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LLNL Emergency Plan Rev-23 October 2017 56 4 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS Emergency facilities and equipment support the ERO. Emergency facilities include ACRECC, the EOC, the DOCs, LLNL HSD, the ACFD Stations #20 and #21, the JIC, the TOC, and their alternate locations, if any. Equipment includes information management and communication systems that are capable of transmitting required notifications of emergency events and necessary exchanges of information. Various emergency alarm systems are installed to notify Laboratory workers of the emergency protective actions that may be required. Transportation equipment, personal protective equipment, consequence assessment equipment and other equipment used for an emergency are specified in Section 4.2. 4.1 Emergency Facilities 4.1.1 Emergency Operations Center The Site 200 EOC is the coordination and control point for Operational Emergency-support efforts. It provides a location and a system from which the ED and Emergency Management Team assess, evaluate, coordinate, and direct emergency support activities. It is the focal point for emergency notifications and reports and for liaison with Federal, State, and local response organizations. The facility that houses the EOC was designed and constructed as a physics laboratory building (DOE FIMS Code 721) in two increments - West (circa 1982) and East (circa 1988). The east increment was considered a moderate-hazard facility at the time it was built. The west increment was considered a low-hazard facility. A seismic evaluation prepared by LLNL in 1991 concluded that the structural elements are “adequately strong;” however, "pounding" between the two increments was likely. In 2002, the EOC was moved into the east increment of the facility as a temporary location until a permanent location could be determined. The building is protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system. In 2016, a new Seismic Safety Engineering Study was performed by an external independent engineering firm. Numerous structural and construction seismic deficiencies were identified by the evaluation. Due to the presence of the EOC, the space within the facility housing the EOC is identified as an emergency facility. This space has been upgraded with positive air pressure ventilation. Essential emergency electrical components in the EOC space can be supplied with emergency power by a dedicated and separate back-up diesel generator located outside the facility. DOE HQ has approved a DOE-funded line item acquisition project to relocate the EOC in a permanent facility. This new Emergency Management Facility is anticipated to house the EOC and Emergency Programs Organization staff, consolidate life-safety and facility industrial alarms monitoring, and dispatching and communication with LLNL emergency response units. DOE HQ approval of Critical Decision One (Alternative Selection and Cost Range) is anticipated in FY 2018 with congressional budget line item funding for architectural engineering and design in FY 2019.