# Presentation: 563328

## Classifying Transportation  Events At SRS

John Riley

- John Riley

## ERG As Technical Basis For SRS Transportation EPHA

- ERG is international standard for transportation emergency response
- ERG performs the function of screening and hazard identification
- Isolation zones and protective action distances based on extensive modeling

**Notes:**
Up to 10,000 separate dose projections per accident analyzed

## ERG As Technical Basis For SRS Transportation EPHA

- DOE-HQ agrees the ERG can serve as EPHA for both radiological and chemical transportation events
- OST shipments excluded

## ERG Used In Conjunction With Site Classification EPIP

- At SRS, all transportation accidents are classified per ERG
- Definition of “shipment” = IAW site’s 19Q Manual (DOT or “equivalent” packaging)

## Classifying Transportation Events At SRS

- “19Q” shipments within controlled area of site will be classified if protective actions are required per green pages OR evacuation section of orange pages

## Classifying Transportation Events At SRS

- Transportation accidents that _do not_ involve DOE owned materials are not classifiable.
- EMG Parag. 3.2.1 (2)

**Notes:**
DOE EMG identifies non-DOE transportation accidents on roads, railroads, or rivers that traverse the site as “offsite” hazardous material events

EMG Parag. 3.2.1 (2)
Categorized as unclassified OE (below Alert  level)
DOE-HQ, States and Counties notified by EN Form

## Classifying Transportation Events At SRS

***An ***_***offsite hazardous material event***_*** not associated with DOE operations that is observed to have or is predicted to have an impact on a DOE site such that protective actions are required for onsite DOE workers.***
**Discussion.** This example applies to any release of hazardous material from external sources that requires onsite personnel to evacuate or take shelter. Such releases may originate from fixed facilities or transportation activities outside the site boundaries; _**from non-DOE transportation accidents on roads, railroads, or rivers that traverse the site**_; or from private industrial activity being conducted on the DOE site.

## Classifying Transportation Events At SRS

**Offsite DOE Transportation Activities**
_**Events or conditions that represent an actual or potential release of radiological or non-radiological hazardous materials from a DOE shipment outside a DOE site are Operational Emergencies**_. ...Initial response to an accident involving an offsite shipment will most likely come from a local police or fire department. These responders will most likely use the ERG to determine what protective actions should be implemented at the scene. While the language used in the various guides in the ERG differs slightly, it is clear that, if there are indications that a hazardous material or radiological shipment is leaking, responders will establish a zone surrounding the accident where protective actions, such as evacuation, are implemented. Once DOE becomes aware that such a zone, or such protective actions have been implemented by the responsible local responders, the event would be classified as an Operational Emergency.

## Classifying Transportation Events At SRS

- Offsite = any area outside of controlled areas
- SRS shipment offsite requiring protective actions = unclassified OE
- Non-SRS offsite accident requiring _onsite_ protective actions = unclassified OE

**Notes:**
DOE EMG identifies non-DOE transportation accidents on roads, railroads, or rivers that traverse the site as “offsite” hazardous material events

EMG Parag. 3.2.1 (2)
Categorized as unclassified OE (below Alert  level)
DOE-HQ, States and Counties notified by EN Form

## Slide 10

**Notes:**
DOE EMG identifies non-DOE transportation accidents on roads, railroads, or rivers that traverse the site as “offsite” hazardous material events

EMG Parag. 3.2.1 (2)
Categorized as unclassified OE (below Alert  level)
DOE-HQ, States and Counties notified by EN Form

## Slide 11

| 
CATEGORIZATION/
CLASSIFICATION | 
CATEGORY 2 – CHEMICAL RELEASE* |
| --- | --- |
| General Emergency
(GE) | GE-2.1
ERPG-2 (actual or projected) at or beyond the site boundary
(See TEEL List for ERPG-2 equivalent values) |
|  | GE-2.2
Transportation-related accident within the SRS Controlled Area that causes initial responders to initiate protective action beyond the Site Boundary.
[For highlighted substances, PADs are tabulated in the ERG Green pages. For non-highlighted substances, distances in the Orange pages under EVACUATION may be used in lieu of PADs] |
| Site Area
Emergency
(SAE) | SAE-2.1
ERPG-2 (actual or projected) at or beyond the facility boundary 
- but -
< ERPG-2 (actual or projected) at the site boundary.	
(See TEEL List for ERPG-2 equivalent values) |
|  | SAE-2.2
Transportation-related accident within the SRS Controlled Area that causes initial responders to initiate protective action within the Site Boundary.
[For highlighted substances, PADs are tabulated in the ERG Green pages. For non-highlighted substances, distances in the Orange pages under EVACUATION may be used in lieu of PADs] |
| Alert | A-2.1
ERPG-2 (actual or projected) at or beyond 30 meters from the release
- but -
< ERPG-2 (actual or projected) at the facility boundary.
(See TEEL List for ERPG-2 equivalent values) |

**Notes:**
DOE EMG identifies non-DOE transportation accidents on roads, railroads, or rivers that traverse the site as “offsite” hazardous material events

EMG Parag. 3.2.1 (2)
Categorized as unclassified OE (below Alert  level)
DOE-HQ, States and Counties notified by EN Form

| CATEGORIZATION/CLASSIFICATION | 
CATEGORY 2 – CHEMICAL RELEASE |
| --- | --- |
| Operational Emergency
(OE) | OE-2.1
Discovery of contamination from past SRS operations that may have caused (or reasonably be expected to cause) uncontrolled personnel exposures exceeding PAC. |
|  | OE-2.2
Hazardous material event (excluding SRS Offsite Shipment) occurring outside the Controlled Area that requires protective actions for onsite workers (e.g., transportation accident outside the Controlled Area).
This includes accidents impacting the site that occur beyond the Buffer Zone (e.g., large release from PCS Nitrogen or train derailment with hazmat release in Jackson, SC), as well as non-SRS transportation-related accidents that occur within the Buffer Zone on the following:
CSX rail lines that traverse the site;
Road 1 – all;
Hwy 19 – from south of intersection w/ Hwy 278 to Barricade 2 (excludes intersection);
Hwy 125 – from Road 1 to Barricade 5;
Hwy 278 – from east of intersection with Hwy 19 to Barricade 3. |
|  | OE-2.3
Accident involving an SRS Offsite Shipment (includes public rail or roadways in the Buffer Zone outside the Controlled Area) that causes initial responders to initiate protective actions beyond immediate precautionary measures taken to isolate the spill or leak area.
This includes SRS Offsite Shipments that occur beyond the Buffer Zone, as well as Shipments within the Buffer Zone on the following:
CSX rail lines that traverse the site;
Road 1 – all;
Hwy 19 – from south of intersection w/ Hwy 278 to Barricade 2 (excludes intersection);
Hwy 125 – from Road 1 to Barricade 5;
Hwy 278 – from east of intersection with Hwy 19 to Barricade 3
[For highlighted substances, PADs are tabulated in the ERG Green pages. For non-highlighted substances, EVACUATION distances in the Orange pages may be used in lieu of PADs] |

## Classifying Transportation Events At SRS

- Facility Classification EPIPs
- All facility EPIPs need to acknowledge EDO classification authority for transportation events within facility boundary
- Facilities that have analyzed some or all transportation events may choose to have the FEC classify analyzed events, and procedures need to document those nuances

## Classifying Transportation Events At SRS

- Malevolent Acts
- Phase II, III or IV security declaration for transportation event and protective actions onsite _>_30 meters = Alert
- Phase III or IV for transportation event and protective actions onsite _>_100 meters = SAE
- Phase IV for transportation incident and protective actions required offsite = GE

**Notes:**
DOE EMG identifies non-DOE transportation accidents on roads, railroads, or rivers that traverse the site as “offsite” hazardous material events

EMG Parag. 3.2.1 (2)
Categorized as unclassified OE (below Alert  level)
DOE-HQ, States and Counties notified by EN Form

| CATEGORIZATION/CLASSIFICATION | CATEGORY 3 - OTHER |
| --- | --- |
| General Emergency
(GE) | GE-3.1
Supervisory Judgment
If you anticipate that General Emergency conditions are imminent, declare a GE. |
|  | GE-3.2
A PHASE IV Security Declaration has been declared by Protective Force for a malevolent act involving the transportation of DOE owned or controlled hazardous material within the controlled area of the site
AND
Offsite protective actions are necessary. |
| Site Area Emergency
(SAE) | SAE-3.1
Supervisory Judgment
If you anticipate that Site Area Emergency conditions are imminent, declare a SAE. |
|  | SAE-3.2
A PHASE III or IV Security Declaration has been declared by Protective Force for a malevolent act involving the transportation of DOE owned or controlled hazardous material within the controlled area of the site
AND
Onsite protective actions are necessary > 100 meters from the incident scene, but there is no potential to impact offsite populations. |
| Alert | A-3.1
Supervisory Judgment
If you anticipate that Alert Emergency conditions are imminent, declare an Alert. |
|  | A-3.2
A PHASE II, III or IV Security Declaration has been declared by Protective Force for a malevolent act involving the transportation of DOE owned or controlled hazardous material within the controlled area of the site
AND
Onsite protective actions are necessary > 30 meters but <100 meters from the scene. |

## Lessons Learned

- Ensure _all_ Command Staff are trained, not just consequence assessment staff
- Brief facility management
- Develop implementation plan and procedure revision schedule with buy-in from facilities

## Lessons Learned

- Expand PADs if multiple containers are breached

- Offsite Protective Action Recommendations (PARs) may be necessary for Operational Emergencies below Alert