Reception Center Location & Function

Location:  Reception centers are located outside the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone. Most important, at the center, you will be registered, monitored for contamination and decontaminated if required.

Functions:  The Town of Duxbury strongly recommends that every person evacuated in a radiological emergency, irrespective if it is called a “Precautionary Evacuation” should be monitored – better safe than sorry. This includes all school children. At the reception center, you will be able to receive information about the location of other members of your family who have already registered at the reception center. If you need a place to stay, you will be directed to a mass care shelter that provides meals and lodging. The reception center and Mass Care shelters are handicap accessible. If you have additional needs, officials will assist you.