INFORMATION FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS
Your safety is very important to local officials and the operators of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant. Although it is unlikely a plant problem would affect you and your family, you need to be familiar with the information below.
NOTIFICATION
If there is a serious problem at Comanche Peak which is likely to affect the public, the Outdoor Warning System Sirens may be used to alert people within 10 miles of the plant. The sirens may also be used for dangerous weather or civil defense emergencies. The decision to activate the siren system rests with local authorities. A steady siren tone will be used for a Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant emergency or dangerous weather. A slow wavering tone is for a civil defense emergency.
The 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) map is very important. Use it to find your zone. If there is a plant accident, people in some zones might need to take action to protect themselves.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you hear the sirens, tune to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) (radio station WBAP, 820 or local station broadcasting in Spanish) for information.
If you ABSOLUTELY must have more information, there is a Comanche Peak emergency information number, 682498-8010. DO NOT CALL 911.
If you have questions at other times, call:
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, 254-897-8500
Somervell County Sheriff’s Office, 254-897-2242 Hood County Sheriff’s Office, 817-579-3307
SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS
If you have special needs please contact local law enforcement to register with them.
PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Protective measure zones and evacuation routes
County officials may recommend that members of the public evacuate affected areas for their safety in the event of a serious problem at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant. If evacuation is recommended:
Stay calm, you’ll have plenty of time to leave. Drive safely.
Without using the phone, make sure your neighbors know about the evacuation.
Take only what you need most, including: a printout of this information, clothes, medicine and prescriptions, baby supplies, checkbook and credit cards, portable radio, flashlight, important papers, and household pets.
Lock windows and doors. Leave your house as you would if you were going on a short trip
Use the evacuation routes shown on the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) map and proceed to either the Benbrook Reception Center located at the Benbrook YMCA,1899 Winscott Rd., Benbrook, TX 76126 or the Bosque County Reception Center located at the Meridian High School, 500 Yellow Jacket Dr., Meridian, TX 76665. Keep all vents and windows closed on your vehicle while driving within 10 miles of the power plant. If you use your vehicle’s air conditioning, set it on recirculate so it does not pull in outside air.
Continue to listen to the Emergency Alert System (Radio station WBAP, 820 AM). You will be informed of any additional information as it becomes available.
Everyone needs to register at a reception center (Benbrook Reception Center or Bosque County Reception Center) and be monitored for contamination. After being registered and monitored for contamination, you will be instructed to leave the reception center and go to a hotel or the home of a friend or relative who lives outside the affected area. The Reception Centers are not shelters and therefore individuals will not be housed at the reception centers.
No firearms or alcohol will be allowed in the reception centers.
If you are hurt or sick, go to the Lake Granbury Medical Center, Granbury; or Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, Cleburne or ask law enforcement for help.
Law Enforcement will be able to help you with other evacuation needs.
Access to evacuated zones will be restricted. You must get permission to re-enter an evacuated zone. When the evacuation ends, instruction on returning will be announced at the reception centers and over the Emergency Alert System (Radio station WBAP, 820 AM).
IF SHELTER-IN-PLACE IS RECOMMENDED
The following information will help you understand the concept of Shelter-In-Place:
If evacuation is not possible (i.e., roads are impassable or some other situation that could prevent evacuation), you may be asked to SHELTER-IN-PLACE .
Shelter-In-Place means that you should remain where you are or seek shelter nearby, remain indoors and keep windows and doors shut.
Take actions to restrict the intake of outside air. Buildings with central heat and air are the best choice for ShelterIn-Place. Some window units do not restrict the intake of outside air. If possible, quickly relocate to a building equipped with central heat and air.
Listen to the Emergency Alert System (WBAP, 820 AM) for additional information.
Continue to Shelter-in-Place until local officials say it is safe to go out. This information will be communicated via the Emergency Alert System.
IF MONITOR AND PREPARE IS RECOMMENDED
The following information will help you understand the concept of Monitor and Prepare:
Remain off the roads.
Continue to listen to the Emergency Alert System (WBAP, 820 AM) and await further instructions.
Take actions necessary to prepare for possible evacuation or Shelter-In-Place.