State UpdateState Update

2009-2010 Joint Exercise Scheduling Conference2009-2010 Joint Exercise Scheduling ConferenceWilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

January 20-22, 2010 January 20-22, 2010

Offsite Emergency Offsite Emergency Response OrganizationsResponse Organizations

Virginia Department of Virginia Department of Emergency Management Emergency Management (VDEM)(VDEM) Coordinates the Coordinates the

implementation of the State implementation of the State plan, to include assistance plan, to include assistance to local governments and to local governments and integrates emergency integrates emergency response actions of Federal response actions of Federal and State agenciesand State agencies

Virginia Department of Virginia Department of Health (VDH) – Division of Health (VDH) – Division of Radiological HealthRadiological Health Provides offsite radiological Provides offsite radiological

monitoring, technical monitoring, technical guidance and assistance guidance and assistance relative to actions requiredrelative to actions required

The ProjectThe Project Combined License (COL) Application Combined License (COL) Application

for Unit 3 of the North Anna Power for Unit 3 of the North Anna Power Station (NAPS)Station (NAPS) Dominion Virginia Power submitted a COL Dominion Virginia Power submitted a COL

Application to the NRC to construct and Application to the NRC to construct and operate Unit 3 of NAPSoperate Unit 3 of NAPS

Offsite plans and Offsite plans and

procedures were submitted procedures were submitted

and reviewed for all sixteen and reviewed for all sixteen

planning standardsplanning standards

General Characteristics of NAPSGeneral Characteristics of NAPSThe North Anna Power Station site, consisting of The North Anna Power Station site, consisting of approximately 1,856 acres, is located in Louisa approximately 1,856 acres, is located in Louisa County on the Southern shore of Lake Anna in County on the Southern shore of Lake Anna in

central Virginia, 40 miles northwest of Richmondcentral Virginia, 40 miles northwest of Richmond The 10-mile EPZ includes:The 10-mile EPZ includes:

Louisa CountyLouisa County Caroline CountyCaroline County Hanover CountyHanover County Orange CountyOrange County Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County

The 50-mile IPZ includes:The 50-mile IPZ includes:

~VA Counties of Albemarle, ~VA Counties of Albemarle, Amelia, Buckingham, Amelia, Buckingham, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Cumberland, Essex, Cumberland, Essex, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Goochland, Greene, Henrico, King George, King Henrico, King George, King & Queen, King William, & Queen, King William, Madison, New Kent, Page, Madison, New Kent, Page, Powhatan, Prince William, Powhatan, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Rappahannock, Richmond, Stafford and WestmorelandStafford and Westmoreland

~Charles County in ~Charles County in MarylandMaryland

State and Local Plan State and Local Plan ReviewReview

109 criteria reviewed109 criteria reviewed 69 – adequate69 – adequate 1 – inadequate1 – inadequate 39 – adequate, corrections needed39 – adequate, corrections needed

Respond to FEMA requests for Respond to FEMA requests for additional information and revise additional information and revise state and local plansstate and local plans

Challenges to Completing Challenges to Completing the RAIs for Open Itemsthe RAIs for Open Items

Limited response timeLimited response time Planning and conducting the Surry Planning and conducting the Surry

Power Station evaluated exercise on Power Station evaluated exercise on August 4, 2009August 4, 2009

Out-of-Sequence evaluated activities Out-of-Sequence evaluated activities (week of June 15-18):(week of June 15-18): 6 Evacuation Assembly Center (EAC) 6 Evacuation Assembly Center (EAC)

drillsdrills 1 Medical Services Drill1 Medical Services Drill

The ResultsThe Results

In December 2009, FEMA determined In December 2009, FEMA determined that plans are adequate and there is that plans are adequate and there is Reasonable Assurance that the plans Reasonable Assurance that the plans can be implemented with no corrections can be implemented with no corrections neededneeded

While a challenge to complete, the While a challenge to complete, the review provided an opportunity to review provided an opportunity to enhance state and local radiological enhance state and local radiological plans and identified areas for plans and identified areas for improvementimprovement

Art WarrenManager, Radiological Emergency PreparednessVirginia Department of Emergency Management

(VDEM)804-897-6500, ext. 6587

art.warren@vdem.virginia.gov

Susan BinkleyPlanner, Radiological Emergency PreparednessVirginia Department of Emergency Management

804-897-6500, ext. 6591susan.binkley@vdem.virginia.gov