====== PLAN-E ====== PLAN-E Emergency Response ========================= I. INTRODUCTION --------------- A. Purpose ~~~~~~~~~~ To provide for classification of emergency conditions and describe the general actions to be taken for each Emergency Classification Category. B. Description ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This procedure provides the general guidelines for classification and actions to be taken in event of an emergency condition. The guidance provided in this procedure is very general as each emergency is an unpredictable and unique event. The specific actions taken are left to the personnel in charge based on their assessment of the event and the circumstances. C. Schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~ Apply for each occurrence of an emergency event. D. Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~ .. line-block:: :ref:`Classification ` :ref:`Non-reactor specific event ` :ref:`Notification of Unusual event ` :ref:`Area Evacuation ` E. Attachments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. line-block:: :ref:`A1 Emergency Classifications ` :ref:`A2 Equipment and Supplies ` A3 Drill Exercise F. Equipment and Materials ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. line-block:: Emergency Equipment Emergency Supplies G. References and Documents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. UT TRIGA Emergency Plan 2. NCRP Report #65 II. PROCEDURE ------------- .. _PLAN-E.II.A: A. Classification ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Use information in Attachment A, Emergency Classification, to classify the event as a: a. Non-Reactor Specific Event b. Notification of Unusual Event 2. Place call for assistance, and start notification process (see procedure PLAN 0). 3. Follow the procedures of section B or C. If evacuation is necessary follow the procedures of section D. .. _PLAN-E.II.B: B. Actions for Non-Reactor Specific Event: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Evacuation of the building would not normally be a requirement of this classification of event. 1. The reactor shall be immediately shutdown if the event or emergency has the potential to worsen such that the reactor, pool, room, experiments or instrumentation and control system are threatened. 2. Render immediate assistance to any victim. 3. Secure radioactive materials as necessary. 4. Notify all persons in the immediate areas. 5. Identify the responsible person to be designated emergency director. 6. Request assistance from appropriate emergency response organizations. (Refer to Call List.) 7. Notify and/or verify notification of University Radiation Safety Officer and the NETL Director. 8. Initiate actions that mitigate the emergency situation. 9. Take actions necessary to terminate emergency condition. .. _PLAN-E.II.C: C. Actions for Notification of Unusual Event: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Evacuation of the building or an area may be a requirement of this classification of event.* 1. Terminate reactor operation by normal shutdown or scram switch, if appropriate. 2. Notify and evacuate all persons in the immediate vicinity. 3. Specify the responsible emergency director by verbal acknowledgement: a. Reactor Supervisor b. Supervisory Reactor Operator c. Health Physicist d. Facility Director or his designee 4. Notify appropriate emergency response organizations. (Refer to Call List) 5. Secure appropriate emergency equipment. Locate appropriate emergency supplies. (Refer to Emergency Equipment and Supplies List) 6. Initiate actions to mitigate the emergency. 7. Identify need for emergency support. 8. Notify university safety and security personnel. 9. Provide security and access control. 10. Assess radiation levels and releases. 11. Implement controls to limit personnel exposures appropriately. Establish controls for radioactive material contamination. 12. Evacuate personnel on adjacent site areas if necessary. 13. Notify NRC and Texas Department of State Health Services Radiation Control Program. (Refer to Emergency Call List) 14. Maintain physical security, and radiological monitoring until event is terminated. 15. Take actions necessary to terminate emergency condition. 16. Review facility status and develop recovery procedures. .. _PLAN-E.II.D: D. Area Evacuation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Proceed to the emergency assembly area. An alternate area may be designated if the assembly area is not considered safe. a. Assembly area is the health physics room (2.106). For localized emergencies that do not threaten the building systems or multiple building areas. b. Alternate areas are the NETL Annex, or parking area near the entrance to the NETL equipment access driveway. If these areas are downwind, the emergency director shall locate another site upwind of the building, visible to arriving emergency responders, and verbally notify all evacuees. c. Account for all persons in the facility. A person should monitor the whereabouts of facility personnel at both the main and service exits to the building. d. Determine the person specified as emergency director. Assign a person to provide public information. e. NETL Emergency Director should wear a hard-hat and/or fluorescent vest with NETL-Emergency director designation. f. NETL Emergency Director should communicate with HP or staff personnel using two way communication equipment, such as radio or portable phone, or by relay via response personnel communication equipment. 2. Control spread of radioactive contamination by: a. Immediate measurement of activity on hands and feet b. Removal of contaminated clothing and washing of skin surfaces c. Identification of potential problem areas d. Control of access to hazard areas 3. Remove readily accessible portable radiation survey instruments to be available for emergency activities. Issue pocket dosimeters to emergency personnel entering potential radiation areas. 4. Persons transported from the area for medical treatment shall be free of contamination or escorted by a knowledgeable person with radioactivity measurement equipment. 5. Avoid areas with potential safety hazards. EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION ------------------------ Classify Emergency conditions as follows: .. _PLAN-E.A1: +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ |Class | Condition | Qualification (Emergency Action Level) | +======+==============================+===============+==================================================+ | I\.| **Non-Reactor Specific Emergency** | | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Individual injury | Assistance necessary | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Natural disaster | Nearby, threatening or impending | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Fire in operations boundary | Lasting 15 minutes or less | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Fire in building | Outside operations area | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Hazardous localized condition | Personnel contamination or material spill | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | II\.| **Notification of Unusual Evenet** | | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Severe natural phenomenon | Damage to building, facility utilities or | | | | Damage to reactor systems | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Sustained fire in facility | Threat to reactor systems or | | | | Threat to radioactive materials | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Civil disturbance or bomb threat | Threat of physical damage | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Threat or breach of physical security | Discovery of forced entry or SNM theft | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Reactor coolant loss | Exceeds makeup capability | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Reactor coolant leakage | Leakage out of facility boundary at | | | | concentration exceeding release limits | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Single or multiple fuel element failure | Release of radionuclides at concentration | | | | ≥ 100 DAC into operations area | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Measured dose rate | ≥ 20 mrem/hr at operations boundary | | | | where source of radiation in unknown | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Projected or Measured Deep Dose | ≥ 15 mrem at site boundary for 24 hr exposure | | | Equivalent from Effluents | | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Projected or Measured Committed Effective | ≥ 15 mrem at site boundary for 24 hr exposure | | | Dose equivalent from Effluents | (2400 EC-hours per 15 mrem for nuclides other | | | | than noble gases; 1200 EC-hours per 15 mrem for | | | | noble gases) | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | | Measured Particulate Activity in | ≥ 2.0 x 10⁻⁹ μCi/cc (10,000 cpm on | | | Operations Boundary | fixed filter sample w/ 2 hour accumulation) | +------+----------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ .. _PLAN-E.A2: Emergency Equipment ------------------- +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ | *Emergency Lights*: | ac and dc lighting in hallways, stairways, reactor bay | +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ | | portable flashlight in control room | +---------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ |*Fire Extinguishers*:| Fixed systems | Dry stand pip in stariways | +---------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Sprinklers in lab and office areas | +---------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Halon system in control room, 72# | +---------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Portable equipment | CO₂ (8) 10# | +---------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Halon (1) 15# | +---------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Dry chemical (8) 6# | +---------------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | *Radiation Monitors*:| Model | Manuf. | Type | Range | +======================+===========+=============+=====================+====================+ | (FIXED-log) | RMSII-6 | Eberline | Cylinder GM (γ) | 0.1-10,000 mR/hr | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | M-333 | Ludlum | Pancake GM (β) | 10-100,000 cpm | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | AR-1000 | GA (TRIGA) | Scintillator (β) | 1-1 x 10⁷ cpm | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | (PORTABLE) | RO-2A | Eberline | Ion Chamber (γ) | 0-50 R/hr | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | Micro-Rem | Bicron | Cylinder GM (γ) | 0-200 mR/hr | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | Frist-Tech| Bicron | Pancake GM (β,γ) | 0-500,000 cpm | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | | |Scintillator 50 (α,β)| 0-500,000 cpm | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | PRS-2/NRD | Eberline | BF₃ Counter (n) | 0-5 R/hr | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+ Emergency Supplies ------------------ Reference Materials: .. line-block:: Emergency Procedures TRIGA Safety Analysis Report Emergency Notification List Health Physics Handbook University Radiation Safety Manual 10CFR20/NCRP 65 Radiation Detection: .. line-block:: 2-γ sensitive radiation detectors with batteries 1-pocket dosimeter charger & reader unit (w/bat) 4-γ type pocket dosimters First Aid Kit: .. line-block:: Band-aids, gauze adhesive tape, scissors, swabs iodine, antiseptics ammonia inhalant tongue depressor, eyedropper eyewash, absorbent cotton Control Materials: .. line-block:: 5-Radiation Area 5-High Radiation Area 1 roll radioactive material tape 5-Airborne radioactive Areaw 5-Radioactive Material 20 ft magenta & yellow rope Protective Clothing: .. line-block:: 8 pair gloves 8 pair coveralls 8 filter respirators, (1/4 mask) 8 pair shoe covers 1 full mask respirator, filters Cleanup Materials: .. line-block:: 10 large plastic bags 1 roll lab-mat absorbent paper 1 pkg. ordinary paper towels 1 bottle decontamination soap Supplement: Additional Equipment +----------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ | (1-routine use) | RM-14S | Eberline | Pancake GM (β, γ) | 0-5,000,000 cpm | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ | | CRM51m | NMC | Cylinder GM (β, γ) | 0-50,000 cpm | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ | | V-450B | Victoreen | Ion Chamber (α, β, γ) | 0-50 R/hr | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ | | V-190 | Victoreen | Cylinder GM (α, β, γ) | 0-10,000,000 cpm | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ | (2-emergency use) | CDV715 | Victoreen | Ion Chamber (γ) | 0-50 R/hr | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ | | CDV700 | Victoreen | Cylinder GM (β, γ) | 0-300,000 cpm | +----------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ *NOTE*: *Actual equipment on hand may vary from specifically listed items but should perform similar functions.*