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Missouri’s Response Radiation Emergency

Missouri’s Response Radiation Emergency. Callaway/Cooper Nuclear Plants. Keith Henke Radiological Response Coordinator Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology Keith.Henke@health.mo.gov. Who are we?.

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Missouri’s Response Radiation Emergency

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  1. Missouri’s Response Radiation Emergency Callaway/Cooper Nuclear Plants Keith Henke Radiological Response Coordinator Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology Keith.Henke@health.mo.gov

  2. Who are we? • The DHSS Radiological Emergency Response Team (RERT) is made up mostly of DHSS volunteers to be used in a supporting role to local authorities during a radiological emergency. • 20 + members • Cross trained in Radiological emergency response • 24 hour operations • (RSMo 192.510) requires DHSS to respond to all radiation emergencies.

  3. Response Equipment • Radiation Detection Equipment • Rate meters (Ludlum 2241, 14c, 3 and Canberra) Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Neutron • Gamma Spec. (Thermo Identifinder, BNC,) • Portal Monitors (SAIC PPM 2000 and ThermoElectron) • Air sampling (Radeeco H-810DC) Particulate and Iodine • Dosimetry (Electronic and SRD’s)

  4. RERT Vehicles • Three Emergency Response Vehicles • Kenwood VHF radios • MSV satellite radios • Cell phones • Fully equipped for sampling and storage

  5. Callaway Plant near Reform, MoCooper Nuclear Plant near Brownville, Ne

  6. Federal Guidance • EPA Manual of Protective Action Guides 1992 • FDA Food PAGS 1998 • NRC Guidance • FEMA NUREG 0654

  7. Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) 10 mile

  8. Ingestion Planning Zone 50 mile

  9. Emergency Classifications and Emergency Action Levels (EAL) • Emergency Classifications • Notice of Unusual Event (NOUE), Alert, Site Area Emergency or General Emergency. • EAL’s • Based on 4 conditions…Radiological, Hazard, System Malfunction or Fission Product Barrier • is a pre-determined, site-specific, observable threshold for a plant condition that places the plant in an emergency classification • Cooper…NOUE based on HU1.5 River level 899’

  10. Protective Action Guide (PAG) and Protection Action Recommendations (PAR) • PAG - Dose avoidance measure. It’s a projected dose to a defined individual from a release of radioactive material, which warrants a specific protective action to reduce or avoid that dose. • PAR- action recommended by the state when taken avoids most of the exposure to radiation that would occur from inhalation, direct exposure, or future ingestion of radioactive material from contaminated foods • Protective Actions - Evacuation or sheltering of the public, access control to an area, KI for emergency workers, agricultural embargoes

  11. Preventative PARS • These primarily deal with the Forage/Cow/Milk/Person pathway • Preventative PARS include • the transfer of dairy animals from fresh forage to uncontaminated stored feed and covered H2O sources, • Temporary embargo on taking livestock to market / harvesting of crops until adequate environmental sampling has been accomplished.

  12. DHSS Response • Alert • Team is formed consisting of a forward command team, two Field teams, and public information • Teams are briefed on situation, ER packets issued, equipment is inventoried and checked, communication are checked, teams are deployed to EOF, standby locations, JIC • Site Area • EOF team monitors release and projects doses based on release information. Preventative PARS made • FT’s are maneuvered by FTC to intercept plume for sampling… with considerations • Preventative PARS made to SEMA released by Joint Public Information Center (JPIC)

  13. DHSS Response • General Emergency • EOF team monitors plant conditions and release and projects doses based on release information. • FT’s are maneuvered by FTC to intercept plume for sampling… with considerations • FTC/support tracks doses • PARS made to SEMA • Regardless of projected dose • Automatic PARS made to the public • PARS released over EAS and through JIC

  14. RERT Goal • To provide a response to radiological health threats that is: • Prompt (1-4 hours) • Coordinated (Integrate with IC) • Efficient (Bring our own equipment) • Appropriate (May be a phone call) • We will Assess, Advise, Assist • So as to protect the health and safety of Missouri citizens

  15. So…When it’s all over…

  16. Missouri’s Response Radiation Emergency Callaway/Cooper Nuclear Plants THANKS

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