Transcript National Response Center

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WHO ARE WE…..
• NRC was established as a result of series
of new legislation in 1968
• NRC is part of the federally established
National Response System
• Sole national point of contact for reporting
all oil, chemical, radiological, biological
discharges into the environment within
U.S. and its territories.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
• Collect and Disseminate Reports of :
– Oil & Hazardous Material Spills
– Radiological / Biological Releases
– Suspicious Activity & Security Breach
Incidents (MTSA)
– All Railroad Incidents
WE ALSO REPORT
• Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
• Terrorism related incidents
• General Aviation incidents
• Maritime incidents
• Incidents affecting national infrastructure
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HOW IS THE NRC NOTIFIED?
•
Via telephone:
– 1-800-424-8802 (National Spill Hotline)
– 1-800-424-0201 (Federal Railroad
Association Hotline)
– 1-877-24-WATCH (America Waterway
Watch Hotline)
•
Via the NRC website:
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NOTIFICATION PROCESS
In co m in g C a ll
R e p o rt in IR IS
N o tifica tio ns
O n S ce ne
C o o rdin a tor
E P A a nd /or
C o ast G u a rd
S tate F ax
N o tifica tio ns
N R T M e m b er
& C u sto m er
A g e ncies
WEBSITE FEATURES
• Allows reporting of incidents online
• Interactive web database that allows full query of
non-privacy act incident data
• Spill & notification statistics from 1990 to present
• Reporting requirements & procedures
• Customers may e-mail questions or concerns to the
NRC staff and management
• Links to NRT, USCG, and EPA
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NRC at a Quick Glance
01JAN10 – 31DEC10
• Calls Received = 92,960
• Reports Taken = 33,972
• Notifications Made = 461,628
• New Agencies = 59
WE’RE HERE…
• 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!
• NRC Management Staff
- Director, Operations Officer, and Senior Watch Officer
-NRC
Watch standers
- 28 Military & Civilian personnel
• NRC Development Team
- Contractors
2011
INCIDENT REPORTS FOR EACH EPA
REGION
REGION 1
1255
REGION 10
2320
REGION 2
1982
REGION 9
3251
REGION 3
2449
REGION 8
824
REGION 7
1041
REGION 4
5697
Total of 29,713
Incident Reports
REGION 6
8050
REGION 5
2844
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REGION 4 INCIDENT
REPORTS
SOUTH CAROLINA
351
TENNESSEE
428
ALABAMA
765
NORTH CAROLINA
558
MISSISSIPPI
378
FLORIDA
2183
KENTUCKY
501
Total Incident
Reports 5,697
GEORGIA
533
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VARIOUS INCIDENT TYPES
AIRCRAFT 34
CONTINUOUS
18
VESSEL 969
FIXED 1631
UNKNOWN SHEEN 1301
MOBILE 602
STORAGE
TANK 381
RAILROAD 443
PIPELINE 96
RAILROAD NONRELEASE 213
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PLATFORM 9
TOTAL INCIDENT TYPES
AIRCRAFT
172
CONTINUOUS
1103
VESSEL
4447
FIXED
9542
UNKNOWN SHEEN
4615
STORAGE
TANK
1854
MOBILE
2616
RAILROAD NONRELEASE
1610
RAILROAD
1554
PLATFORM
1126
PIPELINE
1169
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National Response
Center
“ONLY one call does it all for
FEDERAL reporting requirements.”
1 (800) 424-8802
www.nrc.uscg.mil