Emergency Plans and Procedures

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applicable permissible limits. The purpose of the general emergency level is to initiate predetermined

protective measures for onsite personnel, the public health and safety, and the environment, and to

provide continuous assessment of emergency conditions and exchange of information both onsite and

offsite. Declaration of a general emergency will initiate major activation of resources required to

effectively mitigate the consequences of emergency conditions and assure the protection of onsite

personnel, the public health and safety, and the environment to the extent possible.

Emergency Plans and Procedures

An emergency plan and procedures should be developed for the fusion facility. The plan is a

documented "concept of operation" that describes the essential elements of advance planning that

have been considered and the provisions that have been made to mitigate emergency situations. The

plan should incorporate information about the emergency response roles of supporting organizations

and agencies and should be consistent with a graded approach to managing an incident. Programs

must consist of special emergency plan implementing procedures (e.g., EALs, event categorization,

notification, Emergency Operations Center operation) as well as other procedures currently in use

(e.g., equipment operation, chemistry controls, radiological monitoring, and maintenance) which

would be utilized in, or associated with, emergency response activities.

Procedures must be consistent and compatible with the emergency plan. Emergency procedures must

contain the detailed information and the specific instructions needed to carry out the emergency plan

during a drill, exercise, or actual emergency.

Procedures must maintain consistency with the general graded approach and nomenclature of

emergency planning and preparedness elements within Federal and State agencies, private industry,

tribal, and local authorities.

Hazards Assessment

Hazards assessments provide the technical basis for emergency management programs. The extent

of emergency planning and preparedness required for a particular facility directly corresponds to the

type and scope of hazards present and the potential consequences of accidents or events. A hazards

assessment includes identification of any hazards and targets unique to a facility, analyses of potential

accidents or events, and evaluation of potential accident or event consequences.

Methodology, models, and evaluation techniques used in the hazards assessment should be

documented. Also, the hazards assessment should include a determination of the size of the

Emergency Planning Zones where applicable, i.e., the area surrounding the facility for which special

planning and preparedness efforts are required to ensure that prompt and effective protective actions

can be taken to minimize the risk to workers, the general public, and the environment.

Other hazards assessments are documented in Material Safety Data Sheets; Safety Assessments; Spill

Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans; Pre-Fire Plans; Environmental Assessments and

Impact Statements (EAs and EISs); ERPG's; Severe Accident Analyses; and the Emergency and

Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms and Toxic Chemical Release Forms, prepared pursuant to the

requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (SARA Title III).

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