Exercises and Drills
Requirements
Federal law requires jurisdictions around nuclear power plants to conduct regular drills and exercises in accordance with established procedures and evaluation methods. The State of West Virginia conducts biennial FEMA evaluated exercises for the plume phase (last exercise June 2012) and octennial FEMA evaluated exercises for ingestion pathway considerations (last exercise August 2010). The State also participates in annual medical services drills for nuclear power plants and regular communications drills. Finally, FEMA requires an annual letter of certification detailing activities in the REP program, ongoing issues, and changes.
Schedule of Major Exercises/Drills
FEMA Evaluated Medical Services Drill March 20th, 2013
Medical Services Drill Early 2014
FEMA Evaluated Plume Exercise June 16th-20th, 2014
FEMA Evaluated Medical Services Drill Early 2015
FEMA Evaluated Plume Exercise Mid 2016
FEMA Evaluated Ingestion Exercise Mid 2016
Evaluations
FEMA Evaluation Report Plume Exercise 2010 (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
FEMA Evaluation Report Ingestion Exercise 2010 (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
FEMA Evaluation Report for Weirton MS-1 Drill 2011 (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
FEMA Evaluation Report Plume Exercise 2012 (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Annual Letters of Certification
2010 Annual Letter of Certification (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)