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Typical 10-Mile Plume Exposure Pathway EPZ Map
Figure 1 depicts a typical 10-mile plume exposure pathway EPZ map. The
center of the map is the location of the commercial nuclear power plant
reactor building. Concentric circles of 2, 5, and 10 miles have been drawn
and divided into triangular sectors identified by letters from A to R.
Municipalities identified to be within the 10-mile EPZ have been assigned
numbers from 1 to 24. The triangular sectors provide a method of identifying
what municipalities are affected by the radioactive plume as it travels.
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 29, 2012

