WESH 2'S DAN BILLOW HAS A LOOK
AT WHAT OFFICIALS WOULD HAVE TO
DO IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
>> IT'S OK.
IT'S OK.
DAN: EVACUEES STREAM IN TO A
DECONTAMINATION CENTER ON
INTERSTATE 95 IN A SIMULATION OF
WHAT COULD HAPPEN AT THE ST.
LUCIE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LESS
THAN 50 MILES AWAY.
DON WALKER: SO THE SCENARIO
TODAY IS THAT THERE WAS A POWER
OUTAGE AND A COOLING SYSTEM
BREAKDOWN THAT RESULTED IN THE
RELEASE OF RADIATION.
DAN: TOWARD BREVARD AND ORANGE
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DAN: EVACUEES COMING FROM THE
AREA TOWARD BREVARD AND ORANGE
COUNTIES WOULD BE CHECKED FOR
CONTAMINATION.
THEY COULD RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM
A WATER SHOWER TO REMOVE
CONTAMINANTS TO EMERGENCY
MEDICAL CARE FOR RADIATION
SICKNESS.
THE EFFORTS OF HALF A DOZEN
DIFFERENT AGENCIES ARE ALL
COORDINATED IN A MOBILE COMMAND
CENTER.
SCOTT JURGENSEN: TO DATE, WE'VE
ONLY HAD ONE NEAR ACCIDENT IN
THE UNITED STATES.
HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS
WORLDWIDE, AND WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED IN CASE
SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.
DAN: STOPPING POTENTIALLY
CONTAMINATED PEOPLE AND CARS
HERE COULD KEEP THE REST OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA SAFE.
SCOTT JURGENSEN: IT COULD BE A
LOT OF PEOPLE.
