ML111320338

Submittal of Arkansas Nuclear One Medical Services Final Exercise Report, Exercise Date - April 13, 2011

ML111320338
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Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	05/09/2011
From:	Lawrence Hammond US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
To:	Collins E Region 4 Administrator
cecere, Bethany NSIR/DPR 415-6754
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Arkansas Nuclear One Drill Date - April 13, 2011 Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program After Action Report/

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Arkansas Nuclear One After Action Report/Improvement Plan Published May 09, 2011 Contents Executive Summary 3 Section 1: Exercise Overview 4 1.1 Exercise Details 4 1.2 Exercise Planning Team Leadership 4 1.3 Participating Organizations 5 Section 2: Exercise Design Summary 7 2.1 Exercise Purpose and Design 7 2.2 Exercise Objectives, Capabilities and Activities 7 2.3 Scenario Summary 7 Section 3: Analysis of Capabilities 8 3.1 Drill Evaluation and Results 8 3.2 Summary Results of Drill Evaluation 8 3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries 11 3.3.1 Risk Jurisdictions 11 3.3.1.1 Pope County EMS - St. Mary's Station 11 3.3.2 Support Jurisdictions 11 3.3.2.1 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital 11 Section 4: Conclusion 12 Appendix A: Best Practices 13 Appendix B: Drill Evaluators and Team Leaders 14 Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations 15 Appendix D: Exercise Plan 16 1 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

On April 12-13, 2011, an out-of-sequence ambulance drill conducted in Russellville, Arkansas for the Pope County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - St. Mary's Station followed by an out-of-sequence medical drill was conducted at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, Arkansas. Personnel from the U.S. Departmentof Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) Region VI, evaluated all activities. The purpose of the drills was to assess the level of preparedness of local responders to react to a simulated radiological emergency at Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO). The previous UAMS medical drill at this site was conducted on April 14, 2009. The previous ambulance drill for Pope County EMS - St. Mary's Station was conducted on April 14, 2009.

Personnel from the Pope County EMS, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, and Arkansas Nuclear One participated in the drills. Evaluation Areas demonstrated included: Equipment and Supplies to Support Operations, Implementation of Emergency Worker Exposure Control, and Support Operations/Facilities Transportation and Treatment of Contaminated Injured Individuals. Cooperation and teamwork of all participants was evident during these drills, and DHS/FEMA wishes to acknowledge these efforts.

This report contains the final evaluation of the out-of-sequence drills. The participants demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately demonstrated them. There were no Deficiencies and no ARCAs identified during the drills.

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SECTION 1: EXERCISE OVERVIEW 1.1 Exercise Details Exercise Name Arkansas Nuclear One Type of Exercise Drill Exercise Date April 13, 2011 Program Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Scenario Type Radiological Emergency 1.2 Exercise Planning Team Leadership Lisa Hammond RAC Chair FEMA Region VI Technological Hazards Branch Chief 800 North Loop 288 Denton, Texas, 76209 940-898-5199 lisa.hammond@dhs.gov Timothy Pflieger Federal Planning Team Lead FEMA Region VI Technological Hazards Program Specialist 800 North Loop 288 4 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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Denton, Texas, 76209 940-383-7325 timothy.pflieger@dhs.gov Don Greene State Planning Team Lead Arkansas Department of Health Emergency Planner 4815 West Markham Street Slot 30 Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 501-661-2808 donald.greene@arkansas.gov Robert Fowler Utility Planning Team Lead Arkansas Nuclear One Senior Emergency Planner 1448 SR 333 Mail Stop N-ADM-14 Russellville, Arkansas, 72802 479-858-4993 RFOWLER@Entergy.com 1.3 Participating Organizations Agencies and organizations of the following jurisdictions participated in the Arkansas Nuclear One drill:

Risk Jurisdictions Pope County Emergency Medical Services Support Jurisdictions University of Arkansas for Medical Services Private Organizations 5 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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Entergy Operations, Inc.

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SECTION 2: EXERCISE DESIGN

SUMMARY

2.1 Exercise Purpose and Design The DHS/FEMA Region VI Office evaluated the drill on April 12-13, 2011 to assess the capabilities of local emergency preparedness organizations in implementing their Radiological Emergency Response Plans and procedures to protect the public health and safety during a radiological emergency involving Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO). The purpose of this report is to present the results and findings on the performance of the offsite response organizations during a simulated radiological emergency.

2.2 Exercise Objectives, Capabilities and Activities Exercise objectives and identified Capabilities/REP Criteria selected to be exercised are discussed in the Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), Appendix D.

2.3 Scenario Summary The drill scenario was developed to evaluate the response of drill participants to an incident at Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) requiring the transportation, treatment and decontamination of a radiologically contaminated injured individual. The drill scenario provided for the evaluation of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Pope County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - St. Mary's Station.

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SECTION 3: ANALYSIS OF CAPABILITIES 3.1 Drill Evaluation and Results Contained in this section are the results and findings of the evaluation of all jurisdictions and functional entities, which participated in the April 12-13, 2011 ambulance and medical drills to test the offsite emergency response capabilities of local governments and support medical centers for Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO).

Each jurisdiction and functional entity was evaluated on the basis of its demonstration of criteria delineated in exercise evaluation area criteria contained in the Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 80,"FEMA - Radiological Emergency Preparedness: Exercise Evaluation Methodology" (April 25, 2002) and the Interim REP Program Manual. Detailed information on the exercise evaluation area criteria and the extent-of-play agreement used in this exercise are found in Appendix D of this report.

3.2 Summary Results of Drill Evaluation The matrix presented in Table 3.1, on the following page(s), presents the status of all exercise evaluation area criteria from the REP Program Manual that were scheduled for demonstration during this exercise by all participating jurisdictions and functional entities. Exercise evaluation area criteria are listed by number and the demonstration status of those evaluation area criteria is indicated by the use of the following letters:

M - Met (No Deficiency or Areas Requiring Corrective Actions [ARCAs] assessed and no unresolved ARCAs from prior exercises)

D - Deficiency assessed A - ARCA(s) assessed or unresolved ARCA(s) from prior exercise(s)

N - Not Demonstrated P - Plan Issue 8 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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Table 3.1 - Summary of Drill Evaluation DATE: 2011-04-13 SITE: Arkansas Nuclear One, AR M: Met, A: ARCA, D: Deficiency, P: Plan Issue, N: Not Demonstrated Pope County EMS - St Mary's Station UAMS Emergency Operations Management Mobilization 1a1 Facilities 1b1 Direction and Control 1c1 Communications Equipment 1d1 Equip & Supplies to support operations 1e1 M M Protective Action Decision Making Emergency Worker Exposure Control 2a1 Radiological Assessment and PARs 2b1 Decisions for the Plume Phase -PADs 2b2 PADs for protection of special populations 2c1 Rad Assessment and Decision making for the Ingestion Exposure Pathway 2d1 Rad Assessment and Decision making concerning Relocation, Reentry, and Return 2e1 Protective Action Implementation Implementation of emergency worker exposure control 3a1 M M Implementation of KI decision 3b1 Implementation of protective actions for special populations - EOCs 3c1 Implementation of protective actions for Schools 3c2 Implementation of traffic and access control 3d1 Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved 3d2 Implementation of ingestion pathway decisions - availability/use of info 3e1 Materials for Ingestion Pathway PADs are available 3e2 Implementation of relocation, re-entry, and return decisions.

3f1 Field Measurement and Analysis Adequate Equipment for Plume Phase Field Measurements 4a1 Field Teams obtain sufficient information 4a2 Field Teams Manage Sample Collection Appropriately 4a3 Post plume phase field measurements and sampling 4b1 Laboratory operations 4c1 Emergency Notification and Public Info Activation of the prompt alert and notification system 5a1 Activation of the prompt alert and notification system - Fast Breaker 5a2 Activation of the prompt alert and notification system - Exception areas 5a3 Emergency information and instructions for the public and the media 5b1 Support Operations/Facilities Mon / decon of evacuees and emergency workers, and registration of evacuees 6a1 Mon / decon of emergency worker equipment 6b1 9 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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Temporary care of evacuees 6c1 Transportation and treatment of contaminated injured individuals 6d1 M M 10 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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a.b.c.d.e.f.g.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.3.3 Criteria Evaluation Summaries 3.3.1 Risk Jurisdictions 3.3.1.1 Pope County EMS - St. Mary's Station MET: 1.e.1, 3.a.1, 6.d.1.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None DEFICIENCY: None PLAN ISSUES: None NOT DEMONSTRATED: None PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 3.3.2 Support Jurisdictions 3.3.2.1 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital MET: 1.e.1, 3.a.1, 6.d.1.

AREAS REQUIRING CORRECTIVE ACTION: None DEFICIENCY: None PLAN ISSUES: None NOT DEMONSTRATED: None PRIOR ISSUES - RESOLVED: None PRIOR ISSUES - UNRESOLVED: None 11 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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SECTION 4: CONCLUSION Based on the results of the drill, the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Arkansas and the affected local jurisdictions are deemed adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency. Therefore, 44 CFR Part 350 approval of the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Arkansas site-specific to Arkansas Nuclear One will remain in effect.

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APPENDIX A: BEST PRACTICES

1. Marking inner glove with an X Summary: When donning personal protective equipment (PPE), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) staff marked their inner pair of latex gloves with an "X" to denote that was the inner glove.

Description:

UAMS staff performed numerous glove changes during operations. When the staff reached their inner gloves (marked with an "X"), the staff knew that extra outer gloves should be donned to aid in contamination control.

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APPENDIX B: DRILL EVALUATORS AND TEAM LEADERS DATE: 2011-04-13, SITE: Arkansas Nuclear One, AR LOCATION EVALUATOR AGENCY Pope County EMS - St. Mary's Station

• Brad DeKorte DHS/FEMA University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital Brad DeKorte

• Tim Pflieger DHS/FEMA DHS/FEMA* Team Leader 14 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym Meaning ADH Arkansas Department of Health ANO Arkansas Nuclear One ARCA Area Requiring Corrective Action BZ Buffer Zone CPM Counts Per Minute DHS/FEMA Department of Homeland Security/ Federal Emergency Mangement Agency DRD Direct Reading Dosimeter ED Emergency Department EMS Emergency Medical Services EMT Emergency Medical Technician EPZ Emergency Planning Zone KI Potassium Iodide ORO Off-site Response Organization OSL Optically Stimulated Luminescent PPE Personal Protective Equipment RAC Regional Assistance Committee REA Radiological Emergency Area REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness RPT Radiation Protection Technician RSO Radiation Safety Officer UAMS University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 15 Unclassified Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)

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