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A12 - CONDUCTING RECOVERY OPERATIONS Threat category Responsibility
Elements I II III IV V O L N
regulatory body and consultation with the public. Provide for exceptions from compliance with national
and international standards where justified (4.100).
The goal should be to return to normal (see Element A12.1). The process should include consultation with
the public and must ensure they understand the risk (see Element A10.6. The plan should minimize the
likelihood of further measures being taken in areas that have been previously released for unrestricted
use. Before long term monitoring or other activities are conducted in areas designed for unrestricted use
after an emergency, ensure that the public understand that these activities do not indicate that they are at
risk and that they know the reasons for the continuing activities (e.g. scientific investigations of behaviour
of radioisotopes in the environment). See Element A11.1 for related guidance.
A12.4 Ensure that, at the end of the emergency phase, workers undertaking recovery operations, such as
repairs to the plant and buildings, recovery of sources, waste disposal or decontamination of the site and
surrounding area, are subject to the full system of detailed requirements for occupational exposure.
Carefully plan all such work.
The full system of detailed requirements for occupational exposure is in Appendix I of Ref. [3] is to be
followed for recovery operations. Recovery operations are typically those that are not directly related to
implementation of urgent protective actions or longer-term protective, mitigatory actions to reduce
further risk to the public, workers or the public.
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