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Gaston County Radiological Emergency Response Plan for the McGuire & Catawba Nuclear Stations
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Authorities, References & Agreements
This attachment lists authorities, references, and agreements by title with other organizations and government jurisdictions that support this plan.
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Certification
Gaston County, NC will use this Plan in combination with the North Carolina Radiological Emergency Response Plan in the event of an emergency at the Duke Energy McGuire Nuclear Station or Catawba Nuclear Station.
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Purpose
To prescribe those actions to be taken by Gaston County and threatened municipalities to protect the general public who may be affected by radiation exposure and environmental contamination resulting from an incident at either the McGuire or Catawba Nuclear Power Stations.
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Concept of Operations
n the event of an emergency at either the McGuire or Catawba Nuclear Power Stations notify, among others, the Gaston County Warning Point located in the Communications Center at the Gaston County Emergency Operations Center in Gastonia, N.C.
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Execution
The initial notification and follow-up messages of any one of the four classes of an emergency action level are transmitted from either the McGuire or Catawba Nuclear Power Station Control Room to Warning Points.
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Emergency Communications
Provisions have been made for communications networks to support all emergency response organizations throughout the course of an emergency.
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Figures
Learn about the nuclear guidance figures.
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Inventory of Emergency Equipment
The Gaston County Emergency Management Office has access to various emergency equipment located throughout the county and in the Emergency Operations Center to support the McGuire or Catawba Nuclear Site in the event of an emergency.
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Organization & Responsibilities
This section assigns responsibility for County emergency response organizations to inform, protect, and evacuate, if necessary, in the event an incident at either the Catawba or McGuire Site poses a threat to any portion of Gaston County.
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Plans, Exercises, Drills & Training
The Gaston County Emergency Management Administrator is the Emergency Planning Administrator for the county.
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Supporting Plans & Their Sources
This attachment lists plans that support Gaston County procedures to support this plan.
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Support Resources, Procedures, Facilities & Equipment
Resources and support assistance from sources external to State government and Gaston County may be required to conduct emergency operations within the EPZ.