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LLNL Emergency Plan <br />Rev-22 <br />January 2017 <br /> <br /> 98 <br />11 EMERGENCY TERMINATION AND RECOVERY <br />This section describes the responsibilities for Operational Emergency termination and recovery. <br />Recovery includes incident assessments and investigation, recovery planning, scheduling, repair, <br />restoration and return or relocation. At LLNL, recovery planning and management of recovery <br />activities are the responsibility of line management. <br />11.1 Emergency Termination <br />During an Operational Emergency, timely decisions are required to ensure protective actions <br />minimize the potential for health effects to onsite personnel and the public. The ED is <br />responsible for terminating the emergency phase, completing appropriate notifications and <br />entering into the recovery phase when the following general criteria are met: <br /> The emergency condition no longer exists and it appears unlikely conditions will <br />deteriorate sufficiently to cause another emergency; <br /> Implemented personnel protective measures, both onsite and offsite, are relaxed or <br />restricted to controlled areas; <br /> Evacuated areas may be re-entered though some clean-up and repair may be ongoing or <br />required, or the areas will be isolated/controlled; <br /> The IC recommends that the ED consider termination; <br /> The Emergency Management Team concurs if the EOC is activated and operational; <br /> Affected offsite response organizations concur; and <br /> If required, a Recovery Manager is appointed and a Recovery Plan Outline is developed. <br />11.2 Recovery Operations <br />The purpose of the recovery effort is to return the affected facilities and areas to normal <br />operations following the termination of emergency response. Normally, the Fire Department IC <br />will formally transfer control of the incident scene (facility and local affected area) to the ES&H <br />Team Leader upon stabilization of the scene and completion of Fire Department activities. <br />However, the Security IC may elect to retain control of the incident scene as a crime scene. <br />Prior to emergency termination, the incident scene must be preserved so critical evidence will <br />not be lost. This evidence is needed to determine what caused the incident (the root cause of the <br />event) and prepare a formal accident report in accordance with Part 4: Feedback and <br />Improvement of the ES&H Manual. Requirements and guidance for scene preservation are found