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4.2.1. Establishing emergency management and operations (A1 elements)
Response objectives:
(1) To execute on-site emergency response promptly without impairing performance of the normal operational safety functions (4.2.).
(2) To manage off-site emergency response in co-ordination with the on-site response (4.3).
(3) To co-ordinate emergency response between all responding organizations (4.4).
(4) To appraise necessary information on the allocation of resources throughout the emergency (4.5).
(5) To co-ordinate emergency response between all jurisdictions, response organizations, and other States that fall within the precautionary
action zone or the urgent protective action planning zone so as to provide mutual support (4.6).
A1 - ESTABLISHING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS Threat category Responsibility
Elements I II III IV V O L N
A1.1 Arrange the transition from normal to emergency operations without jeopardizing safety.
Designate responsibilities of persons on site during an emergency as part of the transition. Ensure that
transition to emergency response does not impair the ability of operational staff (such as control room
staff) to follow procedures for mitigatory actions by the operator (4.7).
Avoid expanding the functions of the control room during an emergency to include those not directly
related to plant control. Establish a technical support centre (TSC) and an operational support centre
(OSC) (see Element A3.6), as described in Appendix 14, outside the control room from which on-site
aspects of the response are undertaken and managed as soon as possible. Upon declaration of an
emergency, restrict entrance into the control room and ensure it is clear who is responsible for directing
control room operations, in-plant actions, and analysis of the events.
A1.2 Arrange to co-ordinate the emergency responses of all off-site response organizations with the onsite
response (4.8).
Establish an emergency operations facility (EOF), as described in Appendix 13 to serve as the incident
command post (ICP) from which the on and off-site response is co-ordinated. Representatives from the
facility and local response organizations having the authority to represent and make commitments on
behalf of their organizations should be at the EOF and act as part of the incident command group (see
Appendix 13). Arrangements should be made for co-ordinating the on- and off-site response before the
EOF is fully operational.