RE: Residents Angry After Nuke Release -Reply

[Jim Hardeman <Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us>]

Sandy --

You're absolutely correct about providing
emergency information to residents within
the 10-mile EPZ of all "commercial"
nuclear plants ... usually provided in the
form of calendars (at least in the
southeast). I wonder though, if there have
ever been any objective measures of
effectiveness, such as how many people
(a) read and understand this information,
and (b) can lay their hands on it in an
"emergency". The fact that there was an
outcry in the vicinity of Indian Point would
seem to indicate some unfamiliarity with
ECL's.

FYI ... fed (FEMA) and state folks are
currently working to revise guidance for
the REP program (anyone interested can
find the info on the FEMA web site at
www.fema.gov ... follow the
"Preparedness" ... then "Chemical and
Radiological" links) ... and one of the items
of controversy is whether ECL's should be
included in an Emergency Alert System
(EAS) message. Anybody interested in
further info can e-mail me directly.

Just my $0.02 worth ... 

Jim Hardeman, Manager
Environmental Radiation Program
Environmental Protection Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
4244 International Parkway, Suite 114
Atlanta, GA 30354
(404) 362-2675  fax: (404) 362-2653
Jim_Hardeman@dnr.state.ga.us

>>> "Sandy Perle"
<sandyfl@earthlink.net> 02/17/00 09:51
>>>
All individuals within the 10 mile EPZ of all
nuclear plants in the 
USA are provided materials regarding the
4 emergency classifications, 
what actions would most likely occur within
each classification and 
other pertinent information regarding
whom to call, where to get 
information and what actions might be
necessary for the populace to 
take. There have been other emergency
plan initiations within the 
country, and generally, there is no big
deal, or outcry as occurred 
at Indian Point 3. However, we just had the
JCO accident, and with 
each subsequent event within the industry,
there will be much more 
conservatism required. In time, we might
even need an evacuation of 
the local community after each plant
re-start! Silly as that may 
sound, who the heck knows!

It will only get worse. It trouble me that
we're probably seeing the 
nuclear option in its death watch. The sad
part ... the public 
doesn't realize, or they just don't care at
the moment, that this 
country, as well as other world countries,
do not have the capacity 
or energy mix to replace nuclear
generated electricity. When the 
lights go out, they'll know.

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