Southern state radiological emergency preparedness and response plans: A collection of matrices

The Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) is an interstate compact organization that serves 16 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with information and analysis in energy and environmental matters. Technical support and services are offered in a variety of areas, including renewable and alternative energy technologies; energy conservation; acid rain; utility regulation; clean coal technologies and technology transfer, oil and natural gas supply; and solid, hazardous and radioactive materials management. SSEB has received support from the US Department of Energy for the regional analysis of high-level radioactive waste transportation issues. In the performance of its work in this area, SSEB formed the advisory Committee on High-Level Radioactive Materials Transportation, which comprises representatives from affected states and tribes. Among the waste transportation issues considered by SSEB and the committee are shipment routing, the impacts of Monitored Retrievable Storage, state liability in the event of an accident and emergency preparedness and response. This document addresses the latter by identifying the major elements of southern state emergency preparedness and response programs