Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear facilities
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Stronger Federal Assistance to States Needed for Radiation Emergency Response Planning
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear facilities
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Stronger Federal Assistance to States Needed for Radiation Emergency Response Planning
Author: United States Accounting Office (GAO)Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781721923168
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Stronger Federal Assistance to States Needed for Radiation Emergency Response Planning
Stronger Federal Assistance to States Needed for Radiation Emergency Response Planning
Author: United States General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Homeland Security
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289120801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
There is a need for stronger Federal assistance to States for radiation emergency response planning. This report discusses the status of State radiation emergency response plans and the improvements needed in the Federal interagency effort to get State and local governments to improve their plans. Since 1973 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has led a Federal interagency effort in assisting States to develop radiation emergency plans for incidents at nuclear facilities and accidents involving transportation of radioactive materials. In an evaluation of State radiation emergency plans, NRC found that most of the States had the following problems: poorly developed relationship to general State emergency plans; vague concept of operations; fragmented organization; inadequate provisions for accident assessment, protective response, and medical support; not integrated with plans of contiguous States; and unclear relationship between State and local plans. GAO reviewed four State plans that disclosed several areas requiring more attention: inadequate training of State and local officials involved in radiation emergency activities; inadequate testing of plans by the States, although State officials acknowledged the need for comprehensive testing; and weak coordination between State and local assist agencies in defining authority and responsibility.
Areas Around Nuclear Facilities Should be Better Prepared for Radiological Emergencies
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil defense
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning
Author: Kay C. GossPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 078814829X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex content, hazard-unique planning, & linking Federal & State operations.
Report to the President, State Radiological Emergency Planning and Preparedness in Support of Commercial Nuclear Power Plants
Author: United States. Federal Emergency Management AgencyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Beyond Defense-in-depth
Author: Stephen N. SalomonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil defense
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Radiological Emergency Planning and Preparedness
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Nuclear RegulationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Nuclear Weapons
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil defense
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) policies and practices for coordinating emergency planning for nuclear weapon accidents with states and localities. GAO found that: (1) although the Air Force coordinates its emergency planning for all types of disasters, the Army and Navy generally exclude state and local governments from coordinated planning efforts for national security reasons; (2) some state and local emergency preparedness officials desire more communication with Army and Navy installations in emergency planning; (3) a national nuclear weapon accident exercise showed a need for more coordination because of the complexities involved in responding to such accidents and the hazards of radioactive contamination; (4) the services and civilian authorities coordinate emergency planning for other disasters; and (5) the Army and Navy could achieve emergency planning with states and localities for accidents involving nuclear weapons without violating DOD security policies.