2007 California Health and Safety Code Article 5. Responsibilities Of Entities Providing Utilities

CA Codes (hsc:114680)

114680.  Entities providing utilities shall perform all of the
following duties and functions:
   (a) Any public or private utility that operates a nuclear
powerplant in the state shall have a response organization that can
be integrated with federal, state, and local government emergency
response resources during a radiological accident.
   (b) Nuclear facility operators shall develop and maintain
radiological emergency preparedness and response plans in
coordination with state and local government.
   (c) Nuclear utilities have the primary responsibility for planning
and implementing emergency measures within facility boundaries and
shall do all of the following:
   (1) Perform accident assessments.
   (2) Prepare public protective action recommendations for
decisionmakers during the plume emergency phase.
   (3) Provide information to the appropriate state and local
government in support of their independent assessment of offsite
radiological conditions relevant to protective action decisions
during the plume emergency phase.
   (4) Coordinate with state and local governments in maintaining
nuclear powerplant public education information.
   (5) Support state and local government in nuclear powerplant
planning, training, drills and exercises, and emergency preparedness
efforts.