General Guidance - hdbk55040042

DOE-HDBK-5504-95

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5.3 General Guidance

Field Element Notification Requirements. Each field

element plan should provide the following:

DOE 5500.2B

(1) A mechanism to ensure that all appropriate event

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12.b.(1)

information from the affected facility is

transmitted and received in accordance with DOE

Orders 5500.2B and 5000.3B and that verbal

notification and follow-on reporting of emergency

events via secure communications, if necessary,

are made to the HQ EOC.

DOE 5500.2B

(2) A mechanism to ensure that appropriate

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12.b.(2)

information is provided to the regional Federal,

state, tribal, and local authorities.

DOE 5633.3

(3) Notification to the local FBI office whenever an

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I.4.f

abnormal situation indicates a loss of material

and for which evidence of a malevolent act exists.

DOE 5500.2B

b. Headquarters Notification Requirements. The HQ

12.a.(1),(2)

emergency plan should be supported by procedures

for the HQ EOC to: [Note: this element is not

applicable to facility and field office plans.]

(1) Record incoming verbal notifications, receive

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emergency event information by other data

transmission means or mechanisms, and

disseminate such information to appropriate HQ

organizations and other federal agencies.

(2) Facilitate communications among HQ

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organizations, DOE field organizations, and

contractor personnel.