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| title = EP-TM-1001, Revision 0, Three Mile Island Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan ( | | title = EP-TM-1001, Revision 0, Three Mile Island Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan (PDEP) & EP-TM-1001, Addendum 1, Rev 0, Three Mile Island Station Permanently Defueled Emergency Action Levels and Technical Bases | ||
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| author affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC | | author affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC |
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Site: | Three Mile Island, 07200077 ![]() |
Issue date: | 01/28/2021 |
From: | Exelon Generation Co |
To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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EA-20-103, TMl-21-005 EP-TM-1001, Rev 0 | |
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TMl-21-005 January 28, 2021 Supplemental Response to Order EA-20-103 Attachment 6 ,
Other Supporting Documentation Not Subject to Withh~lding Contents:
- 1. EP-TM-1001 Three Mile Island Station Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan" Rev 0
- 2. EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 "Three Mile Island Station Permanently Defueled Emergency Action Levels and Technical Bases" Rev 0
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. EXELON GENERATION THREE MILE ISLAND PERMANENTLY DEFUELED EMERGENCY PLAN (PDEP)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation REVISION HISTORY REVISION EFFECTIVE DATE REVISION EFFECTIVE DATE 0 TBD I
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION ......................................................................................................................PAGE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
.............................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Purpose ...............................................................................................................1 1.2. Scope .................................................................................................................. 1 2.0
SUMMARY
OF EMERGENCY PLAN .............................. ~~ ........................ :..................... 3 2.1. Overview of Pennanently Defueled Emergency Plan .........................................3 2.2. Objectives ...........................................................................................................4 2.3. Actions in an Emergency .................................................................................... 4 2.4. Emergency Response Facilities ..........................................................................5 2.5. Mobilization .........................................................................................................5 2.6. State and Local Government Notification and Response .................................... 5 2.7. Federal Government Notification and Response ................................... : ............ 5 2.8. Technical Support ............................................................................~ .................. 6 2.9. Mitigation of Consequences of Beyond Design Basis Events ****:.:.. ****** .. ***** ........ 6 3.0 SITE- DESCRIPTION .............................................................~ .........................................
7 3.1. Facility Description ..............................................................................................7 3.2. Area Characteristics and Land Use ......................................................................7 4.0 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ................................................................. 12 4.1. Unusual Event. ....................................... :.......................................................... 12 __,
4.2. Alert ...................................................................................................................13 4.3. Emergency Classification System Review by State and Local Authorities ........ 13 5.0 EiylERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT ........................................ 14 5.1. Control Room ...................................................,................................................ 14 5.2. Assessment Capability ...................................................................................... 14 6.0 COMMUNICATIONS .....................................................................................................17 7.0 ORGANIZATION .................................: .........................................................................20 7 .1. Normal Facility Organization .............................................................................20 7.2. Emergency Response Organization ................................................................. 21 7 .3. Coordination with State and Local Government Authorities .............................. 24 TSO 2021 ii EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION ......................................................................................................................PAGE 8.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ...........................................................................................27 8.1. Emergency Condition Recognition and Classification ....................................... 27 8.2. Activation of the Emergency Response Organization ....................................... 27 8.3. Emergency Termination Criteria .......................................................................29 9.0 RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND.PROTECTIVE MEASURES ............................ 30 9.1. Radiological Assessment .................................................................................. 30 9.-2. Radiological Exposure ~ontrol ..........................................................................30 9.3. Protective Measures ..-.......................................................................................30 9.4. Aid to Affected Personnel. ..................................................................._.. .-........... 32 9.5. Protective Actions for Onsite Personnel. ...........................................................34 10.0 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION .................................... 38 10.1. Emergency Notification ...................................................................................... 38 10.2. Public Information .............................................................................................38 11.0 MAINTAINING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ........................................................40 11.1. Drills and Exercises .... :.................................. :...................................................40 -
11.2. Training ............................................................. :............................................... 43 11.3. Review and Updating of Plan and Procedures ........................ :.. ** ..................... 44 11.4. Maintenance and Inventory of Emergency Equipment and Supplies ............... .45 11.5. Responsibility for the Planning Effort ................................................................45 LIST OF TABLES '
Table 7.1: Minimum On-Shift and ERO Staf_fing Requirements .................................. 26 Table 9.1: Emergency Dose Limits ............................................................................. 34 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3.1: TMI Site Arrangement.. .....................................................................:*........ 10 Figure 3.2: TMI Site Relative Location ......................................................................... 11 Figure 6.1: Exelon Notification Scheme ........................................................................ 19 Figure 7 .:t: Normal On-Shift and Emergency Response Organization ......................... 25 TBD 2021 iii EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDICES
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APPENDIX 1 REFERENCES APPENDIX 2 INDEX OF EMERGENCY PLAN IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES APPENDIX 3 PROCEDURE CROSS REFERENCE TO NUREG-0654 APPENDIX 4 LIST OF LETTERS OF AGREEMENT APPENDIX 5 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS ADDENDUM$
ADDENDUM 1 Three Mile Island Station Permanently Defueled Emergency Action Levels and Technical Bases
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan, (-PDEP) describes the facility's plan for responding to emergencies that may arise at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station (TMI). The Emergency Plan encompasses both Three Mile Island Unit 1 (TMl-1) and Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMl-2).
This plan is applicable after the TMl has been pennanently shutdown and defueled and sufficient time has passed (488 days after shutdown) for the hottest fuel assembly to have decayed such that there would be 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br /> prior to the onset of zirconium clad ignition should a beyond design basis event result in the loss of all water from the spent fuel pool (Reference 1). Per 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(i) and (iQ TMl-1 is a possession only facility with all irradiated fuel stored in the Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) and/or the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) (when built). An analysis of the possible design basis events and consequences is presented in the Decommissioned Safety Analysis Report (DSAR) for TMl-1 and the Post-Defueling Monitored Storage Safety Analysis Report for TMl-2.
Exelon maintains the emergency planning responsibilities for TMl-2, which is owned by First Energy Corporation, through a service agreement.
This PDEP adequately addresses the risks associated with TMl's current conditions.
The analysis of the potential radiological impacts of postulated design basis accident in a pennanentty defueled condition indicates that any releases beyond the Site Boundary would be below the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Protective Action Guide (PAG) exposure levels. Additionally, postulated beyond design basis accidents have been analyzed showing that due to their slow progression there is sufficient time available to initiate appropriate mitigating actions to protect the health and safety of the public. Therefore, the PDEP adequately addresses the risk associated with TMl's pennanently defueled condition and continues to provide adequate protection for facility personnel and the public. Exposure levels, which warrant pre-planned response measures, are limited to onsite areas. For this reason, the TM l's PDEP is focused on onsite actions.'
1.1. Purpose The purpose of the PDEP is to assure an adequate level of preparedness by which to cope with a spectrum of emergencies that could be postulated to occur, including the means to minimize radiation exposure to facility personnel. This plan integrates the necessary elements to provide effective emergency response considering cooperation and coordination of off-site organizations- expected to respond to potential emergencies.
1.2. ~cope The PDEP has been developed to respond to potential radiological emergencies at TMI considering the permanently shut down and defueled status. Because there are no postulated accidents that would result in dose consequences that are large enough to require offsite emergency planning, the overall scope of this plan delineates the actions necessary to TBD 2021 1 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation safeguard onsite personnel and minimize damage to property. If determined appropriate by government officials, protective actions may be implemented to protect the public using an all hazards approach to emergency planning.
The concepts presented in this plan address the applicable regulations stipulated in 10 CFR 50.47, "Emergency Pla.ns" and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, "Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities," as exempted. Exemptions to selected portions of 10CFR 50.47(b), 10CFR 50.47(c)(2) and 10CFR Part 50, Appendix E were previously approved by the NRC. The plan is consistent with the remaining applicable guidelines established in NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Facilities" (NUREG-0654). Appendix 3 contains a cross-reference to the applicable guidance in NUREG-0654.
Abbreviations and acronyms used in this plan are included in Appendix 5.
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SUMMARY
OF EMERGENCY PLAN 2.1. Overview of Pennanently Defueled Emergency Plan In the event of an,emergency at TMI, actions are required to identify and assess the nature of the emergency and to bring it under control in a manner th~t protects the health and safety of the public and facility personnel.
This plan describes the organization and responsibilities for implementing emergency measures. It describes interfaces with Federal, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and local organizations that may be* notified in the event of an emergen'cy and may provide assistance.
Emergency services are provided by local public and private entities. Fire support services are provided by:
- Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Company (Lancaster County)
- Middletown Volunteer Fire Department
- Londonderry Volunteer Fire Company
- Elizabethtown Fire Department
- lower Swatara Volunteer Fire Department
- Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA)
Law enforcement support services are provided by local, state, and federal law enforcement authorities, as appropriate. Ambulance service is provided by Londonderry Volunteer Fire Company.
Because there are no postulated accidents that would result in off-site dose consequences that are large enough to require off-site emergency planning, emergencies are divided into two classifications: 1) Notification of Unusual Event (Unusual Event) and 2) Alert. The classification scheme, developed in accordance with NEI 99-01, "Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors", Revision 6, November 2012, has been discussed and agreed upon with responsible offsite organizations and is compatible with their respective emergency plans.
If determined appropriate by government officials, protective actions may be implemented to protect the public using the existing all hazards emergency planning (i.e., Comprehensive ,
Emergency Management Plan {CEMP)). -
TMI is responsible for planning and implementing emergency measures within the Site Boundary. This plan is provided to meet this responsibility. To carry out specific emergency measures discussed in this plan, detailed emergency plan implementing procedures (EPIP) are established and maintained. A list of EPIPs is included in Appendix 2.
In addition to the description of activities and steps that can be implemented during an emergency, this plan also provides a general description of the steps taken to recover from an emergency situation. It also describes the training, drills, planning, and coordination appropriate to maintain an adequate level of emergency preparedness.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 2.2. Objectives The basic objectives of this plan are:
- 1) To establish a system for identification and classification of the emergency condition and initiation of response actions;
- 2) To establish an organization for the direction of activity within the facility to limit the consequences of the incident;
- 3) To establish an organization for control of surveillance activities to assess.the extent and significance of any uncontrolled release of radioactive material;
- 4) To identify facilities, equipment and supplies available for emergency use;
- 5) To establish-an engineering support organization to aid the facility personnel in limiting the consequences of and recovery from an event;
- 6) To establish the basic elements of an emergency recovery program;
- 7) To specify a system for coordination with federal, state, and local authorities and agencies for offsite support;
- 8) To develop a communications network between the facility and offsite authorities to provide notification of emergency situations; "
- 9) To develop a training and Eme_rgency Plan exercise program to assure constant effectiveness of the plan.
2.3. Actions in an Emergency This. plan is activated by the Shift Manager upon identification of an emergency situation based upon Emergency Action Level (EAL) criteria. The emergency measures described in the subsequent sections and emergency plan implementing procedures are implemented in accordance with the classification and nature of the emergency at the direction of the Shift Manager. Regulatory authorities and offsite support organizations are notified in accordance with this plan. The Shift Manager has authority and responsibility for control and mitigation of the emergency, including emergency response resources, coordination of radiological assessment activities, and recovery implementation.
If an emergency condition develops, the Shift Manager assumes the role of Emergency
, Director, incl~ding responsibilities for initiating emergency actions to limit the consequences of the incident and to bring the facility into a stable condition. The individual must:
- 1) Recognize the emergency condition by observation of EALs;
- 2) Classify the accident in accordance with the emergency classification system;
- 3) Initiate emergency procedure(s) applicable to the event;
- 4) Activate the facility emergency alam, system;
- 5) Notify state and local county authorities of e:mergency conditions;
- 6) Notify the NRC Operations Center; TBD 2021 ) 4 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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- 7) Direct and coordinate all emergency response efforts until overall responsibility is assumed by another individual qualified as an Emergency Director.
2.4. Emergency Response Faclllty The Control Room is the emergency response facility, which is utilized by the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and is described in Section 5.0. Key site personnel are
'dispatched to perform accident assessments, implement corrective actions, and analyze accident data.
2.5. Mobllizatlon The mobilization scheme is based on the emergency notffication plan. The notification system.
utilizes the facility public address system, commercial telephone lines, and the ERO notification system to notify and mobilize facility personnel. The mobilization scheme ensures that specific technical disciplines can be augmented within appropriate time frames. On-site staff are informed of an emergency *condition through the use of the plant public address system, office telephone and/or wireless devices capable of receiving telephone calls and text messages. In the event that personnel required to staff emergency positions are not on-site at the time an emergency is declared, they may be contacted by commercial telephone including land lines and/or wireless devices capable of receiving telephone calls and text messages.
Mobilization of the ERO will be conducted under the direction of the Emergency Director, according to personnel assignments and telephone numbers maintained in various telephone directories. Section 7.2, Figure 7.1 and Table 7.1 outline the minimum staffing requirements for the ERO at TMI.
2.6. State and Local Government Notification and Response .
Notification to the Lead State authority (Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)) and local counties (Dauphin and Lancaster) is required within 30 minutes after declaring an emergency. The commercial telephone network serves as the primary means to provide emergency- notification to State and local agencies. It is used to provide initial and updated notifications )and for general, information flow betw~en these agencies.
In the event the commercial telephone system is unavailable, wireless communications can be used to mak~ emergency notifications. In addition, electronic means* may be used to transmit the notification message.
As part of the State's CEMP, a cooperative arrangement exists among the Pennsylvania State authorities and TMI concerning radiological emergency preparedness. TMl's emergency classification system and notification messages are reviewed with the Commonwealth -of Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, and Lancaster County on an an,nual basis.
- 2. 7. Federal Government Notification and Response Notification to the NRC Operations Center is made as soon as possible after State notifications and within 60 minutes of event classification or change in classification. Once notified of an emergency, the NRC evaluates the situation and determines the appropriate NRC response.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Depending on the severity of the accident and the emergency classificatioR declared, the NRC activates its incident response operations in accordar:1ce with the NRC Incident Response Plan. If the emergency warrants, the NRC notifies the Federal Emergency ~anagement Agency (FEMA) and other appropriate federal agencies to activate the federal emergency response organization in accordance with the National Response Framework (NRF). The NRF makes available the resources and capabilities of federal agencies to support facility, state and local governments, as necessary to respond to the specific nature of the emergency.
Principal participants are the NRC, FEMA, Department of Energy (DOE), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). -
2.8. Technical Support In the event of an emergency th~t requires personnel and other support resources beyond those available within the TMI organization, augmentation is available from other Exelon fapilities and can be requested from various contractors. Additional technical and personnel support, are provided to TMI through support plans listed in Appendix 2, List of Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures. :
2.9. Mitigation of Consequences of Beyond Design Basis Events Strategies to mitigate a loss of SFP inventory and prevent a zirconium fire are contained within several operating procedures:
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- OP-TM-AOP-035, "Loss of Spent Fuel Pool Cooling;"
- OP-AA-201-010-1001, "B.5.b Mitigating Strategies Equipment Expectations;"
- OP-TM-251-901, "High Capacity Fire Service Makeup to Spent Fuel Pool;"
- OP-TM-251-902, "Spent Fuel Pool Spray;"
- OP-TM-919-,914, "Spent Fuel Pool Makeup Using FX-P-2A or FX-P-2B;"
- OP-TM-919-922, aFSG Makeup from Raw Water Sources;"
- OP-TM-919-000, " FLEX - Diverse and Flexible Coping Strategy and Advanced Accident Mitigation B.5.b (919)."
These mitigative strategies support NRC Order on Mitigative ,Strategies (EA-02-026) and implement the requirements of License Condition 2.c.(17), "Mitigation Strategy License Condition."-
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 3.0 SITE DESCRIPTION 3.1. Facility Description Three Mile Island, Unit 1 (TMl-1) is owned by Exelon Generation. TMl-1 ceased power operations in September 2019 and certified that fuel had been pem,anently removed from the reactor vessel. The 10 CFR Part 50-license for TMI will no longer authorize operation of the reactor, emplacement or retention of fuel into the reactor vessel, as specified in 10 CFR 50:82(a)(2). TMI consists of a permanently shutdown* pressurized water reactor. An ISFSI (when built) will be located on the facility site. The arrangement of the major TMI facilities. is shown in Figure 3.1: TMI Site A'"!"clngement.
' TMI, Unit 2 (TMl-2) is owned by First En~rgy Corporation. The TMl-2 reactor was damaged during an accident in 1979 and is currently defueled and the plant maintained in long-tenn monitored storage. Monitoring of this facility is performed by Exelon through a service agreement with First Energy Corporation. *
-The TM I site is located in
- an area. of low population density about 12 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The area is in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, about 2.5 miles from the southern tip of Dauphin County, where the county is coterminous with York and Lancaster Counties.
The TMI site is part of an 814-acre tract consisting of TMI and severaLadjacent islands, which,_
1* were purchased by a predecessor. The island, which is situated about 900 feet from the east bank and approximately one mile from the west bank of ~e Susquehanna River, is elongated parallel to the flow of the river with its longest axis oriented approximately due north and south.
The north and south ends of the island have access bridges, which connect the island to State Highway Route 441. The north access bridge is used daily. Route 441 is a two-lane highway, which runs parallel to TMI on the east bank of the Susquehanna River and is more than 2,000 feet from ttie TMI reactors at the closest point. Tt,e exclusion area for TMI is a 2,000-foot radius, and for the purposes of Emergency Planning, the exclusion area and the site boundary are considered the same.
A Norfolk Southern one-track, line runs adjacent and parallel to Route 441 on the east bank of the river. On the west bank of the river, there is.a multi-track Norfolk Southern line at the river's edge about 1.25 miles west of the site and a black top, two lane road that runs parallel to it.
There is a one-track railroad spur across the bridge on the north end of the island, which is
- used for site-related activities. A general area map showing the relative location of the TMI sites is shown as Figure 3'.2.
3.2. Area Characteristics and Land Use Owner Controlled Area and Exclusion Area The ~ner Controlled Area (OCA) for the TMI includes all areas within the site perimeter security fence. At TMI, the minimum distance to the owner-controlled area boundary is measured from *the centerline of the Fuel Handling Building to the western shoreline of the island, which is approximately 675 feet.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation The Exclusion Area for the TMI is a 2,000-foot radius that includes a portion of TMI, the river surface around it, and a portion of Shelly Island. The- minimum distance of 2,000 feet occurs on the shore of the mainland in a due easterly direction. The TMl-1 licensee retains ~omplete authority to determine and maintain sufficient control of all activities including the authority to exclude or remove personnel and property for al! land areas within the exclusion area. For the purposes of Emergency Planning, the exclusion area boundary and the Site Boundary are considered the same. '---
Population and Population Distribution The nearest major population center is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania which is located approximately 12 miles northwest of TMI. This distance satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 100 with respect to population center distance.
There are no schools located within two-miles from the facility. There are several recreational areas {Falmouth Fish Commission Access Area, Tri-County Boat Club and Canal Lock Boat Launch Area). There is some seasonal shift in population within a 5-mile radius of TMI since there are over 100 summer cabins on* the islands within the area. Additional transients participate in boating activities in the vicinity of TMI.
Local Industry and Military-Facilities The TMI site is currently surrounded by farmlands within a 10-mile radius. Lands are used for dairy cattle, tobacco, poultry, vegetables, fruit, com, wheat, and other products. A summary of land u.se for the risk counties is provided in Table 1 and the Defueled Safety Analysis Report (DSAR). The Susquehanna River is used for sport fishing and boating but is not used for commercial fishing. Manufacturing industries in the region produce clothing, wood products, shoes, electrical wiring devices, steel products, packed meat and other food. These activities, within a 10-mile radius of the site, are confined chiefly to the communities of Harrisburg, New Cumberland, Steelton, and Middletown. A listing of typical industries within 10 miles of TMI can be found in the site DSAR. There are gas and oil transmission lines located at a minimum distance of approximately 2 miles from TMI.
Approximately 3 miles downstream-from the site is the York Haven hydro-electric project. The York Haven Station is operated on a "run-of-the-river basis, and its power output is depe.ndent primarily upon the water available. The reservoir is used for peaking operation during periods of low river flow. Brunner Island Station, a large steam-electric generating plant owned by the Talen Energy is located on.the Susquehanna River approximately one mile downstream from the York Haven project. This station uses water from the river on a "once-through" basis for cooling water. Three other hydroelectric generating *stations are also located downstream from TMI, with each project having a dam and reservoir on the Susquehanna River. The three stations are Safe Harbor, Holtwood, and Conowingo Hydroelectric Projects, located approximately 25, 31, and 47 miles south of TMI, respectively. There is also a coal fired, sfeam electric plant at Holtwood, and the Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project is associated with Conowingo Station. The Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS) is located along the west bank of the Susquehanna River, about 41 miles downstream of TMI, just north of the Maryland-Pennsylvania border and is the only nuclear plant within a 50-mile radius of TMI.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation There are two a~rports within 10 miles of the TMI sites. Harrisburg International Airport (formerly Olmsted Air Force Base) is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River approximately 2.5 miles northwest of the site. The Capital City Airport is located approximately 8 miles west-northwest of TMI. The vital areas of the TMI sites are designed to withstand a hypothetical aircraft accident.
Norfolk Southern lines are located on* both sides of the Susquehanna River, the closest being the east bank, approximately 2,000 feet irom the TMI Reactor Buildings .. Routine traffic in liquified petroleum gas was identified on the railroad line, which passes along the east shore of the river. Analyses indicate that any missiles generated by this traffic would be less damaging than the postulated aircraft strike against which the plant is protected and that flammable gases would dissipate before reaching the TMI Nuclear Units.
The closest military installation to the site is the Air National Guard facility at Harrisburg International Airport. There are no military firing ranges or missile. facilities within a 10-mile radius of TMI. Other military faciHties, however, are Army and Navy depots located at New Cumberland and Mechan_icsburg, *Pennsylvania, respectively.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 4.0 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM The emergency clas~ification system covers an entire spectrum of possibl.e radiological and non-radiological emergencies at the TMI. The emergency classification system categorizes accidents and emergency situations, according to severity, into two emergency classification levels: Unusual Event and Alert.
The incidents leading to each of the emergency classifications are further identified by certain measurable and observable indicators of facility conditions or EALs. EALs addressed in Addendum 1 aid the operator in recognizing the potential of an incident immediately and assure that the first step in the emergency response is carried out. The classification of the event may change as the conditions change. TMI maintains the capability to assess, classify and declare an emergency condition in accordance with site procedures.
Emergency classifications are to be made as soon as conditions are present and recognizable for the classification in accordance with the applicable EALs; but witnin 30 minutes in all cases after the availability of indications to plant operators that an EAL threshold has been reached.
Incidents may be classified in a lower emergency classification level first, and then upgraded to the higher level if the situation deteriorates. An event will be terminated as described in Section 8.3, "Emergency Termination Criteria."
EALs and EAL bases were derived from NEI 99-01, "Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors" Rev. 6, for classifying emergencies. Specifically, Appendix C of NEI 99-01, Rev. 6 contains a set of Initiating Conditions/ EALs for permanently defueled nuclear power plants that had previously operated u_nder a 10 CFR Part 50 license and have permanently ceased operations, and Section 8 of NEI 99-01, Rev. 6 for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The classification system referenced in NEI 99-01, Rev. 6 has been endorsed by the NRC and provides a standard method for classifying emergencies.
4.1. Unusual Event EVENTS ARE IN PROGRESS OR HAVE OCCURRED WHICH INDICATE A POTENTIAL DEGRADATION OF THE LEVEL OF SAFETY-OF THE FACILITY
- OR INDICATE A SECURITY THREAT TO FACILITY PROTECTION HAS BEEN INITIATED. NO RELEASES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRING OFFSITE RESPONSE OR MONITORING ARE EXPECTED UNLESS FURTHER DEGRADATION OF SAFETY SYSTEMS OCCURS.
Unusual Event conditions do not cause serious damage to the facility. The purpose of the Unusual Event declaration is to:
- 1) provide for an increased awareness of abnormal conditions;
- 2) ensure that the -first step in any response later found to be necessary has been carried out;
- 3) bring the ERO to a state of readiness; TBD 2021 12 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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- 4) provide for systematic handling of information and decision-making, and
- 5) augment on-shift personnel, if deemed necessary by the Emergency Director.
See Addendum 1 for a complete list of EALs corresponding to an Unusual Event.
4.2. Alert EVENTS ARE IN PROGRESS OR HAVE OCCURRED WHICH INVOLVE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SUBSTANTIAL DEGRADATION OF THE LEVEL OF SAFETY OF THE FACILITY OR A SECURITY EVENT THAT INVOLVES PROBABLE LIFE-THREATENING RISK TO SITE PERSONNEL OR DAMAGE TO SITE EQUIPMENT BECAUSE OF HOSTILE ACTION. ANY RELEASES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO SMALL FRACTIONS OF THE EPA PAG EXPOSURE LEVELS.
The purpose of the Alert declaration is to:
- 1) activate the Emergency Response Organization to perform event mitigation and radiation monitoring, if required,
- 2) provide the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, local agencies, and the NRC with current information on facility status, and
- 3) ensure that all necessary resources are being applied to accident mitigation.
The Alert status shall be maintained until termination of the event occurs. Offsite authorities will be informed of the change in the emergency status and the necessary documentation shall be completed as specified in the EPIPs.
Facility responses associated with this event classification assure that sufficient emergency response personnel are mobilized and respond to event conditions. Actual releases of radioactivity which exceed T~chnical Specification limits may be involved, thus radiation monitoring and dose projection may be requirec;I.
See Addendum 1 for a complete list of EALs corresponding to an Alert.
4.3. Emergency Classification System Review by State and Local Authorities The emergency classification system specified above and the EALs presented in Addendum 1, are reviewed with the applicable state and county authorities annually.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation 5.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Following the declaration of an emergency, the activities of the emergency response organization are coordinated in the Control Room. Descriptions of TMI facilities and assessment capabilities are presented below.
- 5.1. Control Room The Control Room is where facility systems and equipment parameters are monitored and is C9ntinuously occupied as per Technical Specifications. Control Room personnel assess facility conditions, evaluate the magnitude and potential consequences of abnormal con~itions, initiate. preventative, mitigating and corrective actions and perform notifications. The Control Room is the onsite center for emergency command and control.
The Control Room staff coordinates all phases of emergency response and corrective action required to restore the facility to a safe condition. Classification and subsequent declaration of the appropriate emergency condition by the Shift Manager may result in activation of the ERO. The Control Room staff's attention focuses on mitigating the emergency as the ERO reports to their designated locations and is delegated emergency functions.
When activated, the ERO reports to the Emergency Director to assist the on-shift staff in the assessment, mitigation and response to an emergency and to support the dispatch of emergency teams. The composition of the ERO is addressed in Section 7.2.
ERO activation may be modified or suspended if the safety of personnel may be jeopardized by a security event or other event hazardous to personnel.
The Control Room contains communications equipment, emergency radiation monitoring equipment, and emergency respiratory devices. Adjacent rooms store radiation protection clothing and other emergency supplies. The ERO has access to up-to-date technical documentation, including drawings, system information and procedures to enable mitigation planning and support of Control Room staff. '
The Control Room is the general assembly area for emergency mitigation and radiation protection personnel.
5.2. Assessment Capability The activation of the Emergency Plan and the continued assessment of accident conditions require monitoring and assessment capabilities. TMI maintains and operates on-site monitoring systems needed to provide data that is essential for initiating emergency measures and performing accident assessment, including dose assessment and assessing the magnitude of a release. This includes monitoring systems for plant processes, radiological conditions, meteorological conditions, and fire hazards. The essential monitoring systems needed are incorporated in the EALs specified in TBD 2021 14 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Addendum 1. This section briefly describes ' monitoring systems as well as other assessment capabilities.
5.2.1. Process Monitors Annunciator and computer alarms are provided for a variety of parameters including the SFP cooling system to indicate SFP level, temperature, and pump status.
The manner in which process monitors are used for accident recognition and classification is given in the detailed EAL listings in Addendum 1 .
5.2.2. Radlological Monitors A number of radiation monitors and monitoring systems are provided on process and effluent Jiquid and gaseous lines that serve directly or indirectly as discharge route for radioactive materials. These monitors, which include Control Room readout and alarm functions, exist in order that appropriate action can be initiated to limit fuel damage and/or contain radioactive material.
The onsite Radiation Monitoring System (RMS) contributes to personnel protection, equipment monitoring, data gathering, and accident assessment by measuring and recording radiation levels and concentrations of radioactive material at selected locations within the facility. The RMS alarms and initiates required_ ~mergency actions when radiation levels or radionuclide concentrations exceed predetermined levels. Area, licluid, and atmospheric monitoring subsystems are required to perform these functions.
The general description of the radiation monitors is provided below, specific details on these monitoring systems such as location, monitoring channels, type, etc., are contained in the DSAR Section 4.4.
The data from these subsystems are displayed by readout in the Control Room. Recorders and/or the facility process computer are located in the Control Room.
5.2.2.1. Area Radiation Monitors The TMI area radiation monitoring subsystem is comprised of channels, which utilize*an ion chamber detector housed in a weatherproof container.
5.2.2.2. Liquid Radiation Monitoring Subsystem The liquid radiation monitoring subsystem is comprised of monitors, each of which has a sampler, detector, and Control Room r'
ratemeter module (exceptions are the IWfS/lWFS discharge monitor and waste treatment system discharge monitor). The monitors provide visual indications in the Control Room.
5.2.2.3. Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring Each installed atmospheric monitor is comprised of a particulate measuring channel, a gaseous measuring channel and may include an iodine measuring .channel. The atmospheric radiation monitor subsystem is comprised of monitors with fixed and movable TBD 2021 15 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation particulate filters, and fixed radioiodine filters. Representative samples are obtained by means of a sampling head placed in a ventilation duct.
Movable airborne monitors are typically used in the spent fuel handling area during fuel handling operations and in the radiochemical laboratory during laboratory sample preparation operations. These monitors are supplemented with various other portable radiation monitors. Each monitor contc!ins three channels for particulate, iodine, and gaseous monitoring, respectively.
5.2.3. Meteorological and Seismic The National Weather Service (NWS) provides meteorological information (e.g., wind speed, temperature, and wind direction) from several locations in the vicinity of TMI. This information is available by telephone or the internet.
Seismic information can be obtained from the U.S. Geological Surveys (USGS) National Earthquake Center by telephone or internet.
Meteorological data can be r,emotely interrogated by telephone by NRC and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
5.2.4. Fire Detection and Suppression Equipment The fire protection system has been designed to detect and extinguish potential fires. The system is designed in accordance with the' standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and recommendations of the Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL). Fire'detectors,are located throughout the facility with alarms and indicators in the Control Room. The fire protection system is described in the Three Mile Island Fire Protection Program.
5.2.5. Assessment Facllltles and Equipment Offsite fire departments listed in Appendix 4 notify the facility of any fire which might have an impact on the facility. Local Law Enforcement Agencies notify Facility Security of any situation in the area which might have an impact on the facility.
TM I has access to outside analytical assistance and laboratory facilities from other non-affected Exelon nuclear sites, State and Federal agencies and other utilities. These laboratories can act as backup facilities in the event that the affected facility's radiochemistry counting room and laboratory become unusable or the offsite radiological monitoring and environmental sampling operation exceeds the capacity or capability of the facility laboratory during an emergency. It is estimated that these laboratories will be able to respond within several hours from initial notification.
The above facilities have the capability to perform laboratory analyses of various environmental samples (e.g., terrestrial, marine and air). It is also estimated that the analytical assistance and laboratory support will be able to respond within four (4) to eight (8) hours from initial notification.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation 6.0 COMMUNICATIONS Various modes of communication are available to facility staff to transmit information within TMI and to various locations offsite during normal and emergency conditions.
This section describes the provisions utilized for prompt communications among principal emergency response organizations, communications with the ERO and communications with the general public. Figure 6.1 depicts the notification paths and the organizational titles from the Exelon Emergency Response Facility (ERF) to federal, state and local emergency response organizations, and industry support agencies.
Exelon has extensive and reliable communication systems installed af TMI. Examples of the communications systems may include telephone lines, fiber-optic voice channels, cell phones, satellite phones, mobile radio units, handi-talkies and computer peripherals.
Communication systems provide:
- 1) Local Commercial Telep~one System The commercial telephone system provides for emergency notification system between TMI, and the State and local agencies (see Section 2.6). It will be used to provide initial and follow-up notifications and for general infomiation flow between these agencies.
In addition, facility communication links exist to ensure appropriate information transfer capabilities during an emergency. The facility may also utilize its Public Address System, facility radios and notification devices to augment its emergency communications. ,
- 2) ERO Notification In the event that personnel required to staff ERO positions are not on-site at the time an emergency is declared, they may be contacted by commercial telephone including land lines and/or wireless devices capable of receiving telephone calls and text messages. Mobilization of* the ERO will be conducted under the direction of the Emergency Director, according to personnel assignments* and telephone numbers maintained in various telephone directories.
- 3) NRG Communications - Emergency Notification System (ENS)
Communications with the NRG Operations Center will be performed via the NRG ENS circuit or commercial telephone line. This line will be used for event notification and status updates. The ENS is a dedicated telephone system in place between I the Control Room and the NRG. Installation and use of these NRG telephones is under the direction of the NRG.
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- 4) Radio Communications Radio communication equipment used during normal facility operations will be used in an emergency to communicate with mobile units and to provide backup to the telephone system.
At TMI, radio capabilities- include the following frequencies from Control Room, CAS/SAS and mobile vehicle / potable units, as applicable:
- TMI Operations Frequencies
- TMI Security Frequency
- Environmental and Radiological System Frequency
- Maintenance and Rad Con Frequency
- 5) Facility Warning System In addition, facility communication links exist to ensure appropriate information transfer capabilities during an emergency. The facility may also utilize its Facility Warning System, facility radios and pagers to augment its emergency communications. The Facility Warning System consists of the following:
- 1) Alarms: Audible alarms are a quick and effective means of communicating emergency warnings on the_ site. Alarms currently installed at Three Mile Island include:
- Facility Emergency Alarm
- FireAlarm Each alarm provides a distinctive sound that all site personnel and contractors are trained to recognize and respond to. The Facility Emergency Alarm will be followed by an announcement that provides emergency information such as class of emergency declared, accountability directions, radiological precautions, etc.
The Control Room alarm* systems consist of overhead annunciators, panel annunciators and computer alarms. The overhead and panel annunciators consist of flashing translucent tiles and audible indicators (i.e., buzzer or horn). The computer alarms use annunciators and also provide specific data using the alarm printer. At TMl-1, alarm data is also provided by CRTs.
- 2) Facility Paging System: The Facility Paging System provides facility-wide paging from the Control Room and all remote stations plus private communications during normal operating conditions.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation 7.0 ORGANIZATION This section describes how the normal facility and support organizations transform into an emergency response organization to effectively deal with any incident at TMI.
7 .1. Normal Facillty Organization The personnel and resources of TM l's normal facility and management organization consist of the onsite facility organization supported by the engineering and management organizations located offsite. The relationship and content of these onsite and offsite organizations are specified in the facility Technical Specifications and the TMI Defueled Quality Assurance Program (DQAP).
The minimum staff required to conduct routine and immediate emergency mitigation is maintained at the facility. During normal conditions, the minimum staff on duty at the facility during all shifts consists of one (1) Shift Manager, two (2) Non-Certified Operators, one (1)
Radiation Protection Technician and security personnel as indicated in Figure 7.1 and Table 7.1. Security and Fire Brigade personnel are staffed in accordance with the Site Security Plan and Fire Protection Plan. The responsibility for monitoring the status of the facility and approving all onsite activities is assigned to the Shift Manager. When an emergency situation becomes apparent, the Shift Manager shall assume the position of Emergency Director once the emergency classification has been made. Additional personnel are available on an on-call basis to respond to facility emergencies.
7.1.1. Shift Manager/Emergency Director The Shift Manager position is staffed at the facility 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day and is the senior management position at the facility during off-hours. This position is responsible for monitoring facility conditions and approving onsite activities. The position has the authority, management ability, and technical knowledge to classify and declare a facility emergency and assume the Emergency Director role.
The Emergency Director shall assume command and control upon declaration of an event.
The Emergency Director is responsible for the direction of the total emergency response and has the company authority to accomplish the following responsibilities, which cannot be delegated:
- 1. Classification of event
- 2. Approval of emergency notification (Task of making notifications maybedelegated)
- 3. Authorization of emergency exposure controls in excess of 5 Rem TEDE and the issuance of potassium iodide (Kl), for Exelon Generation emergency workers per EPA-400 (radiation exposures in excess of 10 CFR Part 20 limits).
Other responsibilities assumed by the Emergency Director include:
- 1. Notification of the emergency classification to the NRC, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, and Lancaster County.
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- 3. Initiation of mitigating actions
- 4. Initiation of corrective actions
- 5. Initiation of onsite protective actions
- 6. Decision to call for offsite assistance (police, fire or ambulance)
- 7. Augment the ERO staff as deemed necessary
- 8. Coordinate Security activities
- 9. Terminate the emergency condition when appropriate
- 10. Performance of initial Dose Assessment
- 11. Maintain a record of event activities .--
7 .1.2. Non-Certified Operator The Non-Certified Operators, on-shift 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day, performs system and component manipulations. The organizational relationship to the Shift Manager/Emergency* Director is the same during normal and abnormal situations.
7.1.3. Radiation Protection Technician
'The Radiation Protection Technician, on-shift 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day, is available to monitor personnel exposure, determine tf radiological conditions preclude access to areas necessary to maintain SFP cooling, and to provide timely field survey results, if necessary.
7.1.4. Security Security staffing is maintained in accordance with the Security Plan. The Security Force will report to the Emergency Director when implementing the PDEP.
7.2. Emergency Response Organization The TMI ERO is activated at an Alert classification. However, it can be activated in part or in whole at the discretion of the Emergency Director for an Unusual Event.
Plans and procedures a113 in place to ensure the timely activation of the ERO. The goal of the ERO is to augment the on-shift staff within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> of an Alert classification. The designated on-shift and augmented TMI ERO staff are capable of continuous (24-hour) operations for a protracted period.
The minimum augmented staff consists of a Technical Coqrdinator and a Radiation Protection Coordinator. Augmented staff provides the technical expertise required to assist the Emergency Director. The on-shift staff is augmented by additional personnel that report as directed after receiving notification of an emergency requiring augmented staff.
Designated members of the on-shift staff fulfill roles within the ERO appropriate with their training and experience. For example, Radiation Protection personnel would be expected to undertake radiation protection ~ctivities, Security personnel would undertake security activities, engineering personnel wo~ld focus on facility assessment, provide technical TBD 2021 21 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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The TMI ERO is illustrated in Figure 7.1. Table 7.1 provides a representation of the functional responsibilities of the on-shift and ERO positions that fulfill the emergency staffing requirements.
7.2.1. Technical Coordinator The Technical Coordinator reports to the Emergency Director. During an emergency, the responsibilities of the Technical Coordinator include:
- 1. Evaluate technical data pertinent to facility conditions
- 2. Augment the emergency staff as deemed necessary
- 3. Designate engineering support, as necessary, to evaluate facility conditions and provide technical support,
- 4. Recommend mitigating and corrective actions
- 5. Direct search and rescue operations
- 6. Coordinate maintenance and equipment restoration
- 7. Establish and maintain communications as desired by the Emergency Director
- 8. Maintain a record of event activities 7.2.2. Radiation Protection Coordinator The Radiation Protection Coordinator reports to the Emergency Director. During an emergency, the responsibilities of the Radiation Protection Coordinator include:
- 1. Monitor personnel accumulated dose
- 2. Advise the Emergency Director concerning Radiological EALs
- 3. Augment the emergency staff as deemed necessary
- 4. Direct radiological monitoring and analysis
- 5. Perform Dose Assessment
- 6. Coordinate decontamination activities
- 7. Establish and maintain communications as desired by the Emergency Director
- 8. Maintain a record of event activities 7.2.3. Extensions of the Three Mile Island Emergency Response Organization 7.2.3.1. Local Services Arrangements have been made for the extension of the ERO's capability to address emergencies. Arrangements are in place through letters of agreement for ambulance services, treatment of contaminated and injured patients, fire support services, and law enforcement response as requested by the facility Evidence of agreements with participating local services is listed in Appendix 4.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 7.2.3.2. Federal Government Support Resources of federal agencies appropriate to an emergency condition are made available in accordance with the National Response Framework. This plan and the resources behind it are activated through the facility notification of the NRG.
7.2.3.3. Additional Support Dependent upon the emergency condition and response needs, the TMI ERO can be augmented by personnel and equipment support from the remainder of the Exelon Generation organization. This support capability is outlined in the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures referenced in Appendix 2.
7.2.4. Recovery. Organization
. The emergency measures presented in this plan are actions designated to mitigate the consequences of the accident in a manner that affords the maximum protection to facility personnel. Planning for recovery involves the development of general principles and an organizational capability that can be adapted to any emergency situation. Upon termination of an emergency, the Emergency Director assembles the. recovery organization, as necessary, to address the specific emergency circumstances of the terminated event.
The Emergency Director directs the recovery organization and is responsible for:
- Ensuring the facility is maintained in a safe condition;
- Managing onsite recovery activities during the initial recovery phase; and
- Keeping corporate support apprised of recovery activities and requirements.
The remainder of the recovery organization consists of the normal plant and emergency organizations described in Section 7.1 and 7.2, as necessary, to provide the radiological and technical expertise required to assist the Emergency Director restore the plant to normal conditions.
The following is a brief summary of the recovery organization's responsibilities:
- 1. Maintain ,comprehensive radiological surveillance of the facility to assure continuous control and recognition of problems;
- 2. Control access to the area and exposure to workers;
- 3. Decontaminate affected areas and/or equipment;
- 4. Conduct clean-up and restoration activities;
- 5. Isolate and repair damaged systems;
- 6. Document all proceedings of the accident and review the effectiveness of the emergency organization in reducing public hazard and/or facility damag~:
The -organization relies on facility staff and/or resour~s to restore the facility- to normal conditions. The expertise provided through the support plans is available to aid with the necessary corrective actions required to control and/or restore normal facility status.
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7 .3. Coordination with State and Local Government Authorities Section 6.0 describes the communications network between TMI and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and local counties as a means of promptly notifying appropriate authorities under accident conditions.
The Shift Manager ~nitiates notification of Pennsylvania and local county authorities, providing them with applicable information utilizing an established message format that describes the accident status. The Emergency Director, or designee, issues periodic reports to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania authorities.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Table 1.1: Minimum On-Shift and ERO Staffing Reaulrements TMI AUGMENTED STAFF TMI EMERGENCY POSITION, MAJOR FUNCTIONAL AREA MAJOR TASKS LOCATION *oN-sHJFT CAPABILITY FOR TITLE, OR EXPERTISE RESPONSE IN 2 HOURS Facllrty Opsrabons and 8888SSl1180t of Opera!IOnal Aspects / FJl'e Bnasde Facrllty Equipment Control Room Non--Certifled ~ 1 -
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 8.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE 8.1. Emergency Condition Recognition and Classification TMI maintains the capability to assess, classify, and declare an emergency condition in accordance with facility procedures. The expectation is that emergency classifications are to be made as soon as con_ditions are present and recognizable for the classification in accordance ~ith the applicable EALs; but within 30 minutes in all cases after the availability of indications to operators that an EAL threshold has been reached.
Section 4.0 presents the emergency classification system used for categorizing the spectrum of possible emergency conditions into one of two eme~ency classes. The pro~ss of condition recognition, immediate response to correct the condition, event classification, and initiation of the appropriate emergency implementing procedures are critical responsibilities of the Shift Manager and the on-shift crew.
Site procedures contain the listing of conditions that represents each of the two emergency categories and the detailed EALs that allow the Shift Manager to determine the emergency classification. Once the emergency is classified, the applicable emergency implementing procedure is initiated, the ERO is activated and the notification of offsite authorities is initiated. The activation of the ERO brings to the assistance of the on-shift personnel the various support elements described in this plan. Specific support elements are implemented as detailed in the emergency implementing procedures. See Appendix 2 for a listing of these procedures.
8.2. Activation of the Emergency Response Organization Classification of an accident condition requires that the facility staff recognize that pre-*
established EALs associated with an emergency condition, as defined in Addendum 1, have been reached or exceeded. Depending upon the specific action levels attained, the Shift Manager declares one of the following: Unusual Event or Alert. The Shift Manager activates the ERO if facility conditions reach predetermined EALs. The ERO shall be activated at the AJert classification.
8.2.1. Unusual Event Response Addendum 1 defines the conditions that require the declaration of'an Unusual Event. An Unusual Event does not activate the ERO but may require augmentation of on-shift
_resources to address the event. However, the ERO may be activated, in part or in whole, at any time at the discretion of the Shift Manager/Emergency Director. Offsite emergency organizations are notified for informational purposes, and aid from offsite fire, medical, and security organizations may be required depending on the nature of the event.
The response required as a result of this declaration of an Unusual Event varies according to the specified event, but a general summary of actions taken is described below:
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- 2. Emergency classification is announced over the facility page system;
- 3. The on-duty and selected facility personnel re_spond as directed by the Shift Manager and assume assigned functions;
- 4. Control Room personnel notify the Pennsylvania State and local county authorities;
- 5. The NRC Operation Center is notified; ,
- 6. Other support is requested as necessary;
- 7. Additional personnel report to the facility as requested by the Shift Manager;
- 8. The Shift Manager/Emergency Director directs the activities of emergency response personnel;
- 9. If necessary, appropriate emergency medical, fire department, or law enforcement agencies are notified and requested to respond;
- 10. The public information representative is notified and handles public information associated with the event; and
- 11. The Shift Manager/Emergency Director terminates the Unusual Event status and closes out the event with a verbal summary to offsite authorities or escalates to higher level emergency classification.
The Unusual Event status will be maintained until an escalation in emergency class occurs or the event is terminated. Offsite authorities will be informed of the change in the emergency status and the necessary documentation will be completed as specified in site procedures.
8.2.2. Alert Response An Alert requires actions to assure that sufficient emergency response personnel are mobilized to respond to the accident condrtions at the site. Notification is made to State officials and follow-up information is provided as needed to offsite emergency organizations. In an AJert, the steps listed in the Unusual Event Response section and the following are performed:
- 1. Initiate ERO augmentation;
- 2. The Shift Manager/ Emergency Director evaluates the need to evacuate, and if necessary directs the evacuation of, all non-essential personnel from the facility;
- 3. If sufficient personnel are not available onsite, off-duty personnel are called in as specified in the emergency implementing procedures;
- 4. The Emergency Director assumes total responsibility for overall emergency response actions and recovery;
- 5. The Emergency Director reaches agreement with offsite authorities concerning termination of the event and closes out the *event by verbal summary to offsite TBD 2021 28 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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The Alert status shall be maintained until tennination of the event occurs. Off-site authorities will be informed of the change in the emergency. status and the necessary documentation shall be completed as specified in site procedures.
8.3. Emergency Termination Criteria An extensive review of facility parameters including SFP parameters and process and radiation monitoring systems, in conjunction with the pre-established EALs is required to terminate an emergency.
Tennination of an emergency status is the responsibility of the Emergency Director. The decision will be ba~d on the following considerations:
- 1.
- Conditions no longer meet an EAL and it appears unlikely that conditions will deteriorate;
- 2. Facility releases of radioactive materials to the environment are under control (within.Technical Specifications);
- 3. In-Facility radiation levels are stable or decreasing, and are acceptable given facility conditions;
- 4. Operability and integrity. of power supplies, electrical equipment and facility **
instrumentation including radiation monitoring equipment is acceptable;
- 5. , All required notifications have been made;
- 6. Radiological and facility conditions permit resumption of normal occupational exposure limits to continue mitigation/repair activities.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation 9.0 RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES 9.1. Radiological Assessment 9.1.1. Initial Radlologlcal Dose Projection TMI has developed a method to quickly determine the projected radiological conditions at the Site boundary. During the initial stages of an emergency, the Shift Manager or designated individual is responsible to perform the ,initial evaluation of radiological conditions. The initial evaluation is accomplished in accordance with site procedures.
9.2. ,,. Radiological Exposure Control During a facility emergency, abnormally high levels of radiation and/or radioactivity may be encountered by facility personnel. All reasonable measures shall be taken to control the 'radiation exposure to emergency response personnel providing rescue, first aid, I_
decontamination, emergency transportation, medical treatment services, or corrective or assessment actions within applicable limits specified in 10 CFR Part 20.
Table 9.1 specifies the guidelines on emergency dose limits for personnel providing emergency response dut!es' consistent with Table 2-2, "Guidance on Dose Limits for Workers Performing Emergency Services," provided in the ,EPA PAG Manual (Reference 13). The Shift Manager/Emergency Director has the responsibility to authorize* emergency dose commibnents in excess of 10 CFR Part 20 limits. This a4thorization is coordinated with the assistance of the Radiation Protection Coordinator. Exposure to .individuals providing emergency functions will be consistent with the limits specified in Table 9.1 with every attempt made to keep exposures As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA).
The Radiation Protection Coordinator is responsible for developing emergency radiological protection programs for ERO and augmented personnel. Emergency kits are provided with sett-reading dosimeters. Each member reporting to the site will be provided a Dosimeter of Legal 'Record (DLR). Dose records will be maintained based upon the results of the self-reading dosimeters. This information is cross-referenced with the DLR data. The capability exists for the emergency processing of DLRs on a 24-hour per day basis. Emergency-workers are instructed to read sett-reading dosimeters frequently, and DLRs may be processed with increased periodicity.
9.3. Protective Measures
- 9.3.1. Site Personnel Accountablllty Accountability should be considered and used as a protective action whenever a site-wide risk to health and safety exists and prudence dictates. If personnel accountability is required, at the direction of the Emergency Director, all individuals at the site (including non-essential employees, visitors, and contractor personnel) shall be notified by sounding the facility alarm and making announcements over the* Public Address System. Following announcement of an emergency declaration, and when accountability has been TBD 2021 30 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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Accountability of all personnel on the site should be accomplished within 60 minutes of the accountability announcement. If personnel are unaccounted for, teams shall be dispatched to locate the missing personnel. Accountability may be modified or suspended if the safety of personnel may be jeopardized by a Security event or other event hazardous to personnel.
9.3.2. Site Egress Control Methods All visitors and unnecessary contractors are evacuated from the facility at the discretion of the Emergency Director. In the-event of a suspected radiological release, personnel are monitored for radioactive contamination prior to leaving the Protected Area. Portable radiation survey meters are available to monitor for potential contamination.
9.3.3. Contamination Control and Decontamination Capability During emergency conditions, TMI maintains normal plant decontamination and contamination control measures as closely as possible. However, these measures may be modified by the Emergency Director should conditions warrant. ,
TMI maintains contamination control measu.res to address area access control, drinking water and food supplies, and the return of areas and items to normal use.
- a. Contaminated areas are isolated as restricted areas with appropriate radiological protection and a~ss control. Personnel leaving contaminated areas are monitored to ensure both themselves and their clothing are not contaminated:
Supplies, instruments, and equipment that are in contaminated are~s or have been brought into contaminated areas will be monitored prior to removal. Items found to be contaminated, will be decontaminated using normal plant decontamination techniques and facilities or may be ~isposed of as radioactive waste.
- b. Should the potential exist for contamination of on-srte food or drinking water supplies
- that renders these supplies non-consumable, TMI will make arrangements for transport of non-contaminated off-site supplies.
- c. TMI permits areas and items to be returned to normal use following conduct of appropriate surveys and verification that contamlnation levels have returned to acceptable levels.
TMI maintains an in-plant decontamination capability. Waste generated through the use of this system is collected and processed by the plant liquid radwaste system. Survey instrumentation for personnel "frisking" and sensitive body burden monitoring equipment are available. Decontamination is performed under the direction of the Radiation Protection Coordinator.
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The facility supplies of personnel radiation protection equipment and gear are utilized to support the emergency response effort. Equipment such as respiratory protection gear and protective clothing is assigned to emergency response organization members and facility response personnel in accordance with established facility radiation protection criteria.
9.3.5. Fire Fighting Strategies have been developed for firefighting and fire protection in speqific critical areas of the facility._ The Fire Protection Program describes the fire protection organization and -
individual responsibilities. *
- 9.4. Aid to Affected Personnel This section describes the arrangements for medical services for contaminated injured individuals sent from the facility.
9.4.1. Offslte Hospltal and Medical Services Hospital personnel have been trained and hospitals are equipped to handle contaminated
- or radiation injured individuals. Specifically, training of medical support personnel at the agreement hospitals will include basic training on the nature of radiologi~I emergencies, diagnosis and treatment, and follow-up medical care. Facility personnel are available to assist medical personnel with decontamination, radiation exposure and contamination control. Arrangements, by letter of agreement or contract, are maintained by the facility with a qualified hospital located in the vicinity of each nuclear facility for receiving and treating contaminated or exposed persons with injuries requiring immediate hospital care.
Exelon shall provide medical consultants to aid in any special care necessary at these facilities.
Arrangements are also maintained with a qualified medical facility well equipped and staffed for dealing with persons having radiation injuries and whenever necessary, such persons will be transferred to this _hospital facility for extended specialized treatment.
Exelon will have available to the staff of this hospital, medical consultants who will provide the direction of the special care necessary for the treatment of persons having radiation injuries.
These agreements are verified annually. Refer to Appendix 4 for details.
9.4.2. Onslte First Aid Capabllity
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Three Mile Island maintains onsite first aid supplies and equipment necessary for the treatment of contsminated or injured persons. In general, physicians or nurses are not staffed at Three Mile Island, and as such, medical treatment given to injured persons is of a first aid" nature. Additionally, the Radiation Protection Technicians at Three Mile Island are experienced in control of radioactive contamination and decontamination work. Facility TBD 2021 32 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation personnel are also trained and qualified to administer first aid. The functions of facility persqnnel in handling onsite injured people are:
- 1. Afford rescue;
- 2. Administer first aid including such resuscitative measures as are deemed necessary;
- 3. Begin decontamination procedures; and
- 4. Arrange for suitable transportation to a hospital when required.
Primary attention shall be directed to the actual, factors involved in the treatment of casualties, such as: control of bleeding, resuscitation including heart and lung, control of bleeding after resuscitation, prot~ction of wounds from bacterial or radioactive contamination and the immobilization of fractures.
Facility personnel provide an initial estimate of the magnitude of surface contamination of the injured and preliminary estimates of total body dose to the injured. Primary rapid and simple decontamination of the surface of the body (when possible and advisable) before transportation to a designated hospital may be carry out as directed or perfonned by Radiation Protection personnel. When more professional care is needed, injured persons are transported to a local clinic or hospital. Contaminated and injured persons are transported to a dedicated specified facility.
9.4.3. Medical Service Facilities Because of the specialized nature of the diagnosis and treatment of radiation injuries, Corporate Emergency Preparedness maintains an agreement with Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS). REAC/TS is a radiological emergency -
.response team of physicians, nu'rses, health physicists and necessary support* personnel on 24-hour call to provide consultative or direct medical or radiological assistance at the*
REAC/TS facility or at the accident site. Specifically, the team has expertise* In and* is equipped to conduct: medical and radiological triage; decontamination procedures and therapies for external contamination and .internally deposited radionuclides, including chelation therapy; diagnostic and prognostic assessments or radiation-induced injuries; and radiation dose estimates by methods that include cytogenetic analysis, bioassay, and in vivo counting.
- In addition to REAC/TS, the Facility Annex may identify additional medical consultants, based on agreements with local hospitals, to support personnel trainfng and medical (
response.
9.4.4. Medlcal Transportation .
Arrangements are made for prompt ambulance transport of persons with injuries involving radioactivity to designated hospitals. Such service is available on a 24-hour per day basis and is confinned by letter of agreement. Radiation monitoring services shall be provided by Three Mile Island whenever it becomes necessary to use the ambulance service for the transportation of contaminated persons. The local ambulance/first aid organization as TBD 20i1' 33 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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A qualified Radiation Protection person' shall accompany the ambulance to the hospital.
Additional Radiation Protection personnel may be contacted and dispatched to local hospitals to assist in the monitoring and decontamination of the injured victim and hospital and ambulan*ce facilities and personnel.
9.5. Protective Actions for Onsite Personnel This section of the plan describes the means for controlling emergency worker radiological exposures during an' emergency, as well as the measures that are used by Exelon to provide necessary assi~tance to persons injured or exposed to
- radiation and/or radioactive materials. Exposure guidelines in this section are consistent with EPA Emergency Worker and Lifesaving Activity Protective Action Guides described in EPA 400-R-92-001 (EPA-400) (Reference 13).
9.5.1. Emergency Exposure Guldelines
- I Being ricensed by the NRC, all Exelon nuclear facilities maintain personnel exposure control programs in accordance with 10 CFR 20 under normal operating conditions. The Emergency Director is assigned the non-delegable responsibility for authorizing personnel exposure levels under emergency conditions per EPA-400. In emergency situations, workers may receive exposure under a variety of circumstan~s in order to assure safety and prot_ection of others and of valuable property. These exposures will be justified if the maximum risks or costs to others that are avoided by their actions outweigh the risks to which the workers are subjected. The Emergency Worker Dose Limits are as follows:
Table 9.1: '
Emergency Dose Limits Dose Limit Activity Condition (Rem TEDE) '
Personnel should be kept within nonnal 10 CFR 20 limits during bona fide 0-5 Rem All emergencies, except as authorized for activities as indicated below.
5-10 Rem Protecting valuable property Lower dose not practicable.
Lifesaving or protection of 10-25 Rem Lower dose not practicable.
large populations Lifesaving or protection of Only on a voluntary basis to persons fully
>25 Rem large populations aware of the risks involved.
Limit dose to the lens of the eye to 3 times the above values and doses to any other organ (including skin and body extremities) to 10 times the above values. ,..
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Manager should be secured before exposing individuals to dose equivalents beyond the EPA-PAG Manual lower limit.
9.5.2. Emergency Radlat,on Protection Program The Radiation Protection Coordinator is the individual responsible for the implementation of the radiation protection actions during an emergen*cy. Radiation protection guidelines include the following:
- Volunteers over forty-five years of age are considered first for any emergency response action requiring exposure greater than normal limits. Routine dose limits shall not be extended to emergency dose limits for declared pregnant individuals. As in the case of normal occupational exposure, doses received under emergency conditions should be maintained as low as reasonably achievable.
- Persons undertaking any emergency operation in which the dose will exceed 25 Rem TEDE should do so only on a voluntary basis and with full awareness of the risks involved including the numerical levels of dose at which acute effects of radiation will be incurred and numerical estimates of the risk of delayed effects.
- In the context of the emergeincy limits, exposure of workers that is incurred for the protection of large populations may be considered justified for situations in which the collective dose avoided by the emergency operation is significantly larger than that incurred by the workers involved.
- Exposure acco_untability is maintained, and proper personnel radiological monitoring equipment is provided for all personnel during emergency conditions.
- Access to high radiation areas is only permitted with prior approval of the applicable Radiation Protection Coordinator. Personnel are not allowed to enter known or potential high radiation areas unless their exposure has been properly evaluated.
- Periodic habitability surveys of emergency facilities are performed during an emergency. If the facility is determined to be uninhabitable, the facility is
..._ evacuated in order to* prevent or minimize exposure to radiation and radioactive materials. Alternate assembly areas are established, as necessary, to relocate and monitor evacuated personnel.
9.5.3. Personnel Monitoring Emergency workers will receive DLR badges and personal self-reading dosimeters capable of measuring expected exposures on a real time basis. The capability exists for the emergency processing of DLRs on a 24-hour per day basis, if necessary.
Emergency worker dose records are maintained by the Radiation Protection Coordinator
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9.5.4. Non-Exelon Personnel Exposure Authorization The responsibility for authorizing non-Exelon emergency workers (i.e. state and local agency emergency workers) to receive exposures in excess of the EPA General Public Protective Action Guides rests with the state and county organizations, except when such emergency workers are onsite. Authorization of exposures in excess of EPA General Public Protective Action Guides, in this latter instance, rests with the Emergency Director.
9.5.5. Contamination and Decontamination During an emergency, the Emergen*cy Director is responsible for preventing or minimizing pe~onnel exposure to radioactive materials deposited on the ground or other surfaces.
- a. During emergency conditions, normal facility contamination control criteria will be
- adhered to as much as possible. However, these limits may be modified by the Emergency Director per existing Radiation Protection procedures, should conditions warrant.
- b. Personnel found to be contaminated will normally be attended to at decontamination areas located onsite. Temporary decontamination areas can also be set up inside at various locations. Decontamination showers and supplies are provided onsite with additional personnel decontamination equipment and capabilities. Shower and sink drains in the controlled area is. processed and monitored prior' to discharge. Potentially contaminated emergency vehicles will be surveyed before they are allowed to leave the facility or offsite assembly area. If the survey area is not suitable for monitoring and decontamination due to radiological or o~er concerns, vehicles will be surveyed at an ~ltemate location.
9.5.6. Contamination Control Measures Controls are established 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day to contain the spread of loose surface radioactive contamination.
- a. Contaminated areas are Isolated as restricted areas with appropriate radiological protection ~and access control. Personnel leaving contaminated areas are monitored to ensure they and their clothing are not contaminated. If contamination above acceptable levels is found, they will be decontaminated in accordance with facility procedures. If normal decontamination procedu~ do not reduce personnel contamination to acceptable levels, the case wm be referred to a competent medical authority. Supplies, instruments, and equipment that are in contaminated areas or have been brought into contaminated areas will be monitored prior to removal. If found to be contaminated, they will be decontaminated using normal facility decontamination techniques and facilities or may be disposed of as radwaste. Contaminated vehicles will be decontaminated before being released.
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- b. Measures will be taken to control onsite access to potentially contaminated potable water and food supplies. Under emergency conditions when uncontrolled releases of activity have occurred, eating, drinking, smoking, and chewing are prohibited in all facility emergency response facilities until such time as habitability surveys indicate that such activities are permissible.
- c. Restricted areas and contaminated items will be returned to normal use when contamination levels have been returned to acceptable levels. Contamination control criteria for returning areas and items to normal use are contained in the facility procedures.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 10.0 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION 10.1. Emergency Notification The Shift Manager is responsible for the notification of an emergency declaration to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and local counties (Dauphin and Lancaster). Notification is to be made as soon as possible and with 30 minutes after declaring an emergency.
The format c!nd contents of the initial message between the facility and State/local authorities are specified in notification procedures and have been established '!4'ith the review and agreement of responsible state authorities.
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency or local counties may request the following information from TMI:
- 1. Date and time of the incident;
- 2. Emergency classification;
- 3. Status of the facility;
- 4. VVhether a release has occurred, is occurring, or is anticipated to occur;
- 5. Ac;tual or projected dose rates at the Site boundary;
- 6. Whether or not Offsite ~ssistance is needed.
Follow-up reports are provided as additional information describing the emergency situation becomes available and on
- an as-needed basis until such time that the _
emergency condition h~~ been terminated.
10.2. Public lnfonnatlon Any emergency generate~ a continuous and intensive demand for . up-to-date information. The spokesperson function would typically be performed by Communications personnel. Communication personnel will be notified of an emergency declaration ~nd would serve as a spokesperson. However, the function could also be performed by plant or corporate management. Upon receiving notification of an emergency declaration, the spokesperson contacts the Control Room and receives a brief description of the event.
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The spokesperson monitors media activity and coordinates with senior management to address rumors and disseminate information to the public. The spokesperson .will '
participate in news conferences as appropriate with Federal, State and local emergency response organizations conducted from the site or at other locations, as necessary. The 1 spokesperson is available for media inquiries and the positional duties include maintaining liaison with local media and coordinating with Federal, State and local emergency response organizations to disseminate appropriate information regarding an emergency at TMI. Federal, State and local emergency response organizations maintain the capability to disseminate appropriate information regarding an emergency at TMI..
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation 11.0 MAINTAINING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 11.1. Drills and Exercises An exercise tests the execution of the overall- facility emergency preparedness and the integration of this preparedness. A drill is a supervised instruction period aimed at testing, developing and maintaining skills in a particular response function.
Emergency exercises and drills are conducted to test and evaluate the adequacy of emergency facilities, equipment, procedures, communication channels, actio_ns of emergency response personnel, and coordination between offsite organizations and the facility.
A summary of exercises and drills and associated elements is outlined ~low.
11.1.1. Radiation Emergency Exercises and Drills Biennial exercises shall be conducted to test the timing and content of implementing procedures and methods; to test emergency equipment and communication networks; and to ensure that emergency personnel are familiar with their duties. TMI offers the following organizations the opportunity to participate to the extent assistance would be expected during an emergency declaration; however, participation is not required:
- 1. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- 2. Local Agencies (Dauphin and Lancaster Counties)
- 3. Local Hospitals
~ 4. Local Fire Departments
- 5. Law Enforcement
- 6. Rescue, Inc. Ambulance Service At least one drill involving a combination of some of the principal functional areas of emergency response shall be conducted in the interval between biennial exercises.
Communication checks with offsite agencies, fire drills, medical drills, radiological monitoring drills and health physics drills are performed as indicated in the following sections.
11.1.2. Communication Tests To ensure that emergency communications systems described in Section 6.0 of this plan are operable, communications tests are conducted as outlined below.
- 1. Communication channels with the state government of Pennsylvania and local agencies are tested monthly. These communications tests will include the aspect of understanding the content of messages.
- 2. The ENS is tested monthly.
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- 3. The following communication systems, as detailed in Section 6.0 of this plan, are used on a frequent basis, therefore periodic testing of these systems is not necessary:
- Mobile UHF Radio System
- Facility Intercom System
- Commercial Telephone System 11.1.3. Augmentation Drills Semi-annual, off hours, unannounced, communications drill, utilizing commercial telephone, to estimate emergency personnel response times. No actual travel is required.
- Participants provide an estimation of the time it would take to report to their designated ERO position. This drill shall serve to demonstrate the capability to augment the on-shift staff after declaration of an emergency.
11.1.4. Fire Drills To test and evaluate the response and training of the facility's fire brigade, fire drills are conducted in accordance with the TMI Fire Protection Program.
11.1.5. Medical Drills
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To evaluate the training of the fa~ility's medical response and offsite medical response (ambulance and hospital), a medical drill is conducted annually with a simulated contaminated injured individual. This drill can be performed as part of an Emergency Plan drill or exercise.
11.1.6. Radlological Monitoring Drills Facility environs and radiological monitoring drills are conducted annually. These drills include monitoring of accessible areas within the facility and include collection and analysis of airborne sample media, communications, and record keeping performed by members of the emergency team. This drill can be performed as part of an Emergency 1___ Plan drill or exercise.
11.1.7. Health Physics Drills H~alth Physics drills are conducted semi-annually involving response to, and analysis of, simulated elevated in-facility airborne and liquid samp!9s and direct radiation measurements in the environment. A drill can be performed as part of an Emergency Plan drill or exercise.
11.1.8. Security Drills The purpose of the security drill is to maintain key skills, specifically the site-specific team skills necessary to mitigate security-based events., Security drills are conducted in accordance with the TMI Physical Security Plan.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 11.1.9. Scenarios The EP Specialist is responsible for an Emergency Plan drill or exercise. The EP Specialist's responsibilities include cfeveloping the exercise/drill scenario, the accident time sequence, and the selection and training of the controllers required to evaluate the effectiveness of the TMI Emergency Preparedness Program. In accordance with applicable portions to Section IV.G to NSIR/DPR-ISG-01, the drill or exercise scenarios will vary from year to year.
A scenario is prepared by the scenario development team (if needed) for each exercise/drill to be conduct~. The contents of the scenario include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 1. Basic objective(s);
- 2. Date, time period, place and participating organizations;
- 3. Simulation lists;
- 4. Time schedule of real and simulated initiating events;
- 5. A narrative summary describing the conduct of the drill or exercise to include such items as simulated casualties, search and rescue of personnel, deployment of radiological monitoring teams, and public information affairs; and
- 6. List of controllers and participants.
The scenarios are designed to allow free play in exercising the decision-making process associated with such emergency response actions as exposure -control, emergency classification, and the ERO and additional staff augmentatiori process.
Security based scenarios to test and evaluate security response capabilities will be conducted in accordance with security drills and exercise procedures and may be condusted during Emergency Plan drills or exercises.
'starting times and pre-notification for exercises are coordinated with and agreed upon by all participating organizations.
- 11.1.10. Evaluation of Exercises To evaluate the performance of participating facility personnel and the adequacy of emergency facilities, equipment and procedures during an exercise, the Exercise Coordinator obtains qualified controllers which includes resources outside the facility to evaluate and critique the exercise.
- When feasible, personnel designated *as controllers are assigned to an Emergency Plan area germane to-their area of expertise. Controllers are provided general instruction concerning their specific observation function. Each controller is requested to observe the implementation of the emergency plan element assigned to him or her, and then to record and report observed inadequacies.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation A critique is conducted at the conclusion of the exercise with facility personnel. After the critique, the controllers submit a written evaluation to the Exercise Coordinator in which the exercise performan~ is evaluated against the objectives. All comments and/or recommendations are documented. -
Weaknesses and/or deficiencies identifi.ed in an exercise critique are processed in accordance with the site corrective actions program.
11.1.11. Emergency Plan Audit The TMI Emergency Plan is independently audited. The audit is conducted as part of th~
Decommissioning Quality [1.ssurance Program in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(t). All aspects of emergency preparedness, including exercise documentation, capabilities, procedures, and interfaces with state and local governments are audited.
11.2. Tralni ng Radiological emergency response training is provided to those who may be called on to assist in an emergency. TMI Management is responsible to ensure all members of the Emergency Response Organization receive the required initial training and continuing training.
11.2.1. Emer:-gency Response Training The training program for ERO personnel is based on applicable requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 and p9sition-specmc responsibilities-as defin'ed in the PDEP: Emergency response personnel in the following categories receive initial training and annual retraining.
11.2.2. Emergency Response Organization Training Shift Managers/Emergency Directors, Technical Coordinators, and Radiation Protection Coordinators shall have training conducted such that proficiency is maintained on topics listed below. These topics should be covered as a minimum on an annual basis.
- Emergency Action Level Classificatiqn
- Dose Assessment
- Federal, State, and local notification procedures
- ERO Augmentation
- Emergency Exposure Control
- Mitigating strategies for a catastrophic loss of spent fuel pool inventory TMI personnel available during emergencies to perform emergency response activities as an extension of their normal duties receive duty specific training. This includes facility on-shift personnel, maintenance, radiation protection, and security personnel. Personnel assigned to liaison with offsite fire departments are trained in accordance with the Fire TBD 2021 43 EP-TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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11.2.3. General Employee Training An overview of the Emergency Plan is given to all personnel allowed unescorted access into the Protected Area at TMI. Personnel receive this information during initial and requalification training. This training inciudes identification of the emergency alarm, the fire alarm and the steps to follow for a facility and site evacuation.
11.2.4. Local Support Servlc~s Personnel Training Training is offered annually to offsite organizations which may provide specialized services during an emergency at TMI (fire-fighting, medical services, transport of contaminated and/or injured personnel, etc.). The training shall be structured to meet the needs of that organization with respect to the nature of their support. Topics of event notification, site access, basic radiation protection and interface activities are included in the training.
11.2.5. Documentation of Training TMI procedures outline the process to document training of the TMI Emergency Response Organization. An Emergency Planning procedure is used to verify training provided to offsite organizations.
11.3. Review and Updating of Plan and Procedures The Emergency Plan is reviewed at least annually. All recommendations for changes to the Emergency Plan or associated implementing procedures are reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q). The Emergency Plan is submitted to TM l's On-Site Safety Review Committee for approval.
Written agreements with outside support organizations and government agencies are evaluated annually to determine if these agreements are still valid. 'If agreements are not valid, then they are renewed and updated. ,
Revisions to the Emergency Plan are made in accordance with current regulations and guidelines'. Changes to the Emergency Plan are forwarded to organizations and individuals with a responsibility for implementation of the Plan.
Telephone number listings associated with the emergency notification process are verified '
quarterly.
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- Portable radiation monitoring equipment
- Emergency medical response equipment
- Dosimeters
- Portable radios Emergency equipment and instrumentation shall be inventoried, inspected and operationally checked periodically as indicated* by the procedure and after each use.
Sufficient reserves of equipment and instrumentation are stocked to replace emergency equipment and instrumentation removed from service for calibration and/or repair.
11.5. Responsibility for th~ Planning Effort The facility Plant Manager has overall responsibility for implementatio,n of the Emergency Plan at TMI. The overall Emergency Plan is maintained by Corporate Emergency Preparedness. The Emergency Preparedness Specialist is assi~ted by Corporate Emergency Prep~redness. The specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 1. Revise and update the Emergency Plan;
- 2. Maintain the Emergency Plan implementing procedures so.that they are updated and current with the Emergency Plan;
- 3. Represent the facility in offsite Emergency Plan interfaces;
- 4. Represent the facility in NRC emergency planning appraisals and audits; and
- 5. Maintain drill and exercise documentation and coordinate implementation of correctiv~ actions deemed necessary following drills and exercises.
The Emergency Preparedness Specialist is responsible for maintaining an adequate knowledge of regulations, planning techniques and the latest applications of emergency equipment and supplies.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDIX 1: REFERENCES References consulted in the writing of this Emergency Plan are listed in this section. Wrth exception of regulatory requiremer:its, inclusion of material on this list does not imply adheren~ to all criteria or guidance stated in each individual reference.
- 1. C-1101-202-E410-476, "DECOM Spent Fuel Pool "fJlermohydraulic Analysis,"
Revision 1, dated June 10, 2018
- 2. 1o*cFR 50:47, "Emergency plans"
- 3. 10CFR 50. 72, "Immediate Notification Requirements for Operating Nuclear Power Reactors"
- 4. 10 CFR 50 Appendix E, "Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities"
- 5. 10 CFR 20, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation"
- 6. 10 CFR 70, 73, and 100
- 8. NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants,'; Revision 1, dated November 1980
- 9. NUREG-1022, "Event Reporting Guidelines 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73"
- 10. NUREG-1140, "A Regulatory Analysis on Emergency Preparedness for Fuel Cycle and Other Radioactive Material Licensees"
- 11. NUREG-1567, "Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities"
- 12. NEI 99-01, Revision 6, "Development of Emergency Action Levels for Nuclear Power Plants," dated November 2012
- 13. EPA 400-R-92-001 "Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents," dated October 1991 (reprinted May 1992) 14." Exelon Nuclear Defu~led Quality Assurance Program (DQAP), NO-DC-10
- 15. "Federal Bureau of Investigation and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Memorandum* of Understanding for Cooperation Regarding Threat, Theft, or Sabotage in U.S. Nuclear Industry," Federal Register, ~ol. 44, p. 75535, dated December 20, 1979
- 16. "Voluntary Assistance Agreement By and Among Electric Utilities Involved in Transportation of Nuclear Materials," dated November 1, 1980
- 17. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.
- 18. American Nuclear Insurers Bulletin #58 (1981), "Accident Notification Procedures for Liability Insureds" TBD 2021 App 1 Page 1 EP- TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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- 19. Letter from William J. Dircks, Executive Director for Operations, NRC, to Dr.
Donald F. Knuth, President KMC, Inc. dated October 26, 1981
- 20. ANI/MAELU Engineering Inspection Criteria for Nuclear Liability Insurance, Section 6.0, Rev. 1, Emergency Planning
- 21. NRC RIS 2006-12, "Endorsement of Nuciear Energy Institute Guidance Enhan~ment to Emergency Preparedness Programs for Hostile Action."
- 22. NRC Bulletin 2005-02, "Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based Events"
- 23. NRC Information Notice 2009-01, "National Response Framework"
- 24. NRC NSIR/DPR-ISG-01, "Interim Staff Guidance - Emergency Planning for Nuclear Power Plants," Revision 0, November 2011 (ADAMS Ascension No.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDIX 2: INDEX OF EMERGENCY PLAN IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES I
Document Document Title PERMANENTLY DEFUELED EMERGENCY ACTION EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 LEVELS AND TECHNICAL BASES EP-TM-110 ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCIES EP-TM-111 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION EP-TM-112 ACTIVATION AND OPERATION EP-TM-113 PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS EP-TM-114 NOTIFICATIONS EP-TM-115 TERMINATION EP-TM-120
- EMERGENCY PLAN ADMINISTRATION EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES AND EP-TM-121 EQUIPMENT READINESS EP-TM-122 DRILLS AND EXERCISE PROGRAM EP-TM-123 COMPUTER PROGRAMS EP-TM-124 INVENTORIES AND SURVEILLANCES TQ-TM-113 ERO TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION TBD 2021 App? Page 1 EP- TM-1001 (Revision 0)
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I Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDIX 3: PROCEDURE CROSS-REFERENCE TO NUREG-0654 NUREG- Planning Planning Standard 0654 Requirement TMI PDEP Section II.A Criteria I (10 CFR 50.47)
(b)(1)* Assignment of I (Appendix E. IV)
A 1*, 2, 4*, 7*
I6.0 Responsibility (Organization 7.0 ControQ Appendix:4 ,
11.B (b)(2) Onsfte Emergency A 1*, 2, 4*, 9*;_C.1* 7.0 Organization 9.0 I1.C (b)(3)* Emergency Response A6, 7* 7.0 Support and Resources Appendix:4 11.D (b)(4)* Emergency 8.1*, 2; C.1*, 2* 4.0 Classification System 8.0 Addendum 1 11.E (b)(5)* Notification Methods A6, 7*; C.1*, 2*; 7.0 and Procedures D.1*, 3*; E* 8.0 10.0 Appendix2 11.F (b)(6)* Public Education and C.1*; D.1*, 3*; E* 6.0 Information 8.0 11.0 I1.G (b)(7)* Public Educatic;m and A.7*; D.2* 10.0 Information 11.H (b)(8) Emeygency Facilities E*; G 5.0 and Equipment 7.0 8.0 11.0 II.I (b)(9)* Accident Assessment A4*; 8.1*; C.2*; E* 5.0 9.0 Addendum 1 11.J (b)(1 O)* Protective Response C.1*; E*; I 9.0 I1.K (b)(11) Radlological Exposure E* 9.0 Control I1.L (b)(12) Medical and Publlc A.6, 7*; E* 7.0 Health Support 9.0 11.M (b)(13) Recovery and Reentry H 7.0 Planning and Post-Accident Operations 11.N (b)(14) Exercises and Drills E.9*; F* 11.0 11.0 (b)(15) Radlological F* 7.0 Emergency Re~ponse Training 9.0 11.0 I1.P (b)(16) Responsibility for the G 11.0 Planning Effort: Development, Periodic Review and
' Distribution of Emergency Plans '
- As exemp~d.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDIX 4: LIST OF LETTERS OF AGREEMENT Letters with Corporate Exelon:
Organization/Agreement Type Department of Energy (DOE) Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, REAC!TS (Letter on File)
Medical Consultant Environmental, Inc. (P.O.)
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Landauer, Inc. (P.O.)
Emergency Dosimetry Murray & Trettel, Inc. (P.O.)
Meteorological Support Teledyne Brown Engineering (P.O.)
Bi?assay Analysis/Radiochemical Analysis Red Alert'Service (P.O.)
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDIX 4: LIST OF LETTERS OF AGREEMENT Three Mlle Island Specific Letters of Agreement The following is a listing of letters of agreement, memoranqum of understanding, and contracts specific to emergency response activities in support of the TM I Station.
NOTE: While this list reflects letters of agreement currently in effect, it is possible that the list may change for a number of reasons. The EP Specialist will consider the impact that a loss of an agency will have on the emergency response process.
- 1. Medical Support Organizations and Personnel
- Londonderry Volunteer Fire Company (ambulance service)
- South Cen~ral Emergency Medical Services Inc.
- Northwest Emergency Medical Services
- Hershey Medical Center
- Pinnacle Health Harrisburg Hospital
, 2. Firefighting Organizations NOTE: These are supplemented by Mutual Aid agreements with other firefighting as organizations.
- Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Company (Lancaster Co.)
- Middletown Volunteer Fire Department
- - Londonderry Volunteer Fire Company
- Elizabethtown Fire Department
- Lower Swatara Volunteer Fire Department
- Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA)
- 3. Law Enforcement Agencies
- Pennsylvania State Police (letter of agreement maintained by Security)
- 4. Local County Response Agencies
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- Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (letter on file)
NOTE: Documentation of agreement for Dauphin and Lancaster counties are contained as part of the agreement with PEMA.
- 5. Other Agencies
- Norfolk Southern Railway Company
- AREVA*
- Harrisburg Area Community College
- Londonderry Volunteer Fire Department (staging area)
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDIX 5: GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS Glossary of Terms Accident Assessment Accident assessment consists of a variety of actions taken to determine the nature, effects and severity of an accident and includes evaluation of spent fuel cooling and integrity, meteorological observations, seismic observations, fire reports, radiological dose projections, and radiological and environmental monitoring.
Alert Classification See definition in Section 4.2.
Annual Frequency of occurrence equal to once per calendar year, January 1 to December 31.
Assessment Actions Those actions taken during or after an emergency to obtain and process infom,ation that is necessary to make decisions to implement specific emergency measures.
Classification , The classification of emergencies is divided into TWO (2) categories or conditions, covering the postulated spectrum of emergency situations. The two (2) emergency classifications (Ur:11Jsual Event and Alert) are characterized by Emergency Action Levels (EALs) or event initiating condilions and address emergencies of increasing severity.
Comprehensive A CEMP is often referred to as a synonym for "all hazards Emergency planning." It is an emergency operation plan that is flexible Management Plan enough for use in all emergencies. A CEMP is addressed in (CEMP) the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's)
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 ,
"Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans."
Corrective Action Those emergency measures taken to lessen or terminate an emergency situation at or near the source of the problem in order to reduce the magnitude of a radiological release.
Dose Projection The calculated estimate of a radiation dose to individuals at a given location (normally off-site), determined from the source term/quantity of radioactive material (Q) released, and the appropriate meteorological dispersion parameters (X/Q).
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDIX 5: GLOSSARY OF TER~S AND ACRONYMS Emergency Action A pre-detennined, site-specific, observable thresholcf for a Levels (EALs) facility Initiating Condition that places the facility in a given emergency class.
Emergency A state of readiness that provides reasonable assurance that Preparedness adequate protective measures can and.,,will be taken upon implementation of the Emergency Plan in the event of a radiological emergency.
Exercise An event that tests the integrated capability of a major portion of the basic elements existing within emergency preparedness plans and organizations.
Hostile Action See Section 6.2 of Addendum 1.
Initiating Condition See Section 6.2 of Addendum 1.
ISFSI See Section 6.2 of Addendum 1.
Monthly Frequency of occurrence equal to once per calendar month._
Off-Site The area around a nuclear facility that !ies outside the station's "Site Boundary.
Offsite Dose Calculation The ODCM presents a discussion of the following:
Manual (ODCM)
- 1. The ways in which nuclear power stations can affect their environment radiologically
- 2. The regulations which limit radiological effluents from the nuclearpowerstations;and
- 3. The methodology used by the nuclear power stations to assess radiological impact on the environment and compliance with regulations.
On-Site The area around~ nuclear facility that lies within the station's "Site Boundary".
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Three Mlle Island PDEP !=JCelon Generation APPENDIX 5: GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS Plant Operator Any member of the plant staff who, by virtue of training and experience, is qualified to asse~ the indications or .reports for validity and to compare the same to the EALs in the licensee's emergency classification scheme. A "plant operator does not encompass plant personnel such- as chemists, radiation protection technicians, craft personnel, security personnel, and others whose positions require they report, rather than assess, abnormal conditions to the control room.
Projected Dose That calculated dose that some individuals in the population group may receive if no protective actions are implemented.
Projected doses are calculated to establish an upper limit boundary.
Protected Area See Section 6.2 of Addendum 1.
Protective Action Measures taken to effectively mitigate the consequences of an accident by minimizing the radiological exposure that would likely occur if such actions were not taken.
Release A 'Release in Progress' is defined as ANY radioactive release that is a result of, or caused by, the emergency
- event.
Site Boundary Three Mile Island's Site Boundary is described in detail in the ODCM. For the purposes of Emergency Planning, the exclusion area boundary and the Site Boundary are considered the same.
Site Evacuation The evacuation of n*on-essential personnel from the facility site.
Source Term Radioisotope inventory or amount of radioisotope released to the environment, often as a function of time.
Unusual Event See definition in Section 4.1.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation APPENDIX 5: GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS ACRONYMS Any abbreviation followed by a lower case 's' denotes the plural form of the term.
ARM Area Radiation Monitor BRP Bureau of Radiation Protection (Pennsylvania)
CFR Code of Federal Regulations CR Control Room DER Department of Environmental Resources (Pennsylvania)
DLR Dosimeter of Legal Record DOE U.S. Department of Energy r
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation DSAR Decommissioned Safety Analysis Report EAL Emergency Action Level ENS Emergency Notification System (NRC)
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency GET General Employee Training IWTS/IWFS Industrial Waste Treatment System/ Industrial Waste Filtration System NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRF National Response Framework NWS National Weather Service PAG Protective Action Guide PDEP Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan PEMA Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency RMS Radiation Monitoring System TBD 2021 App 5 Page 4 EP- TM-1001 (Revision 0)
EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1
- * ,,.,. Exelon Generation~ Revision 0 EXELON GENERATION THREE MILE ISLAND STATION PERMANENTLY DEFUELED EMERGENCY ACTION LEVELS AND TECHNICAL BASES
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation REVISION HISTORY Rev. 0, TBD 20XX EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Rev 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 1 2.0 DISCUSSION ....................................................................................................... 1 2.1 Pennanently Defueled Facility ..................................................... :........................ 1 2.2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ........................................................ 2 3.0 KEY TERMINOLOGY USED ................................................................................ 2 3.1 Emergency Classification Levels (ECLs) .............................................................. 2 3.2 Initiating Condition (IC) .......................................................................*.................. 3 3.3 Emergency Action Level (EALs) ........................................................................... 3 4.0 GUIDANCE ON MAKING EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATIONS ............................ 3 4.1 General Considerations ........................................................................................ 3 4.2 Classification Methodology ................. :................. :............................................... 4 4.3 Classification of Multiple Events and Condrtions .................................................. 5 4.4 Classification of Imminent Conditions ................................................................... 5 4.5 Emergency Classification Level Upgrading and Tennination ............................... 5 4.6 Classification of Short-Lived Events ........... ,......................................................... 5
- 4. 7 Classification of Transient Conditions ................................................................... 5 4.8 After-the-Fact Discovery of an Emergency Eventor Condition ....................... :.... 5 4.9 Retraction of an Emergency Declaration .............................................................. 6
5.0 REFERENCES
..................................................................................................... 7 5.1 Developmental. ..................................................................................................... 7 5.2
- Implementing ........................................................................................................ 7 5.3 Commitments ....................................................................................................... 7 6.0 ACRONYMS & DEFINITIONS .............................................................................. 8 6.1 Acronyms .............................................. :.............................................................. 8 6.2 Definitions ............................................................................................................. 8 7.0 ATTACHMENTS .................................................................................................. 10
- Attachment 1, EAL Matrices ...................................................................................... 10 Attachment ;2, EAL Bases .......................................................................................... 10 TBD 20XX EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Rev 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 1.0 PURPOSE This document provides the detailed set of Emergency Action Levels (EALs) applicable to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station (TMI) and the associated Technical Bases using the EAL development methodology found in NEI 99-01, "Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors," Revision 6 (NEI 99-01, Rev. 6). As a pennanently defueled facility, TMI will use the Recognition Category "PD" {Pennanently Defueled) to provide a site-specific emergency classification scheme including a set of Initiating Conditions (ICs) and EALs associated with the permanently defueled condition and a Recognition Category "E" IC/EAL for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). Permanently defueled station ICs and EALs are addressed in Appendix C of NEI 99-01, Rev. 6. All recommendations for changes to this document or associated implementing procedures are reviewed in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q).
This document should be used to facilitate review of the TMI EALs, provide historical dbcumentation for future reference, and serve as a resource for training. Individuals, responsible for the classification of events will refer to the ICs and EALs contained in the matrix of this document. They may use the information in the associated "Basis" and "Notes" sections as a reference in support of EAL interpretation. An EAL matrix may be provided as a user aid.
Emergency classifications are to be made as soon as conditions are present and recognizable for the classification in accordance with the applicable EALs; but within 30 min_utes in all cases-after the availability of indications to operators that an EAL threshold has been reached. Use of this document for assistance is not intended to delay the emergency classification.
\ 2.0 DISCUSSION
--2.1 Permanently Defueled Facility NEI 99-01, Appendix C, Rev. 6, provides guidance for an emergency classification scheme applicable to a permanently defueled facility. This is a facility that generated spent fuel under a 10 CFR Part 50 license, has permanently ceased operations and will store the spent fuel onsite for an extended period of tim~. The emergency classification levels applicable to permanently defueled facility are consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 and NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants, Rev. 1" (NUREG-0654).
In order to relax the emergency plan requirements applicable to an operating station, the owner of a permanently defueled station must demonstrate that no credible event can result in a significant radiological release beyond the site boundary. Exelon has co11firmed that the source term and motive force available in the permanently defueled condition are insufficient to warrant classifications of a Site Area Emergency or General Emergency.
Therefore, the generic ICs and EALs applicable to a permanently defueled facility may only result in either a Notification of UNUSUAL EVENT (UNUSUAL EVENT) or ALERT classification.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation 2.2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Selected guidance in NEI 99--01, Rev. 6, is applicable to licensees electing to use their 10 CFR Part 50 emergency plan to fulfill the requirements of 10 CFR 72.32 for a stand-alone Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The emergency classification levels applicable to an ISFSI are consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50. The initiating conditions gennane to a 10 CFR 72.32 emergency plan (as described in NUREG-1567, "Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities") are subsumed within the classification scheme for a 10 CFR 50.47 emergency plan.
The analysis of potential onsite and offsite consequences of accidental releases associated with the operation of an ISFSI is contained ' \
in NUREG-1140, "A Regulatory Analysis on Emergency Preparedness for Fuel Cycle and Other Radioactive Material Licensees" (NUREG-1140). NU.REG-1140 concluded that the postulated .worst-case accident involving an ISFSI has insignificant consequences to public health and safety.
This evaluation shows that the maximum offsite dose to a member of the public due to an accidental release of radioactive materials would not exceed 1 Rem Total Effective Dose Equivalent.
Regarding the above infonnation, the expectations for an offsite response to an ALERT classified under a 10 CFR 72.32 emergency plan are generally consistent with those for an UNUSUAL EVENT in a 10 CFR 50.47 emergency plan (e.g., to provide assistance if requested). Also, the licensee's Emergency Response Organization (ERO) required for 1.0 CFR 72.32 emergency plan is different from that prescribed for a 10 CFR 50.47 emergency plan (e.g., there is no emergency technical support function required).
3.0 KEY TERMINOLOGY USED There are several key terms that appear throughout the NEI 99-01, Rev. 6, meth_odology.
These tenns are introduced in this section to support understanding of subsequent material.
3.1 Emergency Classification Levels (ECLs)
One of a set of names or titles established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- (NRC) for grouping off-nonnal events or conditions according to (1) potential or actual effects or consequences, and (2) resulting onsite and offsite response actions. The ECLs that remain applicable to TMI, in ascending order of severity, are:
3.1.1 UNUSUAL EVENT (UE)
Events are in progress or have occurred which indicate a potential degradation of the level of safety of the facility or indicate a security threat to facility protection has been initiated. No releases of radioactive material requiring offsite response or monitorin~*-are expected unless further degradation of safety systems occurs.
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Purpose:
The purpose of this classification is to assure that the first step in future response has been carried out, to bring the operations staff to a state of readiness, and to provide systematic handling of UNUSUAL EVI;NT infonnation and decision-making.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 3.1.2 ALERT Events are in progress or have occurred which involve an actual or potential substantial degradation of the level of safety of the facility or a security event that involves probable life-threatening risk to site personnel or damag~ to site equipment because of HOSTILE ACTION. Any releases are expected to be limited to small fractions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Protective Action Guides (PAG) exposure levels. -
Purpose:
The purpose of this classification is to assure that emergency personnel are readily available to respond if the situatjon becomes more serious orto perform confirmatory radiation monit0ring, if required, and provide offsite authorities current information on facility status and parameters.
I 3;2 , Initiating Condition (IC)
An event or condition that aligns with the definition of one of the two EC Ls by virtue of the potential or actual effects or consequences.
Discussion: An IC describes an event or condition, the severity or consequences of which meets the definition of an ECL. An IC can be expressed as a continuous, measurable parameter (e.g., radiation monitor readings) or an event (e.g., an earthquake).
App_endix 1 of NUREG-0654 does not contain example EALs for each ECL, but rather ..
ICs (i.e., conditions that indicate that a radiological emergency, or events that could lead to a radiological emergency, have occurred). NUREG-0654 states that the ICs form the
__ bas.is for_ establishment-by-a ~i~nsee-of the specific*facility in-sUtfrflefltation-read1n-gs (as applicable) which, if exceeded, would initiate the emergency classification. Thus, it is the specific instrument readings that would be the EALs.
3.3 Emergency Action Level (EAL)
A pre-determined, site-specific, observable threshold for an IC that, when met or exceeded, places the facility in a given.EGL. '-
Discussion: EAL statements may utilize a variety ofcriteria including instrument readings and status indications, observable events, results of calculations and analyses, entry into particular procedures, and the occurrence of natural phenomena.
4.0 GUIDANCE ON MAKING EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATIONS 4.1 General Considerations When making an emergency classification, the Emergency Director must consider all information having a bearing on the proper assessment of an IC. This includes the EAL
.plus ~otes and the informing Basis information.
- All emergency classification assessments should be based upon valid indications, reports or conditions. A valid indication, report, or condition is one tt,at has been verified through appropriate means such that there is no doubt-regarding the indicator's operability, the condition's existence, or the report's accuracy. For example, validation could be accomplished through an instrument channel check, response on related or redundant TBD20XX 3 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Rev. O}
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation indicators, or direct obseivation by personnel. The validation of indications should be completed in a manner. that supports timely emergency declaration.
For ICs and EALs that h*~:lVe a stipulated time duration (e.g., 15 minutes, 60 minutes, etc.),
the Emergency Director should not wait until the applicable time has elapsed but should declare the event as soon as it is determined that the condition has exceeded, or will likely exceed, the applicable time. If an ongoing radiological release is detected and the release start time is unknown, it should be assumed that the release duration specified in the*
IC/EAL has been exceeded, absent data to the contrary.
A planned work activity that results in an expected event or condition which meets or exceeds an EAL does not warrant an emergen'cy declaration provided that 1) the activity proceeds as planned and 2) the facility remains within the limits imposed by the operating license. Such activities include planned work to test, manipulate, repair, maintain, or modify a system or component. ln*these cases, the controls associated with the planning, preparation, and execution of the work will ensure that compliance is maintained with all aspects of the operating license provided that the activity proceeds and concludes as expected. Events or conditions of this type may be subject to the reporting requirements of 10 CFR 50.72.
The assessment of some EALs is based on the results of analyses that are necessary to ascertain whether a specific EAL threshold has been exceeded (e.g., gaseous and liquid effluent sampling, etc.); the EAL and/or the associated basis discussion will identify the necessary analysis. In these cases, the declaration period starts w1th the availability of the analysis results that show the threshold to be exceeded (i.e., this is the time that the EAL infonnation is first available).
While the EAls have been developed to address a full spectrum of possible events and conditions which may warrant emergency classification, a provision for classification based on operator/management experience and judgment is still nece_ssary. The NEI 99-01, Rev: 6, scheme provides the Emergency Director with the ability to classify events and conditions based upon judgment using EALs that are consistent with the ECL definitions (refer to PD-HU3 and PD-HA3). The Emergency Director will need fo determine if the effects or consequences of the event or condition reasonably meet or exceed a particular ECL definition ..
4.2 Classification Methodology To make an emergency classification, the user will compare an event or condition (i.e.,
the relevant facility indications and reports) to an EAL(s) and determine if the EAL has been met or exceeded. The evaluation of an EAL(s) must be consistent with the related Notes. If an EAL has been met or exceeded, then the IC is considered met and the associated EGL is declared in accordance with facility proce_dures.
When assessing an EAL that specifies a time duration for the off-normal condition, the EAL time duration runs concurrently with the emergency classification time duration.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 4.3 Classlfication of Multtple Events and Conditions When multiple emergency events or conditions are present, the userl will identify all met or exceeded EALs. The highest applicable ECL identified during this review is declared.
For example:
There is no "additive" effect from multiple EALs meeting the same ECL. For example:
- If two UNUSUAL EVENT EALs are met, an UNUSUAL EVENT should be declared.
Related guidance concerning classification of rapidly escalating events or conditions is provided in Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-02, "Clarification of NRC Guidance for Emergency Notifications During Quickly Changing Events."
4.4- Classlficatlon of Imminent Conditions Although EALs provide specific thresholds, the Emergency Director must remain alert to events or conditions that could lead to meeting or exceeding an EAL within a relatively short period of time (i.e., a change in the ECL is IMMINENT). If, in the judgm~nt of the Emergency Director, meeting an EAL is IMMINENT, the emergency classification should be made as if the EAL has been met. While applicable to all ECLs, this approach is particularly important at the higher ECL since it provides additional time for implementation of protective measures.
4.5 Emergency Classlflcatlon Level Upgrading and Termination An ECL may be terminated when the event or condition that meets the IC and EAL no longer exists. Events will not be downgraded.
As noted above, guidance concerning classification of rapidly escalating events or
, conditions is provided in RIS 2007-02.
4.6 Classification of Short-Lived Events Event-based ICs and EALs define a variety of specific occurrences that have potentiat or actual safety significance. By their nature, some of these events may be 'short-lived and, thus, over before the emergency classification assessment can be completed. If an event occurs that meets or exceeds an EAL, the associat~ ECL must be declared regardless of its continued presence at the time of declaration. Examples of such events would be an earthquake or explosion. -
- 4. 7 Classiflcatlon of Transient Conditions It is impo'1ant to- stress that the emergency classification assessment period is not a "grace period" during which a classification may be delayed to allow the performance of a corrective action that would obviate the need to classify the event; emergency classification assessments must be deliberate and timely, with no undue delays.
4.8 After-the-Fact Discovery* of an Emergency Event or Condition In some cases, an EAL may be met but the emergency classification was not made at the time of the event or condition. This situation can occur when personnel discover that an TBD20XX 5 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Rev. 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation event or condition existed which met an EAL, but no emergency was declared, and the event or condition no longer exists at the time of discovery. This may be due to the event or condition not being recognized at the time or an error that was made in the emergency classification process.
In these cases, no emergency declaration is warranted; however, the guidance contained in NUREG-1022, "Event Report Guidelines 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73," is applicable.
Specifically, the event should be reported to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72 within one hour of the discovery of the undeclared event or condition. The licensee should also notify appropriate State and local agencies in accordance with the agreed upon arrangements.
4.9 Retraction of an Emergency Declaration Guidance on the retraction of an emergency declaration reported to the NRC is discussed in NUREG-1022.
4.10 Response to a TMl-2 Emergency TMl-2 alarms will be monitored on a 24-hour a day basis remotely from Unit 1 or by another appropriate location in the event of a failure of the remote monitoring system. For failures of specific local alarm capabilities, local conditions will be monitored in accordance with the applicable procedures.
A TMl-2 related emergency will be reported to the TMl-1 Control Room. TMi-1 Control Room pe{'Sonnel will assess and evaluate the situation; classify the event as ~quired based on impact to TMl-1 and the site per the EALs; and provide the appropriate response. When direct monitoring is in effect the individual may leave the monitoring point in order to provide direct assistance to the TMI response team provided that he/she does not leave the monitoring point unattended in excess of one hour for any single event.
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5.0 REFERENCES
5.1 Developmental 5.1.1 NEI 99-01 Revision 6, Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors, November 2012 5.1.2 10 CFR Part 50,_ Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities
- 5. L3 RIS 2007-02, Clarification of NRG Guidance for Emergency Notifications During Quickly Changing Events, February 2007 5.1.4 NUREG-1022, Event Reporting Guidelines 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73 5.1.5 10 CFR 50.72, Immediate Notification Requirements for Operating Nuclear Power Reactors 5.1.6 NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants 5.1. 7 10 CFR 72.32, Emergency Plan 5.1.8 NUREG-1567, Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities 5.1.9 10 CFR 50.47, Emergency Plans 5.1.10 NUREG-1140, A Regulatory Analysis on Emergency Preparedness for Fuel Cycle and Other Radioactive Material Licensees 5.1.11 NSIR/ISG-02, Interim Staff Guidance, Emergency Planning Exemption Requests for Decommissioning Nuclear-Power Plants 5.2 Implementing 5.2.1 EP-TM-1001, Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan 5.2.2 EP-TM-1001, Addendum 1, Emergency Action Levels and Technical Bases 5.3 Commitments None TBD20XX 7 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Rev. 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 6.0 ACRONYMS & DEFINITIONS 6.1 Acronyms AOP ................................................................................. Abnormal Operating Procedure COE ...................................................................................... Committed Dose Equivalent CFR ..................................................................................... Code of Federal Regulations cpm ................................................... :.................................................. Counts per Mi_nute EAL ............................................................................................. Emergency Action Level ECL .................................................................................. Emergency Classification Level EPA ...................................................... ~....................... Environme~tal Protection Agency FAA .................................................................................. Federal Aviation Administration FBI ..................................................................... '. ............. Federal Bureau of Investigation FEMA .............................................................. Federal Emergency Management Agency ISFSI ........................................................... Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation IC .......................................................................................................... Initiating Condition mRem ............................................................................... milli-Roentgen Equivalent Man NEI .............................................................................................. Nuclear Energy Institute NORAD ........................' ........................... North American Aerospace Defense Command NPP .................................................................................... Nuclear P9wer Plant NRC ............................................................................... Nuclear Regulatory Commission ODCM ........................................................................... Off-site Dose Calculation Manual PAG ............................; ................................................................ Protective Action Guide PD ................................. :................................................................ Permanently Defueled Rem .......................................................................................... Roentgen Equivalent Man TEDE ............................................................................... Total Effective Dose Equivalent
µCi/cc ............................................................... micro Curies per Cubic Centimeter UFSAR/DSAR ......................................... Updated FinaVDefueled Safety Analysis Report 6.2 Definitions NOTE: Selected terms used in IC and EAL statements are set in all capital
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, letters (e.g., ALL CAPS). ,
ALERT: Refer to Section 3.1.2.
CONFINEMENT BOUNDARY: The irradiated fuel dry storage cask barrier(s) between areas containing radioactive substances and the environment.
Emergency Action Level {EAU: Refer to Section 3.3.
Emergency Classification Level {ECU: Refer to Section 3.1.
Initiating Condition {IC): Refer to Section 3.2.
EXPLOSION: A rapid, violent and catastrophic failure of a piece of equipment due to combustion, chemical reaction or overpressurization. A release of steam (from high TBD20XX 8 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Rev. 0)
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FIRE: Combustion characterized by heat and light. Sources of smoke such as slipping drive belts or overheated electrical equipment do not constitute fire. Observation of flame is preferred but is NOT required if large quantities of smoke and heat are observed.
HOSTAGE: A person(s) held as leverage against the station to ensure that demands will be met by the station. -
HOSTILE ACTION: An act toward a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) or its personnel that includes the use of violent force to destroy equipment, take HOSTAGES, and/or intimidate the licensee to achieve an end. This includes attack by air, land, or water using guns, explosives, PROJECTILEs, vehicles, or other devices used to deliver destructive force. Other acts that satisfy the overall intent may be included. HOSTILE ACTION should not be construed to include acts of civil disobedience or felonious acts that are not part of a concerted attack on the NPP. Non-terrorism-based EALs should be used to address suc;;h activities (i.e., this may include violent acts between individuals in the owner controlled area).
HOSTILE FORCE: Any individuals who are engaged in a determined assault, overtly or by stealth and deception, equipped with suitable weapons capable of killing, maiming, or causing destruction.
IMMINENT: The trajectory of events or conditions is such that an EAL will be met within a relatively short period of time regardless of mitigation or corrective actions.
INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI): A complex that is designed and constructed for the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel storage.
NORMAL LEVELS: As applied to radiological IC/EALs, the highest reading in the past twenty-four hours excluding the current peak value.
OWNER CONTROLLED AREA (OCA): The property associated with the station and owned by the company. Access is normally limited to persons entering for official business.
PROJECTILE: An object directed toward a NPP that could cause concern for its continued operability, reliability, or personnel safety.
PROTECTED AREA: An area that normally encompasses all controlled_areas within the security protected area fence.
SECURITY CONDITION: Any Security Event as listed in the approved security contingency plan that constitutes a threat/compromise to site security, threat/risk to site
. personnel, or a potential degradation to the level of safety of the plant. A SECURITY CONDITION does not involve a HOSTILE ACTION.
TBD 20XX 9 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Rev. 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation UNPLANNED: A parameter change or an event that is not 1) the result of an intended evolution or 2) an expected plant response to a transient. The cause of the parameter change or event may be known or unknown.
UNUSUAL EVENT (UE): Refer to Section 3.1.1 VISIBLE DAMAGE: Damage to a component or structure that is readily observable without measurements, testing, or analysis. The visual impact of the damage is sufficient to cause concern regarding the operability or reliability of the affected component* or structure.
7.0 ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1: EAL Matrices Attachment 2: EAL Bases TBD20XX 10 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Rev. 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 1 - EALs Matrices Table PD-1: Recognition Category "PD" Initiating Condition Matrix UNUSUAL EVENT ALERT PD-RU1 Release of gaseous or liquid PD-RA1 Release of gaseous or liquid radioactivity greater than 2 tim~ the ODCM radioactivity resulting in offsite dose greater limits for 60 minutes or longer. than 10 mRem TEDE or 50 mRem thyroid COE.
PD-RU2 UNPLANNED rise in facility radiation PD-RA2 UNPLANNED rise in facility radiation levels. levels that impedes facility access required to maintain spent fuel integrity.
PD-MU1 UNPLANNED spent fuel pool temperature rise.
PD-HU1 Confirmed SECURITY CONDITION PD-HA1 HOSTILE ACTION within the or threat. OWNER CONTROLLED AREA or airborne attack threat within 30 minutes.
PD-HU2 Hazardous Event affecting equipment necessary for 'spent fuel cooling.
PD-HU3 Other conditions exist which in the PD-HA3 Other conditions exist which in the judgment of the Emergency Director warrant judgment of the Emergency Director warrant declaration of an UNUSUAL EVENT. declaration of an ALERT.
Table E-1: Recognition Category "E" Initiating Condition Mabix UNUSUAL EVENT E-HU1 Damage to a loaded cask CONFINEMENT BOUNDARY.
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.Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 1 - EALs Matrices I
ALERT I UNUSUAL EVENT Abnormal Rad Levels / Radiological Effluents PD-RA 1 Release of gaseous or liquid radloacbvlty resulting In PD-RU1 Release of gaseous or liquld rad1oactJvity to the offsrte dose greater than 10 mRem TEOE or 50 environment greater than\ 2 times the OOCM Rmit for mRem thyroid COE. 60 minu_tes or longer.
Emergency Action Level <EAL>; Ememency Acth>n Level tEAL}: r' Notes: Notes:
- The Emergency Director should declare the ALERT
- The Emergency Director shouk:l declare the UNUSUAL promptly upon determining that the applicable trrne EVENT promptly upon determining that 60 minutes has has been exceeded, or will likely be exceeded. been exceeded, or will likely be exceeded.
- If an ongoing release Is detected and the release
- If an ongoing release JS detected and the release,start start tlme)s unknown, assume that the release time ,s unknown, assume that the release duration has duratlorfhas exceeded 15 minutes exceeded 60 minutes
- Classification based on effluent monitor readings
- Classlficafion based on effluent monrtor readings assumes that a release* path to the environment JS assumes that a release path to the environment Is established. If the effluent flow past an effluent establJShed If the effluent flow past an effluent monitor monitor is known to have stopped due to actions to is known to have stopped due to actions to Isolate the lsolats the release path, then the effluent monitor release path, then the effluent monrtor reading JS no reading rs no longer valid for class!fication purposes. longer valid for classification purposes.
- The pre-calculated effluent monitor values presented In EAL #1 should be used for emergency classification assessments until the results from a sC dose assessment using actual meteorology are Q) avallable.
E 1. Readings on RM-A-8GH (Station Vent) > 1.43 E+03 cpm 1 Reading on discharge permit specified effluent monitors >
w for~ 1~ minutes. 2 times alann setpolnt established by a current ca OR radioactive release discharge perm rt for?, 60 minutes
.2 OR C) 2. Dose assessment using actual meteorology Indicates 0 doses at or beyond the srte boundary of EITHER 2. Readings on RM-A-8G (Station Vent) > 9.6 E+06 cpm for
.2 a. > 10 mRem TEDE ?, 60 minutes "C
cu OR ct:: b. , > 60 mRem COE Thyroid OR OR 3 Analysis of a liquid effluent sample Indicates a 3. Confirmed sample analyses for gaseous or liquid releases concentratfon or release rate that would result ,n doses Indicates a concentration or release rates> 2 times ODCM greater than EITHER of the following at or beyond the Limit with a release duration of~ 60 minutes.
site boundary a 10 mRem TEOE for 60 minutes of exposure OR
- b. 50 mRem COE Thyroid for 60 minutes of exposure ,
OR 4 Field survey results at or beyond the site boundary indicate EITHER a Gamma (closed window) dose ratas
> 10 mR/hr are expected to continue for
~ 60 minutes OR
- b. Analyses of field survey samples Indicate
> 60 mRem COE Thyroid for 60 minutes of inhalation.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 1 - EALs Matrices I
.,... ALERT I UNUSUAL EVENT I
Abnormal Rad Levels / Radiologlcal Effluents PD-RA2 UNPLANNED rise in facility radiation levels PD-RU2 UNPLANNED rise in facility radiation levels.
that impedes facility 1;1ccess required to maintain spent fuel Integrity.
Emergency Action Level (EAL): Emergency Action Level (EAL):
- 1. UNPLANNED dose rate> 15 mR/hr in ANY of 1. a. UNPLANNED water level drop in the Spent Fuel the following areas required for continuous Pool as indicated by ANY of the following:
,,, occupancy to maintain control of radioactive
- Spent Fuel Pool water level < 342' 6" c6 material or operation of systems needed to (23.167' on SF-Ll-1219A/B)
>Q) maintain spent fuel integrity:
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- Control Room
- Indication or report of an UNPLANNED drop I}_
- Central Alarm Station (by survey) in water level.
cu e
,ca:: 2. UNPLANNED Area Radiation Monitor readings or AND survey results indicate a rise of> 100 mR/hr over b. UNPLANNED Area Radiatioi:, Monitor NORMAL LEVELS that impedes access to ANY reading rise on RM-G-9 FHB Bridge of the following areas needed to maintain control radiation monitor.
of radioactive material or operatlon of systems OR needed to maintain spent fuel integrity:
- 2. Area radiation monitor reading or survey result
- Fuel Handling Building Operating Floor indicates an UNPLANNED rise of 25 mR/hr
- SFP Cooling Pump /Heat E_xchanger Area over NORMAL LEVELS .
- NSCCW Pump / Heat Exchanger Areas I
ALERT UNUSUAL EVENT i
System Malfunctions PD-MU1 UNPLANNED Spent Fuel Pool temperature 8
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rise.
ai Emerge!]cv Action Level (EAL):
LL C
G) 0.
Cl) rise to > 160°F.
- 1. UNPLANNED Spent Fuel Pool temperature TBD 20XX 13 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 1 - EALs Matrices I
ALERT I UNUSUAL EVENT I
Hazards and Other Conditions Affecting Facility Safety -
PD-HA1 HOSTILE ACTION within the OWNER PD-HU1 Confinned SECURITY CONDITION or threat.
CONTROLLED AREA or airborne attack threat within 30 minutes.
Eme!:Qen0'. Action Level {EAL}: Eme!:Qen~ Action Level {EAL}:
- 1. A validated notification from NRC.,of an aircraft 1. Notification of a credible security threat directed attack threat< 30 minutes from the site. at the site as detennined per SY-AA-101-132,
~
- c:
- , OR ,
Security Assessment and Response to Unusual Activities. ~
~ 2. Notification by the Security Force that a en HOSTILE ACTION is occurring or has occurred OR within the OWNER CONTROLLED AREA. 2. A validated notification from the NRC providing information of an aircraft threat.
OR 3 Notification by the Security Force of a SECURITY CONDITION that does nm; involve a HOSTILE ACTION.
PD-HU2 Hazardous Event affecting equipment necessary for spent fuel cooling.
Ememen~ A~on Level (EAL}:
- 1. a) The occurrence of ANY of the following hazardous events:
- Seismic event (earthquake) ,
- Internal or external flooding event w
C:
a, High winds or tornado strike FIRE
- EXPLOSION en 0
- Other events with similar hazard characteristics as detennined by the
'Ecu Shift Manager lit AND
- c b) The event has damaged at least one train of a system needed for Spent Fuel Cooling AND c) The damaged train(s) cannot, or potentially cannot, perfonn its design function based on EITHER:
- Indications of degraded performance
- VISIBLE DAMAGE TBD 20XX 14 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 1 - EALs Matrices ALERT UNUSUAL EVENT Hazards and Other Condi.tlons Affecting Facility Safety
_ PD-HA3 other conditions exist which in the judgment PD-HU3 other conditions exist which in the judgment c: of the Emergency Director warrant of the Emergency Director warrant
~ declaratton of an ALERT. declaration of an UNUSUAL EVENT.
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-, Emergency Action Level (EAL):
... Emergency Action Level (EAL):
e
.S Other conditions exist which, in the judgment of the Emergency Director, indicate that events are in progress or have occurred which involve an actual or Other conditions exist which in the judgment of the Emergency Director indicate that events are in progress or have occurred which indicate a potential degradation 0 of the level of safety of the facility or indicate a security
>, potential substantial degradation of the level of safety CJ of the facility or a security event that involves probable threat to facility protection has been initiated No
- life-threatening risk to site personnel or damage to site releases of radioactive material requiring offsite e> equipment because of HOSTILE ACTION. Any response or monitoring are expected unless further a, releases are expected to be limited to small fractions degradation of equipment required for spent fuel cooling E of the EPA Protective Action Guideline exposure occurs.
w levels.
ALERT ISFSI Malfunction E-HU1 Damage to a loaded cask CONFINEMENT BOUNDARY.
Emergency Action Level (EAL):
u, Damage to a loaded cask CONFINEMENT BOUNDARY LL as indicated by a radiation reading > 2 times the ISFSI
~ Technical Specification allowable levels.
TBD 20XX 15 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases Recognition Category PD EAL Basis Recognition Category PD provides a stand-alone set of ICs/EALs for a Permanently Defueled nuclear facility to consider for use in developing a site-specific emergency classification scheme. For development, if was assumed that the plant had operated under a 10 CFR Part 50 license and that the operating company has permanently ceased plant operations. Further, the company intends to store the spent fuel within the plant for some period of time. -
When in a permanently defueled condition, the plant licensee typically receives approval from the NRC for exemption from specific emergency planning requirements. These exemptions reflect the lowered radjological source term and risks associated with spent fuel pool storage relative- to. reactor at-power operation. Source terms and accident
- analyses associated with plausible accidents are documented in the station's Final Safety_
Analysis Report (FSAR), as updated. As a result, each licensee will need to develop a
-site-specific emergency classification scheme using the NRG-approved exemptions, revised source terms, and revised accident analyses as documented in- the station's FSAR.
Recognition Category PD uses the same ECLs as operating reactors; however, the source term and accident analyses limit the ECLs to an UNUSUAL EVENT and AlERT.
The UNUSUAL EVENT ICs provide for an increased awareness of abnormal conditions while the ALERT ICs are specific to actual or potential impacts to spent fuel. The source terms and release motive forces associated with a permanently defueled facility would not be sufficient to require declaration of a Site Area Emergency or General Emergency.
A per,manently defueled facility is essentially a spent fuel storage facility with the spent fuel stored in a pool of water that serves as both a cooling medium (i.e., removal of decay heat) and shield from direct ragiation. Jhese primary functions of the spent fuel storage pool are the focus of the Recognition Category PD ICs and EALs. Radiological effluent IC and EALs were included to provide a basis for classifying events that cannot be readily classified based on an observable events or facility conditions alone.
In NEI 99-01, Rev. 6, app_ropriate ICs and EALs from Recognition Categories A [R], C, F, H, and S [M] were modified and included in Recognition Category PD to address a
-spectrum of the events that may affect a spent fuel pool. The Recognition Category PD ICs and EALs reflect the relevant guidance in this document (e.g., the importance of avoiding both over-classification and um;ler-classification). TMI has developed this emergency classification scheme using the NRG-approved exemptions, and site-specific so~rce t~rms, and accident analyses. Security-related events are also i_ncluded.
The following tabte; Table PD-1: Recognition Category "PD" Initiating Condition Matrix, provides a summary of initiating conditions associated with Recognition Category PD.
Recognition Category E EAL Basis Recognition Category E provides an IC/EAL for an ISFSI. An ISFSI is a complex that is designed and constructed for the interim storage of ~pent nuclear fuel and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel storage. A significant amount of the radioactive material contained within a cask must escape its packaging and enter the TBD20XX 16 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases atmosphere for there tp be a significant environmental effect resulting from an accident involving the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel. Fonnal offsite planning is not required because the postulated worst-case accident involving an ISFSI has insignificant consequences to the public health and safety.
TBD20XX 17 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases Release of gaseous or liquid radioactivity resulting in offsite dose greater than 10 mRem TEOE or 50 mRem thyroid COE.
Notes:
- The Emergency Director should declare the ALERT promptly upon determining that the applicable time has been exceeded, or will likely be exceeded.
- If an ongoing release is detected and the release start time is unknown, assume that the release duration has exceeded 15 minutes.
- Classification based on effluent monitor readings assumes that a release path to the environment is established. If the effluent flow past an effluent monitor is known to
- have stoppecLdue to actions to isolate the release path, then the effluent monitor reading is no longer valid for classification purposes.
- The pre-calculated effluent monitor values presented in EAL #1 should be used for emergency classification assessmen~ until the results from a dose assessment using actual meteorology are available.
- 1. Readings on RM-A-8GH (Station Vent) > 1.43 E+03 cpm for~ 15 minutes.
OR ;
- 2. Dose assessment using actual meteorology indicates doses at or beyond the site boundary of EITHER:
- 3. Analysis of a liquid effluent sample indicates a concentration or release rate that would result in doses greater than EITHER of the following at or beyond the site boundary
,. b. 50 mRem COE Thyroid for 60 minutes of exposure OR TBD20XX 18 , EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases
- 4. Field survey results at or beyond the site boundary indicate EITHER:
- a. Gamma (closed window) dose rates> 10 mR/hr are expected to continue for~ 60 minutes '
- b. - Analyses of field survey samples indicate > 50 mRem COE Thyroid for 60 minutes of inhalation.
This IC addresses a release of gaseous or liquid radioactivity that results in projected or actual offsite doses greater than or equal to 1% of the EPA Protective Action Guides (PAGs). It includes both monitored and un-monitored releases. Releases of this magnitude represent an actual or potential substantial degradation of the level of safety of the facility as indicated by a radiological release that significantly exceeds regulatory limits (e.g., a significant uncontrolled release).
Radiol_ogical effluent EALs are also included to provide a basis for classifying events and conditions that cannot be readily or appropriately classified on the basis of facility conditions alone. The inclusion of both facility condition and radiological effluent EALs more fully addresses the spectrum of possible accident events and conditions.
The TEDE dose is set at 1% of the EPA PAG of 1000 mRem while the 50 mRem thyroid COE was established in consideration of the 1:5 ratio of the EPA PAG for TEOE and thyroid COE.
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- 2. OP 1101-2.1 Radiation Monitoring System Setpoints
- 3. OSAR Section 4.4 Radiation Monitoring System
- 4. OP-TM-MAP-C0101, Radiation Level HI
- 5. EP-EAL-0609,,Criteria for Choosing Radiological Gaseous Effluent EAL Threshold Values, Three Mile Island Unit-1 (TMl-1)
- 6. EP-EAL-0616, Three Mile Island Criteria for Choosing Radiological Liquid Effluent EAL Threshold Values TBD20XX 19 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-RU1 Release of gaseous or liquid radioactivity greater than 2 times the ODCM limits for 60 minutes or longer.
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- The Emergency Director should declare the UNUSUAL EVENT promptly upon determining that 60 minutes has been exceeded, or will likely be exceeded.
- If an ongoing release is detected and the release start time is unknown, assume that the release duration has exceeded 60 minutes.
- Classification based on effluent monitor readings assumes that a release path to the environment is established. If the effluent flow past an effluent monitor is known to have stopped due to actions to isolate the release path, then the effluent monitor reading is no longer valid for classification purposes.
- 1. Reading on discharge permit specified monitor > 2 times alarm setpoint established by a current radioactive release discharge permit for i::: 60 minutes:
- 2. Readings on RM-A-8G > 9.5 E+05 cpm for i::: 60 minutes:
- 3. Confirmed sample analyses for gaseous or liquid releases indicate a concentration or release rates> 2 times ODCM Limit with a release duration of
~ 60 minutes.
This IC addresses a potential decrease in the level of sa{ety of the facility as indicated by ,
a low-level radiological release that exceeds regulatory commitments for an extended period of time (e.g., an uncontrolled release). It includes any gaseous or liquid radiological release, monitored or un-monitored, including those for which a radioactivity discharge permit is normally prepared.
TBD20XX 20 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-RU1 (cont}
TMl-1 incorporated design features intended to control the release of radioactive effluents to the environment. Further, there are administrative controls established to prevent unintentional releases, and to control and monitor intentional releases. The occurrence of an extended, uncontrolled radioactive release to the environment is indicative of degradation in these features and/or controls.
Radiological effluent EALs are also included to provide a basis for classifying events and conditions that cannot be readily or appropriately classified on the basis of facility conditions alone. The inclusion of both facility condition and radiological effluent EALs more fully addresses the spectrum of possible accident events and conditions.
Releases should not be prorated or averaged. For example, a release exceeding 4 times release limits for 30 minutes does not meet the EAL.
EAL #1 addresses radioactivity releases that cause effluent radiation monitor readings to exceed 2 times the limit established by a radioactivity discharge permit. This EAL will typically be associated with planned batch releases from non-continuous release pathways (e.g., radwaste, waste gas).
The declaration criteria will be based on the monitor and monitor setpoints specified in the Discharge Permf EAL #2 addresses normally occurring continuous radioactivity releases from monitored gaseous effluent pathways. For the defueled condition the only remaining release path is through the Station Vent and is monitored by RM-A-8G.
EAL #3 addresses uncontrolled gaseous or liquid releases that are detected by sample analyses or environmental surveys, particularly on unmonitored pathways (e.g., spills of radioactive liquids into storm drains, heat exchanger leakage in river water systems, etc.).
Escalation of the emergency classification level would be via_ IC PD-RA 1.
- 1. NEI 99-01 Rev 6, PD-AU1
- 2. OP 1101-2.1 Radiation Monitoring System Setpoints
- 3. DSAR Section 4.4 Radiation Monitoring System
- 4. Offsite Dose Calculation (ODCM)
- 5. OP-TM-MAP-C0101, Radiation Level HI
- 6. EP-EAL-0609, Criteria for Choosing Radiological Gaseous Effluent EAL Threshold Values, Three Mile Island Unit-1 (TMl-1)
TBD20XX 21 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation 1 Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-RA2 UNPLANNED rise in facility radiation levels that impedes facility access required to maintain spent fuel fntegrity.
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- 1. UNPLANNED dose rate> 15 mR/hr in ANY of the following areas required for continuous occupancy to maintain control of radioactive material or
(?peration of systems needed to maintain spent fuel integrity:
- Control Room
- Central Alann Station (by survey) r OR
- 2. UNPLANNED Area Radiation Monitor readings or survey results indicate a rise of> 100 mR/hr over NORMAL LEVELS that impedes access to ANY of the following areas needed to maintain control of radioactive material or operation of systems needed to maintain spent fuel integrity:
- Fuel Handling Building Operating Floor
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'impede' includes hindering or interfering, provided that the interference or delay is sufficient to significantly threaten necessary facility access. It is this impaired access that results in the actual or potential substantial degradation of the level of safety of the facility.
This IC does not apply to anticipated t~mporary increases due to planned events: \
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This IC addresses elevated radiation levels in certain facility rooms/areas sufficient to preclude or impede personnel from performing actions necessary to maintain control of radioactive material or operation of systems needed to maintain spent fuel integrity. As such, it represents an actual or potential substantial degradation of the level of safety of the facility.
Assuming all facility equipment is operating as designed, normal operation is capable from the Control Room (CR). The areas listed in EAL #2 are facility areas that contain equipment which require a manual/local action necessary When moving fuel or manipulating SFP cooling equipment.
TBD20XX 22 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-RA2 (cont).
- 1. NEI 99-01 Rev 6, PD-AA2 TBD20XX 23 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0) l .
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-RU2 UNPLANNED rise in facility radiation levels.
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- 1. a. UNPLANNED water level drop in the Spent Fuel Pool as indicated by ANY of the following:
- Spent Fuel Pool water level< 342' 6" (23.167' on SF-Ll-1219A/B)
- Indication or report of an UNPLANNED drop in water level.
AND
- b. UNPLANNED Area Radiation Monitor reading rise on RM-G-9 FHB Bridge radiation monitor.
- 2. Area radiation monitor reading or survey result indicates an UNPLANNED rise of 25 mR/hr over NORMAL LEVELS.
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This IC addresses a loss in water level above irradiated fuel sufficient to cause elevated radiation levels. This condition could be a precursor to a more serious event and is also indicative of a minor loss in the ability to control radiation levels within the facility. It is therefore a potential degradation in the level of safety of the facility
- EAL #1 Basis:
A water level loss will be primarily determined by indications from available level instrumentation. Other sources of level indications may include reports from facility personnel (e.g., from a refueling crew) or video camera observations (if available) or from any.other temporarily installed monitoring instrumentation. A significant drop in the water level may also cause a rise in the radiation levels of adjacent areas that can be detected by Spent Fuel Bridge Radiation monitor (RM-G-9).
Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) water level of 342'6" (mean sea level), is the entry condition for OP-TM-AOP-035, Loss of Spent Fuel Pool Cooling, and is lower than the SFP low level alarm at 343'6". The IC level corresponds to 23.167' above the top of fuel assemblies and is read on SF-Ll-1219A/B.
The effects of planned evolutions should be considered. Note that EAL #1 is applicable only in cases where the elevated reading is due to an UNPLANNED water level drop.
TBD 20XX 24 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases EAL #2 Basis:
This excludes radiation level increases that result from planned activities such as use of radiographic sources and movement of radioactive waste materials.
Escalation of the emergency classification level would be via IC PD-RA 1 OR PD-RA2.
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- 2. OP-TM-AOP-035, "Loss of Spent Fuel Pool Cooling"
- 3. PLB, "Panel Left Annunciator B", Alarms PLB-2-9 "Spent Fuel Pool A Level Low" and PLB-2-10 "Spent Fuel Pool B Level Low"
- 4. RP-AA-203 Exposure Control and Authorization
- 5. NRC Order EA-12-051
- 6. NEI 12-02 TBD20XX 25 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-MU1 UNPLANNED spent fuel pool temperature rise.
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- 1. UNPLANNED Spent Fuel Pool temperature rise to> 160°F.
a This IC addresses condition that is a precursor to a more serious event and represents a potential degradation in the level of safety of the facility. If uncorrected, boiHng in the
- pool will occur, and result in a loss of pool level and increased radiation levels.*
'Mlenever irradiate fuel is stored in the spent fuel pool, the pool water temperature shall be maintained below 160°F (Reference 2). This is the ~mtry point into OP-TM-AOP-035, Loss of Spent Fuel Pool Cooling. Operators will provide *initial mitigation for a loss of SFP Cooling based on SFP high temperature alarm set at 130 °F. Based on Calculations in the Decom SFP Thermal Hydraulic Analysis (Reference 4) for a loss of SFP Cooling at 488 days after shutdown the heat up rate in the SFP would be approximately 1.35 °F/Hr.
Using the Entry Condition for the Loss of Spent Fuel Pool Cooling Procedure as the EAL provides the precursor for additional action and still provides approxir11ately 70 hours8.101852e-4 days <br />0.0194 hours <br />1.157407e-4 weeks <br />2.6635e-5 months <br /> to mitigate before SFP boiling were to occur.
- Escalation of the emergency classification level would be via PD-RA 1 or PD-RA2.
- 1. NEI 99-01 Rev 6, PD-SU1
- 2. OP-TM-AOP-035, Loss of Spent Fuel Pool Cooling
- 3. PLB, "Panel Left Annunciator B", Alarms PLB-3-9 "Spent Fuel Pool A Hi Temp" and P~B-3-10 "Spent Fuel Pool B Hi Temp"
- 4. C-1101-202-E410-476, "DECOM Spent Fuel Pool TH Analysis - CMT 614944 TBD20XX 26 - EP-TM-1001 A9dendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-HA1
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- 1. A validated notification from NRC of an aircraft attack threat< 30 minutes from the site.
- 2. Notification by the Security Force that a HOSTILE ACTION is occurring or has occurred within the OWNER CONTROLLED AREA.
_Thrs IC addresses the notification of an aircraft attack threat or an occurrence of a HOSTILE ACTION within the OWNER CONTROLLED AREA. This event will require rapid response and assistance due to the possibility of the attack progressing to the PROTECTED AREA, or the need to prepare the facility and staff for a potential aircraft impact.
Timely and accurate communications between Security Shift Supervision and the Control Room is essenti.al for proper classification of a security-related event.
Security plans and tem,inology are based on the guidance provided by NEI 03-12, Template for the Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan [and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Program].
As time and conditions allow, these events require a heightened state of readiness by the facility staff and implementation of onsite protective measures (e.g., evacuation, dispersal or sheltering). The ALERT declaration will also heighten the awareness of Offsite Response Organizations (ORO), allowing them to be better prepared should it be necessary to consider further actions.
This IC does not apply to incidents that are accidental events, acts of civil disobedience, or otherwise are not a HOSTILE ACTION perpetrated by a HOSTILE FORCE. Examples include the crash of a small aircraft, shots from hunters, physical disputes between employees, etc. Reporting of these types of eyents is adequately addressed by other EALs, or the requirements of 10 CFR § 73.71 or 10 CFR § 50.72.
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EAL #1 Basis:
The EAL addresses the threat from the impact of an aircraft on the facility, and the anticipated arrival time is within 30 minutes. The intent of this EAL is to ensure that threat-related notifications are made in a timely manner so that facility personnel and OROs are in a heightened state of readiness. This EAL is met when the threat-related infom,ation has been validated in accordance with OP-TM-AOP-008, Security Threat/Intrusion.
The NRC Headquarters Operations Officer (HOO) will communicate to the licensee if the threat involves an aircraft. The status and size of the plane may be provided by NORAD through the NRC.
In some cases, it may not be readily apparent if an aircraft impact within the OWNER CONTROLLED AREA was intentional (i.e., a HOSTILE ACTION). It is expected, although not certain, that notification by an appropriate Federal agency to the site would clarify this point. In this case, the appropriate federal agency is intended to be NORAD, FBI, FAA or NRC. The emergency declaration, including one based on other ICs/EALs, should not be unduly delayed while awaiting notification by a Federal agency.
EAL #2 Basis:
This EAL is applicable for any HOSTILE ACTION occurring, or that has occurred, in the OWNER CONTROLLED AREA. This includes any action directed against an ISFSI that is located outside the facility PROTECTED AREA.
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- 1. NEI 99-01 Rev 6, PD-HA 1
- 2. Station Security Plan -Appendix C
- 3. OP-TM-AOP-008, Security Threat/ Intrusion TBD 20:XX 28 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
- Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-HU1 Confirmed SECURITY CONDITION or threat.
- 1. Notification of a credible security threat directed at the site as determined per SY-AA-101-132, Security Assessment and Response to Unusual Activities.
- 2. A validated notification from the NRC providing information* of an aircraft threat.
- 3. Notification by the Security Force of a SECURITY CONDITION that does not involve a HOSTILE ACTION.
This IC addresses events that pose a threat to facility personnel or spent fuel cooling system equipment, and thus represent a potential degradation in the level of facility safety. Security events which do not meet one of these EALs are adequately addressed by the requirements of 10 CFR § 7?,.71 or 10 CFR § 50.72. Security events assessed as HOSTILE ACTIONS are classifiable under ICs PD-HA 1.
Timely and accurate communications between Security Shift Supervision and the Control Room is essential for proper classification of a security-related event. \_
Classification of these events will initiate appropriate threat-related notifications to facility personnel and OROs.
- Security plans and terminology are based on the guidance provided by NEI 03-12, Template for the Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan [and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Program].
EAL #1 Basis:
Addresses the receipt of a credible security threat. The credibility of the threat is assessed in accordance with SY-AA-101-132.
EAL #2 Basis:
Addresses the threat from the impact of an aircraft on the facility. The NRC Headquarters Operations Officer (HOO) will communicate to the licensee if the threat involves an aircraft. The status and size of the plane may also be provided by NORAD through the NRC. Validation of the threat is performed in accordance with OP-TM-AOP-008, Security Th reat/I ntrusion.
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-HU1 (cont)
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EAL #3 Basis:
References Security *Force because these are the individuals trained to confirm that a security event is occurring or has occurred. Training on security event confirmation and classification is controlled due to the nature of Safeguards and 10 CFR § 2.39 information.
Escalation of the emergency classification level would be via IC PD-HA 1.
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- 1. NEI 99-01 Rev 6, PD-HU1
- 2. Station Security Plan - Appendix C
- 3. OP-TM-AOP-008, Security Threat/ Intrusion
- 4. SY-AA-101-132, Security Assessment and Response to Unusual Activities TBD 20XX 30 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-HU2
- 1. a) The occurrence of ANY of the following hazardous events:
- Seismic event (earthquake)
- Internal or external flooding event
- High winds or tornado strike
- FIRE
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- Other events with similar hazard characteristics as determined by the Shrft Manager AND b) The event has damaged at least one train of a system needed for Spent Fuel Cooling AND c) The damaged train(s) cannot, or potentially cannot, perform its design function based on EITHER:
- Indications of degraded performance
- VISIBLE DAMAGE This IC addresses a hazardous event that causes damage to at least one train of a system needed for spent fuel cooling. The damage must be of sufficient magnitude that the system(s) train cannot, or potentially cannot, perform its design function. This condition reduces the margin to a loss or potential loss of the fuel clad barrier, and therefore represents a potential degradation of the level of safety of the facility.
For the first bullet in EAL 1.c, indications of degraded performance apply to in service/operating systems or components that are needed for spent fuel cooling.
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Three Mlle Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-HU2 (cont)
For the second bullet in EAL 1.c, VISIBLE DAMAGE applies to equipment needed for spent fuel cooling that-is not in service/operating or readily apparent through indications alone. Operators will make this determination based on the totality of available event and damage report information. This is intended to be*a brief assessment not requiring lengthy analysis or quantification of the damage.
Escalation of the emergency classification level could, depending upon the event, be based on any of the ALERT ICs: PD-RA 1, PD-RA2, PD-HA 1 or PD-HA3.
- 1. NEI 99-01, Rev 6, PD-HU2
- 2. OP-TM-AOP-001, Fire
- 3. OP-TM-AOP-002, Flood
- 4. OP-TM-AOP-003, Earthquake
- 5. OP-TM-AOP-004, Tornado/High Winds
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-HA3 Other conditions exist which in the judgment of the Emergency Director warrant declaration of an ALERT.
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-This IC addresses unanticipated conditions not addressed explicitly elsewhere but that warrant declaration of an emergency because conditions exist which are believed by the Emergency Director to fall under the emergency classification level description for an ALERT. -
- 1. NEI 99-01, Rev 6, PD-HA3 TBD20XX 33 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases PD-HU3 Other conditions exist which in the judgment of the Emergency Director warrant decla'ration of an UNUSUAL EVENT.
Other conditions exist which in the judgment of the Emergency Director indicate that events are in progress or have occurred Vfhich indicate a potential degradation of the level of safety of the facility or indicate a security threat to facility protection has been initiated.
No releases of radioactive material requiring offsite response or monitoring are expected unless further degradation of equipment required for spent fuel cooling occurs.
This IC addresses unanticipated conditions not addressed explicitly elsewhere but that warrant declaration of an emergency because conditions exist which are believed by the Emergency Director to fall under the emergency classification level description for an UNUSUAL EVENT.
- 1. NEI 99-01, Rev 6, PD-HU3
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Three Mile Island PDEP Exelon Generation Attachment 2 - EAL Bases E-HU1 Damc)ge to a loaded cask CONFINEMENT BOUNDARY as indicated by a radiation reading > 2 times the ISFSI Technical Specification allowable levels.
This IC addresses an event that results in damage to the CONFINEMENT BOUNDARY of a storage cask containing spent fuel. It applies to irradiated fuel that is licensed for dry storage beginning at the point that the loaded storage cask is sealed. The word cask, as used in this EAL, refers to the storage container in use at the site for dry storage of irradiated fuel. °The issues of concern are the creation of a potential or actual release path to the environment, degradation of any fuel assemblies' due to environmental factors, and configuration changes which could cause challenges in removing the cask or fuel from storage.
The existence of "damage" is detem,ined by radiological survey. The cask technical specification multiple of "2 times" which is also used in Recognition Category R IC PD-RU1, is used here to distinguish between non-emergency and emergency conditions. The emphasis for this classification is the degradation in the level of safety of the spent fuel
. cask and not the magnitude of the associated dose or dose rate. It is recognized that in the case of_extreme damage to a loaded cask, the fact that the "on-contact" dose rate limit is exceeded may be detem,inecl based on measurement of a dose rate at some distance from the cask.
Security-related events for ISFSls are covered under ICs PD-HU1 and PD-HA1.
- 1. NEI 99-01, Rev 6, E-HU1
- 2. Certificate of Compliance 72.1031 NAC MAGNASTOR Canister TBD20XX 35 EP-TM-1001 Addendum 1 (Revision 0)