SUCCESSFUL SEABROOK NUCLEAR EXERCISE

On April 8, FEMA announced its preliminary evaluation of the Commonwealth’s performance during the April 5 biennial federally graded exercise of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station Emergency Plan. Positive evaluations were handed down for the performances of the local officials from the six MA Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) communities (Amesbury, Merrimac, Salisbury, Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury); 60 participants at the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Framingham which included MEMA personnel, MassDOT, American Red Cross, MA Department of Public Health, MA Department of Mental Health, MA State Police, MA National Guard, Mass211, the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, and FEMA; MEMA’s Region I EOC in Tewksbury; the Emergency Operating Facility (EOF) in Portsmouth, NH; Joint Information Center (JIC) in Portsmouth, NH; Public Affairs Office (PAO) at MEMA HQ; and the Nuclear Incident Assessment Teams (NIAT) in the field. This exercise concluded two years of preparation, included multiple practice exercises.