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Council Directive 2013/59/EuratomShow full title
Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom
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SECTION 2 U.K. Emergency exposure situations
Article 69U.K.Emergency response
1.Member States shall require the undertaking to notify the competent authority immediately of any emergency in relation to the practices for which it is responsible and to take all appropriate action to reduce the consequences.
2.Member States shall ensure that, in the event of an emergency on their territory, the undertaking concerned makes an initial provisional assessment of the circumstances and consequences of the emergency and assists with protective measures.
3.Member States shall ensure that provision is made for protective measures with regard to:
(a)the radiation source, to reduce or stop the radiation, including the release of radionuclides;
(b)the environment, to reduce the exposure to individuals resulting from radioactive substances through relevant pathways;
(c)individuals, to reduce their exposure.
4.In the event of an emergency on or outside its territory, the Member State shall require:
(a)the organisation of appropriate protective measures, taking account of the real characteristics of the emergency and in accordance with the optimised protection strategy as part of the emergency response plan, whereby the elements to be included in an emergency response plan are indicated in Section B of Annex XI;
(b)the assessment and recording of the consequences of the emergency and of the effectiveness of the protective measures.
5.The Member State shall, if the situation so requires, ensure that provision is made to organise the medical treatment of those affected.
Article 70U.K.Information to the members of the public likely to be affected in the event of an emergency
1.Member States shall ensure that the members of the public likely to be affected in the event of an emergency are given information about the health protection measures applicable to them and about the action they should take in the event of such an emergency.
2.The information supplied shall include at least the elements set out in Section A of Annex XII.
3.The information shall be communicated to the members of the public referred to in paragraph 1 without any request being made.
4.Member States shall ensure that the information is updated and distributed at regular intervals and whenever significant changes take place. This information shall be permanently available to the public.
Article 71U.K.Information to the members of the public actually affected in the event of an emergency
1.Member States shall ensure that, when an emergency occurs, the members of the public actually affected are informed without delay about the facts of the emergency, the steps to be taken and, as appropriate, the health protection measures applicable to these members of the public.
2.The information provided shall cover those points listed in Section B of Annex XII which are relevant to the type of emergency.
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