That led to the call for changes in evacuation planning.

Since Hurricane Katrina, there has been an increase in evacuation planning.

She said the problem is that "evacuation planning cannot be handled on a strictly local level."

Previously, many issues, like evacuation planning, were generally not considered until the plant was built and its owners were seeking an operating license.

"Significant weaknesses in evacuation planning are an area of profound concern," the department's report said.

"You don't know what kind of storm you'll get," he said in a recent interview, emphasizing the need for good evacuation planning.

The panel planned for such issues as counter-terrorism measures, evacuation planning and emergency preparedness.

Most experts feel the greatest success story before the 1992 hurricane was in evacuation planning.

American evacuation planning was set against other administration policies.

The coordinators monitor and gather data on the movement of individuals for future evacuation planning.