Holly Springs area and the Shearon Harris Nuclear plant (Raleigh: chapel, credit)

[wrives]

Planning a return to NC in 2012, and the Holly Springs area seems to be an up and coming housing area. Are those of you who live there concerned at all about your proximity to the nuclear power plant? Do you know if there is a current, practiced emergency plan? Most man-made things eventually break down, so I was just wondering.

[ljd1010]

You'll likely get a better response to your questions if you post this in the (NC) Triangle forum: Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/Cary. Many regular posters live in Holly Springs and could provide you with information.

[SunnyKayak]

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[zinner]

There is a brochure they send out once a year I guess. I just got mine. It details the plan for evacuation. I guess doing a test run would be up to you.

By the way they know how long the parts in the reactor will last with detailed statistical data.

http://www.inpo.info/

There is a lot of safety steps taken with nuclear power.

[Monsieur Boston]

I live within the 5 mile radius of the powerplant. If you call Progress Energy they will send you a free alert radio (works for all alerts, including weather). They also give you a small credit (like $.20/month for electricity used for the radio) as well as sending you new backup batteries ever spring/fall.

I believe that the county periodically hands out some sort of iodine pill that is supposed to help you in the event of a nucular issue. Personally, I'm not overly concerned, but if you are they have them.

[RaleighLass]

I recall there is another thread on this forum about this topic, you may want to search for it. I'm a longtime resident here, 35yrs, and have found that most people are not concerned about the facility. I am excluding my opinion on this. However, you may also want to search for stories in our local paper, The Raleigh News & Observer.

PS - there was a story on the changes to their fire protection or something? this past week

[don6170]

Originally Posted by HS_DUDE

I live within the 5 mile radius of the powerplant.

I believe that the county periodically hands out some sort of iodine pill that is supposed to help you in the event of a nucular issue. Personally, I'm not overly concerned, but if you are they have them.

I live just outside the limit. To me, if something disastrous happens at the plant, it doesn't matter if you are in Holly Springs or North Raleigh - the results won't be pretty. The folks at NC WARN have many concerns about the plant - NC WARN » Search Results » shearon harris Like HS_DUDE, I'm not overly concerned being close to the plant.

[VickiR]

I've lived in North Raleigh/Cary for the last 35 years. I've never heard of any issues with the Shearon Harris plant. I knew a guy who worked there many years ago and it always told us that it was HIGHLY UNLIKELY that the plant would "blow" but if it did...we'd be "hit" in North Raleigh, as well!!!

I recently had a client who moved here, who worked at the nuclear plant in NY and told me that there is no concern.

I've never really done any research on the plant so I'm just passing along what others have said. I'm sure they know more than I do!

Vicki

[frankpc]

I guess their is more exposure down wind for most types of nuclear power plant accidents and the prevailing winds are most frequently SSW so North Raleigh is probably more at risk than locations south of the plant. But this is akin to picking a safe seat in a plane crash ....

Frank

[wrives]

Thanks everyone for the feedback, and especially Don for the link to WARN. I worked in aviation and related fields for many years, and I know that even with the best attention, accidents do happen. While accident prevention is extremely important, so is the response preparation. I have never lived close to one of these things, and I appreciate the response from those who do.