Nuclear Plant

Nuclear Power Plant Emergency

The state has five nuclear power facilities and two closely located in neighboring states. All South Carolina counties, except for five coastal counties (Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester and Georgetown) fall within the 10 or 50 mile emergency planning zones of at least one nuclear power plant. 

Additional Nuclear Power Plant Resources:

State Emergency Operations Plan, Annex 25, Appendix A

South Carolina Operational Radiological Emergency Response Plan

• Basic Plan
• Annex 1, Alert and Notification

• Annex 2, Training

• Annex 3, Emergency Public Information Procedures

• Annex 4, Exercises and Drills

• Annex 5, Medical and Public Health Support

• Annex 6, Radilogical Exposure Control 

• Annex 7, Ingestion Pathway Emergency Planning Zone (IPZ) 

• Annex 8, Interstate and Federal Agency Response Support

SC Nuclear Power Plant Information -- SC DHEC

Federal Nuclear Power Plant Information -- FEMA