Section 115280 Of Chapter 9. Nuclear Powerplant Radiation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 9. >> Chapter 9.
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. (a) Each privately owned and publicly owned public utility
operating a nuclear powerplant with a generating capacity of 50
megawatts or more shall install an automated alert system that will
activate alarms in the California State Warning Center of the Office
of Emergency Services in a manner to be determined by the office in
consultation with the department and the appropriate county emergency
services agency. This automated alert system shall duplicate the
following alarms in the control rooms of each nuclear powerplant:
(1) Safety injection actuation (operation of the emergency core
cooling system).
(2) High radiation alarm of the radioactive gas effluent stack
monitor.
(b) The automated alert system shall be operative within 12 months
of the effective date of this chapter.
(c) In no event shall the capital costs of complying with this
section exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per nuclear
powerplant. The operator of each nuclear powerplant shall be
responsible for any maintenance or recurring charges. The funds
expended by privately owned utilities under this section shall be
allowed for ratemaking purposes by the Public Utilities Commission.
Publicly owned public utilities shall include funds expended under
this section in their rates.
(d) The automated alert system shall be operational whenever
corresponding alarms in the control rooms of each nuclear powerplant
are required to be operational under the terms of the operating
license issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, except for
periods of time required for maintenance, repair, calibration, or
testing.
(e) Nothing in this section shall require plant modifications or
the conduct of operations that may be in conflict with conditions of
a license to operate issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or
other activities authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(f) The Office of Emergency Services shall make provision for
immediate notification of appropriate local officials upon activation
of the automated alert system pursuant to this section.