentgen.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix N: Glossary of Terms Monitoring, Radiological: The operation of locating and measuring radioactive contamination by means of survey instruments that can detect and measure (as dose rates) ionizing radiations.
Nuclear Reactor: A device in which a fission chain reaction can be initiated, maintained and controlled. Its essential component is a core with fissionable fuel.
Office of Emergency Management (CDOEM): Previously known as the Office of Disaster and Emergency Services (CDDES) in Westchester County.
Peripheral Bus System: A bus system that will provide transportation links among general public reception centers to facilitate the reuniting of transit-dependent families.
Plume Exposure Pathway nO-Mile EPZ): For planning purposes, the area within a ten (10) mile radius surrounding a nuclear plant site. The principal exposure sources from this pathway are:
(a) whole body exposure to Gamma radiation from the plume and from deposit material, and (b) inhalation exposure from the passing radioactive plume.
Protective Action Guide: The projected radiological dose, or dose commitment values to individuals in the general population which warrants a protective action response following a release of radiological material.
RAD: The unit of absorbed dose in body tissue or other material.
Radiation Area: Any accessible area in which the level of radiation is such that a major portion of an individual's body could receive, in anyone hour, a dose in excess of 5 millirem, or in any 5 consecutive days, a dose in excess of 100 millirem.
Radiation BadgelDosimeter of Legal Record (DLR): The device issued to emergency workers that accurately detects and stores the individual's total radiation exposure. The readout of this device will be used as the legal record of the individual's exposure.
Radioactivity: The property of certain nuclides of spontaneously emitting nuclear particles or Gamma or X-ray radiation, or of undergoing spontaneous nuclear fission.
Radioassay: The analysis of any substance (food, water, soil, etc.) to determine the presence and magnitude of radioactive contamination.
Radiological: A general term referring to processes that involve nuclear radiation.
Reception Center: A pre-designated facility outside the plume exposure emergency planning zone (generally a school), at which evacuees can receive directions to congregate care centers, reunite with others, receive general information and, if necessary, receive radiological monitoring and decontamination.
Release: Escape of radioactive materials into the environment.
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Roentgen (R): The unit of radiation exposure in air. Roentgens are the units for quantities of X-ray or Gamma radiation measured by detection and survey meters.
Scenarios: Time-based characterizations of plume exposure emergency planning zone populations and their variations by time-of-day, day-of-week and season.
School Loop Bus System: A bus system linking each general public reception center with its associated school reception center to facilitate the reuniting of transit-dependent parents and their school children (activated for school-in-session scenario).
School Reception Center: A pre-designated facility outside the plume exposure emergency planning zone that will be a host facility for evacuating schools until children are picked up by their families.
Shelter: A structure or other location offering shielding from nuclear radiation 10 the environment.
Shelter-in-place: A protective action taken to reduce exposure to a short-term release of radiation. It involves going indoors, closing windows and doors and limiting the intake of outside air.
Shielding: Any material or barrier that attenuates radiation.
Site Boundary: Area surrounding the nuclear plant site, in which the NFO has the authority to determine and control all activities including exclusion or removal of personnel and property from the area.
Source Term: A particular type or amount of radionuclide originating at the source of a nuclear incident. In its broadest sense, "source term" also describes the conditions and mode of emission.
Survey Meter: A portable instrument used in radiological monitoring to detect and measure ionizing radiation.
Thermoluminescent Dosimeter (TLD): A dosimetry badge worn by workers in the nuclear industry or research, used to measure possible exposure to ionizing radiation. It is characteristic of thermo luminescent material that radiation causes internal changes which make the material, when subsequently heated, give off an amount of light directly proportional to the radiation dose, which can be measured.
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix N: Glossary of Terms Thyroid Exposure: Exposure of the thyroid gland to radiation from radioactive isotopes of iodine which have been either absorbed or ingested.
Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE): Whole body dose - the sum of the deep dose equivalent (for external exposure) and the committed effective dose equivalent (for internal exposure).
Total Organ Dose Equivalent-Thyroid (TODE-Thyroid): CDE Thyroid - thyroid dose - the sum of the CDE for the thyroid and the deep dose equivalent.
Transient Population: Those people who are only temporarily in, but do not permanently reside in, the plume exposure emergency planning zone.
Transit-Dependents: People who do not have access to an automobile for the purpose of leaving the plume exposure emergency planning zone at the time of an evacuation.
Whole Body Counter: A device used to identify and measure the radiation in the body (body burden) of human beings and animals; it uses heavy shielding to keep out background radiation and ultra-sensitive scintillation detectors and electronic equipment Whole Body Exposure: Exposure of the whole body to radiation.
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A ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AI-Item a. Identification of Response Organizations m.B UI.C 1II.E Table III.l
- b. Organization Concept of Operations IILB III.C.2 UIC.3 Procedures IP-I through IP-I7
- c. Organizational Inter-Relationships Fig. III-I (Block Diagram) Fig. III-2 Table III-I
- d. Designation of Organization Director III.B.I III.C.l IILC.3 Table III-I
- e. 24-Hour Response/Communication IIIB.5 IILe.2 AppendixE, A2-Item a. Specification of Functions and Responsibilities for Major m.B Elements III.e.
Table III-I Procedures IP-I through IP-17 A2-Item b. Legal Basis for Organization Authority LA A3 Formal Intra-Government/Organization Agreements LA Appendix B A4 Designated Authority for Organization Resource Continuity LA III.C.l B ONSITE EMERGENCY ORGANIZA nON Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan C EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES CI-Item a. Authority to Request RaplFRMAP Resources LB, I.E, I.E.D, App. I sect.2a
- b. Federal Resources Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
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- b. Organization Representative at Offsite Governmental Not Applicable to County Emergency Operations Centers Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan C3 Identification of Radiological Laboratories and Capabilities Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan C4 Nuclear and Other Assistance Sources I.E AppendixB Table III-I D EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM DI Facility Emergency Classification System Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan D2 NURE06IOIFSAR Conditions and Postulated Accidents Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan D3 Emergency Classification System IILE IP-I.O through IP-17 D4 State and Local Emergency Procedures Procedure IP-l.O through IP-17 E NOTIFICATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES El Bases for Organization NotificationlVerification lII.E Procedure IP-I through IP-17 E2 Personnel Notification!Alert/Mobilization Procedures III.E Fig. III-I, Fig. III-2 Procedure 1through 17 E3 Contents of Initial Plant Emergency Messages Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan E4 Provision for/Content of Plant Follow-Up Messages Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan E5 Dissemination of Information I1I.B.I0 Appendix F & K JIC Procedure IP-I2 E6 Mean Time for Population Notification within Plume Exposure 1II.B.2 Pathway EPZ Appendix F & K E7 Provision for Written Public Instructions III.B.lO Appendix F & K JIC Procedures IP-I2 REV 0.0 (DRAFT) 0-3 08/06110
WCREP Volume 1 Appendix 0: NUREG 0654IFEMA REP-l Cross Reference Index F EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FI-Item a. 24 Hour Notification!Activation of Emergency Response III.E.I Network Appendix E
- b. Provision for Communications with Contiguous Appendix E StatelLocal Governments FI-Item c. Provision for Communications with Federal Organizations lIte.
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- d. Provision for Communications between Facility and Proc. I through 3 Emergency Operations Centers AppendixE
- e. Provision for Alert!Activation of Response Organization Proc. 1 through 17 Personnel III.E IILC
- f. Provision for Communication with NRClEmergency Not Applicable to County Operations Facility Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan F2 Coordinated Communications Link for Fixed and Mobile m.s'II Medical Support Facilities AppendixE Proc.IP-16 Proc.IP-lO F3 Periodic Communications System Testing AppendixE G PUBLIC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION Gl Public Emergency EducationlInformation I1LB.lO I1.B.5 nc Procedures Procedure 1P-12 AppendixK G2 Public Emergency Education Program I1I.s'IO ILS,5 nc Procedures AppendixK G3-ltem a. Public Information Control Point I1I.B.lO nc Procedures AppendixK
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- b. Spokesperson Information Exchange lIC Procedures AppendixK
- c. Public Inquiry III.C.4.b.(4) nc Procedures Procedure !P-I2 AppendixK Public Inquiry Call Center Binder G5 News Media Education Program II.B.S lIC Procedures AppendixK H EMERGENCY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT HI NUREG-0696 TechnicaVOnsite Operational Support Centers Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan H2 Principal/Alternate Operators Near-Site Emergency Operations Not Applicable to County Facility Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan H3 Provision for Emergency Operations Center I1LB lII.C IILE Proc. 1 and 1.1 H4 Provision for Activation/Staffing of Emergency Operations Center III.E.2 Proc. 1 and 1.1 HS Onsite Monitoring Systems Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan HS-Item a. Geophysical Phenomena Monitors Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- b. Radiological Monitors Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- c. Process Monitors Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- d. Fire Detectors Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan H6-Item a. Oifsite Geophysical Phenomena Monitors Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- b. Oifsite Radiological Monitors/Dosimetry Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- c. Laboratory Facilities Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
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WCREP Volume 1 Appendix 0: NUREG 0654IFEMA REP-l Cross Reference Index H7 Organization Radiological Monitoring EquipmentiMeteorological IILB.l4 Capabilities III.F Appendix I H8 Provision for Meteorological InstrumentationIProcedures Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan H9 Provision for Onsite Operations Support Center Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan HIO InspectionlInventoryICalibration of Emergency ILB.2 Equipment/Instruments Hll Inventory of Emergency Kits Proc. 3.0,3.1,3.2,3.3 and 3.4 Hl2 Centralized Analysis of All Field Monitoring Data III.B.14 III.F Proc. 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 I ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT II Identification of Plant Condition Parameters and Corresponding Not Applicable to County Emergency Classes Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan 12 NUREG-058 Post-Accident Sampling and Monitoring Capability Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan I3-Item a. Methods/Techniques for Source Term Determination Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- b. Methods/Techniques to Determine Release Magnitude Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan 14 Onsite/Offsite Exposures and Contamination for Various Not Applicable to County Meteorological Conditions Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan 15 Acquisition of Meteorological Information Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan 16 Determination of Release RatelProjected Closes Given Inoperable Not Applicable to County Instrumentation Radiological Emergency Preparedness 17 Capabilities for Field Monitoring within the Plume Exposure EPZ III.B.l4 III.F Appendix I Proc.3.2 REV 0.0 (DRAFT) 0-6 08/06/10
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- b. Warning of Onsite Visitors Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- c. Warning of Contractor/Construction Personnel Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- d. Warning of Persons within Facility Owner/Controlled Area Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Prej)aredness Plan J2 Provisions for Evacuation III.B.17 and IILG Appendix A Procedure 1through 17 J3 Radiological Monitoring of Personnel Evacuated from Site Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan J4 Onsite Non-Essential Personnel EvacuationlDecontamination Not Applicable to County Offsite Facility Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan J5 Accountability for Onsite Personnel Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan J6-Item a. Onsite Personnel Respiratory Protection Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- b. Onsite Personnel Protective Clothing Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
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- b. Population Distributions by Sector/Zone Appendix G
- c. Means for Notification of TransientlResident Population AppendixF I.P. 12 JIC Procedures AppendixK nO-Item d. Protection of Impaired Persons Proc.9
- e. Radioprotective Drug Distribution III.D Proc. 3.0 and 3.3 Appendix C IP-I5
- f. Radioprotective Drug Administration III.D Proc. 3.0 and 3.3 Appendix C
- g. Means of Relocation Appendix A Procedure 1 through 17 nO-Item h. Relocation Centers 5 to 10 Miles beyond the EPZ Proc.3.4 Proc.5 IP - 9 Sec. III.B.4 Public Brochure
- i. Evacuation Routes/Traffic Capabilities Proc.2 Appendix A KLD Associates, Inc.
"Evacuation/or the Indian Point Emergency Planning Zone, Nov. 2003" (Submitted under separate cover.)
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- j. Evacuated Area Access Control IILB.8 Proc.2 (See Map in EOC)
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- k. Evacuation Route Impediments/Contingency Measures III.B.S Proc.7 Proc. 2, Table 4 & 5 I. Evacuation Time Estimates for EPZ's Appendix A Ref. KLD Associates, Inc.
"Evacuation Travel Time Estimates for the Indian Point Emergency Planning Zone, Nov. 2003"
- m. Choice of Recommended Protective Actions from Plume Appendix A Exposure Pathway AppendixD Section IILG Procedure 1.0 Procedure 3.0 HI Protective Measures for the Ingestion Pathway Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan H2 Registering and Monitoring of Evacuees Proc.6 Proc.3.4 K RADIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE CONTROL KI-Item a. Onsite Exposure Guidelines for the Removal of Injured Not Applicable to County Persons Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- b. Onsite Exposure Guidelines for the Undertaking of Not Applicable to County Corrective Actions Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- c. Exposure Guidelines for Performing Assessment Actions Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- d. Guidelines for Providing First Aid Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- e. Guidelines for Performing Personnel Decontamination Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- f. Guidelines for Providing Ambulance Service Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- g. Guidelines for Providing Medical Treatment Services Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan K2 Onsite Radiation Protection Program Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan K3-Item a. 24-hour Dosimetry Service I1.B.2 Proc.3.0
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- b. Means for Decontamination IV.F Proc.3.0 and 3.4 K6-Item a. Onsite Area Access Control Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- b. Onsite Drinking WaterlFood Supplies Control Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- c. Criteria for the Return of Areas and Items to Normal Use Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan K7 Capability for Decontamination of Relocated Onsite Personnel Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan L MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT Ll Local and Backup Hospitals with Ability to Evaluate Radiation m.B.lI ExposurelHandle Contaminated Individuals Pmc. 16 L2 Onsite First Aid Capability Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan L3 Identification of Medical Services Facilities Equipped/Trained to Pmc. 16 Treat Radiological Accident Victims Procedure 10 L4 Transportation to Medical Facilities III.B.Il Pmc. to M RECOVERY AND RE-ENTRY PLANNING AND POST-ACCIDENT OPERA nONS MI Plans for RecoverylDe-Escalation ofPmtective Measures Sec. IV M2 Designation of Facility Recovery Organization Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan M3 Notification of Recovery Operation Initiation Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan M4 Methodology for Periodic Estimation of Total Population Not Applicable to County Exposure Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan N EXERCISES AND DRILLS NI-Item a. Periodic Exercises of Emergency Response Capabilities ILB.3
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- d. Health Physics Drills Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan N3-Item a-f Drill Scenarios II.B.3 N4 Qualified Observers/CritiquelFormal Evaluation of Exercises II.B.3 N5 Improvements/Corrective Actions II.B.2.c.
0 RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING Ol-Item a Appropriate Individual Radiological Response Training II.B.4
- b. OfIsite Emergency Response Organization Training II.B.4 02 Onsite Training/Corrective Actions Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan 03 Onsite First Aid Team Training Not Applicable To County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan 04-Item a. Organization Director Training II.B.4
- b. Accident Assessment Personnel Training II.B.4
- c. Radiological Monitoring Team Training II.B.4 Appendix I Procedure 3.2
- d. Police and Fire Fighting Personnel Training II.B.4
- e. Onsite RepairlDamage Control Team Training Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- f. First Aid and Rescue Personnel Training II.B.4
- g. Civil DefenselEmergency Personnel Training II.B.4
- h. Medical Support Personnel Training II.B.4 I. Headquarters Support Personnel Training Not Applicable to County Radiological Emergency Preparedness Plan
- j. Personnel Responsible for Transmission of Emergency II.B.4 Information Training 05 Annual Retraining of Personnel II.B.4 P RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING EFFORT:
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VOLUME 2: PROCEDURES Implementing Procedures Number Procedure IP-l.O County Executive/Command Room IP-I.1 OEMlEOC Operations IP-2.0 Law Enforcement EOC Rep IP-3.0 Health Department EOC Rep IP-3.1 - Dose Assessment IP-3.2 - Field Monitoring IP-3.3 - Radiological Officer IP-3.4 - Reception Center IP-4.0 Schools EOC Representative IP-5.0 Transportation EOC Rep IP-6.0 Social Services EOC Rep IP-7.0 Public Works EOC Rep IP-8.0 Fire Services EOC Rep IP-9.0 (Reserved)
IP-lO.O Emergency Medical Services IP-Il.O Mental Health IP-12.0 Public Information IP-13.0 Environmental Facilities IP-14.0 Parks IP-15.0 Corrections EOC Rep IP-16.0 Hospitals Coordinator EOC Rep IP-17.0 Municipal Liaisons EOC Rep
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1.0 Purpose 3 2.0 Responsibilities 3 3.0 Concept of Operations 3 Checklist Page No.
1 Unusual Event 7 2 Alert 11 3 Site Area Emergency 16 4 General Emergency 21 Resource Section : Emergency Classification Level Action Overview : State of Emergency Declaration Form : Emergency Alert System Heads-Up Message : Immediate General Emergency EAS Message : Ten Mile EPZ Map : EAS Emergency Contact Information : ETE Excerpts 2
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IP 1.0 1.0 Purpose This procedure provides guidance for the County Executive and Commissioner of Emergency Services to implement the Westchester County Radiological Emergency Plan for the Indian Point Energy Center.
2.0 Responsibilities 2.1 The County Executive, or designee, is in charge of the county response; has overall responsibility for public safety; authorizing protective actions; declaring a local State of Emergency; and is responsible for assuring the following areas are being addressed:
- Overall command and control of the entire emergency
- Accident assessment of off site consequences of a radiological emergency
- Protective response evaluation to determine the proper protective actions to be implemented based on protective action guides and dose projections
- Radiological exposure control of emergency workers and the general public.
- Public information via news briefings, TV, Radio and Joint Information Center.
- Reception and congregate care centers for evacuated public.
- Fire and rescue services
- Transportation
- Social Services in support of reception and congregate care centers.
- Public Works
- Emergency Medical Services
- Law enforcement services 2.2 The County Commissioner of Emergency Services, or designee, serves as EOC Manager; will support the County Executive with EOC activities to implement the Westchester Indian Point Emergency Response Plan; is responsible for activating the EOC; coordinating communications with state and local response agencies; and advising the County Executive on protective action decisions.
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IP 1.0 3.0 Concept of Operations 3.1 The Westchester County Executive and DES Commissioner will operate from the County EOC Command Room to assure command and control for the overall emergency including accident assessment, protective response evaluation and radiological exposure control to protect the safety and health of the general public and emergency workers.
3.2 Westchester County operates within the National Incident Management System/Incident Command System (NIMS/lCS). The County Executive has ultimate authority for public safety and issuing protective action orders. The CE has delegated operational authority for Incident Management to the Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services.
The four counties will operate within a unified command to coordinate area-wide response to an Indian Point emergency.
3.3 Notifications of Unusual Event will be received by the County Warning Point, which will contact the Department of Emergency Services (DES). The DES will notify the County Executive and make selected other notifications as deemed appropriate. In most situations, no further actions will be necessary. The County Executive retains discretion to direct other actions, as deemed appropriate. In some circumstances, such as security incidents or when there is indication of potential for escalation, the County Executive may direct a partial activation of the EOC, and other facilities and response personnel.
3.4 When notified of an Alert or higher, it is county policy to activate its EOC. The following personnel (or their designees) will normally operate from the EOC Command Room:
o County Executive o Commissioner of Emergency Services o Commissioner of Public Safety 4
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IP 1.0 o Commissioner of Transportation o Public Information Representative/Liaison o OEM Support Staff o SEMO Liaison 3.5 The Command Room will establish and maintain a video conferencing link with Westchester County Public information staff at the Joint Information Center in order to facilitate timely exchange and approval of public information.
3.61n addition to video conferencing capability, the Command Room is equipped with an Executive Hotline (dedicated telephone line connecting the state, counties and utility); Radiological Emergency Communications System (RECS) line; computer terminals; computer projection system; and various office support equipment such as facsimile machines and printers.
3.7The County Executive, in consultation with key staff, may take pre-cautionary actions, as well as make protective action decisions (e.g., shelter-in-place or evacuation) based upon available information. The following pre-cautionary actions may be taken as early as an Alert within the ten mile EPZ:
o Relocation of schools o Clearing of parks and recreation areas o Closing of the river to marine traffic o Activation and mobilization of some field response personnel 3.8 The County Executive will consider declaring a local State of Emergency in accordance with state law whenever an emergency occurs or is pending which requires response resources beyond the capabilities of the county to address; or when the response requires the exercise of executive powers to address public safety issues.
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IP 1.0 3.9The County Executive will make protective action decisions based on input from Entergy, and after consultation with the County Commissioners of Health and Emergency Services and Public Safety. In an immediate General Emergency scenario, the County Executive has pre-authorized the County Warning Point to issue a default protective action of shelter-in-place within five miles. This procedure will ensure that the public is informed of the need to take action as soon as possible.
In an immediate General Emergency, the County Executive will be immediately informed of the situation and will begin the process of coordinating with the other three counties to assess the need for other actions, such as evacuation.
3.10 The County Executive and/or Commissioner of the DES may periodically brief the EOC Operations Room staff and will obtain briefings from EOC staff on the status of key response actions.
3.11 The County Executive may also consider conducting news conferences and issuing public statements on the status of county response actions and public safety issues. This will be done in coordination with County Public information and Communications staff and also coordinated with the Joint Information Center, other counties and the state.
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IP 1.0 UNUSUAL EVENT Unusual Event Definition:
Events have occurred or are occurring that indicate a potential degradation of the level of the safety of the plant. No releases of radioactive materials potentially requiring off-site response or monitoring are expected unless further degradation of safety systems occurs.
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- 1. Upon notification from Indian Point of an Unusual Event, the County Warning Point (CWP) will notify the OEM. OEM will either notify, or direct the Warning Point to notify:
County Executive Deputy County Executive Director of Communications Health Commissioner DOH Deputy Commissioner Public Safety Commissioner DPS Deputy Commissioner DES Commissioner DES Deputy Commissioner (See the Resource Section of this procedure for contact lists.)
Nores: _________________________________________________
Additional notifications may be made at the discretion of the Commissioner of Emergency Services. Additional notifications should be noted below:
_ _ 2. Review the Radiological Emergency Communications (RECS) Form for plant status and Emergency Action Level (EAL) information.
Notes:
_ _3. Coordinate with the Director of Communications and County Public Information Officer (PIO) to determine the need for a news release. If a decision is made to issue a statement, ensure that the PIO provides copies to the other three counties, SEMO and Entergy prior to release.
Ensure any news releases are posted to the county and state websites.
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_ _ 4. Request OEM to confirm Emergency Operations Center (EOC) readiness in the event of escalation, including performance of a silent siren system test.
Notes: _________________________________________________
- 5. Evaluate the need for additional actions.
Note: In the event of a security-related event, consider:
- OEM partial staffing of the EOC
- Dispatch of a DPS Rep to the Indian Point Security Incident Command Post Partial activation of the Joint Information Center Notes: __________________________________
_ _ 6. Direct essential staff to stand by for possible escalation to an ALERT until the UNUSUAL EVENT is terminated and verbal confirmation is received from Indian Point.
Notes: _________________________________________
_ _ 7. Upon termination, have OEM contact department staff to stand down and inform them that the UNUSUAL EVENT has been terminated.
Notes: ___________________________________________
- 8. Ensure that OEM tracks and documents response costs.
Notes: __________________________________
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- 9. Log other actions taken.
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IP 1.0 ALERT Alert Definition:
Events are in progress which involve actual or potential substantial reduction of the level of safety of the plant. Any releases of radioactive materials are expected to be limited to small fractions of federal exposure limits and confined to the immediate area of the plant.
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- 1. Upon notification from Indian Point of an Alert, order activation of the County EOC.
Notes:
_ _ 2. Upon arrival at the EOC, obtain briefing update on the status of the plant from OEM and the Department of Health.
Notes: _____________________________________
_ _ 3. Request status report on EOC operational readiness:
_ _ results of siren silent test
_ _ time synchronization with other counties
_ _ communications operability (RECS/Exec hotline, etc)
- - video link to the JIC
_ _ status of EOC staffing
_ _4. Declare the EOC operational when all key staff have reported. Notify SEMO and other counties when the EOC is declared operational. Key staff include:
Dose Assessment Supervisor Health Department Transportation Department Social Services Department Public Safety Department Emergency Services Department Schools Coordinator Red Cross (contact with ARC Headquarters)
PIO Confirm Emergency Workers and Field Monitoring Teams have been notified to pick up dosimeters, Radiation Badge/DLR, Potassium Iodide (KI), and emergency exposure cards.
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_ _ 6. Confirm that County PIO staff is in communication with the Joint Information Center. Request that the County PIO staff establish contact with the Primary EAS station, WHUD, and that the station review emergency procedures and remain on standby.
Notes: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
_ _7. Coordinate with the Director of Communications and County Public Information Officer (PIO) to determine the need for a news release. If a decision is made to issue a statement, provide copies to the other three counties, SEMO and Entergy prior to release. Ensure news releases are posted to county and state websites.
Notes: ____________________________________________
- 8. Consider the need for pre-cautionary actions for schools:
- Delay or cancel opening of schools
- Relocate to school reception centers Notes: ______________________________________
- 9. Consider the need for additional pre-cautionary actions, including the following:
- Closing of parks and recreation areas
- Clearing of the River within the 10-Mile EPZ Note: These recommendations should be coordinated with the other three EPZ counties via the Executive Hotline.
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- 10. Consider implementing the following actions:
- Place the Emergency Worker Personnel Monitoring Center staff on stand-by or direct them to report to the PMC.
- Place the reception center staff for the White Plains High School and Westchester Community College and Harrison High School on stand-by or direct them to report to the first three primary reception centers, as designated.
Notes: _________________________________________________
- 11. Brief the EOC staff on a regular basis on agency activities, plant status, potential release status, projected dose rates and weather data, or if there is a major change in events concerning EOC operations or plant status.
Notes: _____________________________________
- 12. Ensure that the following actions have been addressed by the EOC staff:
- Notification of schools
- Notification of hospitals, nursing homes and other special facilities
- Notification of FAA, CSX and Amtrak
- Fire, police and emergency medical services are on standby
- Transportation resources and reception centers are on standby
- At least two Field Monitoring Teams have been deployed Notes: ____________________________________________
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_ _ 13. Advise the EOC leads and other staff as appropriate to review their SOP's and complete their checklists.
Notes:
_ _ 14. Ensure the EOC staff has developed a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> shift schedule for extended EOC operations (two 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> shifts) and notify replacements of schedule. Note: Have lead positions report to the EOC one half hour prior to their shift for turn over from the prevtous shift.
Notes:
_ _ 15. Stand by for possible escalation to an SITE AREA EMERGENCY or until the ALERT is terminated and verbal confirmation is received from Indian Point.
Notes: _________________________________________________
- 16. Ensure that all county agencies track and document response costs.
Notes:
- 17. Log other actions taken.
_ _ 18. Upon notice of termination, have OEM contact department staff to stand down and inform them that the ALERT has been terminated. Inform EOC agency reps to notify field staff to stand down.
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IP 1.0 SITE AREA EMERGENCY Site Area Emergency Definition:
An event has occurred which involves actual or likely major failures of plant functions needed for protection of the public. Releases of radioactive materials are not expected to exceed federal limits except near the plant boundary.
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IP 1.0 Site Area Emergency The items highlighted below should have been completed at the Alert level. If this is the initial notification of an incident at IPEC, ensure that these items are completed.
1.Activate the County EOC and assure staff respond to the EOC. OEM will confirm all positions filled.
_ _ 2. Upon arrival at the EOC , obtain briefing update on the status of the plant from OEM and the Department of Health.
_ _ 3.Request status report on EOC operational readiness:
_ _ results of siren silent test
_ _ time synchronization with other counties
_ _ communications operability (RECS/Exec hotline, etc)
_ _ video link to the JIC
_ _ status of EOC staffing
_ _ 4. Declare the EOC operational when all key staff have reported. Notify SEMO and other counties when the EOC is declared operational.
Notes: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
_ _ S.Confirm Emergency Workers and Field Monitoring Teams have been notified to pick up dosimeters, Radiation 8adge/DLR, Potassium Iodide (KI), and emergency exposure cards.
_ _ 6. Confirm that the Joint Information Center is open and in communication with a Westchester PIO in the Westchester EOC.
Notes: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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IP 1.0 Site Area Emergency, continued 7.Coordinate with the Director of Communications and County Public Information Officer (PIO) to determine the need for a news release. If a decision is made to issue a statement, provide copies to the other three counties, SEMO and Entergy prior to release.
Notes:
8.Consider the need for pre-cautionary actions for schools:
- Delay or cancel opening of schools
- Relocate to school reception centers 9.Consider the need for additional pre-cautionary actions, including:
o closing of parks and recreation areas o Clearing of the River within the 10-Mile EPZ Note: This recommendation should be coordinated with the other three EPZ counties via the Executive Hotline.
- 10. Review the RECS Form with the Commissioner of Health to see if there is a radioactive release exceeding operating "Technical Specification Limits". If so, confer with Indian Point and have the field monitoring team supervisor take appropriate actions.
- Current plant status and why the SAE was declared.
- Wind speed and direction.
- Potential for actual release of radioactive materials to the atmosphere.
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_ _ 11. Consider implementing the following actions:
- Place the Emergency Worker Personnel Monitoring Center staff on stand-by or direct them to report to the PMC.
- Activate the first three reception centers and place the reception center staff of all others on stand-by.
Notes: __________________________________
- 12. Ensure the EOC staff has developed a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> shift schedule for extended EOC operations (two 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> shifts) and notify replacements of schedule. Note: Have lead positions report to the EOC one half hour prior to their shift for turn over from the previous shift.
_ _ 13. Assure the County Commissioners of Social Services and Health have:
- Opened the White Plains, Harrison and Westchester Community College reception centers and placed the others on stand by.
- Requested the ARC to open associated congregate care centers and place remaining staff on stand by.
- Opened the Westchester County Emergency Worker PMC.
Notes: _____________________________________________________________
_ _ 14. Review dose assessments and projections with the Commissioner of Health on an ongoing basis to prepare for a Protective Action Decision (PAD) in the event of an escalation to a General Emergency.
Note: KI is ordered for the affected public at a General Emergency.
Notes: ____________________________________________________
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_ _ 15. Brief the EOC staff on a regular basis on agency activities, plant status, potential release status, projected dose rates and weather data, or if there is a major change in events concerning EOC operations or plant status.
Notes:
- 16. Consider the need for Declaration of a State of Emergency. See Attachment 1
- 17. Ensure the EOC staff has developed a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> shift schedule for extended EOC operations (two 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> shifts) and notified replacements of schedule. Note: Have replacement personnel report to the EOC one half hour prior to their shift for turn over from the previous shift.
Notes: ________________________________________________
_ _ 18. Stand by for possible escalation to GE or until the SITE AREA EMERGENCY is terminated.
Notes:
- 19. Ensure that County agencies track and document all response costs.
Notes: ________________________________
__ 20. Log other actions taken.
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IP 1.0 GENERAL EMERGENCY General Emergency Definition:
An event has occurred involving actual or imminent core degradation or melting with potential for loss of containment integrity. Releases of radioactive materials can reasonably be expected to exceed federal exposure limits for more than the immediate plant area.
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IP 1.0 General Emergency The items highlighted below should have been completed at the Alert or Site Area Emergency levels. If this is an escalation, there is no need to repeat the highlighted steps, if already completed. In the event of the declaration of an Immediate General Emergency:
_ _ 1. Upon receipt of notification by the Warning Point, the DES Commissioner, or designee, may authorize 60 Control to sound sirens and issue an initial Emergency Alert System (EAS) message directing, on behalf of the four County Executives, the public within five miles of the plant to shelter-in-place.
Notes: _______________________________________________
__ 2. The DES Commissioner will immediately notify and consult with the County Executive.
Notes:
3.The County Executive will immediately consult with the other three County Executives to review the Entergy recommended protective actions; plant conditions; weather conditions; and the status of emergency support services and issue an updated protective action.
NOTE: When a General Emergency is declared, the County Executive will likely order at least an evacuation of the 2-mile and 5-mile downwind affected AREA's (weather and other conditions permitting). Shelter-in-place may be warranted if severe weather conditions exist e.g. heavy snow, tornadoes, floods etc.
Expansion of the PAD (Protective Action Decision) out to 10 miles or other AREA's may be required depending on wind shifts, field monitoring team data or additional PAR's from the utility.
Notes: ___________________________
_ _ 4. Activate the County EOC and assure staff respond to the EOC. OEM will confirm all positions fined.
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_ _ 5. Upon arrival at the EOC, obtain briefing update on the status of the plant from OEM and the Department of Health.
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_ _ 6. Request status report on EOC operational readiness:
- - results of siren silent test
_ _ time synchronization with other counties
_ _ communications operability (RECS/Exec hotline, etc)
_ _ video link to the Joint Information Center (JIC)
_ _ status of EOC staffing
_ _ 7. Declare the EOC operational when all key staff has reported. Notify SEMO and other counties when the EOC is declared operational.
_ _ 8. Confirm Emergency Workers and Field Monitoring Teams have been notified to pick up dosimeters, Radiation 8adge/DlR, Potassium Iodide (KI), and emergency exposure cards.
_ _ 9. Confirm that the county Public Information function is operational and that the Westchester Public Inquiry Call Center is open and staffed with Westchester PIO staff.
_ _ 10. Coordinate with the Director of Communications and County Public Information Officer (PIO) to determine the need for a news release. If a decision is made to issue a statement, provide copies to the other three counties, SEMO and Ent~rgy prior to release.
_ _ 11. Consider the need for protective actions for schools outside the impacted areas:
- Delay or cancel opening of schools
- Shelter schools in place pending further action
- Relocate to school reception centers
- 12. Consider the need for additional pre-cautionary actions outside impacted areas, including the following:
- CloSing of parks and recreation areas in the ten mile EPZ
- Clearing of the River within the 10-Mile EPZ Note: These recommendations should be coordinated with the other three EPZ counties via the Executive Hotline.
_ _ 13. Consider implementing the following actions:
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- Activate Emergency Worker PMC
- Open at least the first three reception centers.
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- 14. Confirm Emergency Workers and Field Monitoring Teams have been notified to pick up dosimeters, Radiation Bdge/DLR, Potassium Iodide (KI), and emergency exposure cards.
- 15. Assure the field Monitoring Team Supervisor has responded and activated at least two field teams in the potentially affected areas.
- 16. Assure the County Commissioner of Social Services has:
- Opened the White Plains, Westchester Community College and Harrison reception centers; additional reception centers depending upon the scope of protective action and the communities impacted; and placed the others on stand by
- Coordinated with ARC to open associated congregate care centers
- Opened the Westchester County Emergency Worker PMC.
- 17. Once a General Emergency is declared and a Protective Action Recommendation (PAR) is received, identify the effected areas, and coordinate with Orange, Putnam and Rockland Counties to prepare for dissemination of the Four County PAD (Protective Action Decision) to the public.
- 18. Issue appropriate EAS message.
- 19. If any sirens fail, ensure that the ENS system is activated to provide telephone notification as backup, and that Public Safety notifies local police departments (route alerting may be needed as an additional back-up means of notification.)
- 20. Advise the general population in the affected areas and all emergency workers in the ten mile EPZ to take Potassium Iodide (KI) as per the SEMO Health Department protocol and after concurrence by the Westchester Commissioner of Health.
NOTE: When a General Emergency is declared, the County Executive will likely order, at least an evacuation of the 2-mile radius and 5-mile downwind affected areas (weather and other conditions permitting).
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IP 1.0 General Emergency, continued warranted if severe weather conditions exist e.g. heavy snow, tornadoes, floods etc. Expansion of the PAD (Protective Action Decision) out to 10 miles or other areas may be required depending on wind shifts, field monitoring team data or additional PAR's from the utility.
- 21. If a Local State of Emergency has not been declared, consider the need to issue one.
- 22. Coordinate with SEMO and the other counties to request mobilization of the Strategic National Stockpile's radio-protective drugs.
- 23. Brief the EOC staff on a regular basis on agency activities, plant status, potential release status, projected dose rates and weather data. Or if there is a major change in events concerning EOC operations or plant status.
- 24. Ensure the EOC staff has developed a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> shift schedule for extended EOC operations (two 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> shifts) and notify replacements of schedule. Note: Have lead positions report to the EOC one half hour prior to their shift for turn over from the previous shift.
- 25. Once Indian Point has determined all radioactive releases are controlled and terminated and the plant is in a stable condition advise staff to enter Recovery/Re-Entry phase.
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IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW This information Is intended to supplement the County Executive checklist and provide OEM an overview of all county agency response actions. It should serve as a tool to confirm all necessary actions have been accomplished.
UNUSUAL EVENT No. Action Item Implementing Agency/Individual 1.0 Upon notification from Indian Point of an Unusual County Warning Point Event via the New York State RECS line, the Westchester County Warning Point will notify DES/
OEM, and other County Organizations as directed.
2.0 OEM briefs the County Executive and/or the Deputy DES/OEM County Executive.
3.0 The County Executive, in consultation with senior County Executive staff, evaluates the need for further actions.
Note: If plant safety systems are not involved, mobilization of staff is not required. However, the County Executive has the discretion to place key staff on standby and to verify operational readiness of response facilities such as the EOC.
4.0 If the NUE is as a result of a security related event, County Executive consider the need to initiate additional actions, such DES as EOC activation and issuance of a news release. PIO 28 DRAFT (07110)
IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW ALERT No. Action Item Implementing Agency/Individual 1.0 Upon notification from Indian Point of an ALERT via County Warning Point the New York State RECS line, the Westchester County Warning Point notifies County OEM.
2.0 Activate the EOC and mobilize EOC staff. County Executive Commissioner of Emergency Services 3.0 Open the Joint Information Center SEMO/Entergy/Counties 4.0 Dispatch County Liaison to Indian Point Emergency Health Commissioner Operations Facility (EOF) 5.0 Upon arrival at the EOC, each agency places All County Agencies personnel and resources on standby 6.0 Upon arrival at the EOC, the County Executive Commissioner of Emergency Services receives a briefing by the Commissioner of the Commissioner of Health Department of Health and the Commissioner of Emergency Services 7.0 School pre-cautionary actions are considered: County Executive School Superintendents
- delay or cancel school School Desk Rep.
opening; or
- shelter schools in place; or
- close schools early; or
- relocate schools to school reception centers 8.0 Consider the need to close parks and recreation County Executives areas. Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation 29 DRAFT (07110)
IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW ALERT No. Action Item Implementing Agency/Individual 9.0 Consider clearing the River within the 10-mile EPZ. County Executive U.S. Coast Guard Note: This recommendation should be coordinated with the other three counties via the Executive Hotline.
10.0 Monitor traffic flow and establish traffic control pOints State, County and local Police as necessary. DPW 11.0 Notify hospitals, nursing homes and other special Emergency Medical Services facilities. Mental Health Social Services Schools Coordinator 12.0 Dispatch school buses. Place other transportation Co. Department of Transportation services on standby. Stage resources as necessary.
13.0 Place ambulances on standby. Emergency Medical Services Place reception center radiological monitors on Department of Health 14.0 standby and confirm team assignments. DES 15.0 Place Reception Center registration staff on Social Services standby.
Note: The first three reception centers to be activated would be White Plains HS and Harrison HS, followed by Westchester Community College.
16.0 Notify FAA, Metro North, CSX (Conrail) and Amtrak. Co. Department of Transportation 17.0 Conduct regular briefings in the Operations Room. County Executive DES 30 DRAFT (07/10)
IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW SITE AREA EMERGENCY No. Action Item Implementing Agencyllndividual 1.0 Ensure that initial pre-cautionary actions are being County Executive implemented: Commissioner of Emergency Services
- EPZ schools are sheltered, closed or relocated; School District Superintendents
- Parks and recreation areas are closed; School Desk Rep.
- River is cleared within the EPZ Parks, Recreation and Conservation US Coast Guard 2.0 Consider the need for additional protective actions, County Executive such as sheltering or evacuation. Emergency Services Health Transportation Public Safety Fire and Rescue Social Services 3.0 Consult with the other three County Executives County Executive regarding protective actions and the advisability of PIO sounding sirens and issuing Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages.
4.0 Consider Declaring a Local State of Emergency County Executive Commissioner of Emergency Services PIO County Attorney 5.0 Schools designated as school reception centers are School Coordinator ready to receive students.
6.0 Facilities designated as general public reception Schools Coordinator centers are activated and ready to receive Health evacuees. Social Services 31 DRAFT (07/10)
IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW SITE AREA EMERGENCY No. Action Item Implementing Agencyllndividual 7.0 Traffic control points are established. County Police DPW B.O Buses required for evacuation are staged. Department of Transportation Schools Coordinator 9.0 Congregate care centers are on standby. American Red Cross Schools Coordinator 10.0 All emergency workers in the field have been issued Health dosimetry and KI Applicable fire, police, EMS and other affected agencies 11.0 Sheltering and evacuation arrangements are in Emergency Medical Services place for institutionalized mobility impaired. Transportation Mental Health Social Services 12.0 Non-institutionalized mobility-impaired persons are Emergency Medical Services contacted and transportation resources arranged. Department of Transportation Hospital Coordinator 13.0 Hearing-impaired residents of the EPZ have been Social Services contacted and advised of the emergency.
14.0 Mental health facilities within the EPZ have been Mental Health notified and are ready to take any necessary protective actions. Activities are coordinated with New York State Office of Mental Health, American Red Cross Emergency Medical Services and Westchester County Medical Center.
15.0 If requested, dispatch Disaster Team to reception Mental Health and congregate care centers.
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IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW SITE AREA EMERGENCY No. Action Item Implementing Agency/Individual 16.0 Hospitals in the EPZ are sheltered and ready for Emergency Medical Services evacuation.
17.0 Correctional facilities within the EPZ have been County Police (notification) notified and are prepared to take protective action if SEMO necessary. (Sing Sing State Correctional Facility is a Corrections State responsibility.)
18.0 Emergency Worker Personnel Monitoring Center Health (County Fire Training Center) is activated, DPW operational, and ready to receive emergency Emergency Services workers. Public Safety 19.0 Field Monitoring Teams are dispatched. Health RACES 20.0 County fire services have been notified and are on Fire and Rescue standby (those services performing reception center monitoring and decontamination are at reception centers.)
21.0 All county environmental facilities have been notified Environmental Facilities and instructed to implement emergency procedures.
22.0 Environmental facilities within the 10-mile EPZ are Environmental Facilities prepared to shelter or evacuate, in accordance with public protective action directives. In the event of evacuation, ensure procedures are followed to ensure a safe shutdown, or are placed in automatic operations mode.
23.0 Notify FAA, Metro North, CSX (Conrail), and Amtrak. Department of Transportation 24.0 Consider data and developed by the Dose Health Department Assessment Team from the EOF, field teams and utility technical representative.
County Executive 25.0 Conduct periodic Operations Room briefings. Commissioner of Emergency Services 33 DRAFT (07/10)
IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW GENERAL EMERGENCY No. Action Item Implementing Agencyllndividual 1.0 The County Executive consults with the County Executive Commissioner of Health and utility liaison on plant Health status, weather conditions, projected dose rate 2.0 Consult with the Commissioner of Emergency County Executive Services and other key staff to ensure: County PIO
- transportation resources are staged;
- traffic control points established; Transportation
- roads are clear Public Safety
- reception centers opened and staffed Public Safety/DPW
- congregate care centers opened and staffed Social Services/Health Red Cross 3.0 After confirming necessary equipment and County Executive personnel are in place, consider evacuation of the 2-mile radius and 5-miles downwind (weather and other conditions permitting) as a minimum protective action, as well as the administration of KI to those in evacuation areas."
.. Coordinate protective action decision; siren County Executive sounding; and EAS message with the other three County Executives via the Executive Hotline.
Note: Camp Smith, is a State decision FDR VA Hospital, VA decision 4.0 Declare a Local State of Emergency, if not already County Executive declared, in coordination with the other three counties.
5.0 Monitor implementation of any protective actions County Executive and obtain frequent updates. Commissioner of Emergency Services 34 DRAFT (07/lO)
IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW GENERAL EMERGENCY No. Action Item Implementing Agency/Individual 6.0 Ensure emergency workers in the field have been All agencies with workers in the field.
issued dosimetry. KI and Radiation Exposure Health Control Cards. Radiological Safety Officer 7.0 Ensure the impacted public and emergency workers County Executive are informed of the need to take KI. Health 8.0 Monitor the status of schools (sheltered. closed or Schools Coordinator relocated.)
9.0 Traffic and Access Control Points are established. County Executive Schools Coordinator Transportation DPW 10.0 Evacuated areas are patrolled. Public Safety 11.0 County and/or State Police helicopter. or the Civil Air Public Safety Patrol may conduct air reconnaissance of evacuation routes.
Public Safety 12.0 Evacuation route impediments are identified and Public Safety removed. DPW 13.0 Correctional facilities in the EPZ are sheltered. State 14.0 Monitor bus operations and transportation progress Transportation for evacuation. EMS 35 DRAFT (07/10)
IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW GENERAL EMERGENCY No. Action Item Implementing Agencyllndividual 15.0 At least three reception centers should be open and Social Services receiving evacuees: Health Fire and Rescue White Plains Sr. High School Public Safety Harrison H.S.
Westchester Community College Open additional receptions centers based upon extent 16.0 of evacuation. Social Services Health Fire and Rescue Public Safety Associated congregate care centers should be opened 17.0 and receiving evacuees. Red Cross Social Services Field Monitoring Teams conduct field measurements.
18.0 Health Department Note: Police escort may be required. RACES Non-institutionalized mobility-impaired and hearing 19.0 impaired persons are contacted to ensure they are Transportation aware of the emergency and needs are addressed. EMS Institutionalized mobility impaired within affected area 20.0 are sheltered or evacuated and transportation needs EMS are being addressed. Transportation Hospitals in affected areas are being sheltered or 21.0 evacuated. EMS Transportation Mental Health facilities in affected areas are being 22.0 sheltered or evacuated. Mental Health 36 DRAFT (07110)
IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 1 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVEL OVERVIEW GENERAL EMERGENCY No. Action Item Implementing Agencyllndividual 23.0 If requested, dispatch Disaster Team to the Mental Health reception and congregate care centers, or other areas of need.
24.0 Monitor evacuated areas and provide support to Fire Services County Police in traffic control.
25.0 Environmental facilities in the EPZ should be Environmental Facilities instructed to start implementing their emergency operations procedures. In the event of evacuation, implement safe shutdown procedures or place in automatic operations mode.
26.0 County personnel whose workplace is impacted by All affected County agencies evacuation orders will maintain contact with supervisors and confirm relocation sites.
27.0 Emergency Workers Personnel Monitoring Center Health (County Fire Training Center) is open and DPW processing workers. Fire and Rescue Police 28.0 Confirm FAA, Metro North, CSX and Amtrak have Transportation been notified of emergency status and protective actions and have taken necessary operational steps.
29.0 Confirm operational status of bus loops among Transportation reception centers and congregate care centers.
30.0 Continue regular Operations Room briefing updates. County Executive Commissioner of Emergency Services 31.0 Upon completion of General Emergency procedures, review recovery and re-entry All agencies responsibilities.
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IP 1.0 ATTACHMENT 2 Local State of Emergency Declaration A Local State of Emergency is hereby declared in Westchester County beginning at
_ _ o'clock on the day of (month), 200_, and ending at
_ _ o'clock on the day of (month), 200_. This Local State of Emergency shall be in effect for a period of time not to exceed _ _ _ _ _ _ __
The Local State of Emergency has been declared due to a disaster and emergency condition existing be reason of the occurrence of, and imminent threat of, widespread or severe damage, injury, loss of life and property resulting from an emergency at the Indian Point Energy Center.
I, Robert P. Astorino, County Executive of the County of Westchester, hereby find and declare that the aforesaid conditions threaten and imperil the public safety and the safety of the people of the County of Westchester.
THEREFORE, as Chief Executive of the County of Westchester, I, ROBERT P. ASTORINO, have exercised the authority given to me under Article 2-b of the Executive Law of the State of New York, to preserve the public safety and hereby render all required and available assistance vital to the security, well-being and health of the citizens of this community.
ROBERT P. ASTORINO County Executive County of Westchester Dated:
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IP 1.0 Attachment 3 Emergency Alert System Heads-Up Message The Emergency Alert System has been activated by chief officials of Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam Counties due to a technical malfunction at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, New York. People living or working within 10 miles of the plant should listen to this entire message.
An Unusual Event....An Alert.... A Site Area Emergency .... A General Emergency has been declared.
There has been .... There has not been .... A release of radioactive materials to the environment due to the event.
While there are no protective actions called for at this time, people living within ten miles of the plant should stay tuned for any additional emergency instructions that may be necessary.
People living or working within 10 miles of the plant should consult the Community Emergency Planning for Indian Point booklet or similar pages of the phone book for detailed information. Stay tuned to this Emergency Alert System station for further information and instructions.
This is not a test.
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IP 1.0 Attachment 4 EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM MESSAGE Immediate General Emergency Date_ _ _ _ _ __
Siren Time: _______
EAS Broadcast time: _ __
ANNOUNCER: This is not a test. The Emergency Alert System has been activated by chief officials of Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam Counties due to an emergency at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, New York. Please listen to this entire message before taking any action.
A General Emergencv has been declared.
There has been .... There has not been .... A release of radioactive materials to the environment.
OR It has not yet been determined whether there has been a radiological release of radioactive materials to the environment.
People living within five miles of the plant are directed to: stay inside their homes or businesses. If you have KI (Potassium Iodide), ingest one dose at this time.
"In Westchester, you should stay indoors if you are in Buchanan, City of Peekskill, Verplanck, Montrose, Croton-on-Hudson, and the entire Town of Cortlandt.
"In Rockland. you should stay indoors if you are in the Towns of Stony Point and Haverstraw. People in the Bear Mountain and Harriman State Parks should seek shelter.
"In Orange County. you should stay indoors if you are in the Town of Highlands. the Village of Highland Falls. People in the Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks should seek shelter.
"In Putnam County, you should stay indoors if you are in Garrison. south of Route 403, and the Continental Village and Lake Peekskill areas.
I repeat. those living within five miles of the plant should go indoors and close windows and doors. If you have KI (Potassium Iodide). ingest one dose at this time.
People living within 10 miles of the plant should consult the Community Emergency Planning for Indian Point booklet or similar pages of the phone book for detailed information. Stay tuned to this Emergency Alert System station for further information and instructions.
This is not a test.
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IP 1.0 Attachment 6 EAS Contact Information Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio station, WHUD:
(1) Primary Numbers: (845)831-1525 (2) Alternate Numbers: (845)831-1540 Note: If you are unable to make immediate contact with WHUD, both back up stations need to be contacted. Contact both:
WFAS:
(1) Primary Numbers: (914)693-9395 [4:30AM-6:30PM M-F]
(914)806-6349, all other times (914) 558-0592 (pager)
(2) Alternate Numbers: (914 )693-240 115600/5700/1900/2400 (914)285-9327 and WRRV:
(1) Primary Numbers:
Mon. through Fri. (845)471-1500 (8:30 am to 5:30 pm)
After hrslWeekends (845)452-1015 43 DRAFT (07110)
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I Mon City of w 1:50 1:50 4:50 5:10 5:50 1:50 5:10 5:30 5:50 3:50 4:20 4:00 4:50 4:50 5:20 3:50 3:50 3:50 4:5 4:20 5:1 Town of 1 28 Town of '
29 Town of:
LEIE: 15:00 15:20 14:30 I~:50 13:50 15:10 15:3() 15:50 14:20 14:50 15:20 13:50 14:20 15:1 44 DRAFT (0711 0)
IP 1.0 Attachment 7 EVACUATION TIME ESTIMATE STUDY EXCERPTS Table F*2. Time to CIe.r the Indlclted Are. of 100 Pen:ent of the Evacuatina PODulallon for WHlch**ter PortJon 01 Roalan R2 I KLDID Scenario NUMBER Protective Action Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1, 1 Briarcliff Manor 6 Ossining 8 Town of New Castle 14 Croton-an-Hudson 5:25 6:00 6:30 7:00 4:00 5:30 6:00 6:50 4:40 5:00 5:25 4:00 4:40 5:3 16 Verolanck 5:00 5:30 4:30 4:50 3:30 5:00 5:30 6:20 4:20 4:40 5:00 3:30 4:20 5:0 18 Buchanan 5:10 5:50 4:20 4 :45 3:25 5:20 5:50 6:40 4 :10 4:40 5:00 3:20 4:10 5:2 19 Montrose 5:20 5:50 4:40 5:10 3:55 5:20 5:50 6:40 4 :30 4:50 5:10 3:50 4:30 5:2 23 City of Peekskill 5:35 6:00 4:50 5:10 4:10 5:40 6:05 6:40 4:50 5:10 5:50 4:10 4:50 5:4 24 Town of Cortlandt 5:45 6:10 5:10 5:30 4:30 5:50 6:10 7:10 5:00 5:20 6:20 4:30 5:05 5:5 28 Town of Yorktown 29 Town of Somers L __ Region ETE: 5:50 6:20 6:30 7:00 4:30 5:50 6:30 7:30 5:00 5:20 6:20 4:30 7:50 5" ..
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IP 1.0 Attachment 7 EVACUATION TIME ESTIMATE STUDY EXCERPTS Table F*3. n .... 10 Clear the Indlcattld AIM of 100 Porcent 01 tho EYac:uaUnll PojlUJaUOn for W..tchaatar Portion 01 Roalon R3 Scenario KLO 10 NUMBER Protective Action Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Briarcliff Manor 7:05 7:55 8:30 9:10 5:30 7 :10 8:00 9:05 6:10 6:45 7: 50 5:20 6:10 7:10 6 Ossining 6:20 7:00 8:30 9:10 4:50 6:20 7:00 7:40 5:20 5:40 6 :20 4:35 5:20 6:20 8 Town of New Castle 7:05 8:00 6:20 6:55 5:35 7: 15 8:00 9:05 6:10 6:45 7:50 5:20 6:10 7:15 14 Croton-cn-Hudson 6:10 7:00 8:30 9:10 4:40 6:10 6:50 7:35 5:10 5:30 6:00 4:30 5:10 6:10 16 Verplanck 5:50 6:30 5:00 5:30 4:10 5:50 6:30 7:10 4:50 5:10 5:40 4:00 4:50 5:50 18 Buchanan 6:00 6:50 5:00 5:30 4 :00 6:00 6:40 7:30 4:40 5:10 5:30 3:50 4:40 6:00 19 Montrose 6:10 6:50 5:30 6:00 4:45 6:10 6:50 7:30 5:10 5:30 6:15 4:30 5:10 6:10 23 City of Peekskill 6:55 7:35 5:50 6:30 5:10 7:00 7:40 8:40 5:50 6:25 7:40 5:10 5:50 7:00 24 Town of Cortlandt 7:20 8:20 6:30 7:30 6:10 7 :20 8:20 9:50 6:30 7:20 9:00 6:10 6 :30 7 :20 28 Town of Yorktown 7:20 8:10 6:55 7:30 6:00 7:25 8: 10 9:10 6:30 7:10 8:20 5:50 6:30 7:25 29 Town of Somers 7:30 8:20 7:00 7: 30 6 :10 7:30 8:20 9:20 6:40 7:20 8:30 5:55 6:40 7 :30
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Office of Emergency Management EOC IP-1.1 Westchester County IP-1.1 DRAFT DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES INDIAN POINT ENERGY CENTER IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURE Office of Emergency Management EOC Operations Manager Draft REV 7110
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Office of Emergency Management EOe IP-1.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page No.
1.0 Purpose 3 2.0 Responsibilities 3 3.0 Concept of Operations 4 Checklist Page No.
1 Unusual Event 6 2 Alert 8 3 Site Area Emergency 14 4 General Emergency 10 Resource Section EOe Staffing Requirements 19 EOe Briefing Form 20 Draft - REV 7II 0 2
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Office of Emergency Management EOC IP-1.1 1.0 Purpose This procedure provides guidance for the Westchester Department of Emergency Services Office of Emergency Management staff to implement the Westchester County Radiological Emergency Plan for the Indian Point Energy Center.
It provides guidance on how to manage EOC operations.
2.0 Responsibilities 2.1 The Department of Emergency Services Commissioner - The Commissioner, or designee, is responsible for assuring the following areas are being addresses by the various County organizations in coordination with the County Executive:
- Overall Command and Control
- Accident Assessment of off site consequences of a radiological emergency and to coordinate those monitoring activities.
- Protective Response Evaluation to determine the proper protective actions to be implemented based on protective action guides and dose projections for consideration of evacuation or sheltering.
- Radiological Exposure Control to minimize radiological exposure of emergency workers and the general public.
- Communications via news briefings, TV, Radio, or Joint News Center.
- Reception and Congregate Care Centers for evacuated public.
- Fire and Rescue Services
- Transportation
- Social Services in support of reception and congregate care centers.
- Public Works
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Office of Emergency Management EOC IP-1.1 2.2 EOC Operations Manager - The EOC Ops Manager is responsible for ensuring the facility is fully operational; obtaining accurate and timely information of the event for dissemination to the EOC floor; managing the overall operations of the EOC; conducting EOC briefings; updating the status boards; and assuring all EOC positions are filled.
2.3 DES/OEM Support Staff - The DES/OEM staff will complete the overview checklists in this SOP in support of the County Executive and DES Commissioner to assure that all facets of the Westchester Emergency Plan are being completed, as appropriate. The staff will also advise the County Executive and DES Commissioner or other EOC staff as appropriate on Plan and SOP requirements.
2.4 The EOC organization will also consist of Branch Directors who will provide oversight to assigned departments.
2.5 The Department of Public Works is responsible for ensuring all EOC support systems are functioning properly.
2.6The IT Department is responsible for ensuring that computers are operational and that applications are fully functional.
3.0Concept of Operations 3.1 The Westchester County EOC operates within the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and uses Incident Command System (lCS) principles. The EOC organization is organized along ICS lines of command and authority. These are detailed in the Radiological Emergency Plan.
3.2When notified of an Unusual Event, OEM, in consultation with the County Executive, will evaluate the situation and determine whether response actions are necessary, including possible partial activation of the EOC. For IPEC security related events, the EOC and Joint Information System may be activated.
3.3When notified of an Alert or higher event, the OEM will activate the EOC.
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