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Regional Basic Professional Training Course in Korea

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<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Basic</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> <strong>Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Course</strong> (BPTC) on Nuclear Safety<br />

actually or potentially substantial degradation of the safety levels of a nuclear<br />

<strong>in</strong>stallation. A release of the radioactive materials is expected to be limited to<br />

with<strong>in</strong> the structures of a nuclear <strong>in</strong>stallation.<br />

Blue Emergency Type: An event is <strong>in</strong> progress or has occurred which <strong>in</strong>volves an<br />

actually or likely failure of the major safety functions due to a degradation of the<br />

recover<strong>in</strong>g functions for a safety condition. A release of the radioactive materials<br />

is expected to be limited to with<strong>in</strong> the boundary of a nuclear <strong>in</strong>stallation.<br />

Red Emergency Type: An event is <strong>in</strong> progress or has occurred which <strong>in</strong>volves an<br />

actually or imm<strong>in</strong>ently substantial core degradation or melt<strong>in</strong>g with the potential<br />

for a loss of the last <strong>in</strong>tegrity barrier, thus anticipat<strong>in</strong>g a large release of the<br />

radioactive materials beyond the boundary of a nuclear <strong>in</strong>stallation.<br />

If an accident occurs <strong>in</strong> a nuclear <strong>in</strong>stallation, an operator should immediately report that<br />

emergency situation to the M<strong>in</strong>ister of Education, Science and Technology and the local<br />

government, <strong>in</strong> accordance with the “The Act for Physical Protection and Radiological<br />

Emergency.”<br />

17.2.2. Schematic Diagram of the National Radiological Emergency<br />

Response<br />

The national radiological emergency response scheme is composed of the Central<br />

Response Committee which is chaired by the Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister, the National Emergency<br />

Management Committee (NEMC), the Off‐site Emergency Management Center (OEMC),<br />

the Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC), the Radiological Emergency<br />

Technical Advisory Center (RETAC) of the <strong>Korea</strong> Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), the<br />

Radiological Emergency Medical Center (REMC) of the <strong>Korea</strong> Institute of Radiological<br />

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