U.S. Department of Energy
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DOE-HDBK-5504-95
DOE-HDBK-5504-95
DOE-HDBK-5504-95
Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security
May 4, 2026
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DOE-HDBK-5504-95, Guidance for Evaluation of Operational Emergency Plans
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for development of emergency plans for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Defense Programs (DP), Office of Energy Research (ER), and Office of Environmental Management (EM) facilities. It gathers emergency planning policy and guidance from applicable federal regulations, DOE Orders and related guidance documents. This material, along with recommended good practices, is presented as a checklist against which emergency plans can be reviewed by DOE Headquarters. The Office of Emergency Response (DP-23), Office of Environment, Safety and Health Technical Support (ER-8), and Office of Transportation, Emergency Management and Analytical Services (EM-26) will use this checklist to evaluate plans submitted by DP, ER, and EM field elements.
| Subjects: | |
| ID: | DOE-HDBK-5504-95 |
| Type: | Handbook |
| Senior Line Manager: | Technical Standards Program |
| Senior Line Manager Org: | Not Provided |
| OPI: | EM - Office of Environmental Management |
| Preparing Activity: | Technical Standards Program |
| Status: | Archive |
| Approved Date: | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Last Update: | Oct 5, 2001 |
| DNFSB Interest: | Yes |
| Invoked Standard: | No |
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