Q74 — Emergency Notification Timing
G 2.4.39 (3.9)
Given:
• You are the assigned Primary Communicator.
• At time 1330, the Shift Manager declared an ALERT on Unit 2.
• At time 1335, the Shift Manager completed the Initial Contact Message Form (ICMF) and hands it to you to perform the State and Local notifications.
In accordance with EP-SA-325-F6, Primary Communicator Log, which ONE of the following completes both statements?
1. What time are the notifications to NJ and DE required to be completed by?
2. When does the notification time end?
• You are the assigned Primary Communicator.
• At time 1330, the Shift Manager declared an ALERT on Unit 2.
• At time 1335, the Shift Manager completed the Initial Contact Message Form (ICMF) and hands it to you to perform the State and Local notifications.
In accordance with EP-SA-325-F6, Primary Communicator Log, which ONE of the following completes both statements?
1. What time are the notifications to NJ and DE required to be completed by?
2. When does the notification time end?
A. 1) 1345
2) When the contacted organization is provided ALL information from the ICMF.
2) When the contacted organization is provided ALL information from the ICMF.
B. 1) 1345
2) When the contacted organization is provided the Emergency Classification Level ONLY.
2) When the contacted organization is provided the Emergency Classification Level ONLY.
C. 1) 1350
2) When the contacted organization is provided the Emergency Classification Level ONLY.
2) When the contacted organization is provided the Emergency Classification Level ONLY.
D. 1) 1350
2) When the contacted organization is provided ALL information from the ICMF.
2) When the contacted organization is provided ALL information from the ICMF.
▶ Show Answer & Explanation
✓ B. Correct. IAW EP-SA-325-F6, the notification must be completed within 15 minutes from the declared emergency. In this case, the ALERT was declared at 1330, therefore, the notifications must be completed by 1345. The notification ends when the contacted organization is provided the Emergency Classification Level.
✗ A. Incorrect. First part is correct. Second part is incorrect, only the Emergency Classification Level needs to be provided. Plausible because the operator may believe that the entire ICMF needs to be read.
✗ C. Incorrect. First part is incorrect. Second part is correct. Plausible if the operator believes that the notification time starts from when the SM hands the ICMF to the communicator.
✗ D. Incorrect. First part is incorrect. Second part is incorrect. Plausible because the operator may believe the time starts at ICMF handoff and the entire ICMF needs to be read.
Ref: EP-SA-325-F6 (R9) | LO: NEPCOMMDTYQG, B.3 | Source: Bank - Salem | Cognitive: Fundamental/Memory
Connections
- Related procedures: EP-SA-325 — Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures
- Related exam: 2022 NRC Written Exam