ML20030B859
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| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 08/20/1981 |
| From: | Sears J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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UrlITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD __
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Docket Nos. 50-361 OL
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TESTIMONY OF JOHN R. SEARS OF THE NRC STAFF Ot: GUARD CONTENTIONS 1, 2.E, 2.I, 2.J. AND 2.K RELATED TC ~ RGENCY PREPAREDNCSS FOR THE SAN ON0FRE CLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 AUGUST 20, 1981 i
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L Q.1 State your name and title?
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John R. Seais.
I am a Senior Reactor Safety Engineer in the Emergency Preparedness Licensing Branch, Division of Emergency Preparedness, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Q.2 Do you have a statement of professional qualifications?
A copy of my statement of professional qualifications is A.
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attached to this testimony.
Q.3 What is the purpose of this testimony?
The purpose of this testimony is to address Contentions 1 and 2.E, A.
2.I, 2.J, and 2.K raised by Intervenors GUARD in this operating license proceeding each of which is related to the en,ergency pre-paredness of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3 (50NGS 2 and 3). My testimony will examine the state of the Applicants' emergency preparedness as it affects these GUARD's j
Contentions.
Q.4 GUARD Contention 1 states:
Whether the state of emergency preparedness for SONGS 2 and 3 pro-l
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vides reasonable assurance that the offsite transient and permanent population within the plume exposure pathway Emergency Planning Zone, 10 C.F.R. l.50.47(c)(2), for SONGS 2 and 3 can be evacuated or other-wise adequately protected in the event of a radiological emargency with offsite consequences occurring at SONGS 2 and 3, as required by 10 C.F.R. 1 50.47(a)(1), 5 50.47(b)(10), and Part 50, Appendix E.IV.
L With respect to Contention 1, why are time estimates for evacuation and for taking other protective actions required to be submitted by the Applicants pursuant to Part 50, Appendix E.IV?
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Time estimates for evacuation and for taking other protective actions are used by the NRC staff for two principal purposes:
(1) to identify those transportation routes, areas or facilities in the vicinity of a site for which special traffic controls during an emergency or other special plans would be desirable; (2) to provide to decisionmakers during ar amergency, knowledge of the length of time required to effect evacuation under various conditions. This knowledge allows an informal choice of protective actions (e.g., between in-place sheltering and evacuation) during any actual accident situation.
Q.5 With respect to the time estimates which are required to be submitted by the Applicants pursuant to Part 50, Appendix E.IV, what criteria must those time estimates meet?
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. A-The time estimates for evacuation and for taking other protective actions are considered acceptable if the criteria of 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," specifically II.J and Appendix 4 of NUREG-0654, are met.
Have the Applicants in this proceeding submitted time estimates Q.6 for SONGS 2 and 3 faciiity?
Yes, the Applicants submitted an analysis of time estimates for A,
evacuation of the 10 mile plume exposure Emergency Planning Zone and beyond to include the communities of San Juan Capistranc, Dana This analysis is contained in Appendix E to the Point and Ortega.
Applicants' Emergency Plan. The other protective action that may be taken is shelter and the time necessary to take shelter is principally a function of the time for notification. The Applicants are installing a siren system for early alerting of the public and have ongoing public educational program both of which have been de-an scribed in my testimony dated August 6, 1981 responaing to GUARD
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Contentions 2.B and 2.C.
i Have these time estimates been examined for conformance with the Q.7 criteria you have identified in your response to Question 5 above?
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Q.8 Who performed that examination and how was it conducted?
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Thc cxrir. tier, u : performed by a contractor, the Texas Transpor-tation Institute of the Texas A & M University System. The evaluation technique is described in NUREG/CR-1856, An Analysis of Evacuation Time Estimates Around 52 Nuclear Power Plants and NUREG/CR-1745, Analysis of Techniques for Estimating Evacuation Times for Emergency Planning Zones. The evaluation used a subjective scale requiring professional engineering judgment in determining ratings. The process then indi:ates areas which the reviewer considers the plan to be strong or weak. The results of ti.' review are then presented in a table (See Table Below).
Table 1: Evacuation Criteria
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Transient Population C.
Special Population D.
Time of Day / Week Traffic Routing A.
Map of Network B.
Capacity by Segment Analysis A.
Components Considered B.
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Q.9 Describe the results of that evaluation?
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The contractor's evaluation stated that the Applicants' report (Appendix E to the Applicants' Emerge::y Plan) is excellent with one exception in that inadequate consideration was given to ad-verse weather conditions and its effect on highway capacity. The Applicants' estimates had resulted in very little difference in time between fair weather conditions'and adverse weather condi-tions. The NRC contractor's concept of adverse weather envisions a more severe environment than I conclude is necessary tc fulfill the criteria of NUREG-0654.
Q.10 In your opinion, do the Applicants' time estimates meet the criteria which you have identified in your response to Question 5 abo <e?
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Yes, Appendix 4 of NUREG-0654 includes a complete outline of the material to be covered in the evacuation times assessment study.
The NRC contractor's evaluation described in answer to question 8 covers all of the elements in Appendix 4.
I have reviewed the Applicants' study and the NRC contractor's evaluation and I have verified that the Applicants' study satisfactorily covers all the elements in Appendix 4.
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With respect to Contention 1, have you evaluated the capability Q.11 to initiate evacuation or other protective measures for offsite permanent and transient population within the plume exposure pathway EPZ?
Yes, I have examined the capability of the Applicants to evaluate A.
the need for and to make recommendations to offsite response agencies wi.th respect to evacuation or other protective measures.
Such capability is required by planning standard 10 C.F.R.
The criteria of NUREG-0654, specifically II.J.,
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Q.12 Have the Applicants' emergency plans been examined for conformance with the guidance of NUREG-0654, II.J7 A.
Yes, I have examined the Applicants' emergency plans with respect to this guidance and I will now summarize my fie. dings.
The methodology and techniques for assessment of each of the four classes of emergency, Notification of Unusual Event, Alert, Site Area Emergency and General Emergency are described in Section 6 of the Applicants' Emergency Plan. The Applicants' Emergency Implementing Procedure 1.1, Recognition and Classification of Emergencies, specifies measurable and observable indications in the plant instrumentation readings, which are the initiating condi-tions for declaring a particular emergency. The procedure instructs the Emergency Coordinator, who initially is the plant Watch Engineer, to make notification to offsite authorities in conformance with Emergency Implementation Procedure 1.4, Notification. The i
Notification procedure states that notification shall be made to all offsite authorities by the on duty shift personnel immediately following the declaration of the emergency. The Notification procedure includes message forms, with the recomended protective ac. tion, for each type of emergency. Emergency Implementation Procedure
.24, Recomendations for Offsite Protective Measures, provides specific guidance to the Emergency Coordinator for the recommending of offsite protective actions to local emergency response authorities. This procedure states that the applicant is required to make recommendations for protective actions as part of the initial notification process if the nature and magnitude of the actucl cr pctcntial radioactivity release warrants pro-tective actions for the general public.
I Q.13 State whether the Applicants' procedures conform to the guidance contained in NUREG-0654, II.J and provide us with your judgment as to whether or not the Arplicants meet planning standard 10 C.F.R.
!50.47(b)(10).
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The Applicants' Emergency Implementation Procedures demonstrate his capability to evaluate the need for and make recommendations to offsite response agencies with respect to evacuation or other protective measures. The procedures satisfy the criteria of NUREG-0654, II.J which are the implementation criteria for 10 C.F.R. 50.47(b)(10).
Q.14 GUARD Contention 2 states in part:
Whether there is reasonable assurance that the emergency response planning and capability of implementation for SONGS 2 & 3, affecti:.: the offsite transient and permanent population, will comply with 10 C.F.R. Sections 50.47(a)(1) i and (b) or (c)(1) as regards:
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necessary transportation and comunication equipment, and the operation of the emergency operations centers of the principal response organizations, 10 C.F.R. Sec'.fons 50.47(b)(8);
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operating procedures for the interim Emerkency)Oper-ations Facility, 10 C.F.R. Sections 50.47 b)(3 and (b)(S);
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the methods, systems, and equipment for assessing and mon'toring actual or potential offsite con-sequences of a radiological emergency condition within the ingestion pathway EPZ for SONGS 2 and 3,10 C.F.R. Section 50.47(b)(9); and K.
general plans for recovery and reentry, 10 C.F.R. 5 S0.47(b)(13).
Q.14 With respect to Contention 2.E, have you examined the Applicants' provisions to provide transportation and communications equipment during an emergency and to establish emergency operations centers?
Yes, the Applicants' procedure 1.26 entitled "Comunications" describes A.
the communications systems that are available for emergency use, their location and their functions. Section G of the Applicants' Emergency Plan states that,in the event that normal access to SONGS should he-restricted, emergency personnel and equipment can be transported l
'come to the Station via helicopter. The Applicants maintain a fleet of l
aircraft which includes five helicoptors, one twin engine, fixed The fleet is wing aircraft capable of carrying six passengers.
based at the Chino Airport. Provisions have been made for the dedicated use of two helicopters for the transport of emergency personnel and equipment to SONGS; he ever
.he Applicants state that all of the aircraft could be dedicated to SONGS if necessary.
In addition, the Applicants own and operate an extensive fleet of
_ ground transportation vehicles consisting of heavy-duty trucks, equipment and four-wheel drive vehicles which would be available to 50tlGS as needed.
Section 7 of the Applicants' Emergency Plan describes the Applicants' emergency facilities, the Station Control Room, the Technical Support Center, and the Operations Support Center. Section 7 also describes the interim arrangements for the Emergency Operations Facility, which will include an onsite Emergency Support Center staffed by Corporate Emergency Support personnel, and a Primary Emergency Operations Center (PEOC). The PE0C is located in the City of San Clemente City Hall and is for the use of.~outhern California Edison (SCE), Federal, State and local authorities. The Applicants' Emergency Implementation Procedure 1.3 entitled " Activation and Operation of SCE Emergency Centers and Organiza-tions" provides instructions for the activation, operation and organiza-tion of the Operations Support Center, Technical Support Center and the Emergency Support Center. The Emergency Operations Centers of local offsite authorities are described in their individual Emergency Response Plans which the Atplicants have submitted to the NRC Staff.
Q.15 Do the Applicants' provisions for Emergency Operation Centers and their commitment to transportation and comunications equipment described in your response to Question 14 above, meet planning standard 10 C.F.R. I 50.47(b)(8)?
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and their commitment of transportation and communications equip-ment satisfy the criteria of NUREG-0654, II.F and H which are the implementation criteria for 10 C.F.R. E 50.47(b)(8).
The implementation of the capability for necessary transportation and communications equipment and the operation of the Applicants' emergency operations centers was demonstrated during the full scale exercise involving the Applicants and offsite organizations on May 13, 1981, to the extent the procedures and systems employec' during the Unit 1 exercise were similar to those in place for Units 2 and 3.
These procedures and systems proved to be workable und effective.
With respect to Contention 2.I, have you examined the physical design, Q.16 cortcunications equipment and operating procedures for the interim Emergency Operations Facility (E0F)?
Yes, I was the NRC observer at the Applicants' onsite Emergency A.
Support Center during the May 13, 1981 exercise ;nd at that time I also visited the Primary Emergency Operations Center at San Clemente.
Do the physical design, cormlunications equipment and operating pro-Q.17 cedures for the interim E0F described in yeur response to Question 16 above meet planning standards 10 C.F.R. 5 50.47(b)(3) and (b)(8)?
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The criteria for the interim EOF are contained in NRC letters to all Applicants dated September 27, 1979 and November 9, 1979.
(These letters are attached to the /.pplicants' Emergency Plan).
The Applicants' provisions for the interim EOF satisfy these criteria and meet the planning standards of 10 C.F.R. 5 50.47(b)(3) and (b)(8).
The criteria for the permanent EOF are contained in NUREG-0654,II.H, with F.pecific guidance for implementation in NUREG-0696, Functional Criteria for Emergency Response Facilities. The Applicants have submittad detailed descriptions of their permanent Er..argency Opera-tions Facility in the July 1, 1981 letter to the NRC Staff. The permanent Emergency Operations Facility will be located at Japanese Mesa across Highway I-5 and approximately 1 kilometer from the plant.
It will conform to the guidance in NUREG-0696 and will he operational by October 1, 1982.
Q.18 With respect to Contention 2.J, have you examined the methods, staffing, systems and equipment available to Applicants for assessing and monitoring detual or potsntial offsite consequences of a radiological emergency condition within the ingestion pathway EPZ for SONGS 2 and 3?
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Yes, in addition to the provisions that I have described in my testimony dated August 6, 1981 responding to GUARD Contention 2.H, the Applicants' Emergency Implementation Procedures 1.34, Emergency I
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Environmental Monitoring, provides instructions for the collection of environmental samples in the event of a release of radioactive The instructions material to the environment during an emergency.
include the kinds of samples, the need for clear identification of The the samples, and an admonition against cross-contamination.
Technical Support Center has been designated by the Applicants as Federal the place for receipt and analysis of field monitoring data.
Agencies will coordinate their Emergency Radiological Monitoring and Assessment activities through the Federal Radiological Monitoring Assessment Plan (FRMAP). The Applicants will have space available in the Emergency Operations Facility for a liaisoc from FRMAP.
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Do the methods, staffing, systems and equipment, available to Q.19 Applicants for assessing and monitoring actual or potential offsite consequences of a radiological emergency condition described in your response to Question 18 above meet planning standard 10 C.F.R. 1 50.47(b)(9)?
Yes, the provisions for assessing and monitoring for the ingestion A.
pathway EPZ satisfy the criteria of NUREG-0654, II.H and I which are.he implenentation criteria for 10 C.F.R. E 50.47(b)(9).
With respect to Contention 2.K, have you examined the general plans Q.20 developed by the Applicants for recovery and reentry?
Yes, Section 9 of the Applicants' Emergency Plan describes general A.
plans for recovery and reentry. Criteria have been established L
h t for declaring that the emergency is under control and in the recovery phase. The Emergency Coordinator is responsible for notification to all offsite authorities that the emergency has shifted to a recovery phase.. Planned radiation exposure limits for urgent rc-entry shall b.e in accordance with National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) criteria and, in any lesser situa,
tion, the criteria of 10 C.F.R. Part 20 apply. Analyses will be performed to estimate population exposure from all applicable exposure pathways. The general structure of a long-term recovery organization is described in the Emergency Plan.
Q.21 Do the plans for recovery and re-entry described in your response to Question 20 above meet planning standard 10 C.F.R. Section 50.47(b)(13)?
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Yes, the Applicants' plans for recovery and re-entry satisfy the criteria of NUREG-Oe54, II.M which are the implementation criteria for 10 C.F.R. 1 50.47(b)(13).
Q.22 What is your assessment of the Applicants' capability to implement the procedures and activities which you have described in this testimony?
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I have reviewed the implementing procedures and, in my judgment, they provide adequate and clear direction to the person called upon to l
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O JOHN R. SEARS RESUME' Prior to 1952, I was employed in field jobs in various aspects of mechanical engineering.
In 1952, I joi: ?d Brookhaven National Laboratory as a Reactor Shift While at Brodkhaven. I completed Supervisor on the Brookhaven Graphite Reactor.
a series cf courses given by the Nuclear Engineering Department in nuclear engineering.
These courses were patterned on the ORSORT programs.
In 1956, I was appointed I was a member of Project Engineer on the Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor.
the design group, participated in critical design experiments, wrote specifications, coauthored the hazards report, was re,ponsible for field ipspection and contractor s
About three liaison, trained operators and loaded anu scarted up the reactor.
month's after start-up, in 1959, following the successful completion of proof tests and demonstration of the reactor in its design operating mode for boron capture therapy of brain cancer, I accepted a position as reactor inspector with the l
Division of Inspection, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission.
In 1960, I transferred, as a reactor inpsector, to the newly-formed. vision of Compliance.
I was responsible for the inspection, for safety and compliance with license requirements, of the licensed reactors and the fuel faorication and fuel processirg plants, which use more than critical amounts of pecial nuclear material, in the Eastern United 52ates.
In September 1953. I transferred to the Operational Safety Branch, Directorate of Licensing. My responsibility included development of appropriate guides for evaluation of operational aspect of license applications and staff assistance in re<1ew of powar reactor applicants submittals in the areas of Organization and Managenent.
Personnel Qualifications, Training Programs, Procedures and Administrative Control, Review and Audit Start-up Testing Programs Industrial Security and Emergency Planning.
v The Branch was reorganized as the Industrial Security and Emergency Planning Branch in April 1974 to place increased emphasis and attention upon areas of physical security and emergeiicy planning.
l In 1976 I transferred to th: Divison of Operating Reactors as the sole reviewer
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responsible for review of emergency planning for all the operating reactors in the United States.
New York C*ty College,1950 - Mechanical Engineering Argonne International School of Reactor Technology,1961 - Reactor Control Course GE BWR System Design Course,1972 l
Popo-U.S. Army,1974 - Course in Industrial Defense and Disaster Pl.nning Instructor at DCPA, 1976, 1977 - Course in Emergency Planning Director,1962 - Reactor Program, Atoms for Peace Exhibit, Bangkok, Thailand
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d UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY,
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Docket Nos. 50-351 OL
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(San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station )
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "NRC STAFF TESTIMONY ON GUARD CONTENTIONS 1, 2.E, 2.I, 2.J AND 2.K CONCERNING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR THE SAM ON0FRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UMITS 2 AND 3" in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class or as indicated by an asterisk, by depusit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission internal nail systen, this 21st day of August,1981:
- James L. Kelley, Esq., Chairman David R. Pigott, Esq.
Administrative Judge Samuel B. Casey, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board John A. Mendez, Esq.
I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Edward B. Rcgin, Esq.
Washington, D.C.
20555 Of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe A Professional Corporation Dr. Cadet H. Hand, Jr.,
600 Montgomery Street Administrative Judge San Francisco, California 94111 c/o Bodega Marine Laboratory University of California A16n R. Watts, Esq.
P. O. Box 247 Daniel K. Spradif r Bodega Bay, California 94923 Rourke & Woodruff 10555 North tiain Street Mrs. Elizabeth B. Johnson, Suite 1020 Administrative Judge Santa Ana, California 92701 Oak Ridge National Laboratory P. O. Box X, Building 3500 Richard J. Wharton, Esq.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 University of San Diego School of Law Alcala Park San Diego, California 92110 Janice E. Kerr, Esq.
J. Calvin Simpson, Esq.
Lawrence Q. Garcia, Esq.
Mrs. Lyn Harris Hicks California Public Utilities Commission GUARD 3908 Calle Ariana 5066 State Building San Francisco, California 94102 San Clemente, California 92672 M
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A. S. Carstens 2071 Caminito Circulo Norte James A. Eco'ictte, Esq.
Southern California Edison Company Mt. La Jolla, California 92037 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, California 91770
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David W. Gilman Robert G. Lacy Washington, D.C.
20555 San Diego Gas & Electric Company
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal P. O. Box 1831 San Diego, California 92112 Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phyllis M. Gallagher, Ecq.
Washington, D.C.
20555 1695 West Crescent Avenue Suite 222
- Secretary Anaheim, California 52701 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Chief, Docketing & Service Charles E. McClung, Jr., Esq.
Branch Fleming, Anderson, McClung & Finch Washington, D C.
20555 23521 Paseo De Valencia Suite 308A Laguna Hills, California 92653 7'
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