ML20073G716
| ML20073G716 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1983 |
| From: | Conklin W PARENTS CONCERNED ABOUT INDIAN POINT, PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP, NEW YORK, UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS |
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| NUDOCS 8304180367 | |
| Download: ML20073G716 (3) | |
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Obrarver Wa1.tcr Conklin Observation Post Peekskill Polica Departmant 2 Nelson Avenue Peekskill, New York Time of observation 7:55 rtm until 1: 55 pm 7:55 Arrive at Police Station and identify myself in the lobby.
I am told I will be taken inside when some-thing happens " necessitating action."
8:10 Taken ins 5 de by Police Commissioner Walter Kirkland who is also Civil Defense Director.
He pointed out the equipment
-terminal linked to Indian Point
-red Hotline phone attached to a speaker All announcements during the day came over this equipment.
-radio tuned to WLNA
-multichannel radio
-backup radio manned by ham amateur volunteer 8:20 Rockland County is heard asking for a weather report from the state warning point.
Weather is given: Wind 1.8 meters /second from 080*
stability class "C" 8:29 Hotline : " Emergency classification Alert" 8:34 Hotlines wind given again: no change, general weather cloudy.
8: 45 Officer answere phone in training room and repeats to the caller the announcement heard over hotline at 8:34 9: 10 Commissioner Kirkland. brings in news that_ County Exec had ordered all schools closed. Asked if the message came over the hotline.
Ans: " No. "
9: 18 Telephone line to Pe.kskill Fire Station is out.
Man sent to check power up on the hill.
l 9: 19 Commissioner Kirkland explains that in a real emergency the procedures to dLose the schools w Id now be in effect.
9: 21 Officer announces that there is a projected wind change due at 10:00 to 160' 9: 23 Hotlines" Projected wind change to 160
- At 10:00.
l General weather clear."
9:32 Intervenor observer asked for name and address for Police log of exercise.
ed to site
" Condition at Indian Point chang /second from l
9:37 Hotlines.
. Wind spe,ed now $.7 meters area emergency.
160'.
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7 Conklin Paga 2 9:50 Mayor George Pataki arrives and given a tour by Commi-ssioner Kirkland.
Announcement that Con Edison is evacuating non-essential personnel from Unit 2.
The officers were not fully informed as to which emergency classification level was the trigger for the sirens.
Sirens sound 9:53 Commissioner explains to Mayor that he would now be giving the Mayor an update in a real emergency.
9:55 Radiological officer explains his weather watching procedure to Mayor Pataki at the wall with a large map.
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Discussion between Commissioner, Mayor, and City Manager 10:01 about chain of command sin actual evacuation process.
Commissioner goes over some steps of the evacuation procedure including
- calling extra outside police and who would pay for it (agreement: not Peekskill)
- sending all cars with loudspeakers out to alert all the people.
Mayor asks what would happen if the emergency occurs at 3: 00 am and all the people working at the station are at home.
Commissioner answers that they would use the recall procedure used during the blackout.
10:14 Hotline: Weather announcement.
Anticipated wind con-ditions at 14: 00 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> given.
10:25 Commissioner announces that at this point the city water l
supply would be shut down by the Peekskill water commissioner under orders from the Peekskill Department of Public Works as the plume would contaminate the water supply.
i 10: 40-Mayor Pataki tells observer he is satisfied with the l
10: 56 operation.
He reiterates the different systems they L
haves hotline, apple computer, multichannel radio.
back-up radio.
He informs me that Peekskill has the authority to order its own evacuation but not to counter-mand a County-ordered evacuation.
He is concerned over whether in the event of a large scale evacuation there will be enough buses to evacuate all the people from Peek skill who don' t have cars.
The Peekskill Parks Commissioner has ordered the evacuation of all city parks.
He is expected to issue a statement.
10: 58 Hotline:
" County declared state of emergency.
No radiological indication of ' danger."
Radiation officer explains again how he analyzes eeather.
Parks commisiooner arrives to report on evacuation of parks.
11:07 Precautionarysheltering and/or eavouation being considered
F C nklin-Pags 3 11:22 Catered-food brought in, paid for by the State under some rule I can' t catch.
11: 33 Hotline:
"Still site area emergency.
Conditions deteriorating.
11: 37 Hotline :
" Precautionary evacuation of certain "ERPAs" recommended and precautionary sheltering of others, at the diacretion of local authorities."
11:47 Hotline: " State of NY ordered evacuation of Rockland County."
11: 49 Mayor orders evacuation of Peekskill.
11: 58 Hotline:
Announcement begins as site area emergency but is changed to general emergency.
12:06 Hotlines Announcement of estimated release of radioactivity and full body doses.
12:13 Hotlines Ground release of radiation given, as of 12:01 pm.
12:20 Instructions spread to take iodine. pills.
j 12: 33 County order to Peekskill to close down their water supply (see 10:25) 12: 40 Radiological officer briefs city manager on progress of plume and amount of radiation in the air.
If people j
are still on the streets the advisability is to shelter indoors rather than trying to evacuate.
12: 52 Still a general emergency.
Radioactive release continues.
l Areas that had been recommended to take shelter are 'now recommended to evacuate.
1:01 Mayor says that at this point everything would be closed down, all people out of Peekskill leaving Peekskill under the National Guard.
1: 01-During this last hour, most officers left and a couple 1: 55 returned to their regular duties.
I did not hear any more official emergency messages over the hotline loudspeaker.
Mayor Pataki left about 1 pm.While he was there he had quickly briefed me from time to time.
I could only hear firsthand what came over the hotline loudspeaker, and general announcements, since I was not allowed to enter the equipment room but stood nBar the doorway inside-the " training room."
The equipment room is'small so'it is understandable why I was not' allowed ~ in, but.the constant traffic and conversation in the training room hampered my ability to see and hear.
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