Subject:…

   Subject:

  Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s response to Provincial Discussion Paper entitled “Provincial Nuclear Emergency Response Plan (PNERP) Planning Basis Review and Recommendations”.  EBR Registry Number 013-0560

  Recommendations:

  1, That the Province include and seek input from secondary zone municipalities when hazard description modifications are made, per Provincial Discussion Paper Recommendations No 2;

 2, That the Province acknowledge the additional support for emergency response and evacuee hosting provisions that will be necessary from the secondary zone municipalities;

 3, That the Province provide regular updates to secondary zone municipalities on the PNERP revision process, to improve transparency and accountability for nuclear emergency planning;

 4, That the Province deliver on its 2013 commitment to commission a study on the potential impacts of a major nuclear accident on the Great Lakes and drinking water and necessary contingency planning

 5, That the Province consider the expand of the pre-distribution of potassium iodide (KI) pills beyond the current 10 km primary zone and seek input from secondary municipalities on the establishment of requirements within the Provincial Nuclear Emergency Response Plan (PNERP) for the distribution and availability of KI pills.

[Original Comment ID: 210102]