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Public Meeting, 6/6/12 - Slides - EPA Role in NPPs - Debonis
ML12159A358
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Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 06/06/2012
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Michael F. DeBonis Radiation and Indoor Air Branch U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 290 Broadway, New York NY June 6, 2012

` EPA is the Federal agency mandated to protect human health and the environment.

` M j activities:

Major i ii Homeland security/ emergency response Public protective action recommendations Cleanup/waste management Emissions regulation RadNet Science and technology Information and outreach Protecting People and the Environment from Radiation Pg 2

Types of Radiological Incidents and Emergencies Los Alamos Lost Wildfires Sources Three Mile Island Space Launches

` Nuclear facility accidents Contaminated imports

` Nuclear weapon and device Transportation accidents accidents Satellite Reentry

` Nuclear terrorism Orphan sources

` Sabotage Foreign incidents 3

Putting Fukushima Risk in Perspective Calculate your estimated annual radiation dose:

http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/calculate.html 4

EPA RadNet System Currently, 125 permanent RadNet stations Deployable stations set up in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Northern Marianas Islands Capable of detecting above background levels, but do not expect any harmful levels Real-time data have shown only typical background fluctuations For daily RadNet data: www.epa.gov/japan 2011

` EPA's RadNet monitors across the US show typical fluctuations in background radiation levels.

` Additional Deployable Monitors were sent to the Aleutian islands, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan to improve monitoring coverage for this event.

` The levels detected are far below levels of concern

` Trace levels of radioactive isotopes measured are consistent with the Japanese nuclear incident and far below levels of public health concern.

` Additional exposure from well below 1 mrem for individuals in US and Territories

` Measured levels hundreds to thousands of times lower than FDA Derived Intervention Levels (DILS)

` Greater risk from Radon - 257 mrem/yr NCRP 160, 2009

` Bottom line? Test your house for radon!

http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/perspective.html

While we do not expect radiation from the damaged Japanese reactors to reach the United States at harmful levels, I want to assure you that EPA will continue our coordination with our federal partners to monitor the air, milk, precipitation and drinking water for any changes, and we will continue our outreach to the public and the elected officials to provide information on our monitoring results.

- Administrator Lisa P. Jackson