Station emergency plan

The work of the Chemistry team is varied and you will be expected to contribute to a wide range of task areas, it is anticipated that you will have a nominated role in the station emergency plan. 

As far as is reasonably practicable, in the event of a major accident, the release of radioactive fission products from the uranium fuel to the atmosphere is prevented by a series of containment barriers. Should these be penetrated and a release of activity to the environment occur, the Station Emergency Plan is required to be implemented. The immediate response by the operators to this potentially dangerous situation is vitally important if the consequences to station personnel and the local population are to be minimised. 

The Station Emergency Plan is issued to members of the local Government Liaison Committee and copies are available in local libraries for public information. 

The data obtained on heavy metal concentrations in the air at TNB provided information on natural and/or anthropogenic events. The combination of three analytical techniques (INAA, ETA-AAS and HPLC) has proved important in the evaluation of the environmental state of the atmosphere where concentrations are so low. Finally, the elaboration and the analysis of the monitoring data continues therefore, more definitive conclusions may be available at a later stage. The Madrid Protocol also requires the preparation of emergency plans and this contributes to the safety of stations. From the Italian experience it can be said that the Madrid Protocol is a major contribution to the protection of Antarctic environment, to the efficient management of research stations and to the safety of Antarctic personnel. 

Emergency preparedness there is evidence of the involvement of statutory authorities in emergency planning (i.e. picture showing the rescue station at Perstorp). 

Most safety guides emphasize hazard identification and accident prevention. When prevention has failed, personnel must be familiar with the laboratory CHP and RPP accident protocols and the emergency plans described in Section 14.5.2. These plans instruct the worker about what to do and whom to notify. This information includes the facility evacuation routes. Qualified personnel must be prepared to use the accident response equipment placed in the laboratory to ameliorate an accident situation or to aid in treating the injured. Examples of this equipment include fire extinguishers, eyewash stations and safety showers. 

Radiological emergency plans call for a prompt Alert and Notification system. If needed, this prompt Alert and Notification System will be activated quickly to inform the public of any potential threat from natural or man-made events. This system uses either sirens, tone alert radios, route alerting (the "Paul Revere" method), or a combination to notify the public to tune their radios or television to an Emergency Alert System (EAS) station. 

Thus, there are a number of main features attached to a Nuclear Power Station s Site Licence affecting the operational aspects of the station over its lifetime. Apart from the licensing procedures from preconstruction to full operation, the site licence contains major sections governing Operating Rules, Maintenance Procedures and Emergency Plans. 

The gaseous releases which are dealt with here, are the most relevant ones for the evaluation of the immediate accident consequences and for the preparation of short-term emergency plans. Solid and liquid releases are less important for a nuclear power station because the radioactive products released to the environment are mainly gaseous and have high velocity (which may cause adverse consequences outside the plant). However, liquid releases have to be taken into account under some circumstances. The situation, then, is very different from many non-nuclear process plants where the prevailing accidental release from the point of view of the consequences may frequently be the release of flammable or toxic liquids. 

Healthcare facilities must test their emergency plan twice annually in response to an actual event of planned exercise. If the facility offers emergency services or participates as a community emergency receiving station, one of the two drills must be an exercise with the influx of patients or simulated patients. 

Prepare, review, revise, test, and implement an off-site plan for any premises with an operator s plan (in the case of a power station, an emergency plan). The off-site plan should... 

Nuclear power stations, petrochemical and chemical plants Basic objectives of emergency plan ... 

Pickard, Lowe and Garrick, Inc., Seabrook Station Risk Management and Emergency Planning Study, prepared for Public Service Company of New Hampshire and Yankee Atomic Electric Company, PLG-0432, December 1985. 

During the initial phase of the event, the specific location of the local off-site officials with the authority and responsibility to take action varies. The conununications system between the licensee and off-site officials should accommodate this need. This is very site-and/or state-specific. In some cases, there are duty officers and 24-hr manned centers, and in others there are local police stations. Once the local emergency organization has been activated, it will establish a local Operations Center. It should be noted that at some sites there are several (2 to 20) local governments within the plume Emergency Planning Zone and that each might have a center. 

Evacuation Plans. Many emergency events require the evacuation of at least some facility personnel, if only for precautionary reasons. This presents other needs, which must be addressed in the evacuation plan. Personnel who are directed to evacuate their normal work stations need visible wind direction indicators to help them move away from a dangerous gas cloud drifting downwind of the release point. If the building is enveloped in the cloud, however, they will need personal protective equipment in order to evacuate the building safely. When there are processes that must be rapidly shut down and/or isolated as evacuation proceeds, the plan must include written procedures and appropriate means to ensure incident-free action. 

The only communication to the community came through the local radio stations, which was not always accurate. There was no coordination of communication between emergency response agencies. This had been the largest and longest event since the advent of our EMA planning. 

Tooele County agrees to review DCD s daily chemical operations work plans, the hazard plots and the PARs from DCD at least twice daily. After review of the data provided by DCD, and giving consideration to off-post weather station readings and other community conditions, Tooele County will provide DCD and Utah Comprehensive Emergency Management with an appropriate protective action decision (PAD), including which communities would be instructed to evacuate or in-place shelter, specific evacuation routes, designated reception centers, etc. Tooele County will provide PAD updates... 

When man Hved in caves, every day was an exercise in disaster planning and recovery. There were no AU Cave News stations for predator reports. The National Weather Service was not around yet to warn about rain that might put out the community camp fire. We Hve in an increasingly interdependent information-driven society. Modem information systems managers have an absolute social, technical, and economic responsibility to get information to the public when disaster strikes. Designers of these facilities must do their part to build workplaces that wiU meet the special needs of the Hfehne information mission during major emergencies. 

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