Japanese Officials visit Beaver County

Beaver County Radio

Beaver County was visited this week by a delegation of high-level politicians within the Japanese government to learn how local officials approach emergency management situations involving nuclear power plants. The officials visited last year and when they learned that Beaver County Emergency Services was holding more training this month centered around the “radiological response to potential nuclear disasters.”, they decided to make the return trip .

Sandie Egley, chairwoman of the Beaver County Commissioners, said the county’s emergency management facility is new and equipped with cutting-edge technology, which likely played a role in the Japanese officials wanting to visit here.

“To catch the attention of international (delegates) is very prestigious,” she said. “For people in Tokyo to be noticing what we’re doing in Beaver County is really something.”