Members of the Public are Invited to Attend a Public Meeting to Hear Preliminary Findings of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant Exercise

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region IX office today announced that a public meeting will be held November 9 to present preliminary evaluation findings on the performance of a full-scale exercise at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Members of the public and the media are invited to attend the meeting which begins promptly at 11 a.m. in the DCPP Joint Information Center at 1133 Kansas Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA.  Representatives from FEMA will chair the meeting and present the preliminary findings.

The public meeting will take place two days after the exercise concludes.  Exercise participants include the State of California, the County of San Luis Obispo, and the San Luis Coastal Unified School District.

This exercise allows federal teams to examine the ability of the participating county, state and utility officials to protect the health and safety of the public living near DCPP in the event of a radiological release.  FEMA will observe and evaluate the off-site plans and exercise for state and counties.  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will observe and evaluate the on-site performance of DCPP.                

The exercise will require activation of emergency operations in San Luis Obispo County, the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, and the State of California.

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