Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Emergency Management Update

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1 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Emergency Management Update Mike McCoy U.S. Department of Energy, Carlsbad Field Office Emergency Management Program Manager Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference Sacramento, California April,

2 Location Where is WIPP? 25 mi. from Carlsbad, NM 190 mi. from El Paso, TX 300 mi. for Albuquerque, NM 2

3 Incidents at WIPP February 5 Underground Fire February 14 Radiological Release Accident Investigation Board (AIB) Report issued March 13, 2014 AIB Report, Phase I issued April 24, 2014 AIB Report, Phase II issued April 16,

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5 Key Recovery Steps toward Resumption of Operations Nuclear Safety Document Revisions Safety Management Program Revitalization Underground Restoration - Re-Establish Degraded Equipment - Fire Protection - Maintenance and Ground Control - Radiological Roll-back - Soot cleaning of electrical panels Expedite mine stability Initial Panel 6 and Panel 7, Room 7 Closure Interim Ventilation Supplemental Ventilation Modifications 5

6 Radiological Rollback 6

7 Ground Control Bolting activities are being completed in a number of operationally significant areas As expected, the salt has moved since the incidents, and some rock-bolts have failed. 7

8 Recovery Status - Bolting Bolting activities are continuing in both uncontaminated and contaminated areas Underground catch-up bolting continues with over 1,750 bolts installed Bolting activities to the entrance side of Panel 6 completed earlier this month 8

9 Room 7 Panel 7 Project REACH-- Completed Videos were completed on January 28, 2015; Accident Investigation Board confirmed no additional videos required. Reach project is complete. Photographic and video examination found no anomalies or other breached drums. Accident Investigation Board released the Phase II report on April 16,

10 Contamination Mitigation WIPP has procured new equipment to mitigate contamination Spray cart Applies a water mist to stabilize and encapsulate the radioactive particles into the salt HEPA vacuum system Used to capture loose contamination that has not been encapsulated into the salt 10

11 Recovery Recovery Rigorous recovery plan/schedule Revitalization of a comprehensive Emergency Management Program Upon successful demonstration of an external Operational Readiness Review, WIPP is anticipated to resume emplacement of waste operations in

12 Emergency Management Sustain and enhance the existing program. Immediate emergency procedure changes to address corrective action plans and requirements Completed an independent comprehensive emergency management assessment of Program Elements Program Elements 1. Technical Planning Basis 2. Program Administration 3. Training and Drills 4. Exercises 5. Readiness Assurance 6. Emergency Response Organization 7. Offsite Response Interfaces 8. Emergency Facilities and Equipment 9. Categorization and Classification 10. Notifications and Communications 11. Consequence Assessment 12. Protective Actions and Reentry 13. Emergency Medical Support 14. Emergency Public Information 15. Termination and Recovery 12

13 Emergency Management Implement interim program improvements. Emergency Response Operations Training and Qualification Program Emergency Management Plan and Emergency Procedures National Incident Management System/Incident (NIMS) Command System Enhanced Drill and Exercise Program Improved Offsite Interface Program Emergency Operations Center Enhancements 13

14 Emergency Management Implement sustainable program improvements. Transitioned into Phase III, after the Full Scale Exercise that was conducted on December 10, 2014 Program changes/enhancements being based on new framework - to address Emergency Management Safety Management Plan (SMP) schedule in recovery plan Phase III readiness for Operational Readiness Review. 14

15 Emergency Management Enhance emergency management staff skills, knowledge, and abilities. Filling the following key emergency management positions: Emergency Manager (on-staff) Emergency Planner (on-staff) Emergency Planner (on-staff) ERO Training Officer (on-staff) Readiness Assurance Coordinator (on-staff) Senior Exercise Planner (Vacant) EM Drill Planner (Vacant) Senior Emergency Planner/COOP (Vacant) Abnormal Condition Drill Coordinator (Vacant) EOC Watch Officer (Vacant) Augmenting NWP staff with emergency management subcontractor staff. 15

16 Executive Response Emergency Management Design and implementation of new EOC. Project Manager assigned to the project Engineering developing scope of work Preliminary requirements/needs developed/on-going Stakeholder walk down completed Consequence Assessment Planning Section Operations Section EM Manager EM Not to Scale Admin EM Emergency Operations Center EM EM EM Offsite Agency Offsite Agency NWP/CBFO Executive Response Team (Policy Group) Conference Room/Contingency Room Planning/Meeting IT/Systems Printer Center Break Rm Teleconference / VTC / WebEOC

17 Organizational Structure (new) 17

18 Drills and Exercises Program Activities Conducting 8-10 drills per month Conducting Annual Operations-Based Exercises December 10, 2014 Next Annual Exercise September 23, 2015 Full-Participation Exercise (FPE) must be conducted every 3 Years Coordination and support of offsite partners Planning Controllers and evaluators 18

19 Summary A robust emergency management program is being developed and implemented for long-term sustainment Developing capabilities and capacity to respond to allhazards at WIPP Building stronger interfaces and collaboration with our offsite partners (local, State, federal) Continued refinement of emergency plans, procedures, and protocols 19

20 Additional information is available or on 20

21 Contacts Mike McCoy U.S. Department of Energy, Carlsbad Field Office Emergency Management Program Manager (575) /7082 David Stuhan, Department Manager Emergency Management and Security Department Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC (575)