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A serious emergency can occur at any time and the efforts invested in developing interim
organization and capability will provide significant savings during the implementation of the
full emergency response capability and provide a capability to respond before all the response
arrangements are in place.
2.2.9. TASK 6 — WRITE NATIONAL RADIATION EMERGENCY PLAN
Develop an NREP as described in Section 2.1.7. and in Appendix 12. The NREP should be a
general description of the possible emergencies and concept of operations for responding to
each type of emergency as illustrated in Section 4.1. The NREP is a summary of the more
detailed plans and ensures that all the other planning is integrated and compatible. All states,
jurisdictions, ministries and organizations addressed in the NREP should be given an
opportunity to review the plan. Appendix 12 contains a suggested outline for the plan.
The NREP should address all the facilities and jurisdictions identified in Task 2. The planning
should consider the information provided in Section 4 for the threat categories of these
facilities and jurisdictions. In developing the plan, consider the data gathered in Tasks 1, 2, 3
and 4.
2.2.10. TASK 7 — PRESENT NATIONAL RADIATION EMERGENCY PLAN
Once the NREP has been developed and approved, give formal presentations, directly or
indirectly, to the organizations that may be involved in the maintenance and implementation
of the plan. This will enable them to gain a common understanding of the response concepts
and principles and will allow unforeseen issues to be raised and resolved before they become
real difficulties. It will also facilitate the implementation of the NREP by maximizing staff
participation and common ownership.
This process should begin with workshops on the plan and its basis. Meetings should also be
held for the public near threat category I, II and III facilities to explain the risks and response
plans and to elicit public comments.
2.2.11. TASK 8 — IMPLEMENT DETAILED PLANS
Develop the functional and infrastructural arrangements needed to implement the NREP for
each facility and jurisdiction identified in Task 2. Capabilities should be developed to address
the elements contained in Section 4.2 appropriate for the threat category of the practice or
facility and jurisdiction. These arrangements include plans, procedures, staff, organization,
facilities, equipment and training. Remember that, when using the information in Section 4.2,
more than one threat category may apply to a jurisdiction. For example, the jurisdiction
containing a nuclear power plant will fall within threat categories I and IV. Threat category
IV is applicable because it applies to all jurisdictions (see Fig. 6).
A work group should be assigned the responsibility of assisting and helping in this effort. The
national planning co-ordinator may chair the group. This co-ordinating group will:
(1) prepare a schedule and requirements for the development of individual facility, group,
department, ministry (etc.) plans and procedures;
(2) provide assistance to individual groups in the development of plans and procedures to
ensure compatibility and completeness of the planning process;
(3) organize periodic meetings between key representatives to encourage co-ordination; and
(4) ensure compliance with the schedule.
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