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

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

John -



In FEMA's mind (THERE's a scary thought) a fast breaking event, at least at a nuclear power facility, is one in which you start off at a General Emergency and IMMEDIATELY recommend offsite protective actions. The term "emergency" encompasses a broad spectrum of events ... for the "fast breaker" they want to eliminate offsite decisionmaking (they grudgingly agreed to include offsite decisionmakers in the loop, but gave them 5 minutes to be "notified" ... not to actually do anything), so in effect, what FEMA is pushing here is knee-jerk reactions on the part of offsite agencies.



My $0.02 worth ...



Jim Hardeman

Jim_Hardeman@dnr.state.ga.us



>>> John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM> 09/02/03 19:41 PM >>>

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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