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Appendix 11
URGENT PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR THREAT CATEGORY I AND II FACILITIES
Threat
category
I
II
I & II
Suggested protective action
General emergency:
- Promptly evacuate or provide special shelter119 for the public and non-essential workers on site.
- Promptly evacuate or provide substantial shelter 120 for the public in the PAZ (in all directions).
- For reactors, provide iodine prophylaxis (thyroid blocking) within PAZ and UPZ.
- Recommend to the public within UPZ that they remain indoors and listen to the radio for further instructions (in-place sheltering).
- Promptly conduct monitoring within UPZ (include shelters in PAZ) to determine where OILs may be exceeded and evacuate if appropriate.
- Restrict consumption of potentially contaminated food within food restriction planning radius until monitored and provide instruction to protect
agriculture products.
- Restrict access to the evacuated area.
- Monitor a sample of the evacuated people and determine if decontamination or medical treatment is needed.
General emergency:
- Recommend to the public within UPZ to remain indoors and monitor the radio for further instructions.
- Promptly conduct monitoring of UPZ to determine where OILs may be exceeded and evacuate if appropriate.
-Restrict consumption of potentially contaminated food within the food restriction planning radius until monitored.
- Restrict access to the evacuated area.
- Monitor a sample of the evacuated people and determine if decontamination or medical treatment is needed.
Site area emergency:
- Provide instructions to protect agriculture products within the food restriction planning radius.
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119 Special shelters are designed to provide inhalation and shine dose protection (shielding and filtering).
120 Substantial sheltering is provided in large multistorey structures without any special features.