Re: Radiological Emergency Preparedness: .... Request for Comments

[maury <maury@webtexas.com>]

Hi John,

Beats me .... you'd have to ask FEMA, I guess -- I think it is their

document. Maybe they surmised that it would be more of an

attention-getter to coin a sexy new term like "fast breaking" instead of

just dull old "emergencies" <g>.  For my part, I am still puzzled by the

origin of "homeland" instead of national or something that sounds more

like the US. Every time I hear or read homeland, it conjures up

something Russian or German. I'm all for returning to horse-drawn

sleighs and vodka ....   Federal Fast-Breaking Management Agency????

hmmmmm..

Cheers,

Maury                maury@webtexas.com

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John Jacobus wrote:



> Is a "fast-breaking event" the same as an "emergency?"

>  If it is why do they not say so?

>

> --- maury <maury@webtexas.com> wrote:

> > The complete announcement ( partial extract shown

> > below) may be found

> > at:

> >

> > http://cryptome.org/fema081903.txt

> >

> > Obviously, it must be available in the Federal

> > Register, but I happened

> > into it on the link shown above -- either will work

> > if you desire

> > access.

> > Cheers,

> > Maury Siskel                   maury@webtexas.com

> >

> . . .

> >

> > SUMMARY: Pursuant to completion of the Radiological

> > Emergency

> > Preparedness (REP) Program exercise evaluation

> > criteria, the Federal

> > Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing a

> > means to evaluate the

> > capability of Offsite Response Organizations (ORO)

> > to respond to a

> > fast-breaking event at a commercial nuclear power

> > plant.

> >

>

> =====

> -- John

> John Jacobus, MS

> Certified Health Physicist

> e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com

>

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