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IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
International Framework for
Preparedness and Response to Nuclear
and Radiological Emergencies
Vladimir Kutkov IEC – Incident and Emergency Centre
CAPSCA First Meeting in Europe
Paris, 20 to 22 September 2011
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Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC)
Global focal point for international preparedness and
response for nuclear and radiological safety or
security related incidents, emergencies, threats or
events of media interest and
for coordination of international assistance
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The International EPR Framework
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Legal
instruments
Requirements
and guides
Operational
arrangements
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International Legal Instruments
• In case of nuclear or
radiological emergencies
Early Notification and
Assistance Conventions
are prime legal instruments
that establish international
framework for:
• Exchange of information
• Prompt provision of assistance
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Requirements and Guides
1. Preparedness and Response for
Nuclear or Radiological Emergency:
Requirements GS-R-2 (2002)
2. Arrangements for Preparedness for
a Nuclear or Radiological
Emergency:
Safety Guide GS-G-2.1 (2007)
3. Criteria for Use in Planning
Response to Nuclear and
Radiological Emergencies:
General Safety Guide GSG-2 (2011)
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Operational arrangements: EPR
Publications • Emergency Notification and
Assistance Technical Operations
Manual:
EPR-ENATOM, IAEA, Vienna (2007)
• Joint Radiation Emergency
Management Plan of the
International Organizations:
EPR-JPLAN, IAEA, Vienna (2010)
• IAEA Response Assistance
Network:
EPR-RANET, IAEA, Vienna (2010)
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Operational arrangements
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Emergency
Notification and
Assistance Technical
Operations Manual
IAEA Response
Assistance Network
Joint Radiation
Emergency
Management Plan of
the International
Organizations
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Emergency Notification and
Information Exchange: USIE
Unified System for Information Exchange in Incidents
and Emergencies (USIE)
Emergency Notification
and Assistance
Convention website
(ENAC)
plus
Nuclear Events Web-
based System
(NEWS).
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Information Exchange: USIE users
• General public and the media;
• Nuclear regulators;
• INES (International Nuclear Event Scale) National Officers;
• National Warning Points working with the IAEA's Incident
and Emergency Centre (IEC);
• National Competent Authorities identified under the
Convention on Assistance in Case of a Nuclear Accident or
Radiological Emergency and the Convention on Early
Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Emergency
Conventions);
• JPLAN participating International organizations;
• Representatives of the Permanent Missions to the IAEA.
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Emergency Information Exchange
• Notification
Under
obligation
• Advisory
Without
explicit
obligation
Other States or relevant
international organizationIAEANotifying State
extracts posted to
IAEA.ORG
WORLD
ATOM
IECactive transmission
of information
request for information
and response
posted to USIE
Competent
Authority
USIE
Competent
Authority
Emergency
web-site
Public
web-site
Emergency
web-site
Public
web-site
extracts posted to
public site
posted to
emergency web-site
posted to
emergency web-site
extracts posted to
public site
hyperlink hyperlink
hyperlinkhyperlink
request for information
and response
active transmission
of information
active submission
of information
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JPLAN
Describes inter-agency framework for preparedness and response to an actual, potential or perceived nuclear or radiological emergency irrespective of its cause
Participating organizations (2010):
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• EC • INTERPOL • OCHA
• EUROPOL • IMO • OOSA
• FAO • OECD/NEA • UNSCEAR
• IAEA • PAHO • WHO
• ICAO • UNEP • WMO
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Concept of Operations
• IAEA coordinates response to radiation emergencies
• OCHA coordinates humanitarian response
• WHO and PAHO coordinates public health response
• International assistance coordinated
• Release of public information coordinated
• Level of response of participating organizations depends on many factors
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IAEA’s Role
• Triggers activation of the system
• Acts as focal organization for response coordination
• Receives notification of emergency
• Establishes primary functional links with reporting State, affected States
• Establishes functional links with relevant international organizations
• Coordinate international assistance
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Objectives of RANET
• To facilitate
• Provision of requested international assistance (preferably on regional basis)
• Enhancement and harmonization of response capabilities
• Exchange of relevant information and feedback of experience
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Countries Registered in RANET
September 2010: 19 countries registered their capabilities
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Response to Fukushima Accident 11 March
• 05:46 UTC
Earthquake of magnitude 9.0
occurred near East coast of
Honshu, Japan
• 06:42 UTC
On-call external event specialist
informed and alerted on-call ERM
about earthquake
Possible damage at 4 NPPs and
potential for tsunami anticipated
• 07:21 UTC
IEC made first phone contact with METI-NISA
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Around 200 IAEA’s staff worked in IEC in 12-hours
shifts 24/7 for 54 days
Since 11 March 2011
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• Technical experts
• ENAC officers
• Liaison officers
• Public information
officers
• Japanese speaking
IAEA’s staff
• WHO representative
• FAO representative
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Transporting Persons Subjected to
Radioactive Material Intake
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TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
SAFE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS
GOODS BY AIR. 2011-2012 EDITION
ADDENDUM NO. 2
The Technical Instructions for
movements of a person for medical
treatment in case the person has been
subjected to the accidental intake of
radioactive material or the external
contamination from radioactive material.
International Civil Aviation Organization
in coordination with the
International Atomic Energy Agency
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IAEA Ministerial Conference on
Nuclear Safety 20-24 June 2011
• Called by IAEA Director General
• Overall objective - to draw on lessons from accident
in order to strengthen nuclear safety worldwide
• Adoption of a Ministerial Declaration
• Ministers asked Director General to prepare a draft
Action Plan to address issues related to nuclear
safety, emergency preparedness and response,
radiation protection and international legal framework
• Conference “..paved the way for an enhanced post-
Fukushima global nuclear safety framework."
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Thank you