• Since the accident at Three-Mile Island, the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) requires evacuation plans for all nuclear facilities.
• The evacuation zone is a ten mile radius from the plant, covering areas of Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam Counties.
• About 292,000 people live within this evacuation zone.
• It would take an estimated 10-15 hours to evacuate this area - if everything goes according to plan.
• The plan calls for people to be taken to reception centers 11-23 miles from the plant, still in harms way