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Westchester County Office of Emergency Management

Version 07/14/14

Course Objectives Discuss federal regulations as they pertain to

radiological emergency preparedness

Discuss REP planning responsibilities

Discuss common REP terms

Discuss common REP practices

Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Planning Overview Module

Nuclear Power Plants in NYS


Federal Regulation – Before TMI Voluntary concurrence by Licensee with federal

guidance US Nuclear Regulatory Commission was lead

agency for on-site and off-site US NRC was lead agency for federal nuclear power

plant emergency preparedness “Defense in Depth”


Federal Regulation – After TMI Off-Site emergency preparedness becomes a condition for

NPP licensing

US NRC – lead regulatory agency for on-site

FEMA/DHS – lead regulatory agency for off-site

FEMA/DHS coordinates federal nuclear power plant emergency preparedness

Beyond “Defense in Depth”


NUREG-0654 FEMA-REP-1Rev. 1 “Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants”


REP Planning Responsibilities On-Site: Licensee

Plans reviewed by the US NRC

Off-Site: County, State, Local Plans reviewed by FEMA/DHS

County is the lead agency for response and is supported by State and Local responders and resources


Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) 10-Mile Plume Exposure EPZ

Includes the New York counties of:

Westchester

Putnam

Rockland

Orange

50-Mile Ingestion Pathway EPZ


Emergency Classification Levels (ECL) Standardized method of classifying emergencies at

nuclear power plants

There are four ECLs:

Notification of Unusual Event (NUE)

Alert (ALERT)

Site Area Emergency (SAE)

General Emergency (GE)


Notification of Unusual Event County Response

County OEM will conduct “enhanced monitoring”

Public Response

Protective actions not required. Information will be provided to media.


Alert County Response

EOC will be fully staffed. Some non-EOC responders will be place on standby or directed to respond to their assigned location.

Public Response

Protective actions will likely not be required. Information will be provided to media.


Site Area Emergency County Response

EOC will be fully staffed. Most non-EOC responders will be directed to respond to their assigned location.

Public Response

Protective actions will likely be required. Information will be provided to media. The general public will be encouraged to tune to EAS radio or TV station.


General Emergency County Response

EOC will be fully staffed. All non-EOC responders will be directed to respond to their assigned location.

Public Response

Protective actions will be required. Information will be provided to media. Public will be directed to either Evacuate or Shelter-In-Place using the EAS.


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Nuclear Power Plant Classifications (100 Reactors on 62 sites in 31 states)

Unusual Event Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency

* As of 07/14/14

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Protective Action Recommendations (PAR) Licensee recommendations for protective actions for

the public within the EPZ

Based on plant conditions

Considered by the County when making a Protective Action Decision (PAD)


Protective Action Decisions (PAD) Actions ordered, by the County Executive, for the

public within the Westchester County EPZ

Potential Protective Actions: Relocation of Schools

Evacuation of the General Public

Shelter-in-Place

Ingestion of Potassium Iodide (KI)

Based on EPA 400 guidance document


Training and Exercise Radiological training program provided by

Westchester County OEM

Full-Scale Exercise held annually

Evaluated by NYSOEM every two years

Evaluated by FEMA every two years


Summary

Q & A


Thank You

Westchester County OEM

www.westchestergov.com

914-864-5450


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