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Radiological Emergency Response Planning for incidents at the
LIMERICK GENERATING STATION
Radiological Emergency Preparedness

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The Limerick Generating Station, is a dual boiling water nuclear reactor BWR electrical generating station, owned and operated by Exelon Energy. This facility is located in Montgomery County. East Pikeland Township is located within the ten-mile radius "Emergency Planning Zone". This means that local, state and federal agencies have prepared plans to ensure a safe and coordinated emergency response to an incident at the Limerick Generating Station. If you are a new resident to our Township, Please stop by the municipal offices on Rapps Dam Road and retrieve an emergency information booklet. You can also find this information in the blue pages of you telephone directory. If you need additional information, please contact the Chester County Department of Emergency Services at (610) 344-5000.

Each year PECO Energy sends out "Public Needs Surveys" to all residents located in the Emergency Planning Zone. Persons who are physically or mentally challenged, need transportation, or have other needs are grouped on a public needs list. This list helps municipalities locate these people if an emergency would occur. If you or someone you know lives in the Emergency Planning Zone and has a public need, please make sure they fill out and return the survey each year. If you need to have a survey form sent to you, please contact the Chester County Department of Emergency Services at (610) 344-5000. All survey results remain confidential and are used only by authorized emergency services personnel.

Every two years a Full-Scale Exercise is held to ensure the proper training, knowledge, response, and coordination of all emergency service organizations involved.

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Boiling Water Reactor Demonstration

The Information Below May Be Generic, But It Pertains To Residents Of East Pikeland Township
* Emergency Actions / Topics *

~ Topic ~	~ Description ~
Alerting	An audible warning signal indicating imminent danger or risk. The sounding of the warning sirens (a three minute steady tone) means that the public should tune-in to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) station on their radio for important information. The sounding of the sirens is not a signal to evacuate. These sirens are tested on the first Monday of each month at approximately 2:00pm
Emergency Alert System	The system composed of broadcast and cable television and radio staions theat have agrred to use their stations for the broadcast of emergency information to the public. The primary EAS station for Chester County is WPHT-1210 AM
Emergency Planning Zone	An approximate ten mile radius around the nuclear power plant designed to facilitate off-site emergency planning and develop a significant response base.
Evacuation	The protective action that entails the notification of evacuation actions and procedures. An evacuation directive would involve movement of the entire population from the Emergency Planning Zone, and is a worst-case situation.
Evacuation Routes	The evacuation routes for East Pikeland Township are local roads to Route 113 South to Route 100 South.
Host Facility	A fixed facility used to temporarily house evacuees from schools and/or special facilites. The host school for students of the East Pikeland Elementary School, and the Phoenixville Area Middle School, is the Connestoga High School. The host school for students of the Phoenixville Area High School, is the Trediffryn-Easttown Middle School
Public Information Statements	Public announcements made by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency or County official spokesperson via newspapers, radio or television to explain goverment actions being taken to protect the public in event of any public emergency. The purpose of the announcement is to provide accurate information, prevent panic and counteract misinfomation and rumors.
Reception Center	A predesignated site outside the plume exposure pathway EPZ through which evacuees needing mass care support will pass to obtain information and directions to an appropriate Mass Care Center. The Reception Center for East Pikeland Township is the West Whiteland Township Building on Route 100 at Swedesford Road in Exton.
Recovery	Actions taken over a protracted period of time to repair any physical damages to facilities/property and restore the governmental, economic and social structure of the community.
Reentry	The temporary return to the evacuated area
Relocation	Actions implemented during recovery to exclude persons from returning to restricted areas.
Return	The permanent return of citizens to areas determined by the State to be safe for occupancy.
Risk County	Those counties located partially or wholly within the plume exposure pathway EPZ of a nuclear power plant
Risk Municipality	A Municipality having land area within the plume exposure pathway EPZ of a fixed nuclear facility.
Route Alerting	A "back-up" to the public alert system that is implemented in the event of public alert system failure (indiviual or multiple siren failure). A municipal responsibility accomplished by designated route alert teams travelling in public address equipped vehicles along assigned routes.
Sheltering	Action by the public to take advantage of the protection against radiation exposure afforded by remaining indoors, away from doors and windows, during and following the passage of the radioactive plume.
State of Disaster Emergency	Exists whenever the Governor issues a declaration of disaster emergency. Declared by executive order or proclamation of the Governor at any time upon finding that a disaster has occurred or that the occurrence or the threat of a disaster is imminent. The state of disaster emergency continues until the Governor finds that the threat or danger has passed and terminates it by executive order or proclamation, but no state of disaster emergency may continue for longer than 90 days unless renewed by the Governor.
Traffic Control Points	Manned posts established at critical road junctions for the purpose of controlling or limiting traffic during an evacuation.
Transportation Staging Area	A designated location from which transportation resources are coordinated and/or dispatched.

This page updated 09/09/02