US Department of Energy participation in the 1984 Federal Field Exercise

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5336639

Adler, M V; Gant, K S

The first full-scale field exercise of the newly developed Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP) was held in March 1984 at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. The exercise, run in conjunction with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) required compliance exercise at the plant, involved Florida Power and Light Company, the state of Florida, Martin and St. Lucie counties, volunteer groups, and representatives from 11 Federal agencies. Approximately 1000 persons participated in the three-day exercise, which simulated an accident that resulted in the release of radioactive materials outside the plant boundaries. The report outlines DOE's participation in all phases of the interagency planning and response process. This participation included the development of the scenario and the regional response plans, as well as the control and evaluation of the field exercise and the two preliminary exercises. The successful completion of the exercise resulted in the publication in September 1984 of the FRERP as an interim, but operational, plan. As of the publication data of this report, DOE, FEMA, NRC, USDA, EPA, the Department of Commerce, and the National Communications System have formally concurred in the FRERP. 16 figs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5336639
• Report Number(s): ORNL-6147; ON: DE85018115
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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