Emergency Plan

Question 1

What are the four levels of Emergency Classification at the Catawba Nuclear Station?

Answer 1

1. Unusual Event(UE)
2. Alert
3. Site Area Emergency(SAE)
4. General Emergency(GE)

Question 2

What is the purpose of the Emergency Plan?

Answer 2

1. Developed for the protection of life and property during emergency and accident situations.
2. Primarily addresses radiological situations.
3. Includes other conditions that increase vulnerability to an accident or decrease ability to respond to an accident.

Question 3

What is the Emergency Plan?

Answer 3

1. A uniform means of reporting and handling emergency situations.
2. An Emergency Classification System based on the status of 3 fission product barriers and other specific criteria.
3. A plan to interact with government emergency response agencies.

Question 4

Who can assume the role of Emergency Coordinator?

Answer 4

1. Initially is the Shift Manager
2. Transfers to the Plant Manager or his designee when the TSC is activated
3. Transfers to the EOF Director

Question 5

Who is responsible for activation of the Emergency Warning Sirens?

Answer 5

The sirens are activated only by the county’s warning point.

Question 6

Who is responsible for making recommendations to offsite agencies?

Answer 6

The Emergency Coordinator/EOF Director are responsible for making recommendations to offsite agencies.

Question 7

Where is the Operations shift personnel Assembly Point?

Answer 7

The Control Room or the OSC

Question 8

When are the OSC, TSC, and EOF activated?

Answer 8

1. The OSC, TSC, and EOF are activated at an Alert or higher.
2. The Shift Manager or Plant Manager may decide to activate facilities at the UE classification.

Question 9

When is a Site Assembly required?

Answer 9

1. Required for an Alert or higher classification
2. A site assembly may also be conducted for the following:
   A. Radiation levels in unrestricted areas of the Auxiliary Building greater than 2mr/hr
   B. EMF-41 indicates Auxiliary Building airborne retaliation level greater than 1000000cpm

Question 10

When is a Site Evacuation required?

Answer 10

A site evacuation is required for a General Emergency, and optional for a Site Area Emergency.

Question 11

What always proceeds a Site Evacuation?

Answer 11

Site Assembly always proceeds Site Evacuation.

Question 12

What are the Emergency Evacuation Sites?

Answer 12

1. Site York

2. Site Allen

Question 13

What offsite agencies should be notified during the Emergency Plan?

Answer 13

1. States
  A. North Carolina
  B. South Carolina
2. Counties
  A. Mecklenburg County
  B. Gaston County
  C. York County

Question 14

What action should be taken by the public when the Emergency Sirens have been sounded?

Answer 14

The public should access radio or television and listen for an Emergency Alert System(EAS) message.