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