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Emergency Preparedness: A Comprehensive Plan

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OSTI ID:4067151
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  1. Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
The Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company (ARHCO) has developed comprehensive plans for coping with emergencies ranging from criticality to civil disturbance. A unique notification system provides for immediate contact with key personnel by using a central communications center, crash alarm warning networks, and a continuing telephone cascade notification system. There is also the capability of immediately contacting other contractor key personnel. Certain jobs have been predetermined as necessary for coping with an emergency. An emergency staff consisting of responsible management, with alternates, has been preselected to automatically fill these jobs when notified. Control centers for "headquarters" and ''field'' are established with telephone and radio communication capabilities and are also supplied with some source materials to assist initiating plans for containing an emergency for recovery. A comprehensive emergency procedures manual has been developed, which contains information of company-wide application and procedures for specific facilities covering almost all accident situations.
Research Organization:
Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
NSA Number:
NSA-33-023469
OSTI ID:
4067151
Report Number(s):
ARH-SA--242; CONF-750707--8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English