SECTIONS 114650-114655 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 114650-114655

114650. (a) As used in this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
(1) "Agency" means the California Emergency Management Agency.
(2) "Department" means the State Department of Health Services.
(3) "Disburse or disbursement" means a payment in advance from the
Nuclear Planning Assessment Special Account, as specified in
paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 8610.5 of the Government
Code.
(4) "Emergency planning zone" means a zone identified in state and
local government emergency plans where immediate decisions for
effective public protective action from radiation may be necessary.
(5) "Exercise" means an event that tests emergency plans and
organizations and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency
evaluates pursuant to Part 350 (commencing with Section 350.1) of
Subchapter E of Chapter I of Title 44 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
(6) "Ingestion pathway phase" means the period beginning after any
release of radioactive material from a nuclear powerplant accident
when the plume emergency phase has ceased, and reliable environmental
measurements are available for making decisions on additional
protective actions to protect the food chain. The main concern is to
prevent exposure from ingestion of contaminated water or food, such
as milk, fresh vegetables, or aquatic foodstuffs.
(7) "Ingestion pathway zone" means the 50-mile radius around each
of the state's nuclear powerplants in which protective actions may be
required to protect the food chain in the event of an emergency.
(8) "Interjurisdictional Planning Committee" means the planning
committee, comprised of representatives of the Counties of Orange and
San Diego, the Cities of Dana Point, San Clemente, and San Juan
Capistrano, the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, the State
Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Southern California
Edison Company, established as a mechanism for coordinating
integrated preparedness and response in the event of an emergency at
the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
(9) "Local government" means a city or county that provides
emergency response for a nuclear powerplant emergency.
(10) "Local jurisdiction" means an entity that provides emergency
response for a nuclear powerplant emergency in accordance with the
plans of a local government.
(11) "Plume emergency phase" means the period beginning at the
onset of an emergency at a nuclear powerplant when immediate
decisions for public protective actions are needed.
(12) "Recovery phase" means the period when actions designed to
reduce radiation levels in the environment to acceptable levels for
unrestricted use are commenced, and ending when all recovery actions
have been completed.
(13) "Site" means the location of a nuclear powerplant and its
surrounding emergency planning zone.

114655. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:
(1) Existing law requires the development and maintenance of a
nuclear powerplant emergency response program by state and local
governments based on federal and state criteria.
(2) The agency, in consultation with the department and the
counties, has investigated the consequences of a serious nuclear
powerplant accident and has established plume emergency phase and
ingestion pathway phase planning zones for each site. These zones
imply mutually supportive emergency planning and preparedness
arrangements by all levels of government.
(3) An integrated emergency planning program is necessary for the
benefit of the citizens within the planning zones.
(b) Nothing in this chapter limits the activities of any
government in carrying out its general responsibilities pertaining to
the public health and the safety aspects of emergency response.