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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1
1.1. BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................... 1
1.2. OBJECTIVE ................................................................................................................ 2
1.3. SCOPE ......................................................................................................................... 2
1.4. STRUCTURE .............................................................................................................. 2
2. ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITY..................................... 3
2.1. BASIC CONCEPTS .................................................................................................... 3
2.1.1. Goals of emergency planning and response................................................... 4
2.1.2. Threat categories............................................................................................ 5
2.1.3. Areas and zones ............................................................................................. 8
2.1.4. Planning levels and responsibilities............................................................... 8
2.1.5. Emergency classes, conditions and immediate actions................................ 11
2.1.6. Functions and infrastructure ........................................................................ 12
2.1.7. Integrated planning concepts ....................................................................... 13
2.2. STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH .................................................................................. 14
2.2.1. Overview...................................................................................................... 14
2.2.2. Tasks ............................................................................................................ 14
2.2.3. Getting started.............................................................................................. 15
2.2.4. Task 1 — Review national policy................................................................ 17
2.2.5. Task 2 — Perform threat assessment........................................................... 17
2.2.6. Task 3 — Develop planning basis ............................................................... 20
2.2.7. Task 4 — Develop concept of operations and allocate responsibilities ...... 20
2.2.8. Task 5 — Develop interim capability.......................................................... 22
2.2.9. Task 6 — Write national radiation emergency plan .................................... 23
2.2.10. Task 7 — Present national radiation emergency plan ................................. 23
2.2.11. Task 8 — Implement detailed plans ............................................................ 23
2.2.12. Task 9 — Test capability ............................................................................. 24
2.2.13. Task 10— Establish ongoing quality assurance (QA) and maintenance..... 24
2.2.14. Ultimately .................................................................................................... 24
3. CRITICAL TASKS.............................................................................................................. 25
3.1. GENERAL REQUIREMENT ................................................................................... 25
3.2. IDENTIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF CRITICAL TASKS ........................ 25
4. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CONSIDERATIONS .................................................. 34
4.1. THREAT DESCRIPTIONS AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS........................ 34
4.1.1. Threat category I and II facility emergencies .............................................. 34
4.1.2. Threat category III facility emergencies ...................................................... 36
4.1.3. Threat category IV radiological emergencies .............................................. 36
4.2. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ELEMENTS....................... 43
4.2.1. Establishing emergency management and operations (A1 elements).......... 44
4.2.2. Identifying, notifying and activating (A2 elements).................................... 47
4.2.3. Taking mitigatory action (A3 elements) ...................................................... 55
4.2.4. Taking urgent protective action (A4 elements) ........................................... 59
4.2.5. Providing information, and issuing instructions and warnings to the public
(A5 elements)............................................................................................... 64
4.2.6. Protecting emergency workers (A6 elements)............................................. 67
4.2.7. Assessing the initial phase (A7 elements) ................................................... 71