ML042170054
| ML042170054 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 07/20/2004 |
| From: | Wright W Linn County, IA, Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Wessman R NRC/NSIR/DIRO |
| References | |
| Download: ML042170054 (1) | |
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Linn County ff,.vl Emergency Management Agency 50 2nd Avenue Bridge Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401-1256 Phone: (319) 363-2671 Day or Night
- Fax: (319) 398-5316
- E-Mail: linnema@linnema.com 20 July 2004 Richard Wessman Director, Division of Incident Response Operations Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852
SUBJECT:
Invitation to Visit Linn County Emergency Management Agency Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise
Dear Dick,
This letter is to offer an invitation to you to observe the Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercises with Linn County, Iowa and the Duane Arnold Energy Center. I wanted to extend this invitation in order that you might see first hand how the non-NRC side of protecting the public from radiological incidents operates. In Chairman Diaz's remarks to the Radiological Information Conference this year, he spoke of the importance of off-site emergency preparedness partnerships and I want you to see an example of these partnerships in action. In your presentation to the National REP Conference you echoed the importance of a strong off-site preparedness program. I feel it is important that you be familiar with the seeing how our off-site efforts compliment the on-site activities at the DAEC facility where the NRC has generally focused its efforts.
The REP exercise for this year will be a formal evaluation by FEMA. Linn County and the Duane Arnold Energy Center suggest two options for observing these exercises. A Dress Rehearsal exercise will be conducted on Wednesday, 15 September 2004 and the Formal Evaluated exercise will be conducted on Wednesday, 20 October 2004. You are welcome to observe either exercise.
As part of this exercise, I hope our new Emergency Operations Center will be operational and that you can see the amount of effort we have put into improved communications, alert and warning capabilities, and the integration of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) into our operation.
If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you for your support.
Respectfully, E.
Director of Emergency Management Serving the Communities of.
- Alburnett
- Center Point
- Ely
- Usbon
- Palo
- Springville
- Bertram
- Central City
- Fairfax
- Marion
- Pralrleburg
- Walker
- Cedar Rapids
- Coggon
- Hiawatha
- Mount Vernon
- Robins
- Walford