STAY CALM. You will have time to take needed steps.

TURN ON YOUR RADIO OR TV. You will be told what to do.

• Radio - WWL-870 AM
• Radio - WLMG-101.9 FM
• Radio - WQFL - 1370AM
• TV-Channels - 4-WWL, 6-WDSU, 8-WVUE, 12-WYES, 26-WGNO,
  St. Charles Parish Cox 6.
  
  DO NOT USE THE PHONE. The lines are needed for official business.
  
  

If you are told to PROTECT YOUR BREATHING:

• Cover your nose and mouth with a handkerchief or other cloth.
• Close the widows and doors if you are in a building or car.
• Turn off heating and cooling systems. Turn off widow and attic fans.
  

If you are told to SHELTER IN PLACE:

• Go inside your house or some other building.
• Stay inside until your radio or TV says you can leave safely.
• Turn off heating and cooling systems. Close windows and turn off attic fans.
• Keep your pets inside.
• Listen to the radio or TV for further advice.
  

If you are told to EVACUATE:

• Get ready to leave your home for a few days. If you have children in school, they will be taken to the reception center for their school. Meet them there.
• Pack only what you will need most. Clothes, medicine, baby supplies, portable radio (if you have one), checkbook and credit cards.
• Turn off all lights and household appliances.
• Lock your house. The section where you live will be guarded while you are away.
• Use your own car if you can. Take neighbors who need a ride, if you have room. If you have no ride, ask one of your neighbors for a ride. If you cannot do that, go to one of the pick up points. You can get a ride there.
• Turn on car radio for information.

WHAT IS RADIATION?

Everything around you is made up of small particles called atoms. The atoms in some matter are "radioactive" and can be split to form new matter. When this happens, it gives off energy called "radiation." This energy can be used to make electricity, to treat cancer, and in other helpful ways.

You live with radiation all the time, and take some into your body every day. But sometimes you must be careful how much of this radiation enters your body. If the amount of radiation in the air is large, you must protect yourself from it. Your house or some other building can often be a good shelter if there is too much radiation in the air.

The amount of radiation you take into your body is measured in "millirems." Here are some examples of what you receive in one year, and where it comes from.

The Earth and Space: about 80 millirems

Your Food: about 24 millirems

Most persons living in St. Charles Parish get about 100 millirems per year in these natural ways. You may also get radiation in other ways.

Two or Three Chest X-Rays: about 40 millirems

The Material in Your House: about 34 millirems

A Coast to Coast Airline Flight: about 2 millirems

A Color Television: about 1 millirem

Living next to a plant like Waterford 3 will add less than one millirem per year.

RADIATION EMERGENCIES

There are four kinds of emergencies at nuclear plants.

1. Unusual Event. A minor problem has taken place. No release of radioactive matter is expected. Federal, State and Parish officials will be told of this. You will not have to do anything.
2. Alert. This is also a minor problem. Small amounts of radioactive matter could be released at the plant. Federal, State and Parish officials will be told of this and will be asked to stand by. It is not likely that you will have to do anything.
3. Site Area Emergency. This is a more serious problem. Small amounts of radioactive matter could be released into the area outside the plant. Federal, State and Parish officials will prepare to help you if you need to take special action. If such action is needed, the sirens will be turned on. You should then listen to local radio or TV stations for advice.
4. General Emergency. This is the most sever kind of emergency. Radioactive matter could be released outside the plant. Federal, State and Parish officials will work closely with experts at the plant. You may have to protect yourself. If action is needed, the sirens will be turned on. You should then listen to local radio or TV stations for advice.