The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.  The information referred to in regulation 11(3)(a) is as follows—

(a)the arrangements to set emergency procedures in motion;

(b)the arrangements to co-ordinate the off-site protective action;

(c)the arrangements for receiving early warning of incidents, and alert and call-out procedures;

(d)the arrangements for co-ordinating resources necessary to implement the off-site emergency plan;

(e)the arrangements for providing assistance to the operator with on-site mitigatory action;

(f)the arrangements for off-site protective action;

(g)the arrangements for providing the public with specific information relating to the emergency and the response or responses recommended to the public as a whole or parts of it as a result of the emergency;

(h)the arrangements for dealing with emergency exposures including the dose levels which have been determined as appropriate for the purposes of putting into effect the emergency plan;

(i)the arrangements to prioritise keeping doses within the reference levels set out at regulation 20(1);

(j)any specific arrangements which take account of lessons learned from past emergency situations, whether at the operator’s premises or otherwise;

(k)the arrangements for carrying out an assessment of the impacts of the radiation; and

(l)the arrangements which the local authority considers necessary in the transition from a radiation emergency to an existing exposure situation, including who will be involved in such a transition and what information they are to receive.