CHEMICAL RELEASES
 CERCLA requires that all releases of hazardous
 substances (including radionuclides) exceeding
 reportable quantities be reported by the
 responsible party to the NRC. EPCRA requires
 that all extremely hazardous substances
 exceeding reportable quantities be reported to
 the NRC as well as to the SERC and the LEPC.
    COUNTER-TERRORISM
PLANNING  AND  RESPONSE

 The National Response System is the federal
 mechanism for preparing for and responding to
 a release or threat of a release of oil, hazardous
 substances, pollutants, or contaminants into
 the environment, that may present an imminent
 and substantial danger to the public health or
 welfare (regardless of cause).  As a result, this
 system has key assets, interests,
 responsibilities, and capabilities that support
 other federal agencies, states, and local
 responders to mitigate the danger to public
 health/welfare from terrorism.
    For additional information
       contact the Region 6
    Environmental Protection
      Agency Response and
       Prevention Branch at
          (214) 665-2270
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                NRC
       NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER

The National Response Center (NRC) is the
federal government's national communications
center. It's primary function is to serve as the
sole national point of contact for reporting all oil,
chemical, radiological, biological, and
etiological discharges into the environment
anywhere in the United States and its territories.
In addition to gathering and distributing spill
data for Federal On-Scene Coordinators and
serving as the communications and operations
center, the NRC maintains agreements with a
variety of federal entities to make additional
notifications regarding incidents meeting
established trigger criteria.

The NRC is staffed by Coast Guard personnel
who maintain a 24 hour per day, 365 day per
year telephone watch.

Once contacted, the NRC Duty Officer will guide
the caller through a detailed series of questions
based on the Standard Report Form to gather as
much information as possible concerning the
spill or release.  Each report will be immediately
relayed to the predesignated Federal On-Scene
Coordinator (FOSC).

The NRC also provides emergency response
support to the FOSCs. The NRC has the ability to
quickly place the FOSC in direct contact with
expert technical support centers (ATSDR, CDC,
CHEMTREC) and poison control centers if
needed.
   When any of the following incidents occur, the
   NRC should immediately be contacted by the
   responsible party via the toll free number. If you
   see or discover an oil spill or release of
   chemicals and are not the responsible party, you
   should contact the NRC with whatever
   information you have.


DIL   SPILLS  NOTIFICATION

   The Clean Water Act and OPA 90 require that the
   responsible party notify the NRC upon learning
   of an oil spill or discharge from a vessel or facility
   operating:
   • In or along U.S. navigable waters;
   • On the Outer Continental  Shelf; or
   • In a deepwater port.


GAS  PIPELINE  RELEASES

   Releases of any toxic, corrosive, or flammable
   gas; liquefied natural gas (LNG); or gas from an
   LNG facility must be reported to the NRC by the
   responsible party when:
   • A death or injury involving patient
    hospitalization occurs;
   • More than $50,000 damage occurs (including
    cost of lost gas); or
   • The release results in the  emergency shutdown
    of an LNG facility.

   Further details can be found in CFR 191.5
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      LIQUID  PIPELINE
            RELEASES
The responsible party must call the NRC when a
pipeline system failure releases a hazardous
liquid or carbon dioxide that causes any of the
following:
• An explosion or fire;
• An escape to the atmosphere of more than 5
  barrels a day;
• A death or injury requiring hospitalization;
• Property damage (including cost of cleanup
  and recovery and value of lost product)
  exceeding $50,000;
• Loss of 50 or more barrels of hazardous
  substance;or
• Pollution of any navigable body of water
Further details can be found in 49 CFR 195.52

    TRANS PDRTATIDN
         ACCIDENTS
Transportation accidents involving hazardous
materials, including radioactive substances, must
be reported to the NRC immediately by the
carrier when one of the following occurs:
• A person is killed;
• A person receives injuries requiring
  hospitalization;
• Property damage exceeds $50,000;
• Fire, breakage, spillage, or suspected
  contamination occurs involving an etiologic
  agent or radioactive material;
• An evacuation of the general public lasting one
  hour or more;
• A shut down of a major transportation artery or
  facility for one hour or more;
• A release of a marine pollutant  in a quantity
  exceeding 119 gallons for liquids or 882
  pounds for solids; or
• The operational flight pattern or routine of an
  aircraft is altered.
Further details can be found in 49 CFR 171.15
and 171.16
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