ML20140D086

Forwards Waterford 3 Booklet,Issued Apr 1997, Safety Info - Plans to Help You During Emergencies, for Info & Use

ML20140D086
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	06/05/1997
From:	Ewing E ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
W3F1-97-0143, W3F1-97-143, NUDOCS 9706100228
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Killona. LA 70006 l Tel 504 739 6242 Early C. Ewing, Ill l

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W3F1-97-0143 l A4.05 j PR l June 5,1997 l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission  :

ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

Waterford 3 SES Docket No. 50-382 License No. NPF-38 i Safety Information Booklet Gentlemen:

Attached for your information and use are three copies of the Waterford 3 booklet (April,1997 issue) entitled, " Safety Information - Plans to Help You During Emergencies". Copies of this booklet were recently distributed to the general public in the Waterford 3 area per the requirements of 10CFR50 Appendix E. Please advise if you desire additional copies.

Very truly yours, 0

E.C. Ewing Director j 3 (c/If Nuclear Safety & Regulatory Affairs hlN"j ECE/GCS/tjs p: fle$

(w/o Attachment) [f*? l cc: E.W. Merschoff, NRC Region Is/, C.P. Patel, NRC-NRR, J. Smith, i N.S. Reynolds, NRC Resident inspectors Office i l

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What To Do if You Hear l

The Outdoor Sirens . .

. STAY CALM. You will have time to take the needed steps.

TURN ON YOUR R ADIO OR TV. You will be told what to do.

- Radio -WWL 870 AM/WLMG - 101.9 FM

-Radio WADU 94.9 FM

-TV Channels 4-WWL,6-WDSU,8-WVUE, i 12-WYES,26-WGNO and COX 6 (St. Charles) l t

DO NOT USE THE PHONE. The lines are needed for official business.

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• If you are told to PROTECT YOUR BREATHING: ,

- Cover your nose and mouth with a handkerchief or other cloth.

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- Close the windows and doors if you are in a building

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or car. 1

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- Turn off heating or cooling systems. Turn off window l

and attic fans.

If you are told to SHELTER IN PLACE:

- Go inside your house or some other building,

- Stay inside until your radio or TV says you can leave safely.

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- Turn off heating or cooling systems. Turn off window and attic fans. I

- Keep your pets inside.

- Listen to the radio or TV for further advice.

l if you are told to EVACUATE:

- Be sure that this order applies to your section of the map inside this booklet if it does, follow the next steps.

- Get ready to leave your home for a few days. If you have children in school, they will be taken to the reception center for their school. Meet them there.

- Pack only what you will need most. Take this booklet, clothes, medicine, baby supplies, portable radio (if you have one), checkbook and credit cards.

-Turn off the lights and your household appliances.

- Lock your house. The section where you live will be guarded while you are away.

-Use your own car if you can. Take neighbors who ,

need a ride,if you have room. lf you have no ride, ask one of your neighbors for a ride,if you cannot do that, )

go to one of the pickup points listed on the chart inside this booklet. You can get a ride there.

-Turn on the car radio for information. l

-Go to the reception center for your section of the map.The chart inside this booklet and the radio or TV r

will tell you where to go.

I PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS BOOKLET.

IT TELLS YOU MORE ABOUT HOW TO BE READY FOR EMERGENCIES.

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How Will You Be Told About The Emergency? s If an accidat occurs at Weierford 3. experts at the plant will help your State and Pansh agencies decide how senous it is, Outdoor sirens will be turned on if there is an emergency in You will be told what actions to take, based on the plans de- your Pansh. These sirens have been put in the best places in the scobed here. Be sure you understand them. If you have any St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Panshes for you to hear j questions while reading this booklet. ask one of these offices for them. Firemen and deputies may dnve through the area to warn help now. That way you will be prepared before an emergency you, too. If you are in a marsh or swamp. you will be wamed by I can come up. State or Pansh Officials. If you are in a boat on the River, the s rens on the shore will warn you. The Coast Guard may also warn you.

St. Charles Parish Department of Emergency Pre- The sirens will sound only dunng testing and dunng emergen-piredness, Parish Courthouse,15045 River Road (High- cies way 18), Hahnville, La., Phone Number (504) 783-5050 . Tests - Local govemments will test outdoor sirens at j noon on the first Thursday of each month. These are just St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Defense, Emergency tests. You do not need to do anything.

Operations Center,1801 West Airline Highway, Laplace, . Emergencies -If there is an emergency, you will hear a y La., Phone Number (504) 652-2222 wavenng sound that stays on for 3 to 5 minutes. Th.s 1 means that you should turn on your radio or TV. These stations will tell you which sections of the map are af.

Wh n Will An Emergency Affect You? fected by the emergency. They will also tell you what -

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the En- ctions to take if you are in one of the affected sections.

vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) have studied this ques. - Radio WWL-870 AM/WLMG - 101.9 FM tion. They have learned that you most hkely will not have to d anything. If you hve as close as ten miles from Waterford 3' an i L. 6 WDSU,8.WVUE, though, you should be prepared. 12-WYES,26 WGNo and COX 6 (St. Charles)

If your home or the place you work is on the map inside this booklet, an emergency may or may not affect you. An accident Should You USe The Phone?

Could affect some parts of the map and not others. That will depend on where the wind is coming from. how strong it is, and if there is an emergency, the phone lines will be needed for on how severe the accident is. To help you know if you will have othcial business. Do not use your phone unless you or someone to take some action or not, the map has these 16 sections. you know is injured or too sick to do what is needed. If you must use the phone. keep your call very short. This booklet and your radio and TV wil tell you what actions you might need 10 take.

A1,A2,A3,A4 Read it through and be sure you understand it. Clear up all questions you have now, not later.

Donotlistentorumors TurnonyourradioorTVforup to-date  :

C1,C2,C3,C4 information dunng an emergency.

D1,D2,D3,D4 What Are The ACTIONS In an emergency, radio and TV stations will tell which sections on the map will be affected. Unfold the booklet at this time and i You Might Need To Take?

i pick out the section of the map where you live. Put that number in The three actions you might be asked to take are called the blank on the front of this booklet to make 11 easy to find later if  ; Protect Your Breathing, Shelter in Place, or Evacuate. They you need it. Then come back to this page and read on. j are desenbed at nght. Be sure you are clear about them. If you have neighbors who are hard of heanng or do not see well, please help them. Be sure they know what they are supposed to i do in an emergency. Fill out the Special Needs Card in this booklet and mailit for them if they cannot do this themselves.

Use this card also if you or someone you know needs a wheel-chair or needs special help for some other reason. That way you can be sure to get the special help needed.

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1 Everything around you is made up of small particles called atoms. The atoms in some matter are " radioactive" and can split to form new matter. When this happens it gives off energy called

" radiation." This energy can be used to*make electricity, to treat 1 cancer, and in other helpful wyays.

You live with radiation all the time, and take some into your body every day. But sometimes you must be careful how much of this radiation enters your body. If the amount of radiation in the air is large, you must protect yourself from it. Your house or some other building can otten be a good shelter if there is too much radiation in the air.

l The amount of radiation you take into your body is mea-sured in " millirems." Here are some examplec of what you receive in one year, and where it comes from.

• The earth and space - about 80 millirems Your food - about 24 millirems Most persons living in the St. Charles or St. John the i Baptist Parishes get about 100 millirems per year in these natural ways. You may also get radiation i., other ways, l 2 or 3 chest x-rays - about 40 millirems i

• The material in your house - about 34 millirems A coast-to-coast airline flight - about 2 millirems

• A color TV set - about 1 millirem Uving next to a plant like Waterford 3 will add less than one '

millirem per year. {

5 Here is how Waterford 3 works. Uranium atoms in the " reactor core" split to produce heat. This heat makes water hot enough to produce steam. This steam is then used to make electricity in the same way eiectricity is made in a plant that burns coal or oil.

When the atoms in the core split, radioactive matter is formed. )

The plant blocks its release in several ways.  ;

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1. Metal fuel rods seal the uranium and most of the

[ radioactive matter inside the core.

2. A container with a steel wall 8% inches thick surrounds the core and seals it in.

3. A second container with a steel wall two inches thick is around the first one. ,

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4. A concrete wallthree feet thick seals in all of the other parts.

if there is an accident. Waterford 3 can block the release of all or most of the radiation. But in a severe accident, some radioac-  !

i live matter may be released. If it is this matter will be c"ried in the

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' air. lf that happens. an emergency,willbe declared. You may then

. be asked to do certain things to protect yourself until the wind }

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d Radiation Emergencies There are four kinds of emergencies at nuclear power plants.

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1. Unusual Event, A minor problem has taken place. No  !

release of radioactive matter is expected. Federal, State and Pansh officials willbe told of this. You will not have to do anything. h j

2. Alert. This is also a minor problem. Small amounts of radioactive matter could be released at the plani. Federal. State f y i and Parish officials will be told of this and wdl be asked to stand by,11 is not likely that you will have to do anything. I

3. Site Area Emergency. This is a more serious problem.

Small amounts of radioactive matter could be released into the $

area outside of the plant. Federal, State and Parish officials will l

prepare to help you if you need to take special action. If such , l action is needed. the sirens will be tumed on. You should then )

listen to local radio or TV stations for advice, g g

4. General Emergency. This is the most sev

• kind of 1 emergency. Radioactive matter could be released outside the l l plant. Federal. State and Pansh officials will work closely with  ;

-l experts at the plant. You may have to protect yourself. If action is needed, the sirens will be tumed on. You should then listen to f local radio or TV stations for advice. i*

Remember that a nuclear plant is not like a bomb. It CAN-NOT explode. You will have time to do what is needed if you 1 f

have to protect yourself. Please read the rest of this booklet. i 11 will tell you how to prepare for an emergency.  ;

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What if You Are Told To PROTECT YOUR BREATHING?

This means you should take these steps.

Cover your nose and mouth with a handkerchief or other cloth.

t Close the windows and doors if you are in a building or a l car.

[ Turn off heating or cooling systems. Turn off window or attic fans.

I What if You Are Told To SHELTER IN PLACE? .

This means you should protect yourself inside your house or some other building. This is a good action to take if there is a short release or small amount of radiation in the air. If your  ;

h children are in school, they will be protected by school officials. I Take these steps to protect yourself.

Go inside if you are outside. When insido, stay there until l

your radio or TV says you can leave safely. This is most i

likely to be after a few hours, rather than a day or more. '

Close all doors and windows.

Turn off heating or cooling systems. Turn off window or attic fans.

( Keep your pets inside.

Listen to one of these radio or TV stations for further instructions.

- Radio -WWL-870 AM/WLMG - 101.9 FM

- Radio -WADU - 94.9 FM

-TV - Channels 4 WWL,6-WDSU,8-WVUE, 12 WYES,26-WGNO and COX 6 (St. Charles)

What if You Are Told To EVACUATE?

This means that you should move to a place more than ten l miles from Waterford 3. Plans have been made to give you housing at special reception centers if you need it. Be sure all members of your family know where to meet in an emergency.

That way you will not have to call them on the phone at that time.

The reception centers are listed on the chart inside this book-let. Unfold it and follow the steps to locate your reception center and how to get there.

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i A Message to  ;

i Our Neighbors and Friends .

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Ti Your State and Parish governments have prepared this booklet to tell you what to do if there is an eme.gency at Water-ford 3. That is not likely to happen. but you need to be prepared.

You can also use this booklet in other kin'ds of emergencies, j cuch as hurricanes, tornadoes, or spilled chemicals.

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i Please take the time to read this booklet now. Make sure that 1 all members of your family understand what it says. Talk it over with your neighbors and friends. Some of them may need your help or you may need theirs. If you know someone who is bhnd l

or does not read well, please read the booklet to them. The best way to be safe in an emergency is to know what to do and to help l [ each other.

! H Keep this booklet in a handy place. If you want more copies of

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i ._ St. Charles Parish Department of Emergency Pre-1 paredness, Parish Courthouse,15045 River Road M

l (Highway 18), Hahnville, La.

y  ; St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Defense. Emer, gency Operations Center,1801 West Airline High-way, Laplace, La..

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i If there is an emergency, outdoor sirens will warn you.When you hear the sirens, turn on your radio or TV.They will then tell you more about it. Please stay tuned to one of these local i

, stations as long as the emergency lasts.

1H m Radio -WWL-870 AM/WLMG 101.9 FM m a Radio - WADU - 94.9 FM You can also get information about an emergency at j Waterford 3 on New Orleans radio and TV stations.

., .A TV - Channels 4-WWL, 6-WDSU, 8-WVUE, j 12-WYES and 26-WGNO, COX 6 (St. Charles)

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• T Arnold J. Labat President Ted R. Leonard General Manager,

< i' St. Charles Parish St. John the Baptist Plant Operations.

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If you h ar tha outdoor sirens, turn en your rtdio crTV to find cut whit to do. . .

- Radio WWL-870 AM/WLMG 101.9 FM

- Radio WADU - 94.9 FM

-TV - Channels 4-WWL,6-WDSU,8-WVUE,12-WYES, ,

26 WGNO and COX 6 (St. Charles)

FOLLOWTHE DIRECTIONS GIVEN EVEN IF THEY DIFFER FROM THOSE IN THIS BOOKLET.

Where To Get More Information Or Other Help Be sure you, the members of your family. and your friends understand the information in this booklet. All of you will then know what to do in an emergency. You can be prepared ahead of time and will not have to try to use the phone when the lines are busy. j Call or write to one of the offices oelow NOWif you have questions about this booklet.

• St. Charles Parish Department of Emergency Pre-paredness, Parish Cour1 house,15045 9iver Road (High- ,'

way 18), Hahnville, La., Phone Number (o04) 783-5050

. St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Defense, Emergency l Operations Center,1801 West Airline Highway, Laplace, j La., Phone Number (504) 652-2222  ;

Do NOT Listen to Rumors, Turn on your radio or TV for up-to-date information during an emergency.

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What To Do if You Ara Told To Evacuato

The map and the chart on this page show you how to move out of your area if you are asked to evacuate. You are also told below how to get ready for the trip.

Follow These Steps For Using The Map and The Chart .

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1. Locate the section in which you live. Look on the map }

and the chart for your section number. This is the number you are asked to put on the front of the booklet. If you are not sure about f' this number, check the map again. Circle your number on the r chart Write it on the front of this booklet. j

2. Locate the evacuation routes for your section. Look ,

across the chart to the third column. This is the one with the heading " Evacuation Routes" marked at the top of the chart, f There you will find the routes to take when you drive to your  !

center. Mark the route on the map that is easiest for you to  : i follow. That will help you in an emergency.

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3. Locate your rece I route you have chosen,ption center.

in the next Now (with column look the alongside headingthe L l

" Reception Centers for Adults and School Children"). There you i will find the name of your reception center and its address. Put a circle around it. Each member of your family should know the location of your reception center.

When you arrive at the Reception Center, you will meet any fam. .

ily members who did not travel with you. After you register, you "

may leave and stay with friends and relatives. lf you choose to stay f i at a hotel or motel, or with family or friends, be sure the place is (

more than ten miles from Waterf ord 3. If you need a place to stay, {

shelter space will be made available at the Reception Center. L i

4. L.ocate your pickup point. If you need a ride to a reception l center, try to go with a neighbor, a friend, or a relative. If you I cannot do that, you can be picked up from special points near you. {

Each pickup point in the chart has a number. To locate e pickup t point on the map, look for the triangle with that number on it.

Choose the pickup point closest to your home. Put a circle around it.

5. Locate your children's reception center. If the children have to leave their schools for a safer place, they will be the first ,

o to move. Their teachers and other adults will take them to the reception center for the section in which they go to school Locate that center on the chart and circle it. You will also be told by radio or TV where to pick up your children.

Do not go to your children's school to pick them up. That could delay their move to a safer place. School officials will take special care of your children. .

Your children may live within ten miles of Waterford 3. but go to 1 a school f arther away. If they do, plan to pick them up at the school yourself. l.

Do not try to call your children's school. The phone lines I will be needed for official business.

6. Try this example. This will show you if you are using the  : ,

chart correctly. Suppose you live in Section A4 on the map. In the first column you see the section number and the name of the

, Parish, St. John. In the second column you see the names of the  !

towns in that section, Reserve and Garyville. The third column j lists the evacuation routes for section A4. It tells you that you  ;

can use U.S. 61 North or go west on Route 44 (River Road).  :

You would choose the easiest road for you to follow. Look at the (

fourth column. The reception center for section A4 would be the l

Centroplex, at 27S South River Road in Baton Rouge. The last -

t colum,n lists the pickup points in section A4 where you could go to '

get a ride. . i Y If you hav'e questions about your route, reception center, or  !

.. pickup point. write or call one of these of fices as soon as you can.

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parednsss, Pansh Courthouse,15045 River Road (High-way 18), Hahnville, La., Phone Number (504) 783-5050 St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Defense, Emergency Operations Center,1801 West Airline Highway, Laplace, La., Phone Number (504) 652-2222 3

Follow These Steps To Get Ready For the Trip

1. Stay as calm as you can. If you already know where to go and what to take. that will help. You will have time to do what you

, need to do. Remember that nuc?ar plants do NOT explode.

2. Gather what you and ytc family will need. You will probably have to be awa ,

things along if you can. y from ime for a few days. Take these )

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Extra clothing Eyeglasses, dentures, prescription drugs, other important

, medicines, and first aid kit .

t l Some way to identify yourself Baby supplies  !

Portable radio and flashlight (if you have them) '

s Checkbook and credit cards ti j 3. Remember as you leave to do the following.

i Turn off the lights and your household appliances.

.T Leave your refrigerator and freezer on.

3 Lock your house. .,

Use only one car (or other vehicle) for your family. If you have room, please check to see if any of your neighbors need

, a ride.

2 Follow the route you have marked on the map in this booklet.

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Keep your car windows and air vents closed. Listen to one of the following radio stations for reports about your route 5

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-WWL-870 AM/WLMG - 101.9 FM yh WADU - 94.9 FM i Drive safely; traffic willbe heavy. Deputies along your route will

[ help with the traffic. '

• I 4. Do not worry about your property while you are away. i 4

Law officers will protect it.

k National Guard troops will be called if they need to help.

{ Roadblocks will keep people out of the area you have left.

]y 5. Ask about these kinds of information when you get to your reception center. -

How to register.

[ Where members of your family are, if they are not with you.

How to get other housing if you need it.

• How to get medical or other special help.  !

? How to get check?d for radiation.

When it is safe to go back home.

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T If you hear the outdoor sirens, tum on your radio orTV M to find out what to do.

ji! -Radio-WWL-870 AfNWLMG 101.9 FM d - Radio - WADU - 94.9 FM 1 -TV - Channels 4-WWL,6-WDSU,8-WVUE,12-WYES, M 26-WGNO and COX 6 (St. Charles)

) FOLLOWTHE DIRECTIONS GIVEN EVEN IFTHEY DIFFER f FROM THOSE IN THIS BOOKLET.

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