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Risks and Response: Nuclear <br /> Terrorism in the Triangle <br /> A Conference to Address Emergency <br /> Planning and Risk Minimization <br /> Thursday, 11 I • <br /> Friday William • ' <br /> (Just west of 4• <br /> How large an area could be affected by nuclear fallout if <br /> Shearon Harris was attacked and how might public <br /> health be impacted? <br /> . Is there a regional evacuation ,plan in case of a radiation <br /> emergency? <br /> . Are there feasible ways beyond current security measuresi <br /> to reduce the risks from nuclear terrorism? <br /> Nationally known experts will join regional emergency management <br /> officials to answer your questions in a public forum. <br /> Carolina Power and Light has been invited to participate. <br /> Presenters include: <br /> David LochbaUm, Nuclear Safety Engineer for the Union of Concerned Scientists and <br /> a nationally prominent expert on various aspects of nuclear safety. <br /> Edwin Lyman, is scientific director of the Nuclear Control Institute, a Washington, DC- <br /> based nuclear non-proliferation research and advocacy organization. NCI has for years <br /> been a leading voice for improving security at U.S. nuclear power plants. <br /> Steven Wing, Ph.D., a leading researcher in the field of radiation health effects in <br /> relation to nuclear industry workers and the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island. <br /> Presented by the Orange and Chatham County Boards of Commissioners <br /> For more information visit www.co.oran e.nc.us or call 919 245-2300 <br />