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The exercise is planned to ensure that public safety arrangements are in place in the case of a nuclear emergency and that residents are not endangered. It will include the relevant role players from, among others, the Western Cape Government, National Government and Eskom.
The scenario will examine the different stages of emergency, including evacuation plans, mass care centres, transport arrangements, decontamination, and the distribution of potassium iodate tablets.
This could also include potential road closures as the NNR requires that a roadblock be held on one of the following roads:
The NNR will only reveal the exact location and time of the exercise underway tomorrow.
Residents in the vicinity of Koeberg should not be alarmed if they hear sirens during the course of the day.
The City of Cape Town apologises for any inconvenience caused and appeals to the public to please comply with any requests from emergency services staff on the day. Preparedness exercises like this are an important part of ensuring that the city is able to deal with a nuclear incident.