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Emergency warning via automated distribution system

Conference · · Minutes Meet. - Pa. Electr. Assoc., Eng. Sect.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5194119
Due to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant accident of March 28, 1979, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency require a general upgrading of existing Emergency Preparedness Plans. NUREG-0654/FEMA REP-1, Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants, dated October 1980, describes the Emergency Plans required and includes the Plant Operator's Onsite Plan, as well as the State, County, and Local Offsite Plans. As part of these Emergency Preparedness Plans, an Emergency Notification System is required to alert the general population within the Emergency Planning Zone surrounding a Nuclear Power Plant that a general emergency has occurred and that they should tune to an Emergency Broadcast Station for further information and instructions. The emergency notification system for Beaver Valley Power Station is described. The system is the capability of alerting 100% of the population with 5 mi of Beaver Valley Power Station within 15 min, and the capability of alerting 100% of the population within 10 mi of Beaver Valley Power Station within 45 min.
Research Organization:
Duquesne Light Co, Pa, USA
OSTI ID:
5194119
Report Number(s):
CONF-8105166-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Minutes Meet. - Pa. Electr. Assoc., Eng. Sect.; (United States)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English