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LLNL Emergency Plan <br />Rev-23 <br />October 2017 <br /> <br /> 3 <br />1 INTRODUCTION <br />1.1 Purpose <br />The DOE through DOE Order 151.1D requires that DOE sites develop and participate in an <br />integrated and comprehensive All-Hazards Emergency Management System to ensure that – <br />• it can respond effectively and efficiently to all emergencies and can provide emergency <br />assistance so that appropriate response measures are taken to protect the worker, the <br />public, and the environment; <br />• emergencies are recognized, categorized and, as necessary, classified promptly, and <br />parameters associated with the emergency are monitored to detect changed and degraded <br />conditions; <br />• emergencies are reported, and notifications are made in a timely manner; <br />• reentry activities are properly and safely accomplished in accordance with approved <br />guidance, and recovery and post-emergency activities commence in a timely and efficient <br />manner; and <br />• is formally document in an Emergency Management Plan approved by the local Field <br />Element Manager. <br />This Emergency Plan documents the comprehensive emergency management program, including <br />response to Operational Emergencies, at LLNL. This Emergency Plan is prepared and structured <br />in accordance with the DOE programmatic guidance for a standard format and content of <br />DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) emergency plans. This Emergency Plan <br />addresses the contractor applicable requirements of DOE Order 151.1D and provides an <br />overview of the roles, responsibilities, and lines of authority for the ERO. This Emergency Plan <br />also describes the interfaces and coordination with offsite agencies that provide community <br />awareness and protection through notifications, protective action recommendations, and mutual <br />aid. <br />The concepts outlined in this Emergency Plan provide for the protection of workers, responders, <br />the public, the environment, and national assets. Detailed processes for implementing the <br />concepts described in this Emergency Plan are described in specific plans and procedures <br />prepared by the Emergency Management Department (EMD). These implementing documents <br />describe the ERO, including all aspects of emergency planning, preparedness, response, <br />recovery, and readiness assurance. <br />LLNL uses the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) to manage <br />response to emergencies. SEMS was established in 1992 in the California Code of Regulations, <br />Title 19, Division 2. The use of SEMS standardizes throughout the State the response to <br />emergencies involving multiple jurisdictions or multiple agencies. SEMS is intended to be