RESPONSE
Each NPP does a small-scale (site only) exercise and a full-scale USNRC/FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) graded exercise which can last several days every other year.
Responding to terrorism The 9/11 events caused further re-examination of nuclear emergency plans in the US, which now encompass responses to terrorist attacks. The requirements and expectations for nuclear power plant emergency planning and response are embodied in the US Code of Federal Regulations – particular 10CFR50.47 (Emergency Plans), Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, (Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities), and 10 CFR 50.54(q) (Requirements for Following
Nuclear Emergency Planning
‘dirty bomb’ exercise conducted by the New York National Guard
©New York National Guard Website
USNRC Emergency Preparedness Exercise at Columbia Nuclear Plant, August 2012
©From the USNRC website with permission
were occasional meetings with local and state authorities to discuss the plan and how to implement it. There were no comprehensive emergency drills as there are today. Following TMI, US plants were required by the USNRC to implement comprehensive and far reaching emer- gency plans and to hire staff whose sole function was ensuring that plans were robust, up to date, and, most importantly, exercised on a periodic basis. Multi-vol- ume plans had the attention of executive management and the USNRC. Signifi cant eff orts were made to involve government at local, state, and federal levels to ensure a well-co-ordinated response to any accident at a commercial nuclear installation. Licensed operators are trained annually on Emergency Plans.
Students attending a FEMA Emergency Medical
Operations Course wear appropriate levels of personal protective equipment while decontaminating a
simulated survivor during a mass casualty scenario ©US FEMA website
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