ML20073G424

Testimony of Ee Jones Re State of Il Emergency Svc & Disaster Agency Responsibilities Concerning Emergency Planning for Nuclear Facilities & Intervenor Amended Emergency Planning Contention

ML20073G424
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Site:	Byron
Issue date:	04/11/1983
From:	Evan Jones COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO., ILLINOIS, STATE OF
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-454 OL

) 50-455 OL Byron Nuclear Power Station, )

(Units 1 & 2) )

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OF TESTIMONY OF E. ERIE JONES Erie Jones is the Director of the Illinois Emer-gency Service and Disaster Agency (IESDA). His testimony addresses IESDA's responsibilities regarding emergency planning associated with operation of nuclear facilities in Illinois and paragraph 10 of Intervenors amended emergency planning contention.

Mr. Jones generally describes the role of IESDA in the development of the Illinois Plan for Radiological Accidents (IPRA) and he introduces Volume 1 which is the general planning document applicable to all nuclear facilities in Illinois. Mr. Jones describes the development and the status of this volume as well as the site specific volume for Byron Station. He details the previous testing which has been done of the IPRA at other nuclear facilities in

- Illinois and states the schedule for testing of the Byron plant. Mr. Jones concludes that there will be an adequate emergency plan at Byron Station before that facility beg. s operation.

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t Mr. Jones also addresses Intervenors' contention that the emergency plan is deficient because it relies upon volunteers for effective implementation. Mr. Jones describes his personal observations with respect to the manner in which volunteers respond to emergency situations and con-cludes that, in his opinion, reliance on volunteers in the Byron plant is not misplaced.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REG'JLATOPY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In The Matter of )

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COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-454 OL

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(Byron Nuclear Power Station, )

Units 1 & 2) )

TESTIMONY OF E. ERIE JONES Ol: Please state your name and present occupation.

A1: My name is Erie Jones. I am the Director of the Illinois Emergency Service and Disaster Agency (IESDA).

02: Briefly outline your educational and professional background.

A2: A resume of my education and professional background is attached as Exhibit 1.

03 What is the scope of your testimony?

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l My testimony addresses generally IESDA's role in emergency planning for nuclear power plants and specifically Intervenors amended contention 10.

04: Please describe generally the role of IESDA with respect to emergency planning at Byron.

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O A4: IESDA is responsible for coordinating the State of Illinois planning and response for any type of emergency including the development of the Illinois Plan for Radiological Accidents (IPRA). IPRA is a multi-volume plan. Volume I is the general planning document applicable to all nuclear facilities. It establishes the concept of operations, chain of command, communications network, and the coordinated response of all participants during a nuclear incident. A copy of Volume 1 is attached as Exhibit 2.

Volumes 2 through 5 are the site specific plans for each nuclear station presently licensed to operate in Illinois.

These stations are all owned and operated by Edison. The site specific volures provide detailed procedures for the actions to be taken following a nuclear accident, from initial notification and warning through implementation of protective actions to eventual recovery and reentry. Upon final review and approval, Volume 6 will be the Byron Station site specific plan; it is currently in preliminary draft form and is undergoing detailed review and revision. IPRA has been developed in a coordinated effort among the numerous Federal, State and local governmental agencies and agencies in the private sector. The plan has been developed to

. interface with the Commonwealth Edison Company Generating Station Emergency Plan (GSEP).

05: Was IPRA developed based on guidance provided by federal agencies such as the NRC or FEMA?

A5: Yes. IPRA is based in part upon guidance contained in 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" and NUREG-0396; EPA-520/1-78-016, " Planning Basis for the Development of State and Local Government Radiological Emergency Response Plans in Support of Light Water Nuclear Power Plants."

06: Has IPRA been tested in conjunction with planning drills conducted at other nuclear power plant sites in the State of Illinois?

A6: Yes. Volume 1 and the site specific volumes for operating plants have been tested nine times in the context of radiological emergency preparedness exercises related to specific plants. Each exercise was evaluated by FEMA. At each exercise conducted, FEMA found the Illinois state and local governments capable of adequately pro-tecting the public during a radiological emergency at the nuclear power station in question. The exercises were held on the following dates at the indicated nuclear power plants:

Plant Previous Exercises l Dresden Oct. 18, 1980 l Sept. 30, 1981 June 29, 30, 1982 LaSalle Dec. 4, 1980 Apr. 15, 1982 l

, Quad Cities May 20, 1981 t Aug. 24, 1982 Zion July 29, 1981 Jan. 18, 1983

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07: Is the site specific portion of IPRA per-taining to the Byron Station scheduled to be tested?

A7: Yes. The Byron emergency drill is in the present schedule for the week of August 22, 1983.

08: What is the current status of the site specific Volume of IPRA related to Byron?

A8: As I mentioned earlier, Volume 6 of IPRA is currently in preliminary draft form and undergoing detailed review and revision. This draft plan was developed based upon preliminary contacts with organizations and individuals located in the Byron vicinity who are likely to have a role in emergency planning. Portions of the draft Byron Plan have been provided to the appropriate organizations and individuals for further refinement and consideration of particular problems and concerns. As a result of this process, a second version of Volume 6 will be consolidated and reviewed and will be inclusive of those acceptable revisions to the l prior draft. Eventually, and as the planning organizations i

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interim plan will be submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and to other agencies and organiza-I j tions of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) for their review and comments. With the incorporation of the RAC comments, the plan will then be tested during the course of the exercise of the plan. Following the exercise, the plan will again be revised and updated prior to submittal to

o FEMA for formal Federal approval.

09: Are you aware of any specific matters which cause you to question whether thete will be an adequate emergency plan at Byron when the facility begins operation?

A9: No. Due to the number of nuclear stations in Illinois, and the fact that IPRA has been subjected to detailed and intensive scrutiny, I have every confidence that, in the State of Illinois, emergency planning matters are doing well. However, the development of emergency plans i is a dynamic and ongoing process. As circumstances and governmental agencies change, their effect on the site specific plans must be considered. The program invites legitimate and acceptable changes. We are currently in-volved in that process and I have every reason to believe that we will be able to satisfactorily resolve any particular local concerns.

010: Mr. Jones, the Intervenors in this proceeding

, challenge the adequacy of the Byron emergency plan because of the extent of reliance on volunteers to respond to an I

l emergency situation. Do you believe such reliance calls the adequancy of the Byron plan into question?

A10: No. I should preface my remarks on this subject by stating that in large measure the whole operation

, - of emergency services in Illinois, irrespective of the causation of the emergency, is dependent upon using volunteers.

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This situation greatly enhances the extent of physical and personnel resources available to respond to emergencies.

The key to assuring effective response is training.

It has been my experience as an individual involved on a daily basis with emergencies over the past 10 years that if volunteers are adequately trained there is every reason to expect that they will respond to an emergency as well as paid employees. Thus, with respect to nuclear emergency planning, my agency does not make any distinctions with respect to training for volunteers or paid emergency response personnel.

It is crucial to remember that volunteers are generally motivated solely by a desire to perform a public service. As such, I believe they can be counted on to respond to an emergency. I have personally witnessed the response of volunteers in life threatening situations, such as harardous materials spills, fires, etc., and have also

seen volunteers participate in nuclear training exercises.

Based on these observations, I feel conficent that reliance on volunteers in the Byron plan is well placed.

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t . l'Ill t JoeIES SiOCAAPMY E. Erle Junen. director since 1973 of tho illinois femergency Services and Blsester Agoney (forsmerly filinole Civil Desfeesse and Of fice of Esmergency P resseredne s s ) . possesses a apread baclulround In military es.rw i ce , es a school setuml e t a t ra t or and en a partner In en ar chi t ec tura l (Irm.

During his service with the U.S. Army, Jones estelnad the rank of Capteln ened m a r we d am Educe t t en O f f i ce r . F i f t h Armsy . Prlor to that post.

he was en Instructor in t e chn i ca l /eng i nea r l eig p rog r ames .

With S.S. and M.S. degrees from the Uniwaretty of" l l l i na l s -- s up p l esme n t ed Opv courses frose several other unIwersities an d t he Se rinesnne les Paris ~~ Jones held penillent at anslatant Superintendent of l'alatine EIP=nntary IshlPJls entf president of Penn-WeiI SchessIa.

In the private sector. he was emecuelve vice pron.3 dent of the 14ome Su l l de rs of Chicagoland and later e partner la the orchitectural firse of Fitch. LaRocco. .

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leis state service bogen in 1978 with his participation as chelrmen of tha Illinato Construction Review fask Force. s As director of' the state's emergency services egency. Jones hem W i n t i seg-ulshed himself by hI s a l l

• lsepor t an t philosophy that government esists solely to serve hnanen needs. This attitude la apparent in agency suono pomen t es well en in lillnula E5DA ye"forsmance in esmergency situations.

Top prioritto, under Jnnen leadership have boon to strengthen the vital local emergency servicen meencles anel to develoo seeminum courdinat ion of ef-forts at local, state and federal towels.

A r e a l iAen t of Palatino. DI rector Jones In smarried to the former Mergeret Farr and hem sia chlldren.

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1 a_I Oc R AP H I C AL DA_TA FACT SHEET PfRSONAl.._ HISTORY E. Erle Jones. Jr. Birthdate December 11. 1921 r.oute 2 Com 922 wife Margaret (rarr) Jones Creal springs. 1111 nots 62922 Children Erle 118 Jacalyn Telephone Sprinyfluid 0: 217/782-2700 Rebecca Paula Marlon 0: 618/997-5847 KImherly Jennifer

. Marlon ll: 618/996-2248 CDIICATinNAL lil5 TORY 1967 - Advanced work. Renaissance Colicqe. 411Inols state university 1950 - M 5.. Ed.. University nl IIllnnem 1948 - 9.5.. Ed.. University of Illinois 1946 - Attended the Surbonne. Parla. France 1946 - Attended Institute de Radium. Paris, France 1943 - un i ve rs i ty of South Dakota (in U.S. Army) 1943 - Dakota State University. (In u. 5. Army) rgr1R_ lil5 TORY 1975 - Director. Illinols Emergency Services and Disastor Agency .

1973 - 1975 Director. Illiants Civil OnInnsa Agency 1978 - 1973 Chelemen. State of Illinulm Cosis t ruc t i on Review Task Force 1963 - 1979 Partner. F i t c h-L eRuc e.a-C a r i ng ton-Jone s . Planner / Architects 1959 - 1963 Executive Vice President. Hn=c oulidars of Chlesvoland 1954 -

1959 President. Pana-wall Schools 1952 - 1954 Assistant superintendent. Palatine Elementary Schools 1951 - 1952 Educselon otticer, rilth Army 1950 - 1951 Principal. Palatine. flementary Schnolm 1948 - 1949 Superintendent / Principal. Mnunt Ollve Clementary S cinoo l s 1945 - 1946 Instructor, C. E., whartun (England) Technical School MILBTARY SERVICE 1951 - 1952 Education Officer. Cnpen8n. r I I' t h Army 1946 Utllitle. Officer. Ceutain. Western Base Section. $ll A c r I 1945 Instrucenr. C. C. whartun (Englend) Tec heil c a l school 1944 Instrucinr. First Lieutunent. Advasiced Engineer Sect ion.

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• tilinois Vocational Ad v i sory Cnuncil 8974-1977 tilinois State Licensed Pilot. Scholarshls SEL (1947). Camilssion 1967-1974 t

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EXHIBIT 2 TO TESTIMONY OF E. ERIE JONES ILLINOIS PLAN FOR RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS (IPRA)

VOLUME 1 NOTICE This copy of Volume 1 to IPRA is being provided as an accommodation for review in litigation before the NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of emergency planning contentions in the operating license proceedings for Byron Station. This copy is not to be dissemenated in any form or reproduced by any means as it is the property of the State of Illinois. This copy must be returned upon completion of the proceedings.

Volume 1 of IPRA is subject to ongoing review and revision. The dissemenation of uncontrolled and outdated copies of this volume or portions thereof could be detrimental to the purpose for which it is intended.

This notice is served at the request of the Illinois Emergency and Disaster Agency.

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