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Emergency preparedness information for those living and/or working near V.C. Summer Nuclear Station on how to prepare in the unlikely event of an emergency.
It is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Your Emergency Plan will have everything from emergency contact information to medical information, the protective action zone you live in, information about evacuation and sheltering-in-place, and more.
Your Emergency Kit should have supplies on hand to last at least three days for each family member, in durable and easy-to-carry bags/containers, such as backpacks, duffel bags, or suitcases.
Start developing your Emergency Plan and building your Emergency Kit today. Download the SC Emergency Manager Mobile App, South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) official mobile app, to build your own emergency plan(s), keep track of supplies, and stay connected. Or, visit the SCEMD website to view available resources and tools.
Emergency kit items include:
Not all shelters and hotels accept pets. Plan ahead to stay with family, friends, or pet-friendly locations if you need to evacuate your home. If a hotel has a no-pets policy, ask the manager if the hotel can waive the policy during the emergency. Deciding in advance what to do with your pet during an emergency can save its life. You should never have to hesitate to evacuate your home in an emergency because you don’t want to leave your pets behind. Start your pet plan and kit today.
bringfido.com
dogfriendly.com
pet-friendly-hotels.net
petswelcome.com
tripswithpets.com
Go to SCEMD’s Preparing Your Pets in an Emergency webpage for additional information and guidance.
If you are an individual with access and functional needs that may require evacuation assistance, you should complete and return the Individuals With Access and Functional Needs Survey that is mailed to residents on an annual basis, or contact your locality to learn what options are available. Residents needing evacuation assistance must complete and mail, at no cost, the survey card every year. If you become ill or need assistance at the time of an emergency, contact your local sheriff or ambulance service.
Contact information is provided under More Information.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) defines four emergency classifications that could occur at a nuclear power station. Dominion Energy would contact federal, state, and local authorities in each of the following situations:
Nuclear power plants are designed, engineered, and operated to adhere to stringent safety and security regulations and practices. Multiple layers of safety systems and structures protect the plant and community from an emergency:
There are three fission product barriers (also referred to as protective barriers) that prevent radioactive fission products to release into the environment: (1) fuel cladding, (2) reactor vessel and cooling system, and (3) containment.
In addition to listening to local radio/TV station for information, the public will be alerted and notified of an emergency at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station via the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). IPAWS is FEMA’s national system for local alerting that provides authenticated emergency and life-saving information to the public through mobile phones using Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), to radio and television via Emergency Alert System, and on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Radio.
Have you ever received an Amber, Emergency, and/or a Public Safety Alert to your phone via special tone and vibration?
Mobile devices that are IPAWS-WEA capable are typically automatically opted- in to receive alerts when first set up.
Check your phone setting to see you are receiving WEA Alert messages.
In an emergency, an emergency alert (a WEA message) will be sent to your WEA-enabled mobile device at no charge to you. When you receive a WEA message, tune into one of your local EAS radio or TV stations broadcasting emergency information and listen for instructions. Call your neighbors, especially the elderly or those with access and functional needs to make sure they know what to do.
Receiving/hearing a WEA message or any alert message on your phone, does NOT mean you should evacuate. It means tune into your local EAS radio or television station(s) and listen for information and instructions on what to do. A list of local television and radio stations is provided below.
In order to receive WEA messages, you must have a compatible device and be located in the affected area where the WEA message is being sent. To ensure you receive WEA messages, go to your mobile phone’s settings, under notifications, scroll to the bottom and confirm all Emergency Alerts are toggled on.
There are multiple ways for you to stay informed before, during, and after a disaster. Go to SCEMD Stay Informed to learn more.
Emergency Alert Radio / TV Stations | |||||
Radio | TV Station | ||||
WCOS 1140 AM WCOS 97.5 FM WTCB 106.7 FM WLTR 91.3 FM |
All radio and television stations with city of license and cable operators with their franchise agreements within the Midlands local area will monitor WCOS-FM, WTCB-FM and NOAA. This includes Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, and Richland counties, in which the V.C. Summer 10-mile emergency planning zone is located. |
If asked to evacuate, you may be instructed to go to your assigned reception center where designated personnel will monitor for contamination and, if recommended, provide potassium iodide (KI) as a supplemental protective action.
Use the primary evacuation route described below to get to your assigned Reception Center, unless otherwise directed to use another alternative route instead.
COUNTY | SECTOR | PRIMARY EVACUATION ROUTE | RECEPTION CENTER |
FAIRFIELD |
A-0 |
213 East, 321 North, to | Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science |
FAIRFIELD | A-1 | 257 North, to 99 North, to 34 East, 321 North, to |
Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science |
FAIRFIELD | A-2 | 34 East, 321 North, to | Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science |
FAIRFIELD | B-1 | 213 East, 321 North, to | Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science |
FAIRFIELD | B-2 | 213 East, 321 North, to | Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science |
FAIRFIELD | C-1 | 215 South, 269 North, 321 North, to | Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science |
FAIRFIELD | C-2 | 215 South, 269 North, 321 North, to | Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science |
RICHLAND | D-1 | 26 East, 20 East, 277 North, 77 North, Exit 27 Blythewood Rd, to State Rd S-40-59 Muller Rd |
Muller Road Middle School * |
LEXINGTON | D-2 | 26 East, Exit 103 Harbison Blvd to St. Andrews Rd, West to | Crossroads Intermediate School |
NEWBERRY | E-1 | US 176 West, on SC 219 South/West, to | Newberry High School |
NEWBERRY | E-2 | US 26 West, on SC 219 South/West, to | Newberry High School |
NEWBERRY | F-1 | Broad River Rd North, to SC South, to Hillbrook Lane (West), On SC South/West, to | Newberry High School |
NEWBERRY | F-2 | US 176 North, to SC 34 South, to Hillbrook Lane (West), On SC 219 South/West, to |
Newberry High School |
* Students will be released to their parents via the Dutch Fork High School parents’ pick-up line at Dutch Fork High School. |
Below are schools and licensed daycare centers in the 10-mile area around the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, in their respective sector, and assigned reception center to go to if instructed to evacuate:
COUNTY | School/Licensed Day Care Center |
Sector |
Reception Center |
Richland County |
Academy for Success Spring Hill High School Center for Advanced Technology Chapin Middle School |
D-1 D-1 D-1 D-1 |
Muller Rd MS Muller Rd MS Muller Rd MS Muller Rd MS |
Fairfield County |
Kelly Miller Child Development Center Kelly Miller School McCrorey-Liston Child Development Center McCrorey-Liston School of Technology |
C-2 C-2 A-2 A-2 |
Fairfield Magnet School Fairfield Magnet School Fairfield Magnet School Fairfield Magnet School |
Lexington County |
Chapin Baptist Child Development Center Chapin Children Center Chapin Elementary School Chapin Intermediate School Chapin High School Inez’s Children Center Abner Montessori School Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church |
D-2 D-2 D-2 D-2 D-2 D-2 D-2 D-2 |
Crossroads Intermediate School Crossroads Intermediate School Crossroads Intermediate School Crossroads Intermediate School Crossroads Intermediate School Crossroads Intermediate School Crossroads Intermediate School Crossroads Intermediate School |
NEWBERRY |
Little Angels Day Care Little Mountain School* Mid-Carolina High School* Mid-Carolina Middle School* Pomaria-Garmany School* |
E-2 E-2 E-2 E-2 F-2 |
Newberry HS Wightman UM Church Wightman UM Church Wightman UM Church Central UM |
* Note: Refer to Parent Information Brochure on Critical Incidents distributed by Newberry County Schools.
Not every radiological emergency will result in the release of radioactive iodine. Potassium iodide, also known as KI, is a form of iodine. KI is used as a supplemental protective action. KI helps protect your thyroid gland if there is a chance you might be exposed to a harmful amount of radioactive iodine. A 2-day supply of KI tablets is provided at no cost to residents living or working within the 10-mile area around V.C. Summer Nuclear Station by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC).
To obtain your 2-day KI supply, go to your local SCDHEC county public health department and bring some form of identification or paperwork that shows you live or work within the 10-mile area of V.C. Summer Nuclear Station (no appointment necessary):
IMPORTANT KI REMINDERS
Residents living outside the 10-mile area can purchase KI tablets from their personal pharmacy.
If Ki is recommended in an emergency, it is Important to follow exact dosing, which can be found on SCDHEC KI Fact Sheet. Especially in young children and infants, giving too much KI can cause more serious side effects and health issues.
Visit SCDHEC’s Radiation, Nuclear Safety webpage for more information on radiation, KI, and South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Nuclear Response and Emergency Environmental Surveillance section, or call 1-844-723-7377.
Protective recommendations for livestock and agricultural products will be issued by appropriate state and local officials.
Livestock and poultry owners are responsible for the care and wellbeing of their animals. Livestock and poultry owners, farmers, and producers should develop and maintain a premises-specific emergency plan to use in the case of any evacuation notice. Nuclear plant emergencies may impact livestock, food, and agricultural products. As a precaution for public health and safety, and in response to an emergency resulting in contamination, state and federal officials may restrict the movement of livestock, poultry, food and feed items, and other agricultural products. Livestock and poultry are domesticated animals typically raised on a farm or other agricultural setting and include but are not limited to cattle, horses/donkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, and turkeys.
Livestock and poultry owners, farmers, and producers can find more information related to emergency preparedness planning from the Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health (Office of the SC State Veterinarian) website and the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service website.
For more information about disaster planning for livestock and agriculture, visit SCEMD’s Agriculture and Nuclear Power in South Carolina factsheet .
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