DSS ARGOS AND RODOS WITHIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Radiation Emergency Centre NordDSS, Copenhagen, October 1-2, 2009
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ESSENTIAL REGULATIONS (1) Act of Parliament of 29 November 2000 Atomic Law (last amendment 111 April 2008) - Chapter 11 Radiological emergency management Act of Parliament of 26 April 2007 on Crisis Management - one of the novelties is the establishment and development of the Governmental Crisis Management Centre in place of the existing (in the structure of Fire Brigades HQ) National Rescue Coordination Centre. The Centre is fully operational now.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ESSENTIAL REGULATIONS (2) Regulations of the Council of Ministries: on emergency plans in case of a radiological emergency on stations for early detection of radioactive contamination and units which measure radioactive contamination on intervention level values for various types of intervention measures and also the criteria for revoking such measures on establishing entities authorized to check food and animal feeding stuff in compliance with the max. permissible levels for radioactive contamination following a radiological emergency on providing the general public with in-advance information in the event of a radiological emergency
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ESSENTIAL REGULATIONS (3) The regulatory system (licensing, inspection and enforce ment) provides reasonable assurance that emergency preparedness and response arrangements are in place for all facilities / practices. According to Article 84, Paragraph 1 of Atomic Law: A radiological emergency, which constitutes an on-site emergency or an emergency on regional or national scale, shall require the implementation of appropriate intervention measures, as defined respectively in the onsite, regional or national emergency plan.
THREATS - IAEA CATEGORIZATION Category I: none (no NPP s) Category II: research reactor of 30 MWth power in operation at Świerk Category III: spent nuclear fuel approx. 5400 fuel elements stored in water pools, Radioisotope Centre POLATOM in Świerk Research Centre -production: approx. 21.000 sealed sources (2,1 x 1015 Bq), approx. 80.000 unsealed sources (7,2 x 1013 Bq) Central Repository of Radioactive Wastes in Różan (total disposed activity: approx. 3,4 x 1013 Bq) use of ionizing radiation sources - about 2500 registered users Category IV: transport of radioactive sources Category V: NPP s located abroad - the nearest NPP abroad is Dukovany located 122 km from the Polish border
Mitigating the Non-Radiological Consequences of Emergency and Response A decision to implement the intervention measures may be taken following demonstration, on the basis of advisability evaluation of intervention measures, that the mitigation of radiation-caused damage justifies the damage and costs caused by these measures, including the social costs. Intervention measures type, scale and time of duration shall be selected in such a manner, that the benefits resulting from the mitigation of health detriments, after the deduction of intervention-related damage, are as large as possible.
EXERCISES Minister of Interior and Administration shall conduct periodic exercises to test the national emergency plan, at least once every three years. The costs involved in the preparation and conduct of such exercises shall be borne by the budget of the Minister, Periodic exercises for the review and updating of the emergency plan for radiological emergency, including the method for communication with the population, according to the established procedures, shall be held by the province governor (voivode) at least once in every three years, Periodic exercises involving the review and updating of the emergency plan for radiological emergency shall be held by the head of organizational entity at least once in every two years.
NATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY PRESIDENT Council for Atomic Energy Matters (Advisory Committee) PRESIDENT S ADVISORS for: - Council for Atomic Energy Matters - nuclear power - nuclear medicine - radiation protection VICEPRESIDENT Nuclear Safety Chief Inspector GENERAL DIRECTOR RADIATION EMERGENCY CENTRE ( CEZAR) DEPARTMENTS DEPT. OF RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY Division of Monitoring and Prognosis Division of Nonproliferation and Safeguards Division of Safety Assessment and Inspection of Nuclear Installations
MAIN TASKS AND ACTIVITIES OF RADIATION EMERGENCY CENTRE CEZAR Fully operational since 01.01.2005 collection, analysis, and verification of information obtained from: radiation monitoring system other services and sources including meteorological service developing and administering of databases and other computer systems needed for assessment of the radiation situation of the country
MAIN TASKS AND ACTIVITIES OF CEZAR (2) computer aided analysis and prognosis as a base for the decision making in case of radiation or nuclear emergency (DSS RODOS and ARGOS) estimation of radiation levels in Poland to be presented for the public in normal and emergency situations National Contact Point for the IAEA, EC, NATO, bilateral agreements with neighbouring countries, domestic matters exchange of monitoring data under international obligations (ECURIE/EURDEP, CBSS WGNRS) Emergency Services
NAEA RADIATION EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM (status September 2009) NAEA system Mass Media NAEA infor- mation service PRESIDENT of NAEA Division of Safety Assessment and Inspection of Nuclear Installations Governmental Crisis Management Team IEC-IAEA IAEA EC Neighbou- ring Countries National Contact Point Radiation Emergency Centre CEZAR NAEA Emergency Services Users of radiation sources, Provincial Governors (Voivodes) National Radiation Monitoring System Early warning stations, units measuring radioactive contaminations Governmental Centre for Security Provincial Crisis Response Centers
USE OF ARGOS (1) Daily presentation of PMS measurements on PAA web page
USE OF ARGOS (2) Preparation of scenarios for various exercises
USE OF ARGOS (3) Evaluation of potential risk resulting from nuclear incidents or gossip
USE OF ARGOS (3)
CURRENT STATUS ARGOS 8.0 0 : comfortable use for PAA web page ARGOS 8.3 : simultaneously on other client computers ARGOS 8.4 : (test version) installed and tested
RODOS Example
RODOS Example Long range prognosis Dose received from cloudshine, Cs-137 Late countermeasures Dose saved by relocation
RODOS Long distance calculations Food and foodstuff Confirmation of other calculations Other usage scientific it is easier to come to CEZAR than to correspond with the Meteorological Institute
RODOS WEB-HIPRE participants criteria the weights sensitivity decisions
Example of exercise (1) Contact Point: information about accident President of NAEA CEZAR Contamination Analysis Centre (military)
Example of exercise (2)
Example of exercise (3)
Example of exercise (4) Prognosis and first results from measurements proposition
Example of exercise (5) NAEA - CEZAR Contamination Analysis Centre Governmental Centre for Security Prognosis Communication Management Command Information for mass media and public
Example of exercise (6) Argos used for preparation of scenario Problems with scenario that would satisfy the needs Common belief that even a small incident might lead to necessity of evacuation
SUMMARY Use of DSS has strong support and roots in established law Argos and Rodos are used in first response cases Use in exercises is impressive Programs are used occassionally for specific needs