Annex O. Designated/host municipalities
O.1 Reactor facilities and their designated/host municipalities
Pursuant to EMCPA 3(4), the following municipalities (Table O – 1) are hereby designated as municipalities that must address nuclear emergencies in their municipal emergency plans either for the purposes of protecting their citizens from the hazard or in the capacity of designated host municipality.
| Reactor facilities | Designated municipalities | Designated host municipalities |
|---|---|---|
| Pickering Nuclear Generating Station | Regional Municipality of Durham City of Toronto | City of Peterborough |
| Bruce Nuclear Generating Station | Municipality of Kincardine | Town of Saugeen Shores |
| Darlington Nuclear Generating Station | Regional Municipality of Durham |
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Fermi 2 Power Plant (Michigan, U.S.) | Town of Amherstburg |
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O.2 Reception Centres
Municipal emergency plans for nuclear emergencies shall identify the location of facilities that will be used for the reception, care, and initial shelter of evacuees.
Evacuee monitoring and decontamination may be accomplished either in a Reception Centre that receives evacuees immediately upon leaving the emergency area or in a facility set up separately from the reception centre.
A Reception Centre is generally the first destination for evacuees. It is organized to perform many of the following functions:
- registration and inquiry
- allocation to Evacuation Centre
- first-aid
- monitoring and decontamination
Host Municipalities shall resource Reception Centres for the first three functions listed above.
In the event of a nuclear emergency, reactor facilities in Ontario shall provide the equipment and trained staff to perform monitoring and decontamination activities (pursuant to federal licensing requirements to provide offsite assistance).
EMO shall co-ordinate with appropriate response partners to establish arrangements for monitoring and decontamination for the Town of Amherstburg.
Municipal emergency plans for nuclear emergencies shall identify the roles and functions fulfilled by emergency workers at Reception Centres and include provisions for the selection, staffing, and resourcing of these facilities.
O.3 Evacuation Centres
Evacuation Centres are facilities set up by designated host municipalities to provide shelter, food, and other services (e.g., family reunification and emergency social services) to people who have been evacuated as a result of a nuclear emergency.
Municipal emergency plans for nuclear emergencies shall identify the location of facilities that will be used for Evacuation Centres.
Municipal emergency plans for nuclear emergencies shall identify the roles and functions fulfilled by emergency workers at Evacuation Centres and include provisions for the selection, staffing and resourcing of these facilities.
O.4 Emergency Worker Centres
Emergency Worker Centres are facilities set up to monitor, decontaminate and control exposure of emergency workers to radiation.
Emergency workers are those who perform emergency services in support of an emergency response, but do not include those designated as nuclear energy workers (NEW). Emergency workers include:
- Those required to remain in, or to enter, areas affected or likely to be affected by radiation from a nuclear emergency, and for whom special safety arrangements are required
- Those who are required to provide response outside the affected areas
- Those who are registered with an authorized responding organization
- Police, firefighters, paramedic services, emergency social services workers, other essential services.
Municipal emergency plans for nuclear emergencies shall identify the location of facilities that will be used as Emergency Worker Centres. These locations should also be able to accommodate a command post for environmental monitoring, surveillance, and sampling operations of the Environmental Radiation and Assurance Monitoring Group (ERAMG) Field Teams.
Municipal emergency plans for nuclear emergencies shall identify the roles and functions fulfilled by emergency workers at Emergency Worker Centres and include provisions for the selection, staffing, and resourcing of these facilities.
In the event of a nuclear emergency, reactor facilities (except Fermi 2) shall provide the equipment and trained staff to perform monitoring and decontamination activities (pursuant to federal licensing requirements to provide offsite assistance).
O.5 Monitoring and Decontamination
A Monitoring and Decontamination Unit (MDU) is a deployable asset with equipment to monitor for contamination on an evacuees’ person or vehicle. If contamination is identified, a decontamination process is used to reduce the amount of contamination to safe levels.
Reactor facilities in Ontario are responsible for providing resources, qualified staff and their training in order to meet their responsibility for the monitoring and decontamination of evacuees and emergency workers (per Annex G.4).
Similarly, once the emergency functions have ceased to be necessary, the Ontario reactor facility is responsible for restoring the monitoring and decontamination portion of any facility used to its pre-emergency state.
In the event of a nuclear emergency at the Fermi 2 NPP, EMO shall co-ordinate with appropriate response partners, including nuclear facilities in Ontario, to establish arrangements for monitoring and decontamination of both evacuees at the reception centre, and emergency workers at the EWC, as outlined in the Fermi 2 IP for the Town of Amherstburg and Town of Essex.