Arkansas Department of Health
Nuclear Planning and Response
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PUBLIC ALERT
Date 9/30/2024 12:49 PM
Release #: ABC123

EVACUATION ZONE
State officials have recommended and local officials have concurred that persons in the following zones be EVACUATED.
 
ZONE G - the area within approximately two miles of Arkansas Nuclear One. This includes Lake Dardanelle, the ANO peninsula, Mill Creek, 40 Acre Rock and London Communities. Residents of this zone should proceed to the designated care center at Hector High School. Persons living in Zone G should take Highway 64 or Highway 333 to Highway 7, then Highway 7 to Dover, then Highway 27 to Hector.

 

REMAIN INDOORS ZONE
State officials have recommended and local officials have concurred that persons in the following zones REMAIN INDOORS:
 
ZONE H - Russellville residents west of Arkansas Avenue and south of I-40. This includes Norristown and the Dardanelle State Park area.

 

SHELTER IN PLACE ZONE
State officials have recommended and local officials have concurred that persons in the following zones SHELTER IN PLACE:
 
ZONE I - Russellville residents south of I-40 and east of Arkansas Avenue. This includes the South New Hope Community.

 

 

SCHOOL ZONE
State officials have recommended and local officials have agreed to evacuate certain schools inside the ten mile Emergency Planning Zone surrounding the facility.
 
The following schools were EVACUATE AND TAKEN TO APPROPRIATE RECEPTION CENTERS:

 
Russellville Jr. High Schools evacuated to reception center - Morrilton H.S.
 
Russellville Middle Grades Complex evacuated to reception center - Morrilton H.S.
 
Sequoyah Elementary evacuated to reception center - Morrilton H.S.

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