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2013 NRC RIC Are You Prepared for HAB Exercise?

2013 NRC RIC Are You Prepared for HAB Exercise?. Vince Cwietniewicz Mid-Atlantic Emergency Preparedness Manager March 13, 2013. Planning Focus – The Differences. Facilities Alternative Facility Incident Command Unified Command Post Attack Movement Limitations

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2013 NRC RIC Are You Prepared for HAB Exercise?

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  1. 2013 NRC RICAre You Prepared for HAB Exercise? Vince Cwietniewicz Mid-Atlantic Emergency Preparedness Manager March 13, 2013

  2. Planning Focus – The Differences • Facilities • Alternative Facility • Incident Command • Unified Command • Post Attack Movement Limitations • Communications Protocols & Systems • Exercise Evaluation Objectives • Exercise Conduct Considerations • Preparation Activities

  3. Alternative Facility • Functions • Staffing • Building Logistics • Telecommunications • Computers

  4. Incident Command • Location • Individual Roles and Responsibilities • Utility Liaisons • During Normal Work Hours • Outside Normal Work Hours • Role in Protective Action Decisions • Role in Press Releases

  5. Unified Command • Utility Representative • Interface with Incident Command • Role in Protective Action Decisions

  6. Post Attack Movement Limitations • Site Not Secured • Crime Scene • Coordination Required • Operations • Security • Law Enforcement • Incident Commander • Two Teams Dispatched • No “All Clear”

  7. Communications Protocols and Systems • Bridge Line or Point-to-Point • Control Room • Central Alarm Station • Incident Command • Unified Command • Alternative Facility • Emergency Operations Facility • Joint Information Center • Equipment • Phones - Cell or Satellite • Radios

  8. Preparation Activities • Base-level Training on the National Incident Management System • Familiarization with Alternative Facility • Mini-drills for Utility Emergency Response Organization • Tabletop Exercise • Dress Rehearsal

  9. Planning and Coordination • Monthly Focus • Strategy Determination • Resource Coordination • Emergency Plans • Participants • PEMA (Lead) • Federal • State • Local • Exelon • Weekly Focus • Action Item Status • Decision-making • Emergent Issues • Participants • Exelon (Lead) • Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

  10. Exercise Evaluation Objectives • NEI 06-04 Revision 2 • Utility Procedures • Emergency Response Organization Understanding • NEI 06-04 [Revision 2] • Conducting a Hostile Action-Based • Emergency Response Drill

  11. Exercise Conduct Considerations • Pre-staging Participants • Facility Locations • ‘Demonstrate’ • Observers

  12. Final Thoughts • Establish preparation strategy with State • Conduct frequent meetings with key organizations • Take time to learn the National Incident Management System • Engage with NEI, NRC and FEMA during the planning process • Don’t underestimate planning and preparation time • If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. – Colin Powell • Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. – John W. Gardner

  13. Exelon HAB Planning • Vince Cwietniewicz • Mid-Atlantic Emergency Preparedness Manager • vince.cwietniewicz@exeloncorp.com • 610.765.5035

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