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LLNL Emergency Plan <br />Rev-23 <br />October 2017 <br /> <br /> 91 <br />10 EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION <br />The Laboratory’s PAO is responsible for providing timely and accurate information to the <br />community, news media and Laboratory workforce during and following an Operational <br />Emergency at LLNL. During an emergency event, the PAO will act as the single point-of-contact <br />for the news media, and as a principal source of information for Laboratory employees and <br />community officials. The PAO is responsible for maintaining the following systems and utilizing <br />them during an event for providing information to employees and/or public: Emergency <br />Information Line (4-LLNL), a recorded message system accessible to telephones both internal <br />and external to LLNL; TxtWire, a voluntary, opt-in service for employees to receive via cell <br />phone, text, email or telephone important after-hour information from LLNL; and the Emergency <br />Communication page on LLNL’s external public website. <br />When appropriate during an emergency, the EMDO/LEDO will activate the Laboratory’s EOC. <br />When the EOC is activated and operational, the PAO Director or designee will serve as the PIM <br />on the Emergency Management Team in the EOC. Information developed for release to the <br />public will be reviewed and approved by the PIM and the ED, with approval by/coordination <br />with the NNSA/LFO Emergency Manager or designee in the EOC. Public information releases <br />also require a Derivative Classifier review if the Emergency Management Team determines that <br />the subject matter may involve sensitive or classified information. <br />The Director of Public Affairs at LLNL is responsible for preparation and maintenance of an <br />Emergency Public Information Plan for LLNL. This plan, which is reviewed biennially and <br />revised as needed, defines the handling of emergency public information requirements associated <br />with responses to accidents or incidents involving LLNL. The Emergency Public Information <br />Plan is considered part of the LLNL Emergency Management System, and is issued by the <br />LLNL PAO with review and concurrence by the Emergency Programs Organization Manager. <br />Per the Emergency Public Information Plan, news media will be informed of an Operational <br />Emergency within one hour of event categorization should events require this action. An initial, <br />pre-approved news release or statement may be orally disseminated to local news media <br />organizations or distributed via social media. A written copy of such an initial oral news release <br />will be issued to news media upon activation and operation of the EOC. <br />The PIM will maintain contact with the emergency public information organization at <br />DOE/NNSA and with LLNS, LLC.