Radiation

submitted by Samuel Bendett

Pennsylvania's Beaver Valley power station // Source: pa.us

Homeland Security News Wire - April 2, 2012

Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., last week announced that construction of the Emergency Operations Facility for its Beaver Valley Power Station has been completed.

The new 12,000 square-foot facility supports overall management of activities related to maintaining public health and safety during the emergency at the plant. The facility also will be used by Beaver Valley’s emergency response organization during quarterly training drills and bi-annual exercises evaluated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure preparedness to respond to an emergency.