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WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE EMERGENCY PLAN? State and local government agencies have plans to protect you if there is an accident at Plant Vogtle. Some of the agencies involved are: Aiken County Emergency Management Agency Allendale County Emergency Management Agency Barnwell County Emergency Management Agency Burke County Emergency Management Agency Georgia Emergency Management Agency South Carolina Emergency Management Division South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Georgia Department of Natural Resources Georgia and South Carolina Governors’ Offices Georgia Power <strong>Southern</strong> Nuclear Operating <strong>Company</strong> Any serious emergency would generally develop over time. There would normally be plenty of time for you to be notified and for you to take action. FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information about emergency plans, call 706-554-2127. You also may call your local Emergency Management Agency office listed below. Aiken County EMA 803-642-1623 emd@aikencountysc.gov Allendale County EMA 803-584-4081 Barnwell County EMA 803-259-7013 www.barnwellcounty.sc.gov Burke County EMA 706-554-6651 VRU – Recorded information line activated in the event of an emergency 1-888-847-1186 HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY? VOGTLE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) WEATHER RADIOS Vogtle NOAA radios have been distributed to all homes and businesses within 10 miles of the facility. A loud tone will sound, a short message will be broadcast and a light will flash on top of the radio. The message will alert you to listen to a local radio or television station for more details. If alerted, tune to the emergency alert stations listed on page 2 for more information and follow the instructions you are given. Please note that newer radio models do not automatically play the emergency announcement. You must press the “Weather” button for more emergency information. You should keep the radio in a location where you can hear the message. Keep the radio plugged in with the volume turned up. Radios are tested each Wednesday. If the test day is a legal holiday, the testing is done the next work day. If for any reason you do not have a NOAA Radio, or the one you have does not work properly, please contact Vogtle Electric Generating Plant at 706-554-2127 or fill out the pre-stamped card on the back of this calendar and mail to Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. If you have any questions concerning the NOAA Radio System please call 706-554- 2127. Please leave a message after normal business hours. SIREN SYSTEMS Sirens have been set up within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around Plant Vogtle. These sirens alert people to listen to a local radio or television station. The sirens have a sound different than fire trucks, etc. The sirens are tested frequently. In addition to normal testing, they are tested during Plant Vogtle’s yearly emergency drill and twice a year during maintenance. The sirens are turned on briefly for these tests. Only one of these tests is audible to residents. 1
EMERGENCY ALERT STATIONS RADIO WKXC-FM 99.5 Aiken, S.C. WDOG-FM 93.5 Allendale, S.C. WDOG-AM 1460 Allendale, S.C. WPCH-AM 1380 North Augusta, S.C. WBBQ-FM 104.3 North Augusta, S.C. WEKL-FM 105.7 North Augusta, S.C. WINZ-AM 1340 Augusta, Ga. WGAC-AM 580 Augusta, Ga. WYFA-FM 107.1 Waynesboro, Ga. TELEVISION WJBF-TV Channel 6 Augusta, Ga. WRDW-TV Channel 12 Augusta, Ga. WAGT-TV Channel 26 Augusta, Ga. WFXG-TV Channel 54 Augusta, Ga. SOCIAL MEDIA facebook.com/Georgia-Power @GeorgiaPower CodeRED EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM The CodeRED Emergency Notification System, available as an app on your smart phone, may also be utilized to contact residents by phone in the event of an emergency. For additional information, contact your local Emergency Management Agency (see contact information on page 1). OTHER ALERTS Officials will also spread the word by emergency vehicles with public address systems and by knocking on doors. Be a good neighbor and contact others who live near you. However, please leave phone lines clear for emergency uses. FALSE ALARMS A false alarm of the alert radios or emergency sirens is possible because of lightning or other events. If you hear the emergency sirens or an alert radio alarm and you hear NO emergency information on an emergency alert radio or the Emergency Alerting System (EAS) station, then the alarm is probably false. If this should happen, please contact the local Emergency Management Agency office with any questions (see phone numbers on page 5). EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATIONS 1. Notification of Unusual Event - Events are in process or have occurred which indicate potential degradation in the level of safety of the plant. No release of radioactive material requiring off-site response or monitoring is expected unless further degradation occurs. It is not likely you will need to take action. 2. Alert - Events that involve an actual or potential substantial degradation in the level of plant safety are in progress or have occurred. Any releases of radioactive material are expected to be limited to a small fraction of the limits set forth by the EPA. It is not likely you will need to take action. 3. Site Area Emergency - Events that may result in actual or likely major failures of plant functions needed to protect the public are in progress or have occurred. Any releases of radioactive material are not expected to exceed the limits set forth by the EPA except near the site boundary. If action is needed, your NOAA weather radio will be activated and a message will be broadcast providing instructions. Tune to an AM/FM radio or television station for additional information. State and county officials will be ready to help if needed. 4. General Emergency - Events that involve actual or imminent substantial core damage or melting of reactor fuel with the potential for loss of containment integrity are in progress or have occurred. Radioactive releases can be expected 2
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