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County emergency services outlines nuclear planning, exercises and public responsibilities
Summary
San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services described off-site coordination for the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone, FEMA and NRC oversight, radiological monitoring equipment and recent large-scale exercises to maintain preparedness for nuclear incidents.
San Luis Obispo County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) presented its role as the coordinating agency for off-site response in the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone around Diablo Canyon. The OES speaker said the county maintains 59 standard operating procedures covering alerting, evacuation, sheltering and public information, and coordinates with FEMA, NRC, CHP, CalTrans, local fire and law enforcement, harbor patrol and state parks.
OES said it maintains radiological monitoring vehicles, decontamination showers for people and pets, communications infrastructure including a joint information center (JIC), and conducts regular multiagency exercises; the speaker reported an evaluated exercise with 200–300 participants the previous day. The presenter stated the county has to demonstrate compliance with FEMA and NRC planning requirements annually and claimed San Luis Obispo County has earned excellent scores and national recognition for nuclear planning and preparedness.
Speakers and several public commenters stressed that continued operation would require ongoing county commitments to exercises, staffing and funding for emergency preparedness. Former emergency managers and commenters urged that any operational extension include firm, long-term financial commitments to maintain the county’s legally required preparedness capabilities.
