Emergency Planning At Connecticut's Nuclear Power Plants A Guidebook For Our Neighbors ( Northeast Utilities)

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by  Northeast Utilities

EMERGENCY PLANNING
AT CONNECTICUT’S
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
A GUIDEBOOK FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS
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Emergency Planning at
Connecticut's How Would You Know The
Nuclear Power Plants Emergency Has Ended? .............................. 13
Where Does Radiation
SECTION PAGE
Come From?.................................................14
Introduction ....................................................1 How Quickly Would A Nuclear
Plant Accident Develop? ............................. 17
What Is A Nuclear Power
Plant Emergency? ..........................................3 How Are Nuclear Plant Accidents
Prevented From Occurring? ........................ 17
How Would You Know If There Is
An Emergency? ..............................................3 Suppose The Backup
Safety Systems Failed? ............................... 20
What Should You Do In A
Nuclear Plant Emergency? ............................ 6 Who Could Be Affected In A
Nuclear Plant Emergency? .......................... 21
If An Evacuation ls
Advised...........................................................9 What Should Farmers
Do About Livestock? ................................... 23
What If Your Children
Are In School? ..............................................12 Nuclear Emergency
Classifications ..............................................24
What if You Have
Special Needs?.............................................13 In Conclusion ................................................28
INTRODUCTION If you live within Millstone's or Connecticut
Yankee's Emergency Planning Zones (EPZ), a
This booklet contains important information about 10-mile radius around either plant, the first few
the emergency plans for the Connecticut Yankee yellow pages of your telephone book provide
Nuclear Power Station in Haddam, CTand the Mill- "what to do in an emergency" instructions for
stone Nuclear Power Station (Units 1, 2, and 3) in both natural and industrial emergencies. If you
Waterford, CT. are uncertain whetheryour home falls within the 10-
mile radius, refer to the map in the yellow pages
It is very unlikelythata serious emergency will ever emergency instructions.
occurat either station. The plants are builtwith many
safetyfeatures, discussed in detail on the following
pages, designed to protect the public, even under
the worst conditions. Nonetheless, your local com—
munity, the Stateof Connecticut, and Northeast Utili—
ties (NU) have plans for protecting your health and
safety in the event of an emergency at Connecticut
Yankee or Millstone.
As with any emergency, your safety in a nuclear
plant emergency would depend on your prepared-
ness. You should read and understand this back—
ground information. The first few pages oftheyellow pages
in your phone book contains important
emergency instructions and information.
WHAT IS A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT A steady siren tone (about 3 minutes long) will alert
EMERGENCY? residents to tune into the Emergency Broadcast
System (EBS) on radio or television.
It is a situation which could result in the release of
significant quantities of radioactive material. Nor-
mally, radioactive materials are contained within the
The siren systemfor
plant by various protective barriers and treatment
the Connecticut
systems, which are described in more detail in this Yankee and Millstone
booklet. NuclearStations
consists of 381 sirens
intheveryunlikelyeventofanaccidentduringwhich in the 29 communities
these barriers and/ortreatment systems failtowork surrounding thetwo
properly, radioactive materials might escape from plant sites.
the plant. Ifthis were to occur, people could receive
radiation exposure.
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IF THERE IS
AN EMERGENCY? The EBS has been established in cooperation with
the State of Connecticut Office of Emergency Man-
Sirens have been set up throughout the 10-mile agement. The EBS allows localandstateofficialsto
EPZ to alert the public to all types of emergencies interrupt radio and television programming with
such as nuclear plant emergencies, natural disas— emergency information.
ters, or other emergency situations. These are
activated by your town/city officials, if necessary.
The following stations include statewide and local
EBS radio and TV stations:
Radio:
Statewide:
WTIC -- 1080 AM, 96.5 FM
WDRC--1360 AM, 102.9 FM
CY and Millstone local stations:
WCNX--1150 AM WlHS--104.9 FM
WLIS --1420 AM WlCH—-1 310 AM In the event of an emergency, you
WCTY--97.7 FM WTYD--100.9 FM should tune into your Emergency
BroadcastSystem(EBS)TVor radio
WNLC--1510 AM WSUB—-980 AM
station. State or local officials will
provide specific instructions through
TV: the EBS. EBS stations are listed
underthe "Emergency Instructions"
WFSB--Channel 3
section in the yellow pages.
WTNH--Channel 8
WVIT -- Channel 30
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IN A NUCLEAR
WTWS--Channel 26
PLANT EMERGENCY?
(Note: Refertothe firstfewyellow pages in your
phone book for the actual EBS stations in your (Note: Specific and current instructions are
area. In the eventof an actual emergency, most contained in the first few yellow pages of the
of Connecticut's radio and television stations telephone book for communities within the 10-
would be linked into the EBS and would be mile EPZ)
broadcasting emergency information.)
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Ifyou hearasteady 3-minute siren tone, turnonyour The sirensemitseveral differenttonesthatservedif-
radio or television. Tune in to the EBS stations in ferent emergency functions:
your area for information. STAY CALM—Remem-
ber, a nuclear power plant emergency could take 1. A steady 3- minute tone. As previously
hours to develop into a situation that could affect described, this indicates a natural or
public health and safety. You will be kept informed commercial disaster such as severe
by local and state officials as long as necessary. weather, chemical accidents, floods, or
nuclear plant accident. This 3-minute
Remember.thesirensare intended onlvto alert vou tone may be repeated.
totune intothe EBS stationsformore information or
instructions. The situation mayormavnotbe related 2. A quickly wavering tone. This signals a
to the nuclear plants. An evacuation is not likely to warning of attackfrom an enemy/foreign
be required. You may be advised that your area is power.
not affected orthatyou should stay indoors. Follow
the instructions you are given at that time. Please 3. Ashorttone, repeated a number oftimes,
do not call local authorities. is usually a fire signal. (Note: Not all
communities use the sirens as fire sig-
The sirens are controlled by local community offi— nals)
cials and are maintained and routinelytested by NU.
Each year, afull-scaletestofallsirensinthe 1 O-mile 4. A public address (voice) mode for an-
EPZ is performed at each plant site, usually during nouncements from the community’s
an emergencydrill. Through advertisements inlocal emergency operations center.
newspapers, the public is told in advance when
these siren tests will take place. In addition, many Ifyou hear the steady 3-minute tone, keeptuned to
local communities routinely test their sirens and the EBS for further instructions. Do not evacuate
some use them as part of theirfire warning systems. unless an order is given!
Emergency Planning Zone Relocation Areas
Town Within EPZ Relocation Area
If possible, notify your neighbors ofthe alert without Connecticut Yankee EPZ
using thetelephone. Try nottousethephoneunless
it is a personal emergency. Chester New Haven
Colchester Norwich
IF YOU ARE TOLD TO STAY HOME AND TAKE Deep River New Haven
Durham New Haven
SHELTER, stay indoors and close all windows,
East Haddam Norwich
doors and fireplace dampers. Turn off all devices
East Hampton UCONN—Storrs
that draw in outside air, such as air conditioners and Essex New Haven
fans. If possible, move to a room without windows, Haddam Wethersfield
or to the basement. Food already in your home is Hebron UCONN-Storrs
safe to eat, though food from outside sources may Killingworth New Haven
need to be checked. If you must go outside, cover Lyme New Haven
your mouth and nose with a moist cloth. Madison New Haven
Marlborough UCONN—Storrs
IF AN EVACUATION IS ADVISED Middlefield New Haven
Middletown Hartford
Portland Wethersfield
In the event ofan emergency, evacuation would
Salem Norwich
beadvisedonlyifabsolutely necessary. Usethe Westbrook New Haven
evacuationroutesdescribedfor yourtown inthe
first few yellow pages of the telephone book Millstone EPZ
unless otherwise directed by the EBS. DO NOT
USE ANY OTHER ROUTES as they mayhavebeen East Lyme New Haven
assigned to neighboring towns. State Police and Fishers Island, NY. Windham
local officials will be available to assist if an evacu— Groton (Town and City) NonNich
Ledyard UCONN-Storrs
ation is necessary.
Lyme New Haven
Montville East Hartford
If possible, carpool with neighbors. If you have New London Windham
room, please checkto see if any of your neighbors Old Lyme New Haven
need a ride. Tune into an EBS station on your car Old Saybrook New Haven
radio. Waterford Wethersfield
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