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Hinkley Point Off-Site Nuclear Emergency Plan

Public Information

Prepared under the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public

Information) Regulations 2001

Prepared by: Somerset Local Authorities’ Civil Contingencies Unit Somerset County Council County Hall Taunton Somerset TA1 4DY Tel: 01823 356804 Email: civilcontingencies@somerset.gov.uk Date: 22 October 2012

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Hinkley Point Off-Site Nuclear Emergency

Summary of the Off-Site Plan

Contents 1. Introduction and Legislation 2. Off-Site Plan Purpose and Objectives 3. Risk Assessment & Planning Process 4. Designation of Public Protection Countermeasures Sectors and Zones 5. Alert & Notification 6. Command, Control & Communication 7. Public Protection Countermeasures 8. Concept of Public Communication 9. Warning & Informing the Public 10. Response to the Media and General Public 11. Radiation Monitoring Operations 12. Recovery Phase Planning 13. Liaison with Government Departments - DECC & DCLG 14. Provision of Technical Advice from the Nuclear Operator 15. Emergency Phase Tasks 16. Assistance from the MoD & Armed Forces 17. Health & Safety of Responders 18. Finance 19. Maintenance of Records 20. Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary 21. Plan Implementation, Maintenance & Training 22. Exercises involving Hinkley Point Nuclear Sites

1. Introduction and Legislation This document provides the general public with information on the Hinkley Point Off-Site Nuclear Emergency Plan. The Hinkley Point Off-Site Nuclear Emergency Plan is required under the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 and requires Somerset County Council to maintain this plan to complement the Hinkley Point A, Hinkley Point B and Hinkley Point C on-site plans. In addition to the requirements under REPPIR the Off-Site Plan draws on statutory and non-statutory guidance provide by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and national guidance provided by the Nuclear Emergency Planning Liaison Group Guidance sponsored by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) which is the lead government department for civil nuclear emergencies. Hinkley Point consists of two nuclear sites plus a construction site as follows:

• Hinkley Point A: a site being decommissioned with a defueled reactor core with some radioactive waste stored on site. The operator is Magnox on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency.

• Hinkley Point B: an Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor station operated by EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd.

• Hinkley Point C: While the main construction project awaits final approval EDF Energy has planning consent to carry preliminary works to clear the site and prepare for the main construction phase.

All three sites are included in the off-site nuclear preparedness arrangements and each site has its own on-site emergency preparedness arrangements. The Off-Site Plan and ON-Site Plans complement one another to allow for an appropriate response to an emergency.

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2. Off-Site Plan Purpose and Objectives

The Off-Site Plan is a “site-specific”, multi-agency response plan which brings together the emergency services, local health authorities, Somerset local authorities and other responding agencies to respond to an off-site nuclear emergency at either Hinkley Point A or Hinkley Point B Nuclear Sites. The Off-site Plan also includes arrangements linked with the Hinkley Point C proposed construction project. The Off-Site Plan is a “site-specific”, multi-agency response plan which brings together the emergency services, local health authorities, Somerset local authorities and other responding agencies to respond to an off-site nuclear emergency at either Hinkley Point A or Hinkley Point B Nuclear Sites. Somerset is part of the Avon and Somerset Local Resilience Forum, which brings together these agencies to deal with a wide range of emergencies and joint planning, training and exercising is conducted to ensure that a multi-agency response to an emergency is effective. Plan objectives are as follows:

• Provide an appropriate multi-agency response to an off-site nuclear emergency. • Implement measures to protect the community and environment from the

consequences of such an emergency. • Prepare for, contain and control the emergency to minimise its effects and limit

damage to persons, property and environment. • Communicate information to the public and responders in the area. • Outline a management system for the Recovery Phase.

3. Risk Assessment & Planning Process

Accident sequences that lead to an off-site release of radioactivity are highly improbable. Nuclear operators are required to maintain a “Hazard Identification and Risk Evaluation” (HIRE) and pass this to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (NR) - the Nuclear Regulator for ratification. Once accepted this document provides the basis for off-site planning.

• Detailed Planning. REPPIR requires us to develop and implement an emergency plan for “reasonably foreseeable” nuclear emergencies, based on the site operator’s HIRE, within the Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (DEPZ). The main objective being to maximise preparedness in order to minimise response time. This will ultimately minimise the impact on the public following a radiation release.

• Outline Planning. REPPIR also recognises the concept of extendibility of such detailed plans. The detailed produced provides the basis for dealing with radiation emergencies that are not reasonable foreseeable (i.e. very low frequency, high consequence radiation emergencies) through the concept of extendibility. The Civil Contingencies Act and its associated guidance set out the framework for civil protection. Consequently, multi-agency, generic plans already in place through the Local Resilience Forum are used for nuclear emergency planning for severe events that affect a wider area than the DEPZ. This is what is meant by the ‘concept of extendibility’.

4. Designation of Public Protection Countermeasures Sectors and Zones.

The DEPZ is set at 3.5 km radius around Hinkley Point for which detailed plans are required with outline planning required from the edge of the DEPZ out to a distance of 15 km. The area around Hinkley Point is divided in to 16 sectors with a series of concentric zones of increasing distance (See the Maps at Annex A) as follows:

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• Zone A: 0 - 3.5 km DEPZ – reasonable foreseeable emergency (detailed planning) • Zone B: 3.5 km - 5 km • Zone C: 5 km - 10 km extendibility scenario (outline planning) • Zone D: 10 km - 15 km • Zone E: 15 km - 40 km Food/Water Restrictions

5. Alert & Notification

There are two hazard categories:

• Site Incident: hazardous condition, which is confined in its effect to within the boundary of the site security fence – the Off-Site Plan is not activated. The situation will be continuously assed and, if necessary, an off-site nuclear emergency will be declared.

• Off-Site Nuclear Emergency: hazardous condition, which results or is likely to result, in the need to consider urgent countermeasures to protect the public outside the site security fence from a radiological hazard within the DEPZ. In this event the Off-Site Plan is activated.

On declaration of an Off-Site Nuclear Emergency:

• The nuclear operator, using a pre-formatted message, will alert the emergency services and additional national and regional agencies.

• The emergency services will cascade the notification to other agencies that in turn will cascade the notification.

The alert and notification chain is shown at Annex B.

6. Command, Control & Co-ordination of the Response The Police will activate the Portishead Strategic Co-ordination Centre (SCC) at Portishead Police HQ. During the initial deployment responder agencies will continue to manage their response to the emergency and join multi-agency levels of control as they form.

• Strategic Level of Control: Portishead SCC may take up to 3 hrs to fully form at Portishead.

• Tactical (Silver) Level of Control: Forms at Bridgwater Police Station (Police, Fire, Ambulance & Local Authority).

• Affected Nuclear Site: Forms a Site Emergency Control Centre (SECC), emergency services will respond to the site:

o Police: Provide liaison officer at SECC. o Fire & Rescue: Deploy PDA with control & liaison officers to SECC. o Ambulance: Deploy PDA with control officers to the SECC.

Strategic Co-ordination: • Emergency Response Phase: Police • Recovery Phase: Local authority

Criteria and procedure for handover of strategic co-ordination is provided. Other Responder Agencies will set up control centres as part of their response and link with the Portishead SCC. Portishead SCC: Divided in to functional areas: • SCG: Strategic management with a number of sub groups:

o Science & Technical Advice Cell (STAC) o Nuclear Operator’s Support Team o Recovery Advisory Group (RAG), which reorganizes in to a number of

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specialist groups in the Recovery Phase. o o Strategic Media Advice Cell (SMAC) provides public information to the public

and to the news media. In addition, DECC (Lead Government Department) nominates a Government Technical Adviser (GTA) and a Government Liaison Officer (GLO) Media Briefing Centre (MBC) located close to the SCC to act as focal point to deal with the media response.

7. Public Protection Countermeasures Off-Site Nuclear Emergency/Reference Accident Scenario: • Urgent Countermeasures:

o Automatic Countermeasure in the DEPZ:

Hinkley A Site

Hinkley B Site Shelter in entire DEPZ Shelter & take Potassium Iodate Tablets

in entire DEPZ Issued by site specific: • DEPZ Telephone Broadcast. (Nuclear Operator) • Emergency Broadcast through local media. (Police) o Evacuation authorised by the SCG on advice from the STAC, must be pre-

planned, and only evacuate downwind sector(s) in the DEPZ.

• Food/Milk & Water Restrictions: o Food/Milk Control may be necessary out to 40 km and implemented by Food

Standards Agency (FSA) with precautionary food safety advice followed by statutory restrictions.

o Water Monitoring (public & private supplies) out to 40 km by EA. Water companies remain responsible for public supply and LAs for testing private supplies & advising owners.

• Access Restrictions to the DEPZ:

o 4 Checkpoint/Roadblocks (Police/LA) o 9 Footpath Closure Points (LA – unmanned)

• Extended Release Scenario:

o SCG will authorise implementation of additional measures o Sheltering in downwind sector(s) increments:

DEPZ - 5 km (Zone B) 5 km - 10 km (Zone C) 10 km - 15 km (Zone D)

o Evacuation in downwind sector(s) from edge of DEPZ to 5 km (Zone B). o Take Potassium Iodate Tablets (Hinkley B only) in downwind sectors(s)

increments: DEPZ - 5km (Zone B) 5 km - 10 km (Zone C) 10 km - 15 km (Zone D)

Application of Countermeasures during Severe Weather Conditions. In the event of flooding or snow/ice within the areas covered by public protection countermeasures arrangements to assist in the evacuation of the public include the provision of appropriate transport and additional clearance actions by the Police and local authorities.

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Lifting Countermeasures. SCG decisions based on several factors: • Release of radioactive material has stopped - no known reason for further release • STAC has the necessary monitoring data • Adequate advice available to residents and the affected community

8. Concept of Public Communication 3 Stages: • Public Awareness (Prior Information) primarily to the residents within the

DEPZ (also known as the Public Information Zone). • Public Warning at the time of the emergency. • Informing & Advising the Public during the emergency and beyond.

9. Warning & Informing the Public

• REPPIR requires that arrangements put in place: o Prior Information for those affected by a reference accident and would be

required to take urgent action within the DEPZ. o Warning the public who would be required to take urgent countermeasures

within the DEPZ. The Civil Contingencies Act places a duty on responders to avoid alarming the public unnecessarily when making arrangements to warn & inform.

• Prior Information achieved through the issue of an annual calendar, issue of Potassium Iodate tablets, parish meetings and informal visits by nuclear operators and local authority to residents and identified traders delivering to the DEPZ.

• Warning the Public within the DEPZ achieved, using a site-specific message, as follows:

o DEPZ Telephone Message issued by the nuclear operator. o Emergency Broadcast issued by the Police through local radio/TV. o Warning to Mariners/Coastal Users by Maritime & Coastguard Agency in

immediate coastal area.

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Response to the Media & General Public • Multi Agency Media Response:

o Co-ordinating lead by Police in Emergency Response Phase, Police will provide a Public Information Co-ordinator (LA lead in Recovery Phase).

o Media Briefing Centre established close to Portishead SCC. o Police will establish a Casualty Bureau. o LAs will provide help lines to give advice to the public o Specific agencies will lead on the delivery of specific information/advice on health

aspects, food safety, water safety and the environment. • Pre-prepared Initial/Holding Press Statement: Police already issued an Emergency

Broadcast through the local media: o Police can issue a pre-prepared (site-specific) statement without the need for prior

authority. o All responding agencies can refer to the statement when answering questions from

the media. • Co-ordination & Organisation of the Response to the Media:

o Co-ordination of the response to the media will be through the Strategic Co-ordination Centre located at Portishead.

o Organisation of the media response will be through the provision of a multi-agency staffed Media Briefing Centre with the likelihood that the Police will set-up a Forward Media Briefing Point nearer Hinkley Point.

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Radiation Monitoring Operations • Monitoring Operations divided in to 2 areas:

o Personal/Reassurance Monitoring of people undertaken primarily by the health services but with support from the nuclear industry.

o Environmental Monitoring undertaken by a number of organisations including the Environment Agency and other scientific agencies.

• Co-ordination of Monitoring is undertaken by the HPA-CRCE under the following arrangements: o The nuclear operator will conduct monitoring within the DEPZ as part of its initial

response. o HPA-CRCE will set up a Monitoring Co-ordination Team to provide information to

the SCG and other agencies, but will not direct the tactical control of other agencies resources.

o Each monitoring organisation will remain responsible for its own resources and input data to RIMNET.

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Recovery Phase Planning • Commences during the Emergency Response Phase. • Co-ordinated by the Local Authorities. • RAG is a sub-group of SCG in the Emergency Phase and reorganises in to

specialist groups in the Recovery Phase. • Recovery management & planning detailed at Part 5 of the Plan and accords with

national recovery planning and templates. • Maps identifying the Recovery Planning Zones are at Annex A

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Liaison with Government Departments - DECC & DCLG • DECC is the lead Government Department:

o Sets up a Nuclear Emergency Briefing Room to co-ordinate the Government response and reports to COBR.

o Appoints an independent Government Technical Adviser (GTA) and a Government Liaison Officer (GLO) who deploys to the Portishead SCC.

• DCLG Resilience & Emergencies Division provides some co-ordinating role in the immediate wider area around Somerset:

o Sends rep to Portishead SCC to support GLO Team. o Provides the interface in to DCLG o Supports the Regional Civil Contingencies Committee.

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Provision of Technical Advice and Role of Nuclear Operator • Provides radiological data, nuclear plant state information and advice on protection

countermeasures required for public safety. • Ensures safety of personnel on-site. • Notifies supporting agencies and response organisations • Terminates the release of radioactivity as soon as possible.

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Emergency Phase Tasks • Nuclear operator will commence emergency notification to emergency services and

other agencies. • Multi-Agency response is outlined at Annex C.

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Assistance from MoD & Armed Forces • Military Aid to the Civil Authorities is guided by strict criteria and is not automatically

provided. • Joint Regional Liaison Office SW Region should be requested by the Police to attend

the Portishead SCC to act as liaison with the MoD and provide advice.

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• Radiation monitoring support may be available from MoD resources.

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Health & Safety of Responders • All responder organisations are responsible for the H&S of their staff deployed. • Each responder organisation is responsible for implementing a radiation control system,

including maintenance of records, for staff deploying to the affected site or within the DEPZ.

• Radiation risk assessments for both nuclear sites are provided together with assessments/briefings for staff deployed on emergency tasks within the DEPZ.

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Finance • Responders in the Emergency Phase finance their own response, but there is a

provision to reclaim under the Bellwin Scheme. • Provision is in place for compensation through Nuclear Installations Act 1965 & 1969.

Nuclear operators are liable for compensation. DECC will also provide additional input to the process of compensation.

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Maintenance of Records All responder agencies are responsible for maintaining records and logs of action taken and expenditure incurred. Each agency has a responsibility for providing information to a subsequent enquiry/inquiry

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Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary provided at Annex D.

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Plan Implementation, Maintenance & Training • Plan Distribution to all responder agencies who are responsible for internal distribution

and maintenance agency response plans/procedures • Plan Maintenance Criteria for maintaining plan detailed as follows • Training:

o Responding agencies responsible for training their staff to meet their responsibilities under the Plan, including individual training.

o The Hinkley Point Emergency Planning Consultative Committee (EPCC) will review multi-agency training needs and encourage training and exercising.

o The Avon & Somerset Local Resilience Forum (LRF) includes appropriate multi-agency training for of-site emergency preparedness.

o The nuclear operators will assist with multi-agency training.

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Exercises involving the Hinkley Point Sites Required under REPPIR 2001 to exercise emergency preparedness arrangements, which are assessed by HSE-ONR (the Nuclear Regulator). The duration and scope of the exercise follow a set of performance indicators set by the NEPLG. Exercises are conducted as follows: • Level 1. An annual assessment of the on-site plan for each site:

o The Site Operator activates the SECC & the Barnwood CESC o The emergency services deploy to the Site. o A live exercise on-site with emergency scenarios and the requirement to muster

and shelter site staff and the deployment of radiological survey teams off-site. Two exercises per year (HPA & HPB). HPC arrangements for muster and shelter of site staff have also been examined.

• Level 2. A 3-yearly assessment of the Off-Site Plan for each site: o Portishead SCC, Barnwood CESC and other associated centres are activated. o Normally a Command Post Exercise with a number of other centres providing

detailed simulation of the emergency event and respond to strategic decisions made at Portishead and Barnwood.

o A separate Alerting Exercise can be held before the exercise.

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In a 3 year period two exercises are held, with or without a separate Alerting Exercise

Annexes: A. MAP 1: Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (Zone A)

MAP 2: Extended Release Scenario Zones A – D (0 – 15 km). MAP 3: Recovery Planning Zone X (0 - 5 Km) MAP 4: Recovery Planning Zone X-Y (0 - 15 Km) MAP 5A: Recovery Planning Zones X, Y & Z (Northern Sectors 14 - 2) MAP 5B: Recovery Planning Zones X, Y & Z (North Eastern Sectors 2 - 4) MAP 5C: Recovery Planning Zones X, Y & Z (South Eastern Sectors 5 - 9) MAP 5C: Recovery Planning Zones X, Y & Z (South Eastern Sectors 5 - 9)

B. Off-Site Nuclear Emergency – Alert & Notification Chain C. Emergency Phase Tasks D. Abbreviations, Acronyms and Glossary

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ANNEX A TO MAP 1: Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (Zone A)

Key Information: Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (DEPZ) centred on Hinkley Point with a radius of 3.5 km where urgent countermeasures may be required to protect the public in the event of an Off-Site Nuclear Emergency. The zone is divided in to 16 sectors to aid description of the area over which counter-measures may be required to protect the public. Residents within the DEPZ receive “prior information” on what to do in the event and warning of an off-site nuclear emergency through a DEPZ telephone system. Extent of DEPZ 6 Sector Designation

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

46 47 48 49

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MAP 2: Extended Release Scenario Zones A - D (0 - 15 km)

Key Information: In an “Extended Release Scenario” there is a requirement to consider the need to extend public protection counter-measures beyond the DEPZ in the downwind direction only. Initially measures will be considered to 5 km downwind but may be extended further downwind. These measures will be considered by the SCG and appropriate advice will be issued to the public.

Limit of Zone A (DEPZ) Limit of Zone B (5 km) Limit of Zone C (10 km) Limit of Zone D (15 km) 6 Sector designation

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MAP 3: Recovery Planning Zone X (0 - 5 Km)

Key Information: Recovery Zone X equates to Zones A & B (Emergency Response Phase) Detailed identification of land use and areas of significant environmental interest is given by Sector. Local authority interest is as follows: • West Somerset Council • Sedgemoor District Council • Somerset County Council • Parishes: Stogursey, Stockland

Bristol, Fiddington & Stringston Refs: Part 5 Para 5.5 & Annex D

8 Sector designation Limit of Zone X (0 - 5 km)

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MAP 4: Recovery Planning Zone X-Y (0 - 15 Km)

Key Information: Recovery Zone Y equates to Sectors C & D (Emergency Response Phase) Outline identification of land use and areas of significant environmental interest is given by Sector. Local authority interest is as follows: • West Somerset Council • Sedgemoor District Council • Taunton Dean Borough Council • Somerset County Council • Associated Parishes Refs: Part 5 Para 5.5 & Annex D

8 Sector designation Limit of Zone X (0 - 5 km)

Limit of Zone Y (5 - 15 km)

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MAP 5A: Recovery Planning Zones X, Y & Z (Northern Sectors 14 - 2)

Key Information: Recovery Zone Z equates to Sector E (Emergency Response Phase) No prior planning undertaken Local authority interest extends outside of the County of Somerset to: Sectors 14-2:

Vale of Glamorgan Council, City of Cardiff, Newport Council, Caerphilly Council & Rhondda Cynon Taff Council and North Somerset

Refs: Part 6 Para 5.5 & Annex D

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Limit of Zone X (0 - 5 km) Limit of Zone Y (5 - 15 km) Limit of Zone Z (15 - 40 km)

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MAP 5B: Recovery Planning Zones X, Y & Z (North Eastern Sectors 2 - 4)

Key Information: Recovery Zone Z equates to Zone E (Emergency Response Phase) No prior planning undertaken Local authority interest is extends outside of the County of Somerset to: Sectors 2-4:

North Somerset & Bath & NE Somerset Mendip DC (Somerset)

Refs: Part 6 Para 5.5 & Annex D

Limit of Zone X

(0 - 5 km) Limit of Zone Y (5 - 15 km) Limit of Zone Z (15 – 40 km)

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MAP 5C: Recovery Planning Zones X, Y & Z (South Eastern Sectors 5 - 9)

Key Information: Recovery Zone Z equates to Zone E (Emergency Response Phase) No prior planning undertaken Local authority interest is extends outside of the County of Somerset to: Sectors 5-8:

Mendip DC (Somerset) South Somerset DC (Somerset) Devon County Council East Devon DC (Devon) Mid Devon DC (Devon)

Refs: Part 6 Para 5.5 & Annex D

Secto Limit of Zone X (0 - 5 km) Limit of Zone Y (5 - 15 km) Limit of Zone Z (15 - 40 km)

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MAP 5D: Recovery Planning Zones X, Y & Z (South Western Sectors 8 - 13)

Key Information: Recovery Zone Z equates to Zone E (Emergency Response Phase) No prior planning undertaken Local authority interest is extends outside of the County of Somerset to: Sectors 8-13:

South Somerset DC (Somerset) Devon County Council East Devon DC (Devon) Mid Devon DC (Devon) North Devon DC (Devon)

Refs: Part 6 Para 5.5 & Annex D

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Limit of Zone Z (15 - 40 km)

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ANNEX B Off-Site Nuclear Emergency – Alert & Notification Chain

Hinkley Site Emergency Controller

(Initiates Notification)

Avon & Somerset Constabulary

Force Control

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

Site Response

Meteorological Office

Acute Trusts Dorset & Somerset HPU NHS Somerset (PCT) Somerset Partnership NHS & Social Care Trust

County Council Staff Voluntary Agencies

Information only: HM Coastguard British Transport Police Other Constabularies surrounding Avon & Somerset Area

Ambulance Response

Fire Service Response

Police Response

DCLG Resilience & Emergencies Division (RED)

Govt Decontamination Service

Key: Alert Notification Cascade Alert Notification/Confirmation

Environment Agency (Incident

Communications Service)

RSR Duty Tactical Manager

Harbour Master District Council Staff

Harbour Master(s) District Council Staff

Magnox Ltd / EDF Energy Ltd Alerting System

HPA CRCE HSE ONR

HPA-CRCE DECC DEFRA FSA DfT DCLG BT UKAEA

Bristol Water Welsh Water South West Water

Information Only: Mendip District Council South Somerset District Council Taunton Deane Borough Council Stogursey Parish Council

Wessex Water

Information Only: North Somerset Council Bath & NE Somerset Council Devon County Council Dorset County Council

Welsh Government

Information only to: Cardiff Council Vale of Glamorgan Council Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Council Caerphilly County Borough Council Newport Council

No immediate action required by Plan

Somerset County Council

(SLACCU – CCO)

Sedgemoor District Council

West Somerset Council

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Annex C EMERGENCY PHASE TASKS

Task Action by Off-Site Nuclear Emergency Notification • Initial alert. • Cascade of Notification.

Nuclear Operator Police, Fire & Ambulance. All responder agencies

Emergency Service Response to Site: • Co-ordinate response of emergency services and

provides liaison officer in the SECC. • Despatch pre-determined attendance (response). • Treat casualties, evacuate to hospital.

Police Fire Ambulance

Initial Co-ordination of the Multi-Agency Response:

Ser Task Action 1 Off-Site Nuclear Emergency Notification:

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3 • Maintain co-ordination of the response until

Portishead SCC formed. • Set up & support the Portishead SCC.

Police Police

4 Command, Control & Co-ordination:

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Ser Task Action • Strategic Co-ordination:

• Co-ordinate the SCG. • Provide strategic response for the SCC

(SCG, STAC & RWG). • Tactical Co-ordination:

• Form multi-agency silver at Bridgwater Police Station.

• Provide appropriate representation at Silver.

Police All responders (as appropriate) Police Police, Fire, Ambulance & Somerset CC

5 Warning the Public: • Warn DEPZ residents using pre-prepared

DEPZ telephone message. • Issue pre-prepared emergency broadcast

message to local TV & radio. • Issue warning maritime coastal & inshore

users.

Nuclear Operator Police HM Coastguard

6 Response to Media: • Issue initial, pre-prepared, media statement. • Co-ordinate the multi-agency media response. • Set up MBC. • Provide staff for the media response.

Police Police Police All responders (as appropriate)

7 Public Information: • Provide a public information co-ordinator. • Provision of information to the public (via help

lines/websites).

Police Police Somerset PCT Somerset & Dorset HPU LAs Nuclear Operator

8 Radiological Monitoring: • Ground/Environmental tasks.

• Co-ordination.

Nuclear Operator, HPA-RPD, FSA, EA, LAs, Wessex Water plc. HPA-CRCE

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Ser Task Action • Personal and Reassurance (See Serial 10)

9 Traffic Control and Public Access: • Establish an emergency service marshalling

point (outside the DEPZ) and inform the emergency services.

• Establish check points/road blocks (edge of DEPZ): • Establish traffic plan & control movement. • Provide signage & record self-evacuation.

• Footpath closure barriers/ signage .

Police Police, LAs (SDC, WSC & Somerset CC) LAs (SDC & WSC)

10 Evacuation & Rest Centres: • Co-ordination. • Initial planning. • Assembly Points. • Transport. • Rest Centres. • Mass Decontamination.

• Reassurance Monitoring (including co-ordination).

• Medical/Counselling support.

Police Somerset CC Police & Somerset CC Somerset CC Local Authorities Fire Service Somerset PCT Somerset CC Somerset PCT

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Identification of Vulnerable Groups: • Medical/Health. • Social/Welfare.

Somerset PCT Somerset CC

12 Health & Safety/Radiation Safety: • Health & Safety General. • Radiation Health & Safety. • DEPZ Tasks.

All Responders Emergency Services, LAs (SDC, WSC & Somerset CC) & Somerset PCT Emergency Services, LAs

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Annex D

Abbreviations, Acronyms and Glossary Glossary of Terms

Term Definition

Assembly Area A point selected by the emergency services as the location for all follow-up emergency response personnel and vehicles to report to before going in to the DEPZ.

Casualty Bureau Central contact and information facility set up by the Police as a focal point for all records and data relating to casualties.

Countermeasures Actions taken to protect the public in the area around the site.

Decontamination/ Mass Decontamination

The removal of contamination to lower the potential risk to evacuees or prevent cross contamination. The application of procedures that result in an ability to decontaminate more than one person simultaneously.

Design Basis Accident – Reference Accident

A review of a number of accident scenarios, to determine the extent of a spread of radioactivity off-site that is reasonably foreseeable, are known as “design basis accidents”. The scenario or DBA that leads to the largest off-site release or worst case is called the “Reference Accident” and is the basis for detailed emergency planning arrangement.

Detailed Emergency Planning Zone

A pre-designated area around a nuclear site where pre-planned emergency measures are required to protect the public from a nuclear accident scenario that can “reasonably foreseen” and determined by the design basis accident case.

Evacuation Assembly Point

A location of safety, within the DEPZ, where evacuees can initially be directed to for assembly prior to being transported to a rest centre.

Extended Release Scenario (Extendibility)

A scenario beyond a reasonably foreseeable accident (Reference Accident), which would require outline planning arrangements beyond the Detailed Emergency Planning Zone.

Media Centre (Media Briefing Centre)

Central contact point for media enquiries, providing communications and conference facilities and staffed by press officers from responder organisations.

Off-Site Nuclear Emergency

A hazardous condition, which results, or is likely to result, in the need to consider urgent countermeasures to protect the public outside the site security fence from a radiological hazard. This event will require the Off-Site Plan to be activated.

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Public Information Zone (see DEPZ)

Area over which prior information of what to do in the event of an off-site nuclear emergency. Area equates to the DEPZ.

Recovery The process of rebuilding, restoring and rehabilitating the community following an emergency.

Rest Centre A building designated or taken over by the local authorities for the temporary accommodation of evacuees, with overnight facilities.

Return to Normality In the Recovery Phase: Where the effects of the emergency have receded to the point where they are no longer uppermost in the minds of persons in the affected area.

Site Incident A hazardous condition, which is confined in its effects to within the boundary of the site security fence. NB: The declaration of a site incident may identify when mitigating actions are required to prevent a radiation emergency occurring. To this end the possibility developing into an off-site nuclear emergency would be continuously assessed.

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACP Access Control Point (affected site)

AGR Advance Gas-cooled Reactor AONB Area of Outstanding Natural

Beauty BT British Telecommunication

plc CCA 2004

Civil Contingencies Act 2004

CCDC Consultant in Communicable Disease Control

CCO Civil Contingencies Officer CCU Civil Contingencies Unit

(Somerset CC) CEC County Emergency Centre

(Somerset CC) CEOC Chilton Emergency

Operations Centre (located at HPA - RPD)

CESC Central Emergency Support Centre (Barnwood)

DBA Design Basis Accident DECC Department for Energy and

Climate Change DEFRA Department of Environment,

Food and Rural Affairs DEPZ Detailed Emergency

Planning Zone DERL(s) Derived Emergency

Reference Level(s) DRD Direct Reading Dosimeter

EA Environment Agency EC Emergency Centre EPCC Emergency Planning

Consultative Committee

ERL(s) Emergency Reference Level(s)

FEPA 1985

Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985

FSA Food Standards Agency GDS Government

Decontamination Service GLO Government Liaison Officer

(formerly SGLR) GTA Government Technical

Adviser HIRE Hazard Identification & Risk

Evaluation HPA - HPU

Health Protection Agency - Health Protection Unit (Dorset & Somerset)

HPA - CRCE

Health Protection Agency – Centre for Radiation, Chemical & Environmental Hazards

HSE Health & Safety Executive MACC Military Aid to the Civil

Community Magnox Magnesium No Oxide

(Generic name for Reactor type)

MBC Media Briefing Centre MoD Ministry of Defence MW Mega Watt(s) NDA Nuclear Decommissioning

Authority NEBR Nuclear Emergency Briefing

Room (DECC) NEPLG Nuclear Emergency Planning

Liaison Group NHS National Health Service NDA Nuclear Decommissioning

Agency OAT Off-Site Advice Team

(Nuclear Operators CESC)

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ONR Office of Nuclear Regulation - part of the Health & Safety Executive

PACRAM (Met Office)

Procedures And Communications in the event of a release of RAdioactive Materials

PCT Primary Care Trust (NHS Somerset)

PITs Potassium Iodate Tablets PIZ Public Information Zone PRO Press Relations Officer PWR Pressurised Water Reactor RAYNET Radio Amateurs Emergency

Network RC Rest Centre RCCC Regional Civil Contingencies

Committee RCMG Reception and Rest Centre

Management Guide (Somerset CC)

RED DCLG Resilience & Emergencies Division (sometimes designated RED (South))

REPPIR 2001

Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001

RIMNET Radioactive Incident Monitoring Network

RAG Recovery Advisory Group(Portishead SCC)

SCC Strategic Co-ordination Centre (Portishead)

SCG Strategic Co-ordination Group (Portishead SCC)

Somerset CC

Somerset County Council

SDC Sedgemoor District Council

SEC Sedgemoor Emergency Centre (SDC)

SECC Site Emergency Control Centre (Hinkley A or Hinkley B)

SHA Strategic Health Authority SMAC Strategic Media Advice Cell

(Portishead SCC) SSSI Site of Special Scientific

Interest STAC Science & Technical Advice

Cell (Portishead SCC) UKAEA UK Atomic Energy Authority WSC West Somerset Council WSEC West Somerset Emergency

Centre (WSC) WRVS Women’s Royal Voluntary

Service