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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 />

The LEMC, established by the local government of concern, implements the OEMC's<br />

decisions for the protective actions for the public.<br />

When an accident occurs, KHNP, an operator of the nuclear power <strong>in</strong>stallations, is<br />

responsible for organiz<strong>in</strong>g Emergency Response Facilities <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g an Emergency<br />

Operations Center and for tak<strong>in</strong>g the measures to mitigate the consequences of an<br />

accident, to restore an <strong>in</strong>stallation to a stable condition, and to protect the on‐site<br />

personnel.<br />

On the other hand, the central government establishes a national radiological emergency<br />

medical system for the coord<strong>in</strong>ation and control of the radiological medical services. An<br />

emergency medical system consists of the National Radiological Emergency Medical<br />

Service Center and the primary and secondary radiological emergency hospitals<br />

designated <strong>in</strong> a region by the M<strong>in</strong>ister of MEST. KIRAMS establishes the Radiological<br />

Emergency Medical Center and adm<strong>in</strong>isters the national radiological emergency medical<br />

system dur<strong>in</strong>g a radiological disaster.<br />

KINS organizes the Radiological Emergency Technical Advisory Center (RETAC),<br />

which is <strong>in</strong> charge of provid<strong>in</strong>g the technical advices for a radiological emergency<br />

response, dispatch<strong>in</strong>g the technical advisory teams to the affected site, <strong>in</strong>itiat<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

emergency operations of 49 nation‐wide environmental radioactivity monitor<strong>in</strong>g stations<br />

and posts <strong>in</strong> accordance with the Nationwide Environmental Radioactivity Monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Plan, coord<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g and controll<strong>in</strong>g an off‐site radiation monitor<strong>in</strong>g system, operat<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

radiation monitor<strong>in</strong>g vehicles, and monitor<strong>in</strong>g the response activities of the nuclear power<br />

operator, respectively. RETAC of KINS has an agreement with the Nuclear‐Biological‐<br />

Chemical Defense Command of the <strong>Korea</strong>n Army for a prompt response dur<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>itial<br />

phase of a radiological emergency.<br />

KINS has also developed an Atomic Computerized Technical Advisory System for a<br />

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