ML20128C050

Forwards FEMA Re Final Exercise Evaluation on 841010-11 Offsite Emergency Preparedness Exercise.Deficiency Noted for Grundy County.Nrc Course of Action Will Be Determined

ML20128C050
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	05/20/1985
From:	Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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Docket No. 50-374

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, ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed Vice President.

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~ Gentlemen:

We have received the enclosed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) letter

, -dated April-15, 1985, and associated final exercise evaluations on the offsite emergency preparedness exercise conducted on October 10-11, 1984, for LaSalle and Grundy Counties and the State of Illinois.

This final exercise evaluation lists one deficiency for Grundy County related

.to lack of timely E85 activation, thus failing to provide timely notification information to the public. The sirens were sounded within 15 minutes (simulated); however, 30 minutes elapsed before the initial _ instructional message was announced on the EBS station from the time the sirens were

-sounded. . FEMA has_ identified this deficiency as one which affects public health and safety. FEMA is performing an evaluation, including the results of the Grundy County participation in the April 1985 Dresden exercise, to determine the'overall adequacy of the corrective actions and the status of

-approval of the offsite plans.around LaSalle Station under 44 CFR 350.

This is to notify you that'we will determine an-appropriate course of action under our regulations for the LaSalle and Dresden Nuclear Generating Stations, which are both affected by Grundy County performance, after receiving the FEMA evaluation of offsite preparedness and the results of the Dresden exercise.

We would expect that correction of this deficiency would have been

' demonstrated during the Dresden exercise which was held on April 23, 1985.

This final exercise evaluation also lists some recommendations (which are referred to in the FEMA evaluation as'other deficiencies; e.g., those not affecting public health and safety) regarding the offsite agency. responses, and includes the State's schedule of corrective actions for all of the recommendations and the above deficiency.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

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Sincerely,

,L. a,f t'tt C.J.Pape/fello, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch

Enclosure:

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D. L. Farrar, Director of Nuclear Licensing G. J. Diederich, Plant Manager DM8/ Document Control Desk (RIDS)

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Assistant Associate Director Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Programs

SUBJECT:

Exercise Report and Schedule of Corrective Actions for the October 10-11, 1984 Exercise of the Offsite Radiological Energency Preparedness (REP) Plans for the LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Attached are two copies of the Exercise Report for the October 10-11, 1984, joint exercise of the offsite REP plans for the LaSalle NPP. This was a partial participation exercise for the State of Illinois, and a full participation exercise for LaSalle and Grundy Counties. The report dated November 26, 1984, was prepared by Region V, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It was revised March 26, 1985, to reflect clarifications mentioned below. These clarifications surfaced after the original report was completed.

Originally, there were two category A deficiencies, i.e, those affecting the public health and safety, identified during the evaluation of the LaSalle exercise, one each for LaSalle and Grundy Counties. Both deficiencies were related to lack of timely EBS activation, although the underlying cause for the untineliness was different for each county. However, upon further examination of the exercise observer's notes, it has been decided that the Category A deficiency for LaSalle County should be reduced to a Category B deficiency. The attached exercise reports have been revised to reflect this change and the reasoning explained in the following paragraphs.

In LaSalle County, the directive to activate the prompt alert and notification system (PANS) was received from the State of Illinois at 9:00 p.m. The County E0C staff required seven (7) minutes for proper verification at 9:07 p.n. and an additional fifteen (15) minutes for simulated siren activation at 9:22 p.m. The simulated EBS notification was given at 9:25 p.n. While the time required to initiate public alerting appears to be excessive, there were several mitigating factors. The verification period was appropriate since the situation at the utility had just reached site area emergency. The E0C staff wanted verification that public alerting was necessary at this time. Further, several EOC staff members were engaged in a response to a real-life emergency situation which temporarily diverted their attention and lengthened the time required for verification.

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Upon receipt of the verification, the county did simulate activation of the sirens within fif teen (15) minutes. Concurrent with the verification and activation process, E0C staff were preparing the EBS message and it was ready for broadcast prior to siren activation. In fact, an attempt was made at the time of siren activation to read the message to the radio station (simulated).

An actual telephone call was made to a person simulating the role of the radio station (Actually the caller was attempting to call a friend who was to simulate the role of the radio station). However, this first attempt at a call resulted in a busy signal. At this point, the E0C staff member could have read the EBS message into the telephone which would have represented timely activation. Instead a second telephone call was made a few minutes later; at that time, the EBS message was read to the person simulating the radio station. (It should be noted that a radio backup exists between the County E0C and the EBS radio station.)

After consideration of these mitigating factors, LaSalle County did demonstrate that it can provide timely public alerting and notification in the event of an emergency at the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station. However, because the total PANS required twenty-five (25) minutes for activation, a Category B deficiency exists. It is FEMA's opinion that this deficency is best corrected by training on the procedures for PANS activation. The certification test of December 4, 1984 provided LaSalle County with an opportunity to successfully demonstrate their implementation procedures. A combination of this test, and both an initial and a follow-up, formal training session conducted with LaSalle County emergency services personnel, is considered adequate corrective actions for this particular deficiency.

Grundy County was cited for a Category A deficiency (NUREG evaluation criterion E.5) because 30 minutes elapsed from the time the sirens were sounded (simulated) until the initial instructional message was forwarded to the EBS station. This deficiency involves the failure to provide timely notification via the EBS. The EBS notification was overlooked until the E0C staff were questioned on this point by the federal evaluator. This deficiency was directly attributable to the turnover of the Grundy County Emergency Services and Disaster Assistance Coordinator just prior to the exercise.

This individual has subsequently received training as to the duties and responsibilities of his position with respect to radiological emergency preparedness. Further, Grundy County successfully demonstrated the procedure for activation of the EBS notification during the Prompt Alert and Notification System (PANS) certification test of December 4,1984. (It is recognized that a PANS certification test does not test timeliness of EBS notification.)

Grundy County will be required to successfully demonstrate timely activation of the PANS during the Dresden exercise on April 23, 1985. Grundy County is

- fully participating in the Dresden exercise and timely public alerting and notification is an exercise objective. (Note too that Grundy County is scheduled to participate in the initial Braidwood exercise in November of this year.)

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- A final ~ resolution'of the Category A deficiency for Grundy County cannot be made until the Dresden exercise in April at which. time the County -

will have as an objective successful demonstration of the public alerting and notification system. Following the exercise, FEMA Headquarters will

make a determination regarding the overall adequacy of the corrective actions'and the_ status of approval under FEMA Rule 44 CFR 350.

.s A' copy of.the State's schedule of corrective actions is also attached. Since the corrective actions for Grundy and LaSalle Counties are explained in detail

.-in'this' memorandum, this memorandum and the Illinois proposed corrective

~ actionsresponse dated December 20, 1984 are to be considered in~ conjunction with each other.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Robert S. Wilkerson,' Chief, Technological Hazards Division at 646-2861.

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lilinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency 110 East Adems Street. Springfield. Illinois 62706 April 9.1985 Mr. Gordon Wenger Emergency Management Program Specialist Region V, Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Center 74 North Washington Street  !

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Dear Mr. Wenger:

This letter is in response to Mr. Wallace Weaver's January 14. 1985 s letter to Charles Jones in which Mr. Weaver requests that the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency provide a training meeting for

. the LaSalle County officials.

During February and March, four meetings have been held with the LaSalle County ESDA Coordinator and one with LaSalle County Board Chair-man regarding the timely EB5 activation. The resulting enhanced pro-ficiency and improved procedures will enable LaSalle County to demonstrate their capability during the next scheduled exercise.

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Nr. Charles D. Jones Director, Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency 110 rest Adams Straat Springfield, 1111acis 62706 Daar Mr. Jones:

I have received and reviewed your followup corrective actions dated March 11, 1985 relative to the LaSalle exercise defic *encies.

Following discussions with FEMA Usadquarters staff and upon further examination of the exercise observer's notes, it has been decided that based on the information discussed below the category A .

deficiency for LaSalle County will be reduced to a category B deficiency. A copy of five page changes to the LaSalle exercise report reflecting this decision are enclosed with this letter.

In LaSalle County, the directive to activate the FA'?S was seceived from the State of Illinois at 9:00 p.m. The county EOC staff required seven (7) minutes for proper verification and an additinnal fifteen (15) minutes for simulated siren activation at 9:22 p.m.

The simulated E3S notification was given at 9:25 p.m. While the time required to initiste public alertinr. appears to he excessive, there were several mitigating factors. The verification period was appropriate since the situation at the 7tility had only just reached site area emergency (8:27 p.m.). The ROC staff wanted verification that public alerting was necessary at this time.

Further, several EOC staff members were engaged in a respones to a real-life emergency situation which temporarily diverted their attention and lengthened the time required for verification. You will note that upon receipt of the verification, the county did simulate activation of the sirens within fifteen (15) minutes.

, Concurrent with the verification and activation tino, EOC staff

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prior to the simuisted siren activation. In fact, an attempt was '

made at the time of the simulated siren activation to simulate reading the message to the radio station. An actual telephone call was made to a person simulating the role of the radio station.

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the telephone which would have represented timely activation. [

Instead a second tela;hene call was made a few minutes later at which '

time the E39 message was read to the person simulating the radio station. (It should be noted that a radio hackup exists between the l county EOC and the E3S radio station.)

It is my opinf.on that af ter consideration of these mitigating factors, LaSalle County did demonstrate that it can provide timely public alerting and notification in the event of an emergency at the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station. However, because the total PANS required twenty-five (25) minutes for activation, a category 3 deficiency exists. But this deficiency is best corrected by training on the procedures for PAU3 activation not by a demonstration of timeliness. .

The PANS certification test of December 4,1994 provided LaSalle County with no opportunity to successfully demonstrate their implementation procedures. This test combined with the initial and formal training conJueted with LaSalle County emergency services personnel and receipt of your report of the LaSalle County training will constitute an adequate corrective action for this particular deficiency.

For Grundy County, final resolution of the category A deficiency cannot he determined until all of the corrective actions have been implemented. This includes a demonstration of successful public

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alerting and notification by Crundy County during the upcoming Dresden exercise.

I would like to clarify a statensnt I made in my January 14, 1995 letter to you. I mistakenly noted that during the Prompt Alert and Notification System (PANS) certification test of December 4,1934, both LaSalle and Crundy Counties " demonstrated the ability to activate the EBS in a timely manner." The PANS certification test demonstrates leptementation procedures but does not test timeliness.

Thus, the requirement for Crundy County to demonstrate timeliness of the alert and notification system durink the Dresden exercise.

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,- ;v Upon successful demonstration of public alertine and notification by Crundy County during the Dresden exercise, FDIA Peadquarters will determine the adequacy of the corrective actions and issue a statement as to the status of approval under FD!A rule 44 CrF 350.

As an interim measure I am providing a copy of your letter with my recosamendation for acceptance of your corrective metions to yE*'A ITeadquarters. I will keep you infor: sed as to their actions in this manner. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely, Wallace J. Veaver, Chsirman P.egional Assistance Comittee Enclosure I

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Dear Mr. Weaver:

This letter responds to your letter dated January 14, 1985 relative to required corrective actions for the LaSalle exercise deficiencies.

9 I concur completely that the PANS certification test conducted on December 4,1984 clearly demonstrated the capability of Grundy and LaSalle counties to activate the EBS in a tinely manner in accordance with established procedures. I am certain that the Dresden PANS will be equally satisfactory and effectively demonstrate the capabilities of all three counties in the EPZ. Additionally, I feel confident that Grundy County will perform in a highly satisfactory manner during the Dresden exercise scheduled for April 1985. I appreciate your sharing our concern for this county that is burdened by being impacted by three nuclear power plants.

As you noted in discussing the LaSalle County deficiency, the PANS certification test certainly demonstrated their ability to activate the EBS system in a timely manner. Training sessions with the LaSalle County ESDA Coordinator have already been initiated. A formal training session will be conducted immediately after the Zion exercise and prior to April 1, 1985. A report of this formal training will be provided as requested.

Bulk distribution of the Public Information Booklets was made throughout the EPZ. A summary of this distribution will be provided by Commonwealth Edison and provided to you. Only Quad Cities uses the sophisticated computerized system. The others use a manual system.

Procedures and manpower are available to address deficiency cited under J.10.j. However, the procedures were not implemented nor was mutual aid or state resources requested. This will be demonstrated during the next exercise involving LaSalle County.

Your comment relative to conducting a media briefing for the federal evaluator is well taken. Grundy County will be advised to demonstrate this capability during the Dresden exercise in April, 1985.

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'Mr. Wallace Weaver 2 March 11, 1985 Your assistance in adding to the realism of an exercise by having the message traffic to FEMA acknowledged by the regional communications center is appreciated. We will be sending messages during future exercises with special emphasis on the annual full scale exercise.

Your comments have been constructive and have added to the completeness of our plans. I wish to express my appreciation for your understanding of the dif ficult burden that is placed on Grundy County. They have a fine new coordinator who will demonstrate a renewed degree of excellence during the forthcoming Dresden exercise in April.

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l Mr. Charles D. Jones Acting Director Illinois Dmergency Services and Disaster Agency 110 East Adams Street Springfield, Illinois 62706 Daar Mr. Jones:

This letter is in response to your proposed corrective action dated December 20, 1984 and my conversation with David Wise of your staff concerning the deficiencies for the October 10-11, 1984, LaSalle radiological emergency preparedness exercise. As a result of the letter and conversation, I have amended the required corrective actions for the LaSalle exercise deficiencies. LaSalle County and Grundy County are no longer required to conduct a remedial exercise to correct their category A deficiencies to NUREG-0654 criteria elements E.6. and E.5. respectively.

This amendment to the required corrective action is based on two factors.

First, during the LaSalle prompt alert and notification system (PANS) certification test of December 4, 1984, both Counties demonstrated the ability to activate the EBS in a timely manner. Both Counties did so by preparing a " live" test message and broadcasting it through the EBS.

Further, Grundy County is scheduled to participate in the Dresden PANS certification test tentatively set for May 7, 1985.

The second factor concerns the nature of the deficiencies themselves.

During the LaSalle exercise the sirens were activated in a timely fashion.

The deficiencies involve timely activation of the EBS.

In the case of Grundy County, the deficiency is such that it should also be corrected under exercise conditions. I concur with your position that Grundy County will have adequate opportunity to demonstrate its capability during the Dresden exercise in April and the Braidwood exercise tentatively schedule for late 1985. A single issue remedial exercise for Grundy County would be counterproductive.

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corrected by the PANS certification test and a meeting with LaSalle County officials to provide training as to the importance of timely EBS activation.

David Wise indicated that such a training session would be scheduled with LaSalle County. Please advise me of the date for this training session by February 1, 1985. This meeting with LaSalle County should be held prior to April ~1, 1985 and a report provided to me for the record within twc weeks of the meeting. l With respect to the remainder of your proposed corrective actions, they i are approved. Please note that there are still two outstanding deficiencies from the July 12, 1983 LaSalle exercise for which we are awaiting implemen-tation of your corrective actions. These deficiencies are discussed on pages 10 and 11 of the October 10-11, 1984 LaSalle exercise report. For NUREG-0654 criteria A ement G.2. (Illinois), we are awaiting submission of the computerized macing list similar to that provided for Quad Cities.

For NUREG-0654 criteria element J.10.j. (LaSalle County), we are awaiting the plan update scheduled for later this year.

I would like to discuss two of your responses to the cited deficiencies in more detail. For Grundy County (G.3.a. and G.4.b.), you state that the reason these objectives were not demonstrated is because no media represen-tatives were present in the County EOC. While this is true, I remind you that the objectives can still be demonstrated by utilizing the designated press facility and giving at least one media briefing with the federal evaluator serving as a media representative. Further, nreparation of media briefings can be demonstrated in the EOC by the appropriate staff.

For the State of Illinois (C.1.a.), I concur with your position that the FEMA Regional Of fice has not always been responsive to your exercise messages in the past. However, I have taken steps to insure that your messages will be acknowledged in future exercises. This objective is best demonstrated by the State of Illinois at your annual full participation exercise.

Enclosed with this letter are the page changes to the LaSalle exercise report. These revisions are the result of comments from you and FEMA Headquarters. Please incorporate these page changes in your copy of the exercise report and in any additional copies you may have distributed.

If you have any questions, please call me at (312) 886-9530. I am providing a copy of this letter to my Headquarters Office for transmittal of the exercise report and your schedule of corrective actions to the NRC.

Sincerely, "L

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lilinois Emergency Services and Dicaster Agency 110 East Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 December 20, 1984 Mr. Wallace Weaver .

Chief Technical Hazards Branch Region V, Federal Emergency Management Agency 300 South Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606

Dear Mr. Weaver:

This letter is in response to your letter of November 26, 1984 and the accompanying Report of the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station exercise conducted on October 10-11, 1984.

Attached is our Proposed Corrective Action Response which indicates the schedule for correcting the deficiencies, as you requested in your letter.

Sincerely,

% -Q1_ . 'sM b avid L. Wist Senior Associate Director DLW/A /1h enti cc: Charles D. Jones Gordon Wenger

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UTILITT: LaSalle Nuclear Power Station Summary Listing of Deficiencies October 10-11, 1984 1111 note (Dete)

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NUREG Narrative Statement Corrective Action Scheduled Actual Iten of Deficiency Proposed Dete Dete C.I.a. The State did not demonstrate the ability This capability will reluctantly be 4/86 identify need for, request and obtain demonstrated during the next regularly federal assistance. scheduled exercise. It would add realism to the exercises if FEMA would respond to the messages or at least

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participation on FEMA's part that no messages were sent.

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UTILITY: LaSalle Nuclear Power Station Summary Listing of Deficiencice October 10-11, 1984 Illinois (State) (Dete)

A. Deficiencies Affecting Public Health and Safety t _LaSalle County (Community) i NUREC Narrative Statement Corrective Action Scheduled Actual i Item of Deficiency Proposed Date Date i

E.6. Activation of the Prompt Alert and The implementation of the procedures required Notification System was not accomplished to activate the system in the alloted time are

within 15 minutes as stated in easily demonstrated. A remedial drill would r NUREC-0654, Appendix 3. be counterproductive to the REP program. Seven additional minutes are minimal. FEMA National is requested to adjudicate this ruling prior to our scheduling a remedial drill. The FEMA 43 demonstration on December 4,1984 showed PNS system capability better than an exercise. The

] disadvantages of a remedial drill far outweigh the advantages.

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UTILITY: LaSalle Nuclear Power Station Summary Listing of Deficiencies Illinois October 10-11. 19t (State) (Date)

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Date _Date Item D.3. Emergency closelfication placards were The placards are on hand and will be 4/86 not displayed in the Seneca EOC. (Seneca) displayed during the next regularly scheduled exercise.

J.10.f. K1 was distributed without authorization The DC0 noticed his error and retrieved from the State. (Ranson) the simulated KI tablets within twenty minutes.

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A. Deficiencies Affecting Public Nealth and Safety Crundy County (Community)

NUREC Narrative Statement Corrective Action Scheduled Actuat Item of Deficiency Proposed Date Date E.5. Thirty minutes elapsed f rom the time the Implementation of the procedure to strens sounded (simulated) until the initial forward the message was stressed instructional message was forwarded to the during County Executive Training.

ESS radio station. This capability has been demonstrated during several exercises. A remedial drill would antagonize Grundy County unnecessarily. FEMA National is re-quested to rule on this requirement for a remedial drill. Grundy County is involved in three exercises (EPZ's) and three FEMA 43 demonstrations. Nothing will be gained from a remedial drill, on the contrary, much could be lost.

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Corrective Action Scheduled Actual NUREC Narrative Statement Date Date Itee of_ Deficiency Proposed A.I.d. It was not readily apparent who was in The role of the Board Chairman, the charge of the total emergency response. ESDA Coordinator and the other key As a result, staff briefings were either officials will be stressed during i not held or were inef fective. Individual the County Executive Training, as will statf members made decisions which offacted log and status board upkeep and message the total EOC operation, e.g. message log, distribution. The new ESDA Coordinator status board and message distribution. will use assistants and formalize decision making process for future exercises.

A.4. Around-the-clock staffing capability was This capability will be demonstrated 4/G6 not demonstrated. during the next regularly scheduled exercise.

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JOINT EXERCISE (Partial Participation)

Location of the Plant: State of Illinois,'LaSalle County, Brookfield Township Date of Report: November 26, 1984 (March 26. 1985--Revisions to Page.s 5,18',19,34,35)

Exercise Date: October 10-11, 1984 Participants Included: State of Illinois, Grundy and LaSalle Counties, Grand Ridge, Marseilles, Ransom and Seneca, and Commonwealth Edison Company State and Local Governments That Should 3

Have Participated But Did Not: None ,.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Exercis~e Summary A. State of Illinois Page 4 B. LaSalle County Page 4 C. Grand Ridge Page 6 D. Marseilles Page 6 E. Ransom Page 6 F. Seneca Page 6 G. Grundy County Page 6 II. Exercise Report A. Introduction

1. Exercise Background Page 8

2. Participating and Non-Participating State and Local Governments Page 8 E

3. List of Evaluators Page ~8

4. Evaluation Criteria , Page 9

5. Summary of Exercise Objectives Page 9

6. Summary of Scenario Page 9

7. Description of State and Local Resources Planned to be Used in the Exercise Page 10

8. Significant Deficiencies Noted in Past Exercises Page 10

9. Exercise Objectives List Page 11 B. Narrative of Exercise Results

1. State of Illinois Page 15

2. LaSalle County Page 16

3. Grand Ridge Page 20

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6. Seneca Page 25

7. Grundy County Page 27 III. Summary Listing of Deficiencies A. State of Illinois

1. ' Deficiencies Affecting Public Health ,

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2. Other Deficiencies Page 33 B. LaSalle County

1. Deficiencies ' Affecting Public Health and Safety Page 34

2. Other Deficiencies Page 35 C. Grundy irounty

1. Deficiencies Affecting Public Health and Safety ,

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2. -Other Deficiencies Page 37

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The exercise was partial' participation for the State of Illinois. The State staff was to demonstrate a total of seven objectives; five ,

applicable to the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Springfield and four applicable to 'the News Media Center, Mazon, Illinois.

The Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ESDA) staff at the Springfield EOC demonstrated the ability. to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities. The EOC staff coordinated the sectors to be evacuated and the timing for the evacuation with the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety (IDNS).

The State Warning Point / Communication Center in the EOC is manned on a 24-hour basis. The staff used _ the Nuclear Accident Reporting System (NARS), radio systems, commercial telephone and other land-line systems to communicate with the utility, the Counties, and with the News Media Center.

The EOC staff coordinated the simulated activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification System with the local units of government. A medical support drill was conducted September 13-14, 1984, by the Streator Hospital, Streator, Illinois.' As this drill did not occur in conjunction

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One objective to be demonstrated at the State EOC was to identify the need for, request, and obtain Federal assistance. This objective was not demonstrated. ,-

The News Media Center was able to communicate with the State EOC, the

~ County EOCs and with the utility. There is datafax capability with the State EOC. The State public information staff demonstrated the ability to brief the media. As the exercise progressed, use was made of visual aids to demonstrate various aspects of the station and there was coordination of information between the State and utility spokespersons before release to the media and the public.

LaSalle County The EOC was staffed after the NARS message designating the " Alert" classification was received and verified. The EOC staff included all organizations designated in the plan. Civil Air Patrol volunteers and

" HAM" radio operators also participated in the exercise. The capability to operate the EOC on an extended basis was demonstrated. The ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities was demonstrated by the County Board Chairman, the ESDA Coordinator and the other key EOC staff. The County Board Chairman was the individual in charge of the emergency response, as designated in the plan. This corrected a previously noted deficiency. Briefings were held to update the EOC staff on the exercise situation. Messages received in the EOC were logged, reproduced and distributed to appropriate EOC staff.

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D R.26 '85 24:01 FEMA REGION Y CHICAGO 1 P.02 The County EOC was furnished, spacious, well-lighted and had enough telephones and other amenities to accommodate the needs of the agencies and organizations..present. There were message boards, where events were.

posted and kept up-to-date by' individuals assigned these responsibilities within the E0C. There was a dispisy of all necessary maps depicting the plume EPZ (with sectors labeled), evacuation routes, relocatior centers, i access control points, radiological monitoring points, and population by' evacuation sectors.

The County has the capability to communicate with all the appropriate organisations through the Nuclear Accident Reporting System (NARS),

commercial telephone, radio and datafax.

The message to activate the Prompt Alert and Notification System was received at 9:00 p.m., verified at 9:07 p.m. with the sirens being activated at 9:22 p.m. and the EBS setivated at 9:25 p.m. The EBS i messages were clear and described the areas by familiar boundaries and landmarks. This corrects the deficiency noted in the last exercise concerning the effectiva use of instructional messages. The October 2, 1984 test of the outdoor siren system is included as part of this report. (See Attachment 1)

The ability to supply and administer potassium iodide to emergency workers by the IDNS representative in the EOC was simulated.

There was a demonstration of capability to brief the media in a clear

( manner. The ability to provide advance coordination of information

/ released as demonstrated by the County Radiological Officer who was

, delegated responsibility as the County Information Officer. This was

, accomplished through the voluntary participation of outside observers who

! .. played the role of individuals representing the press. The participant role-play included unrehearsed questions to which the Information Officer capably responded.

The ability to determine and implement the appropriate measures for controlled recovery and reentry were demonstrated by removal of roadblocks, buses returning people to their homes and decontamination of the buses. Thesa items were not objectives of this exercise but were injected as free play items (simuisted) to correct the deficiency from the previous exercise.

The LaSalle ESDA Coordinator demonstrated the capability to coordinate the recovery and reentry phase in a well organised manner.

The following municipalities in LaSalle County play an active role in radiological emergencies at the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station. Each municipality staffe their own EOC and have established communications.

Each municipality is written into the County plan and supports the County emergency response.

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The Public Officials of Grand Ridge are serious regarding their l participation in activities pertaining to an emergency at the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station. There are personnel available to conduct operations over an extended period of time. They are.well trained and eager to demonstrate their knowledge and capability.

Marseilles The EOC began staffing activity during the " Unusual Event" classification and was fully staffed at the " Alert" classification. The Police dispatcher verified calls from the LaSalle County EOC. Facilities, equipment, HAM radio operators and the avilability of support personnel were demonstrated. Access to cable TV is a means to communicate with the Marseilles population.

Ransom The capability to activate and staff the EOC was fully demonstrated. The Mayor was in charge of the' operations and was familiar with his duties and the duties of his staff. He involved the staff in the decision-making process. The EOC staff were able to communicate with the other jurisdictions by commercial telephone and radio. Potassium iodide was issued prematurely; then recalled and reissued when ordered by IDNS.

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Upon the evaluator's arrival at the Seneca EOC, the staffing activity had

- been completed. Copies of the NARS reports indicated all calls were verified. Staff discussions were held prior to inplementing any

,, protective actions. Facilities, equipment and the availability of support personnel were demonstrated. Direct communication with the LaSalle County EOC was used to supplement NARS messages as necessary.

Grundy County Grundy County demonstrated the ability to mobilize the emergency response staff and activate facilities. All staff members, with the exception of a school respresentative, reported to the EOC. The ability to maintain 24-hour staffing was not demonstrated. The ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities was not fully demonstrated.

There was a demonstration of EOC facilities and displays to support emergency operations. The EOC emergency response staff demonstrated a capability to communicate with those organizations intended to provide support to the emergency response.

The activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification System was simulated and exceeded the 15 minute requirement limit. It took approximately 30 minutes to disseminate the initial instructional message through the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS). There was no announcement to the EOC staff that the Prompt Alert and Notification System had been activated.

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The County has a supply of potassium iodide available for distribution and dicussed how its use would be implemented. The ability to brief the medic at the EOC and to coordinate this information with the appropriate officials was not demonstrated. Upon receipt of the reentry and recovery message, the County discussed procedures for the public to follow in ,

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A. Introduction

1. Exercise Background

'This_was the fourth full participation exercise for LaSalle County resulting from a simulated accident at the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station. Previous exercises were: December 4, 1980; April 14-15, 1982; and July 12, 1983.

This was the second full participation exercise with the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station for Grundy County. The first was the exercise of December 4, 1980. In a meeting held January 6, 1982, FEMA Region V granted an exception for Grundy County's involvement in the April 14-15, 1982 exercise to be limited to communications. For the exercise of July 12, 1983, there was an oral granting of exception from participation because Grundy County would exercise their full capability in the September 15, 1983 Dresden exercise.

2. Participating and Non-Participating State and Local Governments The Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) of the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station impacts LaSalle and Grundy Counties and the

', municipalities of Grand Ridge, Marseilles, Ranson and Seneca within LaSalle County.

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The.following Illinois Counties located in the 50-mile EPZ did

<. not participate in the exercide: Kendall, Livingston, Bureau,

' Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Lee, Marshall, McLean, Putman, Will and Woodford.

3. List of Evaluators For this exercise, there was a total of ten Federal evaluators observing off-site exercise activities. Of these, seven, including the Exercise Director, were FEMA Region V-staff and three were contract evaluators f rom Argonne National Laboratory. The evaluators were assigned as follows:

Gordon Wenger FEMA Offsite Exercise Director Ray Kellogg FEMA Evaluation Team Leader, State of Illinois John Schad FEMA Evaluator, News Media Center Ed Robinson FEMA Evaluation Team Leader, LaSalle County Woodie Curtis FEMA Evaluator,- LaSalle County 8

9 James Opelka Argonne Evaluator, Ransom Walter O'Keefe FEMA Evaluator, Grand Ridge William Knoerzer Argonne Evaluator, Marseilles and Seneca Robert Shapiro FEMA Evaluation Team Leader, Grundy County Bill Gasper Argonne Evaluator, Grundy County

4. Evaluation Criteria The criteria used for evaluation of this exercise was developed f rom NUREG-0654/ FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1 " Criteria for Prepration and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants." The " Modular Format for Uniformity of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Observations and Evaluations," dated June 1983, was used for the exercise. evaluation. The exercise and this report are under the policy and guidance of the memorandum of August 5, 1983.

5. Summary of Exercise Objectives The exercise objectives were to demonstrate the ability to I. mobilize staff and activate facilities; staff round-the-clock;

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coordinate and make decisions;. communicate with appropriate organizations; alert the public and disseminate instructional

.<- messages within 15 minutes;> decision-making on the issuance and administering of potassium iodide; brief the media; ability to q . provide advance coordination of information released; rumor control; adequacy of hospital facilities and procedures for contaminated injured individuals; need for, request, and obtain Federal assistance; and determine and implement appropriate measures for recovery and reentry.

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-during this exercise is included in paragraph II.A.9. of this section

6. Summary of Scenario The State scenario called for an " Alert" to occur between 6:31-7:30 p.m. The State was notified at 7:11 p.m. The " Site Area Emergency" was scheduled to occur between 8:15-8:45 p.m. The

• State was notified at 8:24 p.m. The " General Emergency" classification was scheduled to occur between 9:45-10:15 p.m.

The State EOC was notified of the " General Emergency" at 9:45 p.m.

The planned scenario events were sufficient to allow for the full demonstration of the selected exercise objectives.

Protective action recommendations were required for both LaSalle and Grundy Counties.

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During the exercise, the State of' Illinois, LaSalle County, including the communities of Grand Ridge, Ranson, Seneca, and Marseilles, and Grundy County used their existing emergency operations centers and emergency response vehicles , equipment and communications.

.8. Significant Deficiencies Noted in Past Exercises

a. State of Illinois G.2. During the exercise of July 12, 1983, the FEMA Region .

V evaluators scheduled previous to the exercise, sufficient time to conduct a random survey of public use areas. This survey indicated a lack of posted information in those areas likey to be frequented by persons traversing through the area. Endeavors should be made to encourage the owners of restaurants , service stations, motels, campgrounds, and other public use facilities in the areas affected by the EPZ. to distribute copies of the "What to Do in Case Of....." pamphlet to area travelers visiting these establishments.

p, This remains a deficiency.

< b. LaSalle County

<- E.7. During the exercise'of July 12, 1983, the EBS instructional prescripted messages f rom the plans were used s when the State ESDA recommended protective actions. 'The first message indicated sheltering.out to two miles when the State ESDA recommendation had been to evacuate out two r l' miles. Both messages as released to EBS did not describe i the areas involved in terms of familiar landmarks, boundaries, or outline evacuation routes to be used to l accomplish the evacuation. All specific information should l be included in instructional EBS messages in syncronization l- with the Prompt Alert and Notification System.

I l This deficiency was corrected during the exercise of October 10-11, 1984.

M.1. During the exercise of July 12, 1983, the reentry l phase was delayed at the County due to a communication

! problem relating to the uae of the new NARS form. The message received a 11:56 a.m. tas not interpreted as the authorization to begin reentry at the County. This caused a 20 minute delay in the implementation procedures following reentry / recovery. Adding a space on the NARS form to clearly identify reentry would alleviate a delay such as the one experienced during this exercise.

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- the chain of command as implemented during the exercise, or the County Board should command his role during subsequent exercises.

This deficiency was corrected during the exercise of October 10-11, 1984.

E.6. The coordination procedures outlined for dissemination of information to the public was remiss during the exercise of July 12, 1983. Messages are to be transmitted to the EBS station from three sources, LaSalle and Grundy Counties and the State, with callback procedures if any of these sources are tardy. Since many of the procedures involved were not demonstrated, it cannot be determined that the sirens and the EBS message would have been coordinated and the EBS messages would have been ready when the sirens were sounded. The recommendation is made to continue training in the coordination of EBS messages ,

and siren activation.

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The Prompt Alert and Notification requirement was not fully accomplished in LaSalle County during the October 10-11, 1984 exercise. This remains a deficiency.

J.10.j. During the exe'rcise of July 12, 1983, it was noted that the area to be evacuated in the EPZ is criss-crossed s

with minor roads on a one-mile grid.which require roadblocks. The County Sheriff's Department units available to man roadblocks are limited. Therefore, only the major roads can be blocked. State or mutual aid assistance should be requested. Procedures to request manpower and equip. nt should be annexed to the current <

plan.

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There were no deficiencies from the last exercise. (See paragraph II.A.I. of this section.)

9. Exercise Objectives List Objectives for this exercise were selected from among the 35 standard objectives listed in Tab "M" of the Modular Format for 6 Uniformity of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise Observations and Evaluations dated June 1983. The objectives numbers listed below correspond to Tab "M".

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The State of Illinois select,ed seven objectives, including those applicable to the News Media Center, to be demonstrated during the exercise. The following five objectives were partially or fully demonstrated as planned:

3. Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities.

5. Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations and field personnel.

13. Demonstrate ability to alert the public within the -

10-mile EPZ, and disseminate an initial instructional message, within 15 minutes.

24. Demonstrate ability to brief the media in a clear, accurate and timely manner.

25. Demonstrate ability to provide advance coordination of information released.

The following exercise objective was not successfully demonstrated:

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The following exercise 6bjective could not be observed on the day of the exercise:

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. b. LaSalle County LaSalle County selected thirteen objectives to be demonstrated during the exercise. The following nine objectives were partially or fully demonstrated as planned:

1. Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly.

2. Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain staffing around-the clock.

3. Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities.

5. Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate i locations, organizations and field personnel.

l i 14. Demonstrate ability to formulate and distribute appropriate instructions to the public, in a timely fashion.

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25. Demonstrate ability to provide advance coordination of information released.

26. Demonstrate ability to establish and operate rumor control in a coordinated fashion.

35. Demonstrate ability to determine and implement appropriate measures for controlled recovery and reentry. ,

The following three objectives were not successfully demonstrated:

4. Demonstrate adequacy of facilities and displays to support esergency operations.

13. Demonstrate ability to alert the public within the 10-mile EPZ, and disseminate an initial instructional message, within 15 minutes.

22. Demonstrate the ability to supply and administer KI, once the decision has been made to do so.

The following exercise objective could not be observed on

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31. Demonstrate adequacy of hospital facilities and

.. procedures for handling. contaminated individuals.

c. Grundy County Grundy County selected thirteen objectives to be demonstrated during the exercise. The following seven objectives were partially or fully demonstrated as planned:

1. Demonstrate ability to mobilize staff and activate facilities promptly.

4. Demonstrate adequacy of f acilities and displays. to support emergency operations.

5. Demonstrate ability to communicate with all appropriate locations, organizations and field personnel.

14. Demonstrate ability to formulate and distribute appropriate instructions to the public, in a timely fashion.

22. Demonstrate the ability to supply and administer KI, once the decision has been made to do so.

26. Demonstrate ability to establish and operate rumor control in a coordinated fashion.

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successfully demonstrated:

2. Demonstrate ability to fully staff facilities and maintain staffing around the clock.

3. Demonstrate ability to make decisions and to coordinate emergency activities.

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13. Demonstrate ability to alert the public within the 10-mile EPZ, and disseminate an initial instructional

- message, within 15 minutes.

24. Demonstrate ability to brief the media in a clear, accurate and timely manner.

25. Demonstrate ability to provide advance coordination of information released.

The following exercise objective could not be observed on the day of the exercise:

I" 31. Demonstrate adequacy of hospital facilities and e procedures for handling contaminated individuals.

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1. State of T111nois

a. Activation and Staffing Not an objective for this exercise.

b. Emergency Operations Management The Illinois ESDA staff at Springfield demonstrated the ability to make decisions and coordinate emergency activities. The staff coordinated with 1DNS on the areas to be evacuated and the time for evacuation. The State did not request Federal assistance.

DEFICIENCY C.1.a. The State did not demonstrate the ability to indentify need for, request, and obtain Federal assistance.

RECOMMENDATION The ability to identify need for, request, and obtain Federal assistance should be demonstrated at the next k' exercise involving full participation by the State of

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. c. Facilities .

Not an objective for this exercise.

d. Communications The State Warning Point / Communication Center in the EOC is manned on a 24-hour basis. Ihe staff used the Nuclear Accident Reporting System (NARS), radio systems, commercial telephone and other land-line systems to communicate with the utility, the Counties, and the News Media Center.

e. Dose Assessment and Protective Action Recommendations Not an objective of this exercise for the State of Illinois. The State did provide appropriate protective action recommendations f or implementation by LaSalle and Grundy Counties.

f. Public Alerting and lustruction The State EOC staff coordinated the simulated activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification System with the local units of government.

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Not an objective of this exercise.

h. Radiological Exposure Control Not an objective of this exercise.

i. Media Center The News Media Center is located in the utility's EOF.

Phones were provided for the media. The primary means of communications between the News Media Center and the State EOC, local EOCs and the EOF are by telephone. Other means of communications available are radio and dataf ax.

Media kits containing information on the utility, nuclear power stations, the local area and radiation were available. Media briefings were conducted. They were accurate and complete and avoided the use of unexplained technical jargon. The visuals used to describe various aspects of the Station were good but not used to the best advantage early in the exercise.

Public instructions were announced from the News Media Center. The respresentatives giving the briefings asked h the media's cooperation in disseminating that inforestion

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.. An interesting feature of the exercise was the participation of four journalism students who played media respresentive roles. This provided some good exchanges during briefings.

j. Recovery and Reentry Not an objective of this exercise for the State of Illinois. The State forwarded a recovery and reentry order to the Counties for implementation.

k. Scenario 1

The scenario provided sufficient activity for the State of Illinois'to demonstrate the objectives selected for this exercise.

2. LaSalle County

a. Activation and Ctaffing The initial call to activate.the EOC went out at 7:25 p.m.

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In addition to the regular staff, the " HAM" radio club was represented and 23 volunteers from the Civil Air Patrol were present. . The Civil Air Patrol personnel were used as ,

messengers and kept the status board up-to-date.

The ability for round-the-clock staffing was demonstrated by shift change for some positions and by sh) wing a roster for the balance of the positions. The second shif t was briefed and phased into the EOC operation. The staff was -

enthusiastic and knowledgeable of the work required of them.

b. Emergency Operations The County Board Chairman is the individual in charge of the operations (as reflected in the County plan), with authorit,- f.o delegate the responsibility to others. The Chairman delegated his responsibilities to the ESDA Coordinator who was eff ectively in charge of the emergency response.

- There were periodic briefings held to update the staff on the progress of the exercise play and to allow their input regarding updates on their respective organzation's f participation in the exercise. The staff was involved in decision-making with major decisions having been made by

. the ESDA Coordinator.

There were copies of the plan available for reference.

Message logs were kept with messages being reproduced and disseminated to' the EOC staff. The dissemination of messages was efficiently accomplished.

Access into the EOC was controlled by the Civil Air Patrol. Personal identification was required, in addition to being on the roster of individuals authorized entry.

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Governmental Complex. It is spacious, well lighted and sufficiently furnished. There are enough telephones (17) to accommodate the needs of the County representatives and

organizations in the EOC.- There was a message board ,

l clearly visible to the working group. The emergency classification levels were posted. The EOC f acility can support extended operations. There istno back-up power.

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__ __ .Detafax is available for contacring the media center.

" RAM" operators are also used for communications. Local '

units of government in LaSalle County can be tied together for a conference call. * *

e. Dose Assessment and Protective Action Recommendations Not an objective of this exercise.

f. Public Alerting and Instru. tion The call initiating activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification System was received at 9:00 p.m. and verified at 9:07 p.m. by the Sheriff's Dispatcher. The sirens were activated and vehicles dispatched for route alerting at i

9:22 p.m. The EBS message was transmitted at 9:25 p.m. -

The message utilised familiar boundaries to notify the ,

public of what areas to avacuate. The EBS was activated i uhree other times during the course of the exereira. This '

was done so the public would be updated as to the status of the accident and to inform them as to what to do.

DEFICIENCY ,

E.6. Activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification i.

Syaten was not accomplished within 15 minutes as stated in

, NUREG-0654, Appendix 3. (While the time required to .

initiate public alerting appears to be excessive, there

,, were several nitigating factors. The verification period was appropriate since the situation at the utility had only just reached site area emergency. Porther, several E0C staff members were engaged in a response to a real-life emergency situation which temporarily diverted their attention. An attempt was made at the time of siren activation to read the EBS message to the simulated radio station. However the line of the person simulating the .

radio station vna busy and the call could not be completed until three minutes later. Thus this deficiency has been classified as a category 3 deficiency.)

RECOMMENDATION The Prompt Alert and Notification System, as stated in the Illinois Plan for Radiological Accidents (IPEA), LaSalle Vol. III, should be activated within 15 minutes as requirsd .

by NUREG-0654. The State of Illinois should conduct the appropriate training to ensure proper EBS activation.

g. Protective Action A deficiency from the previous .exercies, concerning the '

planning and resources to control access to the evacuated ares, remains. The revised planning and resources must be demonstrated in the.next exercise involving LaSalle County. ,

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-- Although not an objective of this exercise, the staff of the EOC were issued dosimeters, record keeping cards and TLDs by the Civil Air Patrol volunteers who controlled access to the EOC. There were a number of dosimeter chargers on hand (Bendix CDV-742). The issuance of ~

dosimeters was restricted to the EOC staff and observers and was sufficient in numbers, with some reserves. The County Radiological Officer briefed the staff on the need to wear the dosimeter, record keeping and its purpose.

A supply of potassium iodide is kept in the ESDA Coordinator ~s office for distribution to the ROC staff. ,

Key County organisations, e.g. County She. riff's office and '

Superintendent of Highways, have KI for distribution to their emergency workers. There was duany KI (M&M candy) on hand within the EOC for the purpose of the exercise. An IDNS representative was at the EOC and explained the issuance and use of KI by emergency workers.

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conducted by the County Radiological Officer with the participation of,outside observers acting as the press k

respresentatives. Ths briefing was accurate and complete, with the avoidance of technical jargon. There were County maps displayed that depicted the 10 mile EPZ by evacuation i sectors, shelter locations, etc. The information released  ;

was consistent with that which had been announced and '

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j. Recovery and Reentry l , There was a simulation of the dispatch of personnel of the

County Sheriff's Department and the County Highway l Department to man secess control points and set up

roadblocks in conjuetion with the simulated evacuation. At

, the point of recovery and reentry, the County Sheriff simulated contact with his emergency field staff that manned the roadblocks to determine the traffic flow back into th:= evacuated area. The representive from Kline Bus Company reported that he had contacted his bus operators to~

return to the shelters and provide transportation to all evacuees needing transportation for the return to their '

homes and to inform him when they completed their tasks.

The ESDA Coordinator announced that reonire had been completed with all evacuees needing transputtation returned to their homes, roadblocks removed and traffic flow in and out of the previously evacuated areaa returned to normal. 1 i

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a. Activation and Staffing The Grand Ridge EOC was fully staffed in support of the emergency response. Being an all volunteer community, the participation was exceptional. The entire group is to be commended for their service.

b. Emergency Operations Management The mayor turned over the operations to the Fire Chief.

The plan was followed and discussion preceded decisions affecting operations and the community. It was observed that the leadership took the drill seriously.

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The change of classification was posted and updated. They did not use a status board.

d. Communications V' Communication was primarily by phone and fire / police radio

, through LaSalle County. The phones worked well and use of the radio was demonstrated. At approximately 10:30 p.m., a

, HAM radio operator from Streator arrived, providing another communication link.

e. Dose Assessment and Protective Action Recommendation

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Not an objective of this exercise.

h. Radiological Exposure Control i

i Discussion with the Fire Chief indcates most of the volunteer firemen do participate in radiological training.

Retrait.ing is held on a periodic basis.

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j. Recovery and Reentry There was a discussion regarding reentry and indication that if it occured Grand Ridge officals knew what they would do. Basiscally, it would be to provide police checkpoints and guidance to returning evacuees. ,

k. Scenario Grand Ridge is eight miles west f rom the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station. Prevailing winds are generally from the southwest. As this was the case in this exercise, there were long periods of inactivity due to the lack of required protective actions for Grand Ridge. However, the scenario did provide local authorities with the opportunity to demonstrate their emergency response capabilities.

4.- Marseilles

a. Activation and Staffing Activation was completed by 8:15 p.m. The only

, organization not representated in the EOC was the Superintendent of Schools. . The activation of the EOC was

- directed by the Mayor at the " Alert" classification. The Fire Chief stated this allows the EOC staff to get up-to-date information on equipment and personnel available.

Shift change was indicated by a roster.

b. Emergency Operations Management The Marseilles Mayor was in charge of the EOC. The Fire Chief served'as his deputy. Two copies of the plan were available. A message log was kept in the Dispatcher's area. Messages were distributed. Security was established at the entrance to the EOC.

c. Facilities The EOC is housed in the Marseilles Fire Department / City Hall building. The room is large and well lighted. Three .-

large tables allowed the staff easy access to each other.

Carpeting and accoustic ceiling tile keep noise down. Two 10 button phones were used for contacting the Police Dispatcher's office. All messages in and out of the EOC were processed by the " her. The status board and County and EPZ maps hun c e LOC walls. There were separate signs to indicatt .ae classification level. They are posted above the status board. Additional information could have been included on the status board.

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The HAM radio operator was posted by the EOC Security Desk. The mayor has access-to Cable TV for messages to the Marseilles population. The EOC experienced difficulty in obtaining responses to requests for information from the LaSalle County EOC.

e. Dose Assessment This was not an objective of this exercise.

f. Public Alerting and Instruction The City of Marseilles is divided into four sections. All

, emergency personnel are schooled in route nierting for each sector. No maps of the routes are available for the route alerting personnel. The Fire Chief feels dry runs of route p_ alerting routes are sufficient.

e The local convalescent home is notified of each classification and has it,s own plan. .A senior citizen apartment complex is alerted by a door knocking procedure.

Route alerting messages were formulated by ESDA. The s Illinois State Park in the EPZ is the responsibility of the State and County law enforcement.

g. Protective Actions Not an objective of this exercise.

h. Radiological Exposure Control l The supply of KI was observed and proper handling was demonstrated. All staff and support personnel in the EOC were issued 0-200 mr dosimeters and TLD badges. Separate dosimeter and record keeping cards were assigned to emergency response vehicles. Commonwealth Edison Company goes to. Marseilles and holds radiological exposure control 'l training. '

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If contact with the media became necessary, the Marseilles Mayor would handle this in the Court Chambers. The chambers are in another part of the Fire Department / City

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k. Scenario The scenario objectives were generally met. Expanding the activity within some of the objectives would allow a fuller response to be demonstrated.

5. Ransom

a. Activation and Staffing The EOC was activated at 7:30 p.m. and the Village Mayor arrived about 8:30 p.m. The call which initiated activation of the EOC was received by the Fire Chief about 7:10 p.m. All organizations were represented except the schools. HAM radio operators were present.

. Round-the-clock staffing was demonstrated by double staffing. Both shifts displayed knowledge of their duties.

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. the EOC. He held periodic briefings which could have been

.. more detailed. Information received from the NARS should be discussed during briefings. Staff were involved in decision making when appropriate. Plans and procedures were available at the EOC but did not always require implementation.

Changes in classification and protective actions were received at Ransom within ten (10) minutes of the initiation of a NARS message. Message logs were kept.

Access to the EOC was well controlled.

c. Facilities The EOC at Ransom can support extended operations. It has sufficient furniture, space, lighting and telephones.

Back-up power, and batteries for emergency lighting were available but not demonstrated. The emergency .

classifications were posted. The status board was clearly visible and an attempt was made to keep it up-to-date on significant events. However, the status board was not always filled out at a sufficient level of detail. Plume EPZ, evacuation routes, access control points, and population by area maps were posted. The maps showing relocation centers were available but not posted.

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' ~ ~ ~ ~ Communications were primarily with the LaSalle County' EOC by telephone. Backup communication, using HAM operators, was demonstrated. Backup communication using the fire -

radio network.was not demonstrated. Telephone and fire radio could be used to contact local schools. .

Communication with oth al EOCs was possible using telephone, HAM and fire radio. Only the RAM radio to other EOCs was demonstrated.

e. Dose Assessment and Protective Action Recommendation Not an objective of this exercise.

f. Public Alerting and Instruction The plan indicates at " General Emergency" or the protective action recommendation, the town of Ransom would conduct route alerting, with a prescripted message and give the local EBS stations a message to broadcast. They did neither because Ransom was not in an affected sector. The plan should be reviewed to insure the appropriateness of

- both LaSalle County and Ransom contacting the EBS.

g. Protective Action p..

Not an objective of this exercise.

h. Radiological Exposure Contr'1 o The person responsible for radiological exposure control is not sufficiently trained. He is not familiar with the record keeping forms. He distributed KI at 9:07 p.m.

without authorization from the State. He recalled the KI

.at 9:20 ' p.m. but some emergency workers had already simulated taking the KI.

DEFICIENCY J.10.f KI was distributed without authorization from the State.

RECOMMENDATION Further training should be provided for the Radiological

Officer. This training should include all aspects of radiological exposure control, e.g. the use of KI and record keeping.

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No recovery and reentry activities were required.

k. Scenario The scenario was sufficient to demonstrate the capability of the local authorities to respond to a radiological emergency.

6. Seneca

a. Activation and Staffing The activation and staffing procedures were not observed as the observer arrived after EOC activation. The Police Chief took an active role in running the EOC. The dispatchar has a list of all EOC personnel.

b. Emergency Operations Management The EOC staff worked in unison to respond to the

. emergency. The Police Chief was in charge of EOC operations.

c. ~ Facilities A U-shaped table had the EOC staff centrally located in the

. operations room. Four phones and the Police. Chief's radio were available for communications. The dispatcher is a live-in across the street above the Police Department which affords 24- hour coverage. The status board and County and '

EPZ maps were readable.

Classification placards were not displayed. Security was established by the door to the EOC. Carpeted floors and accoustic ceiling tile kept noise to a minimum. The manual start generator is to be replaced by an automatic relay-silf start generator. The entire exercise was video taped for post exercise evluation.

DEFICIENCY D.3. Emergency classification placards were not displayed in the Seneca EOC.

RECOMMENDATION Emergency classification placards should be conspicuously displayed within the EOC.

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Various primary and secondary radio links are available to I the fire, police and ambulance services. Communication capability between Grundy County and LaSalle County is available. A datafax machine is in the Dispatch office and in the EOC.

The HAM radio (Starved Rock Repeater Network) was activated. A status check and message transmission were observed. The transmissions were interspersed twice with the comment: "This is a Test".

e. Dose Assessment and Protective Action Recommendation Not an objective for this exercise.

f. Public Alerting and Instruction Public alerting and instruction were simulated. Messages were provided to the Seneca EOC by LaSalle County ESDA.

Alert routing maps and precripted messages were available.

Seneca is divided into four sectors, A, B, C, and D. This is the same nomenclature used on the EPZ sector maps. It is recommended Seneca sectoring be changed to a numerical f~ system to avoid possible confusion.

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to Not an objective for this exercise.-

h. Radiological Exposure Control All EOC staff and support personnel were provided with 0-200 mr dosimeters. Ten more dosimeters were available for distribution. Fresh batteries for dosimeter chargers were available. Ten bottles of KI were available.

.i. Media Relations There was a person at the Media Center but there was no activity observed. A small County map was cu the wall behind the media person. It was not easy to read.

j. Recovery & Reentry Not observed.

k. Scenario The scenario objectives were generally mat. Expanding the activity within some of the objectives would allow a fuller response to be demonstrated.

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as--Activation and Staffing A continuous communication link with the utility is maintained by the Sheriff's Dispatch office. At approximately16:25 p.m. on the day of the exercise, the dispatch office received notice of an " Unusual Event" at the LaSalle Nuclear Power Station and notified the County

, ESDA Director. A call list is utilized to notify the emergency response staff with full activation of the EOC at the " Site Area Emergency". The EOC was fully staffed, less .

the school representative, by 9:15 p.m. Around-the-clock staffing was not demonstrated.

DEFICIENCY A.4. Around-the-clock staffing capability was not demonstrated.

RECOMKENDATION A shift change to show a capability for around-the-clock

, staffing (24-hours) should be demonstrated during the next exercise involving Grundy County.

p. b. Emergency Operations Management It was not readily apparent who was actively in charge of the total emergency respopse. There is a definite need for such leadership so that'the combined efforts of the entire emergency response staff can be more effectively used.to

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Periodic briefings did not commence until af ter the

" General Emergency" was declared.

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Staff members were not asked' to provide the entire staf f with information relative to their organization's contribution to the emergency response.

A message log was not maintained according to the Assistant County ESDA Director because there were not enough messages to warrant it. A status board was not maintained until the

" Site Area Emergency" was declared.- The Red Cross representative was unable to obtain a timely answer from ,

the County ESDA Coordinator as to which shelters should be acti ve.r sd.

Copies of NARS messages were made available to the EOC staff following the receipt of the transmission.

Initially, there were time lags between the receipt of information and the distribution of copies ao the EGC staff.

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RECOMMENDATION A specific individual as stipulated in the plan is to be in charge to give leadership to the EOC staff. Initial briefings to the staff just arriving at the EOC are essential in order for the staf f members to contribute more readily to the emergency response. Briefings by each of the organizations are also essential in order to keep the staff fully apprised of response activities. A message log of incoming and outgoing messages should be maintained as they are a basic management tool and would provide easy access to a specific message without having to read through several messages to locate a particular one. It would be best to maintain a status board with concise emergency information so that arriving staff can obtr.in a quick reference to the status of the emergency.

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The Grundy County EOC is located in the County CouiLI.ouse

, basement in a multiple room corelex. The rooms are small yet seemingly did not inhibit t !.e staff's ability to implement emergency response procedures. If necessary, arrangements could be made to provide the necessary amenities to support an extended stay of the staff.

There were maps posted in the EOC depicting evacuation routes, shelters, access control points and other pertinent data for use by decision-makers. Controlled access to the EOC was maintained by a "Special" police force.

d. Communication The primary communication system used for initial

. notification of the County and subsequent updates in station status is the NARS. This dedicated open line is manned by Sheriff's dispatch personnel on a 24-hour basis and was monitored by EOC staff to ensure accurate ,

transmission of data. Primary communications between agencies and organizations is commerical phone lines. Each agency is provided with a telephone.

e. Dose Assessment and Protective Action Recommendation Not an objective for this exercise.

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actions. These messages were utilized for emergency radio broadcasts as well as route alerting. Evacuation of all sectors to two miles and sectors C, D, and E to five miles was (simulated) accomplished before the activation of the sirens. Release of EBS messages was not accomplished until thirty minutes following the activation of the sirens.

Route alerting was simulated following each activation of the sirens. A limited area, involving seven (7) houses .

which are located outside the area covered by the siren system, were alerted by a Sheriff's vehicle equipped with a public address system. The precise times at which route alerting was simulated is unknown due to the fact that the Sheriff did not maintain a log nor was it recorded anywhere within the EOC. 1 DEFICIENCY l

E.5. Thrity minutes elasped from the time the sirens  !

sounded (simulated) until the initial instructional message was forwarded to the EBS radio station.

RECOMMENDATION k

The EBS must be activated within 15 minutes from the time

. the Prompt Alert and Notification System message is received from the State. The State of Illinois should conduct the appropriat'e training to ensure proper EBS activation and Grundy County must demonstrate this .

capability at the upcoming Dresden exercise in April 1985.

g. Protective Actions Not an objective for this exercise.

h. Radiological Exposure Contrcl A supply of KI is available for emergency workers and would be distributed by the Grundy County Sherif f's Department.

A recommendation to take KI (simulated) was announced during the " Site Area Emergency" classification.

1. Media Relations .

The objectives associated with media relations were not demonstrated at the Grundy County EOC. There were no provisions made to establish any form of contact with the media.  :

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RECOMMENDATION Press briefings should be prepared and presented. This is to be demonstrated at the next exercise involving Grundy -

County.

J.- Recovery and Reentry Upon receipt of the recovery and reentry message, the County briefly discussed the procedures for the public to return to their homes.

It is recommended that the' staff consider arrangements be made to provide the public with information on safety precautions during the public's return to their homes, possible health effects of low level exposure and availablity of compensation for financial losses sustaine'd, if any.

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_, the EOC. Due to the large amount of simulated events,

. particularly those in the field, the activities in the EOC

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B. Other Deficiencies l Illinois t (Community) , ,

NUREG Narrative Statement Corrective Action Scheduled Actual Item of Deficiency Proposed Date Date C.1.a. The State did not demonstrate the ability identify need for, reques.t and obtain federal assistance.

G.2. A survey of public use areas indicated a lack of information which would be.

available to transients. (July 12, 1983 exercise.)

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(Community) i NUREG Narrative Statement Corrective Action Scheduled Actual Item of Deficiency Proposed Date: Date D.3.

Emergency classification placards were not displayed in the Seneca 30C. (Seneca) ,

E.6. Activation of the Prompt Alert and Notification System was not accomplished within 15 minutes as stated in NUEEG-0654, Appendix 3.

J.10.f. KI was distributed without authorization from the State. (Ranson) -

J.10.J. The Sheriff's Department units available to men roadblocks are limited. Therefore. -

only the major roads can be blocked.

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A. Deficiencies Affecting Public Health and Safety Crundy County (Community) l NUREG Narrative Statement Corrective Action Scheduled Actual Item of Deficiency Proposed Date Date E.5. Thirty minutes elapsed from the time the sirens sounded (simulated) until the initial instructional message was forwarded to the EBS radio station.

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A.I.d. It was not readily apparent who was in charge of the total emergency response.

As a result, staff briefings were either not held or were ineffective. Individual

, staf f members made decisions which affected -

the total EOC operation, e.g. message log, status board and message distribution.

A.4. Around-the-clock staffing capability was' .

not demonstrated.

G.3.a. There were no press briefings held for the -

C.4.b. media within the Grundy County EOC.

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LaSaBe County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Mr. David Wise Illinois ESDA 960 N. Route 47 '

Morris, Illinois 60450 , .

November 15, 1984

Dear Mr. Wise,

This letter is to inform you that to the best of my knowledge sirens within the LaSalle 10 mile EPZ operated properly when tested

> on October 2, 1984. This encompasses those sirens in the Grundy County portion of the EPZ.

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