Now that DOE Order 151.1c is approved and ready for use, you may have questions or need clarification. Perhaps, you may be confused and not sure what was meant.

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Contact Information

Dr. Jim Powers
U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA
DOE HQ Office of Emergency Management
E-mail: jim.powers@nnsa.doe.gov

Program Elements

• Hazards Survey/Hazards Assessment (Technical Planning Basis)
  • Annual Inventories for DOE-Owned Leased Facilities
  • Beyond Design Basis Malevolent Events
  • Classification of Spills from Onsite Commercial Shipments
  • CMM in Emergency Response
  • Classification of Onsite DOE Transportation Operational Emergencies
  • DOE-Leased Offsite Commercial Office Space
  • DOE-Owned Leased Facilities
  • Malevolent Events and Denial Strategy
  • PARs Outside the EPZ
  • Screening Chemical Mixtures
  • Screening Materials from a Safety Basis List
  • Security Vulnerability Assessments and EPHAs
  • Selection of ARF/ARR or RF Values for EPHAs
  • Screening Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Screening Thresholds and Consequence-at-Distance
  • UF₆ Protective Action Criterion (PAC)
  • Use of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) for Response to Hazardous Material Release Events at Burial Sites
  • Using CMM in Screening and EPHAs
• Program Administration
  • Annual Inventories for DOE-Owned Leased Facilities
  • Annual Review of Emergency Plans and EPIPs
  • Annual Self-Assessments and Exercises
  • Approval of Emergency Management Documents
  • DOE-Leased Offsite Commercial Office Space
  • DOE-Owned Leased Facilities
  • Establish Pre-Authorization Criteria
  • Order into Contracts
  • Review of Revised Guides
• Training and Drills
  • Annual Requirements for ERO Members
• Exercises
  • Annual Exercise and Facility-Level ERO
  • Annual Requirements for ERO Members
  • Annual Self-Assessments and Exercises
  • Approval of Exercise Documentation
  • ERO Member Participation in Annual Site-Level Exercises
  • Facility Definition and Facility-Level Exercises
  • Site Definition and Facility-Level Exercises
• Readiness Assurance
  • Annual Self-Assessments and Exercises
  • Evaluation Criteria in Annual Self-Assessments
• Emergency Response Organization
  • Annual Exercise and Facility-Level ERO
  • Annual Requirements for ERO Members
  • ERO Member Participation in Annual Site-Level Exercises
  • Establish Pre-Authorization Criteria
  • Members of the ERO
  • Onsite Decision Maker and NIMS
• Offsite Response Interfaces
• Emergency Facilities and Equipment
• Categorization and Classification
  • Classification of a Spill from a Commercial Hazardous Material Shipment on a DOE/NNSA Site
  • Classification of Onsite DOE Transportation Operational Emergencies
  • Classification of Spills from Onsite Commercial Shipments
  • EALS and Protective Actions
  • ERG and Categorization of Offsite Transportation Rev1
  • Establish Pre-Authorization Criteria
  • Onsite Decision Maker and NIMS
  • Time Requirement for Follow-up Notifications
  • Use of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) for Response to Hazardous Material Release Events at Burial Sites
• Notifications and Communications
  • Time Requirement for Follow-up Notifications
  • Submission of Final Emergency Reports
• Consequence Assessment
  • CMM in Emergency Response
  • UF₆ Protective Action Criterion (PAC)
• Protective Actions and Reentry
  • EALS and Protective Actions
  • PARs Outside the EPZ
  • UF₆ Protective Action Criterion (PAC)
  • Use of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) for Response to Hazardous Material Release Events at Burial Sites
• Emergency Medical Support
• Emergency Public Information
  • Initial Press Release
• Termination and Recovery