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Subject: Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) v. 1.2 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Profile
FEMA
REP Engineering has reviewed and discussed the subject document “Common
Alerting Protocol (CAP) v. 1.2 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
(IPAWS) Profile”. Upon Review, FEMA REP Engineering has the comments and
observations: The
Alert Message Structure in the CAP appears to have pre-defined enumerations for
many of the data elements. The concern is that these pre-defined enumerations
do not necessarily align with the existing NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1 Appendix 1 Emergency
Action Levels (EAL’s) and responses used in commercial nuclear emergency
preparedness. Under emergency situations where the enumerations do not align
with the EAL’s, there exists potential for IPAWS to communicate messages inconsistent
(or interpreted to be inconsistent) with those already established nuclear
power plant emergency alert and notification procedures. Any inconsistency
could lead to miscommunication, conflicting announcement and notification
messages, and incorrect response. It is
recommended that the CAP data elements incorporate flexibility so that the user
may incorporate their own values such that the emergency message can be
tailored to be consistent with already existing announcement and message processes.
Other
discrepancies found include:
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