Macau Yearbook 2013 - Macao Yearbook

Macao Yearbook 2013Nuclear incident drillTo strengthen the operational ability of the Macao NuclearIncident Response Team and test the effectiveness ofimplementation of the Contingency Plan for Nuclear PowerStation Incident in Neighbouring Regions and the efficiencyof information sharing, a nuclear incident drill was held on13 November 2012.The drill took place in various public venues, where theresponse team’s inspectors performed simulated mandatoryinspections of incoming travellers, sampled and examinedthe radioactivity levels of imported food and tap water, andhandled substances that were supposedly suspected of beingcontaminated with radioactive materials.304