ML20133K662

Reed Reactor Facility Emergency Implementation Procedures

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I SRFETY RELRTED DOCUMENT Reed Reactor Facility j Emergency Implementation Procedures Docket 50 - 288 t.lcense R - 112 15 October 1985 ,

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j Emergency implementation Procedures Page Z REED REACTOR FACILITY EMERGENCY IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES j INTRODUCTION l This set of procedures is designed to implement the Reed Reactor Facility Emergency Plan of 15 September 1985. It consists of des:riptions of facility alarms and available equipment, and procedures to be rollowed in the case of an emergency.

1. FACILITY ALARMS The factitty is provided with the monitoring and safety dev-ices described below. Appendix D provides data for the normal

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1) CONTINUOUS AIR MONITOR (CAM) i This GM counter monitors particulate and gaseous radioac-tivity in air sampled directly above the reactor pool. The amber failsafe light, red alarm light and alarm bell are located on the CAM. Readout is accomplished with meters on the instrument and console, and a stripchart recorder. The l alarm trip point will activate the isolation cycle. The shielded t GM detector is placed next to a filter through which air i

13 drawn; the efficiency of the detector is about 10% for beta radiation.

2) AIR PARTICULATE and GASEOUS STACK MONITORS ( APM t. GSM)

These two GM counters monitor gaseous and particulate ,

i radioactivity in the air released from the facility stack.

I Amber fatisafe lights, red alarm lights, and alarm bells are located on the north wall of the console room. Readout is accomplished with meters and stripchart recorders.

The alarm trip point of the gaseous monitor will activate the isolation cycle. Isolation is indicated by a red jewel light on j the front of the GSM readout.  ;

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3) RADIATION AREA MONITOR (RAM)  !

This scintillation counter monitors ambient gamma radla-l tion levels in the reactor room. fhe amber fallsafe i

! light, red alarm light, alarm bell and meter readout, in mR/hr, 6 are located on the instrument. The RAM is visible from the windows in the exit corridor and from the console room.

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4) WATER LEVEL MONITOR  !

A float device monitors the water level in the reactor  !

tank for high or low water conditions. Red warning lights are i mounted above the chemistry building roof and in the evacuation ,

j, corridor. A warning buzzer is located in the console room. l i

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5) SECONDARY WATER LOW-PRESSURE ALARN The secondary water system is provided with a low pressure alarm which indicates any significant decrease in secondary water pressure by means of a high frequency audible alarm and a flashing red light on a panel on the North wall of the reactor room.

6) BULK WATER ALARM When the pool temperature reaches the maximum limit (120F or 40C), a sensor under the bridge will activate a warning light on the console and sound a buzzer alarm in the console room.

7) EVACUATION ALARMS A manually operated emergency evacuation klaxon can be activated by either of two large distinctly marked red buttons, one in the reactor room and one in the console room.

In addition, a red light in the radiochemistry laboratory will provide warning to individusis working in the laboratory or approaching the reactor facility.

8) FIRE ALARMS A manual pull-station is located outside the console room door, and others are located throughout the Chemistry Building. These activate an internal fire alarm bell. (This system is due for revision.)

9) WATER CON 00CTIVITY The conductivity of the reactor pool water is an Indirect measurement of the activity contained therein. The con-ductivity is measured by probes in the domineralizer loop and the values read from a device mounted on the north wall of the mechanical room by the ion exchange tanks.

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2. FACllliY EQUIPMENT l

} 1) EMERGENCY GRAB-BAG An easily removable suitcase is located in the hallway near the north exit door. Upon evacuation of the facill-i ty, it shall be removed and taken outside. The contents of the emergency grab-bag are listed in Appendix 8. [

These contents are checked on a semi-annual basis.  !

2) PORTABLE SURVEY METERS During every startup checklist, each meter is tested to determine its operability. If a meter is working pro-perly, it is lef t on the large shelf on the West wall of the console room. A minimum of one ionization chamber meter and one GM survey meter are necessary for operations to proceed, if a meter is not working properly, it is placed on a smaller shell on the South wall to await repair. All properly working meters should be promptly returned to the console room West wall shelf af ter use. Additional portable monitoring equipment is available in the Emergency Support Center (Director's Office, Room i 2B Chemistry Building).

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3) HAND AND FOOT MONITOR A personnel hand and foot monitor is located on the large West wall shelf. This is a thin-window GM survey instrument.

l 4) EMERGENCY LIGHTS Battery operated lights are located in the reactor bay, mechanical room, exit corridor, radiochemistry laboratory, and counting room area. They turn on any time the 110 V power goes off.

f 5) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS j A large wheeled carbon dioxide fire extinguisher is avo11able in tho reactor bay. I abcratory size carbon dinxide fire extinguishers are available in the radiochemistry laboratory, i

6) WEATHER CON 0lil0NS The wind direction is determined by a weathervan located on top of the reactor roof. If deemed necessary, addt-1 tional atmospheric conditions can be obtained from the i U.S. Weather Service whose phone number is listed in Appendix A. '

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3. EMERGENCY IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES j While these steps are serially numbered, in any emergency it must be the judgement of the Emergency Coordinator which establishes the [

order and priority of actions. Descriptions of criteria and possible initiating events are given in the Reed Reactor Facility Emergency Plan 4 dated 15 September 1985

1. PROCEDURE FOR A NON-REACTOR SAFETY RELATED EVENT i Minimum Required Responses

1. Shut down the reactnr if one or more of the personnel required l for operation is Incapacitated or occupied by the situation.

2. If appropriate, evacuate the facility. See Appendix C.

! 3. Send for medical assistance if required. See Appendix A.

} 4. Apply emergency first aid as required.

5. Secure the main facility circuit breaker (on the South wall of

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Room 7 across the hall from the entrance to the Chemistry Stockroom) in the case of olectrical hazard. The keys to Room 7 and the circuit breaker lock are in the emergency grab bag.  ;

t 6. Notify the first available person on the ENCL. '

7. Notify the police and Reed Campus Safety if necessary, or to I assist in other operations such as directing support traffic.

I See Appendix A.

8. If decontamination will not aggravate personnel injuries, decontaminate personnel and facility as required.

All entranco to and exit from the facility will be controllod by the Emergency Coordinator until decontamination is complete. Notify the Reactor Health Physicist in any case of l mejor personnel (meterial not completely removable) or facility contamination. Phone numbers are in the ENCL or Appendix A.

9. In case of civil unrest, the reactor shall be shutdown, and the four facility doors shall be dead-bolt locked with the key located on the key ring in the mechanical room.

j 10. In case of loss of power to the facility, the reactor will scrom, j the ventilation system will fall-safe in isolation, the primary water pump will trip out, all permanent radiation monitors will be down, and all console electronics will be down. Secure the i Main Console Circuit Breaker and all circuit breakers in the

] Mechanical Room Panel. Isolate the pool by appropriato valvo

! changes. Af ter power is restored, return systems to service.

11. Notify RRF Management. See Appendix A.

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3. EMERGENCY IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES While these steps are sertally numbered, in any emergency it must be the judgement of the Emergency Coordinator which establishes the order and priority of actions. Descriptions of criteria and possible initiating events are alven in the Reed Reactor Factitty Emergency Plan dated 15 September 1985

2. PROCEDURE FOR AN UNUSUAL EVENT Minimum required responses:

1. Shut down the reactor.

2. Evacuate the facility if necessary. See Appendix C.

3. Obtain medical, rescue, and/or fire-fighting assistance as required. See Appendix A.

4. Bomb threats with radiological release implications shall be referred to Reed Security and the Portland Police Bureau. See Appendix A.

5. Notify the police and Reed Campus Safety if necessary, or to assist in other operations such as directing support traffic.

See Appendix A.

6. Notify the first available person on the ENCL.

7. Secure the primary water system and Isolate the pool by appropriate valve changes if necessary.

8. Secure the main factitty circuit breaker (on the South wall of Room 7 across the hall from the entrance to the Chemistry Stockroom) in the case of electrical hazard. Tho keys to Room 7 and the circuit breaker lock are in the emergency grab bag.

9. Af ter an on-site investigation of the situation, the Emergency Coordinator who is also on the ENCL shall notify the State and Federal agencies, Nuclear Insurer and Rkf Management listed in Appendix A. These calls should be made from a phone where a return call from the agency is always possible. The phone of choice is the red phone in the Emergency Support Center (Otrector's Offico (Room 2B)). A key to the ESC and one to the front door of the Chemistry Building are in the emergency grab bag.

10. Appropriate protective and recovery actions shall be planned and then conynenced under the direction of the Emergency Coordinator with the assistance of such support agencies or personnel as required by the nature of the incident.

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3. EMERGENCY IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES While these steps are sertally numbered, in any emergency it must be the judgement of the Emergency Coordinator which establishes the order and pr lority of actions. Descriptions of criteria and possible initiating events are given in the Reed Reactor factitty Emergency Plan dated 15 September 1985

3. PROCEDURE FOR AN ALERT Minimum required response:

1. Shut down the reactor.

2. Evacuate the facility. See Appendix C.

3. Obtain medical, rescue, and/or fire-fighting assistance as required. See Appendix A.

4. Notify the police and Reed Campus Safety if necessary, or to assist in other operations such as directing support traffic.

See Appendix A.

5. Notify the first available person on the ENCL.

G. Collect all necessary radioactive material release data, as outlined in Appendix E. Remember that only a person on the ENCL may authorize re-entry into the facility.

7. With the availablo release data, the Emergency Coordinator who is also on the ENCL shall notify the State and Federal agencies, the Nuclear Insurer, and RRF Management listed in Appendix A.

These calls should be modo from a phone where a return call from the agency is e.lways possible. The phone of choice is the red phone in the Emergency Support Center (Director's Office (Room 28)). A key to the ESC and one to the front door of the Chemistry Butiding are in the emergency grab bag.

8. Appropriate protective and recovery actions shall be planned and then commenced under the direction of the Emergency Coordinator with the assistance of such support agencies or personnel as required by the naturo of the incident.

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h MEDICAL EMERGENCY l 1. Administer Ilfe-saving first aid.

j 2. Call ambulance (911 on RED PilONE, 9-911 on WHITE PHONE); adviso if i contamination is present. Direct response to the service road on the North side of SE Woodstock Blvd. opposite house number 3626.

! 3. Have an assistant go to Woodstock Boulevard at the service r i road to direct the ambulance. if an assistant is not available or is contaminated, contact Reed Safety (ext 533 on WHITE PHONE or 777- l

7533 on RED PHONE) and request assistance from the on-duty i personnel.

4. In any accident involving radiation or radioactivity, the  ;

i ambulance should take the injured ONLY to GOOD SAMARITAN  !

i HOSPITAL, 23rd and Northrup Emergency Room Entrance. The  :

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(229-7260 on RED PHONE, 9-229-7260 on WHITE PHONE). [

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, 1. DO NOT BHEATHE THE SM0KE OR FUMES.

j 2. ASSURE SAFETY OF ALL PERSONNEL

3. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIGHT THE FIRE (unless it is wastebasket size i with no possibility of radioactive material being involved) i 4. CALL Fire Department (911 on RED PHONE,9-911 on WHITE PHONE);

j chise if contamination is present. Direct response to the service 1 road on the North side of SE Woodstock Blvd. opposite house

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! 5. Have an assistant go to Woodstock Blvd. at the service road to j direct the response, if an assistant is not available or is ,

contaminated, contact Reed Safety (533 on WHITE PHONE or 777-

! 7533 on RED PHONE) and request assistance from the on-duty i personnel, i

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6. Secure the mein facility circuit breaker (on the South wall of Room 7 across the hall from the entrance to the Chemistry Stockroom) in the case of electrical hazard. The keys to Room j 7 and the circuit breaker are in the emergency grab bag.

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, I Emergency implementation Procedures Page 9 APPENDIX A (Continued) l POLICE AND REED SAFETY ASSISTANCE i

1. Whenever possible, go through Reed Safety (533 on WHITE PHONE or 777-7533 on RED PHONE).

2. CALL Police Department (911 on RED PHONE, 9-911 on WHITE PHONE);

advise if contamination is present. Direct response to the servico road on the North side of SE Woodstock Blvd. opposite house i number 3626.

3. Have an assistant go to Woodstock Blvd. at the service road to direct the response, if an assistant is not available or is i, contaminated, contact Reed Safety (533 on WHITE PHONE or 777-

! 7533 on RED PHONE) and request assistance from the on-duty l personnel.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The following Offsite Support Agencies are available for technical assistance in case of any emergency at RRF. If a member of the ENCL is not able to respond, the licensed operator who is the Emergency

} Coordinator shall request assistance from these agencies. These calls should be made on the RED PHONE in the console room or in the Emergency Support Center (the Director's Office, Room 2B of the Chemistr e Building). .

A key to the outside door of the Chemistry building and one tJ the ESC aro  !

in the emergency grab bag.

1. State of Oregon Radiation Control Section, Portland- 229-5797 t

2. ILS. Nucleer Regulatory Commission Region V, Walnut Creek, CA

1-415-943-3700

! 3. State of Oregon Department of Energy, Salem:  !

! Mon - Fri 0730 to 1730: 1-378-4040 (ask for duty officer) j All other times: 1-378-3071 (ack for duty officer, pager 881) l 4. American Nuclear insurers, Inc., Farmington, CT: 1-203-677-7305 l l l METER 0 LOGICAL INFORMATION (

U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau

24-hour emergency: 281-2618 (this is a confidential number)  !

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REQtatRED NOTIFICATION OF REGULATORY AGENCIES AND INSURER The Emergency Coordinator who is on the ENCL has the responsibility to notify the following Agencies in the event of an ALERT incident. These calls should be made on the RED Pil0NE in the console room or in the Emergency Support Center (the Director's Office, Room 28 of the Chemistry Building). A key to the outside door of the Chemistry building and one to the ESC are in the cmergency grab bag.

1. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region V, Walnut Creek, CA:

1-415-943-3700

2. State of Oregon Department of Energy, Salem:

Mon - Fri 0730 to 1730: 1-378-4040 (ask for duty officer)

All other times: 1-378-3071 (ask for duty officer, pager n81)

3. American Nuclear insurers, Inc., Farmington, CT: 1-203-677-7305

4. State of Oregon Radiation Control Section, Portland: 229-5797 REQUIRED NOTIFICATION OF RRF MANAGEMENT The Emergency Coordinator who is on the ENCL has the responsibility to notify RRF Management in the event of ANY emergency incident at the facility. These calls should be made on the phones in the consolo room or in the Emergency Support Center (the Director's Office, Room 2B of the Chemistry Building). A key to the outside door of the Chemistry building and one to the ESC are in the emergency grab bag.

1. Prof. M. Cronyn, Vice President-Provost 257 or 211 on the WHITE PHONE (Reed Offices) 9-223-8560 on the WHITE PHONE (Home) or 223-8560 on the RED PHONE (Home)

2. If Prof. Cronyn is not available, then notify Mr. E. McFarlanc, Vlec President-Treasurer 506 or 442 on the WHITE PHONE (Reed Offices) 9-658-3851 on the WHITE Pil0NE (Home) or 658-3851 on the RED PHONE (Home)

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Page 11 APPEN0lX B CONTENTS OF EMERGENCY GRAB-BAG 1 Controlled copy of the Reed Reactor Facility Emergency Plan 1 Controlled copy of the Emergency implementation Procedures 1 Controlled copy of the ENCL 1 CDY-715 High Level Survey Meter 1 Eberline E-500 GM Low Level Survey Meter 1 Flashlight with batteries 1 Pad of paper with pencil 1 Roll of masking tape 1 Key to the Chemistry Building West Entrance 1 Key to the ESC, Room 28 of the Chemistry Building (Director's office) 1 Key to the Chemistry Stockroom 1 Key to Room 7 of the Chemistry Building (opposite the stockroom) 1 Key to electric cabinet in Room 7 1 box of polyethylene gloves 1 Set of protective clothing; suits and shoes 2 Air particulate masks 2 High Radiation Area signs 1 Radiation Area sign 2 Black felt tip pens 1 Set of fission product gamma-spectra overlays (2 different sheets) 2 0-200R pocket dosimeters 2 0-20R pocket dosimeters 1 Dostmeter charger 2 0 cell batteries 1 Roll of radiation tape 1 First-Ald kit: Gauze, sterile pads, swabs, cloth strips, bandalds, hydrogen peroxide, forceps, adhesive tape Note: Extra protectivo clothing and a plastic tarp are located in the RRF Storeroom at the bottom of the stairs to the lef t.

Emergency implementation Procedures page 12 APPENDIX C EVACUATION OF THE FACILITY

1. The person deciding evacuation is necessary shall activate the alarm by pushing either the red evacuation alarm button to the right of the control console or the one on the South wall of the Reactor Bay.

2. The reactor shall be immediately shutdown by removing the key.

3. All persons shall irrmediately exit the facility. Those on the Nncth side of the reactor room shall exit to the outside via the emergency exit door at the Northeast Corner of the Reactor Bay; this door is equipped with an audible and security alarms. Personnel in the console room shall exit through the evacuation corridor. The operator shall momentarily slience the alarm by pressing down on the small black button on the console alarm and use the PA system to direct persons in the reactor room to the appropriate exits. Upon leaving the console room, the operator is responsible fnr removal of the reactor key, locking the consnie room door, and closing the door between the radlochemistry lab and the exit corridor. Personnel in the radiochemistry laboratory shall exit via the stairway to the upper corridor of the Chemistry Building.

4. Personnel exiting via the evacuation corridor shall remove the emergency grab-bag mounted by the exit door. Normally, this is the

! function of the first person to uso the evacuation corridor exit.

5. After exiting the building, personnel should assemble at the parking area on the North side of the reactor building. The group as a whole shall check to see if everyone known to have been in the facility is present or accounted for. An oral report of absent Individuals shall be made to the Emergency Coordinator. The emergency grab-bag shall also be turned over to this individual.

6. If appropriate, one person who has been monitored and is free of transferable radioactivity should take the ENCL and the keys to the Chemistry Building to notify the first available person on the ENCL.

7. Re-entry into the reactor room shall be authorized by personnel on the ENCL. Re-entry shall be a^complished with the aid of survey meters, respiratory protection and protective clothing, or as directed by the Reactor Health Physicist. The protective items are available in the emergency grab-bag.

8. If necessary to save a life or to prevent a certous accident, the Emergency Coordinator present may authorize !!mited re-entry if exposure rates are below 100 R/hr; in all casco, personnel doses shall be limited to a maximum of 25 rem.

Emergency implementation Procedures Page 13 APPENDIX 0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR READINGS Normal Reading during running Alarm Set Point CAM 400 cpm 2,000 cpm RAM 0.1 mR/hr 2 mR/hr Oas Stack Monitor 100 cpm 115 cpm Particulate Stack Monitor 150 com 1500 com Portable Survey Meter (GM) at reactor room door 0.1 mR/hr Secondary Water Pressure 66 pst 40 pst Bulk Water Temperature 15 C 48 C t

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Emergency' implementation Procedures Page 14 APPENDIX E RELEASE DATA NEEDED FOR AN ALERT INCIDENT (As appilcable, record the data and do the calculations on this page.)

1. (a) Data (b) Time of incident (c) Location of incident

2. Raw Data (Not all data may be able to be collected)

(a) Reading on CAM: cpm. Time of Readings (b) Reading on APM: com.

(c) Reading on GSM: cpm.

(d) Reading on RAM: mR/hr.

(e) Reading with Survey Meter at Door to Reactor Room: mR/hr.

(f) Reading with Survey Meter at (Location) mR/fr (g) Wind Direction from Weather Vane on RRF Roof:

(h) Wind Velocity (calm, gentle, moderate, strong):

3. Chemical and physical form of any released radionuclides:

4. Radionuclides observed from gamma-ray spectrometry of CAM Filter:

Gamma rays from key fission products (E in MeV):

Cs-138 32.2 min 0.46(34X) 1.01(31%) 2.22(16%)

Cs-139 9.3 min 1.107(14%)

Ba-140 12.8 day 0.534(34X)

View graph transparencies of major gamma-rays from key fission products at e in the emergency grab bac.

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5. Effluent Release Calculations using the Raw Data from Section 2:

i (a) Rate of Release in uCl/ min. ,

i cpm - 50 cpm = cpm x 0.06 uCl min-1 cpm-3 2(c) t*g

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i I (b) 191a1331333ti l iC1/ min x _ min = _._ uCl 4

5(a) time since release i.- (c) Radiation to Unrestricted Areas in mrem /hr:

I t cpm - 50 cpm = cpm x 1x10-4mrom br-l cpm-l 4

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