Planning and Preparing for Emergency Response to Transport Accidents Involving Radioactive Material: Safety GuideThis Safety Guide provides guidance on various aspects of emergency planning and preparedness for dealing effectively and safely with transport accidents involving radioactive material, including the assignment of responsibilities. It reflects the requirements specified in Safety Standards Series No. TS-R-l (ST-1, Revised), Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material. 1996 Edition (Revised) (2000), and those of Safety Series No. 115, International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (1996). It supersedes Safety Series No. 87, Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness for Transport Accidents Involving Radioactive Material (1988). |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PLANNING AND PREPARING | 7 |
PREPARING FOR RESPONSE TO ACCIDENTS IN | 15 |
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accident conditions accident control phase accident scene accidents involving radioactive Annex Appendix appropriate assessment ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY carrier conditions of transport consignment consignor contents cordoned-off area criticality accident damaged packages decontamination depleted Uranium dose rate dosimeters emergency plans emergency response plans ensure equipment evacuation excepted package external radiation fire fissile excepted fissile material freight container IAEA III-YELLOW industrial packages instruments INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY International Maritime Organization involving radioactive material labels limited liquids LSA-I mSv/h NAERG2000 GUIDE package design Package type package's surface potential hazard procedures proper shipping name proportional counters protective clothing Radiation Authority radiation protection team radioactive contamination Radiological Assessor radiological hazard radionuclides radiopharmaceuticals release responding to transport Safety Guide Safety Standards SCBA SCO-I self-contained breathing apparatus shipments Shipping Paper special form Telephone Number Thorium transport accidents involving transport documents transport of radioactive Transport Regulations Type A packages undamaged United Nations number Uranium hexafluoride