Journal News Article

[Brozowski.George@epamail.epa.gov]

Good morning!  I need to throw in my two cents worth (for what it's

worth).  But first, a little background music!



I used to work in one of the four counties surrounding the Indian Point

Nuclear Generating Station (Rockland County) as the County Radiological

Health Specialist and the Dose Assessment Team Leader during a FEMA

exercise with the plant.



What bothers me is the dispatcher should have notified the County

(Westchester) Health Department - Radiological Section.  The last time I

talked with my friends back East, they have a staff of three individuals

who would have responded to the incident and provided assistance to the

police and fire at the scene.  By assistance, I mean they would have

used their meters, don gloves, and remove the tools from the road to get

traffic flowing.  Route 9 is a busy route and to stop traffic for more

than 15 minutes is horrible.



To those who mention the DOT Guide Book, yes you're all correct.  But

with the added staffing from the Health Department onscene, no one would

have been evacuated and traffic would have been moving within 15-30

minutes.



Thanks for your time and enjoy the upcoming weekend.





George Brozowski

Regional Health Physicist

US EPA - Region 6

Dallas, TX

(214) 665-8541



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