Some activities and acts (like transport of nuclear materials, attacks using radiological dispersal device or radiological exposure device, detection of radioactive materials out of regulatory control, etc.) can lead to radiological emergency in an unforeseen location and by this represent a hazard that applies for all States and jurisdictions.
Hazard assessment provides the basis for making adequate arrangements for the emergency preparedness and response that are commensurate with the hazards identified and the potential consequences of an emergency.
To elaborate on the considerations relevant for the hazard assessment;
To describe the steps necessary for performing hazard assessment.
Presenters
Mr Frederic Stephani, Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC), IAEA
Mr Tristan Barr, Health Canada, Canada
Mr Christian Vandecasteele, Belgium. Mr Vandecasteele retired from the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC). He is a former Emergency Preparedness and Response Standards Committee (EPReSC) member and regularly participates as an external expert in many IAEA activities.
