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National border
Facility
On-Site
PAZ
UPZ
Road (*)
Country A
Country B
* or other recognizable
boundary
FIG. 2. Concept of emergency zones.
OFF-SITE LEVEL
This level consists of organizations that will perform the response actions carried out off site,
and includes:
(1) Local officials: the government and support agencies responsible for providing
immediate support to the operator and prompt protection of the public in the vicinity.
This includes the police, fire fighting and civil emergency services or medical personnel,
who may be the first to learn of an accident. It may include officials from different States
if the facility is near a border.
(2) National and regional (province or state) officials: the governmental agencies responsible
for planning and response on the national (or regional) level. These agencies are
typically responsible for tasks that usually do not need to be implemented urgently to be
effective. They include:
(a) longer term protective actions; and
(b) support of local officials in the event that their capabilities are exceeded.
(3) Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
This level consists of organizations responsible for providing international assistance as
described in the “Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International
Organizations” [14]. It includes:
(1) IAEA implementation of the “Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident”,
the “Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency”
[15] and para. 4.15 of the Safety Requirements (GS-R-2) [2]. The parties to the
Notification Convention commit to inform forthwith those States that may be affected
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