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Parents advised to pick up children at end of school day

Parents of students at Lee County High School, East Lee Middle School, Deep River Elementary and Broadway Elementary are advised that bus service will not be provided today due to the incident at the Harris Nuclear Plant in Southern Wake County. Parents should make arrangements to pick up their children at the end of the school day. Schools are not closed at this time.
Residents in Zones I and J are advised to shelter in place and to administer their Potassium Iodide tablets at this time. If residents do not have Potassium Iodide tablets or are not sure how to administer them, information and tablets are available at the reception center located at Southern Lee High School.

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Reception Centers Open to Evacuees

Lee County announced today that reception centers have been established in the area surrounding the Harris Nuclear Plant.

The reception centers opened at 12:00 noon to handle evacuees. All residents of Zones I and J are advised to take Potassium Iodide pills at this time. If you do not have Potassium Iodide or don’t know how to administer it, assistance and Potassium Iodide are available at the reception center at Southern Lee High School in Sanford.
Various county agencies along with voluntary organizations will staff the reception centers and provide assistance to evacuees if necessary. The locations of the evacuation shelters are:

RECEPTION CENTER

Southern Lee High School in Sanford

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Farmers Should Shelter Livestock

The State Emergency Response team reports that there has been a small release of radioactivity from the Harris Nuclear Plant. Livestock owners in Lee County should quickly move their livestock from pastures to protected shelters.
If sufficient manmade shelters, such as barns and sheds, are not available, natural shelters, such as wooded lots, culverts and ravines will provide some protection.
Animals used for milk production should be given first priority in sheltering. Ventilation fans in shelters should not be used unless. If ventilation is absolutely necessary, the system should be set on the lowest level possible.
Animals should be fed on stored feed and water. Feed and water supplies should be brought into the buildings if possible. Feed that must be left outside should be covered with plastic or canvas to protect it from contamination. As much water as possible should be stored for livestock. Also, wells and open tanks should be covered.

It may be possible for those in evacuated areas to return home for short periods to check on livestock and replenish food and water. Provisions for such visits would need to be made with Cooperative Extension Service agents that are part of the County Emergency Operations Center.

Authorities will continue to monitor the situation and will announce when livestock can be taken off stored feed and water.

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Sirens Activated to Alert Residents of Harris Nuclear Plant Emergency

At 12:15 p.m., the fixed siren system within the 10 mile radius of the Harris Nuclear Plant was activated to alert residents of plant conditions. The following protective action is recommended:

Shelter-in- Place for zones I and J.

Take KI in zones I and J.

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Reception Centers Open to Evacuees

Lee County announced today that reception centers have been established in the area surrounding the Harris Nuclear Plant.

The reception centers will open at 12:00 noon to handle evacuees. This is only a precautionary measure and there is no threat to the public at this time.

Various county agencies along with voluntary organizations will staff the reception centers and provide assistance to evacuees if necessary. The locations of the evacuation shelters are:

RECEPTION CENTER

Southern Lee High School in Sanford

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Lee County Declares State of Emergency

At 11:10 a.m. the Chairman of the Lee County Board of Commissioners in cooperation with County Manager John Crumpton declared a State of Emergency for Lee County.

This action was taken as a precautionary measure due to the potential hazards resulting from the incident at the Harris Nuclear Plant in southern Wake County. Lee County and North Carolina officials are monitoring the situation and there is no immediate threat to the public at this time. Citizens are urged to stay tuned to emergency broadcast stations in their area for further information and instructions.

Residents needing more information should call the Joint Information Center at 919-546-5950.

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Site Area Emergency Declared at Harris Nuclear Plant

At 1040 today, a Site Area Emergency was declared at the Harris Nuclear Plant in southern Wake County. The escalation of the emergency was prompted by worsening conditions at the plant.

Shane Seagroves, director of the Lee County Emergency Management, says the Lee County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been activated and is fully staffed to coordinate any response activities necessary in the county.

Seagroves said conditions both on and off the plant site are also being closely monitored by other county, state, federal and utility personnel.

At this time, there has been no impact on the safety of citizens living or working in the plant's vicinity and no protective actions are necessary. Should conditions change, information concerning protective actions will be announced. The public should stay tuned to a radio or television stations serving their area.

People who need more information can call the Joint Information Center at 919-546-5950.

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Parks, Lakes and Rivers Closed

Due to the incident at the Harris Nuclear Plant, all public parks, lakes and rivers in the plant's 10 mile Emergency Planning Zone, including those in Lee County, have been closed until further notice.

This is a precautionary measure. There is no immediate threat to the public. Citizens are urged to stay tuned to emergency broadcast system stations in their area for further information and instructions.

Residents needing more information should call the Joint Information Center at 919-546-5950.

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Alert Declared, No Protective Actions Necessary

At 8:06 a.m. on November 29 Progress Energy informed the Lee County Emergency Management Agency that an Alert was declared at the Progress Energy’s Harris Nuclear Plant in southern Wake County. An Alert is an emergency classification used by plant personnel when abnormal events have the potential to impact equipment or public health and safety.

County officials said the current situation at the plant poses no threat to public health and safety, and there is no need for protective actions at this time.

Progress Energy informed the county officials of an event earlier today at the Harris Nuclear Plant. County officials are monitoring the situation. Emergency response team members have been notified and are en route to the county Emergency Operations Center where they will continue to monitor the situation.

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County Emergency Operations Team is Activated

At the direction of the Lee County Emergency Management, the County Emergency Response Team has activated the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) in Sanford to monitor the situation at the Harris Nuclear Plant located in southern Wake County.
Representatives from key agencies have assembled at the EOC and are prepared to coordinate response activities if necessary. County officials stress that this activation is only a precautionary measure and that at this time there is no threat to the public.
Shane Seagroves, Lee County Emergency Services Director, will serve as the EOC leader and direct the county’s response efforts.

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…Progress Energy declares “General Emergency” at Harris Nuclear Plant…

Raleigh, N.C., 10/17/11, 1:18 PM – Progress Energy Officials declared a “General Emergency” at 1:00 PM today due to changing conditions at the Harris Plant near Raleigh, N.C. A “General Emergency” is the highest emergency classification level at a nuclear power plant. Harris radiation monitoring teams have detected traces of radiation outside the containment building, but within the plant boundary. Plant employees are working to control the release. Plant employees, except those involved in emergency response duties, have been sent home from the plant site as a precautionary measure. Federal, State, and county officials have been advised.

Progress Energy will issue more information about conditions at the plant in the next “Plant Status Update” news release.

Progress Energy Officials are in close communications with nuclear experts, as well as emergency management officials from the State of North Carolina and Harnett, Lee, Wake, and Chatham counties about conditions at the plant.

Members of the public should monitor their local media outlets and the Emergency Alert System for more information. General safety information is also available on the Harris Plant website www.progress-energy.com/Harris. Under “Emergency Preparedness,” there are links to the safety brochure and a map of the 10-mile emergency planning zone. The safety brochures are mailed annually to residents within a ten-mile radius of the plant.

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....Reception Centers Open to Evacuees....
Lee County announced today that reception centers have been established in the area surrounding the Harris Nuclear Plant.
The reception centers are open to handle evacuees. This is only a precautionary measure and there is no threat to the public at this time.
Various county agencies along with voluntary organizations will staff the reception centers and provide assistance to evacuees if necessary. The locations of the evacuation shelters are:

RECEPTION CENTER

Southern Lee High School in Sanford

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Sirens Activated to Alert Residents of Harris Nuclear Plant Emergency

At 11:15 a.m., the fixed siren system within the 10 mile radius of the Harris Nuclear Plant was activated to alert residents of plant conditions. No protective measures are recommended at this time.

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....Site Area Emergency Declared at Harris Nuclear Plant....
At 10:46 a.m. today, a Site Area Emergency was declared at the Harris Nuclear Plant in southern Wake County. The escalation of the emergency was prompted by worsening conditions at the plant.
Shane Seagroves, director of the Lee County Emergency Management, says the Lee County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been activated and is fully staffed to coordinate any response activities necessary in the county.
Seagroves said conditions both on and off the plant site are also being closely monitored by other county, state, federal and utility personnel.
At this time, there has been no impact on the safety of citizens living or working in the plant's vicinity and no protective actions are necessary. Should conditions change, information concerning protective actions will be announced. The public should stay tuned to a radio or television stations serving their area.
People who need more information can call the Joint Information Center at 919-546-5950.

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...County Emergency Operations Team is Activated...

At the direction of the Lee County Emergency Management, the County Emergency Response Team has activated the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) in Sanford to monitor the situation at the Harris Nuclear Plant located in southern Wake County.

Representatives from key agencies have assembled at the EOC and are prepared to coordinate response activities if necessary. County officials stress that this activation is only a precautionary measure and that at this time there is no threat to the public.

Shane Seagroves, Emergency Services Director, will serve as the EOC leader and direct the county’s response efforts.

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Alert Declared, No Protective Actions Necessary

Raleigh – At 8:08 a.m. on November 17 Progress Energy informed the N.C. Division of Emergency Management that an Alert was declared today at the Harris Nuclear Plant in southwestern Wake County. An alert is an emergency classification used by plant personnel when abnormal events have the potential to impact plant equipment or public health and safety.

Doug Hoell, NCEM director, said the current situation at the plant poses no threat to public health and safety, and there is no need for protective actions at this time.

Progress Energy informed state and county officials of an event earlier today at the Harris Plant. Officials from the state, Chatham, Harnett, Lee and Wake counties are monitoring the situation.

At the direction of Gov. Beverly Perdue, the State Emergency Response Team has activated the State Emergency Operations Center where they will continue to monitor the situation.

“Representatives of key state agencies have assembled at the EOC and are prepared to coordinate response activities which may be necessary,” said Gov. Perdue. The governor stressed that the activation is only a precautionary measure and that at this time there is no threat to the public. While there has been no release of radiation from the facility, the Radiation Protection Section in the Division of Environmental Health, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, has sent field teams to the area around the plant to monitor for releases of radioactivity.

Lee County Emergency Operations Center activated at 8:13 a.m.

Emergency Personnel are on standby at this time.

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