Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) The Third Nuclear Energy Plant in Pingtung County will maintain security drills from Sept. 6-7, with native residents urged to not panic in the event that they obtain a check emergency alert at 9:10 a.m. on Sept. 7.
The workouts will check the plant’s accident administration capabilities, together with alerting native residents and sustaining a adequate provide of energy and water on the plant to stop a meltdown, the Atomic Vitality Council (AEC) mentioned in an announcement on Friday.
On Sept. 6, a simulation of a fireplace on the plant will probably be carried out, which can check the plant’s efficacy at requesting exterior assist, in accordance with the AEC, the governing authority of all atomic vitality associated affairs in Taiwan.
On Sept. 7, the AEC, Pingtung County Authorities, the state-run Taiwan Energy Co. (Taipower), and the Police Broadcasting Service will perform off-site workouts targeted on informing folks of a simulated nuclear accident via numerous channels, the AEC added.
The simulations would require the AEC, Pingtung County Authorities, the Radiation Monitoring Heart, navy models, and Taipower to take acceptable measures.
This can embody simulating the restore of nuclear reactors on the plant, defending civilians from radiation, monitoring environmental radiation ranges, and offering medical help to folks experiencing radiation illness, in accordance with the AEC.
The county authorities will probably be in command of evacuations, establishing short-term shelters, and guaranteeing that colleges have taken correct precautions towards radiation publicity, the AEC mentioned.
The Radiation Monitoring Heart will crew up with navy models, the Coast Guard Administration, and the Nationwide Airborne Service Corps to measure radiation ranges in soil, the ocean, and the air, in accordance with the AEC.
The Pingtung College of Science and Know-how may also measure radiation ranges in subject specimens, whereas the Kaohsiung Medical College Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital will participate within the simulated therapy of sufferers uncovered to radiation.
At 9:10 a.m. on Sept. 7, check emergency alerts will probably be broadcast to residents of Hengchun and Manzhou townships through push notification, telephone, and radio, the AEC mentioned.
In the meantime, a livestream of the Sept. 7 workouts will probably be out there for individuals who need to study concerning the simulation however couldn’t be there in individual, in accordance with the AEC.
Individuals who need to move via the websites of the train are requested to observe site visitors controls, the AEC added.
